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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1911
Page
6
A social note recounts Tom’s progress with Miss Millyan and Dick’s comment on his father in law’s objections. It also tracks Jimmy’s early homesickness at boarding school and his quick improvement, with letters from his mother and praise from fellow students.
A playful domestic exchange unfolds as a wife asks for silk before home, and a husband reacts, mentioning the counter with a blonde worker before deciding not to hassle his wife after a long day. The dialogue hints at workplace and home life tensions and humor.
A cautionary note urges proper nutrition during adolescence to build healthy bodies and strong characters. An anecdotal testimonial praises Postum as easing stomach issues and improving health, attributed to its soothing, strengthening effects and sharper mental clarity.
The state census work has wrapped up with figures compiled for almost all towns and counties. Officials reported comprehensive data on populations and demographics, marking a major step in statewide statistical record keeping.
An angler bishop fails to land a trout that snags in a maple and breaks away. A guide observes the comic mishap as the bishop seeks experience. The oldest bell in the United States, possibly the Americas, sits in East Haddam Connecticut. Cast in AD 803, it traveled from monasteries and junk shops to a New England rectory belfry.
A suitor flatters a woman by likening her teeth to piano keys. She denounces the comparison as insulting and leaves abruptly, leaving him crestfallen and bewildered.
From Vermilion to Pierre the notice warns against selling ice contaminated by sewage or unprotected during freezing, urges sanitary handling and proper fencing, and outlines true net weight labeling rules under the Curtiss bill. The article also notes state treasury totals, a Vessey guest, and a tablet fund for ex Senator Kittredge.
The state railway department issued notices of new express schedules fixed by the commission and expects companies to challenge the rates in United States court. The commission set a general 51 percent reduction below rates in effect January 1, 1909. Hearings were held across the state on stock yard facilities, telephone rates, telegraph service, and railroad partnerships, with several investigations into accidents and line connections. A separate permit was issued to Fred Dooly and Adolph L. Burnard to divert waters of False Bottom creek, Lawrence county, pending court decisions in ongoing litigation.
Petition sheets are printed to re submit the electric headlight law to voters. The measure failed decisively last fall and will appear again in 1912. Railroads would not equip engines with electric headlights under the bill. Pardoned by Vessey, Henry Baker of Campbell county was granted a pardon by Governor Vessey for adultery charges.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad will deploy motor cars with firefighters along the Mackillby division to detect grass fires caused by cinders promptly. An Edgemont trial car, Fairbanks Morse pattern, 40 mph, joins efforts as forest authorities install signal stations on Harney Peak and Deadwood forester sets up a lookout on Custer Peak to save time in fire detection and suppression.
Edgemont officials plan a feeding station with twenty more pens and five loading chutes to handle an entire railway carload of cattle. Local producers expect a brisk market as shippers will use the facility to ship hay and feed dealers anticipate strong demand.
Redfield state’s attorney William Issenhuth was shot in the hip and hand by William Tomsha and is expected to recover. Tomsha, once deemed sane, was discharged after insanity board review. Hilliard Wight of Aberdeen pled guilty in federal court to hiring infringed on copyrights and was fined 400. Wight has run royalty plays in South Dakota without paying royalties, using renamed titles to dodge payments. Engineers propose trolley car ball bearings to reduce energy use by enabling more efficient counting.
City authorities in Amsterdam study converting street waste into combustible briquets for heating boilers. The notice, from The Prospect, hints at practical waste reuse while a separate couplet reflects social chatter about mistress engagements.
Fragmentary notes reference a house sale described as selling for a song and questions about why it wasn’t purchased. The text includes scattered phrases about pinging, politics, influence, and personal sentiment, with disjointed dialogue attributed to Hyker Pyker Folitica and mentions of a home office context.
A story recounts an Eskimo misinterpreting telephone wire. He wires poles, speaks into one end and runs to listen at the other, hoping for voice transmission. His disappointment shows in his expression when no sound returns.
The article explains the saying kicked the bucket traces to 1725 England. A bo lover hanged himself by a beam while standing on a bucket and then kicked the bucket away, first signifying suicide and later any death.
In a terse chamber exchange Mrs Knicker-Did you hold a short session with your husband. Mrs Becker-Yes, I merely had him pass an appropriation bill. The dialogue hints at political maneuvering over funding in a local government setting.
Munyon's Paw Paw Pills are a tonic for the stomach liver and nerves. They invigorate the blood and promote digestion without calomel or strong purgatives. The pills claim to ease constipation by gently stimulating bowel action and improving overall health. Regular bottle holds 45 pills for 25 cents from Munyon's Laboratory Philadelphia.
Promoting corn and city life with outdoor sports on a 35 acre school park near the Hudson. Offers Academic Course Primary Classic Graduation and upper class for advanced special students. Music and Art programs. Catalogs and terms available from Ms Wh. Mere Anes
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