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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1903
Page
4
A pair labeled as robbers in Chamberlain were arrested and released after no charges could be filed. They boasted equipment for rigging roulette and other gambling devices. The same trio reportedly cleaned gambling rooms in Deadwood, netting thousands.
J.5 Severson & Son praise their years of experience and results, urging a trial before listing sales. They are engaged to cry sales on February 10 11 16 and 17.
The Dell Rapids Tribune notes legislative support for moving the capital to Mitchell and predicts a decisive 1904 vote. It argues lawmakers reflect their counties and says accessibility drives the statewide push, with Mitchell favored and the executive committee prepared for a hard campaign.
Parker New Era notes a pending legislative bill by Hays of Lawrence to restore destroyed county records. It targets Turner Hanson and Lawrence counties where fires damaged titles. Courts may validate copies as legal records shifting burden to contestors. Supreme Court upholds circuit court ruling in a note recovery case against an innocent purchaser.
Scotland special reports the Milwaukee rail road company will erect a handsome new depot at this place in the spring. The current transfer business is large and the present building is too small. A citizens petition endorsing the plan has been forwarded to road officials. An official visiting Scotland pledged to endorse the petition.
List of uncalled letters at the Mitchell post office for the week ending January 14 1903 includes Brown WE Clark J E Cone Miss Rose A Ducket Henry Feelland JS Gorham WO Hall DC Heath Miss Bessie Kindleman J Mandell Fred Mewells FE 611 Duff St Stratton Alva Stratton CA Foreign Evans Ole Hansen. If not claimed within two weeks they are forwarded to the dead letter office.
Mrs N A Webster of Winnie Virginia declares Dr King’s New Life Pills completely cured her chronic headaches that lasted two years. They also relieve constipation and biliousness. 25 cents at S H Scallin’s drug store.
New York Press surveys grand engineering feats beyond the sea. It notes the Siberian railroad project costing 1 700 000 and imperial bond support up to 250 000 000. The Simpson tunnel progresses toward fourteen miles at a 1 000 000 per mile cost with 6 000 feet water inflow and extreme heat overcome by cold-air cooling and water power for equipment.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills as a speedy cure for scrofula whether simple or hereditary. The claim blends fashion of medical elixir marketing with household remedy language. The text emphasizes rapid relief and broad applicability.
When All Other Remedies and Best Physicians Fail. Complete treatment advertised for skin and blood humours. Claims cure for scrofula bad blood and infantile skin disorders with loss of hair. Public notice promises dramatic relief when other remedies fail.
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