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Newspaper
Oakes Weekly Republican
Location
Oakes, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1894
Page
4
A collage of hurried clippings shows stray jokes about slavery era figures, a patent medicine and remedy ads for Purifier and Cure-alls, and a real estate pitch for Kalispell Montana. The text preserves a mix of era commentary, marketing blurbs, and a concluding line about education.
An ad touts Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative that cleanses the system and eases colds headaches and fevers. It claims wide medical approval, targets the kidneys liver and bowels, and notes bottles sell in 50c and 1 deals through the California Fig Syrup Co with proper labeling.
A wide sampling of editorials and speeches portrays Grover Cleveland as temperance advocate and tariff critic. It highlights immigration shifts, import reductions, wage impacts, and Republican critiques of Monroe doctrine and McKinley-era policy.
A speech critiques pension spending for veterans as a moral and financial test of government policy. It argues pensions are a vital, patriotic fund despite large costs and stresses circulation of money as lifeblood for the economy, contrasting with broader tariff and trade debates of the era.
A scientific explanation describes how light reflects from both surfaces of a soap bubble film and the interior interference patterns create bright colors. As the film changes thickness colors shift, explaining iridescence seen in oil on water, tempered steel, and some insects wings.
A visitor at the Crow Creek Indian agency in South Dakota found an elderly woman wailing in a tepee. He learned White Ghost, head of the tribe, had hired her to mourn his wife, with the mourner performing proxy grief while he fetched his second wife.
Earnest Ward a young resident of Hackettstown endured severe electrical shocks at Wast Newark lamp works. Doctors said brain injury meant little hope, yet his aunt believed he could recover if electricity were drawn off. A sponge plug experiment briefly revived him, raising optimism for full recovery amid other scattered notices.
In the Virginia Empire story the Singing Mountain near the Truckee mining district captivates white settlers since 1863. Explorers heard evening strains, traced to crystalline rock beds and glacierlike debris, attributing music to wind and avalanches as Indians and prospectors chase the mystery.
In a lively exchange, Algy mocks Miss Simpson’s low cut dress claiming it shows to the waist, while Freddy praises her backbone and courage in wearing it.
A quoted claim presents Africa as the center of the world's enterprise. It notes Africa's land area equals Europe and North America combined, totaling about 12 million square miles. The largest north south length is given as Sint miles and the greatest east west breadth 4,600 miles.
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