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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1886
Page
6
Disjointed OCR fragment references wartime themes, an Admiral, a vessel, and a stronghold. It mentions destruction, a proposal to raise a fortification, and a narrative tone about sporting or military prowess, with scattered proper nouns and unclear chronology.
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A column recounts witty anecdotes about W S Gilbert author of Mikado, Lawrence Barrett and Edwin Forrest. It notes Gilbert's stage craft, his travels in Turkey Greece and Egypt for a new libretto, and Forrest's reported distaste for drunk performers with a Philadelphia incident recalled.
A Syracuse Herald writer asserts Edwin Booth’s weakness for drink haunted his life. His daughter, guardian angel and steady influence, controlled his habits by supplying stimulants, helping him triumph over temptation until last winter when she married and left him alone.
Mr. Giupert writes a play for Miss Fortescue to open her American season October 18. Aaron Rubenstein finished a new ballet The Grape Wine to be produced in Vienna featuring a bacchanalian dance by twenty one wine reps who begin in a wine cask and end with homage to the king of wines champagne. Germany balks at a champagne finale referencing Steinberger cabinet and Metternich vineyard mentions.
A description of a hollow-chested, proud-shouldered man with a stiff gray beard and a smiling face, who paused with both hands in his pockets as if assessing a scene or situation. The terse portrayal emphasizes posture and demeanor over context or action.
A descriptive survey of ancient garden art focusing on the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. It recounts the queen's longing for Persian scenery, the king's lavish response, and the gardens' grand terraces, statues, and archways as a symbol of ancient magnificence.
Early humans valued gardens for beauty and shade and arranged nature to create pleasant retreats with flowers shrubs and perfumes, dating back to the earliest traces of civilization.
An amusing anecdote frames Coquelin on the London Boulevards after a London engagement. A stranger, seizing both of Coquelin’s hands, proclaims delight at his return and inquires after his welfare. Coquelin replies that he has been acting in London and unexpectedly explains a Scotland trip where he caught the itch. The fan then releases him and vanishes into a drug shop.
The piece contrasts Charles Dickens as a snob of genius with his social failings and notes his lack of gentlemanly bearing. It then discusses railroad coupler accidents, claiming over four thousand patents exist but the hazard remains, with casualties in rail work surpassing Civil War deaths.
A fragment from a 19th century paper surveys family roles with grandmother and grandfather as core figures, then shifts to a sociable Atlantic City portrait by Charles Dudley Warner, contrasting rustic kinship with seaside spectacle and wooden boardwalks. It closes with a Lincoln anecdote and brief digressions on aging horse Old John.
The article contrasts Marco Polo and Lieut Greely to illustrate how travel books record fact rather than invention. It notes Polo’s journeys from Venice through China and Persia, Greely’s Arctic service, and asserts trustworthy travel writings reflect real life and hardship, not embellishment.
A Cleveland Leader essay argues poker reveals character from eye to hand and links prudent play to American business finance. It notes bluff as guiding force in markets, likening speculators to bulls and bears, and praising selected gaming over reckless play.
A brief exchange between Tommy and Mrs. Hayfield recounts Shiloh and a quip about a woman's heart in her mouth. The elderly couple banters on bravery and gender stereotypes with wartime humor.
A humorous exchange at a Seneca street drug store ends with a customer confusing items. After asking for Dolly Varden plasters he repeats the phrase, then corrects to belladonna plasters, finally relieved by the clerk's confirmation.
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