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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1882
Page
4
Lord Ellenborough and his wife set out for a circuit trip with a bandbox aboard. The coachman drove on after a bang as the box toppled, taking the wig and causing confusion at the assizes. The tale, from Chambers' Journal, humorously notes the absurd misfortune of spur of the moment decisions.
Professor R A Standall gave a demonstration at the Chicago Press Club rooms showing an electro drum device a music box with glass tubes filled with gases or liquids. The vibration drives a transmitter and electric current to tubes producing color lights that change with each note. He also performed on the zither and praised the instrument for parlor entertainment.
London Pall Mall Gazette reports Mr Olsen’s papers on the North Sea Fisheries spark gastronomic excitement. A discovery of about 10 000 square miles of oyster beds lies 21 fathoms deep near the British coast, challenging shallow-water assumptions and raising questions about future prices.
A Washington correspondent recalls the first performance of The Mocking Bird during Buchanan's presidency. Miss Harriet Lane presided at the White House as the Marine Band played and was invited by the bandleader to dedicate the piece to her. The memory of Miss Lane's bow and the audience's appreciation lingered long in band concert lore.
A fragment lists averages for human biology including teeth 31 bones skeletons 14 pounds blood 18 pounds adult weight 140 pounds brain size vast, carbon from respiration 124 pounds, breathing 20 per minute, kidney blood flow 1000 ounces hourly. English height 5 ft 9 in French 5 ft 4 in Belgian 5 ft 6 ft 3.75 in.
Col T W Higginson argues that a wife shares in the family income and income earning power equal to her husband. He notes wives contribute wages, manage household labor, and often fund farm costs, yet men claim earnings as theirs. The piece critiques the notion that money spent by wives is a gift and asserts shared financial rights.
A rich man boasts of a jeweled ornament while his wife defends her self earned money. He challenges her about using his funds and she retorts that she keeps house for a man of his acquaintance. The exchange highlights tension over independence and control.
Yankton association votes to establish a college on twenty-plus acres north of the city. Corner stone laid last June. building to be 40 by 60 feet three stories with chapel and labs. Jasper stone from Sioux Falls and white Iowa stone. First term opens in the Congregational church chapel with Mr Bristol as Latin professor and principal. Tuition and board rates set. preparatory and collegiate departments planned and library fund started.
The Herald reports Consul Gifford of La Rochelle warns that adulterated French brandies are now common in Cognac regions and are linked to intoxication and rage. Physicians and asylum superintendents corroborate cases of insanity arising within months of consumption. The Paris Figaro notes seventy insanity cases tied to adulterated alcohol in recent times.
The piece blends weather lore with brief dispatches from Chicago and shipping. It notes that sun and moon signs hint at rain or wind, mentions the poor man's barometer the chickweed, and cites aurora and halos as rain indicators. It then reports rail freight car shortages on the Northwestern and Milwaukee lines, a sunken steamer raised in Lake Huron with cargo intact, and a fireman recovering a body from Mrs Paige’s flood-related death.
The column surveys railway progress with 10 500 miles of track built in a year and references to state standings. It notes Gen Sherman’s statements on constitutional amendment cases likely to decide in December and the governor’s plan to have the attorney general prosecute. It compares London population with other nations and critiques London governance. It covers livestock and sheep breeding insights, dairy profitability, and American buyers impacting English stock markets.
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