Fragmented note on wallpaper pricing and purchases
A damaged entry discusses wallpaper, asking about wall covering prices and potential savings. The text is garbled and lacks clear details or identifiable names, dates, places, or quantities.
26 Oct 1900
Page 2
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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1900
Page
2
A damaged entry discusses wallpaper, asking about wall covering prices and potential savings. The text is garbled and lacks clear details or identifiable names, dates, places, or quantities.
160 acres southeast quadrant of section 1-4 and 90 acres under cultivation offered for sale. Main house 16 by 16 with lean to 12 by 16, well. For details inquire R. Bar in Ipswich, SD or A. H. Smith in Mitchell, S. Dak.
A column discusses vulgar public language and classroom hygiene, praising gutter cleaning on Main Street and proposing moving team hitching off Main Street. It notes street surface issues from stones to rubber damage, and recounts political tensions with Bryan McKinley allegiances, including a Doland rally where Senator Pettigrew' s temper drew female ire and cheers for McKinley.
The defeated Iowa governor candidate Fred White campaigned in Mitchell and Athol for fusionists. He leveled harsh charges against the Republican party, provoking no replies from Republicans until Capt. VanEtten of Highmore stepped up to challenge him and respond.
An older advertisement promotes Hood's Saraparilla to relieve rheumatism by neutralizing blood acidity. Hood's Pills are advertised for biliousness. A physician, Dr. W H Lewie of Lawrenceville Va, endorses Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, touted to digest all foods, aid digestion, and provide instant relief and lasting cure, with multiple physician endorsements from S H Scallin and others.
Gottlieb Scheuerenbrand resumed work on the catch basins today after a heavy rain blocked progress yesterday. His crew expects completion in a few days as the gutters receive rain runoff and the street grading improves with drying, allowing proper water flow into the gutters.
A middle-of-the-road populist ticket has been withdrawn from the county ballot. Candidates placed on that ticket learned of the move only after seeing their names in print. The fusion party influenced the withdrawal, while most of the state populist ticket remains, though three candidates including Frank Bailey for treasurer have withdrawn. The mid-road populists expect strong support for presidential electors and the state ticket.
Word reached Milwaukee depot that Conductor W H Lynn was run over by his freight train near Scotland Monday night. He fell between two cars while walking the train and his leg was severed. Lynn, known in Mitchell, had worked the Milwaukee road for nine years and was en route to Sioux City when the accident occurred.
The couple wed in Kansas City on Thursday October 11 and plan a four month honeymoon along the Pacific coast. Miss Quigg, formerly a University of Evanston teacher, faced health setbacks but returned to duties. Mr Colton, a Dakota native, graduated in 1898 and led in Y M C A work, later becoming Illinois student college Y M C A secretary. The Republican offers hearty congratulations and wishes them happiness.
Pierre S D October 23 An advertisement from a Toronto paper says subscriptions are open for stock in the Canada and Dakota Cattle company Directors include R F Petti grew and B H Lien Sioux Falls The firm promises 22 percent annual interest and return of capital in ten years It claims to place 46 000 cattle on the White River range with 1000 tons of hay yearly at 1 50 per ton and 5 000 annual management cost about 11 cents per head The text warns the venture is unrealistic and investors may lose their money.
An advertisement urges readers to embrace plumpness as safety against illness. It promotes Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil as a digestible nutrient booster for all ages. The copy invites readers to request a free sample and lists Scott & Bowne chemists at 409 Pearl Street with prices 50 cents and 1 dollar.
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