Tobin Fights Credit and Maps Electric Light Purchase
Mr Tobin defends his role on the Electric Light Committee against anonymous criticism. He argues the city should own and run its lights, citing a favorable purchase of the old plant for 2500 dollars, with enough new poles to replace aging ones. He contends the plan saves money, provides free city lighting, and avoids reliance on private providers.
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The
Herald—Democrat
Cleaver
Huron
Wisconsin
Weather data from Huron South Dakota 1883 1899 record
U S Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau compiles 17 year data from Huron South Dakota. It lists mean temperatures warmest month 1889 average 36 and coldest 1888 1891 average 19. Highest 79 on 16 February 1894. lowest 25 below on 14 February 1897. First killing frost autumn September 19. last killing frost spring May 15. Precipitation averaged 0.97 inches monthly with 9 days 0.01+ inches. Peak monthly precip 1.71 inches in 1896. lowest 0.12 inches in 1885. 24 hour max precip 0.96 inches on 27 28 1896. Snowfall max 6.0 inches 30 1891. Clear days 8, partly cloudy 13, cloudy 10. Winds from northwest. max wind 68 mph NW on 8 1892. Station Huron SD Date Feb 21 1899. Dash indicates below zero.
Ukatine Offer At Local Drugstore
Twenty cents given away redeemable at Dunning and Longstaff's drugstore for a five cent bottle of Dr Sawyer's Ukatine. Cures constipation rheumatism pimples blotches and improves skin tone. Offer supported by customer testimonials and urges prompt participation.
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Dr. Sawyer
Dunning & Longstaff’s
Improved Sleeping Car Service to Chicago and Twin Cities
The Chicago and North-Western Railway introduces Palace Sleeping Cars between Brookings and Kasota on the Huron to Kasota run. Departures show Huron 4:00 PM and Brookings 8:20 PM, with breakfast in Kasota at 7:00 AM and arrivals in Milwaukee 8:40 PM and Chicago 9:55 PM the same day. Westbound, Minneapolis 4:20 PM and St Paul 4:50 PM, Kasota connection to Brookings after 7:35 PM, arriving 9:20 AM next day. trains leave Chicago 3:00 AM and Milwaukee 4:50 AM, arriving Huron 1:25 PM. For details, ask Chicago & North-Western Railway ticket agents.
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Brookings
Kasota
Huron
Milwaukee
Chicago
Twin Cities
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Tracy
Chicago & North-Western Railway
Huron College to Host State YMC A Convention and Entertainment
Huron College plans an entertainment in the gymnasium to raise funds for furnishing the gym and athletic equipment. The state YMCA convention will be held at Huron, with potential for alternating meets with Mitchell. Lectures and debates are scheduled, including a March 31 oratorical contest and a Blackburnian debate on municipal versus private control of water and lights.
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the Athletic Association
Supt
Fisher
College
Redfield
Huron College
South Dakota
Mitchell
Huron
Graves
Chicago
Minneapolis
Cedar Rapids
Lynch
The
Oratorical Association
Blackburnian Literary
Dak
U.S. Land Office
S. D
Loren A. Blood
Georg . Haffner
William T. Sprasee
Daniel Lee
Thomas A. Lewis
Haron
Remarkable relief from rheumatism with Pain Balm
A lifelong rheumatism sufferer from Germantown Cal reports fourteen years of pain with no relief until trying Chamberlains Pain Balm. He says the balm cured him immediately and the condition has not returned. Sold by H Wheeler.
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Chamberlain
Jost
EnGar
Germantown
Cal
H. Wheeler
Weekly Horonite Subscription News Note
A brief item announces that subscribing to the Weekly Horonite provides access to all news content. The notice emphasizes the benefit of full coverage and encourages readers to subscribe for comprehensive updates.
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Horonite
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Promoted for Colds and Croup
A historical advertisement touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as effective for coughs colds croup whooping cough and influenza with testimonials claiming cures and life saving results in dangerous croup cases sold by H Wheeler across broad regions and world markets.
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H. Wheeler
How is Your Wife Has She Lost Her Beauty
An old ad claims wife’s beauty fades due to constipation and indigestion with sick headache as causes. It promotes Karl's Clover Root Tea as a cure, noting a fifty year history and prices of 25 and 50 cents. Money back if not satisfactory, by A. J. Bick.
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Karl
A. J. Bick
C.O.D
Deli Road
Saek & Co
SEARS
ROEBU
Bears, Roebuck K Co
Manila Quiet Amid Filipino Threats as War Flares
Manila reports a calm night despite Filipino threats to burn the business center. Rebels moved inland a mile along General King and General Ovenshine’s line, with sporadic musket fire and artillery driving them back. Foreign consuls met but officials say no result has been communicated. the British consul was absent.
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Manila
King
Ovenshine
Pasig
Sharpshooters Busy Around Caloocan in Feb 27 Action
Manila report says enemy sharpshooters were active about Caloocan all day with rebels firing volleys at a gun battery. A lieutenant of the Twentieth Kansas and three others were slightly wounded and one man was killed in the trenches. The Monadnock shell momentarily paused rebel fire, and fires burned native houses on the city outskirts as the Twentieth Infantry disembarked at Scandia and prepared to encamp on the water front.
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Manila
Caloocan
Twentieth
Kansas Volunteers
United States
Higgins House
Twentieth Infantry
Scandia
Tennessee Volunteers
Dewey Seeks Oregon Sent to Manila at Once
Navy dispatches from Manila dated February 24 report Admiral Dewey requesting that the Oregon be sent immediately. The Yorktown has arrived, while Charleston and Petrel continue patrols around the Philippine islands as conditions grow quieter.
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Dewey
Oregon
Washington
Navy Department
Manila
Charleston
Petrel
Philippine Islands
Land for Sale by George M Parper in South Dakota
George M. Parper of Sioux City Iowa advertises land for sale in multiple sections and townships across Spink Beadle Aurora and Clark counties in South Dakota. Listings include detailed sections ranges and township numbers for prospective buyers.
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S. W
Spink County
Beadle County
Aurora County
Clark County
S. D
George M. Parper
Sioux City
Iowa
Weather Bureau Huron South Dakota March 1 1899
Local data for 24 hours ending 7 a m shows 0.01 inches of precipitation. Mesa temperature yesterday and normal maximum and minimum. Forecast for Huron vicinity calls for snow flurries tonight and Thursday. Stationary temperatures tonight, colder Thursday. Weather by S W Grenn and L F O.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Huron
S. D
S. W. Grenn
Optician Offers Free Eye Examinations and Glasses
M C Alford the jeweler advertises a practical optics course and a complete set of instruments for eye testing. He guarantees full satisfaction for glasses and offers free examinations to potential customers.
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M. C. Alford
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California Street
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