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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1892
Page
2
A Ladies Corner column extols women’s learning in trade and dressmaking, with essays on sleep, diet, polite refusals, and advancements for women in Japan, Britain, and the United States. It highlights Mrs. Mallon on vegetables, Miss Willard on women’s work, and profiles of pioneering women in various fields.
A travel-stained passenger recalls being trapped in a cave along a Venezuelan river. As a flood roars outside, a red yellow mud wall seals the mouth turning the space into a compressed air chamber. After hours the wall vanishes and the group exits to daylight.
A newspaper note praises Pullman carmakers for superior cabinet work under harsh conditions. It cites extreme temperature swings on routes like Portland to Fargo, yet joints and panels remain tight. The piece also notes ongoing advances in drying hardwoods and enduring finishes in railway carriages.
The article notes distress over a roll top desk panel splitting and drawers jamming while praising Mr. Pullman for his cabinet craft. It hints at paying high prices for sleeping cars and porters but lauds the refinement of finish and wood selection and education of public taste toward quiet, unobtrusive quality.
A remark on Dr Edward Everett Hale writing in Atlantic Monthly about making sand pies in a private two year old school. The narrative details how children gathered sand with shoe edges formed rounded piles and pricked them with a pin or broom splint to test success.
Vivian Edwards, a disabled traveler from Hastings Nebraska, journeys across Montana in a four horse drawn buggy pulled by milk white Rocky Mountain goats. The convoy carries camping gear, totaling 556 pounds, and covers up to thirty two miles in a day while averaging twelve to sixteen miles on typical days. Edwards faced extreme hardships including a three day desert trek with minimal water and a bear attack in Southern Utah during the trip.
A young woman leaving a Hartford reception climbs into a carriage she believes is hers. The door is open and no driver on the box. She struggles to control the horses and crawls into the seat to rein them in. A frightened coachman later finds her atop his box and drives her home. The episode ends with a warning to Hartford girls to verify their ride before leaving.
A veteran recounts adventures sparking a child's question about rebellion in Bull Run era talk. A Chicago Tribune piece relays playful dialogue with Uncle George and a hat shop joke, reflecting wartime bravado and humor.
A historical piece contrasts calmness and enthusiasm in generals. It cites Grant’s confidence, Murat’s quick dispatch writing under fire, Reynier’s cigar smoke rallying troops, and Saint Cyr’s strict, music-filled tactics. The essay notes traits shaping battlefield morale and leadership.
A discussion of rings as tokens of authority from biblical times to ancient Egypt and Midian, noting signets sealed documents and burial customs. The piece includes a travel anecdote about a Tennessee wedding supper and a humorous miscommunication over cake portions and comfort foods.
Robb of the Treasury recalls a bowling match in Atlantic City where a skilled opponent, a woman, defeats him with six consecutive strikes, prompting praise from onlookers and an invitation to return for free use of the alley. The piece then discusses German wall maps of weeds used to teach farmers to distinguish species and effective extermination methods, proposing awards for labeled weed collections to aid weed control.
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