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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1891
Page
5
A Portland Oregonian excerpt recounts miller and McFadden amid warnings about dangers on railroads. A fatal accident follows a warning parable, with McFadden narrowly surviving a wreck after a talk of fate. The piece also notes lexicon debates and weed dangers along tracks.
Instructions describe making a needle holder using cretonne fabric pasteboard and braid with elastic hem and rings. Materials include cretonne yardage pasteboard braid and yarn. Step by step guide covers cutting past boards covering with fabric hemming gathering edges placing leaves for needles and fastening with rings.
The commissioner of Indian affairs estimates about 246000 Indians in the United States excluding Alaska and 80000 in Alaska plus five civilized tribes with undetermined numbers. Of the 246000, 62000 wear citizens dress wholly, 33000 wear part of it. 22000 can read English, 26000 can speak enough for ordinary intercourse. The population also grows with 4028 births and 3606 deaths in the year reported.
The New York Journal notes menthol in alcohol as a cooling, effective remedy for mosquito and flea bites and other eruptions. It also serves as an external lotion for the head and temples to ease headaches.
A fragment from an Epoch item questions a woman who married for means and now travels the country to lecture on making home life attractive. The quotation contrasts her absence at home with her public remarks.
A cryptic note mentions age, a banter about not knowing if asked, and a light rain with advice to take a streetcar to school. The fragment hints at a casual, everyday scene in a city setting. No clear events or names to confirm.
A brief note notes gee had warm friends once and borrowed money from them. The friends are described as “pretty hot” now, reflecting social heat or pressure surrounding the debt.
A cor of Detroit recounts brakeman life detailing demanding duties on freight and passenger trains. He describes inspections, coupling, and use of air brakes, plus frequent accidents and dangers. He notes pay from eighty to one hundred dollars on freight routes and urges youths to avoid railroading.
The article notes that Greeks and Romans ate main meals in the evening after light morning and midday repasts, with Rome under Augustus showing simple early meals for classes and elaborate midday fare for patricians, and a lavish three-course evening table. It cites Louis T. Peale and Detroit Free Press and criticizes London book stalls' decline.
Incomplete OCR note references a Russian minister of war and an innocent man condemned to gallows, with phrasing suggesting a critique of Soviet policy and justice. The text is garbled and lacks verifiable names, dates, or places for precise summary.
In a bustling street scene a woman identifies her bonnet from Mme Flimflamme while a man with a wagon travels away. A passerby notes the wagon bears the last quarter’s weekly items, hinting at a hurried sale or delivery.
A fragment hints at conversations about personally conducted tours and travel experiences with references to Mr Meeke and the Globetrotter persona. The text appears as a Q and A style excerpt from a York Weekly feature discussing who has guided or conducted tours and notable travel interactions.
A wartime tale from Temple Bar recounts a Highland piper's meal interrupted by wolves. To deter the beasts he blasts his bagpipes, scaring them away with a wild, shrill tune and delivering a humorous quip about music and meat.
A New York Times quote describes a juggling act that proves the difficulty of simple tasks. The juggler advises starting with two or three brass balls with the left hand and gradually adding items such as knives to illustrate increasing complexity.
A housekeeper describes making a sturdy cane for an aging grandfather. She clips a cherry limb, smooths it, plans steel knobs, and estimates costs of fifteen cents for knobs, five cents for stain, totaling about twenty cents, noting the final craft will please the elderly man.
An excerpt discusses a 15 year old boy holding ten acres in Michigan and growing income as he ages. It suggests incomes from nine to eleven thousand dollars per year in later life if land and crops are managed, contrasting potential outcomes with southern regions.
A fragment from the Chicago Trib notes a playful puzzle where letters from a name are shaken and scattered on the floor to form new wordings. The passage references Washington names such as Klickitat Yakima Skamania and discusses a coat style and a magazine dialogue in New York.
Notice is given that Eugene P. Lane has filed final proof in support of his claim to the northwest quarter of section 33 in township 110, using HE No 1844. The hearing will be at the United States land office in Huron on February 14, 1891. Witnesses include Samuel Stewartson, Gilbert Gilberteon, Christen Austen, J C Rosemussen of Cavour SD, and James McDowis.
Fragmentary OCR text shows Henry N Suetnox and Bowis T Wamigheat Nor of ee Attorney tor Asaigued. lacks readable event, location, or date details to form a complete summary.
The state of South Dakota issues a summons to Oscar Kinney Ellen J Kinney Nelson Merrill and Phenix Insurance Company of Brooklyn in Beadle County to answer a January 14 1891 complaint filed in the Beadle County court at Huron South Dakota within thirty days. The action appears in a Beadle County district court record for the case titled The Topeka Investment Band Loan Company v Kinney Kinney Merrill and Phenix Insurance.
Mortgage default has occurred on a February 5 1886 loan by Harriet J Johnson and William E Johnson to Foglerteh T Day. The mortgage recorded in Beadle County South Dakota shows unpaid interest and taxes with foreclosure power. Orza Hale's estate is involved via Amelia Hale executrix. attorney C. M. Hamilton represents the executrix.
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