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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1902
Page
6
Dr King's New Discovery Cures Bronchial Ailments
Theiy Bacret of All Bacheville Kentucky reports Mrs H Whitaker suffered chronic bronchial trouble for years. Her husband credits Dr King's New Discovery with curing her and their granddaughter's severe whooping cough. It claims to cure coughs colds la grippe bronchitis and all throat and lung troubles with trial bottles free at Scallin's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bacheville
P. Whitaker
Scallin’s
Why Coughing In Weakening
The article notes coughing uses substantial energy. A German statistician estimates a patient coughing every 15 minutes for ten hours uses energy equivalent to 250 units of heat, comparable to nourishment from three eggs or two glasses of milk. Normal breathing expels air at four feet per second. violent coughing can reach 300 feet per second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Parlor Clock Stopped to Save Wear on Works
A family discussion reveals the father’s concern about coal and gas costs. To economize, the parlor clock is stopped, as Mr Nicefellow is a frequent visitor and the household seeks to cut expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Nicefellow
Ze whole class go to ze bottom pun
A French teacher at a large school loses temper amid heat and unruly pupils. He shouts a jokey mispronunciation about sending the entire class to the bottom, illustrating a comic moment amid classroom chaos.
Want Ad Advice and Sugar Health Claim
A terse midnight distress cry is followed by a policeman’s quip to advertise in the want column. The text then cites a physician attributing recent rises in height and weight of Britons and Americans to higher sugar consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Want
Philadelphia Press
Kodol Relief and Du Pont Family Governance Observed
A testimonial touts Kodol as a cure for stomach troubles and dyspepsia with a neighbor's grateful note. The New York Tribune reviews the Du Pont family rule, describing a strict headship guiding powder works and selective assignment of roles to trusted members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
du Ponts
Atlantic
Pacific
du Pont
New York Tribune
Land prices rise sharply in Davison county July 1902 report
R D Prescott reports July 1902 farm land sales in Davison county covered 8590 acres for a total of 181690 dollars, averaging about 21 dollars per acre, up from July 1901 when 8510 acres sold for 110557 dollars at 12.99 per acre. The market shows sustained growth and stable value. Dr Kings New Life Pills advertised for liver trouble and skin improvement at 25 cents a bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. D. Prescott
Davison County
Davison
Distribution of Telegraph and Telephone Taxes in Pierre County
The July telegraph tax distributed to counties totaled 4138.97 with 607.56 to the state, excluding Buffalo Campbell Gregory Lyman Stanley and Sully due to lack of lines previously. Telegraph lines have since extended into Campbell and Gregory counties. Telegraph tax totals and state shares for counties and Potter Buffalo show ongoing expansion of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre
Buffalo
Campbell
Gregory
Lyman
Stanley
Sully
Campbell County
Gregory County
Potter
Buffalo County
A Necessary Precaution Cough Cure Ad
A one minute Cough Cure promises instant relief from cold symptoms and related throat and lung troubles. It claims to allay inflammation clear the head soothe the mucous membrane and is touted as safe for children.
Unfit Speaker Napoleon Compare Sparks Debate in Pennsylvania
Clerk McDowell recalls a Democratic era when Patterson led the House without parliamentary knowledge and posed as a second Reed. A Democrat backed a glowingly pro speaker resolution, while a Republican opposed it, declaring he cannot endorse a man with vaulting ambition and limited intellect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDowell
House
Pennsylvania
Patterson
Napoleon
Tom
Rock Mountain Tea Promised Cure for Ailments
An advertisement extols Rock Mountain Tea as a universal cure for constipation bowel irregularity headaches dyspepsia torpid liver bad kidneys rheumatism and sedentary life disorders with claims of being the greatest American remedy attributed to S. H. Seallin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Mountain
S. H. Seallin
Waited For a Dawn in a Shooting Trip Tale
Two youths on a hunting expedition drive to a trap and return at dusk. They cannot harness their horse and fail to fit the bit, despairing until one jokes he will wait for the horse to yawn as they struggle to hitch up. The anecdote appears in the St. Louis Republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
T. Louis Republic
Appetite and Digestion Boost with Hostetter’s Bitters
An advertisement touts Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters claiming improved appetite and digestion. It asserts relief from belching insomnia headache indigestion dyspepsia and constipation and promises overall health improvement.
Stomachs and Stingers: Revenue Report in Dakota States
Internal revenue data for the first year shows nearly 200000 dollars collected in the Dakotas. South Dakota accounts for two thirds, with breweries and cigar makers contributing heavily. Licensing tallies include 1951 retail liquor dealers split 1051 SD and 890 ND.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
Internal Revenue Collector
Dakotas
South
South Dakota
North Dakota
Allen’s Foot-Hase Powder Promises Fast Foot Relief
An victorian style advertisement touts Allen’s Foot-Hase as a cure for painful feet sweating corns calluses and hot tired feet. It claims instant relief and easier shoe wear with a trial package offered free and mail order of 25 cents via stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
S. Olmstead
LeRoy N
Wisdom and the fatal gifts of power and foresight
The piece argues that omnipotence without omniscience is dangerously flawed, foreknowledge ruins happiness and hope, and perpetual life would cause overcrowding and endless misery, making war impossible without a higher intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearson’s Weekly
Wellness Ad Highlights Rocky Mountain Tea
An advertisement proclaims a sound mind in a sound body as humanity's greatest blessing and promotes Rocky Mountain Tea as the advance agent of success from S. H. Scallin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. H. Scallin
Short Stories of Diverse Topics in Early America
A collection notes Boston housing counts and hotel totals, veteran survivorship from the Mexican War, a Los Angeles pigeon market, Albany sand filtration saving lives, Cuba foresting vast area and palm diversity, rising counterfeit crime rates, sunflower oil as olive substitute, and the Australian ballot law in Colorado with knee-visible booth design.
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Boston
Los Angeles
Albany
Cuba
Colorado
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