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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1889
Page
5
Dialogue references a cold faced Ned and Ted discussing sleep currents and a proposed trip on The Burlington line along the Mississippi to study sleeping with the polar axis. A nervous passenger and conductor exchange quips about noises and beer, set against railway travel lore.
An assortment of patent medicines appears including Hall s Catarrh Cure and California Cat Cure with bold claims and extreme prices. Advertisements urge readers to invest in remedies for throat lung ailments while denouncing worthless tonics. Other items mention a Stephen Girard legacy suit and Browning poetry commentary.
A historical tale describes the cannibal king who incited many domestic broils by cooking his own servants, illustrating brutal royal excess and tyrannical rule.
Remedies include Electric Bitters for liver, blood, and malaria, with prices 50 cts and 1.00 at C C Durand’s Drug Store. Also notes on Andree & Pond’s Extract, Emma Abbott’s dress expense, Mother’s Friend usage, Bradfield Reg. Co., and cautions from The Medical News on drug prescriptions. Mentions Burlington routes and J. J. Kenyon for rail information across multiple cities.
Bertie Caldwell a Philadelphia hunchback tells a crowd that Mr Wanamaker will be president someday. The quotation captures a curious boast from a local figure amid city lore.
Unclear testimonial phrasing touts Snow Linim¢ as best for rheumatism and back pain. The fragment mentions an order form offering two bottles for $1 and claims wide effectiveness.
This fragment markets Mrs Winslow's The Big Syrup as teeth cutting relief for children. It claims immediate comfort and quiet sleep, praising taste and gum softening benefits, and mentions a 25 cent bottle price. A gossip-style exchange follows about parental consent and a rejected suitor.
Proverb stating that an uninvited plan ignores the host founder’s perspective. It emphasizes prudence and consideration of local figures before acting.
An old advertisement touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the best remedy for cuts bruises sores and corns and claims it can cure piles. The faded text mentions South Dakota and a money back guarantee.
A succinct reflection on decline, noting that a man’s fortunes deteriorate as he slides from success toward failure. The line suggests inevitability of downfall once a person’s path starts to worsen.
Bakersfield notice from October 18 1888 touts Saint Oween of the bottle as a cure all for chickens claiming relief from wheezes and other poultry ailments. The fragmentary ad labels AS BETHAL.
A fragment describes nursing animals or fowl unable to swallow, suggesting mixing corn meal dough with glue and feeding until they eat and are cured. The text is garbled and lacks clear entities or dates.
Dr Jennie McCowen of California has been elected to the Society of Science in London marking a notable international recognition for a California physician and researcher.
Testimonial cites Dr King's New Discovery as curative for consumption. User says after three bottles he can work on his farm again. Free sample offered at C. C. Durand's store. Also notes Shah of Persia praising Duchess of Marlborough. Harvest excursion by Chicago and North Western Railway to South Dakota with multiple sale dates and fares advertised.
The St Louis Globe Democrat reports huge trees still found in New Jersey swamps and ground, possibly pre dating white settlement. A white oak described as 9 feet across the stump and over 40 feet to the first limb stood more than 4 feet in diameter at that height, while a tulip tree reached 10 feet in diameter with a trunk 40 feet long. Keen notes sweetgum and oak timber as especially abundant in Peace County compared with others, with some Virginia woods cited as a reference.
The New Orleans Fiayune quotes a critic arguing knowledge is broader than schooling. It argues one can be educated by reading and thinking deeply, while asserting literacy alone does not guarantee wisdom. It cautions against claiming perfect knowledge and mocks those who pretend to know everything.
The excerpt discusses why readers crave American life in American style and how unconventional writing, nature, and individualism are valued. It contrasts contemporary taste with Emersonian guidance and notes interest in distinctive character types.
A Boston business man and financier ponders what he ate for dinner while recalling he often eats at 2 PM. He pressed on with work until 4 PM, then feels natural emptiness and yearning in his stomach, wondering what he had for that day’s meal.
The fragment reads as a prosaic quotation about casting bread upon the waters and taking root in the surf. Its meaning remains unclear within the clipped text.
Dr Ward proclaims horehound a long known remedy for chest and lung diseases and endorses Horehound Syrup as the best cure for consumption coughs colds bronchitis and related chest complaints. He cites hundreds of physicians using this home remedy and offers free sample bottles through agent C C Durand. The fragment includes a schoolboy aside about a hand and a bush.
The original Abietine Ointment billed as an absolute cure for sores pains wounds and skin eruptions. It claims to cure all kinds of piles. Sold by J. C. Donaldson & Co. at 1 cent per box or 30 cents by mail.
The fragment hints at a proverb about wisdom and seeing beyond appearances. No clear event, person, or organization is identifiable from the readable text.
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