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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1899
Page
9
Ethan and Badger sections report social events, burglar hunt, dances, weddings rumor, sleighing news, and local upsets. Mitchell visitors, new merchants, trades, and odd anecdotes fill the column with community chatter from multiple towns.
A government observation table shows daily temperatures for the week ending March 22. The piece blends scattered notes on Flower Island, Scilly islanders turning to narcissus farming after potato trades declined, and a remark about Guatemala’s many saloons and taverns with one per population benchmarks.
A Benign note ridicules a Badger, South Dakota paper’s claims of neighbors skimming milk and runaway stock. It cites a tin hand skimmer found at a station as dubious proof, mocks mismanagement of a local creamery, and predicts renewed conflicts amid noisy disputes, dated March 22, 1899. The item spots a second snippet promoting Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription to address women's headaches with a call to request a copy for 21 postage stamps.
The list of letters remaining uncalled for at the Mitchell post office as of March 23, 1899 includes Garrett Mrs Jno Kelly Miss Nora Seapy Mr J W Shannon J E Shepherd Mr E P. Recipients are asked to say advertised when calling and the letters will be forwarded to the dead letter office if not claimed within two weeks.
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