02 Dec 1887
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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1887
Page
1
A garbled OCR fragment lists partial names and terms from a local notice. It mentions a person linked to family or title, multiple unclear words, and possible reference to a street or district. The readable bits suggest a legal or community notice context without clear actions or dates.
A lengthy reminiscence recounts a touring elephant Bamboo's tricky journeys with Forepaughs and Kiralfs circuses. Descriptions cover drunken keepers, near trampling, fires, wrecks, and a dramatic Boston procession, highlighting peril, perseverance, and show business grit.
Steadman auction lists an infant Jesus image netting 84 dollars and 80 cents. Mamie Foley Genevieve Ward Laura Lewis are among bidders and consignors in the sale.
A Washington special reports secretary affirming the commissioner in the contested G B Walker v Jacob Thompson case over a Mitchell district quarter section. Thompson claimed poverty and ignorance of law at Mitchell land office. the register cancelled the claim and the secretary concurs, noting law must prevail despite sympathies.
A poem from The Open Court contemplates beauty ignored in darkness and despair. The speaker laments failing to notice life’s gifts as true friends extend aid, only to awaken too late when a veil is lifted and sorrow follows.
A San Francisco Chronicle feature surveys right and left handedness across ages and nations. It notes heredity and education influence hand use, left side weaknesses, higher defect rates on the left, and the surprising presence of lefties among criminals and the insane, with various European studies cited before recounting a New York broker lunch theft anecdote.
The piece notes tea coffee and cocoa as admissible daily drinks with cocoa deemed most beneficial for singers. It warns against strong brews, prefers thin warm cocoa without oil, and advises light tea with milk and no sugar to protect the throat mucous membrane. It adds tea should not draw too long to avoid acidity and dry throat sensations.
A brisk column surveys late 19th century style trends from hats to purses and parlors. It notes turban hats, Mule de Bressier bonnets, three leg tables, and clock calendar combos as modern curios. It mocks bird figures on silver, suggests replacing spinning wheels with flax, and contrasts London dyed plush with sealskin garments. The piece jests about fashion terms and ends with the season’s arrival of snow and ice.
A parade of dining oddities and prejudices through hotel and home kitchens. Notes on raw oysters versus cooked, scalded chicken, Irish oatmeal, sweet potatoes fried in beef juice, wild duck stuffing, and the bland state of oyster use in hotels. Also commentary on onions, Welsh rarebit, macaroni, and grape etiquette with price moves for potatoes and a dig at olives at table d hote.
Karl Gerhardt received 8750 dollars for his statue of Putnam unveiled in Brooklyn Connecticut. A monument to Jennie Collins of Boston is placed in Walnut Hills cemetery Brookline with an inscription praising the Working Girls' Friend and founder of Boffin's Bower.
Harper's Bazar presents a combined home journal with literature, art, and fashion plates. It offers serials, essays, poems, sketches, and practical guidance on etiquette, decor, housekeeping, cookery, and economy, framed by editorials of sound sense and tasteful standards.
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