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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1897
Page
2
The Mitchell Capital lists subscription prices for one copy, one year, with advance or postpaid options, plus six and three month terms. Advertising rates, business cards, local classifieds, and free marriage and death notices are noted. A December 31, 1897 issue cites editor G Bie Ravndal and reports on consul appointments and potential political moves in Dakota territory.
Teachers from across South Dakota spend part of their holiday vacation at the Sioux Falls gathering. The event supports educational interests, though costly, with teachers sacrificing personal comfort to improve school service. The meeting spreads teaching ideas to distant rural schools and showcases South Dakota’s advancing schools.
Secretary Gage writes President Gompers addressing labor resolutions on monetary policy. He condemns denunciatory rhetoric and argues a breakdown of the money standard would devastate commercial and industrial interests and wage workers, urging a careful, honest stance.
The Watertown Public Opinion urges mobilizing moral Republican elements to rescue the party from its “desperate adventurers,” while the Argus Leader says Pettigrew has burned his bridges and left the party. Public Opinion warns Pettigrew may still attempt a homeward jump, likening him to a jumper ready to wade back if needed.
A Watertown paper vows to track a senator’s moves on the political gridiron aiming to checkmate the gentleman. It notes Dr KR Pierce of Buffalo writing a medical mega-work and offers 500000 free copies by mail with 21 one cent stamps.
The article notes motor operator carelessness wastes up to twenty percent of electrical power during starting and stopping. A simple alloy-strip recorder measures melted alloy to track each motorman’s waste, posted monthly against names. It also recounts humorous and odd signs and explains the ether theory of light and color.
A western Pennsylvania horse trainer used a three volt battery to shock a balky horse, claiming it cured balking and recalling a Humane Society verdict that limited electricity is more humane than whipping. Also notes Britain’s Brighton Dyke Steep Grade railway opening and a Yellowstone Park quip about missing signs.
An advertisement offers Dr. King’s New Life Pills with free samples via address request to H. EB. Bucklen & Co. Chicago. Pills claimed to ease constipation and headaches, help malaria and liver issues, and to be vegetable and non toxic. Also mentions DeWitt’s Little Early Risers for stomach and liver troubles. A poem titled THE WIND IN THE CHIMNEY by Bret Harte is included reflecting on wind and loss with a moral about harmony.
A rich railroad magnate helps a troubled young woman reach a northwestern city street then discovers his watch and diamond pin, pocketbook, and $500 chronometer are missing. The thief returns the watch and offers repayment, but the magnate later learns his valuables vanished. The tale ends with a confession to his wife.
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