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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1885
Page
7
Fragmentary verse recounts a mythic tale of a ruler who pleads to the World God for wealth and power. His prayer is granted, bringing gold, slaves, and global influence, yet the epic ends with a cryptic vision of empire and fate across nations.
Colonel Whitney keeps two dangerous lions in his home with Eva London as ward. Tom Whitserengages in dangerous games with the cubs, a fight erupts, the lions kill a man, and Tom saves Eva then defuses danger guiding a dramatic escape. Eva survives and Tom reveals his love.
A quirky collection of humorous verse and vignettes on courtship and domestic life. It contrasts fanciful poems about longing with wry quips on marriage and social behavior, followed by a punny anecdote about gossip and a travelling man.
A witty tale from a Fort Worth ball shows a rich young man boasting of a life rule to finish disagreeable tasks quickly. The anecdote contrasts with a critic’s jab at modern women and then shifts to fashion, etiquette, and social manners drawing on multiple period sources.
A collage of humorous snippets and brief notices from newspapers including the White Hall Times Boston Courier Chicago Ledger and Detroit Free Press. Items touch on fashion art critics humor a moral tale about friends and pawnbrokers and a California legal plea in Inyo County.
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