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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1886
Page
2
A noisy collection of theatre chatter and backstage anecdotes covers Mrs Langtry and Jersey Lily, actor habits, and make up tricks. The piece references performances, prompts, and wardrobe details with vivid but lighthearted observations about actors and backstage life.
A column reflects on how women with strong distinct character stand out in small towns. Distinctive, independent women are praised for thinking for themselves, shaping homes, and guiding their children, without copying neighbors. The piece contrasts fashion and domestic power with social expectations.
A fragment notes a woman preferring stage life as a chorus girl over marriage to a rich husband. The remark hints at her satisfaction with her own limited means given the character of her spouse.
A British writer laments English youths in America who ditch formal dress and manners, offending hosts. He blames widespread ignorance about the United States among educated English, noting myths of America as an undeveloped nation and urging greater cultural awareness.
The author argues gamblers hold contradictory ideas about luck, turning to rituals or “in the vein” and “maturity chances.” He notes gamblers lack real faith, using phrases akin to Indian medicine men, while insisting luck cannot both continue and change. The piece critiques inconsistency in professional gamblers like Steinmetz.
The readable text is heavily garbled with nonsensical phrases and lacks identifiable people places dates or events to summarize into a coherent news item. No verifiable entities or actions emerge from the fragment.
A blurred city piece recalls Iyceums and a sermon like moment with a young student studying for the ministry. It depicts a deacon led vote and a reflective crowd, hinting at religious and civic tensions as distant sea imagery accompanies the fragment.
The text outlines home care for sprains and fractures, emphasizing rest, proper fomentations with water and flannel, avoiding head injuries, and cautious handling. It details simple, compound, and comminuted fractures, advising splints, bandages, and early medical aid, with steps for unconscious or in-pain patients and cautious lifting to prevent further harm.
The article discusses claims by the U.S. Fish Commissioner that fish can live indefinitely without maturity and grow yearly. It cites Russian records of pike centuries old, Chinese palace sacred fish, and goldfish in one family over fifty years, noting variability in growth and age reports.
Donn Pratt notes a half sheet inked satire on Lincoln and Civil Service directed to the Secretary of War. A quirky tale describes a frog in ice and a joke about a general’s fate, preserving the era’s tone and character without sensationalism.
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