The Rhode Island Paper Money Experiment and Its Aftermath
The article recounts Rhode Island after the Revolutionary War collapsing into poverty and debt. Citizens pressed for a paper money bank, faced fierce merchant opposition, and the General Assembly forced payment in paper money. Depreciation followed, leading to riots, legal conflicts, and a forced debt repudiation culminating in 1789. The episode ends with widespread economic damage and a warning on “cheap money” policies.
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Rhode Island
General Assembly
Providence
McMaster
United States
Newport
S. G. Arnold
Arnold
Wells spread hope as Aurora county eyes artesian supply
Aurora county awakens to artesian wells with surveyor Watson locating sites in Eureka township near Plankinton. A Pleasant Lake petition seeks three or more wells. A Omaha buyer plans a strong flowing well before snow, while New York Land and Irrigation Co has bought 14000 acres and plans wells soon. Land may be rented or sold at higher prices, boosting regional land values.
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Aurora County
Watson
Eureka Township
Plankinton
Pleasant Lake Township
C. B. Clark
Omaha
New York Land and Irrigation Co
Aurora
Sheep Breeders Meeting in Huron June 2 3
The second meeting of the South Dakota Sheep Breeders and Wool Growers Association will be held in Huron on June 2 and 3. Reduced railroad and hotel rates are offered. attendees must secure receipts at home stations and junction points to obtain the discounts. Congressman Pickler and other notable persons will attend and participate.
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South Dakota Sheep Breeders’ and Wool Growers’ Association
Huron
Congressman Pickler
Syrup of Figs Appeals to Ladies as Safe Laxative
The pleasant effect and perfect safety of Syrup of Figs make it a favorite remedy for ladies. It is pleasing to the eye and taste, gentle yet effective on the kidneys, liver, and bowels under all conditions.
Delegates to World's Fair Pass Through En Route to Yankton
Delegates from Mitchell Kimball Woonsocket etc travel by southbound train to Yankton for the upcoming World's Fair, with notable mentions of Senator Pettigrew Governor Mellette and other Republican and Democratic figures. The piece notes broad representation and minimal political maneuvering, plus local news on summer school plans and a quirky tale of a near-misadventure with a tall house by the tracks. It also lists uncalled letters at Mitchell post office, court actions in Justice Abbey's court, and a report on artesian power seen as a model for mills in Springfield.
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Yankton
Mitchell
Bowdle
Gilbert. Plankinton
Supt
Ainsworth
Jos. Freudenfeld
J. D. Bartow
Kimball
Messrs
Ochsner
Blodgett and
Bronne
Woonsocket
S. A. Ramsey
Mellette
Harry Hunter
Webster
Rexford
David Williams
Chamberlain
LaFollette
J.T. Stearns
Clark Rowe
Pettigrew
W. T
Card of Thanks from Dakota University at Mitchell event
The students and faculty of Dakota University thank Mitchell citizens for entertaining guests and for attendance at the state contest. Special thanks go to those who helped with the musical program field sports and hall decorations. COMMITTER. A testimonial for Ely's Cream Balm cites relief from seven years of catarrh and long-term remission after use. Clarence L. Huff and Milton T. Palm express strong recommendations.
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Dakota University
Mitchell
Ely
Clarence L. Huff
Bidford
Milton T. Palm
Reading, Pa
Nervous Prostration Nerve Tonic Ad Offers Cure
An 19th century advertisement touts Shilohs Vitalizer and Electric Bitters as remedies for nervous prostration constipation dyspepsia and related ailments. It promotes 50c bottles at Scallins Drugstore and 10 to 75 cent Shiloh cures via L O Gale Druggist. The piece ends with a note urging proper gallery conduct at the opera house to avoid jostling by unruly patrons.
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S. H. Scallin
Shiloh
L. O. Gale
King of Medicines Sarsaparilla Cures Long Illness
William A. Liar of Kendallville Indiana recounts a 11 year battle with scrofula and rheumatism. After using Hood's Sarsaparilla for about a year he reports full recovery and returning to work without sickness. He notes lasting relief though one limb remains slightly shorter from prior bone loss.
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Chicago
Hood
Flint & Walling Mfg. Co
William A. Liar
Kendallville
Ind
S JACOBS OIL CURES SCIATICA AND LUMBAGO
An 1890 San Francisco letter notes permanent relief from sciatic pain and lumbago after using St Jacobs Oil. A Michigan man cites his brother Rev Samuel Porter’s cure, while another letter from April 28 in San Francisco reports cure for lame back and sore throat for a wife and herself.
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N. Ogden
Mich
Samuel Porter
Jacobs
Kearney
San Francisco
Cal
Andels
Jacobs E. J. Iuways
Wheeler & Wilson No 9 sewing machine prize ad
An advertisement recounts the Paris 1889 Grand Prize for Wheeler & Wilson sewing machines. It highlights No 9 and No 12 models as top family and pen use machines, touts universal acclaim, and invites dealers and agents to contact Heeler & Wilson Mfg Co Chicago for catalogs and terms.
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Paris
France
America
Wheeler & Wilson
Nathaniel Wheeler
Wheeler’ & Wilson
Heeler & Wilson Mfg. CO
Chicago
Farmers Dehorn Your Galves Warranted Calf Dehorner
Lewis Bennett's booklet advertises a calf dehorner called Farmers Dehorn Your Galves. It claims a painless bloodless process suitable for calves three weeks old and younger and asserts the device is easy enough for a child to use.
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Lewis & Bennett
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Noble
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Justice Abbey
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Springfield
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