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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1888
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a large owner purchase involving Bos and 3U plus entities Ogus. No clear names, dates, or locations are readable. The clipping lacks verifiable specifics beyond the merger style language and partial ownership terms.
William Leroy reports on Russian censorship practices including pre publication examination by a censor, page by page approvals, and delays if objections arise. Mails are opened, unreadable articles discarded, and foreign papers limited to a narrow set. Letters are opened and resealed, with espionage used to monitor revolutionary activity.
The piece argues postal service inefficiency nationwide with calls for higher efficiency before rate cuts. It cites New England's petition by the Boston Merchants’ association and critiques partisan clerks blamed for service blunders. It urges removal of Republican clerks and stresses protecting the service.
The Detroit Tribune notes a surge in complaints about irregular and inefficient postal service. The issues are echoed in the United States senate, by business leaders, and across newspapers of both parties in many states.
The Times-Democrat laments shiftless, inefficient service while readers from various southern points voice grievances. The Statesman of Boise, Idaho, joins the chorus, amplifying scattered criticism across the region.
The Cleveland Leader notes widespread dissatisfaction with the postal service under the Democratic reform administration. Citizens from all parts of the country and all social classes express concern over inefficiency and delays.
Businessmen in Indianapolis abandon the post and turn to express and telegraph for main correspondence as mails worsen. In Boston Journal note similar postal service failures for routes to eastern points. Richmond Virginia reports trains increasing not improving mail delivery.
Stated endorsement from the St Louis Globe-Democrat highlights Roscoe Conkling's influence as he mobilizes support for the Republican ticket. The Troy Telegram praises his leadership qualities and urges the party to leverage his persuasive power to win votes against Cleveland.
A Frenchman in the city earns a living washing dogs with a graded price scale. Large dogs cost $1, setters and collies 75 cents, pups 50 cents. He supplies towels and brushes while owners provide soap. Flea removal is extra and requires patient effort.
The Wilkesbarre Record argues that removing the $6.76 per ton pig iron tariff would force U.S. furnaces to shut or cut wages, noting Britain’s lower production costs and shipping advantages. It contends removing the duty would ruin American industry and deprive American workers of livelihoods.
The column rails at the Mills bill and Cleveland's tariff message, contrasting 1846 Walker free trade with modern protectionism. It cites Michigan wool, Virginia votes, Oregon raisins, Vermont sheep, Ohio potteries, and Kentucky bourbon to argue the bill is sectional, harming northern industries while shielding southern interests. It labels the administration as reforming through whisky politics and southern influence.
A young Norwegian girl with leprosy from Christiania, living in West Liberty, has been treated in the United States. The disease appeared ten years ago and is noted as nearly always fatal in Norway. A Norwegian colony doctor says removal to America slows progression, with children born in the U S not affected.
The latest report says Secretary Whitney seeks the New York governor seat this year as a stepping stone to the presidency in 1892. A Philadelphia Press editorial notes Whitney will face a tough uphill battle to push the program forward.
The New York Mail and Express notes a rapid rise in intelligent unselfish Republican support for free unpledged delegations to the Chicago convention. The paper claims it was among the first to advocate this policy.
Bill Nye writes from St. Joseph Missouri to The New York World about criminals and the burglary vote. He mocks reform critics and defends his past stance while condemning burglary as a profession and pledging to oppose it politically.
A collection of light hearted vignettes from contests and family anecdotes. A Boston Globe remark on unsteady whiskers prompts a playful uncle, while a father’s dinner outburst and a child’s joke about taters offer whimsical glimpses into domestic life.
In Hastings a group of young girls gathers around a country newcomer, asking her name Sarah Jane Annie Presley prompts curiosity. The era’s wit surfaces in a series of brief quips from Detroit Philadelphia and London Fun reflecting school, family and street conversations.
A collage of witticisms and misprints from Chicago and other papers. Notes on Annie and Clarin, Everard the horseman, a lawyer-breeder joke, a waiter quip, Maurel the baritone salary, a dog show pun, and a boy’s request for Grandpa’s wig for a barn Life on the Plains game.
A New York Reserve note argues cancer is not tied to misery or bad living but to high civilization and wealth. It claims intellectual power remains intact unless brain involvement occurs, sometimes even increasing mental focus in affected cases.
The Sioux City Times criticizes a bill to open part of the Sioux reservation, noting the limits favor Sioux for 25 years and a Chinese wall on the west. The piece argues Chamberlain should share benefits, protesting Sioux City’s demands while urging equal opportunity for Chamberlain.
An aggrieved editor boasts of knowledge yet warns that anger will not halt a newspaper. The author suggests a paper survives beyond one critic and even after burning a Bible, presses will continue and the paper will be read regardless.
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