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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1887
Page
3
The Aberdeen fair closes with firemen’s hose and hook and ladder events and a large Mitchell bicycle tournament. Mitchell and Aberdeen teams compete for champions, while city visitors enjoy parades, bands, and award ceremonies marking a successful regional tournament.
The Mitchell event drew large crowds as fire companies paraded and a crowd enjoyed a pleasant evening. Governor featured as a drawing card while W. Lealy received a silver cup for the five mile race. Sioux Falls team won $635 in prize money but protested a alleged professional riders on Mitchell squad.
The removal of revenue stamps from proprietary medicines raises consumer value and eases costs for home makers. Green's August Flower and Boschee's German Syrup gain larger bottles with 75 cent size, adding one fifth more medicine while 10 cent sample bottles stay the same. The two remedies claim wide sales for dyspepsia liver issues and cough lung troubles.
A mass convention of Davison county voters aligned with the Division movement is called for July 7 1887 at 2 PM in Mitchell Court House. Thirteen delegates will be chosen to attend the South Dakota convention in Huron July 13 1887. A.B. Hirchcock is County Chairman. Ex Governor Pierce arrived from Yankton and attended city events during his visit.
Charles Dean drove the mare in the tricycle contest and won the prize. On returning home he learned Dr Par melee had found him a second prize a young son. The tale underscores that even sure winners face unexpected outcomes.
Democrats accuse Chamberlain supporters of pressuring the governor for favors while urging rivals to quit the scene. The piece notes prior objections to appointments due to the governor’s brief residence and claims those objections are now removed.
The piece denounces Geo C Gorham as an unrecognized aspirant and questions his suitability for leadership while praising territorial investment and residency plans. It then extols Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption with testimonials from Mor ris and Middlewart and promotes Electric Bitters and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve via Hammer & Hammer’s drug store.
An old advertisement promises a universal salve claimed to cure cats bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores chapping chilblains corns and all skin eruptions with a money back guarantee. It lists a price of 25 cents per box and sale by Hammer and Slammer.
An assortment of medical and consumer ads mentions Scott’s emulsion for throat and lung diseases, Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething, Pond’s Extract, Bartholdi gold paint, Granite Tfoidfast cement, and real estate loan offers. The piece also touts land price increases in Nebraska and a Dakota dirt appeal.
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