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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1899
Page
5
Fragments from a 1899 Minnesota South Dakota wire include ad rates, illness reports, and political notes. Judge Moody ill in Deadwood, Gen. Miles under fire, Senator Pettigrew’s interview, and Gen. George A. Silsby named national bank examiner for South Dakota with broad GOP praise.
The piece notes Republican gains and readiness to operate nationwide plus congratulates General Silsby. It labels the 27 senators who opposed the peace treaty as enemies of the country and cites editorials urging their retirement. It also covers Aguinaldo as a traitor, Hopkins’s arrest, a deadly asylum fire, and the state’s lack of property insurance amid several fire losses.
A testimonial in The Capital advocates Electric Bitters as a cure for Yellow Jaundice after six months of illness. The letter by M. A. Hogart from Lexington, Ky, credits two bottles with full recovery and endorses the remedy to others. Also promotes magazine and newspaper club offers and No-To-BacOne tobacco cessation product with dealer details.
A Washington correspondent extols the Library of Congress as a monumental national treasure costing over six and a half million dollars. Descriptions highlight marble halls, the octagonal reading room, 2000 electric lights, and the building’s open access from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. The note also praises Corcoran Gallery, Washington’s culture and theaters, and notes city improvements totaling over 200 million dollars. The letter closes with local notices and ads for carriage printing and medicines.
Farmers in Davison and nearby counties are urged to choose The Capital for affordable sale bills with samples available. The notice promotes a low price club deal including The Iowa Homestead and others for $1.45 a year, plus articles on farm topics and testimonials. Also notes Hood’s remedies and local notices about a well drilling bid due March 6 1899.
Karl's Clover Root Tea promotes relief for constipation with a money back guarantee via S. H. Scallin the druggist. Farmers urged to repair plows and farm machinery for spring. I aboco horserhoeioy and wagon repairing. All new plow worn polished free of charge. K. A. JOHNSON Colvin's old stand.
An old drug advertisement promotes No-To-Bac for fifty cents as a guaranteed tobacco habit cure that makes weak men strong and blood pure. Sold by S. HB. Scallin, a druggist, with a reference to Shiloh's Cure as a life-saving remedy.
A companion piece describes a Florida crane named Dick, loyal and affectionate to his master. The bird dances and bows at command, circles with wings spread, and greets the owner with a distinctive cheer. Dick also bites shoe buttons and hairpins, and hates dogs after a road incident.
The article advises not to apply court plaster to large cuts or wounds in healing. Instead cover with soft linen and secure with strips of surgeon's plaster to promote faster healing.
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