Rates and notices in local newspaper ad section
The page lists subscription prices for various terms and ad rates for business cards local ads and legal notices. It notes address change instructions for subscribers and mentions free marriage and death notices with paid lines for obituaries and resolutions. It also highlights Republican Judicial Ticket listings and editorials on coal prices and public figures including Judge Moody Roosevelt Root and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oni
Sioux Falls Press Attacks Other Dailies Over Reported Falsehood
The Sioux Falls Press accuses the Republican and four other Iowa dailies of aiding the Sioux City Journal in circulating a falsehood the Press claims to have already exposed. It calls its rivals liars and questions their honesty and journalistic conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
Republican
Sioux City Journal
Editorial stance on Dewey and Aguinaldo in St Louis Republic
The St Louis Republic urges fair critique of civil and military actions while praising Admiral Dewey as a symbol of American patriotism. It labels Aguinaldo and the Filipino insurgents as lawless challengers to the American flag, awaiting final disposition by Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Republic
Southwest
X Vice
Admiral Dewey
Aguinaldo
Philippines
Patriot tone guides postwar return and press ethics in South Dakota
The piece urges Americans to remember Spain era glory and Philippines responsibility while condemning un-American politics. It notes Nebraska regiment arrival in San Francisco and upcoming Minnesota and South Dakota troop returns, urging a grand homecoming and patriotic fairness. It condemns the Sioux Falls Press fake letter used to stir anti-government sentiment as disreputable and dishonest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Philippines
Americana
Nebraska
San Francisco
Minnesota
South Dakota
Manila
Sioux Falls
Mary Jeffrey
Davis, S.D
Wm. Jeffrey
Davis
Gov Lee’s Manifestoes Stirring Political Mockery
Sioux Falls paper ridicules Gov. Lee for signing “manifestoes” written by others to urge McKinley and address South Dakota troops. It argues the governor’s essays, full of adjectives, amount to campaign literature and ceremonial pens, with no real effect on troop movements.
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Sioux Falls
Gov. Lee
South Dakota
Andrew
Ous Haa
Manila
Volunteera
Exhibit of Grains and Health Ads in Davison County
A historical notice announces J. K. Smiths grain exhibition in Davison County with cash prizes for best bundles of various cereals and grasses delivered by August 31, 1899. The piece also includes multiple medicinal and health product advertisements featuring Hood’s Sarsaparilla, Allen’s Foot-Ease, DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve, Shilohs Cure, and Dr Hobbs asparagus pills, with local sales by L. O. Gale and S. H. Scallin.
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Davison County
J. K. Smith
Commercial Savings Bank
Vapiolv
Alsiesi Colas
Albert Barker
Mitchell
Dayteon
South Dakota
Albert. Barker
Winsor & Mohr
Main Street
Davison
Byron G. Barker
Winsor & Monk
Truth and a Trunk Tale in a Public Eye
A humorous recounting of a woman with a large trunk provoking baggage fears and a puzzled expressman. The piece shifts to testimonials praising remedies from Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and Ely's Cream Balm, highlighting their supposed effectiveness for catarrh and related symptoms.
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J. M. Yingling
Bedford Street Methodist
Cumberland, Md
Chamberlain
L. O. Gale
Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
New York
J. W. Davidson
All’y At Law
Monmouth
Fll
Isis Country is of Him song choice in Worcester school
In a Worcester school a teacher asked pupils to sing to relieve routine work. A boy suggested Isis Country Is of Him, prompting a humorous exchange as the class reacts to the selection. Bucklen's Arnica Salve is advertised as a universal healer and pain reliever for sores burns and skin conditions, offered at 25 cents.
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Rosevelt
Mr. Root
Pew
Root
Indianapolis
Worcester Gazette
Johnnie
Isis
S. H. Scallin
Malaria dangers and patent medicine claims highlighted
A Liverpool lecture warns malaria kills more than cholera over time and in India may kill about five million annually, while also noting its political impact on civilization progress. The page markets various tonics and cures, urging trials of Dr King’s New Life Pills, Cascarets, Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, Beggs products, and Beggs Diarrhoea Balsam, with testimonials and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross
Liverpool
India
Curious Wife Bets on $50 Over Guilty Sleeves
A husband returns late and offers his wife $50 to drop questions about his whereabouts. She probes, finds a torn sleeve on his coat, and he hints at consequences. The incident, told by the Kansas City World, turns on curiosity and a taunting social wager.
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Kansas City
Women and Windows in a House Planned by a Woman
A Louisville Times anecdote explains a house built with many windows and doors and the idea that a woman planned it. A friend jokes about a will dispute proving insanity, but the owner reveals the designer was indeed a woman and she took pride in the construction.
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Louisville Times
Sheet Anchor and Oyster Shells in Medicine
In this column, the phrase sheet anchor is explained as a ship’s last refuge. It notes that medieval doctors used ground oyster shells for rickets and scrofula in children, listing minerals found in shells and claiming teeth benefit from powdered shells. A joke on speech ends the piece.
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Official County Paper
Dick Haney
Dighton Corson
Lawrence County
Howard G. Fuller
Faulk County
Yankton Press
Dakotan
Judge Moody
Los Angeles
Cal
American Monthly Review of
South
Capon Springs
W. Va
J. L. M. Curry
Peabody and Slater Funds
Robert Bonner
E. J. Edwards
Bonner
K. Smith
David Taylor
Wind Ridge
Greene Co
Hood
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
DeWitt
WeWitt
Hobbs
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
Porter Deva Ann Cuem
Boston
Henry
Philadelphia Press
Dr. King
C.C.C
W. W. Merton
Mayhew
Wis
Boston Transcript
Dr. Shilohs
United States
Canada
England
Sole Proprietors
S.c.wells & Coleroy
Hamilton
Can
Wsz
8. H. Scallin
J. E. Wells
Harker Bro’s
S. D
State of
Walter B. Broadbent
Martha Broadbent
John W. Broadbent
Walter Broadbent
Abbey
E. S. Johnston
Timber Culture
Ephraim Corliss
Clarence H. van Tassell
Artesian
P.O
S. Julius P. Smith
Letcher P
William Selbert
T. Litchfield
Mitchell P
George E. Foster
Register
Eliza J. Locke
Macon County
Illinois
E. Wells
Fea
James R. Locke
Richland County
Ilinois
Eettler
Mitchell, S. D
Margaret Olson
Charles Wright
Albert H. Smith
Anthony Nabinger
William Bray
Mitchiell P. C
E. Foster
Suerwe
Fletcher B. Rowell
Mt. Vernon
Daylson
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