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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1888
Page
5
The readable lines indicate a name heavy fragment with places and numbers. Key entities include Anson, Nicolet, Honee, and Minn. Details are incomplete but suggest a notice involving people and a location in Minnesota.
Mrs La Pier of Colorado Street underwent liver abscess surgery by Drs. Alford and Moody with pus evacuation. The case, second in Dr Alford’s four decades of practice, is unusual for the latitude and subject to possible further procedure. Condition improves though another operation may be needed.
An ordinance amends the existing rule governing public billiard pool and roulette tables by adding Sunday restrictions. The measure, approved at the December 22 1888 council meeting, directs publication in the Weekly Herald. Mayor J Rick and Clerk B M Kowley attest.
The article lists upcoming features for Harper's Magazine in 1889 including a new American novel Jupiter Lighter by Constance F. Woolson illustrations of Shakespeare by E. A. Abbey Norway studies by Bjornson illustrated Commodus a historical play by the author of Ben Hur and notable editorial staff under Currier Howells and Warner.
An advertisement by Harper & Brothers details subscriptions for Harper's Magazine Harper's Weekly and Harper's Young People with postage terms prices bound volumes and back copies including rates for cloth bindings and post-paid mail Remittances are requested by post office money order or draft and the notice is dated from New York.
A farmer and garden note surveys apples suitable for cultivation and sale. The Sops of Wine variety is described as red with deep red splash, medium size, and white flesh. Despite good flavor and market appeal, Dr. T H Hoskins notes it is not iron clad and not highly profitable in some locales.
Farmers mix road dust with animal droppings to create a cheap fertilizer for grass. The dust serves as mulch helping surface lightness and rains carry nutrients to roots. Road dust near hen houses absorbs ammonia and deodorizes manure, improving fertilizer value before spring.
The piece explains a hydraulic ram rule: multiply gallons per minute by 65 then divide by 100. Multiply the result by the available fall in feet and divide by the vertical rise in feet to determine gallons per minute that can be raised. It then describes using branch rams with fall and discharge to size the drive and estimate cost.
The text outlines root grafting methods for fruit trees by attaching a scion to the root stock. It explains preparing the root collar, making square and slanting cuts, and forming a central graft with a T-like incision to secure the scion.
In Brooklyn the narrator recalls Hop Wah a witty laundyman who spoke fluent English and loved practical jokes. He describes Hop’s daily humor in Mott Street shops his habit of sharing whisky and a pork Chinese sandwich called sam su and his infectious hospitality ending with a tumble from the stairs and a lingering affection for friendly banter.
A fragmented note notes a puzzled speaker asking direction and identity in a rural setting. The text mentions a stranger in these parts and shifts to an unclear line about a west and north orientation, with stray words and partial phrases.
George B. Thayer recounts a four month 1,800 mile bicycle journey across Europe. He notes costs rarely exceed two dollars a day, with cheaper lodging in small inns and flexible routing through Belgium Germany and France. He describes independence from trains and the broad appeal of traveling by wheel for health and seeing places such as London Paris and the Riviera.
At a meeting of the last congress of German scientists Dr Frank described two heart stimulation methods. His technique uses rhythmic wrist flexing and directed blows toward the heart and diaphragm to induce a featured series of twitches and facial changes, followed by a pause and repeated trials. He claims life returned in fourteen cases including drownings and asphyxia from carbonic oxide and a croup case.
Dumley and Brown banter about a misheard line during a late dinner. Brown jokes about avoiding advertising for a washerwoman in the papers while a washerwoman mumbles in the background. The exchange ends with humor over a garbled phrase and memory.
A historical glimpse describes how counties regulate road widths by law while creek bed highways serve isolated mountain communities. It notes rivers and streams as unreliable transport routes, the men and boats that haul goods down Big Sand and the push boat’s novel design, and the dangers of navigation in turbid waters.
A fragmented arcade of quotes and garbled phrases suggesting a narrative about endurance and social pressure. The readable bits imply a male figure named Johnny faced with a taunting or suggestive challenge, but concrete facts or events are unclear.
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