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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1897
Page
8
Druggists sell at $1.00 or via express on receipt of price. Promotes a book containing testimonials and valuable information for all mothers. The Bradfield Regulator Co Atlanta Ga distributes the material.
Roosevelt praises a New York patrolman promoted after catching burglars in two weeks. The officer chased a burglar toward Park Avenue, who jumped into a tunnel opening. The man survived, and the patrolman earned a further promotion for faithful service and duty. The passage cites civil service reform criticisms and public duty against spoils politics.
A What to Eat writer claims forty percent of women inmates in insane asylums were cold cooks and that women cooks go mad or marry while men cooks prosper. The piece cites Dr Maudsley on women’s slower pace and cautions on heat and vapors affecting cooks. It urges simpler diets as civilization advances.
A fragment praises Michael Angelo for shaping a snow statue to please a fickle patron, comparing effort to stonier works and noting the sculptor and architect, painter and poet endure through their creations while actors fade with life. It mentions Lawrence Barrett as author or commentator.
An advertisement claims Electric Bitters aid bowels and kidneys without stimulant effects and act as a mild tonic. It also promotes DeWitts Salve for piles, Ely Cream Balm for catarrh, and DeWitts Life Early Risers for indigestion. Several testimonials from residents of Spencer Missouri and surrounding areas are cited.
An old remedy praised for teething relief and diarrhea cure, selling worldwide at twenty five cents a bottle. The notice also promotes One Minute Cough Cure as a universal throat and lung remedy and warns coughs and colds can be dangerous.
Agents advertise to handle year long subscriptions for leading periodicals promising time and money savings. The notice highlights ease and cost benefits for readers planning future purchases. A medical aside promotes One Minute Cough Cure as instant relief for coughs and warns against colds developing into pneumonia or consumption.
Mitchell barbers Gilbert and Allen advertise the Mexican Hair Restorative as a gray hair restorer and scalp tonic with exclusive sale at 31.00 per bottle. They also cite One Minute Cough Cure by L. O. Gale as a remedy for lung issues. Notice announces the Commercial Mutual Fire Association annual meeting in Mitchell South Dakota on December 7, 1897 at 7 30 p m, with W J Healey as secretary.
L. O. Gale promotes De Witts Witch Hazel Salve as a remedy to prevent disfigurement from burns or scalds and as a cure for piles and various skin troubles.
A Washington Star piece recalls a child who, while reciting Remember the Sabbath, digs holes on the front porch to “make it holy.” The tale contrasts a devout grandmother’s verse with a playful misinterpretation, ending in a family kiss and dessert.
A Washington Post note recalls a young matron among capital women writers who sold a short story to a new market. She objected to the payment saying it was inadequate, and the editor replied by adding her name to the subscription list for two copies monthly, avoiding further letters she would receive three copies.
A French inventor devises a method to produce cement pipes by filling a trench with mortar, laying a rubber tube covered in canvas, inflating it, and sealing the trench. After setting, air is released, the tube removed, and reused. This process yields 6 inch pipes at 22 cents per yard.
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