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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1885
Page
4
The feature surveys evolving fashion focuses on individuality in dress and hair, noting pairings of bonnets, hats, and coiffures with fabrics and accessories. It highlights hair arrangements from high puffs to revived Cato gan braids, new jewelry designs, and restrained bridal adornments shaping street and evening wear.
A mix of religious reflections on patience and faith, quotes from Helen Hunt Jackson, John Adams, and Washington, plus commentary on the holiness movement's impact. Farragut’s boyhood vow and a call to build character through Jesus as foundation anchor the piece.
The article surveys claims on Jumbo's size and compares elephant heights across regions. It cites measurements by G. P. Sanderson in Mysore, noting the tallest elephants reach about nine feet ten inches, and argues Jumbo was likely the largest land animal, with physics making a larger creature impractical. It then shifts to a second essay on sex distribution in American states, noting urban eastwest imbalances and counts of females per 100,000 males across multiple states and territories.
A Detroit Free Press report recounts a shopkeeper’s sting on lost wallets. A thief admits to pilfering twenty wallets daily while a returning customer story shows half are recovered, as staff note honesty tests reveal human temptation when a wallet is left on display.
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