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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1904
Page
9
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Advertising rates listed with application required. Business cards up to x lines at 85.00 per year, each extra line 1.00. Local business ads five cents per line. Legal notices at statute rates. Cards of thanks ten cents per line. Marriage and death notices published free of charge. Obituaries and resolutions priced at five cents per line.
The Fulton Advocate argues against a single railroad monopoly and suggests placing the capital on both the Northwestern and Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul lines. It notes existing Mitchell and Pierre service, urges public transit equality, and warns against letting one railroad dominate government location decisions.
The Gazette letters reveal Pierre’s push to portray the western range as agriculturally barren yet crucial to a capital relocation debate. Former Sioux Falls specials emphasize cattle and grazing, aiming to distract from farming and steer public opinion toward locating the capital at Pierre.
The writer defends the Black Hills and range country against agricultural biases, arguing agriculture is central to one area while the other thrives on different strengths. He asserts long-standing support for building up all regions and counters accusations of injustice or misrepresentation.
The Yankton Herald questions no cost removal of state records to Mitchell and whether the city will allow free use of the new city hall for capital purposes. Bennett doubts Mitchell authority, while the city notes initial plans for a 15000 dollar hall but now pledges a structure meeting capital needs. Mitchell’s word, when given, is expected to be kept.
John Hipple argues state constitution section 20 restricts changing the capital without US and people consent. He predicts consent will be granted and Mitchell would become the capital, despite legal obstacles, with voters likely to act on honest conviction in the capital location.
Nurses at Senator Hanna's bedside recount a delirious remark in which he acted as if defending President Roosevelt at the national convention and urged his delegation to back the president rather than his own nomination. The Washington correspondent notes the remark might have echoed a convention floor moment. Authors say the publi cation is unnecessary and do not view it as altering Hanna's legacy or party prospects.
The Dakota Poultry and Wet Stock Association The South Dakota Improved Live Stock Association The Buttermakers and Dairyvmen's Association The Sheep Breeders and Wool Growers Association and the South Dakota Racing Association will be entertained by Mitchell this week. The Times editor backs Pierre as state capital retention, though the note ends abruptly.
The piece notes Mitchell’s argument on accessibility and lists five associations that met in Mitchell within a week. It contrasts Mitchell hosting more conventions in fourteen years than Pierre since becoming the state capital, due to distance from population centers.
A testimonial note cites LHollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a preventive for appendicitis without surgery. The claim references tea or tablet form and lists a price of 385 cents.
A witty jab from the Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a lavish wedding drawing sharp remarks. The quip suggests the ceremony's elegance and the lengthy effort expected to settle financial arrangements by the bride’s family.
An old advertisement from Seallin Bros promotes Tallister’s Rocky Mountain Tea claiming it cures after meals, aids digestion, and restores energy for 385 cents. The tone resembles a period patent medicine pitch.
A veteran musician recalls Offenbach dismissing a valet who could shave cook tailor market treat horses and more. The reason given was comic yet firm he could not keep time beating his clothes outside the door.
A 1920s discussion argues daily open air activity is vital for youth and energy. It cites a French writer listing lack of exercise, toxemia, and fear of death as aging factors, and promotes walking, running, golf, tennis, or similar outdoor work to keep muscles flexible, lungs active, and blood flowing, keeping the body in tune like a well-tuned instrument.
A discussion with a prominent hatter notes that in men of large affairs executive ability and strong mental equipment often show increased cranial development. Investigations among metropolitan chatters reveal many keep records with an automatic device of skull outlines, suggesting skull size can grow after middle age and may influence eyeball size and visual condition.
February tonic Cole's Bludbilder promises relief from grippe rheumatism with pure blood and strong nerves. It is advertised as a guaranteed remedy sold by druggists at one dollar a bottle.
Frederic Rene Coudert mocked the legal learning of Lord Chancellor Fitzgibbon during a case in an English court. The trial judge, timidly, admitted having read Fitzgibbon’s opinions and wished he knew as much law. Coudert retorted I wish you did.
The advertisement extols Burdock Flood Bitters as a remedy to keep the bowels stomach liver and kidneys strong and active promoting vigor and health. It emphasizes a simple path to well being through tonic use.
A Philadelphia Bulletin item notes a debate about baby pictures and photography, contrasting a photographer with a kinetoscope operator. It reflects early 20th century concerns over new visual media.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item recalls a suitor pressing for an answer with a vowel framed by consonants. The witty reply was short and playful, ending the courtship moment with a clever wordplay.
Irate husband accuses an amateur photographer of pointing his camera at his wife as she walked. The photographer admits he aimed the device but claims he did not know it was loaded. Local tensions rise over the incident reported by the Chicago Tribune.
Scald head described as a severe form of scalp eczema but curable with Dean's Ointment. The remedy is advertised as quick and permanent with results at drug stores for 50 cents.
In a Punch magazine quip a caption recalls sending a dispatch to halt a model’s arrival. An editor notes a single word was removed for clarity, leaving a line about discovery and an inability to paint today.
In Yonkers, a caller recounts a guest leaving early last evening after Patrice asks if he planned a kiss on departure. The guest reportedly said he would kiss her, prompting her to tell him the sooner he left the better.
The excerpt recalls a heartwrenching scene as a baby cries for an hour while a new mother insists the cry is a scientific, hygienic, lung expanding and non tissue destroying display. The dialogue contrasts emotion with clinical reasoning.
A notice touts Dr. Thomas Eclecric Oil as a rapid diphtheria relief claiming relief in twenty minutes. The product is advertised as available at any drug store and presented with sensational, miraculous language.
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