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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1905
Page
2
A dialogue reveals confusion about a figure named Ascan and his claimed newspaper expertise. The editor denies involvement while Ascan insists he knows proper editorial conduct, highlighting contrasts between perception and reality in media circles.
A Detroit observer recounts Urwin Filler describing a girl from the oil country on a Philadelphia streetcar. The passenger smiles shyly as the conductor humorously asks for fare, and the scene captures cultural contrast in a bustling trolley setting.
Mrs. Martin J. Lee gives a statement about Dodd's Kidney Pills claiming relief from rheumatism and kidney issues. The ad copy describes kidney disease causing acid buildup in blood and credits the pills with healing and strengthening kidneys to eliminate impurities. A humor piece about the best man at a wedding ends with a quip about the clergyman.
Patent lawyers Lothrop and Johnson report last week’s issued patents list device names and inventors across Minnesota and nearby states. Names include William Gibson Hummer D and John Miller of Minneapolis for valve gear and cement block machines. Other filings cover artificial leg, phonographic instrument, automatic check row coin planter, and supporting hardware for cross arms.
Customer praise for Allen's Foot-Ease cures burning itching feet. Includes testimonial from Mrs. W. J. Walker of Camden and ad copy urging druggists to stock 250, plus a car seat exchange line. Also offers attractive agent positions with complete outfit and earnings claims.
A fragment from a 1900 issue notes two wedding invitations arriving by the same mail and humor about common misfortunes. It reflects a punchy variety of social observations amid daily life.
In Damascus Horam learns the bound robber is Julian, Scourge of Damascus who seeks vengeance for his murdered parents. Judah and Aboul Cassem discuss secrets while Julian faces the king and hints of memory stir in Horam. In Hassem’s House princess Alin confesses fear of an unwanted marriage to Horam and contemplates escaping with bondmaid Albia to hermit Ben Hadad for safety.
Two brothers visit London offices of a U S machine agents. One leads a major English manufacturer. the other is an engineer who once lived in Pennsylvania. The engineer urges upgrading to modern machines to boost output and cut costs, but the elder brother questions change, citing tradition and the old plant's sufficiency.
The article notes judges in history sometimes issue multi century or even thousand year sentences. An Italian adventurer faced 63 forgery counts with separate sentences totaling to custody until 2089. A Vienna case resulted in 2500 years but 1000 were waived due to youth, leaving a harsh but reduced total.
The rose became England's emblem due to the Wars of the Roses, Lancaster with a red rose and York with a white rose. Before this, the Plantagenet badge was a broom sprig, linked to Fulke Martel, the earl of Anjou, who suffered a broom-twig scourging in Palestine, after which the family name linked to broom.
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