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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1899
Page
4
A period old advertisement addresses doctors with respect and argues internal remedies harm expectant mothers. It promotes an external liniment claimed to ease childbirth by relaxing overworked muscles and previews a new, uniquely blended formula the makers say they sell.
Advertises Mother's Friend as a scientifically compounded aid for expectant mothers. Claims to ease morning sickness tightenings and headaches, shorten labor, and reduce swelling. Says doctors often approve and many women buy it. price is $1 per bottle. Requests readers send for an illustrated book from The Bradfield Regulator Co in Atlanta GA.
An account recalls a near fatal ice yacht runaway at Shelter Island with a girl rescued as breakers and anchor ice racked the floe. The tale shifts to a cobras in a rag bag anecdote aboard a train to Fenchurch street. Further notes cover child doll preferences, a remark on doll sizes, and geologists’ estimates of world coal fields and thicknesses in the United States and Britain.
A snippet recalls Aragon’s historic elective monarchy with a formal pledge to preserve rights, promising the king’s reign rests on adherence to privileges. Also references a Denver Post recount of a side street confrontation where a black man speaks in harsh dialect about striking.
Chief Reierson in Mitchell received a Monday letter from Ottumwa coroner John O'Donnell about a body identified as James Lane, a ~50-year-old railroad worker with blue eyes and auburn hair, found dead last Monday in a Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway sand house. The note asks for information to verify identity and mentions a possible sister in Mitchell. The missive is part of a cluster including notices about Dr King New Discovery claims and local High School notes.
Consumer endorsements claim Ely's Cream Balm relieves catarrh and nasal discomfort with a 10 cent trial offer and mail order option from Ely Brothers in New York. A separate Clover Root Tea product by Earl promises effective constipation relief, with a money‑back guarantee if customers are unsatisfied.
Stop tobacco use with No-To-Bac promising easy quitting and stronger vitality, offered by Sterling Kennedy Co. with a 50c or 1 package. A warning about coughs and consumption promotes Shilohs Cure at 2c a bottle, sold by S. H. Scallin.
A report via Associated Press notes Bishop Henry W. Warren, aged 68, ill with appendicitis in Buenos Aires after an January departure for South American Methodist conferences. An operation occurred March 1, with recovery uncertain but hopeful. Warren’s age and illness prompted concern, though no dire condition was reported.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a beauty aid by claiming clean blood and skin. It promises to purify the body, cure pimples boils blotches and eliminate bilious complexion. Offered in 10c 25c and 50c sizes with druggist satisfaction guaranteed.
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