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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1886
Page
3
A Mitchell Dakota column details spring and summer wear materials. It highlights new silk plains and brocade like silks, pongee shades, wool and canal styles, and novel trimmings. It also surveys hats from plain black to yellow and black combinations, with described shapes and decorative features.
Fashion notes describe silk and wool brocade draperies. Norfolk jackets feature a wide plait at back and front. The trend favors broad faces over the narrow looks of prior seasons. Lapirs cloth bodices in brown blue gray and red pair with skirts in figured plain or striped materials and Hussar style trims with com.
A fragmented column shows humorous exchanges about courtship and marriage with verses and a flirtatious dialogue. A separate note from Boston Courier and an anecdote from Troy Times recount a woman shopping in a King Street second hand store with a dried apple pie, remarking on human silliness.
A timid lover asks to keep his engagement secret because his parents would disown him for marrying a poorer woman. The maiden questions social contrasts and family expectations as the dialogue reveals pressure from class and wealth.
A Boston letter discusses women seeking dedicated spaces and roles, contrasts between male and female leisure, and trends in dress and outdoor recreation. It notes women smoking and drinking, the appeal and dangers of slippers versus high shoes, and fly fishing as a wholesome pastime. It reflects social norms and debates about gendered recreation.
A traveler cites English and American views on wearing slippers at home. He notes slippers spare the feet after long days but warns morning use risks wet feet and colds. He adds thick-soled footwear helps against cold floors in fall and winter.
A long analysis describes a valley once fed by a now vanished river system near the Gran Quivira ruins. Lava flows and ancient beds show a fire era and desertion by Indigenous peoples, suggesting a dramatic climate event long ago.
A narrator recounts a ceremonial feast in Japan featuring a living carp carried on a tray. Guests watch the fish breathe as morsels are ripped from its back, shared with the company, and the scene induces
A mid 19th century meditation argues wives should be companions and partners rather than mere housekeepers. It critiques the idea that a wife’s only duty is domestic tasks and urges women to be more than drudges. The piece notes the harm of turning marriage into subordinate labor and urges mutual companionship without demanding professional training.
A column argues for wealth limits citing dangers of huge fortunes and political power. It warns monopolies corrode justice, urges cautious reform, and discusses bearing on democracy, law, and social peace with references to public leaders and historic rhetoric.
The piece surveys rivers with unusual traits, including an Algerian stream written with iron and gallic acid and a Colombian river that turns sour with sulfuric acid. It notes South Africa's Orange River poisoned by copper-rich rocks, China's Hoang-Ho’s nine course changes over 3,500 miles, and East Africa's Webbe Shebeyli losing its vast flow before reaching the sea.
A Sabbath school discussion on Elisha’s burial ends with a student joking that cremation failed in the fiery furnace. The quip notes no Bible encouragement for cremation, contrasting with ancient tests. The remark accompanies a broader reflection that many fools hide within quiet speech.
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