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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1886
Page
7
Fragmented prose sketches a countryside scene with a girl on a milk pail, a lonely farmhouse, and a guardian angel motif guiding home life. It contrasts domestic duties and cheerful service with flirtation warnings and excerpts on women’s roles from classic writers.
A German inventor showcases an electric dining-table that automates meal service. Diners punch orders on a bill of fare, a bell sounds, and the table slides to the kitchen and back with meals. The system claims time and cost savings, but waiters fear job losses while a French hospital doctor endorses it.
A Philadelphia Press editorial urges women to reject tight waists arguing strong backs and abdominal capacity are essential for health and daily work. It condemns waist compression as harmful to infancy, childhood, and intelligent womanhood, calling for body room as a moral duty.
A description of the Belgian colony at Gheel where mad residents live with host families. They share labor and leisure with near absolute liberty, yet a local administration restricts admissions and provides medical care. An infirmary exists for those needing medical attention as townspeople visit and promenade alongside the lunatics.
A traveler recounts a ceremonial greeting for the new President, the awkward Webster presentation, and the Diplomatic Corps amid bustling crowds. He notes severe wartime shortages, sour beef, and fuel scarcity within federal lines described alongside General Grant.
A Chicago News essay credits Abraham Lincoln’s stepmother with molding his character. She transformed a squalid life into one of refinement, fostering honesty, self sufficiency, and a robust yet noble nature. Her influence framed Lincoln as grateful and steadfast, deserving lifelong homage.
The text describes dire supply lines for Rosecrans, with government control up to Bridgeport and Bragg’s forces on Lookout and Raccoon Mountains blocking rail and river routes. Supplies from Nashville must travel 60 miles plus in rugged terrain, causing near ten thousand cattle to starve and widespread hard bread rations for soldiers.
A nostalgic survey of famous writers and their final hours at work. It recounts Beda, Green, Goethe, Thackeray, Dickens, Elizabeth Gaskell, and Garrucci, noting how death interrupted or accompanied their last writings and the scenes surrounding their departures.
The piece links insomnia to stomach health and praises Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for digestive balance and better sleep. It then recounts a Arkansas jail mob story where a prisoner nearly faces a wrongful execution before a mistaken identity is cleared, ending with brief ads for Red Star Cough Cure and St. Jacobs Oil.
The Pittsburg Dispatch notes that headaches after overeating are not highly dangerous for youth but pose serious risk for older people and those with delicate constitutions, rheumatism, neuralgia, or bad colds. Indigestion releases acids into blood causing nerve irritation and potential debility. Preventing the rheumatic poison is emphasized over relying on cold weather gear.
An article notes Dr. R V Pierce of Buffalo promoting the Favorite Prescription as a health remedy for female troubles. It also recounts Deputy Sheriff Conway at a jail denying access to Patsy Kelly and receiving a small cigarette from a visiting boy, followed by a scammy medical ad from the Worlds Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo.
A quotation from Deacon Tlayseed extols a wife who can rise at 4 AM to milk fifteen cows, feed six horses, and ready breakfast for twenty, as essential for a farmer's success. When asked if his wife still does this, he reveals she is dead, drawing a tearful admission.
An 19th century advertisement promotes Dr Keree's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for colds sore throat bronchitis laryngitis and consumption in early stages. It claims Igaso as a blood purifier and strength restorer and suggests tonic benefits for fever and bowel issues. Sold by druggists.
An Evansville Ohio River bridge shortens the Chicago to Florida run to forty hours via the Danville Route. The Nashville line now lies within sixteen hours of Chicago with direct police buffet sleeping cars to Nashville and only one change to New Orleans and Jacksonville. William Hill, general passenger agent, Chicago, offers an illustrated copy of Florida A Story.
An advertisement urging proactive disease prevention cites Dr Walker's Vegetable Vinegar and Bly's Cream Balm as cures for catarrh cold hay fever and related ailments. It also touts Athlophorus for rheumatic relief and veterinary carbonisalve for galls with prices and dealer notes, plus Lyon's Heel Stiffeners as a sought item.
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