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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1886
Page
6
A nautical verse poem describes a morning voyage on a stream with a youth and a maiden aboard. The turning moment arrives as land and shore recede and a quiet uncertainty rises between them. The boat drifts and a vow of lifelong fidelity surfaces as the scene closes with a serene, if enigmatic, sentiment.
In a stormy July night at a western junction, Handsome Harry Lewland, night operator, guards a dangerous crossing amid flood and sabotage. He warns the brass, discovers a plot by Jamison, signals a doomed bridge, and is knocked unconscious. Mary Strand bravely warns the fast train with a makeshift torch, saving the engine and passengers including Harry’s love. Jamison dies when lightning strikes as retribution. Harry later marries Mary, rises as head clerk, and the couple’s future looks bright.
A column in light verse explores the seven stages of a woman's life from infancy to old age with playful humor and cheeky portraits. Included are quips about corsets and marital quirks, plus brief jokes about domestic life and letters reporting household misunderstandings.
In a comic reversed Caudle letter, a husband nags his wife about misplacing his hat and the household chaos. He argues the fault lies with her and the servants, while she asserts control and mocks his complacency before their maid delivers the hat from a hidden corner.
Whalers first noted fish swarmed around bright glows from trypot furnaces. Monterey fishermen have perfected the method with multiple boats, burning pine or oil wicks to attract fish into a large net. The process yields hundreds of pounds per haul, with repeated drags during a tide, and crews sort by species afterward.
A collage of short humorous passages and anecdotes from a late 19th or early 20th century paper. It blends reflections on motherhood and child love with light social jests, wedding quips, misheard dialogue, and brief notices about pensions, insurance, and petty gossip. Several named places and personae appear in quick vignettes.
The anti slang movement wins adherents as a nickel for every slang word goes to a missionary fund. The scheme aims to paralyze slang by taxing each utterance, with readers predicting rapid collapse of slang. Rockland Gazette notes the effort as a strong, humorous push.
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