Dakota twins enter Union as states in 1889
A telegraphic dispatch from the White House announced that North Dakota and South Dakota were admitted to statehood by President Harrison at 3:40 PM on November 2, 1889, with both constitutions approved and minor details noted. The event marked the first occasion of twin states joining the Union simultaneously.
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Dakota Territory and Statehood Timeline Highlight
The Dakota Territory formed in 1861 included parts of Montana and Wyoming. Idaho organized in 1863 reduced the Dakotas to their present bounds. Yankton was capital in 1862, moved to Bismarck by 1882. Sioux Falls hosted a 1883 convention for statehood, no immediate success. an 1889 enabling act advanced steps toward creation.
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Early Montana Statehood and Northwest Exploration Chronicle
The article traces Montana’s path from early exploration by Verendrye and De Smet to its 1889 admission as the 41st state, interwoven with Washington, Oregon, and Idaho history. It covers Lewis and Clark, Fort Clatsop, the Astor Fur Company, and the 1846 Oregon boundary settlement, highlighting key dates and figures. It also discusses Greek Juan de Fuca and Captain Gray, and the Northwest’s split flags before U S dominance.
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Step by step buckram valance instructions from Mrs Spears
A reader asks for detailed directions to make living room buckram stiffened valances with a four inch valance shelf. Steps cover cutting buckram to finished size sewing chintz and facing, scallop outlining, trimming turning pressing buckram insertion and edge tacking to the shelf with notes on related sewing ideas and how to order Mrs Spears No 3 book.
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Liver as Nature's Filter Keeps Health in Mind
A column extols the liver as the body's main filter noting its role in trapping poisons and rendering them harmless. It discusses the dye test to gauge liver health and recommends regular bending and breathing exercises along with small frequent meals to keep the liver active and efficient.
Household Tips and Do It Yourself Repairs
A collection of practical advice for home tasks includes using a shallow biscuit pan for even browning, trimming torn pillow slips with a crocheted edge, cutting cold potatoes in flour for better frying, waxed cup bottoms to protect floors, and letting linoleum warm 24 hours before laying to prevent cracking. Also mentions Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a body waste remedy.
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Dr. Pierce
Envy Brings Censure, Churchill Quotation Cited
A Churchill quotation notes that those who raise envy will easily incur censure highlighting a moral warning about envy and public opinion.
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Today's Health Column
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