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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1900
Page
7
The forecast tracks multiple storm cycles from the northern half of the country into the east with rising and falling barometers, warmer spells and April showers. Key dates include a storm peak around the 11th to 14th, another chill and frost around the 16th, a storm period 21st to 26th culminating 25th to 26th, and continued unsettled weather with possible tornado activity and seismic anxiety late April.
Local column notes a spring versus winter contest and recalls multiple notices. Updates include Dunning Longstaff trades, Bates and Rossman moving, legal sentences for Kelley and Whiting, and a Philips cough reminder. Post office money orders policy changes affect Huron. February Woodmen receipts reach 380,855.54 with 226 cash pages and 11,243 receipts.
Readable items include weather notes 18 degrees above zero and a warmer outlook, the G A R W R C and S of V encampment set for Mitchell on June 19 20 and 21, a drug store staffing change at Dunning Longstaff with George Stewart hired, and various ads praising DeWitts Little Early Risers and Witch Hazel Salve. Also mentions Royal Neighbors organization attempts near Huron and local discussion about campaign gossip and a Brookings Press note refuting leg rumors.
Report from Saturday highlights travel by K. G. Matthews to Pierre and social events including an Odd Fellows ball with 35 couples. Fr Desmond preached a funeral in Elkton for Private John Malone. Fr W Georgia moves to Pierre with State Publishing. Trevett Mattis Abell sell three farms by telephone. South Dakota real estate activity noted. Chaplain Daley to lecture at Madison Chautauqua on the Philippines. Several residents and business moves mentioned.
Thos W Carter of Ashboro North Carolina suffered kidney trouble until Foley's Honey and Tar cured him completely. He endorses it as unmatched and warns against substitutes. Dunning Longstaff sells the product.
Forecast notes a storm period centered on the last day of March moving east of the continent by the 3rd. Expect rains to the south, with sleet and snow in northern regions. Persistent southerly currents keep temperatures up in the east. Frosts may be counted.
Mrs. Wa. Conran of Morantown Kansas states she suffered nervousness and smothering sensations for years. After using two bottles of Dr. J. H. Mc Lean's Liver Kidney Balm she was completely cured and has stayed healthy. Sold by all druggists.
W H Shipman of Beardsley Minnesota testifies under oath that after twenty five years of dyspepsia and little relief from doctors and dieting he used Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and now eats freely and feels like a new man. The ad cites Holland Wheeler and A J Bick Co. as endorsers.
McClure's Magazine for April presents extensive articles on China’s interior and its promise as an American market by W B Parsons, Huxley’s London years and unpublished letters, the Ermack ice-breaker, and Walter Wellman’s Arctic Day and Night. It includes multiple illustrated stories and poems, plus a humorous piece by Robert Barr.
An old advertisement warns against drastic mineral pills and calomel after a powder mill explosion and promotes Dr King's New Life Pills as gentle and effective for headaches and constipation. The copy notes the product costs 25 cents at Holland Wheeler's drug store.
Bloemfontein reports say Kruger aims to retake Bloemfontein within a week as Boers mass southward while Lord Methuen surprises by returning to Kimberley. Dispatches note Boer activity north of Glen fifteen miles away with reinforcements from Bloemfontein and French cavalry. Johannesburg mounted police harass returning burghers.
London reports Boer concentrations about 15 miles north of Bloemfontein with Glen in their rear as Lord Roberts moves forward forces to engage. Sev enth infantry division and part of General French's cavalry join the Fourteenth brigade and two cavalry regiments at Glen. Boers show aggression in open country and raids near Bloemfontein.
General Joubert died after an illness described as acute inflammation of the bowels. He will lie in state until Monday and be buried quietly on his Rustfontein farm near Wakkerstroom, without military honors, as he requested. Michael Davitt has gone to Kronstadt.
Lord Methuen arrives back in Kimberley from the Barkly district. Mounted troops under his command are expected tomorrow after orders to return were received at Lyakhong. Reports say Boers reoccupied Campbell and are strong near Warrenton Barkly West and Taunss.
A vintage ad touts Electric Bitters as the best medicine to regulate stomach liver and kidneys and to purify the blood. It claims the tonic gives strong nerves bright eyes and smooth skin and promises it will make a good looking charming woman of a run down invalid. Only 50 cents at Holland Wheeler's drug store.
A short ad extols Foley's Honey and Tar as relief for asthma or consumption, even severe cases, arguing a single dose costs two cents and urging trial without substitutes from Dunning and Long.
An advertisement for Foley's Honey and Tar from Dunning and Long promises to cure grippe coughs and restore strength. It emphasizes a guaranteed remedy and urges readers to purchase the product. The notice reflects early 20th century patent medicine marketing.
Hannibal Missouri resident J E Lilly recounts surviving a severe bout of typhoid that progressed to pneumonia with lungs hardened. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery, noting one bottle brought relief and full recovery after continued use. The medicine, priced 50 cents to $1, is sold at Holland Wheeler's drug store with a guarantee.
A. B. Farrington of Constantia New York says years of kidney disease caused severe back pain. After using Foley's Kidney Cure one bottle cured him and he recommends it to friends noting perfect satisfaction.
W. W. Mayhew of Merton Wisconsin hails One Minute Cough Cure as a quick safe remedy for coughs colds bronchitis grippe whooping cough pneumonia and throat and lung troubles. He adds its early use helps prevent consumption and that children and mothers support it. Holland Wheeler A J Bick & Co.
Local advertising touts Banner Salve as the greatest healer of modern times for cuts wounds sores piles and skin diseases. Dunning and Longstaff promote the product with guaranteed claims.
Secretary of State Caleb Powers remains in custody under grand jury indictment for involvement in the Goebel assassination plot. Judge Moore states Powers did not fire the fatal shot but is connected with the conspiracy and orders continued detention. Captain Davis and W Cotlon waived examination. Davis is admitted to bail while Culton is kept under guard at home.
Democratic militia will remain in Frankfort Kentucky until after the April term of the circuit court. Secretaries Powers and others are to be tried, following arrests and alleged confessions that sparked renewed excitement, prompting Governor Beckham to keep troops there.
Reports from Pekin describe a decisive clash between the boxers and imperial Yen Chiu in Chi Li province. About 1,500 participants fought with heavy casualties reported on both sides, signaling an alarming upswing in the movement in the North.
The Ohio Republican convention praised McKinley and endorsed the administration's Spanish war policy. Resolutions lauded wartime conduct and support for the Philippines and Puerto Rico. General Grosvenor received the nomination for the sixth time with a strong endorsement.
Har threatens a knockout on the Jeffries challenge at Tatte gall's. Jamies J. Jeffries, fifth world champion, would face three opponents in a six round bout or withdraw.
A barn fire in Minneapolis early in the morning claimed the life of Little, the coachman for Richard Evens Jr. The blaze destroyed the structure and Little's body was found burned beyond recognition. Authorities investigate the origin of the fire.
Archibald Forbes, renowned war correspondent, died in this city after a period of poor health due to rheumatism and paralysis. He largely resided at his home in Le and was married to a Miss Meigs who served as a late quartermaster in the United States, General M. C.
Washington April 2 The cabinet department announced that J Graham was removed as Utah postmaster on March 28 and Read was appointed as his successor. The removal followed revelations that Graham was a polygamist.
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