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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1902
Page
3
C. W. Downey lists advertising rates with six line business cards priced at six dollars per year and extra lines at one dollar. Legal notices charged at statute rates. marriage and death notices and obituaries offered with five cents per line. Cards of Thanks and resolutions priced per line. address changes require old and new addresses.
The Artesian Commonwealth announces Ernest M. Cochran will edit the paper, succeeding Geo. I. F. Ross who returns to farm duties. Genevieve Tanner remains publisher. A large Republican convention will meet in Sioux Falls on June 4 with 1129 delegates entitled to seats and proxies not allowed.
The party urges state convention endorsement of a U S Senate candidate, a move aligned with the legislature which unanimously urged Congress to amend the constitution for direct popular election. The shift brings the people closer to choosing senators. The new insane asylum building opened with a four hundred strong social evening featuring drama, banquet and dance. Yankton residents compare the new hall with existing town offerings, hoping for improved amusements.
E. W. Caldwell once editor of the Sioux Falls Press is nominated by the Republican convention for mayor of Sioux City. After limited opposition he was chosen by acclamation and is expected to provide good service for two years. South Dakota friends anticipate receiving the keys when they visit.
The senate passed the ship subsidy measure but doubts remain about its benefits. Critics warn government support can become a burden and favor private interests. Supporters argue it requires years and royalties to prove value to Americans.
Opinion divided on passage of a comprehensive currency reform bill in Congress. Proponents argue it strengthens the gold standard and introduces elastic currency with bank notes backed by assets, while opponents fear reducing greenbacks and expanding branches. Proponents cite reduced panic risk and lower interest. critics warn of change and risk.
The Vermillion Republican notes state geologist puts Mitchell at 1301 feet above sea level. The column jokes about boosting efforts to place the capital within reach of the people, prompting a light exchange with Bret Willey.
Clare Tinan of the Kimball Graphic hints at a possible libel action against Uncle Chauncey Maynard of the Index for abominable insinuations about Clate’s handling of the Kimball creamery coop. The piece questions Maynard’s evidence and accuses him of personal motive in the newspaper feud.
An advertisement urges readers to take Hostetters Stomach Bitters to ease spring tiredness nerves and sleeplessness. It claims the tonic cures dyspepsia indigestion malaria and liver and kidney troubles and notes a private stamp on the bottle neck.
The piece notes cattle losses on the reservation after a storm were overstated at first. It then discusses William J. Bryan in the Commo ner criticizing Grover Cleveland on democracy and details a Republican caucus backed Crumpacker resolution to probe election laws and suffrage across states. It highlights Democratic misgivings and Bryan's push toward workers and bankers.
A Vermillion Republican critic alleges an expose in Yankton papers by W. E. Lyman of Yankton College. Lyman filed charges against Mitchell University athletes after a delayed revelation following a football defeat lauded as unprofessional, prompting dispute over bias and accountability.
Dr Albert Shaw editor in chief of the Review of Reviews spoke at the University of Chicago convocation. He argued against the notion that money and capital dominate and enslave humanity and asserted that labor grows stronger while cap ital and labor must cooperate, avoiding alarmist or fatalistic tones.
The passage argues for a hopeful yet realistic optimism akin to John Fiske’s view. It accepts arduous paths, moors and torrents between present and the ideal, praising Roosevelt’s call to fight for what one believes is right and anticipating future triumphs as described by Dr. Shaw.
Advertisement touts Dr Kings New Life Pills claimed to cure torpid liver jaundice biliousness fever and ague. Promotes constant energy and relief from sick headache malaria with small tasty tablets priced at 25 cents at S H Scallin’s.
A. J. Nusbaum of Batesville Ind reports three months of severe cold relief after trying a druggist remedy and physician care. He then used Foley's Honey and Tar, and after eight doses was cured. Refuse substitutes. S. H. Scallin.
Ely's Liquid Cream Balm is revived in a form suited to nasal catarrh sufferers who spray the diseased membranes. The preparation retains all healing properties without drying secretions. Price 75 cents, includes the spraying tube. Available at your druggist or mailed from Ely Brothers New York 56 Warren Street.
The Woonsocket Herald argues the lake’s fate hinges on finishing the sewer. Voters who funded the lake condemn the city legislature for blocking the sewer work and threaten to back a ticket pledging early completion, else abandon the project.
An ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease to cure corns bunions ingrown nails and swollen and sweating feet. Available at all druggists and shoe stores with a 25 cent price.
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