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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1912
Page
4
About a hundred farmers cooperate to raise five thousand dollars at five dollars per share. The plan links laundry with the creamery to transfer washings during milk or cream deliveries, avoiding extra trips.
Minnesota farmers pioneer a cooperative laundry linked to the Chatfield creamery in Fillmore County with a $5000 capital, $3000 spent on building and equipment. The project, urged by the Extension Division of the Minnesota College of Agriculture, aims to ease rural housework at a cost near fuel and soap. Many remedies for reform are proposed for state and national governments as discussions follow.
Meeting With Success presents a moving picture show at the old Woodman hall now called the Unique Theater. Managers Hogan and Leffingwell fitted the hall with electric wiring and new chairs and plan to operate as long as patronage continues.
Gentlemen feel well satisfied with the patronage they have received according to the Waubay Advocate.
The M E church held Christmas exercises with a tree. The primary department opened the program, followed by a cantata Bethlehem by the Young Peoples Choral Club aided by church singers. Soloists were Brewster Schmidt Dunn Cook Burt. A 25 voice chorus directed by Mrs Shearer accompanied by Edith Otto at organ.
C E Lien of Sisseton South Dakota advertises improved farms for sale in a wine list style notice. The item lists properties and contact by C E Lien with location in South Dakota.
A stack of readable old newspapers is offered for sale at the office with a bargain price of a nickel per bundle. The deal highlights surplus prints and keepsake issues for collectors.
Salesman needed to sell nursery stock with earnings of $25 weekly. Work all or part time with no experience required. Send for terms today to Sherman Nursery Company in Charles City, Iowa.
A severely injured miner aboard a ship crossing the Gulf of Mexico receives life saving surgical guidance via wireless from a distant island. Dr. C. S. Carter at Parismina coordinates antiseptic prep, tissue removal, and artery ligation, with the island station and ship crew monitoring vitals until the patient is out of danger 420 miles later.
In a small western England town, Mr. Goodman, a respected citizen, agrees to serve a fourth term as mayor despite reluctance. After the election his admirer Mr. Jones congratulates him, lamenting the long tenure and noting they could not find a better successor.
The article credits the wall to Emperor Chin Ize Wang in 214 B C. It states the wall stretched 1250 miles with widths of fifteen feet and heights of twenty feet. It notes the brick and granite composition and the lack of clay or granite in the region and mentions fifty thousand workers.
A humorous exchange notes a man needing eight hours of sleep and a woman ten. The bride teases that she can wake early to have the fire lit and breakfast ready before she rises.
The Evangelistic meetings under Parvin and Kemp begin June 19 and may run three weeks or longer as conditions warrant. The church invites all to cooperate for best results and aims to revive spiritual life and direct men to Christ.
A Scottish rustic recalls Jamie Carlyle as the man of his family and praises his Dumfries market pig feed. The piece mentions The Lone Kote as a Japanese instrument and discusses hay market prices and farming plans for fodder.
A excerpted account describes ear piercing among African peoples, especially Masai and other tribes. Boys and girls age thirteen to fourteen stretch lobes with wooden spigots until large stones form grooves. Ears carry plugs, rings, and even hollow vessels, with social and tribal meanings and strict norms for wearing them.
Harper’s Magazine questions its authenticity yet presents a tale of Mark Twain arriving at the Buffalo Express after purchasing an interest. He meets a brusque young man and, in quiet humor, offers a gentle reply about his new editor duties.
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