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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1892
Page
4
A Charleston style column from Mitchell South Dakota offers etiquette tips on managing men by contraries, praising women’s organizing power and critiquing “mean” girl behavior. It extols women’s clubs, temperance movement impact, and argues for feminine strength and health through domestic labor.
A humorous essay traces kissing to ancient times as a way to detect truth about friends and a husband’s sobriety. It notes evolving social tests, from breath to watching a partner guard loose change, and ends with advice to revere superiors without becoming a servant.
A Sunday School exposition reads Daniel 6:16 28 focusing on prayer as a fortress and the king's restraint before the den. It contrasts Daniel's faith with the lions and urges steadfast trust in God, noting angels aid the faithful and urging generosity to God's storehouse.
A series of maxims contrasting action and thought, urging deeds to shape character. It notes that true value lies in a pure heart and undivided love, and critiques religions reduced to ideas only. The fragment ends with the word ree.
A rugged narrative recounts a fatal river flood that claimed Sam, son of Uncle Hiram, after a fishing trip turned downstream into disaster. Eyewitness memory describes the raging white wall of water, the boy’s struggle, and the father’s grief as rescue efforts reveal the tragedy. The piece contrasts rural fear of the river with outsiders mocking local caution.
A Philadelphia account recalls the only time Benjamin Brewster, then U S Attorney General under Gen Arthur, was taunted in court over his facial scar during a tense suit over Pennsylvania railroad franchise rights. Brewster responded by recounting his boyhood fire accident and the audience reacted with mixed cheers and jeers. His Philadelphia practice later diminished, leading him to leave the city.
An 18th century tale shows the Duke of Wellington drawing a bridge that leads to victory. He infers a hidden bridge by noting nearby cottages and social ties, proving keen inference can alter outcomes in hunting and war.
A weathered longshoreman by the Delaware River admires a clipper ship loading cargo for San Francisco. He laments the decline of clippers and reflects that the Panama Canal will be a blow to these tall ships, the prettiest things at sea.
A 19th century note recounts Doctor Russ urging Germans to populate poplar groves with parrots to fight pests. Lord Buxton and Baron von Berlepsch report success with varied parrots, while North American paroquets fare poorly in cold. The piece also links a geologist to a railroad theft case using mineral clues to track suspects.
A royal note describes Shah of Persia as owner of a twelve inch Shetland pony wearing gold shoes valued at £3 each. A pious man wonders about salvation until death. a woman doubts her husband’s gallantry when other women visit.
A traveling correspondent in Central Asia recounts Cossacks gathered around a displayed map. The scarred veteran explains routes from Orenburg to Orsk and posts along the Kara Koum Desert, prompting astonishment and awe at the paper’s accuracy. The crowd questions how a small scrap of paper can hold a thousand miles of marching.
A Washington Post piece compares tall women to shorter partners, praising height for grace and suiting fashions. It notes tall women can lean and flirt with ease, appear more commanding, and offer companionship advantages over shorter partners.
The Pall Mall Gazette notes a rise in women pursuing higher education in Paris from 152 in 1890 to 252. In medicine 18 French 6 English 3 Roumanian 5 Turkish 1 American and 103 Russians. sciences 14 foreigners 5 natives. letters 82 French citizens to 15 others. Three Russian women earned medical degrees last year.
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