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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1917
Page
6
Reader letters discuss hair oiliness and dandruff, along with suggested tonics and nourishment. Instructions cover affordable breakfast menus, nail care with vaseline, facial cleansing tips, eye shape caution, white spots on nails, and a dermatologist tone for skincare queries.
A curio column advises women to care for back and shoulder blades with exercises and posture, favoring a curved line and a V neck, noting many thin or fat women lack attractive shoulders. It also includes odd health and beauty tips about scalp care, egg yolk shampoo, and hair tonics, with reader prompts for self addressed stamped envelopes.
C V Wilson returned from a business trip to Des Moines and Omaha. Rail commission members in Alexandria weigh Milwaukee depot plans. Charles M Marsh in Mitchell to discuss 1917 festival attractions with Corn Palace officers. Miss May Saltmarsh visited from Miler. Adolf Scheurenbrand begins Ikast V third avenue curb and gutter work for summer paving. Monsocket Company F men pass 24 of 28 exams. several rejections listed. Methodist Ladies Aid to meet Thursday at 8 pm with devotions led by Mrs J L Harkness. Lucile Hitchcock program and Bernice Barbour piano solo. April division to serve refreshments. Troop 2 First South Dakota cavalry reaches full war strength. 106 enlistment blanks signed, some may be rejected. Recruits from Spencer to sign later. Mrs J M Simpson returns to Grand Island, Neb.. Mr and Mrs R J Thomas return from winter in Long Beach and southern California. Prof Sherman Wirk to lecture on the Parthenon at the Methodist church. free admission. Justice J N Gates of the SD Supreme Court modifies Derseh case about Platte lake drainage. order to close drainage ditch and restore lake. The Republican invites church news. Sunday service announcements due by 4 pm Friday. Rev Harry Week, Dakota Wesleyan 1908 graduate, spoke at the college chapel after returning from India. pearls and shells from Borneo on exhibit. Kimball Graphic reports Mitchell auto show cold and poorly attended by nearby towns. show strong overall but lacking accessories. room for improvement with better effort.
The vital statistics summary for South Dakota shows for 1916 and 1915 deaths, marriages, divorces, and citizenship papers. Deaths total 4 737 in 1916 with 1 194 children under five, and causes include pneumonia heart trouble tuberculosis cancer old age. Violent deaths list drownings and other incidents, with 138 deaths from lightning and 45 from vehicle crushings, while homicides halved from 1915 to 1916.
Jacob Tschetter, longtime Bridgewater business leader, won the mayoral race by a large margin. Voted measures include a municipal band tax approved by 46 votes for 1917 and 1918 and a one mill fire department levy. Cliff McMan and Ila Colls wed on April 16 and left for their honeymoon. McMan is cashier at the First National Bank of Bridgewater.
Spring colds bring stuffed head sore throat and general symptoms from temperature changes. A dose of Dr King’s New Discovery is advertised as relief with antiseptic balsams that clear the head and soothe irritated membranes.
A cure claims Dr King’s New Discovery eases a cold and relieves symptoms. The ad urges use until the cold is gone, warning untreated lingering discomfort can be risky and promoting the product as first relief.
The quiet city election results show TH A Rodee, Louis Beckwith, J P Reihsen, and W W Broadbent elected as councilmen. W M Herber is re-elected municipal judge, and the band levy passes by 19 votes. Ward results show Rodee narrowly beating Kurvink by four ballots. Beckwith defeats Rathbun 592 to 126. The band levy totals 460 yes to 276 no.
Hog receipts at Chicago Union Stock Yards total 24000 with prices ranging from 14.00 to 16.00 per cwt and a slow market. Sioux City reports hog receipts 1200 with a lower market and cattle and sheep prices easing for killers and stockers. Lambs top at 15.04 with strong wool and mutton values noted.
Market notes from Minneapolis show bid and ask levels for No. 1 hard, No. 2 hard, durum and wheat supplies, with prices for arrive and choice arrive, plus corn, oats, barley and rye readings across several grades and futures months. The data includes ranges for No. 3 yellow corn and No. 4 yellow oats, alongside Montana white oats and assorted price points.
South St. Paul market receipts show 4500 hogs with prices ranging 15.00 to 15.50 and bulk 15.25 to 15.45, 2300 cattle with steers 6.50 to 12.20, cows and heifers 6.00 to 10.50, calves 5.00 to 10.50, stockers 5.00 to 9.50, 206 sheep with lambs 8.00 to 14.50, wethers 6.00 to 12.00, ewes 5.50 to 11.25.
Receipts reach 5,233 with creamery butter trading at 46 8 4 for firsts and 45 46 for some grades while seconds run at 44 1 3. Prices reflect dairy market activity in the Big Apple.
A troop of cavalry is being recruited in Madison South Dakota under Sergeant Joy Wethe. Several young men have enlisted and officials expect to reach the quota of one hundred without difficulty.
Members of the local Baptist church award the contract to build a new brick church with full basement at an estimated cost of 40 000 dollars. Construction will start at once.
Sloan's Liniment relieves rheumatism pains and aches with a clean liquid that penetrates quickly. It treats strains sprains and muscle soreness and is handy for gout lumbar backache toothache stiff neck and other external pains sold at druggists.
Iggy With consideratte success il the counties north of here in his search for have recruits securing the en listment of a number of young men at Onida and Gettysbure Tlesyoes further north in the state from et tysburg working al the northern part of the state.
South Dakota Short Horn breeders report a highly successful sale at Huron with 44 animals bringing 12 425 dollars, average 282 98. Bulls sold at 625, 660 dollars. Col Carey M Jones of Chicago acted as auctioneer, with Col Rich of Town and Col Kidgart of North Dakota assisting. John White and I D Peckham organized the sale. Frank J Thomson spoke. Annual meeting attended. officers elected: president J J Aielach Gang Valley, secretary D Peckham Alexandria, treasurer D B McSloutes Huron.
Wesleyan faculty agrees students who enlist in the National Guard will receive credit for the year pending an exam on semester work. The decision, urged by the scholarship committee, aims to ensure students keep up coursework while awaiting service. If chosen, military training will be considered in faculty discussions.
A humorous fantasy from Tiuron College suggests minnows from the James River be used as sardines to cut food costs. Students experiment making chowder from minnows and clams, while Dr. Gilmore promotes aquaculture ideas including crawfish and muskrat farming as alternative food crops.
Major Sir Harry Vane seeks Col Roosevelt support to form an Irish-American unit for service in the war. Vane, who was in Dublin during the Sinn Fein uprising, is noted for strong Irish sympathies and recent popularity from recruiting in the Sixteenth Irish division. He served with distinction in the Boer War.
An unclear cable quotes Sir Harry asking Col. Roosevelt if he should be recommended to the president for a command. The message notes a major's promotion as a reward for services in the Trans rebellion and mentions mental reports on campaigns in this and the South African war.
Readers are urged to plant or donate vacant lots through the Chamber of Commerce. The plan, supervised by Prof Jos Hamilton, aims to boost food supply and market conditions by transforming idle ground into garden plots. The department of agriculture advises successive plantings and canning surplus produce for aid.
Woonsocket residents rally for a patriotism movement and a five block parade ends with recruiting for Company I. Capt. J. D. Rowley and Lieut. Geo. Shipton report 22 recruits by Saturday night, with strong local support and plans to boost fall war strength. The roll of honor includes Charles A. Merwin, Walter B. Allen, Ray Roach, Henry J. Schauer, Volney P. Warner, Alfred R. Turgeon, Ernest J. Turgeon, Alphonse I. Turgeon, Edward R. Newcomb, Alfred J. Heim, Carl L. Kennedy, Barnard F. Moran, Wallace S. Mitchell, Wayne Munro, Frank Rowan, Gerald A. Ashpel, Robin C. Spriggs, Amos Johnson, W. S. Thomas, Guy W. Shannon, Ross Sweeney.
Children suffer from worms causing dullness irritability and disturbed sleep. Kickapoo Worm Killer is a mild laxative candy tablet that promptly removes worms. Irregular appetite and bowel changes signal infestation. Relieve your child at all druggists for 25 cents.
The Turkish war office announces the American gun boat Scorpion has been interned under wartime rules requiring vessels to depart port. Washington had anticipated internment and noted a prior State Department cable urging release to the Black Sea, but Turkey objected citing Russian dominance of the area. Passage through the Dardanelles remains a factor.
Damaged OCR text suggests a crew member sent via Austria to Switzerland before a break in diplomatic religious relations. The passage is fragmentary with limited verifiable details.
Washington notices Baron Rosen the Russian ambassador is likely to return to represent the new Russian government. He is said to understand Americans well and would replace George Bakhmeter. A Petrograd dispatch reports a constitutional assembly plan via universal suffrage with army participation and equal rights for women.
Amsterdam dispatches report Austrian ministers Urban and Kr huernreither resigning. German circles view the move as ill timed with parliament convocation next month. Budapest Socialist paper Neweszark announces Hungarian premier Count Tisza’s resignation.
AP dispatches describe a pause in the British advance along the Lens and St Quentin sector with minor engagements improving positions. Reporting notes the heavy supply and artillery effort behind assaults and cites German preparations near Arras and Vimy ridge. Also mentions Indiana state funds transferred for border soldiers’ pay.
The agriculture department said heavy Texas shipments will ease a nationwide onion shortage. Texas has begun delivering over 100 rail cars daily, increasing supply though the harvest is two weeks later than last season. Prices are expected to fall as supplies rise.
The advertisement emphasizes thorough scientific examination to determine proper lens strength. It positions the store as experienced in assessing individual needs and custom fitting glasses for each customer.
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