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Newspaper
The Warner Sun
Location
Warner, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1887
Page
6
A poem contrasts two women from different lives one in luxury and carriage the other in ragged clothing both facing mortality and moral reckonings. A son lies in dust while wealth cannot shield from death and labor sustains the future. The piece notes that fates among us resemble more than outward appearance.
A Denver tribune obituary notes Ben Holladay’s rise from modest beginnings to vast wealth through express stages and railroads. It recounts his 1860s Overland Mail ownership, red Concord coaches to Salt Lake, and later Pacific coast railroad ambitions, along with losses in wars and misfortunes, his public image as a genial but unpredictable magnate, and his lasting impact on western transport.
A husband and wife quarrel on a car trip endears the wife to her spouse who then forgives her as she asks a simple request. The scene closes with a plea for happiness and reconciliation amid a reflective moment.
A brief, oblique exchange shows a man saying he will stop calling on her and she replying coolly that that is his intention. The fragment mentions Ase cement and mentions nothing definitive beyond personal tension.
An attempt to blow up the steamer Queen of the National line was made on Wednesday. Thomas J. Mooney claimed responsibility and fled in a small boat but was captured and taken to police headquarters with a dagger and revolver. He cited British insults to the American flag in Canada as motive. Mooney was remanded by Judge Dubby and urged action against English aggression.
Secretary Fairchild urges sale of 4 12 per cent bonds to fund the sinking fund and anticipate interest on the public debt. He calls the plan the cheapest, most advantageous way to handle surplus funds, with interest totaling 22,319,764 and sinking fund needs around 25 million plus 20 million of existing 3 per cent bonds.
Advertisement touts Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer as a cure for dandruff scalp cleanliness and restoring gray hair to a youthful look. Concurrently a collapse at the St Anthony elevator ruins claims several lives as a wall falls crushing about six men.
An urging message warns against delaying treatment for kidney and bladder diseases. It stresses that swift growth and fatal risk accompany renal issues if not treated early. Stomach Bitters are recommended to counter inaction and gently support kidney function without harsh stimulants.
The text notes that with two exceptions indemnity lands will be opened to settlement. It references Dr Loyd of Ohio crediting Allen's Lung Balsam for his recovery from consumption. It also mentions various unrelated items and advertisements including a Stratford on Avon monument and Moxie Nerve Food claims.
Chicago Wheat and corn prices along with oats seed and flaxseed top a scattered regional market sheet. New York Milwaukee and Minneapolis values show bid ranges for No. 2 and No. 3 grades with mixed notes on butter eggs and lard.
A fragment lists jokes about Brown and Jones plus multiple patent medicine pitches. It mentions Dr. R. V. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery, Dr. Sage’s Catarrh Remedy, Favorite Prescription, and a hormone of remedies. Jockey McLaughlin earns 10000 yearly from Dwyer Bros. Also notes bond disapproval for Jacob Frolich and pensions in Dakota Minnesota and field notes.
An old ad urges owners of barbed wire fences to use Veter inary Carboni salve for wounds. It claims scarless healing and hair regrowth, selling at 50 cents and 1.00 at Poe Ww-mail Drug and Cole & Co in Black River.
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