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Newspaper
The Warner Sun
Location
Warner, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1888
Page
3
A garbled OCR snippet references Aberdeen and Ohio with scattered names and phrases. It mentions a heat and a banker, and hints at lost items, advent, and lodging. The readable content is too partial to identify a clear event or outcome.
Partial OCR lines mention names and places with unclear context. No coherent event or outcome is evident. The readable terms include a Benton or Aberdeen reference, a person named Brown and a Norwegian connection, plus scattered identifiers.
A long Standing Rock council shows the Sioux chiefs led by Grass Gall Mad Bear and Sitting Bull refusing to sign the government offer to cede lands. Experts warn Congress may repeal submission provisions as pressure tactics continue.
News of General Sheridan's sudden death at Nanquitt Massachusetts on August 5 1858 at 10 30 p m. The nation mourns as the beloved hero of Winchester leaves a wife and four children. His loss marks the end of his Army leadership and shifts command to a major general. Sheridan's career spans West Point 1848 1853 service in Texas Oregon Michigan and heroic Civil War actions including Stone River and Shenandoah campaigns.
The text recalls General Philip H. Sheridan’s legendary Civil War ride from Winchester to Cedar Creek. His charged appeal and leadership rallied retreating troops, driving Confederates from positions and reclaiming camps and artillery. His actions are praised as heroic and inspiring future generations.
Governor McGill of Minnesota barely survived a lightning strike while returning from a ride. He had paused to arrange the team and bedding inside a barn as his 13 year old daughter held a lantern and started to throw down hay. A lightning flash felled a horse. the other horse remained unharmed and the governor, dazed, rushed to ensure his daughter’s safety.
Swarms of ravenous grasshoppers settle in the parish of 81 in Bartholomew county, devouring wheat and fruit and even cedar fence posts. A local priest links the plague to the community’s religious neglect and calls for atonement as parishioners march to the church for divine intervention.
Bradstreet's week review reports unexpected signs of revival in dry goods boots and shoes and general trade in Boston Philadelphia Louisville Chicago and the Northwest. Crop outlooks are favorable with excellent Ohio valley prospects though Kansas corn and Texas cotton lag. Mercantile collections slow as lands move to finance crops. heat has restrained St Louis and other cities. Sugar market activity supports recent demand with refined sugar showing gains. stock market prospects steady with railroad earnings improving.
A powerful wind and rain storm moved east from Charley Mix county across Bon Homme Hutchinson Douglass and Yankton causing extensive damage to standing corn and small grain. Buildings were demolished and sheds toppled. Winds reached about forty miles per hour with significant crop losses anticipated.
A few months ago William K. Shaw a cheoger opened a wholesale liquor house in Sioux Paris. A few days ago Williams Roth of Norwich Coan ar Epes ape perimeter after claiming was living whe tis Rashswile Coa
A natural history note explains the giraffe uses a short seven-vertebra neck and relies on a long mobile tongue to pluck leaves from acacia trees. It lowers its head by spreading its forelegs, feeds on foliage rather than the end, and shows a camel thorn ties to its feeding. The behavior is observed in captivity and native habitat.
A New York East Side merchant explains why he overmeasures purchases, detailing lost profit from giving extra cloth. He estimates giving away about 2 to 3 percent of goods, arguing precise measurement avoids ruinous losses despite customers’ insistence on full yardage.
A child friendly explanation of coal origins describes coal as formed from plants under heat. It notes coal heats homes and lights lamps, fuels factory machinery and engines, and even yields oil and gas. Peat begins coal formation, with plant roots and forests contributing fossils found in coal.
Readable portions show a patrolman chasing a woman described by a speaker and a childlike claim about a mother. The dialogue hints at a tense scene with a caretaker directing attention to a house and a potential confrontation.
The Springfield Union notes floristry growth over a decade with roses and corsages shaping social life. Flower usage spans weddings dinners and daily wear, with lovers and society figures symbolizing affection. Prices astonish as florists cater to trends and a few blooms command high sums.
An 19th century report recalls a Hartford Times tale of a man returning to find his seat taken by another with his companion. The owner demanded the seat back, citing he left a coat and satchel there, while the other insisted on possession, denying the request and prompting a humorous clash over etiquette.
Fragmentary text recalls a violent episode with an ax and troopers, a cedar pole, and bullets, plus stray notes about a diary for children. It mixes recollection with incomplete phrases, offering little coherent context or identifiable names or dates.
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