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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1886
Page
10
A brief public notice invites inquiries at the Mitchell Printing Company office about a sale tagged as a bargain. The item involves an organization likely named One, Story, and Clark ORGAN and seeks interested parties to contact the office for details.
Chicago and North Western Railway operates about 6000 miles of track across Illinois Wisconsin Iowa Minnesota and Dakota. It is described as the Short Line and Best Route between Northwest and Far West points. For maps timetables rates and freight details contact the Milwaukee St Paul Railway west restoration agent or any railroad agent in the United States or Canada. Miller W H Carpenter general manager passenger and ticket agent Tucker J F H Herfford assistant general manager assistant general passenger agent Milwaukee Wisconsin.
The line markets elegant Pullman Buffet Sleeping cars on a popular route from St. Paul to Chicago with connections to St Louis Kansas City St Joe Atchison Leavenworth Galveston San Francisco and all California points New Orleans and Florida and through service to all points South East and West without depot changes.
Derby day crowds, 30 000 strong, witness Ben Ali beat Blue Wing over a 1 12 mile oval at Churchill Downs. Haggin, a Californian, owns the colt worth 25 000 dollars. Records fall as Ben Ali clocks 2 364 for three year olds, with Kentucky pride in the blue grass and Louisville spirit on display.
Professor Brom Whyte promotes his Grand Aggregashun show across Arkansas drawing crowds. The narrative mocks a heckler, mocks phrenology maps, and cites jokes about anatomy and politics. It notes his tour, humorous anecdotes, and a tease of Republican postmasters.
Florus B Plimpton longtime Cincinnati Commercial editor and contributor to The Commercial Gazette died in late April at his Cincinnati home from heart trouble. Born Palmyra 55 years ago he was a gifted poet though little known due to writing at his desk. A self supporting Allegheny College graduate he joined The Cincinnati Commercial in 1860 after leaving The Pittsburg Dispatch. He declined a New York Tribune editorial post and remained tied to The Commercial for 26 years, often leading during Halstead absences. He died after years of declining health, remembered as a brave quiet newspaper man with unwritten fame.
A six year old boy named Bobby hid under a barn to avoid punishment for profanity as his mother prepared it. His father found the boy after a long search, approaching with a warning as the situation ended on a quiet note.
The Daily Republican is a seven column folio with AP dispatches serving a South Dakota area of 10 000 square miles and 90 000 population. It promotes subscription prices and advertising rates for mail and city delivery including single copies at 5 cents.
The Weekly Capital boasts over 2200 readers in Dakota and claims to be the oldest paper in Davison County. It features 56 columns of first class reading matter weekly and plans improvements to become the best western family newspaper. Sample copies available for three months and advertising rates listed on application.
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