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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1891
Page
7
The Mitchell Printing Co announces subscription rates for one copy one year in advance two dollars and twenty four cents for six months one week three months and lower club prices. Subscribers should provide old and new addresses and correspondence should be addressed as early as possible.
Advertisers see low rates for business cards up to six lines at $5 per year. Local ads list five cents per line with legal notices. Obituaries and similar notices appear free of charge along with death notices and resolutions presented by local wards.
The item cites the New York Press on a Mail Subsidy bill boosting Cramp shipyard employment by 1500 workers, alongside criticism of prohibition and party politics. It mentions the Redfield Observer blaming preachers, urges accountability for saloon influence, notes Aberdeen’s new daily and weekly venture with authorized capital of 5000 dollars, and comments on Gov. Toole of Montana discussing Grover Cleveland and land policy amid Northwest Republicans.
Readable bits show references to Redfield Observer items about Wi BLU RSPoniican print errors and a mix of political names. The garbled text mentions Mitchell, politicians, citizens, and connections with a TVA and various laws, but the meaning is obscured and lacks a coherent event or date.
A critique of Republican and Ruralist claims on currency levels and per capita circulation. The piece questions the credibility of demagogic figures, cites Chicago Inter Ocean figures for 22 years, and asks financiers to explain postwar dollar purchasing power and the impact of silver purchases, urging fair discussion.
The piece notes party revels in Illinois and nearby states over Palmer’s election, mocks the caucus method for choosing US senators, and cites California bribery allegations. It criticizes Democratic leaders Hearst Brice Felton as potential victims of party attacks and warns against exploiting past scandals for political gain.
A circular from the Historical Society of South Dakota, led by President Q and secretary Wiscktyurs of Pierre, invites state residents to join with a two dollar annual fee and a ten dollar life membership. The group aims to promote history, geography, and local civic efforts, funding officers with no salaries and seeking broad citizen involvement.
Fragmented OCR text references a reform debate, a judge or official Sasser and policy terms. It hints at a government action or decision that unsettles the public and relates to the term of an office. The exact details are unclear due to garbled wording but indicates political friction and accountability questions.
The text argues Italian authorities misunderstand the American government. It notes Edwin Booth retires after Lawrence Barrett dies creating a long vacancy. It defends the Independent papers’ claims about farmers and Alliance leadership, and opposes judging a public figure by early indiscretions.
The Illinois Democrats still reel from Senator Porter's Kansas nonattendance at the Palmer victory celebration. Jerry Simpson's Democratic statements seem not to reflect his colleagues. Lake Madison Chautauqua managers plan a July editors day and the Madison Sentinel urges the editorial association to craft a fitting program.
The Argus Leader highlights Missouri ex-Senator Henderson's condemnation of recent congressional spending while omitting Democratic Senator Cockrell's view. Cockrell defended the size as unavoidable and justifiable.
Publishers praise the papers advertising columns as proof of a live progressive business community and first class advertising mediums. They advocate three newspapers operating on live and let live principles rather than captious snarling and puerile whining.
Sioux City Journal readers urged to compare tariff editorial price predictions with actual costs. Genese John Shannon of the Huronite praises a vindication trend as moisture prediction gains traction. A short verse from Moanisy laments ongoing heavy snow with near four feet more expected, boosting the season’s heavy snow narrative.
Scrambled OCR text references farmers and politicians and a mix of names and terms. The readable elements mention farmers, Gore, Wasmms, and references to US names, settlements, and groups, but the passage is garbled with many misspellings and nonsensical segments. The core facts are unclear due to damage.
The Farmers Alliance faces internal friction within the Democratic and Republican parties as its extreme sub treasury platform draws sharp criticism. Analysts warn the movement risks overreaching by attacking banks and railroads, likely forcing retreat to broadly supported ideas while Curtis-like leadership struggles hinder cohesive action.
The writer argues that the alliance jeopardizes employment and wages through state meddling and attacks on one business for others’ gain. It notes limited hope for growth, claims incapacity or aggression toward property rights, and sees in the South only political influence to sway Democrats, with the radical wing losing ground and no serious national threat.
Damascus Lodge Knights of Pythias celebrated its eighth anniversary with a gathering in castle hall. About 65 to 70 attendees, many with spouses, enjoyed vocal quartets, organ accompaniment, and recitations, plus a formal address reflecting on the lodge’s earlier milestones.
Fragmentary text appears to reference a date and personal names in a historical newspaper style but is largely garbled. It mentions possible locations or groups and a series of unrelated words, lacking coherent events or confirmable entities for a proper summary.
The document concerns the Equitable Life Insurance Company of Iowa with details under Iowa law and filed in South Dakota. It includes officers, capitalization, and financial figures such as capital stock, real estate value, liens, loans, and securities, though several figures are garbled. It notes Jonathan H. Scriven as attorney for service of process in South Dakota, with dates indicating organization in 1867 and business commencement in March 1867.
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