This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1894
Page
7
Unclear fragment mentions Mitchell S D and Mitchell Printing Co. likely a notice or ad from The Weekly Capital. Details insufficient for concrete event, date, or location.
An 1870s Canadian Magazine excerpt condemns male clerks as doomed by rising female efficiency. It argues home economies empower wives through self-denial and stylish but frugal dress, while women increasingly dominate clerical work, leaving men underpaid and relegated to backside roles.
A Denver mining man recalls his past marriage to a woman who later wed two rivals after divorcing him. He notes the trio’s old town romances, a long separation, and her eventual remarriage to the third suitor now living on Capitol Hill. Also includes floriculture for women and home manicure tips.
A girl dressed in an ulster coat with stand-up collar and eye-glass sat in a ladies waiting room at a railway station. An older, short-sighted lady informed her this was the ladies’ waiting room, illustrating the cross-dressing trend among girls emulating male attire.
A party tale recalls a henchman bowing with an apology for forgetting his microscope to view a lady s toe, prompting a witty exchange. The piece ends with a quip that progress has a side effect of men losing work.
The piece outlines dress guidelines by age category from maid to young matron. It favors simple materials for the young, elaboration for matrons, and notes acceptable fabrics, colors, and silhouettes while cautioning against heavy velvets and dark laces. It describes street hats and evening gowns with specific trims and colors.
An article on the Sunday school lesson for January 28 based on Genesis four, urging earnest revival prayer and personal covenant with grace. It compares the ark and the bow as symbols of judgment and mercy, and surveys flood stories from various cultures while noting the biblical account's specifics.
The lesson notes the start of the Hebrew nation from Genesis 12 1-9 and describes Lord Macaulay famed memory. Examples include recalling Paradise Lost while crossing the Irish Sea and later reciting a newspaper poetical piece after decades without a change.
San Francisco Argonaut discusses a New York ruling that a marriage engagement may be implied by conduct rather than formal words. A Chenango County case upheld a $3000 damages verdict, noting a girl may end an implied engagement, while a man would be mocked for suing.
The piece urges prudent forest policy and scientific cultivation to avoid future import dependence. It contrasts U S timber practices with Bavaria's forester tale, notes France profits from forest land, cites Palissy on neglect, and calls for decisive action to protect and grow forests at home.
A joke recounts a South of France native boasting of a new telephone that supposedly translates French in Marseilles to Spanish in Madrid. The quip highlights regional exaggeration as a humorous aside about cross border communication.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.