Dr Miles Nervine and Local Huron News Tidbits
A clutter of notes from Huron and surrounding towns includes brief business, social, and health items. J D Postin reports dealings with a Huron agent. Miss Mable Dunning returns from Sioux Falls. Maud Bailey visits with friends. James Walton praised by Redfield Electric. Metcalf sisters depart Sioux Falls after extended visit. Moody Bible Institute class in presbyterian church. Fred Holton moves P F Bassey house on Third street. wedding announcements for Charles Cass and Grace Teets set for Lakeside December 9 with marriage home in Benson Minnesota.
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Hood
Maud Bailey
James Walton
Electric Light Company
Redfield
Jim
Houronarre
Presbyterian Church
Fred. Holton
P. F. Bassey
Brown
Third Street
Mr. Holton
Kodak
Charles Cass
Grace Teets
Lakeside
Benson, Minn
Huron
Great Northern
Captain Teets
Huron Items recaps several local movements and events
L W Hazan visited Huron on Friday while C M Dwyer of St. Lawrence came through Saturday. Beadle county reports eleven patients at Yankton asylum. Loren E Gaffey passed through en route to Pierre. Asher Pay and wife visited Brookings county. Hawarden band played at firemen’s ball with notable lack of strings. Various locals travel for work, marriage of Wa Patterson and Sarah Blume at M E parsonage, and calls to advertise goods locally. Klondike social raises about 4000 for church. inspector notes on a resident near Wessington and Klondike event success. Keller locale loses 295 dollars. honest finder returns it, sparking implied future reckoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beadle County
Yankton Insane Asylum
Loren E. Gaffey
Pierre
Asher Pay
Brookings County
Jim McNickle
Hawarden
Huron
T. M. Shanafelt
Roberts County
Wa. Patterson
Sarah Blume
M. E. Parsonage
Clark
D. A. Saver
Saver
J. A
Delos W. Baxter
Rochelle
Ambrose
Baxter
Hall's Catarrh Cure praised for internal use
An ad extols Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney and Co Toledo Ohio as safe and mercury free. It warns against mercury products and claims the remedy works on blood and mucous surfaces. Promotes testimonials and sells at 76 cents per bottle along with Hall's Family Pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Free Reading Room Opens With Community Support
The city formally opened a free reading room Friday evening with attendees showing support for the movement. Pierce Bant outlined funds collected and disbursed, and a five member board was chosen to govern until January 1, 1898. Directors are Pierce Bant, B E Beach, Thos H Campbell, E H Grant and O H Davie.
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Pierce Bant
Noa
Pierce Bunt
B. E. Beach
Thos. H. Campbell
E. H. Grant
O. H. Davie
Electric Bitters Promised Relief For Various Ailments
Electric Bitters described as a seasonless medicine aiding languor sluggish liver and digestive issues. It claims to avert fevers and counteract malaria poisons with tonic and alterative effects. Available at Holland Wheeler's drug store for 5vnc and $100 per bottle.
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Holland Wheeler's
Thursday Storm Brings Five Inches Of Snow In Region
S W Greud of the United States Weather Bureau smiled as a cold wave arrived on schedule and snow fell across Montana North Dakota South Dakota Minnesota Nebraska and northern Iowa. The depth reached five inches at this point with heavier totals of up to twelve inches in Montana and the Dakotas.
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S. W. Greud
United States Weather Bureau
Satan
Weather Bureau
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Minnesota
Nebraska
Iowa
North
Thanksgiving Day in Huron Amid Snowfall
Thanksgiving in Huron opened with a regular nor’easter as night fell across the city. Dr. Clark spoke at the Congregational church on The Things that Remain and left listeners grateful. Families hosted dinners, social events filled the evening, and many helped the needy as the community celebrated with gratitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron
Doctor Clark
Congregational Church
Rman
Dr King’s New Discovery Praised by Merchants Across States
Quotes from Ang J Boge and J F Campbell extol Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and colds. Claim it cures consumption and is a sure remedy. Describes 25 year track record and free trials at Holland Wheeler’s drug store.
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Ang. J. Boge
Shreveport
Dr. King
J. F. Campbell
Safford
Ariz
Holland Wheeler
December Weather At Huron South Dakota 1897 Summary
December weather data for 16 years at Huron SD shows mean temperature 19 degrees with warmest December 28 degrees in 1881 and coldest 8 degrees in 1886. Record highs 65 on December 20 1894 and record lows minus 34 on December 25 1884. Frost dates place first killing frost autumn September 17 and last frost spring May 15. Precipitation averages 0.60 inches with 2.09 inches max in 1887 and 0.06 inches min in 1881. Snowfall 45 inches in 24 hours on December 1 1887. Clouds average 11 clear, 12 partly cloudy, 8 cloudy days. Winds NW prevailing. peak wind 58 mph from SE on December 20 1894. Station Huron SD. Issue Nov 22 1897. S. W. Grey and L. F. O.
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Huron
South Dakota
S. W. Grewy
Currency reform plan tied to Gage and Cuba stance
Washington reports indicate the president will urge currency reform in his message with Treasury Secretary Gage backing the plan. Gage plans to submit nearly the cabinet version to Congress with minor additions, while the president advises no action on belligerency or independence resolutions during Spain’s reforms. The release of prisoners from the Competitor and others is noted as favorable and reducing the need for U S intervention.
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Washington
The
Evening Star
Gage
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Cabinet
Spain
Blanco
United States
Pacific Cable plans coast to Hawaii and beyond
A meeting of the Pacific Cable company in New York announced a proposed line from San Francisco to the Hawaiian Islands near Honolulu with extensions to Japan and Australasia. Surveys for the California to Hawaii section are satisfactory and preparations to establish that segment within 18 months are under way.
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New York
Pacific Cable Company of
Central and South American Telegraph Company
San Francisco
Hawaiian Islands
Honolulu
Japan
Australasia
California
Banks to reopen after Indiana failure deposits safe
R H Willett, cashier of Leavenworth bank, is located with a friend in Indiana and negotiations aim to pay depositors in full. Assignee Arnold reports all three banks in good condition and ready to resume business. Public sentiment shifts after Willett's return and assignee's invoice.
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Eng.utsh
Ind
R. H. Willett
Leavenworth Bank
Marengo
Arnold
Wilett
Three roads from health to consumption warned by Hartman
The piece outlines three pathways from a cold to tuberculosis and urges early treatment with Peruna. It claims many deaths could be prevented with prompt use of Peruna and promotes free Dr. Hartman book and a Peruna Almanac for 1898 via the Columbus Ohio company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Hartman
Vanderbilt interests plot unified control of soft coal markets
In Charleston, Vanderbilt interests reportedly pursue a scheme to dominate soft coal markets East and West via the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad. One head would manage ownership of coal lands, delivery, and distribution. Syndicate actions include land holdings near 500,000 acres and rail connections to C&O and Hocking Valley, with lines extended to Huntington, West Virginia.
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Charleston
W. Va
Vanderbilt
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
East
John T. McGraw
Grafton
West Virginia
Chesapeake and Ohio
Hocking Valley
Huntington
Pullman Porter Jailed Over Attempted Robbery
St. Louis reports Lee Pitts, a Pullman porter, jailed on charges of attempting to steal from broker A. H. Hill of Providence an envelope holding 39000 in certified checks and 3000 in cash. Hill, owner of Joplin mines, plans to push prosecution and stay in St Louis briefly.
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St. Louis
Lee Pitts
A. H. Hill
Providence
R. L
Pitts
Hill
Joplin
Louis
Canada Refuses Pelagic Sealing Halt In Negotiations
Ottawa nov 27 a dominion reply prepared and sent to washington is understood to refuse stopping pelagic sealing for a year as the united states requested the negotiations appear likely to fail though reports say canada may propose an alternative plan for congress next session to address pelagic sealing and related disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Washington
Mr. Foster
United States
Congress
Camps Swept Away By Ice Gorge On Crow Nest Pass
Great havoc struck grading outfits along the Crows Nest Pass railway after an ice gorge on the St Marys river collapsed. At Stewart camp 75 men narrowly escaped as 12 feet of floodwater rose within minutes, sweeping away tents and horses. Several other camps suffered severe damage but no lives reported.
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Great Fas
Mon
Crows Nest Pass
St. Marys
Stewart
China Preparing Defenses on Canton River
A Times dispatch from Hong Kong reports Canton defenses are being readied by the vice royalty of Quang Tong along with the provincial admiral and general. Telegraphs from the north prompted fortifications and river fortifications on the Canton river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
London
The
Times
Hong Kong
Canton
Quang Tong
Snowstorm Closes Nebraska Streets With Heavy Drifts
A severe snowstorm swept Nebraska overnight, piling large drifts in Omaha streets and blocking traffic across the city. The storm dropped limited snowfall but created hazardous travel conditions and disrupted usual transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Nebraska
Remove the University Ends Brann Baylor Controversy in Texas
Dawuas Nov 27. In the Brann Baylor tensions and resulting tragedies, including the Harris brothers deaths, the Baptist state headquarters announce removal from Waco to Dallas effective Dec 1. Rumor says Baylor University may also be moved from Waco to Dallas.
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Brann-Baylor
Waco
Tex
Dawuas
Brann-Baylor University
Harris Brothers
The
Baptist Church
Dallas
Baylor University
Texas
Irish Joan of Arc Miss Gonne fills Central Music hall
Curiaco November 26. Miss Mande Gonne editor of L Irlande Libre spoke at Irish patriots anniversary exercises honoring Allen Larkin and O Brien. Mayor Harrison introduced her as the Irish Joan of Arc and she denounced the arbitration treaty with Great Britain saying it would hurt Ireland. A resolution condemning the treaty was adopted with cheering.
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Curiaco
Central Music Hall
Mande Gonne
L’irlande Libre
Paris
Allen
Larkin
O’brien
Carter H. Harrison
Miss Gonne
Joan of Arc
Great Britain
United States
England
Ireland
M. V. Gannon
Debs Colony to Move to Washington State
The French and Belgian glass workers at Arnold near Pittsburg plan to join Debs' Social Democracy in Washington state. On March 1, 14 men will depart, followed a month later by nearly 690 colonists.
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Debs
Pittspurg
Arnold
Washington State
Social Democracy
How to Cure Catarrh
A historical adaysay argues sprays and washes fail because catarrh is a blood disease. It claims only S.S.S. Swift's Specific reaches the disease at its source and can permanently remove catarrh by addressing the blood, not the surface.
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S.S.S
Swift
B. P. McAllister
Harridsburg
Swift’s
S.S. S
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Ed. C. Ebsen
Contra- Costa
Martinez
Cal
Dr. Miles
DR. Miles Medical CO
Elkhart, Ind
J. D. Postin
Aberdeen
Mable Dunning
Sioux Falls
Mrs
Phil. Dunning
L. W. Hazan
C. M. Dwyer
St. Lawrence
H. W. Rowe
Janesville, Wis
Kent
S. P. Malone
Chicago
National Convention of Railroad Engineers
John Munstock
Wessington
Board of Insanity
Klondike
Keller
Electric Bitters
Order of
Terpsichore
Naomerous
Cuba
Indiana
Pullman Porter
Canada
Ing
See Gorge
John G. Weiss
Springdale
Paragu
Chircago
Swift Specific Company
Atlanta, Ga
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