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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1903
Page
4
John Jay reports one of his hogs went mad Sunday after being bitten weeks earlier by a mad dog roaming Beulah township. The animal frothing, refusing food and jaws set, was killed. Mayor Silsby warns police to muzzle and shoot any suspect animals on sight.
One of the best and most beautifully located residence properties on the south side offered for sale at a moderate price with easy terms. Three lots included. House features ten rooms, good cellar and cistern. Barn and other improvements in connection. Apply to A. E. Carhart.
Miracle and Miracle of Sioux Falls plan a public demonstration at the farmers sheds to show cement blocks can be made successfully and that the pressing apparatus prevents chipping. Geo. E. Logan leads a company likely to be formed to manufacture the blocks after proof of concept. One starter block was made yesterday and looked suitable.
A long note touts E. C. DeWitt & Co. as makers of a genuine Witch Hazel Salve the ad claims Dewitts cures blind bleeding itching and protruding piles burns bruises eczema and all skin diseases sold by L Q Gale.
Downey and Dean of the Mitchell Republican place the union label at the top of the editorial column stating the office has adopted typographical union methods including wage scales and a nine hour day. Proprietors exempt, press gang calls the scab Gazette a week away from labeling it accordingly. South Dakota Educator and Clarion also in union offices list.
E B VanAlstine of Mitchell South Dakota promotes the DeLaval Lady Separator as the best and cheapest machine, offered on flexible terms. He claims the separators are new not traveled or returned and invites buyers to test and decide before purchase.
L. H. Jones & Co. promotes a mid summer festival offering cash and installment discounts on Emerson Gramer Vose Ludwig & Co. pianos and more. The dealer advertises ten repossessed pianos, damaged cases, and discontinued styles with prices from 135 to 395, plus organs and special bargains. Special terms include one to two year payments and holds for music teachers attending the carnival.
A 1900s portrait argues that salesmen move from flamboyant dress and bravado to neat, educated presentation. The piece notes banks ban coatless clerks and stores discourage loud attire, urging salesmen to wear honor, brains, and full knowledge of goods to earn trust.
A Civil War era Massachusetts regiment captain, then stationed in Washington, was famed for fine dining. He once sent a soldier to ask a guest about tipping habits, prompting the waiter to remark that poor men fear exposure of poverty while rich men fear exposing wealth.
A Pittsburg Dispatch piece quotes a doctor telling a worn parent who has trudged fourteen miles nightly for two weeks with a baby to take more exercise. The remark highlights stress on caregivers and the tension between work and health.
A business column shows a brief clash where a woman vocalizes a desire to sing publicly and a manager dismisses the idea, with the scene set inside a column bus dispatch context.
The Times-Democrat notes a quotation about job work saying the first half is disagreeable and the second half worse, attributed to the paper.
Ho for vacation says a ghost chased Mr. Gust into following a circus out of town. The wheels of Gust and Saterlee were found behind the M. E. church by Eugene Flanders. Risenbark won first in the mile relay from Rue de Lee to University Place. Rempfer visited his son William. Johnny Auckland and Floy Carhatt had a 12th birthday party with costumes and loud cheers. Tennis finals approach for the DA championship.
The article lists uses for slaughter byproducts such as blood for albumen bones for handles and buttons hoofs for buttons and fertilizers neat s foot oil from feet and fats for glycerin and butterine gelatin glue and pepsin. It also discusses the age of greatest growth in children with boys peaking at seventeen and girls at fourteen and notes seasonal changes in height and weight.
Asia means morning or east while Europe denotes evening or west and Australia is said to mean lying to or in the south. These interpretations suggest eastern, western, and southern lands. Africa’s origin is uncertain with some conjecturing a Semitic root meaning Land of Wanderers.
Advertisements tout Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent Pills as the best complete treatment for infant and adult skin and scalp conditions. Claims include relief for eczema rashes itching burning and hair loss with wide global sales and daily use in baths and personal care.
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