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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1909
Page
7
A brief note presents L. Frank Baum as author of The Wizard of Oz with a mention of Anke Tie Wray and a stray word fragment. The readable text signals cataloging or promotional material for the classic children's tale.
A garbled synopsis recalls Dorothy in a fairyland filled with characters and trials. The group faces a scarecrow, a cowardly lion, and a woodman as they navigate dangers toward a moral city, with a wicked queen mouse and a friendly crow aiding their escape.
In a woodland scene the Queen of the Mice asks the Woodman for help to save the Cowardly Lion sleeping in a poppy bed. The Scarecrow guides preparations, calling on thousands of mice to bring strings and build a truck from trees to carry the Lion to safety.
The group resumes travel toward the Emerald City along a smooth road of yellow brick. The Cowardly Lion, now recovered, reflects on near-death from flowers as mice saved him. They pass green painted fences and a farmer’s green house, resuming their quest.
The scene centers on Dorothy and companions asking the Great Oz for gifts and aid. A man explains Oz’s form changing nature and his aloof throne room, while the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Cowardly Lion express their wants. Toto sits quietly as the tale moves toward a continuation.
A woman who employs a Chinese cook argues that Chinese people must be taught to be more self-reliant. She recounts instructing her cook to make a pudding and testing him by smelling eggs. He followed her actions, discarded two bad eggs, and used no others, thinking she had used all three.
A London Times reflection notes the paradox of earthquakes. It states earthquakes are acts of God and emphasizes human helplessness while contrasting fear of quakes with fear of death. The piece explores inconsistent risk tolerance across quake prone regions.
Winter snows push ranchers to wolf and coyote hunts in Pennington County with vouchers issued for pelts since December 1. About 1,000 pelts returned this year, wolves outnumber coyotes roughly 1 to 7, and bounty payments cover only part of the pelts amid $19,000 state funds. Hunters report earnings up to 100 dollars monthly, cattlemen offer extra bounties, and pelts fetch 5 to 10 dollars for wolves and 2 to 3 dollars for coyotes, reflecting harsh weather and profit from the pest control effort.
A University of South Dakota student from Clay county, Orr, claims he can husk and crib 150 bushels of corn in ten hours. He says he achieved nearly that in Ole Jettley’s field near Meckling this fall, where the corn yielded about seventy bushels to the acre. Supporters pool funds to reward him if he meets the wager, aiming to set a Clay county corn-husking record.
The South Dakota Farmers' Grain Dealers association executive committee met in Sioux Falls on Tuesday afternoon and planned the annual meeting for February 9 and 10 in Sioux Falls. Directors present included G. M. Bower, Vernon, L. M. Doyle, and others from Woonsocket, Ballic, Britton, Grover, Hartford, Fairview, Montrose. The state has roughly 184 former elevator companies. the association continues adding members while maintaining a strictly farmers' affair to exclude allies of the combine.
Notice posted by Homestake Mining Company states that only non-union men will be employed after January 1, 1910. Wages and the eight hour shift remain unchanged. All employees wishing to stay must register at the general office by December 15, 1909, Superintendent T. J. Grier announced.
A. A. Anderson’s Labolt store was robbed last night. A posse pursued the burglars west to Troy, fifteen miles away, where they found refuge and alerted Sheriff Cross who arrived despite bitter cold. The suspects were arrested with a full burglary kit in their possession. Mitchell reports South Dakota hog buyers from Tacoma and Seattle expanding operations.
The article cites a home remedy mixing whiskey glycerine and pine concentrate to cure colds, advising regular dosing and noting the pine product’s sealed half ounce bottles. It also recounts a London consul report about a Continentalswoman rumored to have a million in money, resolved by a detective who reveals he married her yesterday.
A mother boasting about her long worn shoes and general frugality prompts a child's sharp remark about the father. The exchange reveals a simple, humorous glimpse into family dynamics at home.
A scrambled montage cites a childlike inquiry about a baby with quirky descriptive lines. It includes a dialogue fragment about Dollarby selling a hotel and becoming a head waiter and a box scene with Decollette. It also features stray ad-like lines about a painkiller, a druggist spellings, and a fur and hides dealer tailed by a Bryan quote.
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