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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1894
Page
3
Local notes from Huron detail cattle shipments, meetings, and upcoming events. Highlights include G A R campfire, Senator Gallinger speaking October 1, a coursing meeting October 9, revival meetings by Rev A E Thompson, and social visits by editors and residents amid community notices and ad reads.
Carrie Evarts says there is no basis for suspicion after the accidental rifle discharge killed Mr Wheelock, a well to do farmer with 160 acres and a 320 acre claim. An insurance policy of 2000 and a Cronk interview are noted but denied as intrusive. The coroner's jury found no foul play.
The American Coursing Club executive committee delays the Huron meet by one week due to the Oakes Coursing event being abandoned. Oakes circuit includes Heron, Oakes, Goodland and Great Bend. The delay aims to avoid a gap and accommodate abroad couriers. The rest of the notice contains anecdotal verses and an unrelated medical advertisement.
A healthful life is linked to good food sunshine and outdoor exercise. The description highlights beauty and vitality while noting the use of Syrup of Figs as a gentle cleansing laxative remedy.
A profs warning text urges parents to educate youth about harmful habits that ruin health and future happiness. It promotes a booklet by medical gentlemen offering information and warnings, claiming censorship by concealment and promising discreet mailing of the publication for ten cents postage to Worlds Dispensary at 663 Main St.
An advertisement asserts deafness arises from inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube and promises a cure with Hall's Catarrh Cure. It claims nine of ten cases are due to catarrh and offers one hundred dollars for any case not cured, urging readers to contact F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio.
Beadle County Auditor invites bids for 50 tons of large egg hard coal to be delivered to the courthouse basement and 25 tons Hocking Valley coal to be shipped on board cars at Huron. Bids due October 2, 1894, at 2 p.m. The county board may reject all bids. H A Palmer, County Auditor.
An image of The Hub of Chicago promotes a boys head to foot outfit priced at 35 with coat cap shoes and knee pants. The offer includes free cloth samples and a free illustrated catalogue by mail from The Hub Chicago Il. J E P McCallums home on wheels heads toward New Mexico with his family as readers learn of the travel.
List of unclaimed letters for the week ending September 22 1894 includes Adame Jones Greenfield Mrs Katie Babbadge H M Hunter D C ey J Huron House Blineman Halvor Dailey Mies Lobg Li Reed H M Callers must say advertised in the HuronITE provide publication date and pay one cent at stamp window J B Cogan P M
The populist state central committee met in Huron on Monday to discuss nominating a candidate for the supreme judge vacancy created by Judge Bennett's death and filled by Judge Fuller. They concluded that no nomination will be made.
A vintage ad proclaims Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets cure constipation indigestion biliousness sick headache and related disturbances. It promotes liver balance and vitality claiming to boost mood sleep and daily energy from morning till night.
Highmore resident Hon Jas McDowell returned from Chicago with eight carloads of fat sheep and a grip containing his Sunday suit. After selling sheep for good prices he found his grip and clothes stolen, forcing him to buy a new suit with part of his proceeds.
The Lincoln club held its second meeting in a crowded G. A. R. hall. Hon. John L. Pyle argued the populist platform shows borrowed good points from Republicans and that other demands are unsound. Tom Nickell defended fiat money and attacked independents, while Harvey Alford argued against government ownership of railroads. The next session plans Sept 29, with notes on Morton and Brice.
Hon. Cushman K. Davis U S senator from Minnesota will speak in Huron on Saturday evening September 22 on political issues from a Republican standpoint. Davis is regarded as a leading statesman and orator, and all who can hear him should attend.
Mr Eyre departed for Huron Monday after finishing a well at Crystal Lake last week. State engineer Mr Fassett notes the remainder of the well flows 600 gallons per minute with 55 pounds pressure. The well is hailed as one of the county’s best and counters scientists’ forecast that no artesian well could be found on this ridge.
North-Western line offers low price tourist excursion tickets to principal summer resorts. For details contact Chicago & North-Western Railway agents.
North Western line offers excursion tickets to Mitchell for the exposition at greatly reduced rates. Tickets on sale September 25 to October 4, 1894, valid for return to October 5. For tickets and full information contact Chicago and North Western Railway agents.
The North Western Line offers a one fare round trip to Sioux City Iowa due to the Inter-State Fair Tickets on sale October 5 to 13 return passage valid until October 15 1894 Information available from Chicago and North Western Railway agents.
Western Line offers excursion tickets to Brookings from September 25 to 28 with reduced rates and return validity until September 29 1894. For tickets and information contact agents of Chicago and North Western Railway.
Eastern friends invited to visit through low rate excursions on Sept 11 and 25 and Oct 9 1894. Send names and addresses to W A Thrall Chicago IL for a circular with rates and full details.
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