Office Visit Brings Gun and Poem to Editor
A feared intruder arrives with a gun while another man carries a poem. The editor orders the gunman to be shown in first as tension rises in the newsroom.
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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1906
Page
3
The Chief Joy Scene The fiight of the opera
Two voices tease Mrs Jules in a stage box as a deaf old fool the Family Hearts joke frames the scene with sharp wit and social intake about hearing and status during an opera night.
Quill Toothpicks Rise From French Factory
A Paris area factory, originally built to manufacture quill pens, now operates as the world’s largest toothpick mill producing about 20,000,000 quills annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Paris
Beare the Bignature of and In Use For Over 30 Ye
The food inspector recounts a joke about pronunciation in a notebook. His wife asks how to pronounce the last syllable of butterine, and he replies that the last syllable is always silent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Unclear Ear Cure Ad Claims Hall's Pills Promise
An OCR fragment touts deafness as curable only by constitutional remedies. It alleges deafness stems from inflamed mucous membranes of the Eustachian tube and warns permanent hearing loss if untreated. It also touts a sham $100 reward for cure and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine with a Toledo address and mail-order circulars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Chenen & CO
Toledo
Not Matured at the Track Promise
A terse exchange notes a race track visit and a comment about choosing a winner. One character reflects that the selection was made before maturity, implying an ill-timed or premature choice. The dialogue captures a light, humorous mood about luck and judgment.
Brandreth's Pills Promoted For Health Benefits
Keep in Good Health. Thousands attribute their well being to Brandreth's Pills taken nightly. The vegetable laxative tonic cleanses stomach and bowels, stimulates kidneys and liver, purifies blood. Used for over a century, suitable for all ages and sold nationwide.
Mrs Kaufmann Arraigned In Sioux Falls Murder Case
Mrs. Kaufmann pleaded not guilty in circuit court to a murder charge involving Miss Poireis. The arraignment drew few spectators as Judge Jones overruled a demurrer by defense lawyer Aikens. The case, likely to be postponed beyond this term, centers on alleged brutal injuries to the victim and possible defenses citing anemia and vertigo. The Kaufmanns, long-time Sioux Falls residents, face a highly charged trial in South Dakota’s history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poireis
Sioux Falls
Aikens
Jones
Allens
Gil
Mimor
Parkston
Kauffmann
South Dakota
Bloomers Idea Routed in High School Girls Basketball
High School girls won a game as dressmaker devised a charming short skirt to quell mutiny over bloomers. Objections to bloomers sparked calls for a compromise to allow athletic play while preserving modest attire.
South Dakota Counties Favor Prison Plant Twine Amendment
Three weeks after the election many county returns are incomplete on the proposed amendment to fund a binder twine plant at the Sioux Falls penitentiary. Early tallies show strong support with about 18,084 for and 1,503 against statewide, though several counties report missing results. State canvassers will reconvene in early December to finalize the totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
Ansl Tors
Hand
Custer Counties
Hand County
Custer County
South
Dackota
Lack of Water Harms Miners. Homestake Leads
The state mine inspector reports a $204,653.71 drop in gold from last year, with one large mine not reporting and placer gold omitted this year. Homestake rose to $5,250,000, 4,000 workers earned $2.50 to $3.50, water shortage hinders development, and seven deaths with fourteen serious injuries occurred. The report calls for stricter mine safety laws and handling rules for dynamite, praising the School of Mines for its work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Homestake
Black Hills
School of Mines
Hills
Licensing or Not to License a Bowling Alley
Citizens of Wellington Springs staged a mass meeting to debate granting a bowling alley license. Two petitions urged repealing the licensing ordinance and withholding license, another asked to permit operation. The issue hinges on the December 3 council meeting as C. B. Bartlett of Woonsocket paused work and returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welsington Springs
C. B. Bartlett
Woonsocket
Bartlett
In Love, Brubb and the Kentucky Colonel Exchange Quips
The excerpt features Brubb praising the Kentucky Colonel who loves his corn as Penn quips that he rides a cob. The dialogue centers on affection for corn and playful banter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brubb
Kentucky
Penn
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