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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1890
Page
2
The piece argues Pierre is a poor choice for the state capital, citing uncertain rail and future growth. It credits Huron with practical present advantages, accessibility, and stronger prospects for growth now and in the near future.
Miner County Democrat urges Huron as the state capital a center of population and farming strength. The piece defends plain campaigning and urges voters to consider accessibility and central location for the capital. A follow on piece attacks Pierre’s census fraud, calling for investigation, recount, and fair representation.
Watertown residents denounce the census manipulation at Pierre claiming population inflation by doubling figures. The piece urges statewide investigation and a fresh count to correct a decade of alleged wrongful total and restore honor to the state.
The article recounts Solomon's plan to make Tadmor a capital on the Euphrates caravan route. It describes grand buildings, cedar and stone use, and attempts to attract a population, while weighing envy from nearby towns and the logic of isolation. The piece notes Tadmor's audacious isolation as both notoriety and endurance.
A Dakota correspondent praises Huron irrigation efforts and artesian wells, noting water projects in Huron and Hitchcock and a demonstration well at Day-Harrison. The letter contrasts Huron’s progress with Pierre’s lack of action for eastern Dakota farmers and asks Pierre papers to answer their stance.
North Hand and South Hand county residents in Pierre grow skeptical about railroads after last year’s disappointing temporary vote. People express a loss of faith as roads failed to arrive, creating a tense atmosphere and waning public enthusiasm.
Upon General Fremonts death he worked on Finding Paths to California for The Century series on California Gold Hunters. Mrs Fremont will continue, with an introduction and life of Monterey in 1849. A daguerreotype portrait and others will appear in the September issue.
The September Woman's Wouncil Table in The Chautauquan features articles by Marian Herland on The Average American Cook, Kila Wheeler Wilcox on Competition between Men and Women in Business, Mary 8. Torrey on Fashions for Those No Longer Young, Eva H. Brodrique on A Toynbee Hall Experiment in Chicago, Margeret J. Preston on Children's Wit, Mrs. Emily M. Bishop on Delsartd for Women, Helen Evertson Smith on Field Biswns in Our Homes, Lillie B. Chace Wyman on Southern Colored Women, Rot Hills on A Tenooklah, Mrs. Hester M. Poole on The Isolated and Permanent Home, and Countess Annie de Montaigu on Women in the Industrial Arts.
Presne failed to enter Watertown in the race and now seeks relief with Wolsey. The quote Drowning men catch at straws underscores her precarious position as she pursues alternatives.
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