Huron and Dakota towns report new facilities and reforms
News briefs detail Huron dancing school, Watertown roller rink, Jamestown debt payment, and civic actions across Dakota towns. Other items note railroad changes, church funding, land office petitions, saloon license disputes, and public health concerns including hog cleanliness and disease risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron
Watertown
Sioux Falls
Frank‘ort
Jamestown Board of Trade
Jefferson
Aere
Aurora County
M. E University At
Ordway
Kasota
Minnesota
Stone
Belfield
Tracy
Wileria
Good Templar Order
Dakota
Martin Soli
Brookings
Electric Gun Impresses Royal United Service Institute
Colonel Fosbery wowed officers and small-arm experts at the Royal United Service Institute by displaying a new electric gun brought from Liege. He unveiled a compact device resembling a carbine that could not fire until connected to a power source under the table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fosbery
Royal United Service Istitute
Liege
Linseed Meal as Food for Cattle and Milk
Professor Law’s experiments show linseed meal as a high value feed with an albumen to carbohydrate ratio around 1 to 4. Corn oats and mixtures with other foods aid milk and flesh production. hogs gain one pound per four to five feed units, cattle gain well with cut hay and sea. Dr vant of Mass calls it healthy though excess corn meal may cause digestive issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Law
Vant
Mass
Fire drill turns into accidental cascade of household items
A neighbor in the neighborhood triggers a home based fire drill that backfires as furniture, paintings, and a bed tumble from upper windows while Mr Thompson rehearses a false alarm. His family assists, with a table and bureau items dumping into the hall and water spraying from a fixed pipe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Thompson
Thompson
Flooding Sahara to Link Desert to Global Trade
The article discusses reviving a historic project to flood the Sahara to create an inland sea connecting central trade routes. It notes Elijuf’s 60 000 mile area near Timbuctoo and Seashore as a potential water source, with engineers debating feasibility and impacts on climate soil and sanitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aan
Europe
Sahara Desert
Timbuctoo
Seventh Day Swine and Sabbath Hog Memory
The writer notes hogs remember the Sabbath with Frank Johnson sharing how his hogs keep Sabbath days. A reader explains how his pigs are taught to rest on Sunday and how feeding duties rotate weekly among neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lence
Frank Johnson
Sunda
Indian Ponies and Plainsman Tales of Endurance
A Plainsman recounts the endurance and usefulness of Indian ponies in a rambling narrative. He notes the Sioux preference for strong war and buffalo ponies, describes riding feats, care, and horse behavior, and reflects on social customs of visiting and hospitality in frontier life.
Sherman’s First Battle at Blackburns Ford Described
An account notes General Sherman at Blackburns Ford before Bull Run, witnessing cannon balls striking men and trees. He commanded a brigade and sent three units in succession across the enemy line in a wood, though each unit pulsed. He kept them united near Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackburn's
Blankets and Pillows Exhibit for Couch Comfort
A description recalls selecting large blankets with sleeves and various pillows. Experiments included wooden blocks and rolled blankets to test comfort and fit on couches. The passage notes a process of scrutiny and selection from the samples presented.
Travelogue misread in a dim Arkansas car tale
A young Alabama man asks an old man for the time aboard a dimly lit train car. The elder checks his watch but mutters a joke about how he forgot how to figure up the time, adding a rustic, humorous note to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Sylvyja
Ciga
Styles
Ann Jones
Ikon Jones
Bac
Jon
Arkansaw Travelgy
Oraas Wein
Alabama
Ricwntoce
Stock Dealing Echoes Changes in San Francisco Past
The San Francisco Chronicle notes a six year surge in stock activity with rapid shifts unseen in earlier years. Observers describe brokers inflating prices in minds and trading norms, citing price moves from two to twenty seven and a half dollars as emblematic of market evolution and revived excitement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Glace
San Francisco Chronicle
Francisco
San
Sierra Nevada
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Weedcoon
Altoona
Gt Woonsseae
Grand Forks Daily Herald
A. M. Conklin
Vernon
M. K. Church
J S. Palmer
United Attorney For
Yankton
Fargo
Pile Coe
Sioux
Titapane
McKenzie
Bismarck
Bismarck Elevator Company
Sully County
Fort Sully
Bickham W. Lair
M. M. Tooke
Rockford, Ill
University of Dakota
Mitchell
Chas. Abrahamson
Valley City
Botor
Ashton Bee
M. E. Bacon
Congregational
Potter County
Forestburg
Sanborn County
J. ©. Fairfield
Grand View
Douglas County
Congleton
United States Court
Grant County
Selleck
Methodist Church
Puch
Milbank
Cuampracam
Kimballite
Mitchell Republican
Chamberlain
Charles Mix
Las
Yankton Land Office
Land Office
A Are Land Office
Cisis
Press
Dakotaian
Jona
Rai
John M. Maal
Indiana
Farmer
Sahara
Fort Hall
Sully
Sroven
Missouri River
America
Ilges
Sherman
Gentis Anna
Howe
Ie Ae
Meouluvsrel Wvanvy
Fickeria
Chicago
Marvin Hughitt
Salaria
Express
Murray Street
New York
Meintcomery Ward &Co
Lil
Wabash Avenue
Broadway
Ena
Illinois
Dak
Star Bakery
Capt
John Latty
L. E Whitcher
Attorney AT Law
Ryde Co
Dakote
Barlow
E Furniture
Dertaking
Geo C. Kelchner
A. W. Richardson
West Side
Dakota Ave
Huron, Dakot
Cash & Bus Bey
East Side
Second St
Huron Meat Market
Dakota Avenue
WN Fayant
T. M. Jeffris & CO
General Merchandise
Pioneer Jewelry Store
D.T
Allhong
Dakota House
Agit Co Ede al Igo
M. J. Dinneen
J. M. Knepper & Son’s
New St
The
Wright House
M. E. Wright
Prop
Photograph Gallery
Wisconsin Street
W. L. Brockman, JR
A. F. Anderson
As AK
al Enemas
L. Adler & Co’s
Stewart
John Deere
Rushford and Moling
Snedigar & Davis
Wis St. Huron
Bowe & Stiver
Rathbone, Lard & CO
ACORN
Bridge, Beach & Co’s ‘Superior
Reddy Oil Stove Agency
Timware
C. A. Gorgas
Nothi
Parker's
E.n.toucey
Cid
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