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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1899
Page
5
A varied set of briefs covers Secretary Alger defended by the St Paul Dispatch, Huron hosting a glove contest, and disputes over anti-prize laws. Local merges note A C Johnson named Northwestern traffic manager. discussions on license laws and dispensary debates continue. Reports touch Illinois Central rail plans, public school funding fights, and cautions against unsafe medical and legal missteps alongside farming offers and local remedies.
Frank R. McDonald led the Royal Arcanum effort to organize a Mitchell council. Key officers were installed led by Regent O L Branson, with Geo A Silsby as Past Regent and trustees Fullerton, Becker, Hitchcock. Next meeting set for April 3. McDonald to Canton and Sioux Falls after thanking Mitchell for support. Also a testimonial ad promotes Chamberlains Cough Remedy and No-To-Blue tonic.
The Capital offers to print sale bills at lower prices than anywhere and suggests using the paper to advertise forthcoming spring sales. Also promotes treatments and products including Allen’s Foot-Ease and Cascarets Candy Cathartic with prices and mail options.
A collection of historic notes on war horses and legends. It recalls Copenhagen ridden by Wellington at Waterloo and Marengo long after Napoleon's death, plus an English view of ancient chains, Halleck's marriage boasts, a China famine relief tale, and birds shaping nest outer layers.
Instructions on treating leg fractures in young birds with elder wood splints and antiseptic care, plus a note on Kaffir swimming tricks where a heavy stone on the head aids balance in swift water. The piece blends veterinary folk remedy with a vivid cultural anecdote about Kaffirs and river fording techniques.
Quaintly expressed reminiscences recount the baboo’s misapplied education and its dangerous edge. A striking line shows relief mingled with sarcasm as he says you have been very good to us and may Almighty God give you tit for tat, reflecting language variations and a hint of pathos.
The dialogue shows a king, prime minister, and a jesting page amid a tale of remiss duty. A second item notes Swiss law requiring new couples to plant trees after marriage, with pine and weeping willow banned.
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