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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1897
Page
2
Fragmentary text describes a legendary Native American heroine praised for daily acts of courage and healing. It references herbs and care to relieve sickness, comparing contemporary generosity to ancient bravery.
In Beclaz on May Day the community shares farm whispers about Fraser fencing and skimming trades. Local chatter mentions a calf sale, thistles taxing early corn, and neighbors preparing milk deliveries while weather strains crops.
West Peery reports on farm work and weather conditions as 4 hundred acres of small crab plots and seven horse teams plow and seed. Crosby Bros plan a summer herd move west of Letcher to Alpena. Ethel LaForta rests from school duties and George Stratton seeks fishing instruction. Harry Sherman visits from Sioux City while studying law. Milk production rises at the Belford and Tobin stations as corn planting nears.
A jumble of community items and ads mentions travel tips at Travelers Rest, healing tonics Hood’s products, DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve, and Sarsaparilla, with references to a drowned body near Jim River and a worm of machinery improvements. It notes quilting, a state Sunday School convention, and a plant ground stone drop mechanism with detachable runners for a corn dropping machine.
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