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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1886
Page
6
A lyrical Victorian style verse from a mother to her infant son Philip, praising regal bearing and future sovereignty. The caller, PHILLY HY KING, frames the infant as a tiny king and queen of love with an invisible scepter, promising gentleness and devotion as the child grows.
A college town visit in Illinois yields a tale of a presumptuous drummer who charms then annoys a young woman on a train. She resists his chatter, loses a package to him, and is surprised to discover his uncle visit later in the evening. the drummer proves a lighthearted, mischievous but ultimately benign figure in the family.
Reminiscences describe Mr. Buchanan's inauguration hall near City Hall with a crowded ball room of fashion and splendor. President Buchanan, Vice President Breckinridge, and Ex-President Pierce attended, with remarks recalling Senator Hale's witty Cuba debate and Gen. Grant's rapid rise to successful command in the Civil War.
A Maine journalist and former Portland editor pursued debts owed by a reserved old man in Foxcroft and Guilford. The case turns on letters, threats, and a demand for payment plus the lawyer’s fee, ending with the old man promising to settle after a misunderstood dispute over charges.
A visitor to Marcus church in Venice observed Empress Eugenie in deep mourning kneeling in prayer. After leaving she sought a missing silver-healed walking stick, hinting at vulnerability while a German reportedly spoke of her as homeless.
A collage of vignettes on marriage and dreams from Harper's and Pittsburgh Chronicle, including a French-Canadian bride motif, a humorous shoe detail, and a Detroit Memory of war families. Ex Massachusetts discussion by ex Gov Rice claims 7000 more women than men due to factory work and climate, with commentary on emigration and purity of industrious Yankee man.
The page surveys quips, poems, jokes, reprints, and light commentary. It jokes about cigars and reformers, includes brief literary riffs, a canal anecdote, and a medical tip for washing hands in Housekeeping, finishing with a wife’s consoling remark.
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