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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1894
Page
3
A short readable fragment mentions Chet Conformat Farija Deanty and Dsture in a local notice. The item hints at a civic or community context with names tied to a forthcoming action or filing. Further specifics are unavailable in the legible text.
Disjointed excerpts describe bribery allegations linked to a state senate or leadership figure. Mentions Albany re election resignation and a scandal involving payments and possible coverages of wrongdoing. The garbled text hints at a corruption inquiry with references to a figure named Peters Well and related political intrigue.
A fashion note surveys neckwear trends and fabrics from cravats to stock-ties, praising twice around scarves, bow shapes, and washable silks. It highlights the shift from cheap dandies to refined looks, with mentions of polka dots, stripes, bright linings, and varied knots.
The article notes wash fabric versions of silk designs in colors and patterns matching the silk goods. Cut No 5 presents a white lawn scarf with small black rings, praised for spice in apparel. scarfs covering the bosom are out of favor while shirt fronts gain prominence. Cut No 6 features a slender Teck scarf and cut No 7 shows a string tie remaining popular for adept users.
The article discusses fashion notes detailing No. 10 bow neckwear with a straight plaited effect and No. 8 scarves suited to standing or turn-over collars. It praises moires satin and silk fabrics for balance and a long lean silhouette. It also recounts a hunting tale where a man survives a hog roundup by climbing a tree and a legal anecdote about Greenleaf on Evidence.
Dowe the Mannheim tailor showcased his bullet proof cloth before the Berlin Surgeons Congress. Tests reportedly show the coat protected the torso while unprotected limbs could still be harmed, and the Russian ambassador fired at close range with a rifle without injuring the wearer.
A report describes tests of bullet proof fabric on a horse jacket, then sketches Philippopolis street life in Bulgaria with markets, drink sellers, arm shops, and Turkish attire. It also recounts a Madras lion tail amputation by Surgeon Major Miller after a leopard tore the tail, with the lion recovering.
The article explains that orange flowers yield an essential oil used in many delicate perfumes. It notes that the distiller can also obtain a volatile oil from early unripe fruit for additional perfumes.
Harvard University receives 5000 from Mrs Harriet Hayden to establish a scholarship for colored students. The note mentions several colored students at Harvard including W H Lewis of Virginia, a law student and two year center rush on the football team.
A Basle banker visiting the Menagerie Planet bought a young lion after a heavy meal. He later claimed no memory of the purchase. The lion's arrival provoked his wife triggering a dispute leading to a divorce suit.
This column surveys European and American footwear habits noting lighter American work shoes vs heavy hobnail boots, Ainu beard customs via facial tattooing, and a May marriage superstition. It then describes the Mosquito Coast in Nicaragua with geography, settlements, mangrove jungles, reefs, and a rubber juice industry run by Mosquito and Valiant Indians and Sumue peoples.
A patented device from Pennsylvania delivers one match at a time from a desk drawer and sounds an alarm each time a match is taken. The article also notes Brooklyn relief funds, Kirghis portrayal in Asia, marsh land reclamation near Delaware Bay, a 300 year old walnut tree in Maryland, and lawyer Mrs. Ellen Spencer Massy achieving success in Washington.
Broad portrait of Lew Wallace highlighting his frontier birth in Brookville Indiana in 1827 his Mexican War service four years in the Indiana State Senate and his rise from colonel to brigadier general He led the Union center at Fort Donelson and faced censure after Shiloh before later roles as Governor of New Mexico and Minister to Turkey with famous published works cited.
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