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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1893
Page
5
A period piece on female conduct titled Dangers of a To the Ladies Home Happy wean and other sections discuss vanity, beauty, and disposition as moral foundations. It argues women should cultivate a good mind, avoid excessive dancing and late hours, and repair marital rifts to protect happiness with their husband.
A crowded, fragmentary column discusses gender norms and social behavior. It cites Good Advice to Young Women and contrasts US and French attitudes toward marriage, family presence, and public reputation. It notes a trend of signature name changes for married women and includes a Vermonter anecdote about family guidance keeping youths home after dark.
A Victorian pondering on steering sound waves to circle the globe. It compares naval guns of 100 to 125 tons firing 500 pounds of powder with the theoretical need for a 300 ton gun using 240000 pounds to send quasilight sound around the world. A parson in England allegedly heard a distant voice, illustrating limits of transmission.
Aunt Vinie recounts how Polly the parrot frightened a tramp away by yelling Uncle Dan you are wanted. The intruder fled when the bird’s alarm drew aloud attention, saving Aunt Vinie from danger and earning Polly an extra lunch.
The story sketches actors who rarely need makeup like Eugene Canfield who secretedly fortunes on his natural features and never rods of grease paint. It notes Bingo Jones and Joshua Whitcomb avoid makeup by washing their faces. It also reports on a new railroad damage suits outsourcing scheme where lawyers quoted a price to defend a road in all death accident and property loss cases.
A fragment notes massive court damage actions and legal firms pursuing compensation. It mentions a road network within about 30 miles of track and an insurance cost of 63,000 dollars annually for damage claims, with terms negotiated by several law firms in New York.
The passage chronicles Fouche and Louis XVIII's court intrigues, detailing Fouche’s skill in spying and manipulation. It cites Napoleon’s rewards to Fouche through marriage and favors, and explains a dramatic exchange where Louis XVI admits he dictated letters via Duc d Aumont to receive regular remittances for confidential intelligence.
The article notes Cornell University opens a school of naval architecture and marine engineering within Sibley College. It highlights global precedents in Paris Genoa Berlin Kiel Greenwich and Glasgow and credits Dr. Robert H. Thurston with directing the Cornell program as a step to train draughtsmen and designers for shipbuilding.
A wealthy Parisian refuses a familiar charity ploy in a tale where a once-rich woman asks for help. She pleads for a minor loan while tempting generosity, but he recalls past scams and responds with a practical, humorous twist. The scene ends with her requesting a simple mustard pass.
The article discusses European experiments to prevent railway disasters by telegram linking moving trains. It describes systems where trains in motion warn each other via automatic signals and kilometer post indications, keeping trains within call of the station. Inventor M. Etienne leads the signaling tests, asserting safe, coordinated operation to reduce collisions.
The rattan, a flexible climber from the climbing palm, winds through Malay forests like a serpent. It treks from trunk to tree in search of light and air, reaching high above the canopy. A practical use noted is water transport by cutting a six to eight foot segment to drink from or pour into a dish.
The Boston Post describes Dr. Holmes and Helen Keller sitting together at a Young Men's Christian Union anniversary event. Keller leans on Holmes, rests her head on his shoulder, and touches his cheek while he pats his knee and smiles gently as the audience weeps.
A traveler learns the humor of rural jargon when a prairie recluse explains three hundred head of cattle instead of people. In Lincolnshire a lawyer is disbarred for sheep theft, starting life by fleecing lambs.
A bank run in Montreal Tests resolve as a high standing local president calms the crowd. Depositors rush to withdraw but the official reassures them, exchanges checks for larger banks, and the institution closes with a nominal safe balance yet gains specie. The bank remains open and secure.
A shaggy Skye terrier named Bones is loved as a household pet. He greets each return with joy and brings back tokens of affection. One day he swallows a duck, causing laughter and remorse as the duck story ends in a comic misfortune.
In a Utica Observer excerpt Booth jokes about Poe resembling him and being mistaken for Poe in a Broadway doorway portrait. The discussion recalls Poe's vanity and a claim that Poe’s mother was Benedict Arnold’s legitimate daughter, a tale Poe once touted in conversation with actor Tom Placide.
A nine or ten story New York structure housing a job printing concern began oscillating from press vibrations. Ceilings cracked and woodwork warped as tenants warmed themselves against the tremors. The architect claimed no motion, but on the top floor admitted motion exists and warned that if the building swayed it would be unsafe.
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