Service and Style in Glasses Buying
The ad shifts emphasis from style to service, noting that customers need not sacrifice service for fashion when purchasing glasses, promising attentive help and quality guidance.
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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1911
Page
4
The ad shifts emphasis from style to service, noting that customers need not sacrifice service for fashion when purchasing glasses, promising attentive help and quality guidance.
An advertisement urges readers to visit Graduate Eye Specialist for eyewear, claiming satisfaction through tailored shapes and sizes. It emphasizes knowing the business and suggests asking friends who have investigated for reassurance.
Western Passenger Association secures reduced fares for the Britton race meet June 27 28 29 1911 with sales June 26 27 28 20 return by July. Three days feature $100 purses and over 100 entrants with strong local and out of state interest. Horsemen from Montana Illinois Minnesota North and South Dakota expected. street parades and games scheduled alongside racing events.
The Pierre Capital Journal reports a legislative proposal to shield antelope and penalize poaching. Offenders face fines from 50 to 1000 dollars and up to three years in jail. officers must enforce without discretion. The measure aims to reduce open antelope hunting and deter illegal practices statewide.
A rustic fable argues that true wealth lies in restful slumber until it signals health and vigor. The speaker mocks early risers whose drive is misguided, claiming deep, restorative sleep yields clarity and calm, contrasting it with restless, fevered wakefulness.
Frank Verzant, a pioneer born in Italy in 1829, recounts his voyage to America in 1848 and homesteading near Vermillion, Nebraska. He notes patent status, early land office filing, and family history including wife Margaretta O’Brien and nine children, inviting fellow settlers to a reunion.
A high school pony exhibitor named Marguerite Coulter rides the pony in a popular Coulter show act. The event features a unique high school pony and has become a highlight of the performance circuit.
A dog howls under a moonlit sky while bricks are thrown at 4 AM. The deranged night traffic and restless townsfolk reflect a country unsettled by noise and fear. The mutt’s doleful wail mirrors a broader unease in the western region.
A mangled excerpt notes Congress summer delays and filibusters. It mentions Senator Crawford and a march deadline, with blurred references to public burden and expenses. The piece reads like a political diary fragment from Sioux Falls.
Notice announces the Roberts county annual county normal institute at Chautauqua Park Big Stone Lake from July 1 to July 15 1911. It is a joint institute with Grant county with G W Nash Aberdeen Normal School as conductor. Certificates and exams for 2nd 3rd grades and Primary to be held July 21 8:30 AM in Sisseton Court Room. Bonnie Andrews County Superintendent.
Weekly notice lists names of residents with letters unclaimed in the period ending May 10 1911. Names include Danielson Ma Labar Derby Miss Bessie Jones Albert Kippen Dan Olsen Mayme Olson Budd Peterson William Viewre Frank Setar Miss Bolboin Smith Wilhelm Storebotans Mrs Nels Sullivan Jose Severson Enema Stone Mriank Smith Mrs George Williams and more. Unclaimed letters will be sent to the dead letter office after five weeks.
The Toftins extend heartfelt gratitude to friends and neighbors for their kindness and assistance in obtaining funds for recent operations. Their support will be long remembered.
A playful verse recalls a couple's flirtation in a printing shop. They share a kiss as the press runs, print a full edition, then refine it to add extras. A proposal follows, and the pair wed, leaving their earlier discontent behind as the form moves to Dress and hopes for a supplement.
Oliver LeDue and his wife discover a new use for their automobile by tying a washing machine to it. They watch laundry being done with no effort, using a belt and wringer powered by the car. The scheme promises to ease housekeeping for the LeDue family.
The Standard seeks a correspondent in every township in Roberts County. There is money in it for the reporter and a chance to win a liberal cash prize. Write for particulars. The Standard, Sisseton, S Dak.
Warrant call lists all warrants issued by Haster School District up to register No 221 payable at Citizens National Bank Sisseton Dated June 13 1911. Several ads offer a lawn mower for sale at 3.50 used lightly priced at 5 and a 13 room house with twelve lots near the depot and Main street plus a theatre ad promising up to date amusements and a girl wanted for general house work with good wages.
The world renowned Lady Bareback rider Grace Thomas, famed for her Australian style, joins the Vetreat Coulter Shows planned for Sissiton. Her skilled, daring performances position her among the top equestrian talents of the era.
A standard office note invites owners with houses for rent in Sisseton to leave details at The Standard office. The brief seeks rental listings and contact information for potential tenants.
Three cattle strayed from a ranch in Dry Wood Lake township around May 15, 1911. They bear Peever Mercantile Co. ear tags. A call via telephone from Sisseton line 12 is requested, addressed to Thomas Maller. A 60 acre farm adjoining Progressive Minnesota village is for sale at 1600 dollars, with fertile meadow, priced reasonably due to elderly owners’ inability to farm. Contact Be Martigon, Box 1002, Minneapolis.
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