Subscription rates and political notes from 1870s press
The Mitchell Printing Co prop list outlines subscription prices and address updates. The piece then shifts to political commentary on the Spanish war, Camara and Dewey, and Judge Palmer's shifting party alignments, noting Washington views and local newspaper coverage of Pettigrew and free silver rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Palmer
Aberdeen
Argus
Sioux Falls
McKinley
Pettigrew
St. Louis
Palmer
Advertising Rates And Notices For Advertisers
TO ADVERTISERS Advertising rates given an application and will be found reasonably low Business Cards not exceeding six lines 5.00 per year Each additional line 1.00 Business Locals Five cents per line Legal Advertisements at Statute Rates Cards of Thanks Ten Cents per line Marriage and Death Notices published free of charge Obituaries Resolutions of Respect and Wedding presents Five Cents per line
Editorial Roundup of War News and Local Politics
The item notes U S troops in Santiago and a push to join the Philippines effort. It reports editor marriages in June and wishes them happiness. it warns Pierre Daily Capital may suspend without business support and praises Aberdeen reform editors. Gen Miles seeks promotion by law and Beadle county candidates announce in Huron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
San Francisco
Philippines
Pierre
Miles
Huron
Populist conventions swell fusion in city race
Fr C Robinson of Groton nominated for lieutenant governor by the silver republicans and endorsed by fusionists. The three opposition parties adopt identical platforms, uniting against a single foe with no internal backbiting to weaken the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Absideen Newe
Fr. C. Robinson
Groton
St. Louis
Republican Party
Progress of the Spanish-American War According to The Republican
The Springfield Republican argues the war began two months ago with the Buenos Ventura seizure. It claims mastery of the sea, Spanish colonies at our mercy, Havaca within reach, and 17 000 troops in Cuba, with 600 to 1 000 Spaniards killed and no ships lost, while the German French war sits idle in comparison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield Republican
Spain
Buenos Ventura
Havaca
Cuba
Germany
France
Yellow Jaundice Cured By Electric Bitters
A witness from Lexington Ky. testifies that after six months of Yellow Jaundice and failed treatments, two bottles of Electric Bitters cured them. The testimonial urges others to use the remedy, noting Dr. Bell and S. H. Seallin as sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Hogart
Lexington, Ky
S. H. Seallin
The Spanish Armada in Irish Waters Looting and Slaughter
Tilton recounts how the Venetian ship Trinidad Valen cera foundered off O Doghertys country near Lough Swilly after a leak. Spaniards ashore faced Irish robberies, murders, and ransom, with a daring rescue by O Donnell and a later meal of horse flesh and butter as provisions ran out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Frederic Tilton
Alfred T. Mahan
Tilton
Trinidad
Valencera
O’dogherty
Lough Swilly
Couple plans silver wedding invites in costly stationery
Mr and Mrs Gaswell moved recently into a fashionable neighborhood and prepared to issue invitations for their silver wedding. He fretted over the costly stationery, while she quipped that they were sending them out for begging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Gaswell
Mr. Gaswell
James
New York World
Adventist Camp Close With 43 Baptisms At James River
The Adventist gathering near James River ends after a week of services led by national speakers. 43 people were baptized at the river as Elder Warren conducted the ceremony. Elders Brunson and Knee land addressed large crowds at the corn palace and Main street tent meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler J. A. Ballenger
James River
Warren
Corn Palace
A. F. Brunson
S. M
Henry
Milwaukee
Omaha
W. T. Milliman
Missouri
Sioux Falls
Conference of
South Dakota
N. P. Nelson
Nebraska Conference
College View
Neb
Nelson
Kneeland
Milbank
Main Street
Friendship and Loyalty in a Boston Tribune Script
Dialogue highlights contrarian views on loyalty and truth. Dilby challenges the notion of repeating insults while emphasizing that truth should not be spoken on all occasions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazen
Dilby
Boston Transcript
Timber Culture Entry Notice for Martha Oberembt
Land Office at Mitchell South Dakota May 21 18% notice filed by Martha M Oberembt widow of Mathew M Oberembt deceased for final proof to be made July 2 1535 before the Register and Receiver at Mitchell in Section 34 Township 101 North Range 61 West witnesses named to prove residence and cultivation include John H Hohn Ethan P O Flensburg Daniel Tsehirier Flensburg John Humpa Flensburg John Schoenfelder Emsley and George E Foster
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
S. D
Martha M. Oberembt
Mathew M Oberembt
John H. Hohn
Ethan P
Notable early 20th century society notes from Ogden and beyond
Mrs Harriet Emerson serves as Ogden city auditor while Miss Betty Runnels becomes Louisiana’s first woman lawyer. Austrasian explorer Hastie eyes the Solomon Islands. Mercy Maria Gray dies in San Francisco after ample Baptist support. Princess Nellie Bo Settlemayer, daughter of King George, attends Baltimore’s Colored Normal school at 18. Oshkosh widow’s pension request follows her husband’s Camp Harvey death. Lola Small Jackson launches The Southern Star in Atlanta. Julia Ward Howe re elected New England Woman's club president. A Machias resident finds 110 needles in a 387 year old pincushion. Gypsy fiddler Chimay’s wife Marie Rigo in Venice attempts suicide amid royal delusions. Lamar Missouri’s Barnesley owns a 1704 Dictionary of All Religions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Emerson
Ogden
Utah
Lacrosse
Wis
Betty Runnels
Tulane University
Louisiana
Hastie
Solomon Islands
Mercy Maria Gray
San Francisco
Baptist Church
Princess Nellie Bo- Settlemayer
King George
The
Galahs
Africa
Colored Normal School of
Baltimore
William H. Hook
Oshkosh
Camp Harvey
Lola Small Jackson
Sam Small
Atlanta
Southern Star
Julia Ward Howe
New England Woman's Club
Howe
John Beverly
Machias
Marie Rigo
Chimay
Venice
Barnesley
Lamar
Ireland
Curtain Raisers Prompt Change in Theatre World
John Philip Sousa opens his next season tour in Pittsburg. De Wolf Hopper plans a new opera with Sousa and Klein titled The Charlatan. Patti’s husband Signor Niccolini left an estate valued at 205105 dollars. Wilbur Opera Co adds Marion Manola as new star next season. Susie Kirwin reportedly quits. Mme. Rejane scores triumph in Zaza. The Little Minister ends its long New York run after 300th performance. Stuart Robson names Marie Burroughs as leading lady. Willie Collier shifts to legitimate comedy. Dan Daly is bounced from The Belle of New York in London for impolite language. Olga Nethersole to present The Termagant in the United States next season. The scene is Spain, late fifteenth century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Philip Sousa
Pittsburg
Charles E. Bigelow
Isham
America
England
de Wolf Hopper
Sousa and Klein
Joseph Callahan
Little Minister
New York
Stuart Robson
Marie Burroughs
Willie Collier
Dan Daly
London
Olga Nethersole
Spain
Witty remarks on war era curiosities and puns
A collection of quips from various papers about the Spain Cuba conflict and related topics. The jokes touch on telegraph rates eggs in Havana maple shup in Madrid and even Dewey and Hobson hair parts with playful digs at language and naval exploits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Cuba
Detroit Free Press
Havana
Boston Globe
Madrid
Washington Post
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Hartford Courant
Dewey
Hobson
Boston Transcript
After Civil War Heroes Speak Across Borders
Ex Confederate soldiers and U S heroes Hobson and Dewey are cited in multiple papers praising unity after war. The quotes reflect national memory, memorial day linkage, and pride in American resilience amid foreign critiques. The Savannah, Council Bluffs, and St. Louis papers feature cross‑regional praise of veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
North
South
Savannah News
Hobson
Alabama
Dewey
Vermont
Council Bluffs
Europe
Hobsons
Deweys
St. Louis Post- Dispatch
Women’s Fashion and Public Perception Snippets
A collage of 19th century quips on women’s attire and appearances. Remarks include sympathy for fat widows and the impact of clothes on sidewalk mud and visibility. Headlines reference Chicago, Columbus, Boston, and New Orleans era outlets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Columbus Press-Post
Boston Beacon
New Orleans Picayune
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Mitchell Capital
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Mos
Wees
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Watson
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Philippine Islands
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Official
Briday
Lewis A. Fox
Tripp Ledger
Elsie Morris
Mrs. Fox
Reform
Emmett Dowdell
Gov. Lee
Minneapolis Journal
Bucklen
S. HB. Scalin
L. O. Gale
Timber
the Tattler
Hood
Kimble Clapp
Mound City
Dakota
Ld Papers
J. E. Wells
Harker Bros
Steam Laundory
West
O. H. Perry
A. E
Itchcock
Mitchell S.D
D. L. Hannety
Mitchell,s. D
U. E. Whitcher
Mitchell, S. D
Jerome Wiltle
W. H. Webster
Grand Opera House
Gale, “Sientcer
Mitchell Iron Works
Geo. H. Summers
Stair
J. Thompson and Son
Parry
West Nies
WM. Koch
Main and
First Street
Mitchell, S.D
Fullerton Lumber
California
New Orleans
Pullman
Los Angeles
Southern Pacific Co
Chi
Pacific Coast
Sunset Limited Annex
Southern Pacific
Illinois Centra R. R
Florida
Jacksonville
Illinois Central
Macs
Holly Springs
Birmingham
Albany
Homeseeker’s
Yazoo
Mississippi Valley
Williams
Janesville
Iowa
Lyle
Central
CHO Lines
F. Merry
Manchester
Schlimgen’s
North Main Street
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