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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1911
Page
9
The Sisseton Standard titled The Paper That Lives up to its Name presents local reporting and editorials under editor and publisher M. A. Snappen.
In a harsh critique, the piece attacks mail order houses for siphoning profits from towns and harming local workers. It laments outflow of money, calls for local loyalty, and questions the ethics of national catalogs undercutting community shops. It targets Whig views and defends home production and fair prices.
Rural Route No 3 reports Johnie Gravdahl took a flight to Sisseton Monday lacking an airship. Paulson and German Germannson finish seeding flax. Gravdahl and Groft families hosted by Olaf Gravdahl. Miss Bila O Laughlin traveled from Geneseo N Y to visit George Croft and family. Brick Dahl and wife shopped at Sisseton and welcomed new niece Annia Gravdahl at Will Mann home. Annia and Olaf returned from Aberdeen hospital where she had surgery and is recovering well.
Mr and Mrs Nicholi Valstad attended Waubay on Saturday. Miss Helen Swanson visited J O Johnson on Sunday. Oscar Christophersons spent Sunday at Helen Park. West school closed Friday with an eye ning entertainment. Mr and Mrs P C Johnson Homer Petie Miss Hannah Hamson and Mary Rue visited Sisseton Friday. Mr and Mrs Dan Scott of Agency township are keeping house above the creamery. Mr Beott works for P C Johnson. Miss Opal Chambers taught seven months in district 176 and left Monday for Minnen Phe. Parochial school in district No 2 will close this week with teacher Joe Bremen likely taking similar work in district No 1.
A local reader condemns a long circulating prayer chain letter that promises blessings if copied and warns of misfortune if not. The writer argues true prayer depends on faith, not chain copying, and urges readers to discard such superstitious superstition rather than spread it.
Hundreds of Sisseton residents voice approval of Doan's Kidney Pills through a Home Endorsement. Police chief John W Hicks testifies the remedy relieved years of kidney pain, strengthened kidneys, and regulated secretions, claiming long absence of serious issues since using the product. Foster Milburn Co remains sale agents for the United States, priced at 60 cents.
In Spokane Washington Scouts pass resolutions urging a sane Fourth of July celebrate Independence Day as a joyful holiday while aiding authorities to save life and time. David Ferry scout master of troop 8 plans organized celebrations with safe activities and fireworks limited to public parks. Hayden commissioner of public safety approves the plan. The Northern Iron Work and A B Wick and Co Nosker announce a new general repair shop opening May 15 in the old Tower building promising prompt service to the town and region.
Omitted local items due to rush. Frank J. Cheney declares his firm will pay one hundred dollars for each cataract cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notices include testimonial invitation, internal remedy claim, and an agency recruitment for California Perfume Company in Kansas City Missouri.
Classified brief announcing sale of turkey eggs at 15 to 20 cents each and Pekin Duck eggs at 75 cents per dozen. Includes note of special prices during hours yesterday.
Will come and get your stock for pasture this summer near Filington at P. A. Dahl four and one half miles northeast. May 1. Return in fall. Leave word with Mr. Dahl. Also sale of 12 full bred Plymouth rocks and one rockerel. Swedish select oats for seed and early Ohio potatoes advertised by W. R. Morris in Sisseton.
A merchant advises that customers need not sacrifice service for style when buying glasses, stressing practicality and value in eyewear choices.
An advertisement urges readers to consult M. E. Crockett, Graduate Eye Specialist, over Red Cross Drug Store, about selecting spectacles that best harmonize with individual features. The copy emphasizes choosing the right shape and size for complete satisfaction.
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