Capital politics sparks clash over state capital move
The Aberdeen News and Mitchell capital committee clash over reporting on the Pierre capital relocation campaign. The Aberdeen paper defends its stance while criticizing syndicated pieces as misrepresenting western counties and urging readers to judge the capital debate on facts.
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Pierre Board of Trade
Aberdeen News
Mitchell
South Dakota
Pierre
Mitchell Capital Committee
The
News
Aberdeen
McLeod
Father
Roosevelt letter lauds prosecutions of officials in malfeasance cases
President Roosevelt sent a personal handshake to Postmaster General Payne praising the government fraud prosecutions. He notes that indictments against malfeasance set a new standard and will encourage public decency, while promising swift action against violators. The Madison state capitol fire prompts talk of moving the capital, provoking Pierre supporters and local backlash.
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Roosevelt
Payne
Madison
Wis
Pierre
Wisconsin
Bond Schedule Bond Secures Home Guardians Officers
John Powers of this city, agent for United States Fidelity and Guarantee Company of Baltimore, has secured a schedule bond for the Order of Home Guardians. It covers the offices of secretary and treasurer in local lodges and remains in force despite changes in officers. Additional premiums apply as new lodges join. The bond insures members against officer defalcation and eases local officers from personal bonds.
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John Powers
United States Fidelity and Guarantee Company
Baltimore
Order of Home Guardians
Card of Thanks from Davison family
We tender our sincere thanks to the many friends for their kindness in our great bereavement. Clara A. Davison. W. G. Davison.
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Clara A. Davison
W. G. Davison
St. Louis Ad Claims Beauty Benefit and Local Repair News
Lulu Stanhope promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a beauty cure in St. Louis. A 35 cent price is cited. Scallin Bros. advertises hairline notes. Luke Richards relocated his shoe shop to A. T. McGovern & Son's store for all repairs.
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Lulu Stanhope
St. Louis
Hollister
Scallin Bros
Luke Richards
A. T. McGovern & Son
Nothing More Dangerous Than Cutting Corns Ad
Curing corns with sanitary plasters oils and vapors sold by druggists for 25 cents or by mail with free sample mailed from Allen S Olmstead LeRoy New York.
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Allen S. Olmstead
LeRoy, N. Y
Breaking to Let Horses for Sale and Land to Rent
Classified note lists breaking in three parcels 3-104-60 26-102-61 and 2-101-62 FF. Wel ter 404 West Fourth Street contact phone for responses.
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Welter
West Fourth Street
Mollister's Rocky Mountain Tea Ad Promises New Life
An old advertisement touts Mollister's Rocky Mountain Tea for eruptions sores pimples and digestive troubles. Claims to carry new life to every part of the body and sells at 35 cents in tea or tablet form by Seallin Bros.
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Mollister
Seallin Bros
Success rules drive snails into something in Baltimore Herald
A quirky remark in the Baltimore Herald likens success rules to snails that must be driven into action or fade. The line suggests patience and persistence in pursuing steady progress.
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Isaltimore Herald
Remarkable testimonial on Cuticura remedies by Judge Finnemore
Judge Robert Isaac Finnemore of the Natal Supreme Court declares Cuticura remedies relieved his eczema and uric acid issues after other treatments failed. He notes hair regrowth and partial limb improvement, praising his wife’s use of the products and urging others to seek relief.
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Natal Supreme Court
Bible Women’s Society
The
Bible Women
Robert Isaac Finnemore
Pietermaritzburg
Natal
Advertised Letters at Mitchell Post Office 1904 List
The Mitchell post office lists uncalled letters for the week ending March 1 1904. Names include Adie T J Bell Mrs J W Bertram Miss Ludarveka Callahan Miss Margaret Dunning D R Dunn Mrs G S Edwards Geo Griffin Mrs C E Gilbert Miss Gladys Kinsman J H Lawler Mr W F Rathbun Mrs W F Reilly Mr Phillip Rutan Mr F A Ryan J J Shaffer Mrs W B Venison Miss Jessie Walters John M Wall Mr Clement J. Do not call unless you say advertised. If unclaimed in two weeks they are sent to the dead letter office.
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Mitchell
Adie
T. J. Bell
J. W. Bertram
Ludarveka
Callahan
Margaret. Dunning
D. R. Dunn
G. S. Edwards
Geo. Griffin
C. E. Gilbert
Gladys Kinsman
J. H. Lawler
W. F. Rathbun
W. F. Reilly
Phillip Rutan
F. A. Ryan
J. J. Shaffer
W. B. Venison
Jessie Walters
John M. Wall
Clement J
H. L. Bras
P. M
Postoffice Box Locks Required for Safety
Post office advises patrons with rented boxes to keep them locked to prevent mail theft. The department will enforce the rule and refuse to rent boxes to noncompliant customers. Postal officials state they hold responsibility for mail until it reaches the box and urge patrons to lock up to relieve the post office of liability. Signed H. L. Bras, P. M.
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Postoffice Department
Postal Department
Post Office
H. L. Bras
P. M
How to Make Money with Aluminum Card Case Promotion
A classified ad invites agents to contact Marsh Manufacturing Co. in Chicago for a customizable aluminum card case engraved with their name and 100 business cards. Sample case and 100 cards postpaid 40c, retail price 75c. Send 40c for case and cards or 30c for cards only, with this paper noted.
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Marsh Manufacturing Co
Lake Street
Chicago
Commissioners Show Good Spirit
Minnehaha county commissioners allocated 500 dollars to create a display of Sioux Falls stone for the St. Louis exposition. The Jasper and the newly found black granite are noted as fine specimens of rocks.
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DeSmet
Minnehaha County
Sioux Falls
Elegant Spring Linens and Silk Lines Highlight Store Week
Special for this week the shop advertises new spring waists and linen waists, news linens for shirt waists, and the best values yet. The display features elegant silk hands, new neckwear with Bulgarian stamped collars and cuffs, white goods, embroideries, laces and trimmings, plus many new items across lines. Visitors are urged to come in and view the offerings.
Ointment Promises Quick Cure for Hives
Advertises Deans Ointment as a sure remedy for hives offering instant relief and permanent cure. Claims available at any drug store for 50 cents.
Slowman’s Parting Kiss Provokes a Wink in Philadelphia
A Philadelphia Press quip frames the scene as Mr Slowman asks about kissing the hand farewell, met with a coy reply that the gesture would be out of place. The exchange captures a light social moment and playful tone of the era.
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Philadelphia
Mr. Slowman
Philadelphia Press
Dose in Time Saves Lives Ad
An old advertisement promotes Dr Woods Norway Pine Syrup as a natural remedy for coughs colds and pulmonary diseases claiming timely use saves lives. The copy markets a herbal cure with medical tones and broad health claims.
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Norway
Miss Scurly Wears Waist Like Marion Sparks Tense Talk
In Cincinnati Times-Star chatter, Miss Scurly is noted to wear a waist identical to Marion's. Marion dislikes the comparison and Katherine plans to address Marion about it first.
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Henrietta
Marion
Katherine
Cincinnati Times-Star
Household Necessity Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil
A historical advertisement promotes Eclectric Oil by Dr Thomas as a universal healing remedy. It claims to heal burns and cuts and wounds and to cure sore throat croup catarrh asthma and related ailments without failure.
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Thomas
No Consolation in Brooklyns Dread of Water
The piece quotes Brooklyns Eagle with a friend offering comforting words about abundant fish, while the heartbroken girl admits fear of water, highlighting a domestic or literary moment of consolation and distress.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Cole's Carboli Soap Advertises Purity
A vintage ad touts Cole's Carboli soap as a symbol of purity and cleanliness. It claims the soap is ideal for toilet and bath use, leaving skin soft and smooth like a baby's, and notes it is sold by all druggists.
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Cole’s
Long Burning Fire At Chequers Inn Keeps Hearth Alive
The Chequers Inn at Slapestones near Osmotherly England houses a fire that has burned for over a century never allowed to go out. The Plive drawing visitors for its eternal flame and turf cakes baked on its hearth. It has been kept by a single fan cy for more than a hundred years.
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Slapestones
Osmotherly
England
Attest S. Cattrell On Clerk N Crow Attorney
A brief legal filing notes the attestation by S. Cattrell as clerk with N Crow acting as attorney. The fragment indicates formal authorization or certification within a legal matter. No further context or actions are provided.
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Attest S. Cattrell
N. Crow
Dated at Pierre, 8 D January 9 1904
A brief dated notice states the event occurred at Pierre on January 9 1904 with reference to local formalities and time.
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Pierre, 8. D
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H. D. Butterfield
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A. B. Hager
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T.N. Kellogg
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Melvina A. Robertson
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Joseph Harker
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W. Abbey
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R. D. Prescott
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