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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1899
Page
4
A wife testifies about four pregnancies with long labor for the first three, needing chloroform, and using three bottles of Mother's Friend before a healthy boy’s birth. She claims the remedy allowed her to perform housework hours before delivery with minimal distress.
A periodical advert claims Mother's Friend strengthens the body and clears the mind for the expectant mother, relaxes muscles, reduces morning sickness, and prepares organs for labor. It asserts painless labor, avoids breast complications, and promises quick recovery. the Bradfield Regulator Co. offers this product for $1 per bottle with a free illustrated book.
A Philadelphia Record quip contrasts editors and poets over how many apples Adam and Eve ate combining impossibly large numbers. The sequence of humorous sums parodies and escalates from one apple each to wildly inflated totals, ending with a playful final twist.
An editor asserts Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy benefits from twenty years of use and urges having a bottle on hand to cut suffering until a physician is available. The note mentions sale by L. O. Gale. A board meeting in Davison county aims to adjust commissioner district boundaries to balance vote totals. Karl's Clover Root Tea advertised as laxative. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure claimed to cure many gastric troubles with strong ingredients. L. O. Gale also listed as supplier.
A Sioux Falls item notes Cascarets advertise beauty by cleansing blood. Also a special Omaha road train carried Geneval Manager W A Scott and officials to Mitchell for an inspection. They found the line in good condition and crop prospects excellent along the route. They expect heavy grain movement this fall.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item recounts a winter social where a professor, winning the booby prize of a double yolk egg with the note Something you can beat, accidentally explodes it when forcing a locked door. Laughter follows as the egg leaks, a humorous tale tied to a local social event.
An 1800s style testimonial touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy for debility, blood enrichment, and appetite loss, claiming it revitalizes the whole system better than six weeks vacation. A separate note cites Karl's Clover Root Tea easing nerves, constipation, kidney and bowel trouble, with Mrs. S. A. Sweet from Hartford endorsing it. Sold by S. H. Seallin.
A Sterling Remedy Co advertisement claims No-To-Bac helps quit tobacco easily and forever, promising strength and vigor. It touts cures guaranteed with a booklet and sample free, and lists druggists selling it for 50 cents or a dollar in Chicago or New York.
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