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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1886
Page
7
Mitchell North Dakota scene told in verse recounts Obadiah’s steadfast prayer and the narrator’s stubborn toil. It contrasts faith with labor as a famine grips and corn and potatoes run scarce. Obadiah prays night after night while the narrator patches knees, arguing both gifts are needed.
A backstage dispute over a rehearsed play ends with Miss Catherine Kyrle apologizing to Adrian Fyatt. Fyatt forgives her and agrees to reread the piece, leading to a triumphant premiere and a later engagement. The couple eventually wed after a publicized clash and subsequent success.
In a playful exchange a speaker asks if someone is both papa's and maummit's boy. The response affirms, then a witty line suggests a nice carriage voyage can have two horses, illustrating humor in social banter.
A Sunday piece debates the Sabbath's secular drift and the varied modern views of Jesus. It traces Renan, Tolstoy, Dickens and others, noting how Christian interpretation shifted with science and rationality, and how moral teaching remains central to faith.
A colorful reminiscence from Coogan's orchestra night at the Doolans features Patsey Coogan with his wooden leg joke and a lively dance crowd. Schoolmaster and villagers discuss hoople snakes, potato patches, and a river of tall tales in a bustling neighborhood gathering.
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