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Newspaper
Oakes Weekly Republican
Location
Oakes, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1896
Page
4
Rheumatic illness remedies and local errands set the tone as North Dakota communities navigate medical claims, housing shortages, and travel. A grand musical, telephony project talks, property sales, weddings, a death, a surprise party, and a mix of weather impacts anchor a snapshot of civic life with details on individuals, locales, and trades.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup praised for teething relief. It claims over fifty years of use by mothers, curing wind colic and diarrhoea, with a pleasant taste. Sold widely at twenty five cents per bottle, ask for Mrs Winslow's and avoid other brands.
Three sows bred to a sow due in April for six dollars apiece. Sows with pigs are registered W32 VM. Contact for purchase and payment terms.
An old advertisement touts Dr Kings New Discovery as a universal remedy sold at Harris's Drug Store. It claims cures for coughs colds fevers and digestive ills with endorsements from local residents and mentions bottles priced at fifty cents and one dollar.
The Historic Route of the Nashville Chattanooga St Louis Railway boasts fifty battlefields and five national cemeteries along its lines. Open from September 14 to November 31, 1895 with low excursion rates to the Cotton States and International Exposition. Through sleeping car service from St Louis to Atlanta via Evansville Nashville and Chattanooga. The Dixie Flyer runs year round between Nashville and Jacksonville. For details contact Briard Hill Chicago or C Cowardin St Louis or W Danley Nashville.
Miss Ivy Botts attended Oakes on Monday while D W Holbrook preached in town. Lovell and others appear on illness and travel lists as the singing school grows, and visitors from Ellendale and Redfield mingle with church and family life. A surprise party for James Traver entertained fifty, and Rev Johnston’s home welcomed a new daughter January 26. progress on a Forman telephone line and MWA welcome were noted amid travel and weather chatter.
Supt McKenna of the Northwest Elevator Company fortied in Straubville Monday night O H P Moore received a carload of grain from Ellendale Roller Mills last week A telegram revealed by Mrs Woolsey announced her daughter Ella’s illness at Wahpeton Mrs Woolsey took the first team for the trip Mrs Jitt Bush traveled to Oakes via the Soo then returned with grip Dr Boardman attended her arrival Word came by wire from Cogswell that the wild wad wooly goat of Woodman camp is not ready for his victims from Straubville The boys expect a wack or so to ease worries Several local youths rehearse a play for near-future production J H Denning advertises White and Barred Plymouth Rock pullets with low prices
Fragment from an old legal notice mentions attorney at law Davis, offices in a room over a bunk, with prompt attendance promised for urgent legal matters at Nour Dixons.
The North Western Line announces excursions to the South with tickets on sale March 10 1896. Agents Chienga & North Western Railway will provide full information and details on fares for Kentucky Tennessee Mississippi Louisiana Arkansas Indian Territory Oklahoma Texas and Arizona.
The Burlington Route announces a series of periodical articles on diverse topics including history and geography. It invites readers to mail their names and addresses to the General Passenger Agent to receive a monthly sheet of content. The line promotes fast service from St Paul and Minneapolis to Chicago St Louis and other eastern and southern destinations with ticket information available via the local agent.
A Cuban revolutionary party filibuster vessel the J W Hawkins carrying 120 men and heavy armament sank after engine trouble and flooding near Long Island. Survivors and ten lost include 25 aboard landed by State, with arms valued at $80,000, two Hotchkiss guns and rifles, dynamite, and explosive materials. Boats were rescued by Leander V Beebe Helen H Benedict and Alicia B Crosby as wreckage dispersed.
Reports from Havana and Jat describe Gomez clonal and Spanish columns in pursuit. The North Cuban forces face daily combat, with illness and supply strain slowing their westward march. Many troops are Santiago de Cuba residents unfamiliar with the western terrain, making dispersal unlikely.
Ongoing state issues include immigration policy near Kulm, a miners’ lignite sale in Burleigh County, and a push to market North Dakota farm goods in Eastern cities. A Jamestown asylum case, legal actions against the Fargo Argus for libel, and political party organizing are noted, with court decisions on the Northern Pacific matter and regional weather signals debated.
Nine hundred thousand bushels of wheat marketed at Noche. A Grand Forks county immigration convention is scheduled for Tuesday February 11. Pembina county residents weigh a move. The North Dakota Dairymen's Association second convention is slated for Lindon February 1.
Mrs Adelphia Archibald seeks divorce from O Wellington Archibald superintendent of the insane hospital. She claims faithlessness cruelty and that for three years she bore most expenses of two daughters while he earned 2500 yearly. She asks custody of the younger daughter and cites public and private malignment.
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