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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1892
Page
9
An advertisement for Dr J N Hathaway M D offering cures for lost manhood syphilis and sexual disorders using a no cutting method. Claims include painless treatment and complete cures with testimonials and free symptom booklets. Address in Sioux City and confidential correspondence with hours listed.
The docket lists divorce cases for trial next term. The Booths married in Brule County in March 1887 and lived there until 1890. Booth left wife and child for Illinois, denying support. Mrs Booth alleges abuse including a butcher knife incident in 1890 and seeks separation.
The plaintiff and defendant married in Iowa Malls, Iowa, fourteen years ago and have three children. They later moved to Davison county onto a farm. In October 1886 Conklin deserted the family, leaving them destitute. For six years Mrs Conklin has not learned of her husband’s whereabouts or received support. The plaintiff seeks divorce and custody of the three children. the defense has not answered.
The filings allege incompatibility and verbal cruelty as grounds for divorce. James Boland claims his wife Agnes abused him with bitter words and jealousy since 1888, including time away from home for immoral purposes. Agnes McNamara cites cruel treatment by her husband since 1887, seeking alimony as he deserted wife and child in September, threatening her safety. Service of the complaint occurred in Rockford, Illinois.
The document outlines a disputed marriage between W Stillwell and Susie Stillwell with Mrs Stillwell leaving home in 1889 and remaining away, while W Stillwell, a Mitchell resident, works at the Gazette office as foreman. It notes health ads for Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters and reports Dr A R Bisher arriving in Mitchell to practice, with Chas Grant of Milwaukee seeking to buy a local business.
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports 1891 railway mileage at 163,492.74 miles with 1,785 railroad corporations, 32,189 locomotives, 1,215,611 cars, and 784,225 employed. Casualties rose to 7,019 killed and 33,531 injured, including 2,660 workers and 26,140 non workers. calls mount for brakes, automatic couplers, block signaling, and enhanced safety oversight.
Reports from the Southern Pacific line say the wife of Kid, the Indian refugee, returned to the San Carlos reservation and surrendered. She reveals Kid’s murders and the renegrade band’s location near Duncan Arizona in harsh winter. Army aims to prevent reinforcements and capture the chief who plans to flee to Mexico. Berlin dispatch notes shipwreck debate verdict seen as foregone.
An unpleasant old advertisement touts immediate relief for hacking coughs claiming effectiveness from L. O. Gale. It stresses the danger of continued coughing and positions the product as a simple cure.
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