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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1902
Page
5
Rate card lists pricing for business cards local notices and legal ads. Details include six line business cards at six dollars per year, extra lines at one dollar, five cents per line for locals, ten cents per line for cards of thanks, free marriage and death notices, five cents per line for obituaries and resolutions, and a note on address changes for subscribers.
The piece reflects a period of local pride and political maneuvering in Yankton Vermillion Mitchell and Huron. It notes forthcoming appointments including J L Browne as a likely speaker, hotel openings and expansions, railroad talk, and proposed salary changes for county officers tied to election-year votes.
The Chicago University receives an additional million dollars from John D. Rockefeller as a token of affection. An eastern firm hires Doane Robinson of Aberdeen to prepare a new history of South Oatolia. Public reaction to J. J. Hill’s pessimistic forecast shows division among editors and financiers.
A Chicago physician Mrs Mary R Melendy promotes Chamberlains Cough Remedy for children and all ages as non narcotic safe and effective. She claims it relieves obstinate coughs colds and bronchial afflictions and recommends it to all seeking relief. The remedy is sold by L O Gale.
The Capital advertises a one year subscription offer for readers to receive The InterOcean and Sioux City Journal with new names or renewals at set prices. Dakota Farmer renewals and new names are listed with separate rates, while The Mitchell Printing Co advertises the fad.
The ad promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for dullness appetite bad taste torpid liver constipation headache bilious feelings. It claims to improve appetite cleanse and invigorate the stomach regulate liver and bowels. Sold by L. O. Gale and H. T. McIntyre St Paul Minnesota who endorses the product.
An Italian philosopher proposes a ten point envy scale. Architects and advocates score one and two respectively, clergy at two, military at two to three, scientists and writers at four, journalists at five, authors at eight, physicians nine, actors and actresses ten. Envy varies by career with war, solitude, and vanity shaping the levels.
Two men and one woman living in Worcestershire claim to be centenarians. The trio states their ages and health status, describing their daily routines and community support. Local officials note no official birth records presented and warn verification may be required.
The Denver Post notes that for nearly 500 years Friday has been the traditional day for a pastor to write the Sunday sermon. A clergyman cites historic practice, saying early preaching was extempore and that many priests still avoid writing. Henry Ward Beecher quips that he prepares on Sunday morning, likening a sermon to a pancake served hot.
The Washington Post reports on a man famed for a large autograph collection and the odd suspicion his circle has about the handwriting in inscribed books. A rare Chaucer edition was found with a playful fly leaf inscription from a "Geof." Chaucer to Jack, suggesting a hoax or a joke among old school friends.
The passage recalls Horne Tooke’s sharp wit in duel like debate using a mahogany board as the divider. It cites quips about landowners voting and distinguishing a king from a knave. It notes his playful retort about gravity versus levity to a brother.
The Epiphany priest Kroeger widens control from healing to running a hotel pharmacy and stage lines. He now stocks coffins to seal deaths caused by his care, threatening Howard and Alexandria undertakers with market domination.
A gigantic twelve foot Japanese spider crab is described as possibly the largest crustacean. The creature, from waters around Japan, has a body about the size of a half bushel, arms that could encircle a man, and eight extremely elastic legs. It can disguise itself by attaching seaweed and sponges to its body.
A capital hotel system operates in parts of Norway. In villages lacking hotels, a prominent resident is subsidized by the government and must provide accommodation for at least four travelers. The setup offers good meals and modest charges.
A youngster recalls attending a theater and explains the roller broke causing the window blind to fall down two or three times. The uncle asks how it happened and the boy notes the fault affected his view of the play.
A longtime resident, W. C. Wockner, endorses Chamberlains' Cough Remedy as an excellent cure for a severe two month cough. The testimonial, given in good faith, encourages others to try the remedy, sold by L. O. Gale Druggist.
A Missouri man who traveled to Washington to sell horses recounts that people there ride electric cars and bicycles, use automobiles, gamble by wire, and do not need fast trotters, concluding that horses are unnecessary in that city.
A patient sampling whisky prompts a doctor to call for removing the cause of trouble. The exchange highlights the obsession with drinking and a pragmatic, if ironic, moment of resolving the issue.
English artist C Ricketts follows Bocklin and Franz Stuck in painting centaurs. He explores both Biblical and classical themes in his work.
A fragment from a humorous exchange between an editor and Mr Dolan features a six year subscription debt and a satirical line about a horse and a goat not eating the paper. The item presents a witty street corner style anecdote from Chicago News.
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