Snowstorm and social notes spread through Huron
The city records a fresh snow storm of about two inches with statewide reach. Local events include visits by George Balmer and Dan Lyon, a fire response, court actions on a stockholder note, and community gatherings from Browne’s addition to a Swedish Lutheran society fair planned for Dec. 26 27 28 at the Maxfield building north of the National Bank of Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circouit
Northwestern Life Insurance Company
Huron National Bank
Miner County
J. L. Chineworth
Hawarden
Faulk County
Sioux County
Iowa
Swedish Lutheran Society
Maxfield
National Bank of Dakota
Unclaimed Letters in Huron Post Office Week Ended Dec 21 1889
List of names remaining unclaimed at the Huron Dakota post office for the week ending December 21 1889. Names include Maggie Dawson Mrs Tyra Eaton Maude B Plake Rosie Frayn Chas S Rhodes Geo Elma Frayn J Hubbard James Robe J Johnson A C Stettner Herbert Lynch Mrs W E Morey J Shove Danl A Maxfield J M Todman Mrs B Whittmore R W. Callers must say advertised in the HURON ITE give the publication date and pay one cent at the stamp window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron
Dakota
Dawson
Maggie Marr
Tyra Eaton
Maude B.plake
Rosie Finn
Chas S Rhodes
Geo Frayn
Elma Robertson
J. Dn Hubbard
James Robe C Johnson
A C Stettner
Herbert Lynch
Miss Smith
W E Morey
J Shove
Dan
L A Maxfield
J M Todman
B Whittmore
Fragments on Dental Goods and Odd Taxes
A garbled ad style fragment references tooth powder sold wholesale at 24 dollars, praising its merits and urging trials. It also mentions leg anchors around necks and unusual French bachelor taxes paid cheerfully, with no further context or coherent narrative.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertise Remedy Claim
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications because it is a constitutional disease. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts on the blood and mucus surfaces. It is described as not a quack medicine and is a prescription from a noted physician, sold by druggists for 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cuenty &Co
Toledo
California Fig Syrup CO
Sowsouse
Kyle Yore
Tooth paste claims to prevent decay and save time
A garbled extract notes claims toothpaste prevents tooth decay and saves bills and hours. It mentions an individual from Pennsylvania and references a stiff brush and hardened enamel as part of the experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Goulder & Vanderbilt
Deaf barber serves vast Reading clientele
In Reading Pennsylvania a barber who is deaf and mute runs a busy shop with many regular customers, proving skill and trust overcome communication barriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading, Pa
Mothers Friend praised by many new mothers
A Houston style advertisement piece cites multiple testimonials for Mothers Friend from Greenville Alabama and other towns. It also mentions sculars from Bradfield Reg Co Atlanta and notes advertising lines for Pond s Extract and Castoria. It references British admiralty armorclads and a real estate success story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Payne
Greenville
Ala
Bradfield Reg. Co
Atlanta
C.C. Durand
Huron
Oak
The Frog's Leg and a Liberal Education
A Clark University president remarks on the frog leg experiments as a microcosm of science and liberal education. He argues that studying the tiny muscle reveals universal truths about biology, electricity, chemistry, and mechanism, linking hands on inquiry to a broader human knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soem
Aden Tea Ogon
Rey Re
Israel
Peter
Temple of Science
G. Stanley
Clark University
Stamp Hoax Distorts Charity Claims Across Nations
A stamp collection scam claims a million stamps will fund beds for invalids and homes for orphans in multiple countries. The German organizer allegedly promises Syrian orphanage aid, hospital beds, and old-age homes in London New York and Cincinnati for varying stamp totals. Agencies in many cities forward stamps to Stettin, with losses estimated over a hundred million stamps worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian
England
United States
Australia
India
Stettin
Germany
Yellow River
Jerusalem
China
Munich
London
New York
Cincinnati
Good Housekeeping
Jean Ingelow at Sixty in a Quiet Life
The Boston Traveler notes poet Jean Ingelow near sixty living in an old fashioned Kensington home in summer and a vine covered south France cottage in winter. Her health is frail but her eyes remain bright and rosy, and she has written little recently preferring not to publish past fifty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Russel
Lillie
Nellie
West Superior
Wis
Smith
Pierre
Alamakee Co
Iowa
Annie Summers
South Huron
Cool
St. Joe
Mr. Cool
Jessie Black
Lodi
W. F. Post
Denver
Col
South Haros
Jean Ingelow
Kensington
France
Mediterranean
Boston Traveler
Miss Parsaf and Bobby B. in a playful exchange
Miss Parsaf mocks a name on a table while Bobby B. teases that he heard their mother say a different name. The scene centers on a humorous mishearing and a childlike dialogue about identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Parsaf
Double Daily Pullman Service Chicago to Pittsburgh Restored
The B and O R R operates two through Pullman sleeper trains from Chicago to Pittsburgh with vestibuled and buffet options. One departs 2 55 P M arriving 8 25 A M next day. the other departs 5 05 P M arriving 11 30 A M next day. Dining car and supper are provided on the first. Tickets available at western ticket offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Wheeling
Akron
Youngstown
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George Balmer
Long Prairie, Minn
Brother
Inlaw
Dan Lyon
Atreet
A Jacobsen
Omaha
Mr. Jacobsen
Cohn, Stern & Co
Wholesale Clothiers
Charley Huntington
St. Lawrence
Washburn
Watertown Insurance Company
Pew
Day County
Friday
Florence Sterling
Jennie Spencer
Annie and
Blanch Shirk
Pearl Abell
Tillie Heinaman
Nellie Follett
All Saints School
Sioux Falls
Thos, McConnell
Carthage
South Dakota
Mr. McConnell
Denver, Texas & Ft. Worth Railway
Summer
Texas
Browne
George Chase
Valley
Township
Chase
Bennie Peterson
Frank R. Pechin
Pechin
Louisville Southern Railway
Louisville
Lexington
Frank
Northwestern
Mayor Rice
Mrs. A. Hines
Walter Bretton
Walter
Benke
Arlington
D. H. Mothersbaugh
Bennet
Ill
Eldred
Mollie Cree
Miller
Kate M. Sterling
Ludington
Michigan
Emma Younglove
Rochester
Minnesota
Frances Greathead
McGregor
Milo Booth
Third Street
Booth
Mr. Booth
J. B. Kelley
John Ward
John
A. T. Free
Yankton
State Teachers’ Association
Sam Thall
Joseph Grisner
Phoebe Davis
Helm
Bankers In Council
South Dakota Bankers’ Association
Depot Hotel
Drouth
Banke
Executive Council
Mellette
Huron Baptist Church
Ole Benson
John Anderson
George Nelson
J. B. Sundt
Brookings
T. M. Shanafelt
M. Barker
Mr. Sundt
E. English
Shanafelt
Per Jacob Olson
Lake Preston
Hood
Admiralty
Peabody, Mass
Castoria
Pond's
Cts
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