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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1892
Page
2
A 19th century domestic advice piece recounts a clerks dialogue about sending money to Columbus Ohio, then extols skin cleansing and health routines. It touts soap washing, simple diet changes, and gentle scrubbing to achieve clear skin and a robust constitution for women.
A historic brief discusses the link between clothing contamination and hygiene, warning that improper cleanliness affects daily life. It notes mechanized care and urges regular bathing to prevent impure conditions influencing health and comfort.
A long reader fragment centers on scriptural study and worship themes. It references Moses and God's intimacy with his servant, praising mercy and divine guidance as the lesson moves toward Daniel and his companions in a future study segment.
An aged storyteller recalls a Comanche legend set at Medicine Bluff. Two rival warriors seek glory. the younger challenges fate and proclaims a higher honor than the boastful elder. The rival dies in disgrace, while the true hero is celebrated by all tribes for his courage.
A National Tribune note recalls long standing cons like free tea samples and drapers’ patterns being used for theft. An old lady’s scheme to secure gratis tea lasts a year while similar scams involve quilts and silk goods. Instances include a lad taking many cocoa packets for a penny bribe and a man trading soap for beer.
The narrative explains how oil used in carpet weaving can leave invisible spots that later become apparent as dust clings to the oil and how transportation of carpets in oil-dripping cars can cause ingrained stains. It shifts to brief humor about wealth and ethics with anecdotes from The New Nation and a Harpers article on beans and prices at a restaurant, illustrating social observations.
The article notes Japanese people show temperance in tobacco use. It contrasts governors and geisha with workers, all reportedly content with the small Kiseru pipe. The piece mocks Western reactions to their habit and features colonial stereotype language.
West Chester observer notes blacksnake value to farmers for controlling field mice. A farmer recalls a $5 value and describes non venomous behavior. An anecdote recounts a doctor aiding a chilled blacksnake and a Cabinet Hall prank with a hat snake.
An anthology excerpt discusses the bruin’s winter den behavior and lumbermen’s clashes with trees. It shifts to a Georgia colonel recounting a biased enslaved boy anecdote and ends with a brief note on the convenience and controversy of telephones.
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