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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1888
Page
8
Weil Bros. advertises seasonable dry goods clothing boots and shoes with Butterick pattern agentship. The ad promises low prices and urges customers to visit to see bargains this season.
Live correspondent wanted for subscriptions in townships and nearby counties. Various notices include debt totals, loan offers, meetings, and social events plus a list of locals subscribing to Our Family Physician. The Marhiony Club dance and council committee updates are noted along with medical ads and banking announcements.
A Sioux City reader praises the premium Our Family Physician for guiding a family to seek timely medical help. The father recounts bronchitis symptoms spotted in the book’s table of symptoms, prompting doctor arrival and a full recovery. He declares the book life saving and urges others to subscribe to receive it.
The D F M club members send a Christmas box to absent president Gro A Johnston of Charles City The box includes hats of the Dunleft make from a bargain front case Each member receives a hat suited to their style Johnston replies with a gift of hats from his stock as a gesture of appreciation The note expresses warm affection and mentions prepaid charges and a merry season from Charles City December 31 1887
The recent local option vote is in effect in Davison county as the county commissioners enact the law and the city council discusses license revocations and gambling enforcement. Mayor Mentzer and officials stress strict enforcement while saloon operators contest only the licensing aspect, with arrests and court actions noted for past disturbances.
Said to Be Insane. Wolfgang Schuman from Badger township, brought in by Sheriff Stanchfield for selling mortgaged property, is said to be insane and will be sent to Yankton. Hood's Household Calendar for 1888 gains praise for engraving and color. copies available at local drug stores or by mail. M. M. McDonald departs county office with a reputation for duty, succeeded by Mr McCormick bringing business experience to the board.
The passage notes continued confidence in Mr Platner as chairman of the county board praising his integrity and economy in conducting county business. It states he was re elected to the chair position and commends his faithful and efficient service.
Land Office lists claimants asked to renew publication and provide proof of citizenship or continued residence. Notices include multiple case numbers and sections with Nov dates and rejections or required new publications, plus a section granting new proof to several individuals and a held filing for Frank M Pratt.
A fragmented historical notice recounts endorsements by Drs Radcliff Lewis Gunn Robson Wilson and others for Warner's Safe Cure with claims of kidney and urinary benefits. It also notes 1887 death of Capt. C. H. Boynton and mentions Shiloh's Vitalizer and Shiloh's Cure sold by L O Gale.
Davison Bros. and Seaman advertise readily available farm loans with money on hand and low interest rates. They invite interested farmers to call for loan arrangements.
In a Grand Forks to Fargo journey tale Plummer responds to a Indiana politician inviting a donation for a Hendricks monument. He quips he would fund a dead democrat’s memorial if money existed then jokes the Democratic party outlives all others and will ride on begging for alms until its demise.
A collage of editorial muse on the ideal paper editor, a Woonsocket Times rescue tale of a near freezing man saved by Mr Dougher, a Mitchell post office advertised letters list, and Buckle’s Salve ad. The item blends commentary with community news and ads, noting a life saved and letters awaiting pickup.
Advice to Mothers Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup is hailed as the prescription of a leading nurse and physician in the United States. Used for forty years by millions of mothers, it is said to relieve teething pain and cure dysentery and diarrhea, wind, and colic. Price 24e a bottle.
W A Scott agent for Phenix Brooklyn Firemans Fund National Pennsylvania Fire Cerman Commercial Union Phoenix State insures both farm and city property. Will look after insurance rents and taxes for non residents. Office in Security Bank Building Mitchell Dak.
A collage of comic vignettes and moral quips from New York papers. A Harlem boy’s candy-grade temptations, a Christmas letter to Santa, a child’s defense of mischief, and a Thanksgiving joke about grandma and God appear as lighthearted societal snapshots.
A Chicago boy bets a man in a St. Louis restaurant is from St. Louis and the exchange prompts fatherly reflection. The boy notes the man combs a mustache with a fork, prompting the father to admit the man’s likely St. Louis origin despite appearances.
A humorous note from the New York Sun recounts a mother seeking her son Terence who may have lost a Sunday school ticket. The exchange features a friend in need and a teacher’s role, echoing an old story framing.
An experienced sportsman notes bats are hard to shoot due to speed and sharp turns. He recalls bats sustaining many wing shots yet still flying. One bat reportedly escaped with twenty wing holes.
Scientist Wieher concludes that a line one inch long requires at least 125 million silver molecules, based on measurements of a scarcely visible film of silver.
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