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Newspaper
Oakes Weekly Republican
Location
Oakes, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1892
Page
2
The notice lists a Republican state ticket with Benjamin Harrison for president and Whitelaw Reid for vice president, names several candidates for state offices, county roles, and judges, followed by a dense county political update. It notes recent campaign events, independents, and reflections on public sentiment, praising the Republican party for progress and prosperity.
The piece laments fusion with independents, supports M J Anderson for commissioner while criticizing opponents for distance and opportunism. It defends candidates like Tahnady and Axtell for principles, denounces independent attacks, and urges voters to back Democratic principles against fusion aims.
The Century Magazine will explore Bible and science disputes with a November article by Princeton professor Charles W. Shields. He questions whether the Bible can coexist with science, comparing apparent conflicts to motes in the sun. A December follow up will address how scientific study affects religious belief.
Publisher John B. Alex, Rose Street New York, promotes Alden’s Cyclopedia of History. It covers ancient and modern history with illustrations, boasting about 800000 words in two compact volumes. Selling price 1.25 dollars plus 20 cents postage. paper bound volume 160 pages priced at ten cents postpaid. catalogue promises over 1 pages of choice books for home libraries.
A classified style note promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal treatment for catarrh, claiming it cures the disease through internal action on blood and organs. The ad offers a $100 reward for any case not cured and invites readers to request testimonials from F J Cheney Co.
Advert describes a vegetable remedy claimed to cure consumption bronchitis asthma and nervous complaints. It offers to mail the recipe in German with full directions to interested readers, asking for stamps and listing W A Neves at 820 Powers Block Rochester.
A fragment urges voters to participate on election day while condemning apathy. It mentions excuses for missing the vote and notes a transportation service route to bring residents to polling places across central and southern Minnesota, South Dakota, and Iowa. Contact Minneapolis officials for details.
A historical snippet notes a Greek philosopher on life questions and extols the Burlington Route. It describes journeys from Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, Omaha, St. Joseph, Denver, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Deadwood, and Cheyenne in elegant vestibuled cars with dining services, urging tickets via the home agent W J C Kenyon, Gen. Pass. Agent, St. Paul, Minn.
Inaugural and tourist palace car service from St Paul and Minneapolis to San Francisco and intermediate points via Kansas City Denver Salt Lake Ogden and Sacramento. Weekly departures each Thursday from St Paul Minneapolis. Cars fully furnished with a colored porter and cooking service. Through tickets priced at 84.50 for a double berth. reservations advised through ticket agents or C M Pratt Albert Lea Route Minneapolis.
A jumble of North Dakota items notes a Sanborn incident where Vernon Show's son suffered a fractured skull after a horse kick, and Dr. G L Virgo of Cooperstown faces incest charges. Reports include a Grand Forks woolen plant startup, a death by morphine overdose in Grand Borks, a new whist club in Cusselton, and Hope narrowly escaping a prairie fire. Other items mention a Pembina paper and bank reorganizations in Langdon, crop yields in Casselton, and a damaged dam in Ransom County.
The clipping reports a rear window break in George Camarella Hardware with about $10 in revolvers and tools stolen and no clues left. It notes Pembina County delaying county seat removal due to petition shortfalls, and discusses a missing person case in Boston, plus a Montana to North Dakota man story and a devastating farm fire with extensive losses and ongoing inquiries.
A fragment from a political conversation discusses competition, wages, and factory employment under McKinley era policy. Dorothy and Ace Esti Drew debate why American workers face prices and how tariffs affect rich employers, with references to Grover Cleveland and the 1896 political climate.
The interview recalls General Sickles explaining why he will not campaign for either Cleveland or Hill, recalling 1888 and noting soldiers’ loyalty to pensions. It quotes anger at vetoing pensions, promises of higher wages under tariffs, and the belief that politicians reward pension bosses. The piece cites the New York Sun interview from October 4, 180
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