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Newspaper
Oakes Weekly Republican
Location
Oakes, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1890
Page
5
The Oakes Republican serves as the official paper for Oakes city and neighboring county in North Dakota, dated August 8, 1890. It functions as the primary source for local notices, public records, and community news available to residents and officials.
The city contains miscellaneous notes with residents traveling to Minneapolis Grand Forks and LaMoure, a harness trade move, a photographer’s guarantee, an insurance agent visiting, a small plantation warbler entertainment, Soo Line excursion tickets to Boston for the G A S encampment, a restaurant移 relocation and lunch counter, and quotes on lodging and meals reflecting a busy urban day.
Rail line offers five excursions to southern points on April 22 May 20 September 9 and 23 and October 14. Round trip fare single wage with 30 day tickets. Stops south of Cairo and certain branches allowed. For circulars contact J F Merry Assistant Gen Puss Agt Manchester Town.
Mew railroad towns along the Sioux Falls and Onawa branches of the Illinois Central in Northwestern Iowa promise growth in the corn belt. Businesses seeking locations or town property are urged to contact the Cherokee and Town Lot and Land Co. in Cherokee Iowa for rates and a pamphlet titled Homes for Everybody describing these towns as they were in 1890. J. F. Merry assistant general passenger agent.
Attention is given to a full blooded Poland China Boar available for service at a farm in section 1 Township 10 Range 59 near Crescent Hill. The location is five miles east of Ludden and nine miles southeast of Oakes with reasonable rates.
New York Letter recounts Miss Gould Helen aiding an elderly woman on a Fifth Avenue stage scene. The charity act sparks laughter from three dressed-damsels, then a quiet observer helps retrieve the old woman’s belongings. A driver is instructed to aid the feeble traveler, and Miss Gould is greeted by a passing gentleman. The column shifts to science notes on plant movement and peppermint cultivation, then to brief vignettes on fear, a cat, a dog gaffe, and livestock yield.
The article traces the move from bronze to iron and steel, calling the present era the Age of Steel. It praises steel for railroads and claims The Burlington line uses 7,000 miles of steel rails with superior equipment, speed, and safety. It invites tickets and information from railroad agents or W J C Kenyon in St Paul Minnesota.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve advertised as the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands kilblains corns and skin eruptions. Promises guaranteed satisfaction or money refunded. Priced 25 cents per box at the Postoffice Drug Store.
An opportunity to travel east to the G A R Encampment in Boston August 10 to 16 offers very low rail rates. Tickets and full information are available from ticket agents of the Chicago and North Western Railway. W A Turatt GP and T A.
An with neuralgia rheumatism stomach disorder and severe weight loss found relief after three bottles of Electric Bitters. Edward Shepard of Harrisburg Indiana cured of a chronic leg sore after using Electric Bitters and Bucklen's Amica Salve. John Speaker of Catalba Ohio treated for fever sores with one bottle Electric Bitters and Bucklen's Arica Salve, resulting in cure. The Oakes Pharmacy markets these remedies.
Reverend F M Shrout testifies to Dr King’s New Discovery aiding his lung disease and gaining weight. Arthur Love praises the remedy for consumption and urges trials with free bottles at Oakes Pharmacy. Advertisements tout Ayer’s Pills Hall’s Hair Renewer and Sarsaparilla for digestion hair and blood cleansing. Des Moines comments mention Chamberlain’s Colic remedy as essential for summer use.
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