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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1882
Page
4
In a fragment from Youth's Companion by Kate Lawrence a child buys a stick of candy a baker's biscuit a chin doll a paper windsail a pretty ball an apple and a heart whistle. Whistles prove useless and the broken eggs lead to a distant startle as a cow rolls away ending with a dated vignette.
Hartford Times recounts a Middleton young lady tale of a sleigh ride where multiple gentlemen tucked their hands into her muff. As ladies and gentlemen swapped glances and warmth, the scene ends with her remark that she will reclaim her hands, leaving the two suitors suddenly chilly and "strangers now."
A Watertown Courier report asserts Dakota corn can thrive with proper farming. It cites fields looking thrifty across the region and even compares a Clark’s stalk to yield at 114 feet, while warning land needs plowing harrowing planting and tilling to produce large crops.
A moral exhortation urges parents to discipline and teach children at home to foster self respect and sacred honor. It condemns sending daughters to prayer meetings while permitting risky behavior and stresses home instruction to improve morals and manners.
The United States Internal Revenue Department compiles a census of saloons by state and their proportion to population. The return lists the number of saloons in each state and shows how liquor sales relate to local populations, noting that every place selling liquor must hold a federal license.
A distinguished Russian visitor uses strong recommendations to access a priceless coins and medals room. The guards must remain vigilant as they scrutinize every guest, illustrating how circumstantial evidence can shape a dramatic misunderstanding.
A foreigner, pale and trembling, claims a Constantine Chlorus medal is not unique. He reveals a matching counterpart from his own pocket to prove a fair tale, while curators apologize but question his reluctance to be searched. The scene unfolds as truth clashes with assumed rarity.
A Fort Dodge report from Alagona in Kossuth County notes two local creameries produce and sell about $1,000 worth of butter daily. The cash flows to farmers who supply cream, with no need for farm teams to leave fields. Some cream is hauled twenty miles and daily cheese purchases amount to around $100. The piece reflects on labor and road conditions affecting dairy season.
Two rival coaches race along a Nevada stage line toward Red Hill. A passenger bets the faster coach wins by fifteen miles, while the other driver prefers a steady pace to enjoy the journey and the Indians chatter. The exchange ends with a tense cash wager and a reluctant agreement to ease into the last miles.
The article notes a shift from small patches to extensive melon farming in Illinois and Missouri. It describes farmers selling melons at fairs, markets, and to dealers, with melons now in demand in cities and hotels. Prices range from $1 to a dime as the season progresses.
Special correspondence indicates the Dakota post office salary adjustment is finished and sent to the Post Office Department. The biannual adjustment affects presidential offices and those over one thousand dollars, with postmasters appointed by the president. Three classes exist: first at three thousand plus, second from two thousand to three thousand, and third from one thousand to two thousand dollars.
A government salary table outlines during the next adjustment period. Officers in several cities including Deadwood Fargyb Grand Forks Jamestown Lead City Mitchell Jenhie Vermillion and Yankton receive raises varying from 1,300 to 2,700 dollars annually. Central City sees a notable reduction from a second class to a lower level.
The Prussian government weighs methods to curb emigration as population and resources decline. Officials plan to require emigrants to prove they will not breach obligations to municipalities families and employers, with likely drawn out rules to enforce and spell out duties before departure.
A collage of lines and jokes stitching memory of small town curiosities. A girl named Anna F Burnham speaks in fragments while a hackman and a shark, a lincoln cash bequest, beef prices, and a western schoolteacher echo through travel notes and snippets.
Farmers urged to fatten animals with abundant green corn and corn meal now. Feed all they will eat clean and reduce waste to maximize September gains before November slaughter. A pond or brook aids pasture and health, with plentiful rations supporting rapid, steady growth for higher market returns.
Notes on summer to autumn dress, hats, ribbons, and wrinkles of style. Miss Edwina Booth to wed a Newport gentleman this fall. Travel wear favors velvet trims, silk edges, bireted hats, and bold color mixes. Turbans, sunshades, and cream butter shades shape the season’s wardrobe.
A collage of brief items including a Wisconsin convention endorsing W F Bailey, notes on theatres in Chicago and Denver, the aged ex member Mark Alexander in Virginia, a claim about the first ironclad railroad train, a proposed sea wall cornerstone burnish, and various curiosities such as an Ohio farmer and a bull incident, postmaster letter rules, a dying horse bought by George Bennett, a jailed projector, and baking oil questions in Boston.
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