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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1887
Page
7
A fragmented poem by Jon Boyle O Reilly laments wasted youth spent chasing showy dreams. It contrasts city life with rural innocence, noting the burdens of the rich and the enduring appeal of the river and childhood play.
Basil Rose and Harry Lowe scheme over Marjorie Paine at Ocean View, secrets and a forged letter lead to a hurried marriage. Marjorie suffers heartbreak as Basil seeks restitution, while years pass and the trio’s fates converge in a somber reunion in St. Louis.
Washington correspondent notes many women patent applicants focus on housekeeping items and apparel. Several inventors gain patents for sewing machines and attachments, with others for disinfectants, artificial stone, a stamp canceler, and various household devices.
In a humorous vignette from a 19th century column, a wife persuades her husband to eat, a pudding sparks marital banter, and a peddler flirts with the idea of addressing the lady of the house, to which she invites him in for a look at his wares.
The field notes only two first class women wits: Lady Mary Wortley Montagu and Miss Catherine Fanshawe. Lady Mary’s pinse work is lively and charming with pointed verse, and her best aside may be a witty summary of Lord Lyttleton’s “Count of a Friend” urging plain dress and sober manners.
The itemized notice touts garments and accessories that alter perceived body shape and charm. It promises a lank man looks plump a stout woman appears slender a homely woman handsome and a glove that stretches to fit. A dry goods clerk and milliner are named as the providers in a City Call style.
The article catalogs numerous female patentees from across the United States including Elizabeth Atkins Monroe La beefsteak chopper Kate Barton Philadelphia and Mary Cora Blandy Chicago polishing device and Sophronia Dodge Iowa dough raising apparatus. It notes about 334000 total patents with 22000 issued last year and only about ninety to women, roughly sixty per year.
The article recounts how Quakers required public announcement of intent to wed followed by inquiries into the groom and bride abilities to marry. It notes the role of both male and female committees, the traditional lack of formal ceremony, and the push for witnessing and registration to avoid illegitimacy questions raised by 1662 Nottingham trial.
A collage of punchlines and snippets from a past issue includes wry vignettes on fancy, hair, clergymen, and a sailor’s wit. It features jokes about a shoemaker, a temperate editor, and a quizzing student, with humorous exchanges and epigrams from Tid-Bits and local columns.
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