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The Dakota Huronite

Location

Huron, South Dakota, United States of America

Date

Mar 05, 1903

Page

3

Liniment Claims and Empty Remedies Questioned

The text warns that tang Liniment is ineffective and compares it to a gallon of watery compounds sold as liniment, stating such purchases amount to money wasted and no cure would be achieved.

Public faith in healing powers boosts wide sale

A public belief in positive healing powers drives broad sales of a product sold everywhere, reflecting its popular acceptance and wide distribution.

Huron Items From Thursday's Daily

Local notes from Huron include visits by D L Printup Britton and Maj J A Pickler Faulkton. Judge Burtt attends Pierre meeting of state board. Mrs Sterling hosts tea. Pembroke guests at Kent's include Co E Warner, Mrs Armstrong and Mrs McDearman. South Dakota travelers Tomlinson Brown visit, Mellum fined for drunkenness. Bijou Hills cattle disease report mentions Texas tech among herds and containment efforts. Electric light on Third Street and Ohio questioned for partial operation. Amundson Great Northern freight agent visits, formerly North Western escort. Fifteenth annual oratorical contest results at Mitchell names Alfred Wenz first, Gustavus Loevinger second. Dakota University rep to state contest to be held in Huron in May.

Co. E. Warner J. F. Armstrong H. E. McDearman Faulken Kent J. Tomlinson, Jr R. H. Brown Sioux Falls Pierre Ast Juron Justice Brockway Mellum Broadland Texas Tech Mitchell Dakota University Huron Gustavus Loevinger Alfred Wenz Roscoe Satterlee Gustavus Loeysinger

Legislature reports on insurance funds and apportionment bills

Special to Huronite from PreRRE Feb 24 outlines a bill to place state fire insurance money under control of the institution boards for immediate use in rebuilding losses. Senate bill 195 seeks to end publication of insurance statements. Apportionment plans draw western opposition as they shift representation eastward. House bill read once and indefinitely postponed 46 to 24. senate version referred amid opposition from western lawmakers.

Rowley Sanborn County Goddard Senate Black Hills Lyman Stanley

Beadle County Oil Prospect Sparks Editorial Interest

The Sioux Falls Press notes two firms plan to drill two deep wells in Beadle County for exploration. No results yet, but the venture draws statewide attention as Oklahoma geologists study local geology and have identified oil under John H. King’s Lake Byron farm and seek to drill prospect holes.

Sioux Falls Beadle County Oklahoma John H. King Lake Byron

Oil Prospects Spark Interest Across South Dakota Counties

Reports indicate northern Beadle county may hold oil ground while a gas deposit under Hughes county boosts oil theory. Artesian wells in Yankton county have long yielded oil, suggesting other southern counties may also contain reserves. If found, oil would lie below the artesian basin, complicating bore tools yet possible with incentive from prospect.

Beadle County Hughes County Yankton County

Jurors Drawn for Beadle County Circuit Court Term

A list names jurors drawn February 25 to serve at the Beadle County circuit court for the March 1903 term. The court convenes March 10 at 2 PM with jurors reporting March 11 at 9 AM. Names include Bowe, Miller, Myers, Peterson, Ory, Avery, Wolfe, Hutchinson, French, Schollian, Brandmire, Fuller, Anderson, Cogswell, Hanley, Booth, Jackson, Pease, Garbe, Warren, Jacobson, Dickson, Hinds, Hatfield, Rudy, Hand, Rhoads, Kelley, Ray, Schnetzer, Brown, James, Squires, Bergman, Wood, Finckh, and others.

Beadle County E. Bowe Huron E. J. Miller Lewis Myers Foster Ole M. Peterson Kellogg F. J. Ory Sand Creek John Avery Nance Chris Wolfe Belle Prairie Fayette Squires—Logan J. D. Bergman Burr Oak Frank C. Wood Dearborn J. H. Finckh

Local officials note meetings and travel in brief

Sheriff Kerr returned from a stop in Pierre while Superintendent Dubois called a district teacher's institute for March 21 in Huron. J. W. Waldrip, injured in a Omaha streetcar crash last December, has returned home. E. L. School of Watertown visited for several days with M. L. Tobin before leaving. Two carloads of emigrant movables including farm machinery arrived in the area.

Geo. Kerr Pierre Dubois J. W. Waldrip Omaha Neb Huron E. L. School Watertown M. L. Tobin

Dr Fenner’s Backache Cure Promoted in 19th Century Ad

A local listing advertises Dr Fenner’s new remedy for backache, claimed to ease pains and restore health. The notice emphasizes quick relief and a trusted medical expert, reflecting period advertising language and health cures.

Rheumatism cure touted as blood purifier in old ad

An advertisement extols S. S. S. as a perfect blood medicine that purifies and invigorates the blood to cleanse the system and relieve rheumatism. It claims acids in the blood cause painful swelling and that bottled remedies can prevent deterioration of muscles and joints. The text mixes medical claims with a note about irrigation funds and a railway accident report about Ed Cornell’s travels and a wreck near Athol.

Swift Specific Co Atlanta

Local Notes From South Dakota Rail, Business and Society

The column reports misc notes from Wolsey to Sioux Falls and Huron. Highlights include George Hazen returning from Huron, new barber partnership of Will Bunt and Harry Schaller, Spink County Farmers Mutual Insurance exceeding 500 000 in business across five counties, H. M. Harden taking the Herald-Democrat post in Huron, the Iroquois Telephone company planning spring construction, C. M. Harrison visiting Redfield for real estate insights, an insurance adjuster from Sioux Falls handling a $500 policy loss, and Eastern Star events in Salem with local officials attending. Col. John H. King is seen in Pierre for from Huron.

Spink County Iroquois Telephone Company Sioux Falls Allen Freeport S ‘Ding Schaller

House Passes Ninth Judicial Circuit Bill With Amendments

Special to Huronite reports Pierre February 25 The house committee favored the Ninth judicial circuit bill after removing Hand county and adding Spink. The bill then passed.

Ninth Judicial Circuit Pierre House Hand County Spink

The Rush to Pierre

The closing rush before adjournment fills the state capital as trains depart westward daily. Visitors flood Pierre, delaying official business and marking the final days of the legislative session.

Penny in the Churn Proverb Prompts Scott's Emulsion Sample

An old dairy proverb about turning butter with a penny leads to promoting Scott's Emulsion. The ad describes the product as cod liver oil with hypophosphites, claimed to aid weak, pale children. It notes taste appeal and free sample offer, with price and label indication for drugs.

Scott

Crowded Travel Pushes Residents Toward Fort Pierre

Last night’s westbound train was crowded with standing room only as Pierre hosts fill hotels boarding houses and private homes to overflow. Many travelers cross the river to Fort Pierre each evening seeking beds and meals.

West Pierre Fort Pierre

Historic spoon likely donated to state society

A nearly 100 year old silver spoon with the inscription 1808 B J to W W J 1858 W W J to E E 8 may be donated by M O Barrette of Watertown. Found on the James River banks in the 1870s near Drifting Goose’s deserted camp, the initials’ owners remain unknown.

State Historical Society M. O. Barrette Watertown B. J E.E Drifting Goose Redfield

Public sentiment builds against capital removal in South Dakota

The state sees strong opposition to the resubmission of the capital move to Mitchell. Insiders note many letters and telegrams from Day and northeastern counties urging repeal of the Mitchell resolution. Sioux Falls and Canton sources say removal repeal would please those areas, while Aberdeen’s C. J. McLeod reports sweeping capital agitation and pledges to support rescission.

Day Mitchell Pierre Sioux Falls Canton C. J. McLeod Aberdeen News House Senate

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Fay Ha Ise Pao Tsee D. L. Printup Britton Depot Hotel Geo. B. Risdon Maj J. A. Pickler Faulkton Kent’s A. W. Burtt Atte State Board of Events Third Street Ohio Harry Schaller Hinckley Norwich Insurance Company Amundson Great Northern Railway Company L. Lapier THE Legislature Ayers Ayer J.C. Ayer CO Lowell Mass S. R. Feil Co Cleveland, D C. H. Longstaff Circuit Court DR. Fenner St.vitus South Dakota National Irrigation Fund Groton Cornell Aberdeen Athol Wolsey Milwaukee Road Brookings H. M. Harden Salem Marston G.I W. M Eastern Star Marshal Brown Fox W. M Paddock Capital-Journal Iec Jos Erbhling Congress St St. Louis Ade Mara Eterling Remedy Company Chicago Montreal New York Historic Jim River
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