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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1902
Page
3
Advertising rates listed by Mitchell Capital include business cards up to six lines for five dollars per year, with extra lines at one dollar. Business locals five cents per line, legal ads at statute rates, cards of thanks ten cents per line, and marriage or death notices published free of charge. Obituaries and wedding presents noted. subscribers must supply old and new addresses. Official county paper.
The Yankton Press and Dakotan notes growing corn plantings across South Dakota. Farmers from Iowa and Illinois showed crop diversification benefits, turning corn from a failure in some counties to a widespread, countywide practice east of the Missouri River with potential expansion to unsettled western counties as settlement increases.
Captain F. W. Fox formerly of Vermillion died in San Francisco on Thursday. He served as a surgeon with the South Dakota regiment during its time in the Philippines and was held in high esteem by the soldiers under his care.
Robert M. LaFollette is nominated again by Wisconsin Republicans at Madison. Senator Spooner is a focal point of contention with the platform, which praises Spooner yet hints at harmony with party positions as conditions for a second term. The senator's exact stance remains to be decided.
A historical critique argues that while workers have rights to organize and strike, blocking business harms the public and economic flow. It cites Chicago freight handlers as a costly example where hundreds of carloads stalled, drawing sympathy away from strikers and urging consideration of broader national business precedence.
A collage of global trivia notes including salmon scarcity in Scotch rivers and Korea, mass sugar production in Italy, the Ramona author’s origin near Temecula, and British subjects leaving wills. It cites naval speeds, rice value in South Carolina, New York telephone counts, and Belgian firearm trade. It mentions rail accidents, U.S. investments in Europe, Arkansas hospitality at the St Louis fair, and Chartreuse monastic rules. It also covers Paul Revere’s Boston home, British war spending, a large 12 inch gun test, solar heat estimates, railway dangers, Tagalog dictionaries, Belgian population trends, ancient writing in Nippur, damage to a Chickamauga monument, and other assorted notes from science, travel, and empire.
A Ruskin reflection asserts that justice is the essential foundation for all good deeds and charity, arguing that charity depends on justice and cannot precede it. It emphasizes doing justice to others even without love, noting love grows as a result of just action and starts from self-involved beginnings.
In Mrs. Oliphant Life of Principal Tulloch a remark calls someone an awful Tory. A footnote explains the term is strictly Scotch and long used locally before entering English speech with a vigorous but blunt tone.
The passage jokes that some are born with freckles while others acquire them. It notes a dubious cure using dreams of sal ammoniac, German cologne, and water. Applied several times daily, the nonsense recipe pretends to erase freckles, reflecting humorous attitudes toward cosmetic fixes.
Towne notes Radley has lost his mind, Browne responds with disbelief. The dialogue frames the idea of a decent man discovering Radley's condition, reflecting a harsh, uncaring attitude reported in the Catholic Standard and Times.
Mr F H Wells of Deer Park Long Island says Chamberlain's Pain Balm is the best liniment for strains. He cites a severe winter lameness from a strain that was quickly relieved and cured. For sale by L O Gale druggist.
A 19th century exchange centers on protectionist talk when Andrew Stewart ridicules selling hay and corn to eastern markets. Charles Wyckliffe retorts with humor, and Stewart concedes by saying I acknowledge the corn. The anecdote highlights early economic debate and a famed retort.
The Lansing Iowa Journal notes a family case of summer stomach illness cured last week by Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The piece promotes keeping a bottle at home in summer and mentions the druggist sale. The writer excludes free advertising and urges readers to help local children unable to reach a physician.
Sealed bids will be received until August 17, 1902 by the clerk of school district No. 33 Mitchell township for transporting Chas. Radmaner’s three children to and from Mitchell schools for six months. The board may reject any or all bids. Tory Reierson, Clerk.
A tale recalls a canny Scot who traded in old horses, then sank into bouts of heavy drinking. After a spell of gloom, he retired to bed to read the family Bible. His wife called Rev Wallace in, who quipped that he need not fear meeting his Maker since he “will never seem.”
A Pearsons Weekly excerpt extols Japan as having the world’s most perfect kindergarten system. It credits instruction through entertainment over punishment, noting elaborate play apparatus adapted to children. It describes hands on learning with wood lathe shapes, straw outlines, green peas joints, and raised Japanese characters for the blind.
MeKinley and his mother Dr Rixey recalled the first White House dinner scene when Mrs McKinley noted the prodigal supply of cream saying she knew what cream of society meant. The president laughed and replied they could now afford to keep a cow.
A compendium of quoted passages notes Dickens love history with Catherine and Mary Hogarth, citing Percy Fitzgerald. It pairs a Harper's Magazine reference on Dickens with a humorous New York Weekly dialogue where Jinks and Minks spar over weight and commentary.
A thoughtful man notes a public university must read extensively as Senator Sorghum adds that the demand for anecdotes is high. He says a man must keep digging in the library to maintain a supply of stories about himself.
A Baltimore News quip notes a cyclist with a notorious reputation speaks to a rider known for a slow mile pace. The comment highlights the contrast between public glare and actual performance as the racer stays in the spotlight.
Auntie questions if the poor man's wife has proper training while Sweet Girl reveals she never gets spending money and relies on charges. the strained household exchange underscores economic hardship.
An old advertisement touts a facial benefit for women claiming Pure blood through Bur dock Blood Ritters. It markets a product as achieving a clear complexion via a "pure blood" remedy. The text reflects period marketing language.
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