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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1886
Page
7
Nat Seavey visits Uncle Stephen at the fish-house in a fir grove by the sea. A foggy trip tests navigation until Uncle Stephen uses his compass, the Bible, and a steady faith to guide them home.
In Harper's Magazine, the piece extols blue-grass regions where nature fights back against years of less-than-skillful farming. It describes wild flora reclaiming fields, fences, sidewalks, and streams, and lauds soil resilience and simple rotations to restore productivity without artificial fertilizers.
Dialogue captures a doctor scolding a patient for not taking pills and a boy who consumed the medicine overnight. The exchange ends with a punchline about the boy and the speaker’s whereabouts, reflecting a humorous newspaper quip from the New York Times.
A Chicago clerk praises hotel life and recounts a landlady’s cure from rheumatism with Athlophoros. The landlady confirms rapid relief and endorses the remedy, while the ad urges readers to purchase Athlophoros from a druggist or by mail from 112 Wall Street, New York.
A Russian tale tells Princess Natalie Kurakin, famed beauty and temper, who terrifies the court of Emperor Alexander. Her husband wastes fortunes, destroys estates, and perishes in battle as she burns rouble notes to keep control. The story links social ruin to a volatile marriage and tragic outcome.
A Detroit Fire Press note describes a Woodward avenue plumber’s shop visit halted by frozen streets and family tensions over a bay window and sealskin affronts. The piece riffs on travel and lodging temptations at the Grand Union Hotel near Grand Central Depot with grandiose, promotional language.
In a parlor scene Mrs Towser greets Bobby who admits he knows she is famous for throwing hatchets. He recalls his father claiming she can beat any woman in town at hatchet throwing, as reported by the New York Sun.
An 19th century style notice touts Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Purgative Pellet as a cure for sedentary workers. It claims to cure dyspepsia indigestion piles and constipation by addressing the body’s constipation to restore health and comfort.
A northern Michigan county supervisor meeting features P. Q. Smith claiming 150 for deputy duties during a labor dispute. The chair reveals prior indictments and jail time, then credits the claim and subtracts 29, hinting at the board’s inwardness. Other clippings include medicine ads and humorous items from Philadelphia and New York papers.
The notice touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a universal remedy for consumption and scrofulous diseases. It claims miraculous effects in throat and lung ailments and stresses that all druggists stock the medicine. The ad frames consumption as curable if treated early.
A jumbled blend of medical cautions about cocaine and its hazards, opinions from Dr. Foote's Health Monthly, and assorted ads and notes. It discusses eye diseases linked to cocaine, the drug’s risks as a nervous system depressant, and mentions self-experimentation by physicians, plus unrelated snippets on fashion, theater talk, and various patent remedies.
Inflammation of the kidneys and urinary organs, bladder catarrh, gravel or stone, enlarged prostate, impotence, general debility, Bright’s disease referenced as conditions. The text outlines ailments purportedly treated by Warner’s Safe Core and alludes to cures or health benefits.
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