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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1899
Page
5
Advertising rates are listed for various ad formats including business cards local notices and legal ads. A longtime political roundup notes Kentucky’s voting lead and Nebraska’s continued progress with a satirical take on election results and the Supreme Court.
Generals Aguinaldo and Otis shape attention during the political season. Democrats previously pressed Aguinaldo, while Gen Otis now offers remarks less flattering than those he formerly received.
Jacob Olson issued a post election challenge to debate any person on annexation and expansion. On election day about 5 000 to 6 000 people responded, a turnout deemed sufficient for the moment.
An article in Leslie's Weekly notes England must vastly expand its wartime funding as 40,000 to 50,000 troops are transported over 6,000 miles and kept for months. Britain’s national debt nears $33.4 billion, with potential extra costs from the South American and Orange Free State conflicts possibly adding $200 million.
Ohio voters delivered a sweeping Republican victory, shattering doubts about McKinley backing. The campaign faced obstacles from disgruntled readers, strong Democratic opposition, and outside influence. The result signals backing for national policy and hints at next year’s national campaign.
The article notes Admiral Dewey secretly wed at St. Paul's rectory and congratulates him. It then surveys post election remarks, including Ohio and Iowa contests, Senatorial bids, and reactions to expansion policy, with regional editorials from the Sioux Falls and Elk Point papers.
The speech by Senator Pettigrew linking the war to national duty provoked Ashamed rhetoric about pulling down the flag. While its relevance to supreme court elections seemed unclear, Republicans leveraged the issue to win by over 5,000 votes. Fusionists misread public temper on their chosen question and faced an unexpected backlash.
Benick Hamilton of West Jefferson Ohio suffered rectal fistula for 18 months and was told he would die without costly surgery. He cured himself with five boxes of Bucklen's Arnica Salve, touted as the surest pile cure on earth. Each box sold for 25 cents by S. H. Scallin, druggist.
The article explains sponge anatomy and texture when fresh, noting its gelatinous milk filled cavities and firm skin. It compares global sponges, praising the eastern Mediterranean varieties, especially the Turkey toilet sponge, cup shaped, with the American West Indian glove sponge as the closest American quality.
A promotional snippet extols Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy and Cascarets as effective medicines. It touts relief for colds and pneumonia threats, praises for children, and notes sales details with a money back guarantee if Cascarets fail.
In Louisville a young woman urged her father John Brown Young to run for Kentucky governor. She pressed editor Henry Watterson to help, and he wrote an editorial backing Young. The Courier-Journal backed the nomination, and his election became foregone.
The fragment quotes a dialogue from the Detroit Free Press about Edgar confessing a past and Letitia pressing for the truth. It also notes a quip about becoming a great financier with money for experiments from the Atchison Globe. The excerpt blends literary aside and a remark on finance.
The new tax on transient cattle is producing funds for Hand and Hyde counties. Hand County reports $813 from 1300 cattle and Hyde County over $500 thus far. The law targets evasion by shifting cattle after grazing, boosting state treasuries by several thousand dollars annually. A Bechuanaland officer cites use of a remedy, and an West Virginia author writes of selling novels for travel perks.
In Greensburg Pennsylvania on July 11 1898 Michael O Neill reports a four year abdominal swelling that led to dropsy and proposed death. After seven bottles of J A McLeans Liver and Kidney Balm the dropsy vanished and the growth reduced, leaving him well. For sale by S H Scallin.
An old advertisement touts Warner’s White Wine of Tar Syrup as the best cough remedy claiming it cures a cold in one day. It also advertises Beggs’ Hair Renewer for hair loss and scalp cures with testimonials from Mrs M McKeever in Abbeyville Kan and notes prices of 25 and 50 cents.
A medical student in London, inspecting a waxwork guillotine, climbed into the yoke and found it unable to lift. He could not free himself as the ax hovered above, and a visitor declined to intervene until staff secured the device, sparing his life. The incident was later shelved to prevent repeats.
A traveler recalls meeting the Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein who hoards nineteen plates to raise food to her sight. He notes Italian windows with wooden covers painted with domestic scenes to relieve monotony, and a Athens vending tale where a 10 drachma note is split for change, as told by the New York Tribune.
The advertisement touts Dr King's New Life Pills as a wonderful stomach and liver remedy improving appetite, digestion, and daily habits for quicker energy. Sold for two cents at S. H. Scallin's drug store.
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