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Newspaper
Oakes Weekly Republican
Location
Oakes, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1891
Page
2
The lettered page discusses McKinley tariff effects on foreign trade, Cuba annexation prospects, and Democratic platform tactics. It highlights wheat market advice from farmers like Dalgrimple and the Minneapolis Tribune’s price tables, urging early selling to avoid losses and suggesting careful cash use during harvest.
A reformist plea condemns taverns and liquor politics as causes of ruin across society. It argues for constitutional suffrage for women as the practical cure, claiming licenses and ballots sustain the liquor trade and that equal suffrage would curb crime, disease, and domestic distress. The author urges women and men to support a constitutional amendment granting voting rights regardless of sex.
Fragmentary transcript recounts a Danish Polish speaker in a Scandinavian setting, debating religion with a priest. The scene references a pastor named Ken and a Jesuit style discourse, while an unnamed journeyman recalls life in 1866 near Norse settlements in Iowa. The dialogue blends theology and societal duty.
The text blends a murky report about a Norwegian school system under Larson Brant and Walther with a surreal passage about Norwegian politics and education. It shifts to an unrelated poem titled ODE TO THE BANANA PEEL, and ends with a promotional mockup extolling The Burlington line and its travel amenities.
Poultney Bigelow will contribute a article to the August Century Number. He discusses the reign of Wilhelm II and the German Empire with life facts and will provide illustrations of Berlin and Potsdam palaces along with portraits of the Emperor and Empress as a double frontispiece.
An 19th century style advertisement claims Dr King’s New Discovery cures consumption pneumonia and colds. J B Wilson of Sharpsburg Puy asserts it saved his wife after La Grippe. Robert Barker of Cooksport Pi touts the remedy as superior to others tried by physicians.
An old physician offers a universal remedy for consumption bronchitis and related illnesses. The notice claims rapid permanent cures for nervous and neural complaints and promises full preparation directions. Address provided as Rochester Powers Block for details.
For over fifty years Mrs Wixstow presents Suaryixa Syieve as a leading remedy for teething in children. The potion is praised for easing pain and colic while calming dysentery and griping. Widespread use by mothers across the United States underscores its claimed efficacy and value.
An advertising circular offers illustrated items and prices for goods made in the United States. It promises free catalog on application from Chicago General Supply at 178 West Vier Raven, with agents sought nationwide. Details mention weekly rates and key field information for agents, emphasizing nationwide distribution and timely May release.
An old advertisement page references LaMoure Bee Market and various dairy products including Sweet Cream and butter. It mentions contracts, supplier names, and a price of 1.50 for some items, with Cooley families and Alvire Croameny Co. noted among vendors.
Fragmentary OCR describes a scene involving individuals and places such as Binrektown Avion Salyer and Pete, with references to various names and locations. The text is garbled, offering little coherent narrative beyond a list of names, places, and partial phrases. The readable elements suggest a local notice or report but lack clear actions or outcomes.
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