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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1914
Page
7
A fragmentary scrapbook note on Clara Louise Kellogg, her repertoire, critics, and rival sopranos Nilsson and Patti. A poem extols virtue over gold, praising sympathy, rest, and thoughtful study as truer riches. Alexander Smart contributes a closing verse on enduring value.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer tale notes Howard, a spendthrift with a single living relative his old uncle. Howard questions why the uncle believes he must be buried decently, noting the uncle’s claim of funds only enough to bury himself. The scene centers on misperceptions of wealth and respect, with wordplay on burial.
The St Petersburg scene features Walter Winans, a Baltimore sportsman, joking with reporter misdirection about bears and Wells. An interview misattribution leads to a comical chase as a reporter dodges Wells while the bear hunting tale circulates, highlighting cross town gossip and literary intrigue.
A New York specialist Dr Joseph McCarthy hears of a device used by Danny Scot to trap motorists. A driver honks to warn chickens spill from a cottage, two hens die, and a quarrel ends with a bribe for the slain birds. The cottage owner and son escalate the scene, while a hedge observer wields a horn as a gag. Luck and effort praised in closing quotes.
A collage of anecdotes and oddities including a Fifth Avenue hotel guest noting a waiter’s pocketed coffee spoon, Turner’s possible gift of a painting after admiring a French artist, and a discussion of old remedies for horses and mice. The piece meanders through curiosities and social quirks of days past.
A fairy tests Benny by presenting various animals before him to choose his own. He admires the splendid creatures yet chooses the humble donkey for loyalty, and the fairy rewards him with all the others. The page also offers practical notes on preserving cut flowers and a variety of short trivia, puzzles, and boasts about birds and conundrums.
An old time mix of Sage tea and sulphur used to darken gray hair returns in stores as Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy. Priced around 50 cents a bottle it claims to tint hair, add lustre, prevent itching scalp and hair loss with regular use.
Ad promises relief for aching feet with Til or Tiz products. Claims remove swelling burning and odor, ease corns bunions and spots, and banish tight shoes. Offers 25 cent box and a year guaranteed money back.
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