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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1902
Page
8
A column reproduces readers letters about a singer's life and a London policemans dilemma with plum theft. It also notes Ely Cream Balm for nasal catarrh and recalls a Chicago Record Herald tale about a minister answering texts written on envelopes for extemporaneous preaching.
An assortment of health and soap ads highlight Allen’s Foot-Iase powder for foot care, aimed at curing chilblains and damp feet, plus One Minute Cough Cure touted for colds and lung troubles during a cold wave. English firms seek the Indian soap market amid widespread soap scarcity.
The list of uncalled letters at the Mitchell post office as of December 17 1902 includes Adams Chas E Brooks Warden two others Cook Mrs B M Dehn Aug Egerton Walter Eyer Chas Freeman F S Honey W H Hughs Will B Johnston H M McKittrick James St Clair Miss Mattie Tyler L S Callers urged to say advertised if not called within two weeks they will be forwarded to the dead letter office.
Advertises Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver tablets to boost appetite, aid digestion, and regulate liver and bowels. Claims relief after meals or when dull, bilious, constipated, with bad mouth taste or headaches. Sold by L. O. Gale.
Louis Stonecipher and J W Sledge left their Mitchell area farms and moved back to Mt Vernon Illinois two months ago. Friends warned they might return but they waited. Now Sledge asks Harker Bros to find two farms to rent with plans to return in spring. They sold two years ago, rented last year, and note higher prices to buy again in the same northeast Mitchell region.
Mrs S H Newsom of Decatur Alabama credits Electric Bitters with ending three years of severe indigestion waterbrash stomach and bowel dyspepsia She reports regaining health and gaining 85 pounds The product is advertised as a cure for indigestion appetite loss and liver and kidney troubles at 50 cents at S H Scallins drug store.
Mrs Mary Coggins of California is a successful lumber dealer who runs a box factory with her son as general manager, signs payroll and manages funds. She also aids in two saw mills and vast timber lands while handling purse strings. The piece contrasts this with a "single tax" idea noted by the Montana Independent.
The column reports Hazel Fitch starting a seven month term in Douglas county at 32 dollars monthly, Martha Dexheimer teaching after a three month break, and Rinnie Nolt resigning to teach at Riverside via Omaha train schedule. It notes an assault by Paessler Hardesty, a basket social for a flag, and a beulah quarantine lift. It mentions meetings at Mt Vernon and Ethan, a Union 31 issue, and certificates for pupil awards. It highlights attendance records, the sixth biennial public instruction report, and library and rural school support.
The section limits the county superintendent to two terms, favors that only normal schools train teachers, supports free textbooks, and argues against selling school lands in favor of renting them. The rental idea is praised as sound and urged to gain traction before the next legislature adjourns.
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