Republican State Platform Endorses McKinley in South Dakota
The Mitchell Capital excerpt outlines the Republican platform from a South Dakota convention endorsing William McKinley for president and Garret Hobart for vice president, praising the party’s record, calling for penalties on public officers who defraud, supporting arbitration in labor disputes, and opposing trusts while condemning corporate power growth. It urges voters to join the ticket and notes local post office reminders and ad texts.
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South Dakota
St. Louis
William McKinley
Garret A. Hobart
Republican Party
Board of Railway Commissioners
Congress
Senate
Mt Vernon political meeting and local happenings
Judge Dellenbaugh of Ohio addresses Mt Vernon Republicans on current issues. The community reports illness and recovery, church activities, a McKinley club forming, prairie fires, harvest notes, and local visits. Delegates announced for the Republican convention. several residents travel for work and schooling. Recurrent local updates include farming yields and social events.
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Dellenbaugh
Ohio
Mt. Vernon
Montor Burns
McKinley Club
A. E. Dean
Mitchell
Addie Turneaine
Gertie Brown
Laura McDowell
Blendon
Gertie McEwen
Simmons
Delsarte
Boggs
County Tax Levy Set by Commissioners After Cuts
County commissioners in session Monday set the four mill state levy and allocated 5660 to the general fund, lower than last year due to leftover funds. The insane fund nearly doubled and the general school fund was placed at two mills. After paying bills the board adjourned. The piece also urges Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as relief for rheumatism and related ailments, touting blood cooling, stomach and nerve benefits, and physician recommendations.
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Hostetter
Country Delegates Choose GOP Delegates to County Convention
The article lists delegates from Rome, Brendon, Badger, Lisbon, and Mitchell townships with names such as George Shipton, Peter Kjylmyer, S. H. Ramsbottom, Dan Keen, J. C. Clapham, A. A. Smith, E. C. McLeod, W. H. Dean, Hans Heljeson, O. D. Stearns, J. A. Kipp, J. W. Beddoes, and L. T. Eager. Delegates were instructed for Geo. B. Kelsey and Mrs. Edith Earl. The piece notes incomplete caucus results and cites Good Populist Authority on John Colvin’s railroad passes and proposed anti-pass legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. D. Stearns
J. A. Kipp
J. W. Beddoes
L. T. Eager
Ira Prasier
B. F. Chaney
Charles City
Iowa
Miss Bell Tyler
Badger
Swartout
Clyde
Mr. Swartout
N. George
Minnesota
A. A. Smith
John Graves
Bohner
Groton
Sh. C. McLeod
Tob. Schnee
Bob
Kelsey
J. C. Clapham
A.A. Smith
E. C. McLeod
W. H. Dean
Hans Nelfeson
Earl
Bryan
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
McKinley
Sioux Falls
School For Deaf and Dumb
Bell
Rome
George Shipton
Peter Kjylmyer
S. H. Ramsbottom
Dan Keen
Brendon
Hans Heljeson
Geo
B. Kelsey
Edith Earl
Badger Township
Lisbon Township
John Greene
L. W. Plotner
Geo. Pine
Mitchell Township
East Side
Geo. Law
Woonsocket News
John Colvin
Davison County
Dowdell
Sanborn
Colvin
University Notes Prompt Mitchell Prep For New Year
University notes urge Mitchell youth to prepare for university entry on Sept 17 as repairs run ahead of the new year. Street cleanup on the south side is advised to improve conditions for students and the Ladies. Drug advertisements promote California Fig Syrup and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children, plus De Witt's Little Early Risers as a safe laxative.
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Mitchell
California Fig Syrup Company
The Making of Ax Handles and A Sturdy Boatswain
The piece recalls craftsman skill in ax handle making, praising Adam Anglemeyer, Sr. and noting the difficulty of shaping timber to grain. It then recounts a December 1793 action near Jamaica where boatswain Pasco commanded the Antelope, fending off the privateer Atalanta, with 32 enemy dead and 16 unhurt among 65, while the ship suffered three killed and four wounded.
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Adam Anglemeyer, Sr
Anglemeyer
Huntington
Ind
Antelope Packet
Jamaica
Atalanta
Antelope
Curtis
Pasco
Macmillan’s Magazine
Rail routes to the Transvaal favor Delagoa Bay for freight
Blackwood's Magazine argues the Delagoa Bay route offers shortest rail distance to Johannesburg and lower costs for goods, predicting Cape Town's rail link will lose primacy to Natal and Delagoa Bay as sea transit grows cheaper. It notes three main routes via Cape Town, Durban Natal, and Delagoa Bay, with Table Bay the longest rail journey and Delagoa Bay the shortest.
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Transvaal
Rand
Cape Town
Cape
Port Natal
Durban-Charlestown
Delagoa Bay
Netherlands
Paul Kruger
Table Bay
Cape Agulhas
Delagoa
Johannesburg
Delagon Bay
Blackwood’s Magazine
Opposition to eight lamp village lighting plan at Godshill Isle of Wight
A parish meeting debated lighting Godshill with eight lamps at a cost of a half penny rate every three years. Farmer Hollis opposed the plan calling it turning night into day and said youths should sleep early and curfew ring again. The piece also cites Denver and Rio Grande high point Marshall pass at 10 855 feet and a Detroit News quip on time.
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Godshill
Isle of Wight
Hollis
London
Marshall Pass
United States
Reduced round trip fares for regional fairs announced
Rail lines announce one fare round trips for inter-state fairs in North and South Dakota and nearby Iowa. C M & St P Ry offers reduced fares Oct 3–10 during Aberdeen grain palace. Milwaukee Road sells excursion tickets within 300 miles of Sioux City Sept 10–Sept 19 and to Sioux Falls Sept 19–26. Yankton fair Sept 26–Oct 2 prompts South Dakota round trip fares. FPF E Clark agent.
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Aberdeen
North
South Dakota
Sioux City
Milwaukee Road
Sioux Falls
Yankton
FPF
E. Clark
A Most Wonderful Cure For Consumption Claim
An anonymous testimonial from JosEraH E Underhill of Doland South Dakota credits White Wine of Tar Syrup for his recovery from consumption after doctors ruled hopeless. He reports taking one bottle and being cured and urges others to try the remedy. The notice also questions rewards offered for cures and notes Ely Bros Cream Balm as a safer alternative free of mercurials.
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C. D. Warner
Coldwater
Mich
Joserah E
Underhill
Doland
South Dakota
Ely Bros
DeWitts Colic & Cholera Cure Subdues Inflammation
A fragment notes the product DeWitts Colic and Cholera Cure calming inflammation, claiming rapid relief from distress. The text references O. Gale and testing, implying endorsement or trial results.
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DeWitt
O. Gale
Railroad schedule and insurance ad appear in one notice
The page lists C M & St P railroad train times with departures and arrivals by direction, noting passenger and freight services for Sundays and weekdays. It also promotes Travelers Accident Insurance Co policies from Hartford, offering $3,000, $1,500, and $2,500 coverage with weekly indemnities and annual premiums through agent PF E Clark in Mitchell.
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Travelers Accident Insurance Co
Hartford
Conn
PF. E. Clark
C. M. & St. I., Mitchell, S. D
Menmahip Tickets Available Worldwide at Low Rates
Travel advertisement stating tickets from all parts of the world via all lines with low rates. Reservations free. For more information call or write F. E. Clark, agent C. M. & St P Mitchell.
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Menmahip
F. E. Clark
C. M
St P. Mitchell. S. 1
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Republican State Platform
L. O. Gale
Prii
Letera
Mitchell Post
Burkhaart
C . Greene
Arthur Jones
Johnson
Henry W Weeks
Sylvester Wilson
MW Wolf
Saml
T. Green
Hood
Jacob
IL. O. Gale
Neighborhood News
Ethan
King
Joseph Clarke
Claus Johnson
Georgie Lowrie
Asa Dodd
Bradford
Lee and
Kratz
Chamberlain
the Democrat
Carrolton, Ky
Republcan County
University Notes
Mra Winslow
de Witt
Detroit News
Milwaukee Round
C. A
ST. P. Railroad
TMB
Deparyt
Tran
Sunny
Sune
Vaseenper
Suny Freight
Sishen Hide
Siny Preight
Soun't
Passengrer
Sun Ay Preight
Susy
Moyer & Berry
G. N. Elder
Mitchell, South Dakota
Oecupy
Ekach
THE
GEO. E. Logan Furniture Company
ST. Paul
St. Pal
Cali
Nationa Tel
Anc
Sng
Navi
Tara
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