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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1885
Page
7
A Galveston observer touts swamps near Calcasion to Galveston as healthful, claiming mosquito bars protect crews and malaria is avoided. He argues abolition of mosquito nets would worsen sickness, urging a public experiment to prove bars reduce disease.
The article notes Dakota farmers expect good prices for corn and wheat amid rising demand and limited exports. It cites Chicago market conditions, a US crop shortfall, and a growing belief that fair wheat prices will emerge this fall for Dakota due to strong yields and favorable odds despite global competition.
A bored well site becomes comic when workers stash fake coal diamonds from dirt piles. Mae, wearing new pants and a nickel cigar, rejects a ten thousand dollar offer before the joke unravels. Officials Herreid and Ree prepare a shipment, only to see the pretend gems discarded as the charade ends.
A Chicag o Geena correspondent reports Duluth and Minneapolis adopt a new Number 1 Northern trade grade. If widely used it may benefit both hard wheat raisers in the Hed Liver Valley and soft wheat growers in Central Dakota. The grade preserves Number 1 Hard for fancy flour used by bakers in major cities.
The Census of Dakota will be released after schedules are compiled by Nordh and South Dakota supervisors under Congressional authority. Clerks work under the Governor, ex-officio Superintendent, to prepare the Compendium for popular distribution, with a list of towns and their reported populations from home papers and official figures.
A druggist Geo A Fessenden endorses Acker's English Remedy for asthma and lung troubles and Acker's Blood Elixir for blood and skin issues. He cites tests and guarantees with high sales of Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets, promising relief from dyspepsia constipation and related female complaints.
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