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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1908
Page
9
The piece highlights Thos. Cale of Alaska as a well known U S congressman with Washington addresses listed and mentions endorsements from Slemp and Perina remedies. The text also contains garbled remarks about fashion and social trends of the era with brief quotes and non sequiturs.
A Camberwell Green reader reports his son Owen suffered from extreme eczema from infancy. After four hospitalizations and many treatments a Cuticura Remedies purchase led to a dramatic, lasting cure. The letter attributes the improvement to Cuticura with date and location noted.
A testimonial from J P Hubbard of Marietta alleges Sloan's Liniment relieves neuralgia and sciatica without rubbing, improving blood circulation and warmth. He credits it with curing head and jaw pain after three years and plans to keep using it for future toothaches and general nerve pain.
May Wilson waits at The Nest as Claire Barton arranges a delicate meet with Sir Mark Brettingham and hints at a planned wedding. Inspector Millett continues to untangle the Wilson mystery, watching for a possible clue at The Nest.
A brief item questions whether The Nest continued to receive the traditional old fashioned light or had the newer initiation installed. The note contrasts the two lighting options and hints at a transition status for the venue.
A Lahore reform observe notes rapid social shift among native elites. Ayahs escort children outdoors, wives appear in public in evening drives, and a prominent daughter seen walking with her husband in English attire. The writer urges readers to witness loosening gender norms and warns against reimposing old restrictions.
A press notice on a steam ship's cabin chairs invites restraint, saying the chairs are for the Indies and gentlemen should not use them until the Indies are rotated, reflecting period humor or policy aboard the vessel.
Magistrate accuses villager of setting home ablaze to collect insurance money. Villager denies, saying the fire was to honor his grandfather who died that night and wished him to be cremated.
George Hopkins and wife celebrate golden wedding at their hotel in Halesline as delegates from nearby towns attend. Sheriff arrests A Noyce in Nahant lumber camp on forgery charges and he will be sent to Shyridan, Wyoming. Reports of a man’s suicide after grip illness, a rape conviction near Kimball, and multiple civic officer elections in Rapid City and Deadwood. Greg ory county seat war decisions, mining moves, evangelist meetings at Clear Lake, pardons by Gov. Crawford, county death records, and a deadly accident near Elk Creek. Revival meetings in Lake Preston. artesian well drilling near Doland achieves 20 gallons per minute in 80 hours.
A Mayo-like testimony collection touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female troubles, claiming cures without surgery and urging women to seek advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
Supply s Small asks about color mixing in the studio of a famed restrictive artist. The artist answers with a witty line about using brains for mixing, prompting the visitor to remark that he paints miniatures.
A recipe advises mixing half an ounce of Concentrated oil of pine with two ounces of glycerine and half a pint of whiskey. Shake well and take one teaspoon to one tablespoon every four hours to treat an acute cold in 24 hours. The ingredient is sold by druggists at low cost and is produced by Globe Pharmaceutical Co. in Dayton Ohio.
A bellboy at a hotel rummages a towel hamper late at night looking for a ring. He explains he aims to find lost rings from guests to claim a reward and become a man of means.
A miner visits the Melbourne Argus asking for a memorial verse for his late father. The clerk offers to place an In Memoriam notice for sixpence per inch, prompting the miner to exclaim about the high charge and his tall stature, highlighting the tension between mournful tributes and pricing.
A doctor recounts switching from coffee to Postum after a two year marriage. He notes improved digestion and fewer pantry leftovers as coffee and tea were abandoned in favor of Postum. He credits better tolerance and overall well being since starting Postum, and cites a Battle Creek attribution and the slogan There’s a Reason.
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