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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1886
Page
3
Mitchell, Dak. The piece reviews winter to spring hat trends with novel head coverings, bead garnitures, and feather fans. It highlights high towering hat crowns, red and black hat combinations, capotes with iridescent heads, and a surge of bead embellishments in gowns, gloves, and accessories.
Rev. M. J. Savage argues in the Boston Globe that church attendance stems from duty and fear but remains meaningful for many. He lists twelve reasons for going to church, contrasts views doubting religion with those supporting faith, and urges action to support ministers and church work. He emphasizes religion as a permanent human force shaping society and individual virtue.
Excerpted reflections consider intermarriage between whites and Indians in the Cherokee Nation and the resulting dilution of Indian blood. The piece notes how white men marrying Indian women gain land and rights, while Indian domains grow populated by white outsiders. It mentions social ambitions, residency on Indian soil, and the spread of mixed heritage across families.
The article describes party games from Hood's Parlor Games with card and seating challenges and a Russian scandal tale. It also reviews legal age of majority under Roman English Scots French Napoleonic law and current nations rules for voting ages and marriage rights.
A Saratoga convention speaker argues wood fiber is driving down costs more than mills or tariffs. He notes rising output of chemical and mechanical wood pulp in the United States and imports, with protective tariffs now at ten percent and a handful of chemical manufacturers coordinating to keep prices high.
A tale recalls a stuffed owl used to guard cherries failing as birds raid fruit. birds flock to view the owl and snatch cherries causing greater loss. The clipping also notes a Chilean crab shell barometer turning red with rain and quips about an aged millionaires hopes. Russia and science references follow with a remark on general truth and Rosseau.
A traveler recalls a vivid North American episode from 1881 in the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe car leaving Denver. He describes a staged western gunfight at a camp by Tin Cups, where a bartender McGonigal warned him, the gang’s ruse turned deadly, and he survived with a torn hat and silver threads in his hair.
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