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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1904
Page
11
Pierre reports claim of victory over Mitchell at Sioux Falls capital day with 225 Pierre marchers and three bands versus Mitchell’s 1100 marchers, four hundred umbrellas, and five bands. Sioux Falls papers call Mitchell parade the greatest ever seen.
Diphtheria sore throat and croup relief claimed with Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil. Advertises immediate relief and permanent cure available at any drug store.
Bertha Clare Scriven and A Brady Beck wed at 5 PM on a Wednesday in Mitchell. Rev A Craig Bowdish officiated with Miss May Scriven as bridesmaid and Warren Beck as best man. The couple will reside in Canton after a honeymoon trip to Minneapolis and St Paul. A large cash gift of 100 from the bride’s grandfather accompanied numerous presents.
An old advertisement urges readers that delaying treatment is dangerous for kidney problems and promotes Sidney-Ettes as a cure for kidney and backache ailments priced at 25 cents by L. O. Gale.
John Cook died at his home on Second Avenue East and Davison Street after a brief illness from lung fever. Born November 28, 1847 in Skavaria, he served 18 years in the U S Army, married Mary Brickley in 1871, and leaves a large family. His funeral at the Moly family church featured Grand Army of the Republic, Red Men and Odd Fellows escorts, with the American flag at half mast.
September camping season reminder promoting Cole's Carbelisalve as a cure for cuts burns and bruises. Claims prevent lockjaw and blood poisoning and urges purchase from druggists at 25 or 50 cents.
A quoted exchange in the Albany Journal presents a lawyer’s quick answer to a tricky question about marriage legality. The brief item notes the initial casual reply and the lawyer’s subsequent reconsideration.
Its mighty poor economy to neglect your horses and cattle and you can't afford to be without Cole's Veterinary Carbon salve. It quickly cures galls and sores without scars, 50c and 1.00, by all druggists.
In Lip-Dincolt's Magazine excerpt Helen and Maida discuss slang as a motherly taboo. Maida notes her mama bans slang as coarse and vulgar while Helen quips she would fear punishment if caught using slang.
An 19th century advertisement touts Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry as a preventive remedy for cholera infantum dysentery diarrhoea and summer illness. The copy promises protection and health in hot months.
A humorous account in a newspaper clipping describes a household during an earthquake as a housewife recalls tea and frying ergs for breakfast. The earth's movement supposedly flipped the frying ergs, turning breakfast into a comic near disaster.
A wry exchange frames a quip that abstention from vice promises longevity, while a blasé friend suggests such restraint carries its own punishment and humor about aging.
A dialogue fragment shows a woman accusing a man of losing affection and remissness while he questions. The exchange highlights romantic tension and scrutiny of love. The short excerpt preserves dated newspaper diction and yields a terse domestic moment.
The dialogue contrasts an author’s belief in a novel’s impact with a direct command to produce it. One character asserts already composing a piece explaining the process, reflecting a meta commentary on literary creation and publicity.
A humorous dialogue recounts Jenkins hospitalized after a horse incident with the widow, then a naturalist notes sea bats in Colombo harbor mimicking fallen leaves. The sea bats float sideways and dive, camouflaging as waterlogged leaves until captured.
Mrs Helen Colin Reedy, national organizer of the National W G C T Of, died in Paraitington Maine. The closest living relative of George Washington is Mrs Attila Morosing, wife of a New York banker, a great granddaughter and daughter of Samuel Washington. Idaho sent its only woman delegate to the Republican convention, Mrs J B West from the Second district, a second-time honoree. Mrs Paul Morton, wife of the navy secretary, is well known in Washington society. Old Mother Smiles-at-Woo, oldest Winnebago member, lives on a Nebraska reservation and is the last living link to the original Six Nations in New York. The Radcliffe Alumnae nominated Miss Elizabeth Briggs 87 as associate for three years, elected in October. she previously led the Radcliffe Alumnae from 1890 to 1903. Lady Eleanor Wickham, London society leader, adores wearing grass snakes as bracelets and dips her hands in icy water to torpid them for hours.
Louise Beton opens in Rachel Goldstein in Philadelphia while Mr and Mrs Forbes Robertson plan The Edge of the Storm next season. J B Dodson buys The King of Beasts rights to stage after The Two Orphans. Wright Lorimer weighs two companies for The Shepherd King. Lorimer to run thirty week season. James Forbes sells English and continental rights to The Chorus Lady for London. Denman Thompson to open at New York with The Old Homestead on Sept 5. Weber’s Music Hall to open late September as a stock company house.
A collection of horticultural curiosities includes the whitest rose shaded by snow, a fifty year old grapevine in New Haven Vermont measuring 150 feet long and 22 inches at the base, and seeds from the tallow tree of Malabar yielding tallow for oil and candles. Also noted is a towering geranium from Merrimack New Hampshire standing eight and a half feet high.
A Washington Star quip shows a hostess challenging Mr Skritcher about singing old tunes. The hostess says they know how the songs ought to go and can supply melodies in their minds despite his singing style.
An advertisement asserts Hyomei kills catarrh germs in air passages and blood, claiming it cures catarrh. It notes a money back offer from Scallin Bros and a $1 complete outfit with inhaler, citer bottle, and spare bottle for 40 cents.
A statute forbidding keepers of saloons to admit women for liquor is upheld as valid. A seller may set prices and refusals to sell to a buyer at a profitable price are not actionable. Seizures violating unreasonable search and seizure protections do not bar use of evidence in criminal trials.
The article notes a normal heart rate of about seventy beats per minute with two ounces of blood per beat. It mentions German chemist Wilhelm Rubel and his process to harden aluminium called me teorit. It also states daily air inhaled weighs about thirty four pounds, roughly six times the mass of daily intake of food and drink.
Hyomie is promoted as a positive cure for hay fever with relief from sneezing watery eyes and nose running. It claims to soothe the irritated mucous membrane and provide lasting relief quickly.
France reports a new method to reduce milk into dry powder and a process to vulcanize soft wood into a harder, tougher material. A sewing machine can attach 5,200 buttons in nine hours, surpassing eight expert sewers, yet the machine requires no expert operator and can be run by a boy or girl.
Do All Chose Who Chink that they should have $10 or $100 before starting a savings account, we wish to extend a cordial invitation to open a savings account with $1 or $2, or whatever amount you can spare. The important thing is to make a start and then add to it regularly. We will help you build up your account by paying you 4 PERCENT INTEREST, COMPOUNDED TWICE A YEAR, and, if you desire it, will be glad to give you the free use of a handsome steel savings bank, of which we now have a large number in actual use. YOU HAVE THE BANK, WE HAVE THE KEY. Accounts may be opened by mail.
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