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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1887
Page
10
A religious column urges earnest daily devotion and parental responsibility to curb youth liquor use. It argues that reform starts at home, with loving guidance, shared activities, and true companionship, not harsh scolding, to keep boys away from taverns.
The piece quotes Lord Byron about revenge toward women and notes complaints of women dying early. It praises Dr I V Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a safe remedy for women and men, claimed to ease household distress caused by female illness.
A narrator recounts attempts to explain the partridge drum with a mix of opinions from woodmen and bookish ideas. He observes the bird beating air with its wings rather than striking logs, finally confirming air-drumming near a maple alder thicket while approaching for a close view.
An offensive breath and catarrh are described as distressing to those affected and their relations. The note claims Dr Sage’s Catarrh Remedy cures the worst cases with thousands testifying to its success.
The article argues mixed diets support healthier tissue than exclusive plant or meat diets and notes human physiology lies between carnivora and herbivora. It also discusses Moxie Nerve brew as a political temperance alternative with strong dealer profits and no known harm, praising its wide support among women churches and chemists.
A collage of brief quips and ads lifts from late 19th century papers. It references a Washington man and Boston wife disputing phrases, Thos P Gloster praising St Jacobs Oil for an ulcer, Burdette humor about cricket, Suir’s illness, Rad Star Cough Cure by A C White, a railroad job interview joke, and Dr Harter Lion Vonic endorsements. It closes with a pun exchange on a bill, a posterity claim about blood, Brown's Bronchial Troches, a rose first principle quip, and Dr Teaac Thompson's Eye Water.
This notice advertises a home based earning scheme from Hallett & Co in Portland Maine. It claims no capital is required and profits can exceed five dollars daily with some earning over one dollar in a day and invites all ages and both sexes to write for free particulars.
An elderly man waiting at Third street depot followed officer Button’s caution to beware of bad men. He later showed a $25 bank check, now deemed worthless, after lending $20.50 to a man to catch a train, paying $5 interest. He argued the swindle was the railroad’s fault and demanded compensation.
The excerpt blends a mock serious doctor illustration with humorous social snips and a health ad. It notes a quirk about tonics and bills, a flirtation caution from Omaha society, and a persuasive depiction of Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters easing chronic indigestion. It also recalls Yale Class of 1837 alumni including Waite Evarts Pierrepont Goodrich Silliman and Tilden.
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