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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1901
Page
9
The Mitchell Capital notes a record gross gold in the treasury totaling 487 412 158 dollars with 150 million in reserve and 270 018 989 against gold certificates. The piece cites editorials on Cleveland Bryan McKinley and remarks on congressional junkets and Nebraska senatorial deadlock with Rosewater as a leading candidate.
The article extols rapid economic growth despite wartime handicaps. It notes exports rising by 95 711 903 and imports falling by 232 202 194 in eight months, yielding a favorable trade balance of 492 224 994, up 128 205 097 from last year. The tone proclaims the U S becoming a creditor nation and soon mastering world finances.
Long bitter feud erupts as Pennsylvania state troops are accused of depredations eight years ago and again this year. The report cites plunder, violence, and attacks on civilians, while noting police rioting and a string of legislative figures from bills to acts and resolutions amid a broader economic press.
An editorial urging cleanliness as essential to health cites constipation as a common cause of multiple ailments and promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a quick, safe remedy. It claims the pills cure without creating a pill habit and invites readers to order Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser by mail.
A metropolitan ideal of publishing all news is praised as noble but questioned by country papers where practice affects outcomes. The note warns against counterfeit DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve risking blood poisoning and endorses the original with Dewitt's name on the box.
The Missouri River near this point has cleared of floating ice and freighting by boat between shores has resumed. Pontoon Bridge Co rushed to handle the traffic as stock awaits crossing. A Pontoon boat will soon reach Everts, terminus of the Milwaukee Road west bend, to support river freight for the railroad.
Fred J Stevens returned to Plankinton after a year away amid bank failure indictments. He rode in with the Aurora county sheriff from Mitchell and was hurried to his home amid a restrained crowd. A bond of 4000 was posted to await the September court term, with possible settlement on the case. Stevens has spent time in Michigan and Chicago while authorities weigh next steps. DeWitt's Little Early Risers praised by S.A. Scallin.
In Spink county many farmers were victimized by a man posing as a hospital company physician from Atchison Kansas. He diagnosed illnesses, obtained notes for payment, sent medicine that proved to be water and gasoline, and then disappeared with the notes ending up with others.
Like Oliver Twist, children ask for more when given One Minute Cough Cure. Mothers endorse it for croup and throat troubles. It cures coughs colds grippe asthma and whooping cough. S. H. Seallin endorses this long known remedy.
Mitchell Manufacturing Co offers to supply a limited number of farmers with enough Anti-Smut Powder to dress seed corn free of charge to prevent smut on the stalks. Farmers should leave their address and acres at the Mitchell Republican Office. The notice also advertises One Minute Cough Cure for throat and lung troubles.
A fragmented State Journal clipping cites Crimmonbeak and a Mitistician in a quirky tale about a woman with 40 to 60 miles of hair on her head. The piece notes she causes trouble if her husband missteps, a remark tied to a goatsleeve image.
A reader notes sign of hope among immigrants in America as a vast European exodus continues. The piece references life’s struggle and still presents the United States as a land of promise for the poor, while recalling facts like a large sponge shipped to market and New York’s early street lighting in 1607.
A vintage health ad claims a widow’s love life suffers from offensive breath caused by constipation biliousness or stomach trouble. It touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a cure that cleanses the system sweetens breath and eases headaches promising relief for liver kidneys and bowels. Available for 25 cents at S H Seallio's drug store.
A natural oddity, the guillemot lays eggs on bare rock edges where normal eggs would roll away. The egg is nearly conical with a broad base and a sharp point, shaped to roll only in a circle rather than off the cliff.
A Morgantown writer praises Bucklin's Arnica Salve for a daughter's head sores turning into cald head. The product is touted as a guaranteed cure for eczema tetter salt rheum pimples sores ulcers and piles. Available for 25 cents at S. H. Seatin's store.
A brief dialogue where Charlie asks if glasses make things look bigger. Grandma confirms, and Charlie humorously requests she remove them while she cuts the cake. The exchange is light and affectionate between child and grandmother.
In a rural setting a mother asks what was learned at cooking school, a child replies no session due to illness, then quips about indigestion. Another fragment notes a burglar and a letter to Aunt Tabitha. a guinea gift is sent, with her claim that strangers trigger a fuss on the place.
A Denver News brief records a suitor challenging Flushman by offering to marry the daughter if she gives him her money. He declares readiness to take control of the funds so the wedding can proceed.
A witty exchange quoted from the Philadelphia Press shows a playful dialogue about a man named Dick asking Goldrox for his daughter and receiving a lifelong refusal.
A gossiping verse collage from Life and other periodicals traces a spring romance with a florist, a soda jerk, and a college seven as women shift attention through seasons. It hints at social rewards, flirtations, and a teasing portrait of flirtatious pursuits.
The olive tree evolves from a wild thorny plant to a cultivated tree about 10 to 20 feet tall with few to no thorns. Leaves resemble willows in shape, fruit ranges from greenish to black, and old trees become valuable. In Greek culture the olive symbolized Minerva, purity, peace, and civic honor. American olives extend north to Virginia, known for hard wood and usable fruit, while Chinese and Japanese varieties are prized for highly fragrant flowers used in tea flavoring.
A New York Sun anecdote recounts Erie road commuters at the Chambers street ferry house. Strangers puzzled as nearly three quarters remove hats to salute the ticket taker, later learning riders hold tickets in the crown of their hats for inspection.
The Exeter cathedral houses the largest episcopal throne in Europe, carved from oak by top designers. It soars with tapering pinnacles to the roof, is among the oldest thrones, and was saved by Cavaliers who split it into 805 pieces during the Civil War. The pieces were hidden and later restored without nails.
An ancient Persian shah asks courtiers who is greater the king or his father. After silence a wily elder says the father is greater because he produced a son greater than any the shah has, sparing the courtiers from danger with a clever twist.
The text links ancient road decline after Roman Britain to a Charles II era push for roads in 1676. It then recounts a myth about the sea’s saltiness, Arabs blaming a garden’s fall and a couple turned to salt, plus a quip about sensational newspaper boys and editors.
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