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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1913
Page
7
The article discusses the shift from starboard and port to right and left in ships, noting German navy adoption and English usage changes. It highlights the need for short, distinct terms to avoid fatal errors and mentions examples of miscommunications and humorous asides from quotes.
In a mistaken identity twist, Alice Burroughs arrives as Mr. Wilkins’s supposed ward. The aged guardian and the young woman, who thinks him her father, set their plans amid dinner and a tense library discussion about her future and property. Mrs. Hawkins acts as chaperon as they navigate an unexpected arrangement.
The article explains Jupiter's orbit, distance from the sun, and eccentricity with values for perihelion and aphelion. It notes the planet's small axial tilt, long orbital period, and minimal seasons, and discusses heat received, atmospheric changes, and a speculative redjet state. It then shifts to a series of historical execution anecdotes from London and other places.
A cashier in a small Missouri town vanished and bank books showed a $5000 theft. Kansas City detective, after seeking a description from the bank president, learned the cashier was tall but $5,000 short.
A young Scot delivering his first licensed sermon at Boulton Kirk became anxious and shouted loudly. Friends attended, and one asked how it went. the reply: it’s been many a day since the rats in Boulton kirk got such a fright.
A church gathering ended abruptly as the bridegroom vanished, later reported killed while en route to the church. A month later a friend recalls the near-widow moment, saying what a close escape she had from becoming a widow.
The Department of the Interior announces sealed bid sales for described lands at Sisseton Agency South Dakota under 1910 rules. Bids due at 2 pm on sale day, with 10 percent check, sealed envelope, bid per allotment, right to reject all bids reserved.
The text describes banner making for campaigns with twelve workers handling lettering, centerpieces, portraits, and assembly, plus a “portrait man” doing fine work and others doing filling in. It also recounts tea leaf picking as a 19th century Camber well industry and a London magistrate’s remark to a boy charged with gambling on Sunday.
Very Curious. He-Is she really so curious? She- Curious! Why, she'd listen to advice just to God out what it was.
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