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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1900
Page
5
A garbled note outlines subscription pricing with terms like one year advance and after six months payments. It mentions club pricing and keeping addresses on file, inviting subscribers to share former addresses. The text is largely unreadable but signals various rate options and a reader club concept.
Advertising rates available on application and kept reasonably low. Business locals five cents per line, yearly five dollars. each extra line two cents. Legal notices at statute rates. Shards of thanks and marriage and death notices listed. Obituaries and wedding notices preferred. Official county paper Friday February [year unreadable].
A Senate session features Senator Teller opposing Pettigrew and defending a strong Philippine army. Teller argues the islands would be European prey without U S presence and criticizes Pettigrew while insisting governing liberty requires force if needed.
The gold Democrat Henry Watterson declares free silver a sunk policy and advocates expansionist measures to boost growth and economic strength. He urges steady progress and a broader national program.
The piece notes Democratic leaders Jones Pettigrew McLaurin oppose sectional coin issues and push for national unity. It references lessons since 1896 silver moves, warns against inflation, and praises Secretary Hay for open door policy and canal treaty as landmark achievements.
The piece critiques the Kentucky political situation and Governor Taylor amid calls for repeal of the G act, suggests calm leadership could swing the state to Republicans, and references tariff fears, tax receipts, and Grant memoirs on wartime obstruction. It highlights Pettigrew's controversial stance and calls for firm rebuke of seditious remarks.
Two sub committees of the insular and ways and means groups urge that the US constitution does not extend to the acquired islands and that Congress holds absolute power over them. Democratic members plan a minority report asserting the constitution is self acting and that inhabitants, including the Philippines, deserve US privileges. The looming constitutional debate signals a major partisan clash.
The Senate committee reports favorably on a bill to move the department of Commerce and all related bureaus and offices from older departments into a new commerce service. It includes Marine Hospital Service, Shipping, Treasury, Labor, and consular bureaus abroad, all aimed at promoting and facilitating commerce.
The piece argues the U S president wants a capable leader like Leonard Wood to govern the Philippines, noting such men are rare and a new commission may be needed. It critiques Senate reliance on Aguinaldo statements, praises Dewey for branding lies, and discusses U S trade with Britain and Germany with respect to agricultural exports.
A fragmented historical ad column praises various patent medicines to farmers and households. It extols Dr J H MacLean's Volcanic Oil Remedy and Beggs products for coughs digestion and purification, with testimonials from residents and pharmacists praising cures and urging purchase despite dubious claims.
Gale promotes Warners White Wine of Tar Syrup as a cure for colds and coughs. Claims it eases symptoms and cures a cold quickly. Includes reminiscences of remedies and warnings about counterfeits from a dated testimonial style.
The State Fair directors appoint H S Fletcher of Watertowns as poultry superintendent. He plans many prizes from poultry supply houses and regular premiums, with a poultry judge to award top birds. Readers are urged to select their best birds, breed carefully, and exhibit at the fair to help boost attendance and success.
Editor Higgins suffers years of ailing for relief. claims Giles remedy offered by Buckier and a promised sure cure. An advertisement hawks The Homestead The Poultry Farmer The Farmers' Journal and other farmer publications at low rates.
An aged advertisement bloc promotes Skilen's Cougs and Consumption Cure and Beggs' Blood Purifier as cures for consumption and skin and scalp diseases. It quotes testimonials, prices, and refunds but presents dubious medical claims and marketing language typical of quack remedies.
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