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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1908
Page
8
A venerable farmer with stained whiskers boards the limited train and asks the conductor if the 2 cent fare is valid for a single mile. He has no ticket, offers 2 cents, and simply wants to feel the sensation before alighting after one mile.
A terse social fragment shows flirtatious lines about platonic affection and gifting. A speaker suggests passing someone by, implying no violets for candies and proposing only a book of poetry for Christmas. The tone hints at light social etiquette in a bygone era.
Great care in application beats superior materials. Dry scraped surface, hard smooth, mix pure white lead with fresh linseed oil, brush out thinly. Using National Lead Company's pie white lead promises satisfactory results, and a free testing point can be mailed from National Lead Company, New York.
A brisk exchange frames an advertising pitch as a young man urges ad space while the veteran dismisses waste of time, saying ads will flood trade and make time doubly valuable. The skirmish hints at the hustle of commercial performance in busy times.
Advert reads a cleaning product deal with two gallon yield making a hundred gallons and pricing tied to wash of pray items. mentions sending hides furs poles wool and other fur related goods to W. Hide Fur Co. in Minnesota. closes with a proverb about taking one day at a time to improve.
A fragment notes Howell Well Rowell as a happy father. Powell agrees and offers a cigar in ceremony. The speaker declares belief in race death by own action, signaling a controversial, self-referential stance from a public event.
Patents issued to Northwestern inventors reported by Lothrop and Johnson, patent lawyers, include M. Erecks on and J. O. Jystand of Galesburg for a shock gatherer, F. Fowler of Minneapolis for a hydraulic motor, Lee Hall of St Paul for a refrigerator, T J. Jackson of Pine Ridge for a reservoir, G. Moss of St Peter for a clot device, E. Nelson of Glenville for a ho trap, N. H. Priley of Duluth for a box lid support.
A brief reflection contrasts inner happiness with external influence. It notes a philosopher’s claim that happiness stems from within, followed by a nod to the elusive “next morning feeling” that tempers such serenity with a practical, transient mood.
fragmentary quote about lessons in marriage and wealth with a light, humorous tone. mentions a regret about not saving earlier and living well before turning 26. lacks clear names or events.
Washington reports on agricultural appropriation bill action over a week. House debates include charges against the forestry bureau, dam authorization on Snake River, and vigorous filibusters. Senate discussions focus on DC school system reform with no passage. Cloture rule tightens House debate limits.
Lisbon reports say elections passed peaceably with minor disorders in districts. After polling, serious rioting broke out, troops and police clashed with mobs, resulting in deaths and injuries. By night, authorities restored order and violence subsided amid continued political tensions. King Edward accepts Campbell-Bannerman resignation in London. Asquith summoned to form new government.
Pastors from Simola churches unite to back prohibition as 1 200 townships across 84 of 102 counties prepare to vote next Tuesday on abolishing the saloon. Liquor interests counter with mass meetings citing disadvantages, while about 2 000 saloons lie in the anti saloon territory to be voted on.
In Utah Ball Lake on April 7 Mormon leaders urged Latter Day Saints to support local option and temperance. President Joseph T. Smith urged cooperation to curb the temperance movement as they begin the semiannual conference. Other notes include Panama Canal probe hires and a gas explosion in Solomonville injuring spectators, Joliet fire causing major losses with all eight injured escaping.
Raised from a sick bed after years of kidney disorders John Armstrong of Cloverport Kentucky describes severe back ache swollen limbs and weak sight before using Dean's Kidney Pills. He credits the remedy with a swift improvement and renewed strength saying he is now as strong as any man. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York University.
The bereaved Mrs. O Leary sobs over her husband Pat’s coffin while a neighbor consoles her. The scene includes a joke about Pat seeming asleep, and Mrs. O Leary urges her horse to go out and find work, as a judge remarks on the memory.
A Philadelphia visitor rides a New York streetcar in a dreamy mood as the conductor halts near Ninety-Fourth Street. He apologizes for forgetting her, but she reassures him not to return. Garfield Tea is advertised as a mild laxative for health.
A quirky op ed style line opens with a firm head boasting to a new clerk about a vast encyclopedia for employees then shifts to a reflective proverb on a wise man. A Kimbal is advertised as an anti rheumatic ring claiming 36 years of curing pain with a free booklet offer. An average woman remark ends the fragment with a cautionary social note.
Moose Jaw Sask November 18 1507 Weiting from Moose Jaw Saskachewan My 8 K Rathwall reports 600 acres wheat 120 acres oats average 23 bushels per acre 200 acres sold before frost at 86 cents per bushel net 18.00 per acre not counting costs. 300 acres frost damaged worth 60 cents per bushel may net 13.00 per acre but will feed to hogs. Oats 50 bushels per acre at 35 cents per bushel yields 17.00 per acre not counting seed twine or labor. Late spring frost kept some grain from being removed. One Hope Bishop Uindly and a guild room line about Mollos and a curate joke ends with a dentist joke.
Harmious remedy relieves headache neuralgia nervousness fatigue and exhaustion for use internal or external. Sold by druggists in bottles 25 and 50 cents. Some women pause to rub when something on the stove cooking.
Snippet history page item shows an advertisement for Allen’s Foot-Ease a remedy for swollen feet and corns and a mix of quips and ad copy. The jumbled text mentions prices and distributors, plus assorted nonspecific quotes about wisdom and opportunity.
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