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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1913
Page
8
A New York designer introduces a short handled fountain mop with a hollow lower handle and rubber hose feeding hot and cold water to keep the mop wet. The piece notes safety concerns with gas ranges and fills, plus clever domestic tips for food, linens, and housekeeping tasks including lettuce and celery storage, moths in carpets, pin cushions, bone knife handles, button care, and homemade dress shields.
The passage surveys worldwide topics from population shifts to livestock, industry and science. It cites U S Army specs, Asian output, Chinese agriculture, Irish co operatives, Irish labors, German bridge repairs, Californian water power, and Ro manian trade with the United States, highlighting scarce resources, export values, and evolving fashion impacts on commerce.
In a garbled report, German champion Hans Benyn hints at staying active for the Olympics to be held in Bertin. He claims strong form and long career, with Braun in the background as a rival from eight years of competition. observers expect contested short-distance races and possible medals.
Cornell University faces a profound athletic setback with the graduation of John Paul Jones, a record-setting standout who dominated mile and half mile events, set and held multiple records, and contributed to Cornell’s era of track supremacy. His departure signals a pivotal shift for Ithaca athletics and American track lore.
Branch Rickey returns to duties with the Cleveland Browns as scout for the summer after coaching Michigan this year. He brings two Wolverines stars, pitcher Powell and shortstop Savans, to the team. Carrigan regains form aiding the Red Sox’s recent success.
A curious mix of children’s lore, classroom relics, and wildlife notes unfolds from a stylized schoolroom game to a fable of the boy who cried wolf, ending with a riddle about an eagle. The piece threads educational history with small-town anecdotes and a light public-interest tone.
Commandant Lambert led a small French detachment defending a house at Bazeilles against Bavarian forces. Wounded Lambert declined surrender as ammunition ran out, sacrificing his men to seek terms, while the Bavarian captain intervened to spare the French after a brutal stand immortalized in De Neuville’s Last Cartridges.
London Chronicle reports a Gaelic interpretation where the right hand is the south hand and the left is the north hand. The south symbolizes wealth favor and fortune, while the north signifies misfortune. The article notes many Scots metaphorically “go southward” due to these beliefs.
A fragment from the London Opinion portrays a tense scene with a friendly constable urging a man to return home as his wife calls, a dialogue dense with names and hurried interruptions, reflecting street theater style in period prose.
A brief cartoon joke from the New York Globe depicting a janitor asking beggars not to enter a building, with the owner insistence and a quip about knowing oneself. A Beaconsfeld remark about self knowledge closes the exchange.
Local notices report a premier house for sale in Sig seton with contact W. K. Morris. A fine list of first class improved farms is offered by A. E. Lien Sinseton, 8. D. Henry Helvig's business trip to Aberdeen is noted. A couple from Peever visited the city yesterday. Rains have benefited the corn crop. Rev G Steffen left for Draper to help install a new pastor. the Corning sisters returned to Wisconsin after their visit with Mrs. Paul Rickert.
The document includes a South Dakota Roberts County bank statement sworn by C.F. Sundberg Asst Cashier with August 7 1911 date and a summons in the Fifth Judicial Circuit Roberts County South Dakota Plaintiff Alonad Buren versus The Unknown heirs etc concerning the Southeast Quarter of Section 29 Township 128 Range 51 West. It calls for an answer within 30 days and seeks to quiet title against unknown claimants.
Notice from the County Court of Roberts County South Dakota of a petition by George Horneber for Letters of Administration for the estate of Pred Horneber deceased. Hearing set for September 1, 1913 at 2:00 PM at the County Judge's Office in Sisseton. Interested parties may appear to show cause why the petition should not be granted.
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