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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1889
Page
8
Dr Mueller an Australian physician reports success treating snake bites with strychnia. He argues venom paralyzes nerves rather than tissues and uses hypodermic strychnia with heat and sleep prevention to oppose the poison. London Hospital notes cautious optimism.
Sister Weymouth, famed exhorter in a Maine village, cursed with sharp wit, faces a scheming suitor Frost who fakes conversion to wed her daughter. He deserts after five months, leaving a child. Weymouth quips to “hold that baby under the water long enough to get all the frost out.”
A historical interview recalls using gum camphor and a home remedy called sudekil lo to banish flies and mosquitoes. The author describes swamp life in Louisiana and later sharing the method in Missouri with his wife, urging others to try the simple approach.
A Boston Courier quotation discusses male passengers yielding space on open horse cars and the contrast with women yielding to men. A clergyman recounts a Westminster officer hearing of his mother’s death after seeing her apparition in the evening, then discovering she died at that hour the previous night.
A collage of curiosities and home remedies includes Gardner’s sleep technique lying on the right side with calm breathing, plus methods like counting and hair brushing. It mentions strange patents such as a Lord’s Prayer device, chicken hopples, bee moth excluder, and a hen surpriser, followed by notes on bee stings for rheumatism, artificial honey from starch and acid, and humorous social quips.
Boarded by William M. Richards as president and Robert J. Hellar as secretary the Fidelity and Casualty Company swore a true statement of its 1888 affairs. The Territory of Dakota Auditor certified the firm and its authority to operate in Dakota until December 1, 1889. The document lists assets liabilities premiums losses and taxes with figures and official seals. Montgomery Funkhouser listed as managers in Chicago.
Audit of Merchants Insurance Company Newark shows capital stock, assets including real estate valued at 102 757 15 and cash on hand 4 387 32 plus bank deposits 81 639 08. Liabilities list unpaid losses 76 978 20 and unearned premiums 4 500 00 with total annual income for 1888 at 689 905 63.
An advertisement touts Wrights Myrrh Tooth Ship to arrest decay and whiten teeth sold by S. H. Scallin, plus Wrights Compound of Sarsaparilla to purify blood and build strength. Also Swayer’s Ointment claimed to cure skin eruptions, and Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething children. An East India missionary recipe offers a free cure for consumption and related ailments by mail from Rochester New York.
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