Dakota congress visit sparks mixed views in Johnson County
Residents recount the Dakota delegation led by Hon L G Johnson arriving in Waushara to press admission as a unified imperial state. Report notes Pettigrew and Gifford praise, McCormack bullish on two Dakota goals and new Sioux reservation open to settlement, while critics warn against misrepresentation and hunger for power.
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Imwaasas-Ocean
Witla
Ordway Johnson
Prairies
Fisy
Jose
Charlo McCoy
McCormick
Jolnaon
Gifford
Frank Pettigrew
Pettigrew
Kreiner
Wind
Travon Lo
McCormack
Dakota
Volca
Wrathington
MuCornack
Kleinec
Tia
St. Paul
Kleiner
Jan
Capitol
Hudd
Wisconsin
Ibato
Minnesota
Daniel Boone
Bob McBride
Mitchell
Dakota Admission Debate Dominates Capitol Visit
South Dakota figures led by Purcell and Lowe push for statehood division before the House Territories Committee. M H Day and Oscar Sherman Gifford plan counterarguments to urge admission of Dakota as a single state while stressing progress and leadership over past critics. Local figures like Charlie Frost and Joseph B Kelley are noted as active influencers amid a wave of Dakota representation in Washington.
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Congress
Dakota
Purcell
Richland
Lowe
Aberdeen
M. H. Day
Oscar Sherman Gifford
House Committee On Territories
Johnnson
Charlie Frost
Loye
Huron
General Land Office
Inter
New York
Cour
Washington
Joseph B. Kelley
South Dakota
Kelley
Prairies
Kelley Waya
Harrison Allen
T Gifford
Gifford
Hualle
Aistardad
Winter at Devils Lake Iowa Man Visits Grain Town of North Dakota
An observer journeying from Chicago to Saint Paul Minneapolis describes Devils Lake North Dakota in winter. The town sits on the Manitoba railroad with towering grain elevators, bare street scenes, and hardy farmers. He notes cold air as dry and non conductor, active workers, and immense wheat shipments. He cites Auburn and Perry as growing elevator hubs and compares local crops to Kansas, highlighting farmer wealth and prospective farming expansion throughout the region.
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Ohio
Columbus
Chicago
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Ohie
Devils Lake
North Dakota
St. Paul, Minnempolly
Aet
Arma
Vlaimant
Rutmera
Wil
Tam
Auburn
Grafton
Wingls Pointe
Churela Perry
Thia Place
Grand Forks
Walsh
Kansas
Mmyall
W. E. Perkins
Lakota
Nelaon County
Sangamon Counity
T/Unois
Moraid
Wonderful cures fill sale notes and town chatter
Rome Georgia druggists tout Dr King s New Discovery Eletric Bitters and Bucklen s Arnica Salve with strong claims of curing consumption and lung ailments. Local reports from Towner News and Blackman mention heavy snow and livestock demoralization near Mouse River. Devils Lake residents hear of cures from the same remedies and urge trials with trial bottles at local stores Bennett Horaman and Omaht Chafee s Bartlett. The Standard Atlas of the World is offered free with Pioneer Press subscription payment in advance, including a vivid ragged atlas volume attached.
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W. D. Hoyt & Co
Rome
Dr. King
Bennett & Horaman
Omich & Chafee, Burnett
Devils Lake
Omah & Chafee
Bartlett
St Jacob Oil touted as instant relief for toothache
A 1887 letter collection extols St Jacob Oil as cure for neuralgia and toothache. Testimonies from Harris in Hagerstown and Grimes in Baltimore claim rapid relief, with other boastful notes from Chicago, New York, and Kentucky praising its efficacy for various pains.
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al Toonac
George W. Harris
Hagerstown
George A. Grimes
Baltimore
St. Jacobe
Mr. J
Chica
Tio
St Jacob
Val Stelobach
Second Street
New York
St. Jacobs
John Gutman
Sherman
Jacobs
Murgatho Schroeda Y
Smee
Thrift of Boston Houstholder and Other Notices
A Boston apartment owner jokes about “summer hoarders” converting suites for winter tenants as a business idea. English visitors complain of rude guides at Waterloo while West African plant products gain value. Napoleon mocks English bottle society. Lincoln Nebr household emphasizes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as life saving for a baby and croup-prone child.
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Brunsels Cor
London Times
West Af
Alfred Moloney
India
England
Poleon
Indies
Napoleon
Lincoln
Neb
Rory Wick
Posaeien
House of Chamberlain
Wilbur E. Wella
Lulia L. Wells
Treet
Nebraska
O. Mulemey
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