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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1889
Page
8
The fragment appears to describe a weekly edition publication by Shannon and Longstaff, editors and proprietors, noting distribution within the Territory and states. It references location, publishers, and general aims of the weekly edition.
A long list of residents and visitors moves through on multiple days. N. H. Merrill heads to Chicago, Dr. Steere from Pierre visits, and Miss Mackenzie travels to Winona while others plan parties and meetings. Forefathers Day events feature Rev Beaton and local speeches. News from Winroosp reports community illnesses, real estate talk, and local weather optimism.
The page highlights booming trade at a local drugstore with Dr King’s New Discovery free trial bottles and Hood’s Sarsaparilla claims. It also includes scattered notices about individuals John Rink of Jenner township weighing 814 pounds six months old and John Horn of Orville Ohio, six feet four inches tall and 335 pounds, with promotional lines urging Hood’s Sarsaparilla as superior for impure blood and related ailments.
A Merced California mother reports her child is four years old and weighs twenty six pounds while having cut four teeth.
A tirade in the Huron Times targets Bruce M. Rowey, city clerk, over locked records and alleged restricted access. The piece mocks Rowey’s duties and hints at a public access dispute, urging polite requests and threatening a legal challenge if denied.
The Blunt Advocate reports the death of Mr Gans after three weeks illness at his home on a Wednesday. He was thirty one years old, a charter member of local lodges, and a beloved citizen with widowed wife and child. Funeral held at the Methodist church with Rev Phifer officiating then burial at Pleasant Hill cemetery. Sympathy extended to his family. Also notes railway excursion ticket sales and ads for agents in New York listings.
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