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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1897
Page
2
A Madison youth and his sweetheart fled together prompting the girl's father to give chase. The pair were caught but the suitor reportedly blinded the father in the struggle and then married the girl. The irate parent has a brave son-in-law in the family.
Residents of Yankton fear the planned Missouri River railroad bridge will not start this year after a year and a half of discussion. Miners in western Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and West Virginia end a two month strike by agreeing to a 65 cent rate but may still refuse to work under the terms.
An Indiana farmer says Bryan’s silver speech influenced him to sell 1597 bushels at 33 cents. The price later fell to 3 cents, and the farmer seeks damages for alleged false advice. Pettigrew had argued last year that wheat would drop to two cents. The senator planned a Europe trip amid the controversy.
A review notes disorder in the business office and alleges the clerk bears the workload for the insurance commissioner's office while the commissioner and deputy provide little presence. It argues the auditor's office handles twice as much work, suggesting the insurance office could operate with a smaller staff.
The New York World quotes Mr. Bryan arguing that wheat and silver diverge due to supply and demand. The piece notes his claim that more money would raise prices, questions the logic of universal inflation, and mentions his paid article. It reflects on overproduction and silver’s role in price levels.
Gen. Fitz Hungh Lee comes back from a Cuba mission and refuses to disclose the forthcoming government report. A heated dispute unfolds in the eighth circuit judicial contest in the Black Hills with lingering resentment between Judge Plowman and Attorney Moore, who helped puncture Plowman’s senatorial hopes at Pierre last winter.
Sioux City Journy circus ends suddenly in South Dakota as performers resign to seek land on an old reservation and discard costumes into the Missouri river. Dispatches warn Dawson City stores may close as Klondike supplies run scarce. relief hinges on ships navigating a freezing river. Senator Lescer accuses metropolitan papers of corporate manipulation and defends his own paper’s gold standard stance.
The Farmers Congress at St Paul rejected a slate of populist demands including free coinage of silver and government ownership of railroads. The New York Tribune lauds the body for sticking to farming and rejecting political agitators.
The Watertown Public Opinion questions the public examiner’s handling of alleged misconduct in the auditor's office. It asks whether Clerk Anderson improperly kept insurance proceeds, and why the state should sue ex-Auditor Hipple. The paper urges clearer illumination from the examiner and doubts about pursuing action.
An 1890s style ad claims Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription strengthens delicate feminine organs and relieves menstrual distress. It warns doctors misdiagnose female complaints as biliousness or nervous disorders. Also advertised is One Minute Cough Cure offering quick relief for coughs.
In Dunseith North Dakota Frank N Smith describes months of sick headache dizziness and stomach trouble. He credits Hood's Sarsaparilla with relief and a restored appetite. Ad promotes Hood's Pills and DeWitts Early Risers for liver stomach issues and bowel regulation.
An old remedy claims fifty years of use by millions of mothers for teething pain. It soothes the child and aids wind colic and diarrhea while tasting pleasant. Sold by druggists worldwide at twenty five cents per bottle. Consumers urged to buy only this brand. Dyspepsia constipation and headaches are noted as issues cured by De Witt's Little Early Risers pills.
The weekly uncalled letters for Mitchell include Albertson Elmer Belding Harry Goodridge H W Seaman Douglas Wade G T LaPine Edde and others. Advertised items must be claimed within two weeks or forwarded to the dead letter office. SAML. T. GREEN P.M. Also an advertisement for DeWitts Witch Hazel S alo ve mentions relief for piles and skin ailments.
The C St. P M C Ry announces a two dollar premium above the usual fare for round trips to all parts of the country aimed at homeseekers. The offer applies on Aug 1, Sept 1 and Sept 2 as inducements for settlers.
An advertisement touts De Witt's Little Early Risers as a pill that cleanses the liver, claiming it helps people enjoy life and accomplish more by curing a torpid liver.
On August 3 and 17 September 7 and 21 October 5 and 19 1997 the C M and St P Ry will sell homeseekers excursion tickets to the usual territory at the rate of one regular first class fare plus 2 dollars for the round trip City weekly papers please copy.
A young theosophy enthusiast explains terms like Manvantara and Akasaic to a companion on a Chicago Times-Herald page. A pale reader mistakes the jargon for anatomy terms and jokes about private exams, prompting amused interruptions among nearby passengers.
A writer critiques wedding gift culture urging restraint on lavish presents. Couples struggle with matching income to social expectations and charity contributions. The piece argues for saving instead of spending on luxury, noting lack of budgeting and housekeeping knowledge among newlyweds.
A discussion notes that hearing impairment is common among schoolchildren and often misjudged as laziness. Citing Helot and others, estimates range from 17 to 85 percent. Helot cites 25 percent. Causes include nasopharyngeal catarrh after illnesses, adenoid growth, and enlarged tonsils, with recovery possible through proper treatment.
In Toronto Saturday Night a man kept a ferret and left it in a neighbor’s care while he went to the country. The neighbor opened the cage door and the ferret escaped. The owner sued for damages. The magistrate faulted both parties, noting the neighbor was wrong to open the cage but the owner was also to blame for not clipping the ferret’s wings.
The redwood is praised as the coast range’s glory stretching along the western slope from beyond the Oregon line to south of Santa Cruz about 400 miles. Trees reach huge diameters and heights with a dense undergrowth of ferns and rhododendron. mills run along the coast while vast yields promise longer supply. Along the Sierra flank a smaller redwood belt exists at 4 000 to 8 000 feet where enormous logs are blasted and waste leads to fires that destroy many trees.
Philadelphia Record reports a naturalist Mosse finding eel blood, especially sea eels, can immunize against viper venom. Professor Chisalix showed heating eel poison to 4 degrees destroys virulence, enabling inoculated guinea pigs to resist deadly snake doses. Immunity could help human snakebite treatment.
A misanthropic speaker derides human inconsistency after a family picnic. He mocks the idea of tasteful music and contrasts travelers returning from Europe with locals waking the countryside to sing Home Again. The Washington Star quote frames a joke on propriety and human nature.
London World notes how young American women in female colleges chase aristocratic titles and castles as status symbols. The piece mocks expectations of British nobility and contrasts romantic dreams with real burly reality of earls and Howards.
The text notes that Van Ceuten first approached a precise value for the circle constant by repeatedly halving an arc to measure circumference. It states a diameter of 1 yields 3.1415926 63589793288462643383279502884, accurate to 86 decimal places, achieved through laborious bisection work.
The Chicago Journal reports a homeowner backs off an extra room project after realizing the cost would subtract significantly from savings, prompting a reevaluation of renovations.
The Monthly Ubstrator details ancient Egyptian portraits using wood and papier mache panels, wax instead of oil, mineral pigments, and a mosaic like application. Colors were set with a cestrum tool, then fixed by heating or sun exposure to produce durable, vivid works.
Notice is given that settler Frank Rampshof filed intention to prove residence and cultivation of the land in section 11 township 39 range 39. Proceedings before the Register and Receiver in Mitchell South Dakota on October 16, 1507. Witnesses include Erick Thompson, Joseph Swift Sr, Ambrosa L. Jackson, A Swift, and Abraham Botston, all of Mitchell and Farwell South Dakota.
Notice states final proof in support of a timber culture claim to be made before the Register Receiver at Mitchell Dakota on October 1. Claimant James McEwan heir of Phil McEwan deceased for the SWLY see 12 two. Township 62 Range 12 lives Mitchell South Dakota witnesses John Scholes Arthur Taylor Andrew Wheal Charles Wright all of Mitchell I Dakota Territory listed for proof of land.
Court execution directs sale of defendant Robert Curran property in Davison County. The southeast quarter of section 20 township 101 north range 61 west contains about 160 acres. Sale at Mitchell court house on October 9, 1897 at 1 pm for debt of 64 dollars 82 cents plus costs and interest.
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