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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1897
Page
9
A verse from Chambers Journal envisions the Twentieth-Century Girl as free and unfettered, embracing politics, sport, independence, and modern habits. It contrasts with future expectations for the New Century Baby, posing a question about evolving roles and duties in society.
Jack Strong, a Boston lawyer, notices a pretty stranger on the train and helps her with a stuck window. Edith plans Maud’s visit but Maud, disguised as a lighthearted practical joker, reveals herself later. The trio laughs at the misunderstanding, and Edith hints that playful deceit may go too far at times.
Standard account recalls how Russell Sage, the New York financier, influenced the 1840s Whig nominating process. Carpenter cites Sage guiding New York’s 25 votes to Zachary Taylor, paving Taylor’s nomination and suggesting Fillmore as vice president, leading to Taylor’s death and Fillmore becoming president.
In Hard Lines, Rudolf Zeller, the Viennese operetta composer, has been found guilty of fraud and perjury and sentenced to a year’s imprisonment at hard labor. You no doubt imagine you have great influence, but as a matter of fact you represent only yourself.
Members of the Western Society of the Army of the Potomac met at the Sherman House in Chicago for a quarterly session. Colonel R. S. Thompson presented "A Scrap of Gettysburg," recalling Hays and Gibbon divisions, casualty figures, captured arms and flags, and poignant scenes from the second day. The gathering included applause and a printed full paper.
A housewife friendly cabinet design shows a tall hanging china closet with a large 36 by 24 inch compartment and a smaller 11 by 11 inch section. It suggests cornice molding, curtains, and brass hooks for cups and saucers with simple carpentry steps. The article also urges husbands to share in outdoor leisure and equal opportunities for women, paired with a practical whitewash recipe for a bright ceiling finish.
The article praises turpentine as an unrivaled disinfectant for floors beds and other areas and recommends turpentine paint for spring bedroom decorating while warning to avoid white lead. It also endorses iron sulphate or copperas dissolved in water as a cheaper effective disinfectant to sprinkle in cellars and note its healing use for sores and cuts.
A Ladies' Home Journal tip advises two inch gas pipe brackets bent by a blacksmith to hang a hammock in a small yard. End brackets fasten to the fence with iron bands while overhead wires can support vines for a shaded setup.
Directions for escalloped asparagus: cut into inch lengths, drain, bake in layers with butter salt and pepper, cover with crumbs, then top with crumbs mixed with a beaten egg from the asparagus cooking water. Bake until golden.
Moths in Buffalo may be exterminated with strong odors such as lavender musk or camphor. Place three small lumps of camphor in corners and along floor edges, keep rooms bright and open, and distribute camphor among clothing. Newspapers for wrapping help deter moths from entering.
A recipe describes boiling asparagus in salted water for five minutes then blanching in boiling water. It advises cooking fifteen to twenty minutes, seasoning with butter salt and pepper, and pouring over well buttered toast with bits of butter on top.
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