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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1890
Page
7
The New York Sun notes that women in riding jumpsuits and riding habits mingle openly in uptown streets. They wear tight clothing with boots and hats, draw little attention, and visit each other for luncheons or tea after rides, signaling a shift toward more relaxed manners among New York riding set.
The article discusses restoring book attractiveness with concealed covers using silk and cloth. It also notes that an English muffin tastes best hot after toasting, with a crisp broken surface and dairy or coffee accompaniments, calling a properly toasted muffin the pride of the English housewife.
The Chicago Herald notes Jay Gould prefers a theatre box, rarely applauds, and may rise to watch a tableau before retreating. He is retiring and avoids the spotlight, remaining conspicuous only briefly during signal moments.
A young person may dream of becoming a lawyer or author after hearing eloquence or seeing a glimpse of the profession. The piece notes many only fancy such paths and overestimate ease, while underestimating the real duties and trials involved.
A Haytian letter in the New York Post laments the lack of public schools in Haiti outside a few towns and notes that despite poor treatment, teachers remain devoted to a demanding, unpaid mission in hopes of improving conditions. The piece also recalls a personal anecdote about law studies and a distant family-like bond.
A playful exchange about football from Eastern and Western boys. The Western boy recalls being caught in a drove of stampeding mules. The Norwich Bulletin humorously notes a new sewing machine that attaches 8 000 buttons daily.
The passage catalogs figures with initial M associated with Napoleon and events from Malmaison to Solferino, including Maret, Magenta, Metz, Moltke, and Maitland, then shifts to a boy and his first trousers moment, ending with a teething remedy advertisement and a vivid memory of Master Jamie.
An 19th century experiment by Herr Tarchenoff records electric skin currents from mental excitation. Electrodes on hands feet nose ear and back show deflections after stimuli and even from imagined sensations. Currents scale with mental effort and vary with nerve excitation.
A Christian Union piece condemns meek aging and dependence, urging families to honor elders rather than confine them. The excerpt highlights fears of burden and the loyalty owed to those who built or supported homes. It then shifts to a Massachusetts textile operation, describing Nonotuck Silk’s water wheel power, conversion to electricity, and a dynamo driving a mill in Leeds.
An old advertisement touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a cure for cuts bruises sores rheum fevers and skin eruptions. It claims it also relieves nerves and aches as Daniel Webster’s nerves were described during a debate.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a South Carolina writer and references to a product called Mothers Friend. It also includes stray phrases about physicians and an unclear note about Bradfield tag and Hoos Dakota.
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