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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1894
Page
5
The piece discusses household cleaning methods for soot and dust, urging careful sweeping, newspaper disposal, and earth fertilization. It shifts to social commentary on women’s vanity, dress, shoe size, and appearance, humorously linking footwear with temperament and domestic roles.
A Chicago Tribune column surveys changes in household labor and fashion. It laments sewing declines, the rise of ready made goods, and shifting female roles from farm and town to cities, noting machinery, schooling, and consumer temptations influence women’s domestic skills.
A reflection on female generosity contrasts with male views, noting women can be lavish when inclined yet often frugal. It discusses feminine extremes in emotion and money, urges a balanced approach, and highlights Mrs. Minnie J. Cluthier Brant of Minneapolis introducing lace making methods in Chicago. Her Honiton bar invention, developed under a long exclusive U.S. contract, marks a notable craft advancement.
Cleaning the stove involves wearing coarse clothing and a washable cap or hair covering, tying back hair, and donning a stout apron. Arrange newspaper to catch soot falling from flues and vents during the cleaning process.
A London Figaro item recalls a blunt quip from a fussy colonel in India who answered “Old, yes, but fellow, no” to a backslap and later to routine greetings. The anecdote expands to camp chatter about phrases like “Fine day” and a polite tea scene with a chaplain joke about the foolish virgin. It closes with a New York Tribune note on Adelina Patti’s changing hair color and garden temperament.
The piece notes how hotel guests in Washington often avoid registration to influence politics. It says crowded hotels draw both women and men who manipulate the system, with officials accepting the practice. It claims leading hotels see two such cases daily in a new administration, tapering to two weekly later, alongside a remark on college men capitalizing on education.
Fashions in late winter and early spring gowns feature two piece sets with collars bertha trims and paniers in sage green velvet. Describes brown cloth dresses velvet trim Persian lamb fur and Inverness cloaks with novel circular capes. Also notes dainty chiffon collars parasol lace and fur trimmed indoor and outdoor styles with varied fabrics and trims. Copyright 154. Government may print its own postage stamps and postal cards in future.
A Sunday School lesson for March 4 uses Gen 25 27 34 to warn youth and all readers about despising one’s birthright for fleeting gains. It contrasts Esau and Jacob, urges spiritual seriousness, and recalls boyhood memories from a Pittsburgh trip, ending with a preview of Jacob at Bethel.
In 1889 Delaware boasted 9,000 farms valued at 37 million dollars. The state produced 4 million bushels of corn and 1.2 million of wheat, exporting annually 7 million quarts of strawberries and 63 million baskets of peaches.
A Boston Herald tale recalls Timothy Coffin, a young lawyer and later judge in New Bedford. Facing a packed courtroom and scant prep, he sought a postponement citing his mother's fatal illness. An onlooker—his mother hidden among spectators—challenged him with a rebuking cry, and Coffin vowed to avoid such excuses in future cases.
The article notes the La France as the largest sailing ship afloat, launched 1890 on the Clyde and owned by Ant Dom Bordes et Fils, with a 1891 voyage from Iquique to Dunkirk in 105 days carrying 6,000 tons of nitrate. It states Britain has no five masted ships, the U S owns two five masted fore and aft schooners, and the Coptic steamship sped past the Governor Ames and La France in historic crossings. The Ditton is cited as the largest three masted at 2,850 tons.
The piece notes persistent fashion excesses since 1676 with Miss Phraser’s gown costing 1676 dollars frightening a suitor by its cost. It recalls Medici queen robes with thousands of pearls and diamonds and Mme de Montespan’s gold-on-gold attire at a grand court festival.
An article notes plain glass winged dressing tables with movable hinges replace hand mirrors. The wings attach to inexpensive tables and fold away when not in use. A side remark cites Professor Garner on gorillas and chimpanzees, and quips about those who say nothing.
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