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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1909
Page
6
Olive and Stephen confront a buried crime as Philip Hume's death is confirmed. Olive, still tormented by love and guilt, senses a hidden threat while Stephen struggles with a dangerous relic and a host of fresh betrayals. The verger Burrow delivers shocking news as Olive faces a perilous clue.
Rural Route mail carrier Peter Warnes died suddenly of heart failure. Elections elected Chief Almer TuO and distant chief Fred Mas Sar Willi Rasch was convicted of rape and sentenced to seven years and seven months. The Berkeley election appeal favored Lewis Berkeley for Yankton county’s Third district commissioner. Miss Alla Potts, once an orchestra member, injured by paralysis at her mother’s Sheridan Wyoming home. Germania Verein Sioux Falls elected A. J. Yeager president and others. JW. Rathbun recovered a Rocky Mountain sable, first seen in the county. Mrs. George J. Inman died after illness. she leaves four children. Felon Marquardt killed by a switch engine accident in Madison yards. Christmas entertainment at Lead Kindergarten featured clever impersonations of nursery rhymes. State tax receipts totaled 343,883.26 with most funds to general fund. twine plant fund nearly exhausted. George Maxwell, aged sixty, died near Spearfish, discovered after six days. New trial for Emma Kaufmann pending at Plandreau. Parkston business men seek Minneapolis counsel Frank M. Nye to prosecute.
The Thrasher steam whaler reports an Arctic chase where a monster whale bore a harpoon in its back and dragged nearly 2,000 feet of rope before escaping. Crew vows to pursue next season, citing a stubborn foe and damaged gear.
A glimpse into provincial French life where time is abundant and bargaining dominates daily routine. The farmer’s day centers on long chats over small bargains and the idea of an eight hour workday seems extreme to the rural French peasantry.
A fragment chronicles social pressure from a convention, with lines about being hemmed in and a desire to wear a green hat. The speaker laments hair color clashes and lack of nerve to dye hair, framing personal style against public expectations.
A Washington correspondent recounts a tale of an Irish immigrant seeking a capital city job through a powerful official who never drinks. The official writes a flattering letter for a bartender hopeful, then a drunken reveal and a dramatic walk away with the offer never taken.
A freight yard sighting in Union station showed a crate of two collie dogs from North Carolina bound for New York. A placard asked in crude print for water when in Washington, drawing crowds and a sharp jab at the capital’s reputation with dogs.
Special quarters for President Roosevelt returning to Washington from Oyster Bay resume his final season's work as president informally dedicating the Prudential Station. The absence of the chief executive has allowed finishing touches on the great railway terminal nicknamed the President's station for its special apartments for the president when departing or returning from a railroad journey.
Rivers-No, I've no time to go and play golf. Can't you come up to my ears in work. Brooks-Yes, but that leaves a considerable margin unoccupied. Better 'come, old man.
William White of Three Rivers Michigan, a railroad man, suffered kidney pain after a wreck and bloody urine. After two years and months of illness with involuntary urine, he improved remarkably using Doan's Kidney Pills, buying four boxes as recommended by Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo New York.
Henry Asbury Christian, now thirty one, rose from a medical school assistant to dean of Harvard Medical School within weeks. He also serves as a regular professor, teaching courses and taking on numerous duties with notable energy and promise.
A jumbled overheard exchange shows two speakers, O Toole and Harrigan, arguing about who measured a column. The fragment hints at a confrontation over a failed measurement and shifting blame, with a tense street scene implied.
A reader describes severe hand skin affliction with itching burning and cracking that makes movement painful. Sleepless nights accompany the condition, causing distress and seeking relief. The report conveys urgent personal suffering and calls for medical guidance.
Walter H. Cox of Boston reports severe eczema with itching burning and cracking over hands wrists and forearms lasting three months. He says Cuticura Remedies cured him in a month after doctors could not help, noting he could move his limbs and touch water without pain.
A revived old English custom at Chard saw hunting morning hare for the jury dinner at the Court Baron. The Earl Poulett brought the Leavington pack, the Mayor presented a hunting crop, and a large bowl of punch was noted. Judge Beresford postponed debt summons judgments to avoid imprisoning debtors during the occasion.
A Louisville woman recalls nine years of coffee illness and nervous strain. After abandoning coffee and tea for Postum and Grape-Nuts her health improved, she now leads a healthy life with five children and active charity work. The testimonial praises Postum and Grape-Nuts as the recovery credit.
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