Nationalization of trusts vs federal banking plan
The Minneapolis Tribune discusses James B. Dill's proposal to regulate interstate trusts by national law, placing large trusts under federal supervision and public reporting. It compares this to a House committee plan to extend the national banking system, arguing both would curb state interference and tax bases while subjecting firms to federal scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Dill
House Committee
Dill
Cambridge
Prince Henry Prepares to Depart for Germany on Warm Tour
Prince Henry is ready to depart for Germany after completing his tour. The prince has left a favorable impression on Americans, who in turn have impressed Germany, creating a broad sense of goodwill all around.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Henry
Germany
Prince
War ends in South Africa as Metheun defeated
British reports claim the war is over in South Africa but a major Boer victory surrounds General Metheun who was captured by General Delarey with officers and men. The Boers hold his forces and artillery in their camp, raising the possibility of an exchange for Cronje, long a prisoner at St Helena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Metheun
Delarey
Methenu
Cronje
St. Helena
Permanent Census Bureau Becomes Law July First
Congress passed the bill and the president signed it, making the census bureau operate under civil service rules starting July 1. Secretary Hitchcock will oversee appointments, and only current staff will be retained initially. After July 1, all new hires must pass civil service examinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Civil Service
Hitchcock
Bureau
Census Department
Run on Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at Glade Springs
A Virginia druggist report shows twelve bottles sold between eleven and closing time on January 25, 1901. The merchant touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as highly satisfactory and widely used in Virginia with many testimonies of cures. Local dealer L. O. Gale also stocks the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highton
Clark
Glade Springs
Via
Virginia
Chamberlain
L. O. Gale
Cure of Kidney Disease through Digestion Theory
After years of kidney trouble Miss Minnig Ryan of St. Louis reports complete cure from Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. She credits the stomach with origin of disease and notes relief after eight bottles of the medicine and pellets, praising the doctor's digestive cure theory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnig Ryan
St. Louis
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Minnie Ryan
Louisiana Avenue
Doctor Pierce
Appraised Lands Set for Public Sale in County
State Auditor Reeves and Deputy Blanchard with County Superintendent Coursey completed appraisals of school lands in the county. Lands in forty eighty and 160 acre tracts will be offered at public sale on the 27th in this city. Prices vary by location with several townships listing per acre values from 15 to 40 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. B. Blanchard
Coursey
Perry
Badger
Brendon
Beulah
Rome
Lisbon
Tobin
Prosper
Baker
Union
Mitchell
Mt. Vernon
One Minute Cough Cure Claims Quick Chest Relief
A testimonial filled notice promotes One Minute Cough Cure for coughing colds croup and bronchitis. It claims rapid action by softening and liquifying mucus and removing the disease cause. Justice of the Peace J Q Hood Crosby Mississippi and S H Scallin attest quick relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
J. Q. Hood
Crosby
S. H. Scallin
Foley's Honey and Tar Cited as Cure for Child's Cough
In Danville N Jackson recounts a severe cough that settled on her daughter's lungs after trying many remedies. She credits Foley's Honey and Tar with curing the child and advises refusing substitutes, signed by H Seallin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Jackson
Danville
Foley
H. Seallin
City committee ready to receive Carnegie library site proposals
A Mitchell city committee appointed by the council will receive proposals for a site for the Carnegie library building and refer them to the council for decision. The article notes many possible local sites and urges charity toward those choosing the location, suggesting donated sites as a worthy option to avoid city cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Library
City of
Mitchell
City committee to meet March 24 on library building gift
The committee will meet on March 24 to review propositions for a potential donation to the city for a public building. Quick action is urged to secure plans and begin construction, which could prompt further gifts to equip the library with books.
Mitchell Club Party Features Ainsworth Orchestra
The Mitchell Club hosted Ainsworth's orchestra on Tuesday, drawing a large, well-dressed crowd. The band played from 9 pm to nearly 2 am, with a raised platform, fern and palm decor, and refreshments served by Grace Beckwith and Margie Becker. The event was one of the year’s most pleasant parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Mitchell
Mitchell Club
Grace Beckwith
Margie Becker
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement with reward
A 19th century advert promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure offering one hundred dollars for an incurable case. It asserts testimonials and endorsements from I J Cheney and West Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin druggists in Toledo Ohio. Internal use claims target blood and mucous surfaces with price 75 cents per bottle and availability from all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
I. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
I. J. Cheney
West &Truax
O. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Ohio
Practically Starving Relief From Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
J MR Holly of Macomb Illinois reports his wife found permanent relief from a severe chronic stomach trouble after using Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. Before use she could not eat a normal meal without suffering yet is now cured. Several physicians failed to help. You can eat normally without dieting as Kodol will digest it.
Foley's Honey and Tar Cures Coughs and Colds
A historical advertisement promoting Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds bronchitis asthma croup whooping cough hoarseness and bronchial troubles and pneumonia la grippe. Signed by H Sceallin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.sceallin
Surgeons Knife Not Needed for Piles Cured by Salve
A vintage advertisement proclaims DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cures piles without surgery and also treats scalds cuts burns wounds bruises sores and skin diseases. It warns to beware of counterfeits from S. H. Seallin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
S. H. Seallin
Comstock brothers return as skimming season opens
Badger March 12. The Comstock brothers have returned from their eastern visit. The skimming station commenced running this week. Richard White will work for John Wilson this year. Seth Greenacre will work for Mr. Comstock this season. Ora Mewhirter helps Scott Forbes. They will take a load to Gann Valley this week. Mr. and Mrs. Morris and Miss Morris are moving onto their Badger farm.
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Badger
Comstock
Richard White
John Wilson
Seth Greenacre
Ora Mewhirter
Scott
Forbes
Gann Valley
Morris
Morris, Jr
Miss Morris
West Perry
Rudloff
Streeter Place
Barton
For Sale Pony Team and More by Frank Oleson
One good pony team with excellent drivers a farm horse and a set driving harness offered by Frank Oleson at 505 East First Street in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Oleson
East First Street
Constipation claims relief with Hoetetter's Stomach Bitters
An advertisement-style notice asserts improper digestion clogs bowels and poisons accumulate, causing nausea headaches indigestion and biliousness. It endorses Hoetetter's Stomach Bitters as the best medicine to cure constipation and prevent related illnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoetetter
Slayton Concert Co Ends Season With Mixed Reception
The Slayton Concert Co gave the final lecture and concert of the season at the opera house Tuesday night. Miss Bentley earned fresh encores for two piano solos while Mr. Carbery and Mme Linde drew mixed reactions in their tenor and contralto numbers. Cellist Paul C Beebe received polite but unenthusiastic response. The program closed with Col Ham’s lecture on Old Times in Dixie scheduled for March 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slatyon Concert Co
Opera House
Miss Bentley
Mr. Carberry
Mme. Linde
Paul C. Beebe
Warum
Col. Ham
Dixie
DeWitt's Little Early Risers Proclaimed Best Pills
The advert promotes DeWitt's Little Early Risers as a safe gentle laxative to keep liver and bowels open, claim they prevent biliousness and eruptions, with Albany Georgia and H. Callin named as users praising relief and improved well being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
OC. E. Hooper
Albany
City Election Nears With Candidate Talks Lacking
The city election is over a month away with little movement toward candidate selection. Ballot items include mayor, city treasurer, school treasurer, police and city justices, assessor, four aldermen, four school board members, and a retail liquor proposition not voted on for two years. Mayor Van Alstine’s two year term ends. several aldermen and board of education members retire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council
Board of Education
van Alstine
O. H. Perry
Joseph McLaughlin
L. Beckwith
J. L. Hannett
J. J. McDougal
Local Officials Reappoint Terms and Election Outlook
The piece notes city officers in various districts serving two year terms, mentions a prior quiet election with bonds for a city hall, and predicts increased activity with a full ticket this year. It also covers local community updates on health, farming preparations, and home moves around RY West Perry and nearby areas.
Blendon News Briefs Include Sale Crowds and Homecoming
Blendon notes a Geo A. Schlund sale attended by a very large crowd with good stock prices. Miss Lillie Lemke returned home from Mitchell. Mr. and Mrs. D M. Powell visited S C Michener on Monday. Weather prompts talk of wheat sowing in a few days.
Local Farming Shifts and Installations Across the Area
Dan Hardman plows on as Grandpa Cowan returns home from Alpena to recover. A newcomer joins the Hol Welch farm after purchase. Evans Watkins contracts a new residence to E. C. McLeod, noted as the region’s best carpenter. Several farm moves occur, including Rolfe from Iowa onto the Wm Dean farm and another Iowa man onto the Harry Perkins farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Hardman
Grandpa Cowan
Alpena
Hol. Welch Farm
Evans Watkins
E. C. McLeod
Mr Rolfe
Iowa
Wm. Dean
Harry Perkins
C. Michener
L.C. Michener
Geo. A. Schlund
Will Stemler
G. Morgan
G. A. Olsen
Misosuri
Chester
Carlos Michener
Mitchell
Letcher
Gardinier
Winnie Dunton
Redfield
Rob Hardman
Carrie Hovda
Canton
Private sale of farm assets on W 14 section 27-102-61
Seller offers for private sale four work horses farm machinery corn oats and seed corn on the land at W 14 section 27 102 61. Sale must occur by March 20 when renter takes possession of the farm by that date.
Seed-Wheat for Sale at Lisbon Elevator
A quantity of Amnaut ka Russian Macaroni seed-wheat is offered. Perfectly clean with a price of 1.00 dollars per bushel. Sale location listed as Lisbon Elevator in Lisbon, North Dakota.
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Amnautka
Lisbon
N. D
Cure a Cold in One Day Drug Ad Claim
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promising a one day cure for a cold. It claims all druggists refund the money if it fails and features E. W. Grove's signature on each box, priced at 25 cents.
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E. W. Grove
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Mitchell Capital
Minneapolis Tribune
Davison County
Council On Library Site
Hostetter
the Slayton Concert CO
Pompadour
Dresden
Ith Dakota
ST Peri
Blendon
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