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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1907
Page
7
A Chico woman, M. Lizzim Lom, reports severe night sweats and loss of appetite improved after four months on Peruna. She thanks Dr. Hartman and invites others to write for details, noting five bottles consumed. The piece ends with a classroom joke about nativity and a move from Nebraska.
A historical fragment recalls a politician's minor boomlet and a personal cure story. Mrs. Henry Porter of Albion Nebraska describes severe measles scars and hair loss, then credits Cutiura Remedies for a rapid recovery within weeks, seven years past. A humorous wedding trip line ends with a mountain inn bill gag.
A dubious advertisement promises a one hundred dollar reward for any case of cold that cannot be cured by Wall's art Cure from F J Cheney Co of Toledo. The notice asserts a 15 year personal knowledge of Cheney and claims trust in his financial ability. It mentions Hall's Family Pills, various odd anecdotes, and separate lines touting hides and tanning services.
An elder named Wiscowlski quips that if people faced a tax on their thoughts the government would not need other revenue sources. The remark blends humor with a critique of political economy and belief in intellectual taxation.
A fragmented clipping contains an odd promotional line about Romo Quinine described as a laxative and cure all in one day. It references BW. GROVE and a world-weary flavor, plus a quip on a dray horse and aimless men rarely missing their mark.
A South Dakota roundup reports mining accidents near Keystone and a mine rescue near North Fork, a broken constitution ending James Brownlee’s pioneer life in Custer, and a fatal buggy accident at Valley Springs. Also noted are plans to raise the state capital grounds foundation, a London vaudeville act featuring South Dakota rider Arthur Runyan, two river deaths near Sioux Falls, Yankton Sioux cash distribution, and a fatal barbed wire injury to a child near Estelline.
A discussion on how American actors face limited careers by being confined to parts "in his line" and the need to write plays to fit actors with stunted ranges. The piece cites Warfield and argues against rigid typecasting, urging writers to broaden roles beyond familiar character types.
A oblique essay on acting and the theater commenting on performers and audience. It argues that many actors are not trained stage professionals, yet one good actor persists despite systemic obstacles and questions the value of the current dramatic scene.
Fragmentary verse presents impossible arithmetic with playful coinages like platirule and demageetenr. The lines claim two and two make four then diverge into nonsensical sums, ending with “150.” The tone is whimsical, puzzling, and seemingly experimental.
Readers are urged that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound conquers tumor growths and relieves bearing down pains and irregularities. The ad cites letters from women in Boston South Bend Vandergrift and Scott praising relief after use, claiming tumors were expelled and health restored.
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