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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1886
Page
6
A poem-like sketch describes Mitchel at his front desk. He sits on a stool and grins while clipping and pasting, composing readers with skill. He enjoys his craft and the lively sound as he ties type with twine for the boys.
A poor young man seeks advice from two married friends about marrying on ten dollars weekly. They recount a marriage on ten dollars, detailing frugal housekeeping bought on $65, including a three room flat, furniture purchases, and disciplined budgeting that kept ends meet while preserving happiness.
The piece extols a cultured passing mention of an educated young woman with Vassar ties, humor, and wit, then shifts to a satirical note on gunpowder prizes and domestic life across articles from St Paul Herald to New York Tribune, Detroit Free Press, and Australian domestic service.
A historical digest of Yuan Tsu tsai’s dinner ethics from a 19th century English perspective. It covers table order, utensil care, course sequencing, wine advice, and the belief that elegant service outweighs mere food artistry. Anecdotes contrast restraint with banquet display.
A collage of light verse and anecdotes from The Paragraphers and others, with quips on thieves, kitchens, editors, dogs, love, and manners. Jests about a boy, a butcher, a wormy peach, a blue stocking joke, and social mischief fill this miscellany of witty observations.
Iron chimneys are rarely used except for small boilers or where brick or stone is scarce. Existing boiler flues are sometimes bolted together and supported by guys. They weather poorly and may last only forty or fifty years without proper lining and regular painting.
Miss Ethalinda DeWiggs and her companion study engravings including a Diet of Worms depiction. Ethalinda wonders about medieval eating habits and jokes they might have started with chestnuts. The Pittsburgh Chronicle notes a theme about revenge as a moral closing line.
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