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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1911
Page
8
M. E. Crockett Eye Specialist Named in Ad
An advertisement touts M. E. Crockett as a graduate eye specialist offering tailored frames. It instructs readers to inquire with friends who have investigated and visit the office over Red Cross Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Crockett
Red Cross Drug Store
Dugong Seen Like Sea Woman As Mermaid Myths Rise
A New York Press account describes the dugong resembling a mermaid with four fingered flippers and a neck like a human, noting eye shape and large brown irises. It says the creature stands tall when full grown and a mother carries her baby in her arms, fueling ancient mermaid legends. The dugong is rapidly becoming extinct but still found in sizable numbers in the Indian Ocean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Ocean
New York Press
SICKROOM PLANTS SHOULD BE REMOVED AT NIGHT
A medical note explains why flowers and growing plants should be taken out of sickrooms at night. Plants breathe and use oxygen while emitting carbon dioxide, and daylight reverses this balance. Removing plants at night preserves oxygen for invalids. Also recounted is a note about Chateaubriand selling stockings on commission in 1790.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. M. Dawbarn
Chateaubriand
Royal
la Morandais
Switzerland
Regur River Valley
Oregon
H. H. LampMan
Asbestos
Jackson Co
N. B
The Clever Brahman Describes Brahman Chess Skills
A Brahman in India is cited praising local mental feats. He notes Brahman chess players handle multiple games, use a pawn to mate, and a man who multiplies and recites sounds while others debate him. He also mentions composing Sanskrit triple acrostics under pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Ironical fate in debt case recalled in Chicago
A debtor, rarely troubled by debts, recalls a week in Chicago when a $25 money order could only be identified by the very man he owed $30 to. One creditor asks for a special occasion, the debtor replies with a wry joke about fate. The anecdote is cited from Youth's Companion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Contradicting Proverb Cited by Ready Made Philosopher
Washington Star quotes a ready made philosopher saying people cannot expect to get something for nothing while Mr Growcher, the landlord, argues his tenant must sign a contract to pay a full year's rent whether or not he occupies the flat.
Respect For the Aged Quip Echoed In Village Jest
A village wag asks Mins Dalling ton why she never laughs at his jokes. She replies she has been taught never to laugh at the old and decrepit, a remark reported in the Chicago Record-Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mins Dallington
Chicago Record-Herald
Marriage Notices In High Life English Style
The piece contrasts plain English notices with elaborate social weeklies. It cites a sample wedding announcement, highlighting official forms and long ceremonial phrases, and notes the difference between simple public notices in this country and the ornate records seen in English periodicals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Brown-Smith
St Joseph's Church
Mary Smith
William Brown
Ramsgate Rookery
Oakley
Stafford
Plantagenet Clutterbuck
St Bartholomew's Church
Elephant’s Head
Briary Lane
Berkeley
Theophilus Timoleon Titmouse
R. R
DB. F
Cavalry Church
St. Martin's
Man's Nose
Grantley
Gertrude Maude
Beatrice Constance
Grantville
Neville Bollingbroke Boogappera, Esq
L. P
M. P
Bareknees Briary
Cholmondeley
Chairbones
Somerset
Harold St. John Hvermont Stragsby
T. B
Royal Lancers
Pumpernicle Priory
Stonehenge
Stickleneck Lodge
St. Christopher’s-Under the-Hedge
Mumblepeg
Hartford
Everybody's Magazine
Orgies in New Guinea Described by Reporter
Chicago News recounts wild scenes among inland New Guinea natives who brew fermented palm drink. intoxicated groups fight for days, with bows arrows and axes heard at night. women join frays, cries and noises likened to animal sounds in the tribal clashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Guinea
Walter Goodfellow
Chicago News
Prominent Man Hides Return After Early Morning Absence
An unnamed man of prominence ascends his steps at dawn as a domestic inquiry unfolds. A tense exchange follows with a question about his whereabouts. He replies that he cannot provide the information and suggests returning to bed while a hack driver is consulted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Argonaut
Holes In Everything and Gas Permeation Experiments
A discussion notes that matter may not be continuous and is full of holes. Thomson demonstrates hydrogen passing into a vacuum tube through a platinum window and sodium through glass, aiding vacuum tube manufacture by absorbing residual oxygen. Bellati shows hydrogen passing through cold iron, suggesting a general holey nature of matter. A comic exchange follows about Miss Fisher and a prediction of a drug on the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson
Bellati
Quit Voluntarily Weary Wombat quote from Louisville Courier-Journal
A brief cartoonish exchange features Weary Wombat describing his job status with dignity. The Louisville Courier Journal notes the witty remark about voluntary departure over being thrown out. The cartoon caricature captures a light, humorous moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wombat
Louisville Courier-Journal
Hair loss tip from the Baltimore American quip
The fragment features a quip about hair loss from the Baltimore American suggesting a joke about tightening hair, paired with a motto about patience persistence and effort. It reflects a humorous, clipped newspaper snippet rather than a full advisory piece.
A Duel in the Dark The Unexpected Happened in a Tale
The piece recounts Samuel Rogers a witty Englishman who entertained Dickens and others. A noted anecdote tells of two rivals choosing a dark duel in which the Englishman fires up the chimney and felled the Frenchman, a tale recounted by Youthi's Companion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Rogers
Dickens
Macaulay
Carlyle
Rogers
Iry Ing
Youthi
A Wise Law Promised Lawful Glass Disposal
A South Dakota legislature enacted a law prohibiting placing broken glass and glassware on highways parks and public grounds or in streets and alleys to prevent injury to travelers and damage to vehicles. The writer supports enforcement noting injuries deaths and tire losses from careless disposal and urges authorities to arrest offenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Paper deficits and brains needed to run a paper
A distorted fragment argues that editors of the Chicago Socialist paper failed to prevent a dollar deficit, claiming governance needs a capable man to run a newspaper and avoid deficits, referencing Brookings Co Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Socialist
Brookings Co, Press
Correspondents Wanted in Roberts County The Standard
The Standard in Sisseton seeks a township correspondent in Roberts County with pay and a chance at a cash prize. Apply by mail or telephone for details. Also a boy is wanted to learn the printer's trade at the Standard office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Standard
Roberts County
For Sale A 13 Room House and Twelve Lots in Sisseton
Andrew Erickson offers a 13 room house and twelve lots on the west side in Sisseton. Three blocks from the depot and five blocks from Main street. Barn 24 by 36 with good water, shade trees and shrubbery. Map available. Inquire at the Standard office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sisseton
Main Street
Standard Office
Contractors and Builders of Floor Sidewalks and Cement
Contractors and builders advertise services in town and rural areas including rock foundations and all cement construction. Pree Box 862, Sisseton, S D.
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