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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1893
Page
5
Features discuss the National Council of Women reform dress for women, its social impact, and a collection of household hacks. Advice covers stain removal, preserving fabrics, restoring ivory, cleaning silver, oil stain removal, stove polishing, and hand care with ammonia, borax, oatmeal, and lemon. Mentions Marion Crawford and The American Woman article.
A collection of brief items highlights sympathy from women toward troubled men, noting how women’s friendship consoles in adversity. It then reports on Miss Jessie A Ackerman’s diving feat in pearling waters near Singapore, the launch of a new Swiss women’s paper led by Dr. Minty Kempin, and various notes on notable women from Jefferson Davis to Mary Tanner and Hearst’s widow.
The text notes that the American woman has more than before as the upheaval from political and social changes wanes. It states congenial elements are uniting in proper proportions while the less compatible groups are slowly settling into their places, signaling a settling social order after a period of ferment.
An Atchison woman hoards souvenir pitchers in every room, trading possessions for more jugs from tiny to barn‑sized. Her family meals and daily routines revolve around pitchers as she pursues the fad and neighbors joke about the growing collection. A man promises to be industrious this summer, saying he will not go to the World's Fair.
A reflective piece on the Bible Woman’s chapter focusing on motherhood, reverence, and virtuous living. It urges fathers to honor wives with Scripture, praises the mother’s teaching role, and shares pastoral anecdotes about blessing troubled souls. The article ends by previewing the next lesson on reverence and fidelity.
The purchasing agent of a major railroad handles about five million dollars of goods annually. He audits monthly requisitions from department heads and station agents, cutting excess orders and approving others, then coordinates with a senior officer before stock is shipped. Envelopes alone show 1000 forms, illustrating the scale and complexity of railway procurement.
A legendary jeweled ring hangs from the Maid of Almadena statue in a Madrid park. Valued diamonds and pearls guard it, yet thieves avoid it. The piece traces to Alfonso XII and travels through royal hands before ending in a coffin.
A reporter recalls a bustling Indianapolis fire tale where a widowed mother frantically saved candle holders and heirloom silver candlesticks while ignoring her four children. A park bench observer notes eerie luck and the need to protect valuable keepsakes during disasters.
Chambers' Journal notes 1478 siege of Scutari in Albania with fourteen heavy bombards. The largest shot weighed 370 to 1,640 pounds, with 2,534 shots fired totaling about 41,000 tons carved from rock. Powder volume around 250 tons. Rhodes siege in 1480 followed with brasilisks casting balls two to three feet wide.
The North Sea water turns green from vast numbers of tiny creatures like medusa. In some regions as many as 128 per cubic inch have been found, yielding astronomical counts per cubic foot and mile. Such abundance implies water depths around a mile in soundings, illustrating the vast scale of life and creation.
A man recalls an odd hotel incident where his wife equates an emergency to a science experiment. He describes using a water filled envelope held over a gas jet to boil water without the envelope burning, noting the envelope remaining cool and suggesting others try the method to see if it works.
A Malayan saying says the coconut palm never stands upright and mocks deceitful hearts. The text notes that most arrestees do not understand why police take them, and jokes about a man with fortune tied to a wife who won’t sew a button on his Sunday shirt.
A New York Press article argues mothers should recognize each child’s unique aptitudes instead of forcing all into the same mold. It warns against reducing potential by grinding every learner in a single general curriculum and urges directing effort toward areas of genuine interest and strength.
A Virginia City correspondent notes enormous Western mine depths exert immense pressure turning oak timbers 32 by 12 inches into smooth ivory like sticks. Stones form from mineral water and steam, but scientists attribute the change mainly to weight bearing down in all directions.
Naturalists claim a startling fact about the royal Bengal tiger being infested by a blood sucking parasite. A reader describes the insect as sized like a flea and mirroring the tiger in form and markings, living on the tiger’s feet and drawing blood. The writer notes the claim could be demonstrated in a zoological garden.
A private Boston letter describes meeting a rugged scout in the Rocky Mountains deemed the last of 100 government scouts who can travel 120 miles daily and who evades jail or death by stories told in measured bursts. A separate note observes a girl running an amateur concert share fatigue with a county central committee chair after an election.
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