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Newspaper
Oakes Weekly Republican
Location
Oakes, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1890
Page
4
Official paper of Dickey County reports a town edition with local items. Fragments show precinct mentions C. S. Brown and Boiror.
The Hecla Citizen states it will stop publication for a while and hopes Brother Lester will resume soon. It comments on local hard times affecting early newspapers and mentions Lenox of Yorktown’s ire at Oakes residents missing the Thanksgiving library opening, attributing it to home holiday customs and not lack of interest. It also notes difficulties finding alcohol under prohibition and praises enforcement.
Congressman Hansbrough introduces a joint resolution to empower the secretary of agriculture to spend five hundred thousand dollars on seed grain for farmers damaged by drought. The measure, read twice and sent to the agriculture committee, aims to curb emigration by guaranteeing seed for next year and to spur renewed planting and harvest potential nationwide.
Irish leader Parnell remains central in Tate papers debate with Gladstone and Liberal supporters divided. Critics call him tainted while many acknowledge his past work for Ireland, as Irish Americans weigh in and the Home Rule cause seeks progress without stain. The letter from Lenox defends neighboring towns and mocks hostile rhetoric amid broader public interest.
A promotional piece touts New Orleans as a premier winter home and the Mexican Gulf Coast as ideal for winter vacations. It highlights mild northern winters, abundant hunting and fishing, oysters, sailing, picnicking, and pine scented air. Readers are urged to contact J. F. Merry in Manchester, Iowa for an illustrated pamphlet.
A notice records three missing animals taken up on section 26 at 132-60 on November 23, 1890. Two bay mares about 1100 pounds with white star and left-hip branding, one bay mare about 800 pounds with white face, and a roan horse about 900 pounds branded on left hip. Owner Gunneur Hoarnsen may recover by paying advertising and expenses.
Notice from H. Vinkle states room rental rates at the Vinkle house will be 1, 1.00, and 2 per day with options by day or week. The house will remain open despite earlier reports to the contrary.
An 1880s newspaper fragment markets Dr King's New Discovery for consumption and throat ailments as a guaranteed safe remedy. It promotes Ayers Pills for digestion and blood health, Hull's Hair Renewer, Chamberlin's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, and testimonials from druggists and mothers praising cure rates and affordability.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve is billed as the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers and many skin problems and promises money back if not satisfied. It is offered at 25 cents per box by Oakes Pharmacy. Also note a farm service listing for a full blooded Poland China boar in sec 1 S 129 59 near Crescent Hill Ludden and Oakes with reasonable rates.
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