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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1887
Page
3
Readable text fragment notes a local item or notice with unclear details. No clear names, dates, or locations available. Summarization limited by missing context. preserves only that the fragment exists and may reference a local notice.
Frank Martin a carpenter is wrongly imprisoned for a theft he did not commit. Henry Jenkins, the real culprit, confesses on his deathbed and clears Frank, restoring honor and wealth to Frank and Netta who endured poverty and separation with their child.
A dated humor piece lists plausible alibis for married men returning at 2 a m. from 1890s social life. It suggests lines about visiting a sick friend, a clergyman chat, late office work, a faulty clock, or witnessing a fireside charity scene. It ends advising restraint and to let the hearer fill in details.
An informal Yarn Club meeting at Teddy Dunbar’s features a humorous debate over storytelling truth. Teddy narrates a three monkey tale of death by own action, sparking mixed reactions before the boys vote to pursue a mix of truth and fiction.
The piece recalls Jim Beasley, long feared censor in Buckshot Shoal Arkansas, who harassed editors over jokes and sympathy pieces. After his death is announced, the AZaul and Wedge pledges fearless journalism, claiming they were constrained by his rule and are now free.
Henri Laine notes Bonaparte's intense imagination and rapid planning, living two years ahead as he envisions edifice and empire. He Tiv wrote of Europe as a molehill, claiming true grandeur lies in Orient empires with vast populations.
A lively essay on spring style urges sensible dress and new wardrobes while noting the strain of fitting attire. It contrasts old clothes with modern fashion and highlights the dramas of dressmakers and home sewers. The piece then shifts to a survey of women in the Western Union telegraph office, where 700 operators, mostly young women, work beside men, showing how female presence influences career and marriage choices and detailing managerial insights from William J. Dealey.
The revolution in working women’s roles in New York has expanded to thousands who now fill clerical and office positions alongside men. From factories and domestic service to secretaries, stenographers, and typists, women are increasingly present in counting rooms, law offices, and even small consultative practices, opening new opportunities and transforming the social landscape.
The article surveys spring fashion including kersey jackets with capuchin hoods, elephant gray kersey, and airy gowns inspired by Parisians and Sarah Bernhardt. It notes high hairstyles rivaling Marie Antoinette, blouse waists in albatross cloth, belted waistlines, wide velvet revers, and draped skirts. Tennis wear features striped flannel blouses, vests, and sashes. Portrayals cover bustles, Newmarket coats, lace dresses, and velvet wall-towers, with emphasis on modest bustle effects and lavish drapery trends.
A collage of jokes and witticisms from various papers, featuring quips about fools and the wise, umbrellas, spoons, daily life scenes in Omaha, and humorous exchanges. It includes short anecdotes from Harper's Bazar, the Boston Courier, and the San Francisco Chronicle, illustrating light social humor.
Built by Washington, the mill stands a half mile east of Perryopolis in Fayette County. A rugged wooden structure propelled by a stream. The present proprietor Samuel Smith keeps the Smith family ownership since the founder’s era. East of the mill lie two block-houses once used for enslaved people, with Hersey’s house further east, part of the original Perryopolis grant.
A mid forenoon foot bath in hot water followed by a dash of cold water over the feet, brisk rubbing to dry, and wearing warm hose and boots. The sequence closes pores, tones the skin, drives blood flow inward, and reduces cold risk. A touch of sweet oil before stocking adds extra protection.
A Boston Courier passage recalls a scene where a grieving widow rejects well meaning friends and vows not to remarry for at least a year. The note shifts to a Sir William Thompson lecture arguing the sun’s past and future light spans may total around 20 million years and 5 to 6 million years respectively. It ends with a brief reference to Magna Charta won from King John in 1215.
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