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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1888
Page
2
Special correspondence on Corea shows wide social change as the Corean king and commoners encounter new ideas. Observations focus on hats and costume as markers of evolving society in Asia. Civilizational progress appears linked to fashion and public life.
Frank G. Carpenter sketches the Corean legation in Washington. He notes eleven members, mostly English speaking, their attire including horsehair hats and wide sleeves, and their curious mourning customs. He describes Corean society, leadership under the king, and the low literacy and poverty, as well as interactions with American hosts and Chinese in Washington.
The article notes Americans fear the Australian rabbit plague could devastate sheep farming there, endangering global wool supplies and potentially impacting U.S. agriculture. It cites a Victoria station where 110,000 sheep dwindled to 1,200 as rabbits stripped grass, shrubs, and edible plants, and many perished.
Special Correspondent Waxem writes from Wayback April 12 on Congress working at night, pension bills, and proposed reforms. He jokes about changing inauguration day, critiques hog lard monopolies, spelling reform, and education funding while urging stronger action against Morocco and foreign affairs.
A Paris obituary detail traces the Carnot dynasty from Lazare Carnot, revolutionary elder, through Lazare Hyppolite Carnot, minister and senator for life, to the current president. It notes three generations of prominent public service spanning 160 years and highlights the grandson as the republic’s president.
The New York Herald reports new dental implants by Dr. Younger of San Francisco who replaces lost teeth by drilling a new socket and inserting a cleaned foreign tooth. Dr. Gray of the U S Surgeon General’s office confirms circulation between socket and implant, while Dr. Curtis of Syracuse repeats the result. The discovery promises great public health benefits and mirrors advances in anesthesia.
A Cosmo politician reports Persian horse costs from twenty five toman for serviceable half-breeds to six dollars for yaboo, with Arab thoroughbreds around sixty to twenty, Turcomans a notch higher. First-class mounts are scarce and pricey, reflecting a volatile market in Persia.
English journals critique the navy while praising officers. They note ships are crewed by diverse nationalities and question the future of sail powered ships. Observers say prize money and adventure draw few American sailors ashore, as modern warships favor engineers and machinists over traditional hands.
The New South sees over $200 million invested in southern ventures over the past year, primarily in iron and steel mills, coal and ore mines, and related plants. The piece warns that without tariffs supporting finished goods, capital may hesitate to fund new mills as imported steel products at low duties threaten profitability, urging investors to heed the iron makers and Mr Mills’s tariff plan.
European potatoes flood New York hotels and interior markets with retail profits around 2.25 per barrel. Democrats in congress push free list aims to boost foreign growers and rivals to home farmers, while Amsterdam and Troy voices warn Mills Bill harms local industries. Chicago era counterfeiting Italian link cited by treasury detective in New York Telegram report.
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports new rifle manufacturing improvements allowing up to 120 barrels per hour from a single machine. Cold straightening, rapid boring, and automatic rifling cut production time dramatically, enabling one worker to oversee six machines and produce sixty to seventy barrels daily. Old rifling tech produced about twenty barrels per day. When rifling finishes, a bell signals the worker.
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