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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1889
Page
7
A rural-tinged piece recalls Jim's death with neighbors’ harsh words softened by Jim’s wife’s kiss of life and communal grieving. It includes short poems on embalming the Brunelli method, a child’s mixing up God and Methuselah, and a humorous Lewiston car fare anecdote about a girl who swallowed money.
Clara Belle comments on steel bead embroidered stockings as a risqué new fashion, noting clinking noises from ankle and calf decorations. She predicts rapid vulgarization, comparing to earlier heel trends, and urges caution about provocative details in hosiery. The piece mocks prudish views while highlighting social flirtation.
The Boston Globe recounts a historic card set preserved in Venice circa 1125 with seventy eight cards including picture cards symbolizing death moon sun and day. It notes the tarots as early forerunners of modern playing cards and the French refinement leading to royal court entertainment before the revolutionary era altered designs removing monarchs for heroes and heroines.
A newspaper observer details Japanese artisans who fashion with four hands twelve fingers and feet as extra hands. A cooper mends a bucket held between his feet while he works, his legs bare and cue tied in traditional style as he watches closely.
Frank G. Carpenter notes that Japanese labor is slow and deliberate with frequent smoking and long pauses. He contrasts Japan’s carpentry with American practice, detailing hand saws, pull strokes, 45 degree angles, no planing mills, and dovetail joins. He praises skilled Japanese workers for cabinetmaking quality and architecture.
Bad Kreuth in the Alps is a small health resort owned and managed by Prince Ludwig of Bavaria. He treats paying guests and his so called friends with equal courtesy, providing meals and care while financing the operation through the summer tourism season and his charity program.
The article argues the copyright law will help American writers gain market share against freely available English works. It notes the law should shield native authors and curb cheap reprinting by protecting works, fostering higher quality, and encouraging publication despite opposition. The piece cites Current Literature on these effects.
The article notes Eastern women wear the largest shoes while Southern women wear the smallest, with Chicago girls facing criticism. It cites Western men as not particular and discusses current shoe trends. The New York medium toe leads sales nationwide, followed by the New York opera toe. both styles feature heels of about an inch to a little over an inch.
A New York Press feature surveys how women and men in different parts of the United States wear shoes. It notes eastern women favor heavier, wider fits while New Yorkers prefer slimmer sizes, the south and west showing broader feet. Styles vary by city, with Boston and Philadelphia tastes highlighted, and a push toward better woman’s footwear and better men’s fit through improved measurement and machinery.
A man once jailed for forgery on the Pacific coast reemerges in New York trading, gaining respect in a responsible position as he rebuilds life under a new name. The report cites his early missteps and later prudence, highlighting a case of reform after punishment.
About 800000 people keep bees in North America. The annual honey production runs to roughly 100000000 pounds with a value near 15000000 dollars. Wax output is around 600000 pounds with a value exceeding 100000 dollars.
Frank G. Carpenter notes in a travel column that in Japan women run households, pay bills, and even work as clerks when husbands are absent. He contrasts limited marriage solemnity with civil contracts and brief courtship, while observing women as pack leaders and field workers, with marriages described as loosely tied and easily dissolved.
A San Francisco grocer notes that California wheat is moistened for grinding while Oregon wheat resists dampening. Moisture content varies by region and climate, affecting milling practices and water costs. California wheat gains 2 to 8 percent moisture when exposed to damp air, whereas Oregon wheat already contains sufficient moisture.
The article portrays Pope Leo XIII as a disciplined, devout leader who rises early, spends time in prayer before mass, officiates with grace, and maintains extreme frugality in meals averaging under $1 daily. It contrasts his stern work ethic with a separate anecdote about a Missouri lawyer whose boastful speech is mockingly compared to a circling yellow dog by a judge.
The Times cites proof of leprosy contagion from Reverend H P Wright reports. A Hawaiian convict condemned to death was spared only if inoculated with leprosy, three years later he is tubercular leper. Father Damien’s illness in the leper settlement cited as further proof.
A fragmentary miscellany cites theatrical historian Bunn on Braham and pride at the St James theatre, recalls a Southern Pacific cattle train incident with a calf leaping aboard, and reports MP John Finucane receiving four months for intimidating eviction tenants in Limerick.
A large number of socialists were arrested in Berlin for circulating inflammatory and seditious pamphlets. The report notes police actions and adds a curious aside about cooking with flour and diced potatoes. The Prussian blade was discovered by Diesbach in Berlin 171u.
A Springfield Republican excerpt recounts a deceit in Moorish camel trading. Vendors fatten camels by blowing air into ear implants with hidden tubes, then seal the vents to conceal the fraud. The leanest camel is sold as the finest, while the inflated animal collapses once wind escapes.
Miss Julia Hyde writes from Sheepshead Washoe County about Pyramid Lake in vivid detail. She notes twenty five miles of shore, the pyramid rocks including The Three Pyramids, deep blue water and towering breakers. She recalls a stunning sunset with a vermilion, blue and gold sky over the lake and distant pyramidal forms.
A Texas plains survey cites two hundred head of buffalo across the Panhandle Llano Estacado and No Man’s Land plus in Palo Duro Canyon and North Plains. Calves captured this spring were driven to Kansas for breeding. Ranchers protect herds while hunters seek shooting opportunities. Naturalists are advised to visit nearby Tuscosi for wildlife.
The Mogok ruby district in Burma lies on Enjouk plains near the northern hills, Bernard-Myo sanatoriums among 6000 feet elevations. The mine types include fissure veins, hydraulic-like washing, and placer digs. Corundum layers yield many small rubies. flawless stones are rare, a three carat ruby worth ten times a diamond of same size. Mogok sits between Mandalay and Bhamo, closer to Mandalay.
The Episcopal Choir Guild of the Diocese of Long Island enforces a rule requiring written discharge from the head of music before a choir boy can leave his church. Jealousy among surplice choirs prompts this regulation to prevent talent from switching churches.
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as essential for health during seasonal change, claiming it rekindles appetite, tones digestion, and strengthens the whole system, urging readers to start now and to choose Mood's Sarsaparilla.
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