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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1892
Page
2
A long clipping critiques garters versus aprons for girls and women, citing health concerns and fashion reform. It references a Pittsburgh article, discusses side bands and waist supports, and shares patterns for sleeveless aprons with Gretchen waist designs and detailed sewing instructions.
A rogue posed as an importer offering cheap dress patterns and silk stockings to local boarders. He duped the landlady and exploited eager women with samples and promises of orders. He collected payments but goods failed to arrive, leaving victims waiting and cheated from forty two dozen stockings and more.
The piece argues that a well matched couple share joys and bear burdens together, citing playful similes about married life. It quotes John Plougham on happiness in marriage and notes 6,500 unemployed men attending a Bertin meeting amid crowded city prisons.
A writer profiles Southern women in New Orleans and Pass Christian, praising their skills, independence in work like painting rooms and running hotels, and cultural influence. The piece contrasts Southern charm with Northern stereotypes, highlighting Crescent sisters and Louisiana women shaping social and professional life.
The passage notes that she possesses a stronger hold on femininity than similar brave earnest girls elsewhere. It cites possible causes such as early training associations or the chivalry of men, but affirms the observed quality as present and distinct.
Col Edward Anger recounts Mosby describing near duel between Gen Longstreet and Gen A P Hill during the Virginia campaign. Longstreet and Hill clashed over battle credit after Gaines Mill. Lee intervened to halt the duel, preventing a fight among famed commanders and their adjutants.
A San Francisco Examiner tale tells of a wife furious at her husband's late dinner plan. She crafts a bold placard reading Davey Have been called down town Will return as soon as possible and posts it at home. The ruse aims to spur jealousy and a dramatic homecoming.
A teacher with folded arms walks the classroom while a pupil reads a line from La Rochefoucauld showing hypocrisy as homage to virtue. The pupil corrects pronunciation and notes about the word homage revealing a lesson on careful speech and fallibility in teaching.
A New York Home Journal excerpt describes ideal measures for a perfect figure. It equates height to arm span, notes hand and foot multiples, torso width, and leg proportions. It states the distance from thigh junction to ground matches from that point to the crown, with the knee midway and arm length equal to torso reach.
A San Francisco Chronicle summary describes Sophia Island as a small Pacific domain ruled by J. H. Morse. Morse purchased the island, planted plantations, and welcomed a mixed population to form a little kingdom amid abundant guano, coconuts, and bananas. The article notes Morse’s diplomatic stance, growing prosperity, and the island's isolation from larger powers. Captain Molstad reports the Eden’s continued prosperity.
A Sacramento newspaper column ridicules political conduct and campaigning while noting unions and pay. It remarks on candidates, manners, and the perfidy of money in politics, then reports the Free Press acceding to union wage scales for reporters, contrasting with other papers.
A Brooklyn man buys two plaster busts depicting a laughing girl and a crying boy for a dime. He hides them at home, giving his wife a morning surprise. Months later a baby girl is born with matching dimples, prompting laughs about the odd influence of a small bought charm.
A tale about Judge T of Indiana who laughs at a Lincoln era anecdote involving Seward Macdougal. The story centers on a policeman asking identity and the gag ending with Macdougal claiming to be Secretary Seward, prompting the judge’s amused ire when the visitor misses the twist.
The Cyclone, tropical in origin, forms mainly in five areas: the West Indies, Bengal Bay and the Chinese coast north of the equator, the South Indian Ocean near Madagascar, and the South Pacific near Samoa. In the Antilles, there are on average fewer than six per season.
A brief comic exchange features Wilkins asking about love and Kneeland illustrating with pockets and pantaloons. The dialogue plays on perception and humor, hinting at mounting curiosity and a playful duel of wits.
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