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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1887
Page
7
Miss Cole recited an army poem praising sisters and soldiers as Pine Walton reflected on 1861. The Baptist choir with organist Mrs. De Voe sang four appropriate songs, ending the veterans service with somber reflection.
Archaic sale notice touts Bhineklen Arnica Salve as best for ulcers rheum fever tetter chapping and chilblains with a promise of a 18 guarantee. Diced listing shows price or vendor details unclear.
Readers report a small flowering plant blooming in many areas. Identified as a member of the parsley family, it is Peucedanum indicaule, listed in Coulter’s Flora of the Rocky Mountains. The description is circulated by DLS M.
A fragment describes Mr. D Wilcoxson of Horse Cave an athlete who suffers severe diabetes and other pains. It notes electric relief from a remedy costing about fifty cents a bottle and mentions long years of hardship and danger to life.
A fragmented notice discusses a man exposing logs valued at $40, urging the finder to notify the owner, return the funds, and remind the author that honesty pays. The piece pivots to anti drunkenness rhetoric promoting Dr Haines en Specific cures and a confidant address in Cincinnati for circulars.
Fragmentary notes recount money won in a Wednesday race at Huron. The winner is identified as a Huron man, with several names listed among receipts: amounts include 63 dollars, 15, 45, 20, 50, and 80 dollars. Overall totals appear incomplete.
An advertisement touts The August Flower Liver Compound as the world’s leading medicine for coughs lung troubles and related complaints. It boasts growing bottle sizes and prices aimed at supplying the sick in towns and "uncivilized" countries with ten cent offerings.
A fire swept a prairie home near Fillmore County destroying the Maloney family dwelling and taking the lives of Kate Maloney and two others. Kate, 29, born in Washington DC, grew up in the county as a teacher and familiar to the community. John O Kane, a longtime friend, aided in the aftermath and accompanied the body to its final resting place as four hundred neighbors supported the burial.
An advertisement claims Scott's Emulsion can help starving children by providing easily digested nourishment. It cites Dr. Cohen of Waco Texas stating the product restores tissues, strengthens, and boosts appetite in infantil wasting cases.
Beadle County Game Club elected Charles H. Davis president D W Stlver vice president F F Smith secretary John A Sauer treasurer and A W Wilmarth Charles F Koepp Horace Comfort executive committee The club adjourned to May 19 to adopt a constitution and by laws Also an advertisement for Dr J H McLeans Little Liver and Kidney Pills sold by J M Blount.
About fifty church youths gathered at the Pleasant home of Mr Thom for an evening of entertainment. Mrs Presler sang a solo and Miss Luciley Thompson retold a youth’s broken vows before two humorous tramps named Watson and Demaree.
A warning against cheap imitations of Dr. King's New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds. The notice cautions buyers to demand the genuine remedy and avoid dealers who push substitutes for profit, citing a trial notice at Durand's drug store.
Fragmentary text reports a transaction involving Acker's Table, an endorsement by Geceantech, and a sale price of 960 shillings by Pessenden the druggist. Names and details are partially obscured.
A vivid note of evening skies and social life in Huron recountsPOLLY POINTERS and the Queen of Night reigning over day and night. It covers cooking club luncheon, whist at Mrs. John Gain's, Presbyterian society, bank fishing days, Judge Morse entertaining, Hubbard home visits, Alpha club discussions, and a major Rose-Bud German event at the Kent house.
The County Superintendent's office will be open Fridays and Saturdays only until the last of June. The remainder of the time will be spent visiting county schools.
The Register of the land office issued over 500 patents in the last month with more expected in early May. Surveyor General Taylor signs a contract with H J Austin to subdivide six townships in the lower Brule agency, awaiting Washington approval. A special Board of Education meeting at city hall discusses issuing 20 000 in bonds and seeks the city attorney’s opinion. several accounts are listed as paid. The scattered text also mentions a World piece titled The Child's Opinion and a misread exchange about Paradise Lost.
Beadle County citizens are urged to attend a May 10 mass convention at the Huron Court House to endorse a petition to county commissioners for a November election on whether saloons shall exist. More than one third of county voters must participate. E T Lanatey chairs, F B Kerr secretary, with Huron citizens providing entertainment.
Conductor W N Cooley leaves San for New Orleans as delegate to the annual grand division of the order. Frank R Pechin heads to Tracy to assume control of Nos 1 and 2 in place of O Brien on layoff. Rumor says conductor John Burke will marry soon. Fireman Eugene Leepy to wed May 4 at 9 AM in a Huron ceremony. Conductor Wood travels to Janesville Wis via St Paul after being subpened as a witness in a Milwaukee & St Paul Railway Co suit.
Governor Church plans to plant eight thousand forest and ornamental trees on his farm Lake Byron area to promote Arbor Day. The editorial notes his commitment exceeds predecessors and argues Dakota would be richer with more tree plantings.
Friday's event drew about twenty five visitors. The Aeropacene school orchestra provided music. Jay Hotaling and Arthur Van Hosen delivered strong declamations. Mary Mackenzie read Good Queen Bess with evident preparation. Anna Davis reminded attendees of comforts denied the poor orphan. Westdahl and Cawood presented essays. Ida Bowe offered comic recitals. Hattie Grant gave a well earned oration.
A garbled ad-like fragment discusses Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup as essential for cutting teeth. It references soothing properties and a child relief claim, in a period voice, but the text is incomplete and hard to parse.
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