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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1914
Page
5
Images released from the front depict crowds near the House of Commons and the British Foreign Office as the German ambassador in London observes amid wartime debate. The photographer notes on back of the prints while captions describe the scenes.
W A Wheeler of Dakota Improved Seed warns garden seed will be premium due to wartime disruption. He cites Germany as a major seed source and notes imports from France Holland and England. He says fall crops are ready and an end to hostilities could allow domestic seed production, but a blockade may limit supplies.
Mosquitoes flies and other insects breed quickly in garbage piles and ponds of stagnant water near barns and various sites. The note warns of infection and bites from nuisance insects.
An old advertisement claims Sloan's Liniment disinfects insect bites cuts bruises and sores and prevents infection. It promises antiseptic relief from bites and rusty nails and offers a money back guarantee with a 25 cent price at the druggist.
Sugar climbs to 8.50 per 190 pounds with a 50 cent jump, well above typical levels. Flour holds steady at 7.00 per barrel as mills place heavy orders, while imported fish may grow scarce and pricier due to war and North Sea disruption. Fruit and produce show mixed pricing with lemons high at 60 cents a dozen and oranges 30 to 40 cents per dozen.
An advertisement claims deafness results from a blocked Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by local applications. It offers Hall's Catarrh Cure at one hundred dollars for a complete remedy guess and promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
George Schoen elder Lee Schoen and Charles Schoenelder were fined $20 each by Judge W M Herbert in municipal court this morning on assault and battery charges filed by their uncle Joe Schoenfelder, a Tobin township farmer. Evidence showed a quarrel over threshing with neighbors present.
Davison county applicants for teaching certificates were largely successful at state exams in Mitchell July 23 and 24. Of 104 testers, 49 were from Davison and 55 from outside counties. Primary certificates went to Alice Jensen Mitchell Edna Flitt Mt. Vernon and Mary Grady Ethan. Second and third grade certificates awarded to 14 each. names include Merle Tipton Emma Michael Verbella Olds Ruth Dahle Pauline Stoberts Lora Ortman Mary Turnbull Agnes Higgins Helén Erskine Delia Harlaw Oral Bronwell Maggie Vaught Louise Smith Catherine Crampton.
Deputy United States Marshal William Healey arrived in Aberdeen from west of the river with a very chagrined man, James Kinney, a Milwaukee railroad section foreman at Trail City. Kinney was riding on a Milwaukee street passenger through Aiepach ComeK.
Aberdeen D. T Green, a Methodist Church member, filed a complaint against theater managers Walker and Kellogg for violating state Sunday amusements law by permitting a theatrical performance in a house on Sunday. Defendants given until 2 PM to answer in circuit court. attorneys plan to challenge the law as unconstitutional.
A vintage advertisement warns that summer coughs signal danger and may cause lung troubles. It touts Dr King’s New Discovery as soothing and antiseptic, promising prompt relief and complication prevention. Available at druggists in 50c and 1.00 bottles with money back guarantee.
Misses Edna and Irene Kelley returned yesterday to their Phillip South Dakota home after a week visiting Mitchell as guests in the home of Mrs. Anna Scott.
The Republican's big war map of Europe drew crowds in Mitchell at the Western National Bank corner. Flags mark each nation's position as armies move. The paper offers extensive war coverage, with AP summaries and multiple editions daily, attracting many subscribers.
Public demonstrations on best methods of canning peaches and tomatoes to be led by W. M. Mair at the high school domestic science room next Tuesday at 2 pm. Miss Lilly Patterson oversees the event for rural girls in the tomato canning contest with prizes to be awarded next winter.
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