21 May 1885
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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1885
Page
1
A long column of reflective anecdotes on household discipline gossip and marriage. It contrasts orderly wives with fidgety husbands and argues that social gossip harms families. It discusses a bachelor with dogs, a Senator at work, and the hazards of idle talk. It ends with remarks on marriage markets and the allure of capable men over polished fools.
Report from Batoche describes Middleton's forces under heavy fire repelling rebels, with casualties including Lieut. Gurdon and Maj. Watson. Prisoners released, civilians evacuated, and a letter from Louis Riel cited urging safety of families. The Northcote envoy notes telegraphic updates and the Northwest steamer bringing Company C reinforcements.
The passage blends a fictional note on titanite predicted by elites with an archaic tale of Jo Thangs a girl from Stockhoten who learns to sing in school after a Swedish song becomes famous. It links a peasant’s complaint, a cat, and a moral about praising opening speakers at a canticle.
May 13 commentary from J. W. Tal Trond and Masonel’s Wheat Crap notes warm conditions and winter kill was greater than expected. Statewide prospects show 57 percent condition and 87 percent of last year’s acreage, predicting about 42.0 bushels per acre and a total of 131,780,460 bushels, with 27 percent of winter wheat acreage plowed under.
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