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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1886
Page
10
A long mixed-page feature blends verses on love with wedding lore and social customs. It discusses English and Scottish nuptial superstitions, bridal attire advice, and odd beliefs about luck, tears, and dowries, interwoven with anecdotes about trains, April Fools pranks, and a shop gossip column.
A Finglish Mechanic correspondent shares methods to brighten tarnished copper by washing and drying with sawdust, to glue leather to iron with a lead pigment and hot cement, and to cement iron parts using a sulfur and white lead mix. Instructions cover coloring willow and hats with fustic dye, German weatherproof paint blends, and wood bark handling to aid drying and storage.
A Dakota Bell column mocks wasteful habits and expenses as absurd debt relief, claiming tailwear, drink, tobacco, mince pie, and church offerings could rapidly erase the national debt in exaggerated terms. It notes Senator Vance of North Carolina joking with Miss Bulitt of Philadelphia about a wartime whistle.
Mrs. Chick urges one more effort as Mrs. Dombey lies dying and Mrs. O Thornton recalls her husband’s struggle with rheumatism. After a first dose of Athlophoros, Thornton sleeps, improves, and in five days returns to work, crediting the remedy with curing his rheumatism for over a year. He praises the medicine and urges others to try it, noting its availability by mail from Athlophoros Co., 112 Wall Street, New York.
A Boston Courier excerpt depicts a late night scene where a husband taunts his wife about an argument with humorous accents. The wife retorts with gentle scolding while offering help to remove his coat, highlighting a fraught domestic mood within a lodge setting.
The clippings tout Dr Pierce and Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for consumption and related symptoms. A comic vault scene with a night editor and burglar is recounted. An old medical anecdote about Dr J Adam Allen circulates. Ayer's Pills are promoted for liver disorders affecting overall health.
Agnes compliments Archibald as they stroll while Agnes jokes about a man unaware of walking with a pretty girl. Archibald replies with a gallant tease implying a lack of oyster treats. The Philadelphia Call notes signs of spring with bullfrogs and croak cusses.
The notice promotes the Grand Union Motel near Grand Central Depot with 613 rooms costing about one million dollars to fit out. It highlights luggage handling, $3 carriage hire, elevator, heating, restaurant, and easy access to depots via horse cars, stages, and elevated rail. It claims families can live better for less at this first class hotel.
A Manchester man asks for tobacco from a stranger in a depot while the other offers a 40 cent plug. The stranger says bite it in Boston, then boards the train. The brief anecdote sits beside ad copy praising Dr. Sage’s Catarrh Remedy for colds and catarrh, and a proverb about wisdom with speed.
A collage of ads and snippets shows tonics like California Vinegar, Dr Sage’s Catarrh Remedy, and Wells Mair Balsam for the lungs. It also features medical testimonials, stock market chatter, and household remedies such as Rough on Rats and Rough on Corns. The tone imitates a late 19th century newspaper page with varied claims and products.
The ad promotes Ely's Cream Balm as a safe effective treatment for catarrh colds hay fever and headaches with easy finger application priced 50 cents or 60 cents by mail. It also recommends Dr Isaac Thompson's Eye Water for sore eyes sold by druggists at 25 cents.
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