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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1908
Page
3
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a cure all for weak kidneys and related ills. It urges readers to try the product, noting sample bottles by mail and labeling the remedy as the great kidney treatment sold by druggists in fifty cent and one dollar sizes.
Cy Bulloway of New Hampshire retains his place as the largest man in the House of Representatives. He stands over six and a half feet tall and weighs more than 260 pounds. He towers over colleagues including Frank I. Currier. He defies luncheon rules, preferring the public side of the chamber where no one is barred.
In a snowy scene Miss Passage rejects Chartes Goldhunter with sharp wit and cold resolve. Goldhunter, surprised and dismissive, concedes and retreats into the raging storm.
A church visitor encounters a writer at work on Sunday and discovers the humor in religious subjects. The writer explains his work is making jokes about religion, not breaking any moral rule, and the encounter ends with light, humorous dialogue.
A garbled dialogue hints at a neighbor offering a mule while jokes arise about responsibility for acts leading to arrest for assassination. The fragment suggests a legal excuse theme and a discussion on liability.
A railroader writes of five years with chronic indigestion and failed medical advice. After three months on Grape Nuts his appetite returns and he notes improved digestion and weight gain.
Sir Mark Brettingham pursues Claire Barton at the Pandora and Savoy. Norah uncovers his identity as Sir Mark Bret tingham, a wealthy self-made baronet with a hidden past. Claire is intrigued by his wealth and charm while Jack Forrester and Norah view him as a potential ally in Claire's social circle.
Harold Brettingham learns his brother Mark’s engagement to Claire Barton, a Pandora star, prompts social alarms among old aristocracy. The plot hints at public intrigue as Claire’s reputation is misunderstood. Harold contemplates the clash between theater circles and high society.
In Choctaw nation Oklahoma wild hogs still roam open timbered country. W A Dandridge notes landowners hunt them down using dogs and horseback to corral them then fatten for butcher. Roundup occurs in fall with hogs marked branded and kept in pens for several weeks.
A fragment notes a woman at church letting fashion occupy her mind beyond spirituality. It contrasts flying thoughts with focus on her hat and suggests fashion drives costly choices more than confinement does, implying social critique of adornment.
Gov Crawford appoints Teter Miller Belle Fourche and Grimsho Yale as additional delegates to the Salt Lake City dry farming convention. The round up covers Rapid City robberies, a Milwaukee rail yard death, Nelson Peterson’s obituary, and other South Dakota news including a fair fight, fire losses, and local civic appointments.
An article extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a historic remedy for women's illnesses. It cites Mrs. Bertha Mutt of Louisiana Missouri, who credits the product with restoring health after years of suffering and multiple physicians. The piece links traditional herbal cures to modern recognition of Pinkham's preparation.
The senior member rejects the deal while the junior member resigns in response. The exchange centers on internal conflict over approving a business arrangement and hints at a fractured partnership.
The comic exchange shows a Sister asking Eddie if he has been eating on angel and he denies it while the Sister notes skin on his face as the judge laughs.
The Peruna Lucky Day Almanac is distributed in over eight million homes and available free at all druggists. The 1908 edition is published and supply will soon run out. Inquire early and speak for one today.
Fragmented 19th century OCR text referencing butter prices, Toledo and Cheney Co, amounts of one hundred dollars, a catarrh cure, and a sworn statement dated December day of 1386. Contains advertisement copy for Hall's Catarrh Cure and Cheney Co remedies.
A passerby complains a flowerpot fell from a balcony on a meteorologist's house. The owner cites an east wind as the day’s prophesied weather. The odd exchange includes quips about herbs and a humorous family remark.
A collage of vintage ad copy and captions including Mrs Winslows Soothing Syrup for children and a men are at least born proof line. A lure offers a beautiful watch for shipments of hides or purchases totaling five dollars, linked to N W Hide & Fur Co of Minneapolis. The text includes miscellaneous reflections on love and weariness from daily life.
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