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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1899
Page
4
A bystander laments slow ice delivery in summer and complains about neglected sidewalk repairs and pierced boards. He recalls a city resolution ignored for years, notes balcony crowd nuisance at the opera, and recounts mix ups with church locations causing ladies to rectify cleaner messes at Presbyterian and Methodist churches.
Colonel Cody will bring twenty five Rough Riders to Mitchell for a live reproduction of the San Juan Hill charge on Thursday September 14. The show promises a global display with war painted Sioux chiefs, Cossacks, Bedouins, Queens Own Lancers, and other famed cavalry and frontier figures along with Annie Oakley and Johnny Baker performing feats.
Milwaukee road aims to enter Charles Mix county soon, promising shorter grain and stock routes and big time savings. Local leaders urge support to foster friendly ties with the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul line as crowds anticipate improved market access and reduced long hauls. The excerpt also touts Dr. Pierce remedies for women, urging readers to request the Medical Adviser through a stamp offer.
A Pierre correspondent reports the state board of review trimmed values across multiple lines. Rail routes including Illinois Central and Sioux City and Northern were reduced from 6000 to 3500 and 6000 to 5000 per mile, with other lines cut to 4000 and 1500. Local exchanges and utilities saw sizable drops and county land assessments. overall corporate property levy dropped from 32 to 27 mills to align with the new valuations.
The Milwaukee road ran a Sunday trip to Chamberlain with 200 from the city, plus arrivals from Charles City, Mason City, Sioux City and Sanborn. About 7000 gathered on Chamberlain Island for baseball between Piandreau Indians and Webster club, Indian dances and a tent show. One drunken rider fell off near White Lake and was later found safe in Kimball. No other accidents reported.
Dr D B Cargile of Washita Indian Territory reports that four bottles of Electric Bitters cured Mrs Brewer of long standing scrofula marked by terrible sores on her head and face. The ad claims it purifies blood, aids liver kidneys and digestion, and restores strength. Priced 50 cents and sold by S H Scallin with guarantee.
W A Hines of Manchester Indiana recounts a near fatal escape from lung disease after measles led to consumption. He credits Dr Kings New Discovery for curing his throat chest and lung troubles and suggests others try it. Regular sizes 50c and 1.00 with trial bottles free at S H Scallins drug store.
A letter from Mrs. S. A. Sweet of Hartford praises Karl's Clover Root Tea for quieting nerves and curing constipation kidney and bowel trouble claiming full recovery. Sold by S. H. Scallin. E E Turner Compton Missouri cured of piles after seventeen years using De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve endorsed by physicians and surgeons warning of counterfeits.
W B Tobey has purchased the Rice or Grace grain house at Mitchell and will pay the highest market price for all grain and seeds. They offer best grades of hard and soft coal, assert their existing scales are reliable, and promise honest weights and prices. James A Grace is the agent.
W R Smith acts as agent for Peavey Elevator Co to supply a large stock of fresh mined coal for the year ahead. They claim to meet any competition and urge buyers to purchase before prices rise. An old remedy for burns, scalds, sores, cuts, and bruises is also advertised as guaranteed to heal without a scar, sold by L O Gale.
Sam Whyte announces readiness to purchase grain from farmers this fall. His warehouse near the mill features a new scales setup and will open September 1 offering the highest market price. Rob't Moore of DeWitt's Little Early Risers endorses the product. L.O Gale.
An old advertisement touts Beggs Hair Renewer as an elegant dressing to curb dandruff after grooming. It also promotes DeWitt's Little Risers pills by L O Gale as a permanent cure for constipation biliousness nervousness and worn-out feeling claiming to cleanse and regulate the whole system.
Harry Hunter of the Milwaukee rail line is cited as the source for new publication notes about the proposed railroad extension from Tyndall toward Charleston Mix County. The prior talks faded, and the project’s viability was questioned, but fresh authority in Edgerton News keeps the topic alive.
An old time advertisement for Goto J. O. Gale's Drug Store promotes prescriptions cigars and perfumery. Mentions remedies such as Beggs Diarrhoea Baleam and cures for colic and bone complaints offered for sale by L. C. Gale.
Advertisement claims Beggs Cherry Cough Syrup will give instant relief from asthma and guarantee a cure for worst cases. Sold by L O Gale.
Over fifty years the product has been used by millions of mothers for teething children. It soothes the child, eases gum pain, cures wind colic, and treats diarrhoea. Pleasant tasting, sold by druggists worldwide for twenty five cents a bottle. Be sure to ask for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup and take no other kind.
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