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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1913
Page
7
The passage notes diverse oath customs including Assam's rope circle to signify truthful speech and Siberian court rituals where an Ostiak invites a bear to punish lies. It also mentions Indian tribes swearing by a tiger’s head and others dividing a dog to symbolize the fate of perjurers.
A young man at a east end evening party befriended several girls but favored one college girl. He led her to supper and declared I like you a lot. She asked why and he replied All the other college girls seem to know so much.
A Philadelphia Ledger piece traces the cabinet term from British use in the Hanoverian era. It explains how ministers met in the king's private cabinet while the sovereign could not attend, and how French language shaped the label. It notes Washington adopted the term for heads of major departments, embedding the cabinet in U.S. governance.
A blind man explains how color imagination works for him hearing color as music. He maps red to a high note blue to a delicate tune green to a soft tone and yellow to lively quick notes while black represents the absence of light.
An old Dublin woman dies and her costly emerald necklace, bought by two dealers for five pounds, is valued at 1,500 pounds by a jeweler but sold for 7,000 in London where Lord Rosebery later acquires it for around 20,000. The emeralds once belonged to the French crown jewels.
A tale from a Boston Post report recounts how Sir Robert Cotton entered a tailor shop as the craftsman prepared to eat. He seized the ancient Magna Charta then sold it for a few cents. Now the document sits guarded in the British Museum.
A crusty tenant refuses to accept the landlord’s assurance to finish a long‑delayed task before a set date. The landlord offers his word or written promise, but the tenant dismisses both as unreliable and unreadable.
Annual statement from First National Life and Accident Insurance Co of Pierre South Dakota dated December 11 1912 notes a minor incident where a cup of tea was spilled on a dress at a social meeting. Bertha recalls meeting Mr Conke and describes the remembered moment.
Warrant call declares all warrants issued by Bossko civil township up to Register No. 260 due for payment. interest ceases from May 17 1913. Payment at Citizens National Bank in Sisseton South Dakota. Lasse Markseth signs for the issuer.
At the office the Standard department distributes legal and job blanks for patronage. The notice indicates printing for specific people as part of its specification and standard procedure.
A vintage advertisement offers a one hundred dollar reward for an incurable catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills. It includes endorsements from the National Bank of Commerce Toledo and claims of cure, with price and distribution details.
Registered four year old fall blood Short Horn bull about 1700 pounds. For pedigree and price contact EB Lien County Auditor at 41 tf. Sale details to be announced in fall.
The Department of the Interior announces sealed bids for land described under Indian Service rules. Bids due by 2 p.m. at Sisseton Agency, Sisseton SD, with 10 percent certified check. bids opened publicly. Purchases cash in fee simple, with costs for advertising and lease expirations noted.
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