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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1902
Page
2
A Kimball message reports three armed men led by James Durant attempted to rob the Gann Valley bank. The posse pursued south to near Platte and captured the robbers, who were taken to Kimball for safekeeping. Bank robberies have increased in the region, but this outing ends with the alleged culprits in custody.
An advertisement extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for dyspepsia indigestion and related ailments like insomnia nervousness and general debility. It claims fifty years of cures and notes a private stamp over the bottle neck.
Lord Roberts faces a witticism in a London club when a tall stranger mocks him from the start. The brave reply lands as the noble retort I have often seen you, sir, but I have never heard of you. The exchange ends with the wit silenced and Roberts asserting his fame.
An advertisement touts Dean's Kidney Pills as a universal cure for backache and kidney problems. It features Mrs. W. C. Sherman of East Fargo North Carolina praising relief after using the product bought at Wilson's drug store. The pills are advertised at 50 cents, with Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo New York as sole US agents.
Halloween night saw orderly crowds with limited vandalism. Four youths, Charles Tuckey Preston Randall Ralph Noble and Geo Bunch, were arrested and fined by Justice McKinley. University students paid or served fines, and a local tradition of sidewalk turning yielded to a bargain by President Graham for peace with three barrels of apples.
A seasoned driver with ten standard performers and over a dozen horses raced on half mile tracks offers training and driving services. Specializes in balancing faulty gaits by shoeing and driving to build speed. Will board horses and provide careful colt breaking and handling to improve performance.
A Georgia rural justice court heard a claim from an elderly Black man whose credibility was challenged by a lawyer. He testified he had lived around the area for ten years, never lynched, and humorously claimed the only horse he ever stole broke his legs after throwing him.
Fragmented text critiques Chinese and Western notions of honesty and trust. It contrasts perceived Eastern suspicion with Western confidence, alleging that few Chinese value keeping engagements and that many would break promises yet claim they act in good faith.
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