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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1909
Page
3
A dramatic dialogue of suspense unfolds as Janel pleads with Stephen to visit Stephen's innocence in peril, while pondering news from Lenial and StrangWay Hohae.
Hilda travels from Fellagarth to Londal with urgency to reach Miss Strangways and learn Jack Latham’s fate. At Strangways Grange she spots a motor car with Miss Strangways and Jack, recognizing him in disguise as the vehicle departs, leaving Hilda stunned and pursued by questions of loyalty and danger.
A garbled report describes Squire Hicks slipping during a windmill event and tumbling over, with references to Sash Waatherty and a platohwayt. The exact sequence and names are unclear, but the incident appears accidental and involves a fall.
A fragment recalls a wife and husband exchange about self presentation. The husband asks if he can be plain and the wife replies with a sharp, haughty retort, illustrating a playful domestic clash typical of period humor in early English comic papers.
A city flat dweller recounts a quarrel over a scrubwoman delaying and charging extra for her lunch break. The woman claimed she had to quit in suit defense as the lunch took an hour, prompting questions about fair time and charges.
A brief reminiscence recounts Swinburne clashing with a cabman over fare, the poet insulted harshly, and he challenged the cabman to defend himself from his perch while swearing. The tale highlights the fiery, combative edge of the young poet.
A playful prompt asks to dictate a garbled sentence about a harassed postilion and a potato posted by a slby, querying how many friends will spell it correctly. The flawed wording and unusual phrasing test memory and spelling, framed as a light classroom exercise.
Mumbled dispute erupts among unnamed figures amid cryptic chatter and odd phrases. A mushroom hat speaker questions identity while a turbaned figure demands why. The dialogue hints at multiple geniuses and a misdirected engagement, ending with garbled references to a theatrical apparatus.
Williams Masters of Jamestown asserts the Senate houses robbers and sneaks, reporting a satchel with 160 dollars, a washer, and letters found outside a door, then vanished. He declares it imprudent to leave money or valuables in sight at the Capitol.
In Washington the Senate plans to serve lemonades rich with lemons and Dutch sugar during tariff debates. The move follows a lighthearted reaction to the lemon schedule and stems from a claimed 50 percent lemon duty increase, with Senator Gallinger noted for the push.
The blind Oklahoma senator Gore is noted as a frequent and enthusiastic theatergoer in Washington. He attends opera drama tragedy and comedy with his wife describing stage settings for him. Minstrel shows are his favorite entertainment and he regularly attends every minstrel performance in the capital.
Francis Cushman Washington representative laments slow tariff bill progress in the Senate. On a streetcar he told a senator that if kept at beefing all summer he would lose time to return home. He said he must renovate his house and saw winter wood before December session.
The Washington senate endured a hot afternoon as Senator LaFollette of Wisconsin argued the tariff, growing visibly exhausted and near collapse. Senators Cullom and Frye traded quips about tempo and fate, noting a possible interruption to the lengthy debate.
Mrs Taft hosts afternoon teas in the red room serving sandwiches rather than cake. About 26 guests are invited daily by telephone to take tea with Mr Taft. A friend pours tea during arrivals but is later replaced by Mrs Taft who serves and plates sandwiches for a cordial social event.
The Pierre capitol commission plans to sell the old capitol on August 7 with buyers required to remove the bullring after the new building is occupied. Milbank organizes baseball games and automobile races through July to September. Watertown hosts the South Dakota board of medical examiners July 14 15. Sioux Falls regents elect Erickson and Norby to leadership roles. Aberdeen reports multiple fatal and nonfatal incidents, bank clearances rise, a long-time business college owner sells, and land deals expand in Mussel shell valley. Pierre and other towns note horse-stealing arrests, black hills bison park plans, and a Watertown chautauqua close with a keynote by MacArthur. Yankton records a poisoning death at a hotel.
Fragmented dialogue and quips include a shop scene about a lamb and delivery mishap. Snippet remarks reference a customer, a tester, and a shop boy, plus brief lines from various authors and a dental remedy advertisement. The text blends humor and obscure aphorisms with incidental product pitches.
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