Former State-Line Herald Name Change Notes
A notice from the local paper records the historical name change details of the State-Line Herald with archival references in the 18M issue, noting editorial shifts and publication lineage.
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Newspaper
The Lemmon Herald
Location
Lemmon, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1912
Page
2
A notice from the local paper records the historical name change details of the State-Line Herald with archival references in the 18M issue, noting editorial shifts and publication lineage.
A July 1912 newspaper item reports the Democratic National Convention nominating Woodrow Wilson for president after a party split and unity rally in Baltimore. It notes Republican divisions, local sheriff election results, and the emergence of a new party with a critical view of reform. The piece also covers aviator casualties and critiques the Chicago convention's impact on Theodore Roosevelt.
The South Dakota Republican state convention at Huron on July 2 and 8 renominated national Taft aligned electors and ignored the Chicago platform. Five electors were chosen and three indicated they would not vote for Taft, with proxies in Perkins county cited as evidence of manipulation.
A morning report details a heavy July downpour that began near Lemmon around 6 30 pm and lasted over two hours, dropping more than two inches. Flooding swollen dry creeks and coulees, the Grand River rose ten feet, halting fordage. The rain, following a prior three day wet spell, improves cereal prospects and promises bountiful corn, potatoes, and hay.
Oscar N. Sampson of Lemmon advertises the Cummings Fly Shield to protect horses from pests and danger, offered for sale at Hoehn's Harness Shop. Bathing suits priced 75 cents available at Guarantee Clothing Store.
An advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tubes and cannot be treated by local applications. It promises one hundred dollars for any deafness due to catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, and urges sending for circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. Sold by druggists. Take Hall Family Pills for constipation.
Company BE prepares for a national encampment and maneuvers. It plans to muster 48 officers and enlisted men and depart Lemmon for Watertown on Monday July 8, with encampment July 9 to 14. They then travel to Sparta Wisconsin for maneuvers under regular army officers starting July 15 for 15 days.
The item raillines factions warn of a possible hail storm threatening crops and finances. It urges prudent planting, urban business growth, and migration to milder climates, touting opportunities and a sale of property at reduced prices, with a distant Portland or Washington link and a noted event on a twelve day window.
Fragmented notes describe travels by Hans Hanson to New Kigglani and Teh af dua y Mant Randers, with garbled references to people, places, and events. Mentions of Weather, gatherings, and a prairie scene hint at a historical local chronicle with names like Haring to wheat and Hettinger Moon, plus stray remarks about a movie party and fighters on a square.
In a fractured report locals joined a fete in a coastal area near a harbor. The event featured a parade at a free wheel hall and a meeting with officials including a commissioner. Clans and families gathered, while discussions touched on community programs and local services.
Fragmentary notes describe a Sunday gathering in Sturgis area with mention of rain, trains, and a formal visit by an engine crew. It references national relations and a local event at Sion Falls Jolowdd, with media figures and historic figures tied to Pierre and nearby ranches.
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