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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1897
Page
2
Advertising rates listed include business cards up to six lines at $5.00 per year with each extra line $1.00. Local notices five cents per line. Legal advertisements at statute rates. Cards of thanks ten cents per line. Marriage and death notices published free of address. Obituaries. Resolutions of respect and wedding presents five cents per line.
The Minneapolis Journal notes corn crops aided by favorable weather boosting farmer prosperity. It argues rising prices under the gold standard will lift farmers and the nation. In Kansas populists move away from silver coinage plans, while Gov. Lee appears to reward populist allies, including Stacy Cochrane, with state sinecures and college appointments.
The Dakota University in Mitchell, a key state educational institution, anticipates a large fall attendance starting Wednesday September 15. Dr. Graham travels the state praising the university and its strong faculty, urging Mitch ell youths to enroll and complete their education. The university offers a full course of study and is praised as a home institution rivaling other western colleges.
The Minneapolis Tribune reports revived bank assets allowing substantial creditor dividends as national banks recover. Across papers, prices rise and optimism grows, with Chicago and St. Louis noting higher exports and rail employment gains. Bank clearings in the prior year exceed 1890 levels, signaling enduring improvement beyond mere speculation.
Evans argues government pension rolls will shrink with 41 122 losses last year due to deaths remarriage aging out and non claims. He calls on Congress to bar pensions for widows of last war soldiers who marry future soldiers. He condemns populist papers for gloom and urges a return to constructive coverage.
Antique ad promotes Bucklen's Arnica Salve as best for cuts bruises sores ulcers sat rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and skin eruptions. Claims cure for piles or money back with guaranteed satisfaction. Price 25 cents per box. Sold by S. H. Sealin.
Public notice from Hartley Iowa dated August 19 1897 announces a series of independent Congregational lectures by Rev W L Utley at the Mitchell Opera House. The plan aims to present liberal religious views including critic and atheist perspectives to all sides. First topic offered on Voltaire with later talks including Five Minutes After Death or Can Death Change Character.
Historical weather notes for Huron South Dakota cover September over sixteen years. Data include mean temperature 60 degrees, warmest month 1891 at 66, coldest 1881 at 56, high 103 on Sept 17 1895, low 18 on Sept 27 1893, average frost dates, precipitation and wind patterns plus a sales pitch for Electric Bitters.
S. C. August 26 1897 David Bradley Co. Gentlemen I have started the Bradley X-Rays gang plow bought from D. W. Collins and am greatly pleased with it. It handles the easiest of any plow I ever saw, turns stubble all out of sight and is a very light draft. John Schultz advises not to buy until you see this plow from D. W. Collins.
The dialogue at an uptown dinner party features guests debating standard wheels and tires. They exchange quips about Boomerangs Dodos Flimflams Goo goos Hew- BOR and end with a tense exchange before resuming their meals.
The Gaulois recounts a tale of a clever poodle who preserved the bond riches of his blind master. After the beggar fell ill, generous strangers filled the bowl until the man died and the dog vanished from Pont des Saints Peres. The dog was later found dead in a cellar with 20,000 francs in Orleans railway bonds hidden beneath him.
A Philadelphia Press note describes a boy cyclist stopped for a lamp. The patrolman claims the light is out while the rider insists the lamp was lit at a previous turn. The officer says he will heat the lamp and test it. The boy lights the lantern, it glows red for a moment, then is extinguished and the rider continues, undaunted.
The New York Post notes boiled peanuts with Chinese cuisine and peanut flour bread for diabetics, while other edible crops like mushrooms, chestnuts, and acorns show potential uses. It highlights a widespread but underutilized range of food products and the role of mycological clubs in spreading knowledge.
The Philadelphia Ledger advises not to rub or press the eyes upon waking. If irritable, sponge with cold water. daily cold-water baths invigorate the eyes and aid in keeping them in good order. Use quite cold water only when the body is at moderate temperature.
A Yonkers Statesman fragment recalls a Sunday school joke about Methuselah living nine centuries and children reacting to bikes in ancient days with curiosity and humor.
The Gauls fashioned handles for stone axes by cleaving a tree branch, inserting the stone, and leaving it until the wood fully healed, forming a lasting attachment.
Barry Pain recalls Charles Chadband the troubled writer who bore Dickens’s Chadband name. He died of consumption near Malvern Wells on Easter morning. Chadband refused a pseudonym, fearing public misreadings of his work and the Chadband stigma, and he burned his manuscripts after his death.
In a London magistrates court the dispute over ownership of ormolu pieces led two workers to testify they crafted them. They demonstrated the process by showing how ormolu was made to look antique using pumice powder.
L O Gale praises Dr Witt's Little Early Risers as small yet powerful regulators for dyspepsia constipation sick headache sallow skin and loss of appetite. The endorsement claims the pills cure these complaints.
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