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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1888
Page
8
The Huronite reports weekly weather notes for May 1988 with barometric readings and wind directions. Data shows highest barometer on May 18 and other atmospheric observations though some values are unclear.
The notice lists train arrivals and departures for Northwestern Railway from multiple directions. It notes express and mixed services with daily, weekly, and exception patterns, including times like 12:05 p m and 12:15 p rodation, with agent signature at the end.
In Beadle county a pending real estate transfer will drive a major brick business block on Dakota avenue. Local arrivals include W C Brewer visiting Kent's, Fred M Wilcox returning from the East, and various officials planning bridges over the Jim River near Clifton township. The community notes rail and tournament plans, street improvements, property sales, and river transport, with crew changes and church and school affairs.
Public notice warns purchasers that some druggists sell substitutes for Penn's Extract, claiming equality or sameness to Pond's Extract. It urges buyers to insist on Penn's Extract only and to buy bottles, not measures. Prepared solely by Pond's Extract Co., New York and London, with the company name on every wrapper and label.
A Pond's Extract Co. advertisement notes the product is sold in bottles only with prices 50 cents one dollar and one dollar seventy five. The copy urges readers to note the company name on every wrapper and label and identifies the product as a home remedy for destitute children care.
The Oxford Mirror reports a Clinton Iowa coupling contest will feature an unknown entrant not Brett. The Iowa association secretary lists contenders including Geo. R. Brett of Illinois, Heckerman and Walters of Indiana, Hilton of Dakota, a Wisconsin pair, and others. The mystery competitor is said to be a clipper who may attend the tournament.
T Dick Anturr the Northwestern station agent at this place returns from an eastern trip with Mrs Archer and the baby. Mrs Archer went to Peoria due to her father's death. Archer and family visited Peoria and other Illinois cities before returning home. Harry Hall, formerly a Northwestern conductor, now with Chicago Santa Fe California, reports Frank Higby now runs a train on Santa Fe between Ft Madison and Chil Heathe and is doing well.
A Florida letter from Marx A. Thomas relates a Jacksonville banker and manufacturer F M Robinson's views after five years in Florida. He praises winter climate, notes summer heat, fruit yields in DeSoto county, new rail development, and compares land value to Dakota. The missive cites local residents and offers cautious guidance on relocation.
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