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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1890
Page
2
Fragmentary memorial verse honoring fallen soldiers. References to graves, flowers, and silent tones evoke contemplation of sacrifice. The clipped lines mention forefathers, devotion, and distant battles, with a focus on laying flowers and reflecting on deaths.
A Northern family faces hardship in November as Neil Weidman offers to substitute for his brother Mark in the Civil War. Mark cannot be spared, Kit and Mollie worry, but Neil insists on going. He endures temptation to betray his vow, and later dies in battle, with Mark’s sorrow and Kit’s memory shaping a tale of sacrifice and gratitude.
A mother offers corn starch pudding to her daughter who declines so as not to seem stiff in front of Charlie, fearing he would doubt her affection. The exchange highlights a humorous early 20th century domestic concern about appearances and romance.
In a New York weekly quip, lawyers look grim as Mr Richman is dead. The joke notes he died without a will, underscoring a popular bust of business sagacity versus practical wealth. An ironic jab follows about reputations in business.
A jumble of nursery tales and domestic scenes from Lewiston and nearby towns. A sick dolly prompts a ride to the doctor, a boy resists school in a flannel shirt, Ava and grandma share tea and wax dolls, and grandma recalls candle dipping from a childhood.
Two colored workmen Dabbs and Spillers formed a plastering partnership. Dabbs struck Spillers with an ax handle, beating him severely after articles of agreement were drawn. Spillers told a nearby white man the dispute proved they could not agree.
A Chicago Ledger piece describes Chinese infant care and naming customs, detailing shaving, braided tufts, and changing names as boys grow. It contrasts wealth influence on care, explains cloth-bound carrying, boat life, and winter dress, noting girls receive less attention in a biased view.
A Brooklyn undertaker Jacob M Hopper kept John Browns torn clothes and coffin after his 1859 hanging. The body was reinterred in North Elba, while the old coffin and garments were hidden in Hoppers cellar for nearly thirty years before the coffin was broken up and removed. Hopper vows he helped dispose of the body.
In a playful exchange from the Lawrence American, Maud and Harry discuss future companionship with light conditions. Maud agrees to date on certain terms and jokes about not being drawn into dangerous schemes like a bacilli scare in ice cream or omitting drowning accident details from papers.
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