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Newspaper
Oakes Weekly Republican
Location
Oakes, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1894
Page
2
The Edgely Mail reflects on Republican protectionism as a path to progress. It praises restoration of GOP influence, notes deserters returning, and cites an interview with Mr Jolson about North Dakota gubernatorial prospects and the value of a strong, well-vinished nominee.
The passage argues that Republicans do not uniformly support a gold standard and that many favor free coinage or bi metal policy. It notes Blaine’s long standing friendship with silver and reports differing Republican views on government purchase and coinage of US silver. It warns that without both metals used as legal tender, laboring classes may not regain prosperity.
Fragmented writing reflects anger toward wealth concentration in Congress and the Senate, urging defense of common laborers against a Silver question while praising North Dakota weather and farm life. The piece links Populist weakness to national recovery, citing Minneapolis Tribune notes on loyaltyist fallout and West rejection of Populism as a path to prosperity.
An old advertisement touts Perna as a spring cure for chronic catarrh noting winter setbacks and offering a free book. It links spring fever to sluggish digestion and blood purification, urging readers to request spring medicines and details from the Poratia Drug Manufacturing Co of Columbus, Ohio.
Travel via Chicago and North Western with Candy Pacific Southern Pacific through Sleeping Cars. Daily through service Chicago to San Francisco via Council Bluffs Omaha Ogden in about three and a half days. Tourists Sleeping Cars with comfortable berths offered to first or second class passengers at four dollars per berth from Chicago, three from Council Bluffs or Omaha. Tickets and full info at Chicago & North Western Railway agents.
An old newspaper ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure claiming to cure deafness from inflammation of the Eustachian tube. It offers one hundred dollars for any deafness caused by catarrh that cannot be cured and lists F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo as the makers. Also mentions Mr Miles' Pain Pills for women.
A jumble of names, weddings, trips, and farm plans fills a late issue with local color. Mentions of neighbors, preparations for spring planting, a Japanese wedding, and a village literary program reflect town life and economy through scattered notes and anecdotes.
Straubville items report J W Straub and daughter Madge visiting arava Lo Cogswell on Friday. El Vandine and Lon Peterson start for their farms this week. Joseph Lect stays indoors due to sudden chilly weather. Thomas Butler hosted a well attended party. Dick Staul of Cogswell plans firstings with his brother this summer. John Phimister bought Captain Courting and Dr Patter Bon new choppers for wood men. A shadow social at Te 1 Vain’ Thursday night was enjoyed. A L M Tishet joked after a lard ear bid.
Local notes recounts visits by Enterprise figures, social outings, and odd anecdotes. Kellett attends Oakes stage event, Jolson home life noted, and Will Spiller returns from Dixon. Ben asks about attention and a riding incident prompts questions about a missing girl and a buggy ride plan.
Mr Stevens reports the ride was the best he had last Thursday. An exhibition is planned at York Lawn next Wednesday with inviting remarks. Mrs Mary of Yorktown visited last Friday. Mr Austin of Hudson was in town Saturday. They plan to move here soon. Jon Thompson will work for Mrs Den King of Hudson this coming summer. Miss Laflin will soon close a term of school in district No One.
Water and grass available for cattle with pasture land and hay for sale. Mentions G B Norton and nearby locations east of Te E A selinquishent 160 acres for horses or cattle. Includes references to a medicinal blood purifier medicine.
For Sale or Trade an imported stallion, work horses, harness, and implements for land or city property trade. Also rent option for a 430 acre season house and pasture one mile east of Oales. Applications to IL M Gibson, Fullerton NY. Also sale of other agricultural gear and teams.
Old papers for sale at this office for twenty cents per hundred. Just the thing to put under carpets to keep out the cold air. This crude ad highlights Hood's Sarsaparilla as a preferred spring medicine and blood purifier despite the rough, partial text.
Church notices list services at Andras sell Muuke and Oaks M E churches with morning Sunday hours and evening gatherings, plus Sunday school and prayer meetings. Also public notice of city election on April day, and railway promos from Wisconsin Central Lines and Northern Pacific with travel promos to California and the World's Fair, using varied place names and dates.
An aging advertisement touts Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup as a teething aid used for decades by mothers. It claims to soothe gums relieve colic and aid digestion while promising pleasant taste and wide distribution through druggists and mail orders.
The North Western Tourists were selling winter excursion tickets at greatly reduced rates to Florida Texas Mexico Louisiana Mississippi Georgia South Carolina and Salabkiin. Tickets valid for return passage until May 31 1804 offer favorable opportunities for visits to Southern health and pleasure resorts. For ticket details contact agents of Chicago and North Western Ry.
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