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Newspaper
Huron Weekly World
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1905
Page
4
This excerpt urges citizens to treat politics as the nation’s top business. It argues that every citizen is a stakeholder and should engage to keep government honest and efficient, condemning neglect of civic duties as shameful. It frames political participation as essential to national welfare and personal duty.
Notary Julian W. Blount issues an affidavit of circulation sworn October 11 1905 in South Dakota. The document carries a seal and lists the date October 26 1905. A quoted poem by Phoebe Carey appears, urging perseverance despite fortune.
A long letter accuses E. T. Losey of mismanaging Beadle county’s state fair exhibit, detailing alleged improper printing of dodgers, extensive hay and speltz purchases, seven mile trips for pumpkins, and stolen baskets. The piece urges Losey to offer another full explanation to the public and the county commissioners.
An editorial argues against the belief that politics is degrading and unnecessary. It asserts that many educated Americans avoid politics out of delusion, insisting government is a grand business requiring capable leadership, echoing Lincoln's view of government as a great enterprise.
The Pierre Press notes a Huron South Dakota pledge by fifty merchants to match cash prices of Sears Roebuck Montgomery Ward and other mail order houses. It urges Pierre merchants to adopt the same plan to keep money in the community and curb mail-order shopping.
An interview with L. B. DuBois, county superintendent of schools, notes a shortage of country teachers in Beadie county due to low pay. It cites South Dakota wages as low despite state comparisons and argues that higher professional standards require better compensation to attract qualified teachers.
A reflective column recalls youth and labor spent raking leaves, comparing childhood chores to adult duties and musing on aging. The piece notes a return to manual work, the beauty of trees, and the narrator’s shift toward renewing youth through effort. It laments Col. D. B. Henderson’s advancing dementia as a public figure fades.
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