New York City Postmaster Appointed
Cornelius Van Cott is named postmaster of New York City succeeding H. G. Pearson. Capt Anson reportedly claims greater stature than Grant after his world trip. Aberdeen Sioux Falls and Sioux City aid fire relief funds, a worthy call for generosity. Milwaukee hosts the national Grand Army encampment as rail lines agree to one fare. Rumors say T D Kanouse was offered warden position at Sioux Falls penitentiary and may accept, which we doubt.
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Cornelius van Cott
New York City
H. G. Pearson
Aberdeen
Sioux Falls
Sioux City
National Grand Army
Milwaukee
C. M
St. P
N. W
T. D. Kanouse
Sioux Falls Penitentiary
Dakota
Suffrage and administration in Oskaloosa Kansas evolve
In Oskaloosa Kansas the community backs female suffrage and public administration as last year elected a mayoress and a full board of alder women. Discussion covers Sioux reservation opening, taxation issues for new county government, and the rising price and supply dynamics of binding twine amid tariff effects and a perceived twine trust.
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Oskaloosa
Kansas
Dakota Arbor Day Proposal and Mitchell's Destiny
The piece urges Dakota residents to observe Arbor Day seriously to boost timber supplies and notes Minnesota’s example. It emphasizes systematic effort beyond a single day, urging unity, pre and post-plant care, and warns Mitchell’s future hinges on 1889 events, statehood, a new constitution, and capital location. It highlights Dakota’s mineral riches attracting foreign capital and planned large workforces.
Deafness Cure Claim Promises Halts with Catarrh Cure
An old advertisement argues deafness cannot be cured by local means and must be treated constitutionally. It explains deafness from inflammation of the Eustachian tube, often due to catarrh, and offers five hundred dollars for an uncurable case using Hall's Catarrh Cure, with free circulars and a 75 cent product sale through druggists.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Otay
Submarine subsidy and shipbuilding growth urged in editorial
The piece argues that shifting 150 million dollars of annual foreign freight payments to American sailors and shipowners would boost U.S. trade. It cites Britain’s 1840 mercantile tonnage, current labor costs, and the need for subsidies to match foreign rivals, noting 1883 grain exports left the U.S. without American-flag vessels. It also critiques rival nations’ subsidies and calls for cheaper ocean mail service. The Iowa Falls Citizen notes a vow to avoid personal attacks in editorial disputes.
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Chicago
Inter Ocean
Mercantile Marine of
Great Britain
United Kindom
United States
Central America
England
Europe
Germany
France
Italy
New York
San Francisco
Mexico
West Indies
Central
America
China
Japan
Hogland
Open Sioux Reservation Commission Instructions Ready
Washington Special reports that Commissioner Oberly has prepared open reservation instructions for the Sioux matter and sent them to the secretary of the interior for approval. The secretary will revise and name the three commissioners to negotiate with the Sioux, with May 1 as the target for selections. Ex-Congressman Warner may join the commission.
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Washington
Oberly
Sioux Commission
Secretary of the Interior
Indian Affairs
Noble
Warner
Cherokee Commission
Sioux Falls Aims to Keep Capital Amid South Dakota Debate
Sioux Falls resists losing the capital to Mitchell or Pierre, arguing Sioux Falls should retain the seat. The dispute centers on the city’s lobbying efforts and the Argus-Leader’s stance against a capital move.
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Sioux City
Sioux Falls
Mitchell
Fluron
Pierre
South Dakota
Editor Reports Artesian Well Surprises Floyd County Farm
An editor notes a artesian well on Mr Callahan's Floyd township farm in the county spurting small fishes from one to three inches. W R McCumber brought to Letcher last Monday what he claimed to be 30 000 of these little creatures.
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Letcher
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Endorsed by Noted Nurse
An advertisement claims Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething is the prescription of a leading female nurse and physician in the United States. It has been used for forty years by millions of mothers, praised for pain relief, dysentery, diarrhoea, griping, and wind. Sold at 25 cents a bottle. A Boston dispatch notes a claim that John L. was drunk again as part of unrelated news.
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Boston
John L
Tomatoes in England and the rise of the tomato trade
The article notes tomatoes became common in English households within a decade due to cheaper prices from greenhouses and extended cultivation. Originating in South America, the fruit spread to the United States and Europe, with high profitability and rare open air success in England. It mentions a private person sending a ton to market daily at about 6d per pound, all grown under glass, and compares it to olive flavor adoption. Cape Town has even requisitioned tomatoes out of season. The piece also recounts a separate anecdote about a western train ride where a cowboy reveals his ticket, leading to a humorous confrontation with a conductor.
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England
South America
United States
Europe
Cape Town
London Tattler
Parables in the Temple and the Rejected Son
A sermon outline on Mark 12 and Luke parallels explains God’s dealings with Israel and the church, detailing the vineyard metaphor, prophets as servants, God’s sending of His Son, and the consequences of rejection. It contrasts Abrahamic covenant with Horeb covenant and notes the church’s rise from Jews and Gentiles as the royal priesthood.
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Quartery
Perrye
Hoffman
Philadel PB
Temple
Mount of Olives
God
Israel
Jesus Christ
Mark
Luke
Matthew
Judah
Micaiah
Jeremiah
Heb
Moses
Jesus
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Horeb
Peter
Christ
Paradise
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Capt
Anson
Grant
John H. King
Rapid City
Des Moines
John J. Ingalls
Senate
Ingalls
Murat Halstead
Waterbury and National Cordage Company
Manilla
Sisa
Minnesota
Arbor Day
Iowa Falls
Citizen
The
Snakes
Col. Granniss
San Francisco Chronicle
ROYAL BAKIN+ POWDER Co
Wall 81
N.Y
D. M. Stearns
A. Liberal Offer
the Mitchell Weekly Capital
Cquor Pfpliawn
N. B
Co. W. Davis
R. McMillan & CO
J KR. Smith
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