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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1920
Page
4
The Sisseton Standard Nonpartisan shows editor names RB Smiley and James Hanson with postal matter and subscription price of 2.00 per year.
Advertising rates listed per inch for single column and locals by line in light and black type. Includes obituary poetry and resolutions. notices require copy by Tuesday noon for Thursday press. The poem quote reflects sentiment about a deceased individual.
A reflective poem on death and public judgment after a career of rough fame. The speaker notes that after dying people will praise small acts of kindness while current crowds harshly judge and mock him for past deeds. It contrasts private conscience with public scorn and the hollow theater of fame.
An editorial compares a wart on a finger to free speech in America. It argues senators and representatives threaten constitutional rights to silence a few radical minds, likening the idea to burning a farmer’s barn to kill a mouse.
A fragmentary verse describes dawn breaking between night and day. The speaker rises from sleep and sheds a sleepy mask without regret as first light touches God’s world. The lines convey quiet morning imagery and awakening.
Notice announces sealed bids from Roberts County South Dakota for the construction of eleven reinforced concrete bridges. Bids due by 1 PM March 2, 1920 at the County Auditor in Sisseton. Must include 10 percent cash or certified check. Board may accept or reject any proposal.
A reflective verse speaks of a man’s toil without a thought of quitting. He envisions a future morning free of his role, dreaming of a tranquil time when no one stands in his place. The speaker asserts continued effort and personal duty throughout the night and into dawn.
In military parlance the raids on radicals are likened to laying down a barrage for the 1920 campaign against liberal thinking. Feverish activity of space-killers of the controlled press would be drumfire. Editorial wisdom on party candidates invokes cootie inspection.
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