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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1901
Page
4
The article explains eczema as caused by an acid humor in the blood that contacts the skin, causing redness, inflammation, pustular eruptions, and discharge. It notes thick scales, hard dry fissures, and severe itching with burning. External salves and washes fail while the poison remains in the blood.
Experienced auctioneers will hold cry sales across Davison county and statewide. Terms are reasonable. Address Phil Tobin Hill side 8 D or Webster at Farmers Sheds Mitchell.
The Argus Leader reports a record weekly wheat export of 6,463,391 bushels amid foreign harvest shortfalls and rising U.S. prices, while corn exports plunge to 563,604 bushels due to higher values. The piece weighs on domestic supply, with expectations that total agricultural export value may match recent years. It also promotes Dr. Pierce’s remedies and medical books for women.
An advertisement touts Allen’s Foot-Ease powder for looser fitting shoes and relief from swollen feet blisters and sore spots with a 25 cent price and free trial by mail. It also cites Foley’s Kidney Cure praised by Wm. Fion for back ache and energy, while warning against imitation Rocky Mountain Tea by Madison Medicine Co.
County Treasurer Stocks prepared blanks for the clerk of the courts and the publication list was sent to the Kimball Graphic but declined due to a projected fifty dollar return instead of five hundred. Law provisions to take effect this year face no county support as no newspapers will work for the county at a tenth the legal rate.
A vintage ad touts Rocky Mountain Tea as uniting body and mind to overcome rivers, mountains, tunnels, and fatigue. The claim emphasizes revitalization assistance for complex tasks.
Arrangements for the South Dakota state fair are nearing completion with promises of the best state exhibition yet. Reports indicate large displays by individuals and counties with generous provisions. Two car loads of cattle, including one from Minnesota, will be shown, alongside stock exhibitions and special attractions. Encampment plans have been completed with Adjt. Gen. Conklin.
State guard units compete for four prizes in drill at the fair with Gov Her Reid and staff in uniform. Brookings college will showcase an X ray machine daily. A stellar schedule includes top races and an enhanced evening street show for a full week of events.
A local claim promotes healing of deafness through constitutional treatment. It states deafness arises from inflammation of the mucous lining of the Eustachian tube and catarrh. The ad offers one hundred dollars for any deafness from catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and notes Hall's Family Pills as the best, with Toledo, Ohio as the company location.
Milwaukee road announces round trip tickets to St Paul Minneapolis and Duluth at one fare plus $2 for round trip. Sale dates July 10 to August 31 with final return October 31, 1901. St Paul Minneapolis fare is $9.10 for Aug 1 to Aug 10 sales. Duluth add $4. return by Oct 31. New York round trip rates also in effect with agent explanation.
Oscar Bowman of Lebanon Kentucky reports that Foley's Kidney Cure gave him a permanent cure from kidney disease which would have cost him his life. S E Scallin echoes the endorsement, urging readers to take Foley's.
Travel promotions for summer trips via Omaha road and connections. Specials include Denver routes at 21.30, Hot Springs South Dakota 20.30, and round trips from Mitchell to New York at 48.70 50.70 or 52.70 with August 1–10 sale and October 31 final. Other lines offer St Paul Duluth and Superior itineraries with 9.10 to 13.20 rates. Tickets available at Omaha depot.
Daniel Bantz of Otterville Iowa says persistent asthma and cough vanished after trying Foley's Honey and Tar. He reports immediate relief and greater benefit than all prior medicines, favoring the product.
The public notices belch of health claims for Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters and a call for a Mitchell business men’s organization. The piece argues the needs of a formal association to push civic projects like a corn palace and street fair, noting current outreach relies on mass meetings and shop visits. Several local businessmen favor forming an association to benefit the city and pocketbooks.
Over fifty years of use by millions of mothers for teething infants. Soothes the child, softens gums, relieves pain, cures wind colic, and treats diarrhoea. Pleasant taste. Sold by druggists globally for twenty five cents a bottle. Be sure to ask for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
Mrs. O. E. Dutton of Danville Illinois says two children suffered whooping cough. A small bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar cured the cough and saved a doctor’s bill. Also advertised are Rocky Mountain Tea claims to exterminate poison and revitalize blood and nerves for 35 cents from the druggist.
C J Stockwell ends his Creighton editorship as the Mail consolidates with the Creighton Courier under Art Logan. Stockwell moves to the Leader office at Pierce. Yankton friends regret the venture's lack of success despite his quality efforts.
An old advertisement promotes Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a remedy for burns cuts bruises and sprains claiming instant relief and easy healing from household accidents.
Editor S. A. Brown of Bennettsville South Carolina recalls his wife’s recovery from dyspepsia after four bottles of Electric Bitters. He calls it a grand tonic with gentle laxative effects and says it cured digestion loss of appetite and liver troubles. Available at S A Scallin’s drug store for 50 cents.
Iva guaranteed for cuts wounds sores piles and related diseases. Use no substitute. S H Scallin endorses the remedy as a great healer.
Public alert warning buyers to insist on genuine Cascarets Candy Cathartic tablets stamped C C C. Do not accept bulk substitutes. Fraudulent substitutes common, and druggists are urged to verify authentic product.
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