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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1908
Page
3
The Well-Informed demand for a simple pleasant laxative meets its match in Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna from the California Fig Syrup Co. The product is sold by leading druggists at fifty cents a bottle and is promoted as safe and beneficial. Side Lights on History and a light humor exchange follow, including a cheeky cradle remark and a weather joke.
A Montreal woman claims twenty five years of eczema suffering ended after using Cuticura Remedies. She notes prior medical advice to amputate the leg, crutch use, and a dramatic swelling reduction followed by new skin growth. The attending doctor reportedly would use Cuticura for his patients.
A damaged excerpt shows a tense scene where a duke consoles a young woman. The man speaks of unity across ranks while asserting his wealth and status in a stylized, melodramatic exchange.
The ad urges mothers to check CASTORIA bottles for the signature and promote a three decade trusted remedy for infants. It also extols the German Kaiser as a businessman while praising the British king as a diplomat who fosters European peace and national glory.
The ad touts Allen’s Foot-Kase as a cleanly healing foot powder with over 30 000 testimonials and claims it “cures while you walk.” It warns against imitations and urges buyers to demand the original. Mixed snippets include a joke about an ice cream outing and a fur trade notice.
Tornadoes ripped Clinton Minnesota and nearby Pukwana, South Dakota, killing seven and wiping out many homes. In Clinton about 33 houses were destroyed and 200 residents needed care as doctors from Graceville and Ortonville aided the injured and the town faced a massive recovery. In Pukwana the blast leveled nearly every structure, with rail lines and depots heavily damaged and the town cut off from outside communication while crews worked to clear debris.
George Wheeler of Kansas City Kansas drank carbolic acid in Des Moines after failing to locate his mother and brothers. The death occurred last night, with authorities noting his despondency over the family’s whereabouts.
Fergus Falls Minnesota reports a severe accident at the Dayton Hollow dam as a derrick scoop breaks loose dropping cement onto 34 year old Anderson. He is buried briefly, found with a broken arm and deep facial cuts with internal injuries feared.
Local tragedy reports John Marshall aged thirty five shot and killed his wife then himself in Reailing Pennsylvania. Authorities investigated the scene and identified the couple with no further details provided.
A Dakotas tragedy reports the Banters family moving to a claim near Vin Meter. The mother, battling consumption, died after a hospital transfer. As a rescue party searched for her, the buggy overturned in the high Red River, drowning the mother and the two others aboard the vehicle. Only the daughter’s body was later recovered. The Banters were new arrivals from Indiana.
Cy renus Chamberlain, twenty six, was stabbed to death in Marshalltown Iowa last night. Fred Selk a young German is alleged to have killed him after a confrontation at the feed yard Chamberlain managed. Selk was arrested following the fatal stabbing.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway cannot reach the Lombard terminus to Butte, a 92 mile stretch, due to floods. The line, expected to finish in July, is now projected to enter Butte in early August as flood conditions interfere with construction and deliverables.
Robbers struck the Winona dry goods shop of H Choate & Co between Saturday night and Monday morning. Silks and other items valued around 2000 dollars were stolen. A $50 reward is offered. police seek information leading to capture.
Mat Lores of Ferens Falls Minnesota pleaded guilty to burglarizing a saloon in Wadena and received an indefinite term at the St. Cloud reformatory from Judge Baxter. A tramp named John McGee was severely injured near Dayton's Bluff after falling from a box car on the St Paul road.
Wisconsin state game warden Robert Richtman arrested C. Dahlstrom and C. J. Swanson of Stockholm for selling game fish on Lake Pepin. They were taken to Maiden Rock before the justice of the peace and fined $50 each plus costs.
Two oil tanks under lease by a Texas company were destroyed by fire at Sour Lake today. The loss is estimated at 130000 dollars.
The infant son of King Alfonso was christened Jaime yesterday in the chapel house with full Spanish court pomp and ceremony. The ceremony reflected the formal royal rites and drew attendance from key nobility and officials.
Claims that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has helped numerous women and saved some from surgery. Notes the Lynn laboratory holds over a million letters confirming cures, emphasizes herbal ingredients, and urges women with gynecological distress to consider the remedy.
Reported by Lothrop Johnson patent lawyers in St Paul Minnesota the list includes threshing machine speed regulator for dynamos belt shifter loading apparatus and envelope patents assigned to inventors from Quebec North Dakota Minnesota and Belgium among others.
A fragment shows a dialogue where a pattered yet innocent young woman contemplates living with Harold in a flat on $20 nine weeks while unsure how it would suit her French minder or fiancée. The tone hints at romance amid social or financial constraints.
An old raspy ad touts Marine Eye Remedy from Chicago claiming quick soothing relief for weak watery eyes. The promo boasts nationwide availability in drugstores and urges readers to ask their druggist. It references a broad promotional slogan and a sensational line about Panama receiving an intimation.
An old remedy called Hoyts Headache and Neuralgia Cologne is advertised as a harmless refreshing cure for headache neuralgia nervousness faintness exhaustion and sleeplessness. Sold by 11 druggists in 29 and 50 cent bottles with outward application noted.
A quirky exchange features a customer in a bookstore seeking Antony and Cleopatra with a budget limit, while a clerk offers Antony in a pinch and recommends Allen s Foot Ease powder advertised with 250 price. The scene also includes a nutrition tip for chickens using oats corn and oyster shells.
An OCR fragment touts cures for nerves and body ailments by Dr Jine with a trial bottle offer. It also advertises awnings tents and a Minneapolis firm for information and prices, noting seasonal buds and wallflowers.
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