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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1886
Page
7
A collage of verse and prose notes including William Shakespeare on love, a humorous exchange about marriage and possessions, a tale of a fortune westward, and a critique of fashionable beauty methods. The piece contrasts gendered education funding and asks why women receive less support than men despite similar talent and effort.
A survey of shifting views on women’s education argues that the old belief in intellectual extinction after marriage is giving way. It cites experiments, cites Emerson and various newspapers, and notes social jokes about wives and work. It also mentions a Nevada woman’s daring fall, a divorce quip about waking a husband, and a cautionary tale about teachers collecting family occupations.
A jumble of notes cites experiments on steam and wood, quinine taste thresholds, salt sugar and baking soda in water, and gender differences. It mentions a Chinese viceroy's earthquake theory tied to winter and male yang, a 120 year old West man, and a Boston area house claimed not to be Washington’s HQ. It reports ship sizes near Rockport and Duluth as well as paste making tips, rice flour glue, and an iron growth warning from Popular Science Monthly.
In a recount from W D Kelley, President Lincoln recalls earning his first dollar at about eighteen. He built a flat boat to transport goods to New Orleans and, after guiding two trunked passengers to a steamer, received two half dollars as payment, a moment that widened his world and hope.
The piece argues the Negro is part of the republic and cannot be deported. It urges increasing schools and compulsory education, technical education access, and strong courts to defend rights under federal and state law. Agitation is deemed harmful, while self reliance and judicial safeguards are emphasized.
The Breakfast Table editorial mocks women as charming yet public nuisances in crowds. It lampoons sidewalk bottlenecks caused by nurses with baby carriages and crossing fears, ending with the punchline that women are sweet and comely but awfully funny.
The article lists practical newspaper based tips to save heat and aid cleaning, such as layering paper inside barns and around beds, using folded paper as chest protection, filling cracks with flour paste dissolved newspaper, and cleaning with paper. It notes lamp chimneys and many kitchen tasks benefit from soft paper, plus a note on porvoisk leather and general admonition to avoid harsh judgment.
In a North China Mail report, gunmen disguised as celebrants bearing leaflets announcing degree results raided the Ho family after first congratulating them. They looted thousand of dollars and clothing while firing crackers to mask their escape amid feigned joy.
Hos tetter s Stomach Bitters is advertised to stimulate torpid kidneys and bladder, increasing activity and resilience to discharging functions. It claims to strengthen these organs as channels for blood impurities, warning that sluggish organs precede disease. This tonic touts health benefits and warns of peril from kidney related maladies.
Sunday night in Georgia, a young man leans in to ask a life changing question after a long chat about notable women. He asks to go to the circus, eliciting a hushed moment before the couple proceeds with hopes and romance at hand.
A collage of trade offers and public matters notes Dr. Pierce's cure for skin ailments, a Chicago bribery anecdote, a medical ad for nerve disorders, and Pope Leo XIII's charity. Also mentions Red Star Cough Care, House of Commons composition, Dr. Pierce on pills, a knot‑tying machine, Wall's Hair Renewer, and Passamaquoddy Indians count.
Three months ago a wife suffered a serious inflammatory rheumatism and improved after two doses of Athlophoros, with four bottles claimed to cure. The passage promotes mineral-based remedies and products including Walker's California Vinegar Bitters, Sask Saskatchewan Fire Wheat, Lyon's Heel Stiffeners, Dr Leane Thompson Eye Water, and Piso’s Remedy for Catarrh, listing prices and vendors.
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