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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1908
Page
4
Mrs. H Mutzabaugh of Duncannon Pennsylvania describes a spring kidney illness with smothering spells and sediment in urine. She credits eight boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY with restoring her health.
The article argues that hand mixed paint, prepared on site, is the most scientific method for painting. It claims genuine white lead and pure linseed oil, thoroughly incorporated in factory paste by National Lead Company, with a free tester offered by mail from Woodbridge Mills, New York.
A million point cribbage match between Col. John G. Lopez and Milo Ward in Des Moines continues after seven years. The score stands 460234 to 455234 with weekly play through 37 weeks. Stakes are undisclosed as both men near sixty, aiming to finish in 1915 or eight years hence with a formal finish.
A rich young woman spent 300 dollars on tonics for nervous dyspepsia with no relief until she tried Grape Nuts. She reports rapid improvement, a four pound week gain, and urges publication to help others find relief with proper food. Postum Go. credits Read The Road to Wellville. There’s a Reason.
Washington reports detail a volatile session with Democratic attempts to curb filibusters and Republicans pushing through rules. Debates centered on the navy and public works, with roll calls, quorum fights, and a split on naval funding and pay provisions.
Yankton detectives report Gotfried Peter Allas Watric arrested on charges of bigamy involving a marriage to a girl aged teen to sixteen, with an infant son. A girl named Eye Vonkeing of Mapleton accompanied him. he was found on a farm near town owned by Mayor Reedy.
In this snippet an advertising pitch touts Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Stina as a mild, natural laxative backed by physicians. It cites genuine California Fig Syrup Co manufacturing, plus a testimonial about Cutiura treatment for eczema describing dramatic relief after using Soap Ointment and Pills with dated endorsement.
A Boston child rebukes a mentor with the line This hurts me more than does you. The exchange shows sharp wit as the older figure administers admonition while the child asks to avoid bromides and prefers direct guidance.
The piece cites nearly sixty thousand Americans seeking homes in Canada, comparing past waves and praising Canada’s climate, land, low prices, and government support. It notes liberal land grants, fences, schools, and agricultural progress, with settlers in Calgary Edmonton and Winnipeg regions aiming to prove their worth while highlighting trade and social ties across the border.
Norristown woman Tena V Henry claims Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound saved her from surgery and cured her female troubles. The ad touts the remedy for displacements inflammation ulcers tumors irregularities and pains and invites letters to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts. The piece ends with a joke about rich men smoking.
An 19th century style page presents claims for Hall's Catarrh Cure asserting it cures catarrh by affecting the blood and mucous membranes. The text also includes unrelated ad lines about real estate, a joke line about horse racing, and a terse moral about serving life.
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