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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1886
Page
5
Candid notice promises free repair of all rips and refunds if not satisfactory. The Ray Cambric Calico Store claims direct manufacturer buying saves 15 to 20 percent and ridicules competition for vague product details. See prices to the right.
Postmaster announces daily mail closing times for east west and north routes with exceptions. Specific cutoffs include 8:30 P M for east, 10:00 A M for west, and 3:30 P M for north with 8:30 P M closes on most interme diate points. Arrival times from the east listed as 3:50 P M and 6:30 A M with daily variations.
Local notices describe Weil Bros fall stock opening on the 14th and new business openings by Rogers Indria and others. J. H. Keyes is found guilty after trial. Board of county commissioners reports Davison county results with sheriff’s race revised. Town improvements and new outfits suggest Mitchell’s steady growth despite hard times.
An enterprise advances rapidly with a 24 by 62 foot cooling room building under way opposite the Scotland branch. Joseph Roster leads the venture, aiming to open by December 25, with multiple adjacent structures to form a complete packing facility benefiting Mitchell and Davison County.
Davison County invites all Sunday schools and Township associations to attend a Sunday School Convention at the Baptist church in Mitchell on Saturday November 27 1886 at 10 a.m. Delegates will hear field reports and strengthen efforts for the Davison County Sunday School work. Pastors and superintendents urged to publish notices the prior Sunday. B. Mors president Davison Co. S.S. Ass'n.
Capt Coleman and Weymouth on an Atlantic City to New York voyage suffered coughing fits. A single dose of Dr King’s New Discovery eased soreness and provided relief for both adults and their children. The remedy became standard on the schooner and at home. Free trial bottles offered by Hammer & Harvey.
Mrs Phoebe Chesley of Peterson Clay Co Iowa claims Electric Bitters renewed her youth by curing kidney trouble and lameness enabling self care and housework 60 cents a bottle. Also offers world class salve for cuts sores ulcers and skin eruptions 25 cents and Wests Cough Syrup aids throat issues for singers and speakers.
A riddle asks what is found where it is not, fault, with references to Taylor's Premium Cologne and a request for a two cent stamp for a Riddle Book by Walter A. Taylor of Atlanta. The note also promotes West's Cough Syrup sold by L O Gale as a necessary household remedy for sudden colds with claim of magic-like cures.
A retired physician states he received a vegetable remedy from missionary sources and will mail the recipe in German, French, or English with usage directions to any requester. He claims it cures consumption, bronchitis, catarrh, asthma, nervous debility, and other nervous complaints, and urges avoiding harsh purgatives in favor of Ayer's Cathartic Pills as a family medicine.
An old advertisement fragment promotes Noah’s nail joke product and Biggers Huckleberry Cordial, then lists West’s Cough Syrup as a household remedy and notes sales by L. O. Gaie and L. QO. Gale in druggists. No identifiable news event or individuals beyond sellers and generic product names.
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