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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1911
Page
4
A miscellany of street language origins and agricultural advice. The piece traces long lived London sayings from 1840 and earlier, then shifts to practical farming tips on crops, livestock, machinery, and orchard care with emphasis on soil, irrigation, feeding, and pest control.
A new fishery in Nova Scotian waters targets large albacore-like horse mackerel, with many weighing over 500 pounds. Some were shipped to Boston last season at about three and a half cents per pound. Fishermen once regarded these fish as a nuisance.
A Wisconsin creamery manager reports health and business gains after quitting coffee and switching to Postum. He describes improved digestion and reduced stomach fullness and heart palpitations, enabling clearer thinking and steadier office work. The letter, from Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan, promotes Postum as a "table drink of the times."
The Free Methodists of northern South Dakota will hold their annual camp meeting seven miles northeast of Cresbard and six miles west of Scatterwood Lake in a fern grove owned by Harry Doolittle. The gathering runs from June to June 18 with all day services daily and external help expected to assist.
Nominations for Marion postmaster A H Dirue. July Fourth plans in Marvin. Swift & Co packing plant near completion at Lend. Catholic church at Aurora to be cement block. Game Warden Jenkins injured at Enemy Swim Lake. Bruce library opened by leading women. H J Winney dies in Shiron fall. Four July saloons planned if city grows. Wolsey to open bid for brick school. Hailstorm damage near Yanieton. Wilmar plans public entertainments as Wilmot Day. Lead federal building bids reissued. Fire damages ranch near Custer. $4,000 loss. Fort Meade may become brigade post. Agriculture to set aside township. Forest reserve in Custer county eyed as game preserve. Leola waterworks nearing completion. Henry to build municipal waterworks and fire department building. Verhlen farmers form Farmer’s Supply Co. Lead fishing suspected dynamite. Roy Russell shot at Lead. J J Burck involved. Rowe fire on North Main causes $20,000 loss. Waubay Farmers’ Elevator stockholders seek to save company.
In a domestic exchange Edith questions a hypothetical escape from the parlor while Ernest vows to pursue and stop her. Edith declares readiness to attempt the escape, and Ernest contemplates capturing and delaying her.
An old advertisement promotes Coca Cola as the ultimate thirst quencher for hot weather. It urges readers to drink a glass or bottle of Coca Cola at soda fountains or in bottles and offers a pamphlet from the Coca Cola Company. The page also includes a brief, tangential satirical exchange from Harper’s Bazaar and an dermatology claim for Garfield Toothpaste.
A humorous exchange hints at cautionary lessons from a schoolhouse scene. The speaker reflects on wartime ambush and everyday missteps while noting misused brains and the lure of simple remedies and fashion.
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