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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1886
Page
6
Poetic reminiscence extols the Western lands as a place where the living, vigorous people thrive amid natural grandeur. The verse contrasts ghostly past and modern present, praising the West as a realm of freedom, faith, and robust life. Lippincott's Magazine.
An officer-narrator recounts pursuing a spy named Delos Damarra, arresting her, and later learning she is Col Cardonne's former betrothed who becomes his nurse in a Union hospital. The tale follows capture, escape, reunion, and a twist of love amid battles at Champion Hill and Black Silver Bridge.
A reflective verse piece titled Sabbath Reading invites contemplation of Christian and worldly truths. It contrasts going and coming as life moves through dawn and dusk, ending with a hopeful refrain for a nobler life and a final grand chorus.
The essay argues hate is worthless as life is finite and forgiveness brings peace. It extols love of home as a guiding force, links attachment to birthplace with early joys, and contrasts reverence with profanity. Rev. Dr. Arnold notes profanity wounds the moral sense and poisons manners, urging restraint and respect.
A survey of kitchen topics notes lemon juice as best at killing parasites in oysters and warns that alum in flour taints bread. It recalls Tennyson and Fitzgerald on vegetarianism, chronicles Paris Duval’s cheap lunch concept, and recounts geological myths about petrified forests.
A collage of witty brief items and notices including verses and quips about Socrates, ship christenings, and humorous exchanges. It recalls light journalism with jokes on etiquette, love tales, editor pranks, and a tribute to Melen Jackson, plus a newsline note about Pennsylvania mills producing oil.
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