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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1903
Page
9
Advertising rates available on application with low rates promised. Business cards and locals priced per line, with free marriage and death notices. Obituaries resolutions and wedding presents charged per line. Subscribers update addresses with old and new details.
The Alexandria city council awarded the water main construction and city power installation contract for 7800 dollars. A gasoline engine will supply the power. Dowie forecasts Mayor Harrison’s defeat in Chicago this spring. Zion forces will vote for John M. Harlan, but Harrison remains in the race.
Lawmakers race through a final week closing on Friday night as six days remain to decide all special and general appropriations. Officials warn funds will be allocated sparingly to those requesting support.
The Washington Star criticizes Confederate veterans for resolutions favoring ex slave pensions praising sympathy while warning Democrats and Republicans against political manipulation. It argues ex slaves will not be pensioned by government and condemns political posturing that harms their own parties.
An 19th century advertisement touts DeWitt's Little Early Risers as the best pill beneath the stars and stripes that cleanses the system without gripes. It claims easy purchase and use while providing permanent liver tonic effects.
In Topeka a liquor seller has been asked to vacate a long held location. He claims cannot afford to move and threatens to sue his landlord for complicity in the liquor business if forced out. The case highlights ongoing Kansas trouble as reported by the Capital.
Millions are always at work with Dr Jing's New Life Pills claiming to cure indigestion stomach and bowel troubles. The ad promises easy, pleasant, safe relief for 25 cents at S H Scallin's drug store.
Mrs. Sarah Rumbley at over 96 remains active on a farm ten miles west of New Albany Indiana. She keeps busy with corn shucking and other chores this winter, continuing to entertain herself with practical tasks.
A writer extols Deadwood Lead and Belle Fourche in South Dakota as mining powerhouses. Cites Homestake Mine capacity, Hidden Fortune, Ore Honda prospects, and strong cattle markets at Belle Fourche. Describes Custer and Harney’s Peak scenery, pioneer history, and the region's mineral wealth from gold to marble.
A reader signs a brief letter from Custer dated February 26 1908 marveling at the Black Hills claim to vast timber resources and superb scenery. The writer hints at photographing the region but ends the note with a personal farewell.
Many school children are sickly and a New York nurse at a children's home promotes Mother Gray's Sweet Tenders. The remedy claims to break up colds in 24 hours cure feverishness headaches stomach troubles teething disorders and destroy worms. Sample mailed free by Len S Olmsted LeRoy New York.
The Rev. Peter H. Goldsmith has been installed as pastor of the Old First Church of Salem Massachusetts, the first Congregational church organized in the new world.
P. A. Danforth of LaGrange Georgia suffered six months from a running leg sore but Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured it in five days. The ad claims it treats ulcers wounds and piles and guarantees a cure. Sold by S H Scallin for 25 cents.
Sir Francis Montefiore shows deep interest in Zionism and is noted as an author. He wrote a monograph on the life and tragic death of Mme de Lamballe, a heroine of the French Revolution.
An old Chicago firm E C DeWitt & Co touts DeWitts Salve as a specific for piles and skin ailments. The ad warns against counterfeit products and urges customers to ask for the genuine DeWitts.
Within five years New York labor unions report a 75 percent rise in membership reflecting growing organized labor activity across the state.
Mrs. W. Watk ins of Pleasant City Ohio credits Dr King s New Discovery for Con sumption with saving her child from pneumonia and a severe cough after other treatments failed. The drug is sold by S H Scallin with 50c and 1 00 prices and trial bottles free.
A queer cross country chase in England involved twelve motor cars competing with a balloon. The balloon descended as two cars closed in, creating a tense finish to the unlikely race.
Mrs. Gertrude E. Fenner of Marion Indiana suffered a deep seated lung ailment that led to pneumonia and weight loss. After trying several remedies she used One Minute Cough Cure and four bottles restored her health, lungs and normal weight from 92 pounds.
Paris introduces gelatine masks for automobile riders with mica eye plates. Masks cover the chin and throat, are colored, and fasten behind the head with straps.
A 19th or early 20th century medical claim argues that a weak stomach saps strength and that restoring stomach health revives the body. It promotes Kodo Dyspepsia Cure as cleansing the stomach and curing indigestion and related ailments attributed to weak digestion.
An old proverb about a penny in the bin is cited alongside praise for Scott's Emulsion to strengthen weak and pale children. The ad claims the product is a milk of cod liver oil with hypophosphites, tailored for delicate stomachs, and favored by children for its taste and effectiveness.
An applicant for a draftsman post claims a vast, varied career from 1896 to 1900 across the United States. He lists numerous crafts and skills, asserts immunity to diseases, and offers $50 on deposit to prove every claim if tested. The Washington Star notes the extraordinary nature of the answers.
A collection of proposed inventions from the Atlanta Journal listing items worth a fortune if developed. The ideas include a wall papering machine a quick acting monkey wrench a nutless rail joint and other clever devices. Also a humorous note about dogs Kennel Confidences and a Skye Terrier chat about cat shows.
Pierre Feb 27 The House split on Scobell amendment to the grain dockage bill 35 to 31 and carried the Ninth judicial circuit bill 75 to 17. The St Louis exposition bill passed 77 to 7, while land transfers at the reform school were approved. Several appropriations and new laws followed, including tax and licensing measures and a Sunday observance review.
Pierre reports the anti compact bill clears the senate as in the house. The senate adopts laws allowing town incorporation of towns with 250 population and electric street railway companies, and prohibits firearms by children. In the house the equal suffrage amendment is defeated 47 to 35.
An advertisement claims Electric Bitters cures overwork sleep loss and nervous tension, singles out liver and kidney disorders, and fights malaria germs. It touts effectiveness for rheumatism neuralgia and run down systems with a 50 cent price and satisfaction guarantee by H. Scallin, druggist.
A Copake New York farmer advertises a full brooded cow for sale claiming milk production, plus three tons of hay a flock of chickens and several stoves as part of the deal. The notice emphasizes the cow’s productivity and value to potential buyers.
An advertising item touts Rocky Mountain Tea as a great spring tonic that makes the mother, father, grandma, grandpa, and children eat. It lists a price of 35 cents and bears the name H Seallin.
Renowned Holland painter Henri Willem Mesdag proposes gifting his famed collection to the Dutch nation. The paintings are valued at several million florins, signaling a major cultural endowment.
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