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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1901
Page
4
Tobin and Webster Auctioneers announce experienced services in Davison County and statewide sales. Terms are reasonable. Contact Phil Tobin at Hillside 8 D or Webster at Farmers Sheds Mitchell.
Sioux City report quotes Fred Rogers of Willmar and Sioux Falls predicting a livestock shortage next year across the west due to drought. He notes heavy hog and cattle marketing as farmers rush to sell, while some hold stock hoping grain prices drop next year to profit from higher future hog prices.
Editor S. A. Brown of Bennettsville recounts his wife recovering from dyspepsia and fatigue after using Electric Bitters and a laxative tonic. He claims a full recovery after four bottles and recommends the products for digestion liver and appetite. Also promotes Rocky Mountain Tea by Madison Medicine Co as youth booster. S. Scallin sells these cures at his drug store.
Mrs O E Dutton of Danville Illinois says both her children suffered whooping cough. A small bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar cured the cough and saved her a doctor's bill.
Ladies can wear shoes one sits smaller after using Allen's Foot-Ease powder shaken into shoes. It eases tight or new shoes and gives instant relief to corns and bunions. The product claims to cure swollen feet blisters callous and sore spots and sweating. Available at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents. Trial package free by mail to Allen S. Olmatead LeRoy NY.
Ozcar Bowman of Lebanon Kentucky reports that Foley's Kidney Cure gave him a permanent cure of kidney disease that would have cost him his life. He urges taking Foley's and nothing else. Signed S H Scallin.
An ad promotes Rocky Mountain Tea as a nightly tonic to enhance neck grace and beauty. The short note urges readers to wiggle the head and drink the tea, claiming it as a shortcut to a more graceful profile.
Do not accept substitutes or counterfeits when seeking Cascarets. Genuine tablets are stamped C C C and sold by druggists, not in bulk.
A barber explains that workers are fined for facial cuts and face complaints. He boasts winning $10 today. In separate notes, Mrs. Seldom-Holme wonders if iron spring water sharpens obstinacy, while Mrs. Nexdore jokes the water is pig iron tinctured.
Miss De Muir frets over a novel present for her mother while Spoonamore whispers a playful, yet curious, notion about a son in law in a Cincinnati Enquirer note.
A brief exchange from Smart Set features the question why giving is blessed and a professor explains that receiving obliges one to give more in return to show gratitude. The dialogue ties generosity to reciprocal obligation within a family vignette.
The Chicago Tribune cites Aunt Chloe proclaiming rain from feeling in her bones, while Uncle Foh'm dismisses such belief with biting sarcasm about people's true concerns.
Mrs. Nannie Galleger of LaGrange Ga reports Bucklen’s Arnica Salve healed great sores on head and face, claiming it cured quickly beyond expectations. Ad lists other uses for sores, bruises, eruptions, and burns and promotes 25 cent guaranteed relief through S H Scallin druggist.
Omaha area rail lines advertise summer excursions via C S P M O and Chicago line to St Paul and Duluth. Rates listed around 45 to 70 dollars for round trips with time limits set to begin around September 1. Tickets and details available at Omaha depot.
A historical note extols Banner Salve as a guaranteed remedy for cuts wounds sores piles and skin diseases. It promotes no substitutes and credits S H Sceallia as author or signer.
A brief Tribune dialogue shows Dinguss asking for a dollar this morning while Shadbolt recalls a month or two old loan. Dinguss reacts with mortified resentment, insisting memory of debt is not to be questioned.
Dr Kings Life Pills promise liver regulation and blood purification for clearer skin and a healthier complexion. Only 25c at S H Scallin's drug store.
A local German election sees a single candidate at the nomination desk who repeatedly declares himself as the nominee. Despite multiple asks and the officer’s laughter, the man insists on accepting only after being solicited thrice, declaring he can no longer decline to secede to their wishes.
Garter beliefs assign luck to a worn garter, with the bride wearing a silk garter at the wedding. Afterward the garter is either cut and shared among bridesmaids or hidden for a hunt, promising happiness or a devoted husband. In Germany bridesmaids receive blue and white garters from the bride.
Bobby Discoverer bursts into the house covered in a sticky substance and declares the new neighbors’ front door sign reads wet paint. His mother scolds as he proudly explains it was varnish not paint, framing the prank as scientific discovery by a rewarded investigator.
A vintage health ad touts Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a fifty year trusted remedy for teething pain, gum irritation, wind colic, and diarrhea. It claims pleasant taste, worldwide druggist availability, and a fifty cent per bottle price. A testimonial references Foley's Kidney Cure reported as effective by A. H. Davis and Scallin.
In the 1950s an amateur drama in San Francisco for charity featured Hugh Farrar McDermott and Mr. Mills. A poor performance transformed what should have been a tragedy into a farce when McDermott dropped his sword and prompted a quip from a banker’s box to stab himself. The remark sparked audience unease as Prank Leslie’s Monthly notes the scene and quotes Hamilton on malevolence.
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