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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1894
Page
5
MITCHELL PRINTING CO reports Provst re Apvices from Cuba note banana crop costs. The agricultural experiment stations average about 25 cents per farmer in the country. California could gain wealth from fruit crops, valued more than gold mines between Mount Shasta and San Diego.
The Dominion reports ads from multiple regions claim Carteyine in Canada yielded good results. It alleges a substantial return on dairy investment, with a stated one item of cheese generating a notable percentage of income from 2172,606,000 invested last year.
A Philadelphia paper notes that the world annually uses 19 500 000 bushels of wheat and 25 000 000 bushels of corn. It adds that Philadelphia is slow but the record is about global consumption across centuries.
An Indiana farmer says feeding wheat to hogs yields more than one bushel per bushel while an Ohio farmer, by actual weight, reports earning $1.17 per bushel from wheat fed to hogs. The reports are presented as well authenticated to encourage farmers to use wheat as feed rather than selling at half or less of its value.
Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture members are personally canvassing for information on abandoned or partially abandoned farms in their districts. They aim to obtain much desired data, though the total list likely won’t grow much as many farms have already been sold or reoccupied since the first catalogue edition.
A writer urges the press to abandon space for bragging pugilists and prize fighters. He condemns months of boasting drinking quarrels and fake drama, demanding attention shift to more noble, honest, and courageous public figures.
The fall shows women’s political force when they act boldly and decisively beyond suffrage. Kentucky women led the charge to repeal the old sinner law, denying a partner’s bid for public forgiveness and exposing his moral failing amid a scandal and the push for accountability.
Queen Victoria denies Prince Francis of Battenberg a continued campaign for wealth amid the Goulds snubbing the prince and toying with royal audiences. The tale ends with promises of a suitable bride to support him while the couple do not marry, living as implied.
The piece notes millions of acres in the United States still await cultivation and urges city laborers to seek farm work. It emphasizes that skilled farm laborers earn higher wages and that opportunities exist for those who apply intelligence to the work, with learning avenues available.
The city, once famed for corruption, indicts and convicts doodle Aldermen with forceful action. One official receives a five year penitentiary sentence. many await trial as New Orleans demonstrates unexpected vigor in enforcing the criminal law.
A moral missive urges girls to seek love over risky beauty treatments. It condemns cocaine and electric “beauty-makers” as deadly mistakes, insisting genuine beauty comes from being loved by the right man who sees her as beautiful.
Oxfo reports a move by the Buckeye State Food Commissioner seizing a shipment of desiccated eggs deemed unfit for food. The article notes the eggs come from seabird sources and are used by hotels and bakeries as a cheaper substitute for natural hen fruit. It suggests the ruling could boost traditional egg producers.
A weekly East column notes a European tide reversal with sharply fewer immigrants and a steady outflow of emigrants to old countries. Returning foreigners appear about half of last year’s immigrant figure. The piece argues the shift stems from last winter’s harsh conditions, predicts a continued decline, and urges stricter future immigration laws to curb flows. It also assesses fashion trends for autumn wraps and capes, highlighting practical and stylistic points for women’s outerwear.
Edward Bok argues in the Ladies Home Journal that platonic friendships between men and women are rarely possible without risk. He warns a wife’s intimate help may render a husband dependent and rudderless, while a widower or single man faces new burdens, urging readers to pity widowers who lose spousal support.
A London observer describes window gazing as a profession where two stylishly dressed ladies pause before shop windows, admire the displayed goods for about five minutes, then move to another store along their shopping path.
A writer in Womankind urges mothers and guardians to shape a boy's character from infancy. Emphasize manliness, endurance, tenderness, and protecting the weak while avoiding needless harm. Encourage ambition, patriotism, and personal restraint to prevent vice and protect home and country.
A fragmented 19th century style note emphasizes precise stitching and pinned details in women's clothing. It warns that even minor flaws like missing buttons or disheveled seams ruin the overall look, urging careful preparation of needle and thread to maintain a neat wardrobe.
A fragment from Exchange notes Miss Phrase’s gown costing 1070 dollars provoking fear that suitors’ fortunes cannot sustain luxury. It contrasts with legendary Medici and Montespan gowns famed for their opulent gold embroidery and immense adornment.
Excerpt discusses John Gilm writes urging education of men about the burden of poor roads linking villages and farms. Speed in a vigorous plea for good roads appears under the title Much Imprisoned Women. The piece notes women will lead an education campaign with lessons learned at home and calls for immediate road reform efforts.
Lavender, described as a sharp, aggressive new shade akin to a Michaelmas daisy, is set to redefine brunette fashion. The article notes a revived pink magenta past pigment and positions lavender as a novel, not a revival, with strong, vivid undertones likely to shift hair color trends toward darker looks.
A fashion description notes an elaborate waist made of silk gauze with a red taffeta lining and diaphanous gauze in poppy blue. It describes three clustered tucks, a turned edge sewed to the lining, and a pointed red silk belt. Sleeves are described as double ruties, adjustable to elbow height, resembling a flower or lampshade. The stock uses a wide ribbon with two small roses at the back.
The piece traces clock history from a ninth century Persian gift to Charlemagne featuring moving knight figures, through Verona’s Facin efforts and monastic reliance on crowing roosters, to Dante’s era and England’s Westminster Palace clock under Edward I. It ends with a curious quip about courting customs and old times.
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