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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1895
Page
3
Items from Huron Rochelle Hot Springs and surrounding towns note residents traveling for the summer and returning from the winter. Mentions include Hood's Sarsaparilla advertising, local appointments, births, legal notes on chattel mortgage laws, dam rebuilding plans, and a patient letter praising Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
Geo F Lane visits Cavour to push a creamery project. Directors plan building and machinery for a new plant and expect operation within about thirty days. The Cavour operation will hire a batter maker and proceed with full arrangements.
The passage notes a shift from herbs and pills to liquid laxatives, highlighting Syrup of Figs as the modern remedy. It urges buyers to ensure they purchase the product from the California Fig Syrup Co. and states it is available at leading druggists.
Rainfall drenched the area Saturday and Sunday, nearly an inch in town, with heavier, wetter snow in the west and north including Pierre. Ground ready for seeding, work pushed hard. Mrs. M. T. Dickinson now of Vinton Iowa reports sparse farm work locally. Dreath winds dry wells, folk crave water. those who moved south last fall may regret it.
At a Kilpatrick Post G A R meeting plans for Memorial Day events were outlined. A union meeting will be held in the opera house Sunday morning May 26 with Dr C B Clark chaplain delivering the memorial sermon. On Thursday May 30 the regular Memorial Day ceremonies will be held with Rev S D Works of the Baptist church delivering the address.
A Boston doctor promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a universal remedy for consumption bronchitis and wasting diseases. An 1880s patient from Georgia recounts severe coughing hemorrhage and recovery after two bottles, claiming the medicine saved his life and cured lung troubles.
Mrs G W Moody placed a memorial window in Grace Episcopal church for her late husband George W Moody MD born December 10 1852 died October 13 1895. The middle south window features a cross and crown with olive leaves forming an archway and a gate design. Inscription reads In Memoriam George W Moody M D.
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio as safe mercury free remedy. Claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. Promises genuine product and free testimonials with price 75 cents per bottle through druggists.
The ad outlines springtime nervous prostration and chronic catarrh linked to impure blood and poor circulation. It promotes Peruna as a remedy boosting nerves and blood flow, restoring appetite and sleep. Free medical books on catarrh and spring diseases are offered by the Peruna Drug Manufacturing Co of Columbus Ohio, with a cancer book available by mail.
The Interior Department issues two key rulings affecting local interests. John M. Atwood gains a cancellation of Fell's entry for a quarter section in Mitch ell land district after proving no settlement occurred until after the contest began and the house moved away. In Bannister v Johnson a review motion by Janet Morse is dismissed. Livestock dealers report fat cattle scarce along the Missouri river and reservations, predicting higher prices through summer as beef herds tighten.
A letter from Mer Ephor tells how a home remedy ad led to selling Rapid Dish Washers. She explains her husband’s work, the money earned this week, and urges others to join the scheme for winter relief and family earnings.
Messrs Shannon and Longstaff of the Huron Houronirr receive praise for their handling of state printing described as neat and dispatching. They urge focusing on agriculture and general business first to build a solid basis before other matters. South Dakota is deemed sound if managed properly.
The Gary Blind Asylum Association seeks the address and age of every blind person in the state and asks newspapers to reprint this paragraph to assist in gathering the information.
The Parkston Advance criticizes the last legislature for an unfair clerk hire schedule that targets the State Auditor Hipple. The piece lauds Hipple as a diligent, conscientious official who may not be popular with the political majority.
The Argus Leader endorses William B. Sterling of Huron as a strong candidate for president or vice president at the National Republican convention. Though often at odds with him on issues, the paper lauds his intelligence eloquence progressiveness campaign leadership and party work.
The article praises Attorney General Crawford for pursuing the Taylor defalcation with fearless determination. It notes opposition from some newspapers and suggests rivals fear his rising influence. The Chief hopes Crawford will uncover all those implicated and bring them to justice.
South Dakota property is described as valuable and solid, with strong faith in local real estate over eastern promises. The piece urges residents to focus on Dakota’s natural wealth and pursue independence through local resources rather than seeking quick riches elsewhere.
The Chamberlain Journal reports a near final state slate agreed by the third house in Pierre. Wm. B Sterling for U.S. senator C. T. Howard and R. J. Gamble for Congress O. N. Herried for governor O. J. McCloud auditor and a Scandinavian for state secretary. incumbents favored for treasurer and education posts. They expect a state convention in a central location such as Huron or Redfield.
In Pierre the state printers Shannon and Long staff earned praise for fulfilling a contract won last summer at half prior cost. John Longstaff oversaw the project personally and delivered flawless service, with Secretary of State Thorson calling it the best state work since his tenure and noting no issues or delays.
The contract winner announces readiness to take orders for the 1895 South Dakota Session Laws. Delivery within sixty days after adjournment. Full sheep binding price three dollars fifty cents. This edition is the only one authorized by the legislature. Send all orders to the stated address.
S M West writes to protest tax hikes in the 1892 year following Col Myers taking charge. He cites 1891 valuations and taxes and notes a sharp rise in his own bill from 32.94 to 39.83. West asks for explanation regarding alleged influence on tax assessments and accuses Wilmarth of drafting both Fair Play and Justice.
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