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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1917
Page
2
A fragmented Central Mowers report laments war costs and presses American baseball amid global conflict. The column criticizes public mood, urges cleanups and scrutiny of biased thinking, and notes The Standard announced a new Linotype machine last week.
A Kansas editor weighs odds on a subscriber and advertiser status. Meanwhile South Dakota farmer William Iblings reports wealth from cattle, crops, and livestock since 1916 as promotion projects begin in Milbank. A rail incident near Veblen injures a speeder but derailment is avoided. State game laws ban bird dogs April to June. War mobilization jokes target marriage licenses and recruitment at bureaus.
Browlis Valley Tribune warns girls against marrying men who seek marriage to avoid enlisting. The piece urges women to reject such slackers and not hide behind a woman’s skirts.
April saw forty calls for office help at the Aberdeen Business College prompting enrollment ads for May 14. The item also promotes a laxative tonic from Red Cross Drug Store claiming health benefits and family use.
William Cleveland of Milbank South Dakota recounts years of shoulder and arm pain after a Canadian work injury and credits Doan's Kidney Pills with relief. He reiterates five years later that the remedy still helps. Price 50 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
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