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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1886
Page
7
In a Harper's Young People tale a very lazy boy refuses to do any task. A bee jury convicts him of shirking and orders his wood and chores to perform themselves. After chaos and fear, the boy chooses work over whim and becomes industrious and happy.
A reflective column sketches future editors as wiser voices while tracing the history of bread. It cites early bread making by lake dwellers and ancient practices from Rome to Iceland, interweaving quotes and anecdotes about journalism and memory.
The Petersburg Vedomosti recounts how 1862 imperial hunt led Prince Bismarck to a Russian peasant who, with a calm "Nitchego," guided him safely to the royal event. Bismarck valued the phrase, later inscribing it on a ring and adopting it as a watchword for facing dangers.
In the rotunda of a Memphis hotel a group recalls rail lore and a Confederate scout’s near fatal high speed escape. A veteran recounts racing an engine while bullets showered and cross ties flew, ending with a dramatic halt and whispered awe.
A Rochester physician recounts prolonged illness from Brights disease misdiagnosed as various ailments. He credits Warner's Safe Cure, begun June 1, 1881, with restoring health, weight, and life, urging readers to heed kidney symptoms and note the disease’s hidden danger.
A father scolds his son for asking many questions. The boy replies that the father has grown a heap since his age, joking about being a donkey when young. Cartoon humor from Troy Press highlights playful family banter.
An advertisement warns that a small lung cough can become consumption if untreated and claims Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery cures consumption and other blood and skin diseases, asserting no equal remedy among druggists.
The piece argues against high dose quinine for malaria and praises Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a safe botanical substitute. It notes doctors and the public adopting the Bitters, claiming it cures fever and ague and prevents future attacks when used consistently, with many testimonials backing it.
A young East Fourth Street artistically inclined woman finishes a light blue embroidered flannel skirt. The front features a family of owls amid delicately traced tree boughs and a wriggling border of golden serpents. Cincinnati Enquirer notes the owls are fashionable.
In a brief dialogue Featherly and Bobby discuss a sister who grew suddenly ill after a day of wellness. The passage ends with an ad offering a pamphlet on curing nervous debility and related ailments from the Worlds Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo.
A humorous item from Texas Siftings describes Col. Fizzletop administering a severe castigation to his son Johnny. Afterward the father asks why he punished him, and Johnny responds that the punishment nearly knocked the life out of him, and the father still does not know why.
In early rail era reform, crude drastic medicines fade as sugar coated Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Purgative Pellets gain favor. The pills are small mustard seed sized, concentrated vegetable extracts sold by druggists. Bobby’s Bank note appears as a child’s penny savings alongside a debt acknowledgment from a parent.
Doctors in Leanna testify to the value of Ayer s Cherry Pectoral for coughs colds and chest complaints. A young western woman gave her lover the mitten after a small man sparked a family quarrel by burning his father’s house a little spark that could kindle a big fire.
Advertising offer promising free bottles of Warners Wake Wine Of Tan Syrup to ministers lawyers doctors and teachers in exchange for referrals to their druggist. Includes map of Holy Land and requests druggist's name with order for twelve bottles from wholesale druggist.
The ad praises Allen’s Lung Balsam as a simple, harmless remedy for coughs and croup, with varying bottle prices. It cites endorsements from Nasby and mentions other products like Carbolic Salve and Ely’s Cream Balm as relief for pain, rheumatism, and nasal catarrh.
Barbed Wire advertises Veterinary Carbon salve for use in stables. It claims scarless healing and hair color renewal. Priced 50 cents and 1.00, available at Druggists or by mail from Cole & Co., Black River Falls, Wisconsin.
An 19th century ad page touts Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh hay fever and colds with testimonials. It promotes Taylor's Cherokee Remedy for coughs, Ely's Balm priced 50 cents in stores 60 by mail from Ely Bros Owego NY. Also features Saskatoon wheat and Lyon's Heel Stiffeners and Piso's Remedy for Catarrh with prices.
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