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Newspaper
Oakes Weekly Republican
Location
Oakes, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1894
Page
3
Numerous notices from Oakes and surrounding towns recount visits by residents and merchants. Items include market and farm updates, a cherished racecourse project for July 27, a bank examiner’s visit, a gun club reward, a local theater of civic events, and praise for Roy R. Larkin, a La Crosse Agricultural College graduate and aspiring surgeon.
The Populist county convention in Ellendale presented an Independent ticket for next November. The slate includes A G Smith Yorktown for Legislative, F W Brainard Oakes for County Sheriff, C W Palmer for Treasurer, S V Saunders for Auditor, Benj Porter for Clerk of Court, A J Applequist for Register of Deeds, P S Randall as States Attorney, GW Parks for Judge of Probate, Dr Boardman as County coroner, Jacob Elness Wm H Marsden John Whelihan Pat Whalen as County Justices, W H Jones and W R Fawcet as district commissioners, with county surveyor and four constables left to be appointed. Also advertised is a nine room house in the city with a good barn, wells, wind mill, shade trees, grounds 250 by 140 feet, terms easy. inquiries to E Boehmler, Oakes, N Dakota.
Estray came to premises June 28 a horse colt about two years old with a white face spot and a small white on one hind foot. Owner A P Robinson Ludden North Dakota filed the notice.
Taken up. Two black and white pigs about six months old were taken up on my premises. Owner can have same by proving property and paying expenses. C. A. Hample, Verner. To the people, I intend to marry and will advertise two weeks before the ceremony. Please stop guessing until the advertisement appears. Tee Esi.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a long trusted teething remedy used by millions of mothers for over fifty years. It claims to soothe the child ease gums and pain, cure wind colic, and relieve diarrhoea, sold worldwide with a contra bottle.
Proceedings detail regular sessions with quorum gaps, bills allowed, warrants drawn for goods services and legal fees, and settlements with Treasurer. Notes cover dog tax refunds, disputed city taxes, and diverse county expenditures. Numerous names include Bucklin Thompson Kellogg Homeden and Omedew, with dates from July 2 to July 12, 1894.
The ad touts Haller's Pain Paralyzer as the best quick relief and sure cure for cramps colic and stomach pains, noting a large bottle costs 50 cents and urging households to keep it on hand. It claims horses also benefit from the remedy. Sold by S. L. Harris.
A local sale note promotes De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve as the best salve money can buy. The listing states it is for sale by S L Harris, providing a sales pitch rather than a completed advertisement.
A humorous review of dinner mishaps and social miscommunications from Washington society. A host recalls an uninvited guest at dinner and a club mix up with three Western magnates. The piece widens to anecdotes about diplomats learning English and a minister mistaking a dentist appointment for language practice.
No-to-bae offers a guaranteed cure for tobacco in any form by A. N. Cann of Wakes. Kostner's market sells rock salt for pasture use. Howland & Goodrich advertise tomatoes corn string beans and peas at 10c per can. All California canned goods, including peaches and pears, are 20c per can. Pimples and other humors of the blood are warned against in warm weather. Hood's Sarsaparilla is recommended.
Real estate life insurance and other securities debt financing advertised with long time terms and reasonable interest. Prompt collections nationwide in the United States and Canada. Local and county managers wanted. Address The Bankers Loan and Investment Co Milwaukee Wis.
The Wisconsin Central Lines run two fast trains daily between St Paul Minneapolis and Chicago Milwaukee and all points in Wisconsin with connections in Chicago to the East or South. Tickets are solid and baggage checked through to all points in the United States and Canadian Provinces. For routes rates maps and folders contact your nearest ticket agent Jas C Pond Milwaukee or W Haller's Corn Cure offers instant relief and a large bottle to kill misery making coins.
A gray mare about 1000 pounds six years old with a heart brand on the left stifle was missing from Fort Ransom last Sunday night June 24. If anyone knows her whereabouts please notify Wright, North Dakota. W. 4. Waits.
Ned Hindley of Washington county testifies to the liniment’s effectiveness for wire injuries in horses. He cites casings once deemed useless healed in three weeks and urges farmers and stockraisers to use the product. Sold and guaranteed by S. L. Harris.
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