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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1908
Page
2
Sioux Falls Argus-Leader reports Minnehaha and Davison counties dueling for corn palace prizes. Counties must submit exhibits with $140 top prize, $80 second, $50 third, plus $36 for each exhibitor, amid spirited contest hints.
John White of Houston Maine reports winter coughs vanish after using Dr. King's New Discovery. He bought a 60 cent bottle last winter and again this season with few doses banishing the cough. The remedy is sold at Diehl Brown's drug store with a guarantee, price 60 cents and 1 dollar, trial bottle free.
A Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul freight collision at the east end of the yards injured one switch engine and damaged the lead freight engine 659, which later was linked to a fatal wreck last year. Firemen and engineers escaped by leaping clear. Two freight engines suffered minor damage and can be repaired.
An old warning against mercury based remedies touts Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as mercury free and effective by internal use. The advertisement promotes testimonials and retail sale by druggists with a 75 cent price per bottle and also markets Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Pierre's Gas Belt Exposition opens Tuesday afternoon September 22 for four days of amusements and agricultural displays. The event showcases local farming, native soil prospects, and cattle lands under cultivation, with Reed band from Sioux City headlining the music. Visitors may tour the new capitol in construction and enjoy street attractions and hospital hospitality during the capital city visit.
J. C. Goodwin of Reidsville North Carolina attests a severe leg ulcer healed with Bucklen’s Arnica Salve after a few rounds leaving no scar. The product is guaranteed for piles sores and burns and sold for 25 cents at Diehl Brown’s drug store.
Fire Marshall Craft will not pursue Miss Bessie Sinkular in circuit court over the Herrick millinery store fire. Sinkular killed herself with a shotgun at the Dallas area home after being linked to the arson investigation and arrest. The tragedy ends a case that began with suspicions and a high bail in the wake of the July blaze.
P. J. Daly of 1247 W Congress St Chicago reports his feeble mother gained flesh and strength, lost insomnia, after using Electric Bitters. The tonic quickly remedies stomach liver and kidney issues, sold with guarantee at Diehl Brown's drug store for 50 cents.
Mitchell Postmaster J E Wells awoke to two hotel thieves on the fourth floor of the Brevoort hotel. He chased one thief down the corridor and captured him as the crook tossed the wallet containing 85 dollars to his partner. The second thief escaped after Wells overpowered the captive, identified as William Mason, and fought through three struggles.
N H Brown of Pittsfield VI praises Dr King s New Life Pills for removing kinks in stomach liver and bowels with no fuss. Diehl Brown s drug store guarantees satisfaction at 25 cents.
A concert scene features a bold singer declaring fearless triumph in armor while a bachelor in the front row challenges with a sardine box and a pocket knife. The exchange hints at playful bravado and a test of skill amid a lighthearted performance.
In a stark exchange a prisoner admits a stash of money was hidden, while the lawyer presses for full disclosure before mounting a defense. The dialogue underscores a clash over what constitutes full truth in the legal case.
A judge questions a prisoner who admits to being brought to court. The exchange shows a tense moment as the judge presses for why the man is before him. The quotation reflects a historically styled courthouse dialogue from the Birmingham Age Herald.
A Mitchell advertisement claims Dean's Kidney Pills cure sick kidneys and relieve back pain. James E. Duncan describes months of heavy lifting and bending causing kidney problems, aided by the pills purchased at Diehl & Brown's Drug Store. Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo is named sole U.S. agent.
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