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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1893
Page
5
Amid scattered garbled text a Massachusetts medical note mentions homeopathy and a general market outlook. The imperfect fragment references crop prospects and an expectation of hog prices doubling from 1983 levels, with broader economic hints in a distorted layout.
A CrinaGa Post item notes a New Jersey preacher claiming a hot place started thirty feet below Chicago. The piece suggests silence in downtown areas if the preacher visits the city.
The Indianapolis Journal notes how national attention toward royalty has crowded coverage of the prizefighter and the Briggs case, while Americans receive only a sliver of the Targetan story.
Albert Tsoupson of New York drank liquor for the first time, became intoxicated, and was arrested. He slept in the station house and dreamt of murder, believing himself a homicide in court next morning. Realizing only intoxication, he fainted with relief and swore off drinking.
The article condemns British navy ships as unfit for service and notes other vessels may share the fault. It predicts Britain must accept losses to maintain status and argues that American ships are becoming equal in capability in the coming years. It praises domestic shipbuilding for stability and speed, implying unreliability of older London vessels.
Clergymen in England warn that the bicycle drains pews and pulpits, with letters to clerical papers from suffering pastors showing the device as a deterrent to church attendance.
The working people of Great Britain oppose a general holiday for the royal nuptials preferring wages over royal whim. A century ago a holiday might have been imposed, but now the sovereign is the people. thus no holiday except for the court and its courtiers.
Mrs Myrna Bradwell of Chicago became the first woman in the United States to apply for admission to the bar. After her admission she worked by her husband Judge Bradwell’s side and proved highly useful, with her son and daughter also admitted to the bar as they reached suitable ages, and the daughter soon marrying a lawyer.
The San Francisco Examiner published a 120 page issue in an extended Pacific coast review, surpassing the New York World 100 pages. After accounting for ads, the reading matter equaled a sizable octavo volume, a remarkable but unusual city newspaper expansion.
The article recalls wartime ads and tests in Europe for a tin battle uniform and mail to be worn beneath gear. Federal officers reportedly used no mail but the hemp cloth shell, hardened by pressure, intended to stop long range bullets though a heart blow remained dangerous.
The report states Bismarck favors a stronger overall military but would not boost cavalry and infantry. He singles out artillery as the preferred arm and foresees future trends. Authority on the topic leans toward maintaining cavalry and artillery in their current relative roles, while infantry remains central. Bismarck disagrees with the Emperor on some details.
A New York judge granted Mrs. Frank Leslie a divorce from Willie Wilde and stated she is free to marry again. Born around 1790s style, she has married four times since 1854 and been divorced three times, showing continued courage and hopeful prospects.
The Krag rifle to arm the army will be manufactured at the Springfield plant. It weighs eight pounds and fires eight shots a minute. It pierces twenty nine one inch planks at 230 yards and is sighted to 2300 yards. In skilled hands it is a formidable weapon, and the piece is linked to a hypothetical Gettysburg battlefield advantage.
A letter laments vandalism at Gettysburg graves where bones from fallen soldiers are dug up and carted away by railroad workers. Authors condemn private citizens collecting fragments for reburial and accuse authorities of neglecting the dead.
A Detroit Free Press quip has Mrs Tungley remarking that newspapers print last words of great men but not women. Her husband retorts that only men get the last word, then she promptly silences him with a swift retort.
A curious anesthetic from China is described as a frog placed in flour and irritated to secrete a liquid. This liquid forms a paste with flour, dissolves in water, and then yields strong anesthetic effects. The paste allows finger skin to be cut to the bone without pain after brief immersion.
A fragmented column discusses necklines and garments for women. It suggests potential trends and design ideas, mentioning seamless lines and ribbon accents as possible methods to create flattering silhouettes.
Fragmentary OCR reads about a hernia and a cancer development note. The text mentions chest area and abdominal concerns with unclear details and names. Further context is unavailable from the readable portion.
A fragmented report describes a frontier woman and her mate involved in a fatal incident near a camp where her husband worked. Authorities note a panther nearby and speculation about the fate of the children, with the New York World cited as a source.
The article advises hair care for a calm dignified look. It favors a slight fringe parted behind, soft curls, and warns against pompadour and frizzes. It notes heat harms gray hair, and stresses shaping hair to suit the face for best appearance.
An observer notes two cases where a muscular husband loses control of a horse. In both scenes the wife or daughter takes the reins, calms the animal, and the horse complies, while the men resume control and prompts renewed resistance.
Dorothy Maddox notes the rise of coiffure clubs formed by girls who cannot afford maids or frequent salons. Each member pledges a monthly coiffure idea, shares written hair-dressing concepts, and lets fellow members critique and select feasible styles.
A. T'yn Howe notes women of position in China may not socialize with unrelated men yet may receive close female friends and go out only in sedan chairs carried by coolies. tea and small cakes are part of women’s limited social customs.
The passage describes rich Chinese families wearing new clothes and jewels, employing many attendants, and hosting visitors. They keep many pearls and jade, run households, spin, embroider, and tell stories while family relations extend to poor kin who are supported.
Fashion column reviews summer dress trends with trims like black bonndon lace and velvet belts, describes hats, parasols, and sleeves expanding to accommodate large shoulders. Notes on long skirts basques, embroidered lace trimmings, and the surge of colored silks showy for day and evening wear.
A strange creature killed near Weston in Umatilla County was shown in Pendleton recently. About three feet long and a foot and a half high with a shaggy brown coat its head resembles a bear yet its long tail suggests fox tailed bear lineage once thought common in local mountains. A New York note adds a tip that ripe tomatoes remove ink stains from fabric.
A wide collage notes women in society and their adaptability, rural labor costs in India versus American wheat production, Tacoma's rise as a Northwest city, a French cheese maker’s failed bid at politics, cycling as a church menace in England, a Bavarian pilot grant for dynamic aeronautics, and harvest prospects in Russia with rye export concerns.
The Massachusetts scene shows Harvard College receiving significant endowments and gifts from women as libraries in the state gain support. Reports detail gifts totaling over 531,196 dollars to public libraries and 344,579 to schools and banks for youth thrift programs. Earlier figures mention 1663 bequests to Harvard and other noted contributions, while references to public reception by prominent figures highlight ongoing philanthropy and the era's social efforts.
The article discusses ear discomfort from wax and proposes warm soap solution or glycerine oil, with mustard poultice as a last resort. It then covers thermometers, noting calibration efforts in Berlin and Weimar, error margins, and the need for reliable glass and standardization. It also warns against dangerous quinine use, listing risks from headaches to convulsions and death, with authorities cited on quinine effects.
Near Altoona on the main road toward Spottsylvania Pennsylvania a crow and a snake fought in a dramatic struggle. The crow used claws and beak to pin and pull the reptile while the snake coiled and snapped, finally the crow seized the snake’s tail and swallowed part of it before the two vanished into the pines.
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