This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1906
Page
6
At a Confederate reunion in New Orleans the Times-Democrat notes Maryland wore deep black as mourning not for a personal loss but for its failure to join the Confederacy. The account explains Maryland stayed loyal to the Union while supplying soldiers to the South's cause.
Mrs. W. F. Gries of Clay Center Nebraska reports severe scalp itch lasting years. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment she shaved and cut hair to save it, then shampooed with Cuticura Soap and applied the ointment. Within weeks hair grew back strong, dandruff vanished, scalp itch disappeared, and length returned to waist.
A disjointed dialogue references a person named Mike and mentions a fiancé planning to spend the summer in Atlantic City. The speakers exchange casual questions about whereabouts and unknown female names, with no clear event, date, or outcome established.
A Philadelphia Record item recounts a hospital patient obsessed with Alice blue ribbon. Her demand delays an operation, but she survives. The tale riffs on beauty, fashion, and a surgeon's quiet confession of longing.
An Elizabethtown minister credits Grape Nuts for his recovery from a La Grippe–linked collapse five years ago. He describes weight loss of about 60 pounds, renewed appetite, better sleep, and renewed ability to preach after adopting the cereal. The ad cites Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan and claims a natural health road via Grape Nuts and cream.
A set of translated or paraphrased maxims attributed to Russell Sage, touching on friendship and society, happiness in home life, prudent spending after fortune, the value of a nurturing wife, and critiques of fashion and clubs, reflecting 19th century social commentary.
In Ireland, near a small river in County Cavan, a stone bears the warning when this stone is out of flight it is not safe to ford the river. Farther afield, surveyors in Kent, England, posted a bridle path sign reading this is the bridle path to Faversham if you can't read this, you had better keep to the main road.
A resort hotel proprietor tells his wife she forgot to bill No. 2. She says she took it to his room ten minutes earlier. He asserts a math error, noting No. 12 was singing before and after, and has not left off since he had his bill.
A speaker recounts a change from indigestion and rheumatism to a different diagnosis after inheriting half a million from a rich uncle. The other man asks how, and the sufferer explains the doctors call it appendicitis and locomotor ataxia.
Grant County Telephone crew works at Big Stone linking city lines to the northwest. Fort Pierre builder Lexan dies from a twenty five foot fall after a building collapse. Athol State Bank chartered in Spink County with principal investors. Rapid City native William Hall appointed superintendent of construction for new government Indian School buildings. Taree flour mill at Big Stone burned, suspected arson by sleeping workers. Vernie Myers, eighteen, drowns near Summit. his father had died six weeks earlier, leaving the boy as sole supporter of his mother and sisters. Miss Matilda Swenson of Viborg injured by glass cutting her foot. risk of blood poisoning leads to lockjaw. Old farmer Larg Ole Crinner dies by poison after guardian appointment to curb liquor spending. Henry Pratt case: supreme court writ of error issued. stay until October hearing. Timber sales on forest reserve total 500,000 feet, with 20,000 feet delivered. Black Hills Timber sales require efficient permit process. bidding rules explained. Black Hills Traction to complete large water power plant at Redwater near Spearfish. 25,000 volt three phase power for mines and mills. plant to deliver 1,500 horsepower, operating by Oct 1. Deadwood pole line construction to Spearfish valley and Maitland mine, 21 miles. Westinghouse provides electrical gear. Belden Waterwheel supplies hydraulic gear. Exposition medals awarded to South Dakota for fruit, cheese, maps, schools, and geological maps by H D Darton. private medals awarded to John Ball and M J Lund.
A Rocklyn Washington reader writes that Peruna helped her regain strength after four years of illness. She details taking multiple bottles including Manalin and credits Peruna with enabling her to perform housework, milking cows, and caring for the child. She expresses gratitude for Dr Hartman’s advice and the medicine’s benefits.
A Wichita man, intoxicated on East Douglas, visits a dentist after a severe toothache and endures a dramatic tooth extraction. Bleeding subsides after about three hours, and he vows to quit drinking, swearing off entirely after the painful episode reported by the Wichita Eagle.
A brief exchange extols the national game as nine strong men compete in a test of skill and resources. One speaker quips that six would be better for a poker party, while both agree the discussion centers on the national game.
The village postmaster reveals a shift in sporting activity as stars who once played checkers behind Josh Oldham's store now play croquet on the village green. The exchange highlights local interest in a rising pastime and hints at broader changes in village recreation.
In police court lawyer John T Harrington questioned a sailor witness about dealings with sea captains. The sailor named Horton Osgood and, when asked for an address, replied that if the wind is fair and sou'sou'west she would be halfway between here and Demerara.
The exchange centers on a painter named Dauber who misreads distant ostriches as angels. A witty line frames the scene where beauty and virtue clash with interpretive art. The fragment hints at a broader dialogue about imagination versus reality in the artist's gaze.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.