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Newspaper

Sisseton Weekly Standard

Location

Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1905

Page

3

Teal A Coin Side Nd 5a Tow

Teal unit features a coin side and note concerning 5a Tow. The fragment hints at a puzzle or exhibit item with potential reference to a coin design and a tow or towline detail.

Acetylene Lighting Shines At Chickamauga Park Post

Government lighting at Chickamauga Park in Georgia highlights sixty five street lamps and six and a half miles of mains. The acetylene system, praised in official tests, powers about one hundred buildings at the military post near the historic battlefield where tens of thousands died in 1863.

United States Military Post Chickamauga Park Ga United Stes Hinter Dewl Chickamawca War Department Fort Moyer Virginia Chickamauga

Diplomacy Madam and the Hungry Hobo

A mid age woman answering a knock offers food to a hungry tramp. He insists on dignity saying he is old enough to be her grandfather. He is seated at her kitchen table and enjoys whatever she has in the pantry.

Cincinnati Enquirer

Pay of a Rose Grower

A florist notes a good rose grower earns like a college professor. The expert, skilled in heavy headed blooms with strong stems, treats growing roses as a separate business. Pay ranges from 32,000 to 5,000 a year, with some earning more catering to the New York market.

New York Philadelphia

Dodd's Kidney Pills Cured Rheumatism in Two Days

In Piney Flats Tennessee on May 29 a local man D S Hilton credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with ending two years of rheumatism in two days. He reports pain in back hip and legs disappearing after the first dose and has had no recurrence. The ad cites uric acid in the blood and claims kidney pills restore kidney health.

Piney Flats Tenn D. S. Hilton Dodd Mr. Hilton

Literary Magazine Contribution Question

A brief exchange between Mr. Wrymer and Miss Probus quoted from the Chicago Journal. The question highlights Mr. Wrymer’s uncertain status and hopeful intent to contribute to literary magazines.

Shakespeare of the Slums and Decoration Day Reverie

James Be Kinsella of the Chicago Post Office pages a soliloquy poem titled Shakespeare of the Slums. He recalls Decoration Day memories, Civil War heroes Mulligan, Robert Lee, Stonewall, and Irish troops, praising fallen soldiers and old comrades while urging youth to honor their graves with flowers and remembrance.

Mulligan

State fair plans advance in South Dakota

The Northwestern Railway donates the site and the board files the warranty deed. Plans for the fine agricultural, horticultural, cattle, horse, sheep, and swine buildings are under way with bids advertised. A large grand stand, artesian well, and a small lake are to be installed as the fair opens with Gov. Elrod and Secretary Wilson present.

Northwestern Railway South Divkont Northwestesn Railroad Company South Dakota Irnet Eiphirfive Werex of Und A Deal North Itan Horth Great Northern Loard James Wilson Elrod Thomas Muron Fletcher Watertown C. C. Moulton Forrester H. Smith George H. Whiting Yankton Winrjn John H. King William Ritsehlag Avon Jorge C. Isenhuth Moulton

Pierre business men form oil test company probe deep well

In Pierre a group of business men plan to organize and float stock to test for oil or dry gas. Driller W. Tuttle will fund a test using an old western well about 1,500 feet deep. If oil or strong flow is found the city receives benefits. if not, the well reverts to the city. Also Platte Masons plan a brick Masonic hall this summer, aiming for one of the state’s finest lodge rooms.

Pierre W. Tuttle Masons of Geddes Platte

Vermillion Bans Public Expectorating On Streets

Vermillion city board passes resolution banning expectorating on sidewalks and public places with a fine of one to five dollars. Officers may not enforce strictly but the rule targets professional expectorators who mar the corners with tobacco juice. Sheriff Is Killed In Ironton Missouri May 27 Sheriff John W Polk shot dead while trying to arrest Bill Spaugh fled and is sought.

City Board of Vermillion Ironton John W. Polk Bill Spaugh

Five Rosebud desperadoes held after Naper bank raid

Authorities in Boyd county Neb transfer five Rosebud reservation suspects to face charges for the Naper bank robbery. Investigators linked others to store thefts at Naner and a horse theft from George Steel. A detective says the arrests aim to break up a dangerous band in the Missouri river region of South Dakota.

Gr Ave Gory County Cricking Id" Colcombe Lim Hires Phil Connoyer Frank Goddard Gail Goddard Athe Charles Laidemsminn Faymwend Rosebud Naper Boyd County Neb Nnw Walter Conroe Noble Landerman George Steel South Dakota Missouri River

Packers Receiving Fair Play Yet Controversy Persists

Garfield report on packers business methods faced eight months of inquiry and heavy criticism but is now seen as credible by many. Critics fail to refute its figures, while sensational claims about beef trusts and bank failures are deemed unfounded and misrepresented. Officials urge furnishing facts to counter the report.

Eastern Meir Cos Banking Department

County Superintendents Vote to Revise State Course

The annual meeting of the county superintendents at Pierre closed after a successful session that planned a revision of South Dakota’s course of study. A committee including C H Long C T King BE F Krueger Miss Glenn and others proposed adding eight years of eight months and integrating scientific agriculture while simplifying sixth grade language. The report awaits final action at the next meeting.

Pierre C. H. Long C. T. King F. Krueger Miss Glenn Lewis G. 5 Randolph Se Tion The Educational Association Swanson Nash Wensleff Farmer du Bois Tierre H. L. Bras

Insurance Chief Ordered to Cease Guaranty Fund Payments

Insurance Commissioner Perkins was ordered by the South Dakota grand jury to halt payments of the guaranty fund, arguing the domestic corporation cannot be self-insured for losses in other states. The order followed a complaint from Sioux Falls lodge members. J. S. Vance received a one year penitentiary sentence for arson at his Cyandine dwelling west of Deadwood.

Perkins South Dakota

Tornado Sweeps North Texas Hurting Homes

A broad tornado hit North Texas yesterday including Fort Worth and surrounding areas. Numerous houses damaged several people injured no deaths reported.

Fort Worth Tex Texas

Cocoanuts rafted for ocean transport described in review

In the Eastern Review Manili depicts cocoanuts rafted into large floating mats tied by bark fibers. Each raft measures about twenty feet across and can tow several nuts down rough seas where roads do not reach. Cocoanut trees thrive in orchard rows, with four acres yielding a trillion nuts over their lifetime.

Manili

To Scare Away Crows In Suburban Life Advice

A suburban reader recalls trying various crow deterrents for corn fields until a passerby suggested placing corn atop poles to deter birds. The plan worked, convincing the writer it uses a simple psychological cue similar to the Trojan warning against Greeks offering gifts.

E. P. Powell

Mistress Verna assigns dinner task from pantry scraps

In a brisk exchange from a Chicago Tribune excerpt Mistress Verna asks what meat is available. Cook lists beef scraps boiled ham and remains of yesterday's roast pork. Mistress instructs to make a chicken salad for dinner.

Verna Chicago Tribune

Over 30 Million Publish Postum Coffee Ad Tells A Tale

An Oakland woman recalls a life changed by quitting coffee and starting Postum Food Coffee after reading The Road to Wellville. She credits relief from nervousness and stomach issues within days and says her energy returned during a San Francisco event. The testimonial promotes Postum with claims of lasting health benefits.

Oakland Wellville San Francisco Postum Co Battle Creek Mich Welkville

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