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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1891
Page
6
A distracted business man at a crowded table endures a water leak that drips on him every ten seconds. He receives multiple drops, checks his hat, and endures humorless amusement as others at the table anticipate the recurring mishap. The scene shifts to a satirical dig at ministers and the notion of fate in daily life.
A New York Press item describes a large brass frame lamp shade covered in white net with a gathered top and bottom. The outside net uses black net with red silk outlines and French embroidery on the upper half, gold and silver spangles on the lower, tied with red ribbons to form a rosette. Lace frill and red baby ribbon trim complete the bottom, with finishing gathered edge and harrow heading.
A dinner feature used fifty slender cut glass vases arranged around an oblong mirror as table decoration. The note mentions lilies of the valley as a particularly pretty flower choice for this setup, highlighting novelty in styling.
A collage of quips and brief items covers jokes about sitting and resting a locomotive, Lincoln's court appointees, copper duty debates, star distances, rifle design, Buffalo Bill's Nebraska ranch, labor posture, and the British Shipping Federation's growing tonnage.
The Yakutsk well, begun in 1828 by a Russian merchant and later pursued by the Russian Academy of Sciences, failed after three years at 30 feet. Despite years of effort no breakthrough occurred before abandoning the effort at 392 feet. In 1844 academy measurements indicated soil frozen beyond 600 feet.
The piece urges shoppers to carry small change and ready cards with name and address. By paying exact change and presenting a card at purchases, one can run multiple errands swiftly, easing the clerks and keeping the store moving, effectively keeping the shopping machine well oiled.
A Victorian style endorsement praises real merit as the solid base for monumental success of How's Sarsaparilla. It argues sleeping rooms should be well above ground level to stay airy, and asserts pure air is more effective and cheaper than drugs.
An old advertisement asserts that a child who is sick was given Castoria and that the product soothed her. It describes the child as crying for Castoria and later clinging to it as she grew and had children. An Indianapolis man is described as having built a bicycle from steel tubing and aluminum touted as exceptionally tight and nearly unbreakable.
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