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Newspaper
Oakes Weekly Republican
Location
Oakes, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1891
Page
2
A proposed act outlines issuing township bonds to fund seed grain for needy farmers. It sets bond terms, sale rules, and interest, with seed liens filed by the township clerk. Provisions require a seed grain fund, dedicated use, and strict residency rules for homestead entries. An emergency clause speeds enactment.
The new land law takes effect this month causing a halt to land office business while officials study provisions and issue blanks. It repeals the timber culture law but allows existing filings to continue under both old and new rules. Patents may be issued after eight years from filing or sooner if old requirements are met, with a $1.26 per acre payment for a free claim, and will not affect prior contracted satisfactions. The law also repeals the project.
Fragmented notes recount medieval figures like Brandt and Bishop Buyin, alongside a modern reference to Henry N. Copp's Settler's Guide, seventeenth edition. The text mentions church officials, land laws including homestead preemption and timber culture, with an invitation to obtain the illustrated guide and its township and section explanations.
Announcement that Hubbard Bros of Philadelphia will publish a life of General Sherman. The work covers his career from youth to old age, compiled by General C C Howard and Willis Fletcher Johnson. The pair are noted as Sherman’s intimate friend and a popular historical writer.
A Des Moines Mail and Timex excerpt touts Electric Bitters for digestion and dyspepsia relief and Cham Berlin Cough Remedy praised by a local citizen after a cold. Slocum druggist advertises the remedies, noting strong sales and satisfaction.
In the notice a firm named Howvann and Goopat offers all other goods in proportion with the main sale terms. The brief communicates a general distribution of items, inviting buyers to participate under the stated proportional arrangement.
Dosopl V Dery of Warsaw recalls trying many remedies before using Chamberlins Pain Balm which quickly cured his rheumatism. He urges the public to know the remedy and notes it is sold by A P Slocum for 50 cents a bottle.
A railroad promotional piece extols The Burlington line from Rock Island to St Paul as the ideal ride for a worn friend or housemother after illness. It urges buying tickets with a money-back guarantee and directs inquiries to Wil. C. Kenyon, General Passenger Agent, St Paul Minnesota.
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