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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1887
Page
5
The advertisement promotes Well Bros as leaders of low prices across dry goods clothing boots and shoes. It urges customers to visit for Butterick patterns and bargains, claiming a focus on pleasing customers with season offers.
In this city the upcoming gathering promises to be highly enjoyable. The committee on arrangements includes J. N. Crow, J. T. Morrow, J. H. Scriven, G. H. Rathman and W. E. Randall. A large number of Masons from outside the city are expected to attend.
The Mitchell Building and Loans Association held its first annual meeting, with Hitchcock Bros. hosting and a majority of stock represented. New directors include Chas Rhoades and S F Goodykoontz. Officers were re-elected M M Hitchcock president and R W Wheelock vice president. The group began its second season on a firm, advantageous footing for stockholders and borrowers.
John Lacey, 42, pardoned from a twenty year Sioux Falls penitentiary term for manslaughter in Mitchell in 1882. The pardon followed a strong showing in his petition, signed by the jury, prosecuting attorney, Governor Hughes and other friends, and by Judge Palmer and Delegate Gifford. He kept his conviction a secret from family until recently.
The list of uncalled letters at Mitchell post office for week ending December 6 includes Theo Aporthy Chas Brown J Jallard Wm F lacker Miss Clink Martin L Clark Win Derendorf Nannie Gillette JC Ifurd Frank Lowe OF Linghead Frank Lossing Mrs I Lovell Chas Miller John G McConkey Mrs B Moses James T Murphy Patrick Murphy Livzie Petree OF Peck Lawrence Pennell J D Paulson Olley Palmer Previous Palmer WP Stratton Fred McConkey Allie St Clair John P Selia I Weithes Pete Weinhart Christ Wells Mrs Iris Wilson A When calling say advertised. If not called in two weeks, letters sent to dead letter office. D Haaser P M
A Norwegian linked to the Chalkstone Saloon on lower Main Street went out Monday night and returned home with a broken leg from a drunken fight. He wanted medical care at the bar, but the madam refused, and he was later taken to a hotel. Those in charge insisted on returning him home where the injury was treated.
The Episcopal Fair offers a big sale of dolls clothing and useful ornaments next Tuesday at 2 p.m. First come first served. Evening program includes a Miss Taylor recitation and a band chorus performance. Subscribers can obtain a premium copy of Our Family Physician with three months of Republican subscription.
Public examination for teacher certificates will be held in the court house at Mitchell Dakota beginning promptly at 9 a.m. January 4 1884 and continue two days. County Superintendent Bras announces an upcoming list of applicants. All parties owing Chandler Bros are urged to settle before January 1 1885 or accounts will be turned to an attorney.
A ledger of land patents and various entry numbers including names like Gossman Wakefield Hoover Daniels Hollister Ferguson Davies Johanson Wolff Dyche Brooks Waugh Randall Cone Chase Coley Coley Sutherland Hazlet Pirnie Pearce Black Robertson Jacobs Riley Crow Benton Mittelstaedt Barker Chapman Vogel Moulton Hall Hall Wilson Baker Legard Baker John Elekar Durkee McNett Andrews Adolph Dean Hanten Bates Christensen Whitaker Welsh Robinson Foran Dunham Briles Walker Bockfinger Gilman Bennink Wright Flickinger Gallagher Clark Bonesteel Ruby Ann Olson Olson Donahue etc. plus notes on residence affidavits entry proofs and citizenship requirements.
Delays prevent full publication of tonight's armory program. Mrs. Oakes of Oakes and Peak will perform a solo, Miss Davison will read or recite, and Mrs. Newcomer will sing. The oyster supper will be a standout feature, offering exceptional value for twenty five vents.
The Woodmen in this city elected last night the following officers to be installed at the first meeting in January V C HH Daniels W A K J Taylor Clerk S L Chase Tx banker A E Dean Escort I W Owen Camp Physician A H Daniels Watchman F Brodahl Sentry F M VanAlstine Trustee R J Taylor Delegate to head camp a Si Dean Additionally an advertisement promotes a laxative and a lost horse colt notice appears with a reward offer for its return.
The famous liquid remedy Syrup of Figs is praised for its flavor and efficacy. It cleanses and tones a clogged feverish system, dispels headaches colds and fevers, and cures habitual constipation.
Dyspepsia and a range of ailments attributed to a weak or inactive condition of the kidneys liver and bowels are discussed. Manufactured only by the California Syrup Company San Francisco California for sale by S. L. Scaillin.
Snow covers the area with about eight inches while corn remains in fields. W O Sidnam plans to spend winter in Parkston. Rev Carl preaches biweekly at Beall schoolhouse. Our school starts next week with J W Palmer as teacher. Mr and Mrs C W Ralston welcome a new baby. Minnie Bertram mourns sister’s death. other relatives ill. Dave Spaulding of Mitchell visits on business. Local post office closed. mail to Flensburg. A Teachers Reading Circle forms in Tobin township to boost educator improvement.
The excerpt extols the lungs and breathing system, describing passages and air tubes. It claims clogging causes poor function and promotes Boschee's German Syrup as a guaranteed remedy sold by druggists for 75 cents a bottle.
Mr W Morgan of Lake City Pla suffers severe cough and early consumption but finds relief with Dr Kings new discovery for consumption after about six bottles. Pond s Extract aids cold weather complaints and sore joints while Scott s Emulsion with Hypophosphites improves cod liver oil taste and aids consumption scrofula and debility, with physicians praising its palatability and use for children.
The W. A. C. event announced for Saturday night has been moved to Monday evening at the Odd Fellows hall.
An old advertisement touts a salve as the best for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions. It guarantees satisfaction or money refunded and lists 25 cents per box. Sold by L. O. Gale.
A dated advertisement announces Shiloh's Cure as an immediate relief for croup whooping cough and bronchitis, sold by L. O. Gale with marketing claims of swift action and medicinal benefit.
Display ad for Shilohs Vitalizer promises a guaranteed cure for dyspepsia and liver complaints. L O Gale sells the product and offers a free nasal injector with Shilohs Catarrh Remedy priced at 50 cents.
A vintage advertisement extols Green's August Flower as a remedy for dyspepsia and liver trouble. It argues greasy and irregular eating cause digestive woes, claiming the product restores health and happiness, and urges readers to ask their druggist for a bottle priced seventy five cents.
The excerpt presents a vintage marketing jingle touting Castoria as a universal remedy from infancy to adulthood and into motherhood. It highlights consistent use for children and even for their offspring, reflecting historical advertising language for a pediatric product.
An advertisement asserts the Pearl Top lamp chimney is unique with its exact label on every piece. It cautions dealers against similar imitations and urges insistence on the original top. GEO. A. MACBETH & CO. Pittsburgh, Pa.
Lind Office at Witelell, Dakota Territory in December 1887 announces a settler's notice of intention to prove continuous residence and cultivation for a claim. The hearing is before the register and receiver at Mitchell on January 17, 1888. Witnesses listed include Ce Blackmin Newell Blackman John R. Castor Issine Sheeder all of Rome Dakota. attorney KR Kratz.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a trusted teething remedy. It claims forty years of use by millions of mothers, easing pain and curing dysentery diarrhea griping winds. Price 25e per bottle.
Public notice that Mary M. Martindale mortgagee will foreclose a Mitchell Dakota mortgage on Lot 9 in Block 8, due on notes of Lawrence O Gale and Kate Gale. Balance due is forty eight hundred twenty four dollars and thirty four cents, plus interest and costs. Sale of the described property to the highest bidder for cash on December 1, 1887, at 10 o'clock a.m. at the front door of the car house in Mitchell.
An elderly resident claims Electric Bitters renewed her youth and cured kidney trouble and lameness after four physicians failed. She praises Dr. David Kennedy's remedy and urges others to try a bottle, noting local dealer L. O. Gale and offering a curing book from Rondout, N Y.
A promotional note promises savings on stoves for the next thirty days. The message emphasizes reduced prices and extended offers to attract customers.
General Grant and staff arrive in Farmville on April 7 1805 establish HQ at the village hotel and observe Crook Humphreys and Wright in action. Troops cross the river rally to support, then parade past Grant with moonlit torches bands banners and cheers in a dramatic review.
The Chinese in Hong Kong turn out varied glass ware with minimal tools and inexpensive plants. They melt old glass in small crucibles, use light tubes, and finish by ash pit annealing. Clay molds and a few iron tools form their entire stock, while foreigners run a larger, modern plant idle at present.
A Cockaigne article excerpt argues that the Prince of Wales grants fleeting access to high society, misguiding Americans and foreigners who believe a royal invitation reveals true English life. It cautions that such glimpses are temporary and superficial, not representative of genuine circles.
A Florida river fog story explains how a scientist used sound and an echo to locate land, proving natural laws aid navigation in emergencies. The piece notes air moisture changes sound speed and echo clarity, enabling a quick reach to shore. It also mentions wired ribbons in millinery and concerns about disease transmission from secondhand books.
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