South Dakota letter opposes monument to Henry Wirz
In a November 1906 letter from Mitchell, S. D., QO. W. Coursey denounces plans to erect a Confederate memorial for Henry Wirz at Andersonville. He cites Wirz’s murder trials and brutal prison conditions, condemns hero worship, and urges northern and southern citizens to protest the monument. The piece also reports a separate: a Nebraska style school land leasing proposal and notes a new public building in Waginonat.
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Sion
Ameriian
Henry Wirz
Guiteau
James A. Garfield
Czolgosz
McKinley
Wirg
White
Sioux Falls
Stensland
Milwaukee Avenue Bank
Chicago
Joliet
Washington
Roosevelt
Ian
Wirz
Mitchell
WR. C
Grand Army
Republic
QO. W. Coursey
Mithell
S. D
Famous Strike Breakers in the Land
An advertisement extols Dr King’s New Life Pills as the best cure for constipation headache and dizziness. It claims the pills settle liver and bowels on strike and promote purifying work, offered for 25 cents at Dieble Brown’s druggists.
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Dr. King
New Life
Dieble
Brown’s
Shoplifters Implicate Aberdeen Crime Ring
Four visitors from Stevens Point Wisconsin conducted a systematic raid on Aberdeen stores and Milwaukee freight depot. Goods valued over a thousand dollars were concealed and shipped out of state to Minneapolis. Police note an organized gang operating across Wisconsin's major cities.
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Aberdeen
Stevens Point
Wis
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Made Happy For Life By Electric Bitters
St. Albans W Va physician Blair reports his daughter cured of St Vitus Dance after trying Electric Bitters. He credits a complete cure and notes the remedy as a quick sure cure for nervous complaints general debility female weakness impoverished blood and malaria. Sold by Deihl Brown druggists at 50 cents.
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8. C. Blair
St. Albans
W. Va
Deihl & Brown
Sells More of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
Mt Elgin Ontario merchant Thomas George says he has sold Chamberlain's Cough Remedy since its introduction in Canada and sells as much as all other lines combined. He notes dozens sold under guarantee with no returns and recommends the remedy based on personal use with his family. For sale by all druggists.
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Pierre
Congress
Nebraska
Thos. George
Mt. Elgin
Ontario
Canada
Fire destroys Sherman house and adjoining store in Aberdeen
A Thursday 10 o’clock blaze completely ruined the Sherman house, an old frame hotel on a prime business corner, with the attached store also burned. No lives were lost. The landmark building, once a popular hotel erected by James Ringrose, stood for years as a busy origin of local commerce. The loss may clear way for a new structure next year.
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Aberdeen
Sherman
James Ringrose
Close Call Saved by Bucklen’s Arnica Salve
A. C. Stickel of Mile tus West Virginia claims a dangerous hip surgery was prevented by Bucklen’s Arnica Salve and says persistent use cured a malignant ulcer about the size of a hand. The salve also cures cuts burns and injuries and costs 25 cents at Diehl and Brown’s druggists.
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A. OC
Miletus
W. Va
Diehl & Brown’s
Vermillion Moves Toward Metropolitan Status in South Dakota
The Vermillion Republican notes Mitchell’s rise beyond a gem city in Jim Valley to a metropolitan hub for the South Dakota commonwealth. It highlights a denominational university, palatial hotels, large business blocks, town halls, the corn palace, and now a formal dedication.
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Vermillion Republican
Mitchell
Jim Valley
Commonwealth of South Dakota
Prepared for Emergencies Guides a Nation in War
In the early months of the Russia Japan War the text extols preparation and the advantage of those who have shingled roots in dry weather. It urges readiness for any emergency and cites Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as effective for colds if used promptly. Sold by all druggists.
Where Politics Landed Him Brearly and the Yanks
The Pukwana Press reports WW II Brearly to be released soon from the Yankton asylum after political overreach. He allegedly campaigned in Jerauld county to win a legislative nomination tied to Crawford county support. Officials say mental strain led to a temporary breakdown, now improving as political plans unravel.
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Pukwana Press
Brearly
Yankton
Buffalo County
Crawford
Jerauld County
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Constitutional Remedy
An advertisement claims catarrh is a constitutional disease and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from Ke. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo as the only constitutional cure. It asserts internal dosing, blood and mucous surface action, a $100 reward for cure failure, and urges readers to buy at 75 cents with accompanying Hall's Pills for constipation.
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Mhall
KE. J. Cherey & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Unique Defense of High Prices
The Kansas City Star notes Pullman charges defend rates by privacy and comfort of private cars. The argument appeals to those who wish to stay aloof from the common herd, but that does not excuse dodging taxes to inflate corporate surplus.
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Kansas City Star
Pullman Company
Pullman
Year of Blood in Alliance Ky Ends With Cure
A 1903 account from Alliance Kentucky recalls severe lung bleeding and a deadly cough. Patrick Tacket credits Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption with a full recovery after four bottles. The remedy is guaranteed for sore lungs coughs and colds at Dieck & Brown s drug store with a 50 cent to 1 00 price and a free trial bottle.
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F. N. Tacket
Alliance
Diek] & Brown’s Drug Store
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Andersonville
Erintendent
Appomatox
Atlanta
Georgia
Samson
South
Plankinton
Navy
A. B. Hull
United Daughters of the
Wagilionat
Chamberlain
W. H. Combes
Collins
Parker
Fareezr
Western National Bank of Mitchell
Lyon Store CO
L. E. Stair
S. Main St
Mitchell, S. D
D.bergman & CO
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