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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1890
Page
2
A poetic meditation on life's lessons through roses and ferns. The speaker urges cherishing moments, embracing love, and tending to growth before the season fades. Imagery centers on blooms, trellised roses, feathery ferns, and a call to seize life’s beauty.
Henry Wade returns to find Minna Baston in his family home as Jane West after a disguise. The country farmer couple welcome her as a potential daughter in law, and Henry discovers Minna is the city girl he loves. She reveals her plan to win their hearts by staying as a helping girl, ending with a wedding pledge.
A tale from Jacksonville's Metropolis about an avaricious deacon and his harum-scarum son in law Dave. A vision of hell reveals souls stored in egg sized iron capsules, including the deacon's, with a final quip that there is room enough for another.
A happy family gathers as Mr and Mrs Wade attend their son’s marriage to the chosen bride. The scene centers on a warm toast and a joyful acknowledgment of the couple with Christmas bells marking the moment. The future daughter-in-law is welcomed by the patriarch in a friendly handshake.
A laborer tells of a great eagle attacking a watch-dog at Zurstenwald, Branden burg. The bird, seven feet wingspan, carried prey and killed the dog before a fatal shot ended its life. The ringed, possibly captive eagle carried legends from Eperjes dated 10.0.1827. The piece notes eagles’ strength and historic tales of abductions, nesting habits, and solitary nature.
A train near mile post 672 in the Mojave Desert encounters a naked, dark haired man with a beard wandering from the south. The engine stops, the man flees, and a multi‑day search by Spencer and others finds tracks and footprints but no trace. Theories range from a deranged prospector to a possible missing person from Death Valley, with water in the area suggesting survival instincts amid the harsh desert. The episode highlights the dangers of travel across the Mojave.
An elderly narrator contrasts his two sons, Abraham who is idle and Julius who, though young, is trusted to act. The old man recalls Julius bringing a preacher from Nashville to rile their church and hints at keeping order through harsh justice, with rustic imagery of meals and life in the cabin.
Guests at a recent dinner laughed at four year old Rosalie who mocked adult chat about dates and epochs by asking when Professor Bowlder and Mrs Bowlder were married. Rosalie’s query after a tense exchange showed she preferred simpler meat and a longer ago marriage than the adults discussed.
The Western Plowman declares respect for women in stenography and denounces jokes that ridicule female workers. A Nicaragua incident and a satirical tale about wealth, fame, and love from the New York World are recounted as two other items in this column.
A collage of light humor and social quips from a Brip report debating society and readers. Jests touch on love, marriage, plagiarism, theft, and daily life with puns and witty exchanges. The piece references Miss X in Bluebeard, a talking shoe, first-person anecdotes, and a bicycle theft anecdote at a hotel.
The piece argues for strengthening the US Army alongside naval expansion. It criticizes outdated weapons from the Civil War era and calls for modern rifles, artillery, and smokeless powder to meet European standards, warning that volunteers would face greater risks against a better-armed foe.
A dialogue notes women's behavior when angry, contrasting composure in calm moments with open rage in fury. The speaker remarks on honesty about age and avoidance of concealing anger when thoroughly enraged.
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