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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1886
Page
2
Fashion notes discuss feminine apparel focusing on linen collars with varied points and ruchings in red white and blue. Handkerchief details include Dutchess lace edging and point styles. Black evening dresses feature velvet corsage tulle skirts and silver trimming with floral accents. Short tulle dresses show ballet layers and pale rose decorations.
The article notes dress handkerchiefs by Jace and other makers featuring draw threads two to three tucks and light tracery embroidery. New scalloped edge handkerchiefs in white or colored blends appear with orange border embroidery or blue wreath borders in pink. Children’s handkerchiefs feature shallow borders and bright colors for both boys and girls.
Delicate evening fabrics feature lavender tulle and pearl beads with new tissue stripes. Rich black satin and elaborate passementerie shape day and evening gowns. new pins, brooches, and clocks showcase enamel flowers, dragon pins, and jeweled accents. Velvet plaids, plush gowns, and trimmed mantles highlight upcoming season with bold trims and headpieces.
A child asks to watch the moon from his bed and learns to value its shine. A story, Good Humor’s Visit to Cross Frankie, shows Frankie meeting Good Humor Cheerfulness and Work who help him clean up his toys, ending with a lesson on obedience.
A curious dog Tombo investigates a lobster basket and is grabbed by a lobster. His master frees the dog after some chaos as Tombo hides afterward. The tale ends with Tombo learning not to meddle with baskets and a moral for inquisitive children.
At Austin Blue Light Tabernacle Parson Baxter notes Gabe Snodgrass reading the sacred book upside down. Snodgrass explains the Bible belongs to his wife and he lacks a personal copy. Pepe Leo dines alone with occasional breakfast by his brother. The Pope’s daily table expenses run under $2.50.
A long survey of extraordinary memory in varied people and cases. It quotes Mrs. Somerville, Archdeacon Fearon, and George Watson, plus Daniel McCartney and Memory Corner Thompson, noting sharp recall despite limited intellect.
A detailed fragment describes a day’s drive across Ireland with a wary guide who blends local knowledge with imaginative storytelling. The journey traverses bogs moors and rivers, climbs steep ascents to table-lands, and offers sea breezes and ocean views from cliff edges in North Donegal and other western counties.
The piece argues for starting education early by instilling virtues rather than eradicating faults. It warns against teaching a child only by correcting mistakes and cites a doctor’s remark that delaying training wastes time. It urges positive育 instruction when the mind is fresh and unbiased.
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