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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1892
Page
2
A women’s column surveys fashion like stick pins and shoe buttons, mocks scavenger skirts and train dresses, and cites a Chinese text on wifely duties. It urges husbands to keep smiles, maintain neat appearance, and avoid complaints to preserve affection.
A domestic guide urges husbands to handle home life with care. It promotes allowing wives to read and educate children while they dress attractively, warns against neglect after long workdays, and stresses maintaining a congenial spirit at home to avoid marital failure.
In Engineering Magazine Colman Sellers asserts that American leadership in applied mechanics rests not only on men but also on capable industrious mothers. He argues co education preserves womanly traits while shaping sons with strong American character and work habits.
A physician warns a lady that fresh air must be warmed before contact to avoid injury from sudden temperature drops. Patti is noted for attending a New York farce where a Washington man remarks on her performance, praising her singing but doubting her dancing.
A Victorian style note warns that coal smoke carries arsenious acid and sulfuric acid, with soot harming health in factory towns. It cites London soot deposits and the need to wash glass roofs as evidence of air pollution’s reach. science has yet to capture and store the smoke.
The article argues sleeping rooms high in the house offer better air and circulation, reducing dust and improving health for servants and others. It notes attic space is valuable and some physicians advise moving patients upstairs early in illness. It closes by noting a Lords body now titled the House of Landlords.
J. G. Schurman reviews how religion evolves in stages from credulity to doubt and reason. He likens religious growth to science and philosophy, noting infancy in faith, adolescence in critique, and mature understanding as skepticism shifts to higher insight.
A man and a second signaler use white and red flags to control an approaching Chicago Express. The red flag signals danger but the engineer follows the white flag as the train passes, resulting in a fatal crash that claims about 150 lives.
A reflective quote contrasts warning signals in faith leadership. It urges pulpit figures to raise the red flag of peril when danger is present and to wave the white flag of safety to spare others from ruin, outlining accountability in eternal judgment.
The text argues happiness comes from within not from grand thrills. It warns against chasing large pleasures and notes joy springs from simple acts like birdsong, leaves, play, and nature. It urges adults to recall childlike openness and healing nature to find enduring contentment.
Rev James A Spurgeon accepts continued general leadership of his brother's Metropolitan Tabernacle work as illness limits his brother to pulpit duty. Trustees aim to retain Dr Pierson for preaching, possibly permanently or for five years.
In a world of sorrow and fret, a naturally good heart-singer brings calm and cheer. His large luminous nature and spontaneous acts bless those around him, and the author blesses the kindhearted for they bless everybody else.
Mineral wool, derived from re fuse iron slag and treated with steam, proves highly useful for insulation in dwellings cold storage houses railroad cars steam pipes and boilers. Its silicate composition lacks organic decay and resists insect growth, while offering superior nonconducting properties attracting packing houses refrigerators and fire proofing for buildings.
In Butte Montana street resident J A McConville found gold nuggets in the crops of his chickens. He and thirty-one birds yielded 387 dollars in gold from multiple hamlets. The gold was sold and declared eighteen carat fine. He expanded to fifty birds to continue the mine. A separate note mentions a Chicago doctor writing on dental irregularities.
Senator McMillan has presented a petition from Great Lakes shipbuilders seeking the early abrogation of the 1817 treaty limiting naval forces on the lakes. The Chicago Tribune argues abrogation invites British ironclads and favors fort-based defense to close canals and block incursions, not a large Navy build-up.
The article notes Ceylon tea production rising from 100000 pounds in 1875 to 68000000 pounds in 1891 and forecast to reach 100000000 pounds annually, urging caution about the staple's growing dominance.
Investigation finds tannin is five times greater in Bengal Ceylon tea leaves than in Chinese leaves. The medical profession in America is urged to note this fact.
The article surveys how different nations suit sleep to their environments. It notes the Japanese on hard wooden head rests, Russians preferring stove tops, Laplanders using reindeer skin bags, and Americans shifting from feather beds to straw mattresses. It contrasts diverse beds, climates, and personal comforts shaping nightly rest.
In Stuttgart a prince arrives early to a supper and steps out as daylight fades. A servant girl slips him a parcel containing sausage and money, declaring a large party awaits the prince. A soldier nearby is told the gift is for him and both are spared punishment. The prince lightens the mood and shares the tale with guests.
An offer of manufactured weather from Prof Cavin in Moudon Switzerland promises clear skies for 24 hours for 1.00. The dealer claims to provide day or night observation conditions suitable for the Columbian fair, arguing this exhibit would attract and pay.
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