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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1894
Page
7
An old advertisement for Mitchell Capital and Mitchell Printing Co. features notices about subscribers and business changes. It references Wheelock and Dean and mentions subscription rates and advertising offerings with limited issuance timelines and dated references to correspondence services.
A fragmented notice outlines advertising rates for business cards legal advertisements and notices of marriage and death. It lists prices per line and per column but is unreadable in places. The date fragment suggests a March edition.
County offices face backlogs as clerical staff are cut, delaying tax lists, receipts, and deed records. Public examiner and treasurer report ongoing work struggles. commissioners admit staff shortages but oppose hiring. Taxpayers bear the cost of delays and reduced services, while the sheriff’s office remains steady.
A South Dakota letter outlines a veteran witness's sharp attack on pension delays in Washington. The writer curses a sluggish system, recites the long process from initial review to final board, and condemns alleged bias. He cites a case dragged for years, ending only with a likely denial, and rails against an unfeeling administration. The piece also notes regional press vigor and local notices in Goodland and Mitchell.
Champeny Brothers advertises as The Great Giant Store of the Northwest reaching 20,000 readers through forty weekly papers. They promise 10 to 40 percent savings and urge readers to send orders to trade with them year after year. The claim includes a $1000.00 guarantee.
A bold appeal promises rapid nationwide trade growth. The ad touts a new method that converts distant regions into customers, claiming thousands already served and emphasizing mail order service over in-person visits. It stresses reach beyond 200 to 500 miles and promises better service via mail order staff.
People travel from 300 miles to Champeny Brothers as sixty days bring heavy trade and a hundred days of $400 daily sales prove low prices. The merchant’s creed favors progress over idle ease and welcomes every new customer.
Advertises mail orders and a World’s Pair views incentive with every two dollars of goods. Lists numerous + erratic canned foods, dried fruits, coffee, sugar, crackers, olives, pickles, tomatoes, soaps, tea, oysters, lye, soda, salmon, and fruit cans. Mentions various prices and weights in a rapid, catalog-like format.
March 1 report from Stillwater details Representative Culbertson announcing a judiciary committee inquiry panel. Boamer Terry of Arkansas and W A Stone of Pennsylvania will be designated to probe Judge Jenkins decision in the Northern Pacific matter. Gust Carlson, a logging camp worker, broke his neck after a fall at John Bas boarding house in Stillwater.
Delegates at the conference in Washington favor a Pacific cable to America routed via Samoa Fenning Island and Honolulu to Vancouver. The plan gains support from U S government circles with talks of enabling cooperation and expanding trade with China India and Pacific islands. Senator Morgan advocates pushing the project while Senator Sherman notes Hawaii’s unsettled status could delay it.
The president has sent three letters with enclosures from Minister Willis to Congress detailing moves toward a new constitution and form of government for Hawaii. The correspondence covers Feb 10 to Feb 15 and includes an acknowledgement of dispatch receipts.
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