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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1886
Page
10
A collage of social anecdotes and excerpts on courtship habits, women’s dress rituals, and American manners. It contrasts male and female courting behavior, domestic routines, cooking odor lore, and reflections on family influence and etiquette. Notable voices reference Tennyson, Washington’s mother, and period journalism.
A Boston Transcript anecdote exposes a bride preparing for her nuptials. Her pride centers on a meticulously placed bonnet, hair fixed to perfection, neck raised, chin lifted, and a pricking pin as a final warning to trespassers.
A London letter surveys spelling shifts in the Somerset family name and broader English pronunciation quirks. It traces Sey mour to St. Maur, notes Norman roots, and contrasts Howard, Hogward, and other variants. The piece highlights mispronunciations in Commons reports and rural accents, ending with London speech peculiarities.
A historical chart compares beet sugar production in Germany France Austria Russia Belgium and California totaling 2 520 250 tons with cane sugar from Cuba Java Puerto Rico British India and others totaling 2 080 000 tons. The beet sugar output surpasses cane by about 50 000 tons annually.
The Magnier de la Source investigation shows Paris imports about 100 000 gallons annually with 120 000 000 gallons of wine sold. Adulterants include water alcohol and glucose. coloring from grape pressings. In 1883 84 over 40 percent fortified to 15 percent alcohol while natural wines run around 10 percent. Even mild wines often exceed eight percent.
An Illinois reader recounts relief from inflammatory rheumatism after using Athlophoros claiming rapid pain reduction and recovery. Letters from Reverend Samuel Porter and others endorse the remedy, urging purchase through the Athlophoros Company for home delivery if local druggists lack it.
A Chinese laundry customer demands English understanding from John and asks when collars and cuffs can be ready. John replies with broken phrases and refuses clear answers, insisting the items be left for washing with no definite completion time given.
Advert says consumption in early stages is curable and claims Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery can permanently cure it. It asserts the remedy treats bronchitis and coughs, with thousands of cases proving efficacy and urges readers to buy from druggists.
The piece notes wax color codes for social events and cautions about coughs with Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery advertised as a cure. A humorous clerical revenge tale and a Boston relocation anecdote about a boy aspiring to become Joseph Cook's successor are included.
Six gold medals awarded to St Jacobs Oil at world fairs for curing rheumatism and pain. Advertisements tout Dr Pierce, Ayer, Hall, and Walx Vinegar Bitters products, praising cures, vitality, hair renewal, and a new yacht named Mayflower by Gen. J. C. Raine.
George Benedict of Maxwell Iowa reports strong results from Athlophores used three to four months with consistent satisfaction. J R Cooley hardware merchant of Montrose Pa says a single bottle of Ely's Cream Balm cured his lifelong catarrh and left him sound.
An 19th century advertisement urges readers to order White Wine of Tar Syrup from wholesale druggists with a buy one get one free deal. It touts cures for coughs colds asthma and consumption and includes a free map of the Holy Land with the medicine. It cites Dr G C Warner Chicago and promotes Williams Hall's Balsam for the Lungs and Taylor's Cherokee Remedy.
The advertisement notes baggage and carriage hire costs, with a stop at the Grand Union Hotel opposite Grand Central Depot. It touts 613 rooms fitted at one million dollars, daily rates from $1, and claims families can live better for less money than at any other first class hotel.
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