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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1886
Page
4
Mitchell City fashion notes showcase polonaise dresses with diagonal fastenings and braid trims, plus new jersey designs with gored seams and tournure fullness. Bright ribbons, beaded jerseys, and decorative trims from Chicago fashion press mingle with beige serge ensembles and ornate hats.
The article surveys spring fashion with open headed hats, ribbons, gloves with embroidered backs, and stylish gowns. It highlights tea gowns in peacock blue plush, brown silk skirts, and lively prints in red and yellow. Straw bonnets, crape gabots, and cotton fabrics with delicate textures are noted as key trends.
A Boston Globe article advises valuing classic chestnut poems over newer ones, stressing steady practice and clear enunciation. It lists favored pieces by Longfellow, Read, Browning, and Holmes, and offers tips on pronunciation, pace, and perseverance.
A reminiscence on the 1849 mining camp in Sierra where wealth equality persisted briefly and strangers were welcomed to work. a Detroit doctor anecdote reveals a wooden arm mistaken for paralysis, and brief quips about lineage and dolls hint at social quirks and life’s ironies.
A Sunday reading piece reflects on library access on Sundays and a poetic tale of Bunyan in prison. It uses biblical imagery to urge readers to find hope in daily life and to trust in divine care amid hardship.
A sermon urges balancing Sabbath reverence with open church doors for Sunday lectures and adult education. It defends libraries and museums on Sunday afternoons and calls for church leaders to lead working people toward knowledge and noble living.
A resident, long blind after cataract, marries a German caregiver after his wife dies. Years later a physician removes the cataract and the man sees again. He is joyfully reunited with his wife, now a familiar figure, and their two children.
Horace E. Scadder in St. Nicholas recounts a 15 year old George Washington who fell for a girl described as a low land beauty likely Miss Grimes. The shy boy kept his feelings private and later, tradition says, she became mother to a soldier who served under Washington.
Maj Ben Perley Poore recounts a wedding day split among four couples including his bride’s sister and brothers. He jokes about uncertainty during the ceremony and a fear of marrying the wrong woman while standing over an open floor register. Maryland oyster industry employed 40,712 workers last season with 9 million bushels harvested valued at $2,250,000.
A vivid sketch of Adais Peak in Ceylon as a sacred, ancient site worshiped for four thousand years. The piece recounts pilgrims ascending the mountain, the legend of iron chains, and the mountain’s universal reverence across Buddhist Hindoo and Muslim traditions. It notes peak pilgrim months and the sacred footprint at the summit.
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