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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1886
Page
9
A fragmented verse story recalls a scene in a lumber room with memories of September and Aunt Lavinia. The speaker points to a hidden tableau featuring portraits and curiosities, including the Maiden of Cashmere, and imagines a rosier air as two unseen figures observe from behind a chair.
A Cherokee Strip adventure recounts Joseph Williams escaping a panther encounter while camping near the Kansas border. The narrator describes sleeping with a revolver and the panther mating call before he shoots both beasts and returns home after a month without further urge for risk.
An old Boston Journal feature recalls a missing Harvard College volume of the parietal committee from 1827 to 1830. Excerpts show strict rules against wearing illegal garments, admonitions to freshmen, and bans on smoking, profanity, and bread toasts. Notable names include Babcock, Page, Sumner, Butter and Draper, with quirky entries on dogs spoken to and wooden notes about Sabbath walking.
A tale of James Hargreaves and his spinning machine the Spinning Jenny whose invention boosted mills and cities. The narrative describes his wife witnessing the moment he declares he has it and names the device the Spinning Jenny amid public resistance and awe.
An Anon. reminiscence traces Sir Richard Arkwright’s ascent and half a million sterling fortune, then shifts to GEN. STANCOCK'S courtship. West Point graduate Hancock, in St Louis, notices a beautiful young woman, Almira Russell, and through a sequence of meetings with her father, secures engagement and marriage with her.
A Philadelphia Record summary contrasts how rulers subdued conspirators in Burma and Cetewayo with Natal and British India practices. It notes Burmese methods using fear and confessions, versus a British Indian tactic that deprives the suspect of opium, inducing delirium and an indirect confession. The piece criticizes violations of English jurisprudence while detailing the coercive logic.
A Baltimore News item reports unstamped letters causing woes when money is found in the box, and coins confuse proper destination. A Pittsburgh Chronicle quip describes a glove contest on Federal Street where a Troy Hill woman struggles to fit a size four glove on a seven hand. A note adds that painting harlequin chairs is the latest fad among young ladies.
Gail Hamilton argues that true womanly greatness lies in natural behavior and service to others. She urges balance between personal dignity and housework, contending women may perform hard domestic tasks while pursuing higher aims, defining dignity by duty and virtue over mere status.
A Boston Record anecdote describes two women delaying a street car by parasols and politeness, illustrating social norms. A Magazine of Art piece then surveys Greek and Roman dress, noting waisted garments and draped mantles that minimize the waist. The text ends by affirming insufficient home training for young women in married life.
A collage of notes recounts how environment entered English via Carlyle from French, with citations from 1830s works and Sterling letters. It contrasts Websterian senses, cites Past and Present, and joking items from The Paragrap hers and various tabloids about social wit and minor anecdotes.
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