The Wife Rewrites Her Role for the New Year
A woman vows to abandon costly display and idle fashion to ease her husband’s burdens. She plans to speak less and limit her appearances to once a week, admitting she has been a dunce in the past.
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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1909
Page
9
New Year’s Resolutions from a Trustworthy Lawyer
A dated verse outlines ethical vows for a lawyer in the new year. The speaker pledges cleaner practice, fair fees, avoidance of dodges, and honest dealings with patrons old and new. It lauds honesty over adulteration and promises to uphold justice and integrity in legal work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waseca
Minn
Sabler
Husband vows reform on New Year in plain verse
A man resolves to leave the lodge, return home by nine, quit smoking at home, stop telling chestnut jokes to his wife, refrain from kissing the servant girl, endure his ills with patience, and swear no more at dry goods bills for a wiser married life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cde
New Year Pledge from a Quaker Plumber and a Reforming Preacher
The St Louis Post Dispatch prints two satirical vows for the new year. A preacher vows to shorten sermons and refrain from criticizing others. A plumber promises lower charges and free fixes to win customers, hoping sanitation will save the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Lows
Big Piano Contest Seeks Roberts Area Winner
An announcement outlines a public vote contest offering a Waldorf upright Grand piano valued at 400 for the winner. Eligible candidates are young women in Roberts Grant or Marshall counties with votes earned by subscriptions and coupons, with official counting by a three member Awarding Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth Piano Co
Sisseton Mints
Roberts, Grant
Marshall Counties
Our Piano Contest Notes and Editorial Fragment
Piano contest notes referenced on editorial page. Standings for contestants said to appear on another page.
Doan's Kidney Pills Promoted For Kidney Relief
An old advertisement extols Doan's Kidney Pills claiming they cure kidney ills and reduce aches and back pain. It lists testimonials from Sissetan and Nelson 2 Goldsmith and Shadan. The ad notes availability at The Dalace Drug Store for 50 cents per box and urges readers to remember the name Doan's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ita Bright
Down
Nelson 2
Goldsmith
Sissetan
S. Duke
Dou
Dalace
Doan
Foster Milburn Co
Huffaro
New York
United States
Stolen Cattle Recovered Reward Offered for Information
Strayed cattle described with left ear notch missing and under notch. A suitable reward is offered for information leading to recovery. Contact Wm. W. Monson of Veblen South Dakota for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. W. Monson
Veblen
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