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Newspaper
Oakes Weekly Republican
Location
Oakes, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1891
Page
2
A long annual railroad commission report pleads its usefulness while readers doubt the tangible gains. Wheat prices rise, sparking fears for seed and suggesting enduring market momentum. Local spins include politics, a bond call for 3000 dollars, and critique of charity figure N. D. Witham amid county appeals.
A Sioux Indian delegation arrives from Chicago, lodging at Ridge's boarding house as Indian bureau officials restrict contact. Senator Matthew Stanley Quay prepares a forthcoming Senate privilege speech to address accusations of corruption, denying personal wrongdoing in the Pennsylvania treasury and outlining a defense regarding a public funds shortage.
A scan of a cash grocery ledger shows items with prices from 4 to 100 units, listing groceries like coffee sugar peppers and dried fruits alongside names Howlano & Gooperen and others. The fragment suggests a retail catalog or final proof testimony for district court related to real estate and collections.
Our Clubbing Offer presents three clubbings for subscribers. Old subscribers paying arrears or in advance or new subscribers paying in advance can choose between Oakes Weekly Republican plus Northwestern Agriculturalist or Home Magazine for 1.75 dollars, or Northwestern Agriculturalist plus a Salter Seed Co. due bill for one dollar’s seeds for 2.25 dollars, or Century plus this paper for 5.00 dollars. The Northwestern Agriculturalist is a leading Northwest agricultural paper, the Home Magazine suits home reading with fashion and stories, and Century is a premier general magazine. Secure a good reading line for winter now.
A sparse church directory style notice lists bargains in dry clothing boots and shoes and millinery by P S Peabody in Oakes ND. It includes names of local pastors and a Presbyterian church schedule noting alternate sabbath warnings and midweek prayer meetings, with details on Methodist and Presbyterian services and youth society events.
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