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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1886
Page
4
A northern press summary notes Straits on Dakota admission and Harrison Bill timing. It highlights Bijou Mills Times backing statehood, patents prospects in Aberdeen, and varied editorials from Sioux Falls, Omaha, and Minneapolis on division, governors, and political shenanigans. Includes Abe Boynton remarks and calls for decorum.
One of the choicest publications for children, Wide Awake for 1886, is issued with six illustrated serials a series of war sketches short historical articles stories and poetry. An art feature titled Youth in twelve centuries offers twenty four studies of race types and national costumes. Price three dollars a year. Address D Lothrop & Co Boston publishers.
Mayor Bragg of Bismarck argues for dividing the territory to admit South Dakota into the Union. He believes Democrats could pass a bill without losing House control and that Republican senators from the new state would not threaten Senate balance. He doubts his party will control the Senate soon and sees New York as pivotal in elections.
Judge Holman argues Dakota should be admitted as a single state based on settled population and security of school lands and government interests. He says division is impractical, the territory should join as one state, while noting local sentiment and potential impact on Congress.
After release on Friday, Ely attempted to secure a marriage license but the county clerk was unavailable before train time. Ely promised to wed the woman once funds to send for her arrive. Friends say he is likely to follow through, though his current whereabouts are unknown.
Mr Milton Gunckel of Redpath Lyceum Bureau plans a Sioux Falls and Huron tour date. the Rink venue hosts a January 7 concert featuring Ella Chamberlain Edith Christie Louise Warner Frank Reynolds John Francis Gilder with Canon Farrar and other bureau acts noted.
Sheriff M Donald traced Chas Ely from Sioux City to Yankton and Mitchell where he faced irregular work accusations. Ely, a traveling man for D M Steele & Co of Omaha, evaded Dakota parties, fled south on the Pacific, and was briefly released after his brother paid costs. The saga involves forged endorsements, unpaid drafts, a claimed wife, and multiple regional creditors.
A warm path with Couricura Scar and a single application of CuTicura, the great Skin Cure, repeated daily with doses of Curtcura ResoLvent to purify blood and heal the scalp. Promises speedy relief for Eezoma, Tetter, Ringworm, Psoriasis, Lichen, Pruritus, Scald Head, Dantrail and all itching and pimply skin conditions when other remedies fail.
The New York Sun notes a link between Mark Twain's December Century article The Private History of a Campaign that Failed and Grant memoirs chapter 18. Twain and Grant faced each other as enemies, Twain fled, while Grant learned fearlessness thereafter.
In Sanborn County a wave of new barns grows on local farms. Col Price finishes a 46 by 75 structure stabling 100 cattle with a 12 foot hay loft. Rodee adds a 32 by 84 on stone wall. Norem rebuilds a 26 by 80 barn with hay loft after the wind. Santee, Kelsey brothers, Perkins, and the Cornell ranch also construct notable barns.
A parent from Edinburgh Indiana praises Curicura Remedies for curing his child’s Beztina after multiple doctors failed. He credits the remedies with swift relief and expresses deep gratitude.
J P Choice of Whitesboro Texas reports six weeks of Curicura remedies cured his scalp condition and hair is now thick again. The letter highlights the remedy’s effectiveness and the return of healthy hair.
A reader from New Orleans praises Cuticura Reson-VEST and Rosonvenr noting partial cure after three bottles. The letter, dated around three months prior, mentions extensive skin symptoms and improvement attributed to the products.
A customer testimonials Curicura remedies as the best for itching skin after trying all others. Potter Drug and Chemical Co. of Orion Massachusetts markets cutichura for 50 cents, soap for 25 cents, Resolvent for 1.00 and offers a curing guide titled Now to Cure Skin Diseases.
The issue outlines Harper's Magazine 1886 plans with serials by East Angels Howells Warner and Dudley Warner and new editorial features. Also listed are mortgage foreclosure notices for property in Mitchell Davison Dakota, describing sums due and sale dates, plus local sidewalk and summons notices in the same period.
Harper's Weekly announces a new year with enhanced literary and artistic resources. It highlights two illustrated serials by Thomas Hardy and Walter Besant, plus entertaining short stories, authoritative political guidance, and a family journal free from objectionable content. Subscriptions include postage to the United States and Canada, with options for bound volumes, cloth bindings, and mail delivery.
Harper's Bazar highlights its blend of literature art fashion and household guidance with pattern sheets and Paris and New York trends. The notice explains volumes binding orders prices methods of delivery and remittance to Harper & Brothers New York.
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