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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1893
Page
5
Edward W. Bok writes on women in At Home With the Editor. He examines flaws, virtues, and roles of women, praising their influence and the joy they bring to home life, children’s training, and society, while noting their influence against adversaries.
An observer notes common bad manners in a theater audience. Glove removal after seating, flamboyant hats, and long wrists showing are discouraged. Sweet-faced girls should keep gloves on and hats off. Loud laughter, chattering, confections, and opera glass scrutiny spoil impressions. Men commit worse faults, but the focus is on women’s etiquette.
A correspondent critiques wedding gift lists published in local papers showing donors alphabetically and argues they resemble a tax on gifts. The piece contrasts a West of England wedding listing tenants of a bride's father and muses on cobweb party prizes, strings guiding to hidden treasures.
The passage describes a cobnet puzzle built from twisted string centers. It notes how strings recross and weave, making it hard to track which thread follows which path. Different colors and kinds of string, including red and white tape, ensure no two are alike or cross identically.
A tea gown is a comfortable wrap best kept for private family spaces and informal moments. It should be modest and discreet, not a dress substitute, and not worn to intrude on others' hours or appear suggestive during gatherings.
A guide to lacing a corset with four eyelets on each side. Start with the top and bottom facings, then thread the third lace through the middle four eyelets to control waist shaping. Leave upper and lower sections loose for comfort, then adjust the waist independently. This method is presented as the only proper technique.
The text notes current fashion trends with bold color pairings. Black and green are mingled carefully for artistry while browns in solid shades remain in vogue. Gray persists in dresses, and abroad some elegant outfits remain in that color. Green variety is abundant, black shot with violet appears as a novelty, and a new purple shade mixes magenta with crushed strawberry though not yet popular for wear.
The article notes dissatisfaction with the newly revived skirt style, scarce grace, and bulk. Observers attribute the revival to trade influence due to the quantity of cloth used, with various forms from pleats to flourishes. The top often overhangs the bottom, and the style seems set to endure for a time.
A Jenness Miller Monthly piece extols aprons and their appeal to men. It notes even large gingham styles evoke charm, while delicate lace and muslin versions are irresistible. Emphasis is placed on bibs as the garment’s crowning feature.
The Boston Transcript reports a new steam warping tug for Canadian lumbermen. Six units built last season move on land and water, 37 feet long, 10 feet beam, with steel boiler plate and sleeping space for four. A 22 HP engine powers ten hours of work, steam propulsion on water at six miles per hour via sidewheels, and land propulsion by a cable drum and front screw. The craft climbs hills, navigates uncertain streams, and draws about 28 inches in water.
A quaint tale shows Delia failing to secure a gate as Octagon the horse loiters near the yard Then the horse opens the latch and slips back in Delia learns the animal itself opens the gate In a second piece Richie and Nell mourn a bird lost to the wind and plan to set it free with a homemade string toy
A printed guide explains folding a sheet of paper into a paper ladder through many steps and careful cuts using figures. It then describes how a snake can go for weeks without food before consuming multiple prey in a single meal, followed by a period of indigestion.
A description details a snake creeping toward a rabbit then snapping its head in its jaws. It coils around the rabbit, crushing it instantly, and remains wrapped for a moment before slowly unwinding. The snake again seizes the head and swallows it.
The reminiscence recalls Ex Senator Evarts known for dry wit and long lucid sentences. During Queen Kapiolani’s US visit he and an army officer described river points and Washington’s crossing. Evarts joked that a dollar stretched farther in those days than now, lightening the tour.
An expert calculates the vast ways to distribute a 52 card deck among four players as 13 each. The article uses a vivid analogy: if the world population dealt cards nonstop for 100 million years at one deal per minute, they would still exhaust only a tiny fraction of the distinct distributions.
The New York Tribune notes insect stings rarely poison but can cause serious cases. immediate relief comes from cologne water, ammonia, or camphor. If the sting remains, remove with forceps or by pressing nails from opposite sides. a bee or wasp sting in a wound worsens soreness and yields offensive matter.
The article presents M Gouin's sound only method for language learning. It rejects printed text initially and teaches via repeated sounds and gestures. Once core speech is mastered reading follows. Gouin claims six months suffices to speak fluently, a claim supported by experiments.
In a spirited debate on sinecures Curran denounced the practice and retorted that he was the guardian of his own honor Sir Boyle Roche retorted that the gentleman himself had not a very pretty sinecure.
Mrs Leslie, famed for business acumen in saving Frank Leslie from bankruptcy, wins an absolute divorce from her husband William C. K. Wilde, brother of Oscar Wilde. She cites his champagne habit and unhappy marriage, noting his vanity and health decline. The decree allows either to remarry after the other's death.
Chicago Times columns critique the custom of hand shaking as a tiresome courtesy and social assault. The piece argues that Americans impose a ritual on visitors, describing it as an intrusive display of mutual hostility dressed as friendship. It contrasts it with John Chinaman’s courteous dual hand grip.
The article notes the long effort to reduce travel time between New York and Chicago. It states that twenty hours offers ample time for just under a thousand miles. It criticizes delays in arranging faster service as a needless waste of time.
A late 19th century analysis notes new table length and seaboard forts, citing the need for faster express trains between the South and Atlantic. It argues better schedules would boost perishable freight to Northern markets and tighten South and North ties via improved Chicago to Gulf communications. It urges management to lower rates to attract more travelers and mail flow, stressing urgency of enhanced rail links and outlay.
A Frenchman notes 51 000 breweries worldwide with 26 240 leading output 4 750 million litres yearly. England 12 874 breweries 2 600 million litres, United States 2 300 breweries 3 million litres, Austria 1 1 800 million, Belgium 1 290 breweries 1 000 million litres. Bavaria 221 litres per head, Berlin 191, Belgium 169, England 143, Switzerland 31, Denmark 93, United States 31, Sweden 11, Russia 5. These are not temperance stats. Russians are not a drinking nation.
A man misidentified as a hard firm representative entered North Bright store. Greetings sparked a humorous exchange as names Knight and Day were confused. The scene recalled Boston studio visits where James Fairman’s works were shown, with playful banter about similar names Burnham and Bacon.
A child named Polly shows a slate drawing to Ralph three years old. Polly claims she drew the dog from her own head. Ralph counters that the pencil produced the image, then muses on dogs in the peat and how they get there.
A humorous assertion of marital devotion contrasts with a grim example from Il Corriere della Sera about Pantolino’s uncle who, after seeing his wife in mourning, killed himself. The juxtaposition highlights contradictory attitudes toward love, loyalty, and extreme actions.
A Belgian paper reports Xe Belgian Company and Xe France Company will build an electric line for trains covering 192 miles Brussels to Paris in about 80 minutes at 150 mph. It notes expected reductions in travel time and mentions electric lines under construction. It also references electric extraction methods and uses of granulated cork in London streets, with broader industrial notes about local applications.
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