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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1911
Page
5
A Sunday snapshot reviews Mother's Day May 14, and highlights a deadly outbreak in China with villages pillaged by insurgents. It notes the Chinese government under an absolute monarch struggles to control progress and unrest, while Mexico's Diaz signals resignation to quell violence after pressing reforms. The piece ends with a didactic verse about keeping spirits up through simple joys and childish whimsy.
Resolutions adopted at a Baltimore gathering reflect broad support for the third congress sentiments and a peace move. They endorse the federal administration’s role in promoting world peace via the Britain treaty and stress educating children to advance the brotherhood of man, urging schools to ground doctrine at home.
The article notes two western South Dakota figures as potential candidates for governor. Loomis S. Call of Hot Springs, U S Land Office receiver at Rapid City, is active and receptive to the nomination. D A McPherson of Donachwood, a state senator, has not shown overt desire but his sizeable support is being organized for 1917.
Sisseton and vicinity reports long pneumonia illness of Clyde Barry and Oscar Beaver's Wilmot business trip. Birth of a girl to Mr and Mrs George Laner of Enterprise on May 10 1911. Various local visits, school events, ball game in Browns Valley 13 to 2 loss then win 2 to 1 for Sisseton. Several town trips, arrivals from Minneapolis and Aberdeen, illnesses, a kerosene stove incident, and a car mishap near the city with mud bath and fuel leak.
A one day event introduces the United Doctors twelve specialists treating chronic and nervous diseases in the Northwest. They advertise free consultation and examination, no acute disease treatment, and claim high success with long standing cases. Names of patients praise their bloodless surgery approach and non surgical methods.
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