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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1902
Page
2
The Mitchell Capital lists advertising rates: business cards five dollars per year for six lines, extra lines a dollar. business locals five cents per line. legal ads at statute rates. cards of thanks ten cents per line. marriage and death notices published free of charge. obituaries and wedding presents five cents per line. Subscriptions require address changes with old and new addresses.
Washington correspondent reports President Roosevelt pursues outdoor life, walking the fields of Rock Creek Park in a blizzard with Secretary Root and Senator Lodge. He rides freely and accelerates pace, while Lodge and Root struggle to keep up, showing the President’s vigorous, frontier style and influence on his aides.
The Redfeld Observer urges local businessmen to prepare for the capital removal scheme and claims Redfield has a good chance. The piece notes no town is embargoed, and Bishop hints Salem could be a suitable location for the capital.
The piece argues Cal is likely to become mayor of Sioux City but warns the plum is not large enough for him. It notes he would demand a higher salary if elected, refusing an honorary post with insufficient pay compared to his newspaper business.
The Vermillion Plain Talk says men should buy land in South Dakota before crops begin this spring to avoid higher prices. It argues a banner crop year is likely and that prices may rise, a view echoed by many readers.
Congressman Wheeler of Kentucky lambasted the government over Prince Henry’s visit and the coronation of King Edward. He condemned the president and Secretary Hay for recognizing these events, calling it flunkeyism and criticizing the administration’s stance as a poor use of national policy.
Rosa Richardson of Laurel Springs North Carolina credits Dr King’s New Discovery with curing her consumption after doctors said she would die within a month. The advertises the medicine as a life saver for consumption pneumonia la grippe bronchitis coughs colds asthma hay fever croup and whooping cough. Guarantied bottles are 40 cents and 1.00 with seven bottles claimed to cure. Free trial bottles offered at S H Scallin’s drug store.
S. H. Seallin reports Foley's Honey and Tar cough remedy claimed to heal lungs after an attack. The advertisement touts relief from coughing and lung irritation, urging readers to try the product.
Sickness among schoolchildren is addressed by Mother Gray's Sweet Powders sold by Allen S. Olmstead of LeRoy New York. The remedy promises to break up colds in 24 hours cure feverishness headaches stomach troubles teething disorders and destroy worms. Available at all druggists for 25 cents with free samples mailed.
An advertisement asserts Rocky Mountain Tea as the advance agent of success, claiming a sound mind in a sound body as humanity’s greatest blessing and linking it to personal achievement.
Washington special reports Speaker Henderson and Republican leaders back the Senate adopted joint resolution to move the presidential inauguration from March 4 to the last Thursday in April. The aim is to align with the first president and improve weather. Advocates cite health risks from travel and past deaths related to cold conditions.
Century old remedy praised for soothing teething infants. Claims to soften gums, reduce pain, stop wind colic, and cure diarrhoea. Sold by chemists worldwide at twenty five cents a bottle. Promoted as the best choice for mothers.
Mr. W. W. Baker of Plainview Nebraska recounts his wife’s long illness and extensive spending on doctors. After trying Foley's Honey and Tar she improved markedly, gaining health she had not known in ten years, and they vow to never be without it.
An old advertisement cautions that winter coughs may lead to consumption if untreated and promotes Foley's Honeyland Tar as a remedy by S. H. Scallin.
In Oacoma, fourteen cattle stealing cases and one murder case are set for trial. The South Dakota Cattle Raisers Association backs prosecutions with J. G. Bertine and Horner and Stewart of Pierre. Pickets guard witnesses and jurors as the rustlers, aided by relatives, may have influence on the jury. A witness named Bradshaw was assaulted, and McBeth of Mitchell is among the arrestees who may become a key witness.
Dr King's New Life Pills are advertised as a cure for indigestion biliousness constipation and related stomach liver and bowel troubles. The ad claims the pills work day and night and are easy pleasant safe and sure available for 25 cents at S H Seallin's drug store.
Advertises Allen's Foot Ease powder to cure chilblains frostbites damp sweating and swollen feet sold at druggists and shoestores for 25e.
Advertisement claims constipation bowel irregularity headache dyspepsia torpid liver and kidney disorders from sedentary life are positively cured by Rocky Mountain Tea. S. H. promotes a tonic remedy with bold health claims.
Testimonies praise Banner Salve for curing piles with immediate relief and quick healing. Seallin endorses the product, claiming no other salve heals as well.
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