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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1886
Page
5
Gossip on prevailing feminine modes details numerous costumes including red plush and pale yellow satin ensembles with beads garlands and silk drapery. Mentions latest Paris fashions coiffures with puffed royal hair and decorative birds and ribbons plus critique of short hair trends by an importer of human hair.
Wartstrears of cream white pair with black waists for summer wear. Heliotrope and moss green rival as top millinery colors. Tall beauties dominate London fashion as Bunthorne fades, athletes and heroes rise. New coach-top buttons mimic wheels. beads called Charlotte emulate Indian designs. A New York ex-alderman’s laundry work described. a lawyer’s kneeling prayer draws a rebuke. Silk may drop to cotton prices as India opens new silk era.
A long reminiscence covers Pierce era slavery conflicts with Buchanan Mason and Sole advocating Cuba annexation, filibusters, and Know Nothing rise. It contrasts anti slavery sentiment and Lincoln era policy with a Franklin expedition tale and Alaska climate quirks.
A Dakota branch line passenger questions a two hour late train. The conductor blames Monday saying duties with family chores cause slower starts. The exchange ends with a promise to depart before sunrise tomorrow.
Readings on women physical training and home life plus a Nebraskan pioneer wives profile. The pieces discuss domestic discipline affection and the role of wives in farming communities with emphasis on beauty home improvement and family stability.
The proprietor of a physical culture school outlines a structured program starting with measurements then chest, waist, and limb work. Some pupils undergo medical checks to identify weak spots, especially heart and lungs, and exercises target back and waist weaknesses. Records mention a 700 pound health lift, a 5 foot vault, a 12 year old gaining height and chest expansion, and a young woman regaining strength after paralysis.
A note on feminine appreciation of beauty and home life. The piece discusses how girls, kept at home until adulthood, naturally love pretty things and the beauty around them, suggesting a cultural expectation of domestic refinement shaping their upbringing.
The piece argues the hairpin empowers women by enabling countless tasks from boot buttons to letters and magazine cuts. It contrasts female resourcefulness with male gadgets, praising the hairpin as a tool and metaphor for female independence and political influence. It cites the Boston Courier and urges deeper essays on hairpins shaping female progress and the path to the ballot.
A humorous critique of the craze for prescribed sleeping positions as doctors tout different directions, North South East and West. The author mocks endless expert advice and predicts a future bed with clockwork to rotate the sleeper, turning from one position to another.
A Buona Vista New Jersey man recounts a medal found in a garden, minted to honor Admiral Edward Vernon for destroying the Portobello piracy stronghold. The tale links Vernon to Mount Vernon’s naming and notes the artifact’s preservation and gifting to the Mount Vernon Association.
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