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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1895
Page
6
Advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pleasant and effective laxative that cleanses the system and relieves symptoms of colds headaches and fevers. It claims kidney and liver support without weakening them and notes the product is manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. and sold in 50c and 1 bottles through druggists.
Bradstreet reports broad crop gains and booming iron and steel demand. Farmers hold grain, Western mills busy, California harvesting ideal, Texas cotton damage noted. Prices for finished iron and steel rise $1 to $2 per ton while raw material costs climb. mills expect record production into 1896.
A state newspaper advertises its most liberal offer, urging readers to submit their names to receive the Huron ite and the New York Tribune on favorable terms. The notice promotes enrollment and highlights unusually generous subscription conditions.
Cleveland manufacturers warn the tin plate sector will shutter as steel prices climb. J W Britton of Britton mills cites about 10 million dollars invested and 20 000 to 30 000 workers at 137 mills. He says four months could see all mills idle as plate bar jumps from 18 50 to 28 per ton with no sale market. H P McIntosh of Crescent mirrors the concern that profit requires higher prices, risking foreign competition.
The board of control adjourned without locating the home for feeble minded and will decide at the next meeting, narrowing potential sites to Wausau Marinette or Ohio Falls. W A Henry of the agricultural college was asked to assess soil fertility at those sites. A F Bliss was elected superintendent of the institute for the blind replacing Lynn S Pease who resigns to become a law school instructor.
The Duluth board reports unusually strong export demand for wheat this week with about 2,000,000 bushels purchased for export in the past two days. Foreign orders and New York agents are driving shipments, with roughly 1.5 million bushels booked for the next two days.
John J. O’Leary & Sons, the city’s oldest meat packing firm, assigned for creditors to John F. Broderick as market declines prompt action. D W Lawler, brother-in-law, notes the move stems from the general market downturn.
In Cauxas Texas on September 9 a writ of habeas corpus was granted by the Court of Appeals in prize fighting arrests. Returnable September 16 the cases test the validity of Texas prize fighting licensing law.
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