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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1894
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a fee amount of 235 dollars and a date related to Saturday. The readable names and context are insufficient to determine a coherent event, persons, or organization for a fuller summary.
The Chicago council debated a restricted cigarette ordinance banning opium glycerine and sugar additives. The mayor vetoed the measure, but the council overrode the veto by a two thirds vote. The result leaves Chicago dealers facing cigarettes made from unusual ingredients.
The New York Herald launches a crusade against a gum chewing habit linked to police, alleging a pattern of misconduct. Readers are shown a parade scene likened to a morning schoolgirl promenade, reflecting public concern over Gotham’s disorderly houses and police conduct.
The article notes Lon Korenkay’s long odds journey toward wealth power and status culminating at Epsom Downs. Sadaw victory marks the capstone as he hopes to marry Hannah Rothechild the heiress and claim the prize of 5000 guineas and the blue ribbon.
Attorney General Olney files suit to recover 14 million from the late Leland Stanford estate as part of debts owed to the United States by the Central Pacific Railway syndicate. This marks the first Government effort to reclaim funds tied to its support of the transcontinental railroad builders.
The piece recounts a man from Virginia who travels to Washington in hopes of a government post and relief from poverty. He endures hunger after leaving his boarding house and is helped by sympathetic strangers who raise funds to return him to his wife and starving children back home. The moral warns against political involvement for easy gain and notes public disillusion with political promises.
The piece criticizes two ministers in Richmond and Frank ton who urged renewed civil war rhetoric at a memorial event. It contrasts their fiery sermons with their peaceable appearance, likening preachers to war hawks who avoid risk in action and quotes Jubal Early’s rebuke about deserting duty.
Describes evolving women’s attire featuring spring dresses, gowns, and riding habits. Highlights fabrics like pongee, chiffon, taffeta, and lace, with details on bodices, skirts, sleeves, and plastrons. Notes tailor made vs ready to wear shifts and practical styling for summer, including hats with studs and lasting accessories.
The article argues husbands should provide a fixed weekly allowance for wives needs while maintaining household costs. It contends wives must work, share expenses, and avoid idleness. Lt Colt urges careful marriage choices with parental guidance, contrasting American trends with European practices.
A practical guide from Ruth Ashmore in Ladies' Home Journal on packing, virtues like consideration punctuality and neatness for visitors. Tips include preparing sewing supplies, brushes, paper, and a decorous routine to avoid wrinkles and maintain poise during a brief stay.
The record shows 11,435,487 barrels of salt produced in the United States in 1493 versus 11,785,754 in 1492, a drop of 350,267 barrels. Each barrel weighs 280 pounds, totaling 4,201,391,660 pounds. Drastic purgatives like gamboge are mentioned.
A fragment discusses hats and bonnets as economic symbols. It questions whether a princess keeps discarded head coverings, and notes makers adapting to reuse. The text hints at English fashion and future economic concerns tied to headwear.
A collage of short items on women and society notes including Mme de Sevigne letters to be honored in Brittany, Emmy A Bruce on dress dangers, Ross Bonheur’s dressmaker roots, Beatrice and Henry Battenberg hat work, Queen's table scraps charity, Nellie Grant Sartoris’s renewed happiness, and Holland’s Queen in peasant dress. plus a humorous vignette about a rich fisherman and a boy with a pin-hook.
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