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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1915
Page
3
A vintage health notice urges readers not to neglect coughs and colds as they can lead to serious illness. It promises quick relief with Dr King’s New Discovery, claiming clearer heads and easier breathing after use and advises buying a bottle today.
Mitchells Braves split Tuesday games with a 14 to 3 afternoon win over WILE Lake and a 14 to 6 loss to Kansas City Red Sox. Frank Johnson likely to pitch again for Mitchell in the deciding game at Hitchcock Park. Attack featured 18 hits off Weber and Markhart as Mitchell struggled in sparkling form from Aurora visitors.
Deadwood South Dakota reports interest from a big eastern studio to film Wild Bill Hickok in a movie. The piece references Hickok known as Wid Bil, his 1876 killing by miner McCall, and his earlier marshal role at Abilene Kansas. Mt Moriah statue remains a city tourist point.
Ottumwa informs that D. T. Foster, manager of Morrell Packing Co, died after a yearlong illness. Foster led Morrell Packing Co of Ottumwa and Liverpool, with U S branches, and was a prominent figure in business, religious, and educational circles.
Sioux Falls Argus Leader reports on sweet clover in Davison County worth up to 15 dollars per acre seed value and 10 to 13 dollars per acre soil enrichment. W. A. Ostrander of Davison County Agricultural Extension notes nodulated roots rich in nitrogen. Farmer Gaines offered 1,000 dollars for his crop but refused seed price, expecting ten bushels per acre. Ostrander predicts the crop will prove superior for soil and future corn yields.
Pere S D Lawrence and Codington are early county leaders in census returns. Lawrence shows a population of 17,710 with declines in recent years. Deadwood Spearfish and Whitewood also shrink. Codington reports 19 45 under six years, 4 522 school age, 4 373 voters, and 3 362 men of military age with diverse foreign-born origins.
Swine market mixed with slow trading and prices 5 to 10 cents lower. Hog receipts today 26,000 with 5,082 left over, tomorrow 16,000. official yesterday 19,583 and shipments 2,200. Bulk hogs 6.50 to 7.80. light 7.35 to 7.80. mixed 6.95 to 7.05. heavy 7.50 to 7.85. workers 7.70 to 7.75. Cattle receipts 1,500 today, 3,000 tomorrow. steer prospects steady to down 10 cents. Cows and heifers 2.00 to 4.15, Texas steers 6.00 to 8.10, western cattle 7.00 to 8.10. Sheep receipts to follow. later totals incomplete.
Market data shows Sioux City cattle receipts at 1 000 with early gains and strong demand, hog prices around 7.60 to 7.25 in recent days, and western lambs and corns trading at mixed levels. Minneapolis cash grains list No 1 hard wheat around 1.48 to 1.50 with Dec at 1.05 to 1.10, No 2 hard at 1.22 to 1.29, corn and oats prices shown for delivery and arrivals, with further regional quotes from Milwaukee.
Averted by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. A 16 year old girl in New Orleans writes of severe back and head pains, pimples, fatigue, and suppression improving after using the remedy. She endorses it to workers in a mill and to other readers, noting letters from other recovered girls. The ad urges readers to seek confidential advice from Lydia Pinkham Medicine Co.
J Lewis reports the Wabash railroad valued at 220 million dollars was auctioned for 18 million under foreclosure. The sale, overseen by the joint reorganization committee, assigned the property and franchises to Sulisty and 41 million in obligations to Equitable Trust Company of New York as trustee. Minutes before, Equitable Trust filed suit in federal court seeking car rental and casualty claims.
Aberdeen South Dakota reports an advance guard of harvest laborers arriving near the Minneapolis and St Louis railroad track. About 200 migrants sleep in box cars or along the road waiting for harvest to begin. Experts say big crops are anticipated as laborers pour in by freight train. rust reports are mild and crops in good condition despite early frost concerns.
A local observance titled Graveling Day was held at Selby Base. Report notes activities, participants, and the significance of the day within the base community.
Announcement says work is completed and new financing methods will fund it. A special meeting at the Lacrosse Wisconsin headquarters is planned, with bonds of five dollar face value and twenty coupons to be issued to maintain the project. A Madison speaker condemns women wearing clothing that reveals animalistic self and argues for modest dress to obscure it.
In San Francisco the ninth International Purity congress advances plans to curb immorality and discuss social issues. The group forms an organization under South Dakota law, to gravel the Yellowstone Trail from Selby to Robin, with local workers and farmers grading and paving. Automobiles move crews to the site as a trail stretch is set for improved automobile travel by midafternoon.
In Charles Mix County South Dakota a six year old son of Edward Pasekving works a team pulling the Washington automobile highway three miles three days weekly for a dollar a day. The boy keeps the highway in first class condition, riding beside a team of horses to prevent accidents as he drives the small rig like a seasoned coachmaker.
A fragmentary headline reads Your Child's Cough 18 A Call for Help with unclear rest of the text. The snippet shows truncated phrasing and repetitive wording, offering little concrete details about who, where, or what actions are described.
An old advertisement asserts Dr Kings New Discovery will quickly soothe a child's cough and cold no matter the severity or duration. It claims balsams and guarantees relief, urging parents not to take risks with their child’s health.
Washington officials received a $10,000 contribution to the conscience fund in plain currency, the second largest ever, with an unsigned letter claiming the sender repaid what they stole. The package included three $1,000 gold certificates, eight $500 certificates, and $300 in silver and old notes. The letter offered no clues linking to government losses.
Fragmentary text mentions a bat rabbit causing sleeplessness and cats disturbing rest. Unclear context or event with scattered phrases and nonstandard capitalization. No identifiable persons or organizations present.
Carl G. Fisher of Indianapolis, famed as the father of the Lincoln Highway, suggested forming a highway association. The fragment notes Fisher’s role and youth for all that, highlighting his influence on early U S road development.
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