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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1893
Page
5
A Victorian column weighs in on women steering personal reform and social life. It warns that love alone seldom sustains sobriety, urges independent virtues, and cites Miss Susan B. Anthony. It also offers practical fashion guidance for businesswomen, stressing plain fabrics, accessible pockets, and cost efficiency.
A New York gentleman, needing a bank draft cashed in a small New England town, is asked to be identified. The teller seeks someone who knows him rather than verification of his name, walking with him to a local merchant who vouches for his character. The draft is cashed.
A Sunday School piece on Ecclesiastes 12 1 7 13 14 urges youth and elders to remember the Creator. It portrays aging’s decay with vivid images, contrasts between Christian and worldly lives, and calls readers to seek God’s guidance and strength for life’s demands. The next lesson is Messiah's Kingdom Mal 3 1 12.
An editorillery essay extols marriage as divine in origin and training, shaping character toward self sacrifice and heavenly membership. It argues affliction tests and purifies, likening trials to sculptor’s strokes, and critiques hell-fire preaching while praising gentler praise of God’s goodness and guidance.
The Religious World notes Baptist membership rising from 3,396,542 in 1881 to 4,013,689 in 1892. A Helena, Montana Catholic history is nearly finished. North America’s Danish Lutheran Association faces a split over biblical inspiration. Buffalo plans a new Oblate seminary. Papal Jubilee yields about 1.25 million in gains plus jewels and art valued near 1 million. Portland plans Italian church construction led by Dr Titus Piacenti concluding with a Rabbis stories book.
In a New York Herald anecdote a woman asks for dogs without pedigree and pedigreed pups. The fancier quotes 15 dollars for a large mixed dog and 50 dollars for a fine purebred, prompting the woman to leave in a show of indignation.
In deep canyons carved by water, sunset alters light and color into a rich, evolving display. Green ciapparal fades to purple, a silver veil rises, and roseate hues glow as the upper slopes receive the warm last light. The piece ends with a wry remark on sending a bill without provoking anger.
Paper money arose from medieval banking and certificates, issued by governments to borrow from people. Its value rests on the issuer's ability to redeem, with examples from the Continental currency and greenbacks. Since 1879 the US pledged redemption in gold, stabilizing notes at face value.
Westinghouse predicts rail speed may exceed today’s fastest services but cautions control at high velocity is crucial. He favors uniform speed around forty miles an hour for long hauls and notes electric traction will power passenger trains but may not promise 100 mph speeds due to costs.
In Paris at the national pawnshop Mont de Piete the number of pledged items renewed during the year totals 307,319. A six year pledge on a timepiece since 1835 has been renewed annually, a silver dish-cover has been pledged seventy years, and lace lent for seventy-five years. An enormous green gingham umbrella remains renewed for sixty-three years, tied to the original proprietor or heirs.
Rates for letters by land vary with distance up to 24 cents for over 500 miles. Double and triple letters cost double or triple. A 1 ounce packet is four single letters. Ship letters cost 5 cents. Magazines and pamphlets charge per sheet with distance bands. The quote ends with a skeptical remark about friends not investigating statements.
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