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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1908
Page
2
Merchants report a 25 to 36 percent rise in sales over last year with shoppers preferring higher quality goods. Early holiday buying continues as crowds fill Mitchell stores, leaving little stock for late shoppers. Public mood supports legislative action to improve bantam hen breeds, crystallizing sentiment for reform.
Mrs A C Williams of Bac Ky credits Dr King s New Discovery with curing a graveyard cough after three years and a failed cure. She reports weight gain and full health restoration after using the medicine which claims to heal coughs colds and lung and throat diseases and to prevent pneumonia. Sold at Diehl Brown s drug store with a guarantee and trial offer.
A call to electors to support legislation separating spouses deemed de igemerate from their children was urged. The speaker cited a past case, a smothered infant, and community concern. The message urged action by teachers and neighbors to safeguard children. Hall's Catarrh Cure is promoted as a constitutional remedy with a money back offer.
W C Kiestler of Halliday Ark says Electric Bitters cured his malaria and stomach troubles. The tonic purifies blood, tones nerves, and boosts energy. Money back if it fails to help. 50c at Diehl Brown's drug store.
A Davenport case reports Hugo Papin facing charges of using obscene language in the home of Mrs. Leeman on December 15. A jury, including Mark Harris and Wm. Nash, found Papin not guilty after testimony from Mrs. Leeman, Papin, and Harley Earnest, with Lewis Shuster for the city and Preston and Hannett for the defense.
Professors H T French and J Shirley Jones report from Juliaetta Idaho that Alaska wheat grown nearby yields claimed 125 to 225 bushels per acre but shows no striking abnormality. They find Little Club flour has stronger quicker gluten, with Alaska flour having slightly more oil and a yellower tinge due to fat content.
Leo F Zelinski of 68 Gibson St Buffalo New York reports curing a severe cold sore with Bucklen s Amica Salve applying once daily for two days. He states every trace of the sore disappeared. The salve heals all sores and is sold under guarantee at Diehl Brown s drug store for 25 cents.
Brookings December 25 A special home economics course is announced by the State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts at Brookings. Targeted at mothers and daughters across South Dakota, the twelve week program runs January 4 to March 26 with cooking sewing and related subjects. Students may live in the new women’s dormitory with room and board, and a four dollar tuition plus two dollars in advance for dormitory reservation is required. The course covers fireless cookery invalid cookery home nursing house planning and pattern drafting among other topics.
Spokane Jobbers' association will file a protest with the Interstate Commerce Commission and carriers and seek a federal injunction if the January 1 tariff increase is not halted. A. W. Doland, president, says the railroads broke a general understanding by raising rates 10 to 30 cents per hundred, harming Spokane merchants and shrinking the jobbing district to a 50 mile radius. A protest committee led by Doland and J. B. Campbell will demand relief or pursue legal action in federal court, asserting interstate jurisdiction.
Adam A. Houston former color sergeant of the Tenth U S Cavalry and Amanda C Hagen were married at the bride's home near Spokane. The ceremony was led by Rev Gordon J McPherson. Houston survived San Juan Hill after being left for dead and later earned honors from President McKinley. He served in multiple campaigns from 1879 to 1907.
Advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills with claims they prevent a frightful ordeal after appendix removal. The pills are said to work quietly and cure constipation headache biliousness and malaria. Available 25c at Diehl Brown’s drug store.
Weary German youths Ludwig Jaehl and Emeil Mosey, aged about 18 and 20, surrendered to Marshal Tunnicliff at Alexandria after deserting from the U S Army at Fort Meade South Dakota. They had swapped uniforms for civilian clothes at Sturgis and aimed only to see the country. They traveled two weeks and were grateful to be escorted back to their regiment for food and shelter.
Clauson W Downey of Mitchell South Dakota reports long standing kidney complaints improved after using Doan's Kidney Pills bought at Diehl and Browns Drug Store. He notes relief from a persistent backache and recommends the remedy, priced 50 cents, with Foster Milburn Co Buffalo as sale agents.
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