Memorial tribute to a statesman in South Dakota
The Gerald editorial praises Mr. Peller as a clean, able leader who has long supported South Dakota through money and time. It argues he would respond if called and could do something for the state, noting his popularity and prior service as mayor and citizen advocate.
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Alevantita
South Pakers
Aiil Justice
Yullite
South
Supreme Coucl
Pettig
South Dakota
Tie
Mitchell council faces scrutiny over liquor law enforcement
A Mitchell resident accuses the city council of lax enforcement and neglect of repairs funded by license money, tying it to the looming local option contest. The Gazette calls the claims serious but says the council misreads Davison county sentiment and warns that 1488 votes will widen the 1587 majority. The piece ends with an unrelated plug for Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Tonneil
Ligal
Gazette
Mitchell City
Davison County
Political satire on party loyalties and a joke about doctors
The piece mocks party switching with a Democrat advantage in wagon riding and warns Republicans to heed caution. It ends with a satirical doctor jab and promotes Dr Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets as a cure for bilious habits and daily fatigue.
Maine movement seeks repeal of prohibition for high license law
A Maine movement calls to repeal prohibitory law and enact an effective high license system. Prohibition is deemed a failure in large cities. Ban for cites 225 saloons for 16,000 people, about one saloon per seventy one residents, paralleling Chicago. Portland concerns mirror Ban for, with advocates asserting high license would temper the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civeaye Pibline
Maine
Banfor
Chicago Wold
Portland
Editors praise Wheelock at Jamestown convention
The Alexandria Herald reports most editors at the Jamestown convention commend Wheelock for his read on the Minnehaha delegation. Nes tor and McConnell of Carthage News challenge with a chrome offer for a lightning quick change act faster than Caldwell.
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Alexandria
Jamestown
Wheelock
Nestor
McConnell
Carthage News
Caldwell
Spectral Speed of Snodfern Express Trains in Memory
A reflection on railway progress a century ago with the image of Snodfern express trains racing at sixty miles an hour. The narrator notes how such speed would astonish previous generations and marks the rapid change in technology.
Golden Medical Discovery Promises Cure for Consumption
The advertisement claims Dr Vierce’s Golden Medical Discovery cures consumption. It asserts the remedy reaches the disease early and is the only known cure, promising dramatic results if taken before lungs are severely damaged.
Remarks on the Dakota bill and territorial costs
Judge Gifford critiques the Dakota bill stating the territorial government costs run about 600 000 yearly with Dakota paying over 550 000 while federal and school costs add to the burden. He argues the appropriation is excessive, urges self government and notes a mockery of territorial rule under appointed officials. He contrasts US postal and governance costs and questions the value of nonresident officials.
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Dakota
United States Treasury
Internal Revenue
Liem
United States
School of Mines
Congress
Oliver
Color and color perception of planets and stars
Jean Ingelow notes in Good Words that color varies by observer and region with stars appearing brighter and different hues. Mars Venus Sirius Lyra Aldebaran are discussed as warm or white, with color descriptions differing among readers and observers.
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Arabia
Australia
Cape of Good Hope
Mars
Newcombe
Venus
Lyra
Aldebaran
Sirius
Jean Ingelow
PITH AND POINT OF POLITICS IN ELECTION FRAMEWORK
A collection of editorial excerpts and opinions from various papers on the 1890s campaign. It contrasts Democratic and Republican lines, notes Cleveland’s leadership and civil service reform promises, and questions post office, tariff, and congressional control amid party strategies. Notable voices include Philadelphia Press Minneapolis Tribune St Louis Globe Democrat and San Francisco Chronicle.
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Cleveland
Grover
Philadelphia
Democratic
Mugwump
Ingalls
House of Representatives
Minneapolis Tribune
Republican Party
North
South
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Grant
Detroit Tribune
Congress
Shoplifting Losses Hit Stores Across Sixth Avenue
A New York Sun report quotes a detective noting losses from $10 000 to $50 000 yearly to shoplifters. Stores without detectives see multiple sealskin cloaks stolen daily and women comprise about 90 percent of pilferers. In one store with 470 prosecutions in a year only 43 culprits were men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixth Avenue
New York Sun
Nubia’s Whistling Tree Described by Coronado
Nubia hosts vast acacia groves with the acacia fistula dominant. Dr Schweinfurth notes the tree’s Arabic name soffar meaning flute. Insect larvae create bladder like galls that turn the shoot into a natural wind instrument. The Soudan people call it the whistling tree.
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Nubia
Schweinfurth
Soudan
Coronado
Talking at the Opera's Interludes Sparks Theatrical Debate
A criticism argues that stage interludes and entracte music foster audience chatter and degrade opera. The piece notes theatres use music as a social backdrop, urging removal to preserve art and audience etiquette. It cites opinions from Henry S. Finch and references aging theatrical norms.
New York Democratic Convention and Reform Efforts
The Indianapolis Journal notes the New York Democratic convention avoided detailing reforms already in augurated. It argues full completion requires Grover Cleveland’s reelection, but that step is unnecessary. It claims a few fourth class offices remain and Republicans have not yet been reformed.
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New York
Grover Cleveland
Indianapolis Journal
Silent rebuke and tariff talk across states
A Missouri Democrats rebuke to the Mills bill mirrors New York and others withholding endorsement. New Jersey Republicans capitalize on Democratic rifts while tariff agitation lowers iron and labor costs. A Chicago News abstract notes Cleveland support and party unity among conventions.
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Missouri
Grover Cleveland
Chicago News
Ind
Charms of City Life At Odds With Wedded Festivities
A curious exchange unfolds as a heartbroken woman questions what is wanted. The janitor relays a message from the fourth floor sending flowers for the husband’s coffin and asking her to refrain from loud crying to avoid disturbing upstairs wedding celebrations.
Republicans to Present Presidents With National Confidence
The Boston Herald argues that Republicans hold the power to nominate candidates for the presidency and vice presidency who command full confidence across the nation. The statement frames party control as decisive in shaping national leadership.
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Marvelous Mugwump
Repulicans
Boston Herald
Jamestown Convention Notes and Dakota Statehood Talk
Jamestown delegates discuss fall political strategy and the movement toward creating the states of South Dakota and North Dakota. The Mitch ell Republican reprints the Jamestown convention write up, highlighting aims for self government and regional unity. Dosage ads for Hood's and Boschee's Syrup punctuate the piece with period advertising.
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Sloonington
Jamestown
Gorry
Mitchell
Mitchell Republican
Yankton Press
Dakota
South Dakota
North Dakota
Syrup of Pigs Offered as Cure for Kidney and Liver Ills
An old advertisement claims kidney and liver ailments can be permanently cured by a gentle laxative diuretic syrup named Syrup of Pigs. It touts easy administration, good taste, stomach safety, and harmless effects, with sales in a local shop.
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Ss. Uf
Senllin
Advier to Mothers Teething Syrup Promises Child Relief
A vintage advertisement touts Advier to Mothers as a 40 year trusted teething remedy for children. It claims to ease pain during teething, cure dysentery diarrhea and griping, and reduce wind in the bowels, promising health for the child and rest for the mother. Price 2c a bottle.
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Rees
Electric Bitters Promised To Cure Liver and Kidney Ailments
Promoters claim Electric Bitters purify blood and cure liver and kidney diseases. They say pimples boils and salt rheum will vanish and malaria fevers be driven from the system. Aches headaches constipation and indigestion are said to improve with guaranteed satisfaction or money back. Price 60 cents to 81 per bottle at Gale's Drug Store.
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Gale’s
Davison Bros and Seaman Offer City Property Financing
Davison Bros. and Seaman advertise loans to buy city property for either long or short terms. They quote special low interest rates for long term on brick or stone business blocks.
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M. Dle Rowley
I. N. Kratz
Geo
Rathman Kerrik Weller
KE. S. Rowley
Davison Bros. & Seaman
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Gifford
Paris
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Democratic House
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Vermont
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Dem
Portland Oregonian
Atlanta Constitution
Constitution
San Francisco Chronicle
George
Maude
Harvard Medical
Detroit Free Press
New Jersey
Bates
Hood
Snod
BLE Johnsons CO
Mainst
Richmond
GEO. P.rowell & CO
J. F. Kellogg
Sarr
W. A. Lovers
W. A. Scott
Rogers & Scott
Mitchell, Dak
M.W. Sow
Fes
G.H. Rathman
Cagh
Kratz
the Security
Bane
Seallin
S. 17
Advier
Electric Bitters
Traving
Ofand
K. E. Gale
Pangler
Dangler Stove & Mfg. CO
Ohio
B. He
Sven Wer
Bai
Mitchell Rational Bank
Das
Silent
Davison, Cashier
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