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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1906
Page
7
Testimonial letter from Mrs. Fannie D. Fox of Bradford Pa praising Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Mrs Pinkham’s free advice for female illnesses. The piece claims cures for tumors and other female complaints and encourages women to write for guidance.
A dialogue notes a posed question about a visually striking man and identifies him as a highly suspected citizen.
A historic patent medicine touts Mra Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a remedy for teething irritability gums and teething discomfort claiming gum softening reduced inflammation and relief from wind colic with broad consumer appeal.
A Duluth News-Tribune excerpt describes worn-out billiard balls being trued then sold by weight when they become too small. The balls are carved into trinkets and most end up as dice, noting many balls will later serve as dice in life.
William Ward of Fern Street Free Land reported losing a watch while hunting two weeks ago. A dream guided him to a snow covered spot by a large spruce tree on the Eckley Free Land road where he recovered the timepiece near the public road, according to Hazleton Correspondence Philadelphia Record.
A San Bernardino widow recounts illness after childbirth, using Grape-Nuts to regain strength and gain weight from 95 to 113 pounds in two months. Her 4-year-old son with eczema improved after starting the same diet, now rosy and well. The Postum Co promotional note ends with There’s a reason and The Road to Wellville booklet offer.
The article explains the caucus law sets dates and delegate limits for party conventions in the state. It details projected representations for Prohibitionists Socialists and the People's party across counties and totals 54 votes for each of those parties and 492 for the Democratic convention with county representation.
Gov. Samuel Elrod leads the South Dakota Development in Immigration Society as it forms a statewide drive to attract investors and settlers in 1996. The group vows massive ad campaigns, railroad support, and visits to Chicago to secure advantages for entrants amid farming, mineral wealth, and growing business prospects. Deputy Swarthout of Rapid City notes a three year manhunt ends as Chauncey Johnson is located.
A Cleveland designer touts steel beer cases as more convenient, durable, and cheaper in the long run than wooden crates. The smaller, lighter containers save freight space and allow more bottles per car, aiding brewers in switching from wood to steel after two years on the market.
Detroit Free Press quotes a reader exchange asking if laws are handmade and answers that they are produced by political machinery rather than individual hands.
Rear Admiral Philip Hichborn of the U S Navy Washington D C endorses Peruna as an invigorating tonic and urges its use to prevent or treat catarrh amid military life. The ad notes soldiers and sailors benefit in barracks and field and that early use yields stronger relief from colds and chronic catarrh.
A dialogue mocks a new typist as a “female Josh Billings” remarking on talkativeness. The excerpt satirizes shop chatter and advertising lines trading jokes about purchases like china and medicines, concluding with a proverb about sloth and rust.
A clerk and a boy argue over a counterfeit half dollar in a Paris Family Journal snippet. The boy insists the coin is genuine claiming his father made it, while the clerk questions its validity.
Reports from Sioux Falls indicate a survey by the Minos Central Railroad through Charles Mix county to determine a Missouri River crossing. The plan appears to extend from Sioux Falls southwest toward the river, with crews in Kennedy township and a possible route east of Lake Andes to White Swan and along Missouri bottom lands toward Wheeler for a cross into Gregory county.
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