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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1894
Page
5
The Weekly Capital notes the marriage of a New York concert hall high-kicker to a millionaire clubman of the town. It observes the paradox in serene, peaceful faces of women shaped by religion and seasons.
The remark notes that men are not changed by conditions but by how they seize their own traits, while a powerful clown can become a tyrant in the ugliest possible form.
A reflective meditation on reaching balance between ascetic denial and luxurious ease. The text argues that the wisest struggle to determine the correct midpoint rather than embracing extremes, highlighting the difficulty of attaining true measure.
The Quantico rail thief is identified as Charles Morgan of Missouri. A popular young businessman, his wife believes he is away on a business trip eastward. Authorities say only one double life had succeeded, while noting the Siamese twins were all right.
Across the country millers and dealers urge action to curb falling flour and bread prices. The piece questions why a loaf using 10 cent wheat costs as much as one made from wheat at a dollar, arguing no justification exists when wheat sells for 50 cents a bushel.
Authorities in Newark barred Adolf Most from performing amid local labor unrest. Most appealed to the Mayor, who reviewed the case, considered all details, and ruled that Most cannot act in Newark, prompting speculation about the phrasing of the decision.
Brooklyn Justice E Clarence Murphy questions the valuation of Lottie Collins sprained ankle medical bills. A physician billed ten visits totaling 87 dollars but the court reduced the claim to 20 dollars, highlighting the odd view of injury value and the role of the ankle in performance.
Vice President Wickes, a Pullman leader, is sued for divorce amid allegations from Mrs. Wickes that he brutalized her and used obscene language. She cites twenty three years of marriage and notes his recent strike stance contrasted with previous moral standing.
A Boston woman has been arrested for swindling a will. An old quip asks if jurors will acquit without hearing evidence. Advices from New York claim Lillian Russell adopted a new English accent in London. The piece ends with a flippant question about matrimonial status.
A reflective note praises modesty as the handmaid of truth and urges welcoming all knowledge, however small, while seeking to add to it through every opportunity and to hold it at its real worth.
A Curva collection notes three millennia of warfare maxims, praising the idea of softening the enemy with music. It mocks the concept by comparing it to the loud, mechanical roar of a boiler factory, implying the music’s ineffectiveness in practice.
The text compares Caprivi’s forced resignation to Bismarck’s fall, noting both leaders faced immature rulers and unseen courtiers who manipulated the emperor. It argues a prince’s toy like desires and whims can cripple governance and erode a chancellor’s ability to stay in power.
The Chicago Board of Education president mocks a colleague for a misspelled word while praising new arithmetic prepared by public school instructors. He admits he could not solve a simple arithmetic problem posed to his son, noting an able instructor offered the solution. The episode highlights tensions between spelling skills and mathematical understanding among board members.
Max Muller cites letters from missionaries and English officers visiting Leh Ladakh denying any Russian Notovitch visit or broken leg at Himis monastery. An Englishwoman’s Leh date June 29 reports there is no life of Christ there and no Russian presence. Muller argues the story improbable and flags recent legal analogies to illustrate needless explanations.
Gotham fashion notes describe sleeves expanding by yards of material, with satin and brocade shaping into round armholes. Jackets feature long trims in galloon and passementerie, while detachable lower sleeves assist elbow puffs. Braiding, jet accents, and point de Venise lace dominate outfits from bodices to skirts, reflecting a trend toward elaborate sleeves and ornate finishes.
The Elmira Budget notes that women in Ashland district swung the primary by opposing Breckinridge. It praises working women who balance health and duty, detailing a exemplar routine. It argues wives and mothers influenced the outcome due to perceived personal misconduct.
Two women shop for essentials. One buys staple domestics for a family, paying $7.50 for a large pile. The other wonders how she got so much less for a small package, realizing she purchases for herself and questions her shopping choices.
The New York Post cites a top specialist who criticizes dropping substances into the ear for earache and favors warmth over the ear. Dry heat with heated materials or hot cloths may aid relief, while cotton plugging can worsen airflow and dryness, especially after diving or salt water exposure.
The piece notes a revival of high Combs for winter wear and sentimental mending of heirloom High Spanish combs. It reflects on fashion shifts, then shifts to women’s suffrage strides worldwide, citing Norway Finland Delaware Cape Colony New Zealand Canada Ontario and US states with municipal or parliamentary voting rights.
A collage of society snippets recounts Miss Margaret Eleanor Tupper’s death in London, Miss Frances Villard’s 55th birthday, the engagement of the Italian premier Crispi’s daughter to Prince di Linugago sa, and Grayson Kentucky’s Kees sisters launching the Eastern Kentucky Republican. Also covers Cleopatra’s Greek origin debate, a France coeducation dispute, Beatrice Hartmaden’s barefoot dew bathe habit, Roza Bonheur’s photography pivot, and matches of aristocratic marriages. It notes US women apothecaries, Philippa Fawcett’s civil engineering rumor, Topeka dress reformers advocating Turkish trousers and cloth leggings, and relief squads formed for street presence.
Old houses in Holland featured doors that were never tied except for weddings and funerals. After the couple passed, the door was nailed shut until the next occasion. The piece pauses to ponder what happened to the traditional speaker who kept a handkerchief in his coat tail rocket.
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