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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1890
Page
7
The Exchange quotes Agassiz instructing pupils to kill fish immediately after catching them by a blow to the back of the head to prevent suffering, claiming top fishermen in Europe and America practice this method for better eating.
In a New England town a lawsuit revealed Ebenezer Skinner swore an affidavit claiming a remedy cured twenty years of rheumatism, charging only cents for the oath. He admitted never having rheumatism. Detroit Free Press
In Lincoln Park, a bunco sting unravels as the mark Otto Williams offers $200 a month to the supposed nephew of Grassville’s probate judge. The would be hire reveals himself as a scoffer, paying a single day wage then fleeing, while an astute observer notes the slick con was spotted and foiled.
Forty years ago ice commerce centered on ponds in Massachusetts within twenty miles of Boston. Avery’s ponds Wenham and Charlestown shaped the trade as ice suppliers to distant markets including the East and West Indies. The season relied on ships from Be and cotton ships often visited Boston seeking ice for home and abroad consumption.
A garbled passage discusses giving water to children with milk and suggests such practice may be rare or questionable. It notes physicians or nurses may differ in advice and that the practice is not commonly recommended.
A cryptic OCR fragment notes total expenditures at 86 50 with unclear context. The readable portion cites a financial figure, but lacks dates names or supporting details to specify a full itemized report or proceeding.
State of South Dakota confirms the original statement is on file and affixes official authorization. Pierre, February 9, 1 L. C. Taylor, Auditor, signs to certify the document.
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