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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1886
Page
7
A collage of light essays and quips on marriage, manners, and romantics. Humorous anecdotes from society columns and cartoons contrast women’s fashions and domestic advice with sketches of husbands, suitors, and fashionable life. Includes jokes on aging brides and a Mexican marriage rite.
A historical piece argues that bad medicines worsen illness and praises Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a safe, vegetable remedy for dyspepsia liver complaints constipation rheumatism and other ailments. It warns against fiery stimulants and highlights bitters as rational medicine from tested experience.
Portrait painter Beau fort Irving recounts a New Jersey legislature commission for a Gen Lee portrait. After agreeing to 500 dollars, officials pressured him for 150 100 and 50 dollar side payments, but he stood firm saying 500 was his price.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a lasting, unequaled cure for female weaknesses. It claims the formula restores youth and vigor, urging readers to buy from druggists as the remedy with proven time tested efficacy.
Detroit Free Press notes a Michigan murderer, appealing for a sentence cut for jail time and a past plan, is rebuked by the judge who refuses to abate the 25 year term. The New York World reports a child poisoned by morphia in cough syrup, while Red Star Cough Care pledges safety and vegetable ingredients at 25 cents.
A Warsenstein, Germany botanical collection shapes books from tree trunks. Each volume shows bark names on a title area and wood grain on pages. The book reveals fruit seeds moss and insects, plus a description of the tree’s habits habitat and growth.
The reader notes that the pellets are gentle and mild avoiding unpleasant aftereffects. They claim the pellets move bowels as a natural action with no lingering discomfort or constitution upset.
A stern man pays ten cents for a street shoe shine after a terse exchange with a boy who jokes the polish only reaches his own knees. Col. D. J. Williamson, a former U S Consul, spent twenty thousand dollars over eight years seeking rheumatism relief before using St Jacobs Oil, which reportedly cured him.
A dialect sketch contrasts a stubborn appetite with a warning about lies. An elderly speaker admits preferring hunger over a bad stomach while a passerby declares a fool, illustrating how truth and falsehood mingle in everyday speech.
An advertisement offers Warner's White Wine of Tar Syrup with a dealer order incentive and a free map of the Holy Land. The piece then recounts Mandalay legends about the sacred white elephant observed in Burma, noting the animals’ legendary status and the surprise at possible nonpure whiteness.
A collage of brief items: Cure ads for ruptures from World’s Dispensary in Buffalo. a West passenger’s rant against silver demonetization in Washington. a Weld Maine burglary thwarted by a snowball clue. Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral touted for coughs. Florida’s low doctor count tied to low death rate. Saskatchewan fife wheat offered by W J Abernethy. speedy transatlantic trip via New York and Liverpool. Piso’s Cure for Consumption promoted. New Zealand’s heavy debt per inhabitant.
A collage of claims for Athlophoros Cherokee Remedy Carbolisalve and Dr William Hall’s Balsam for the Lungs tout relief from rheumatism skin ailments and throat and lung diseases. The notices feature testimonials from Mrs A Newton and generalized assurances of swift cures and broad benefits.
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