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Newspaper

Sisseton Weekly Standard

Location

Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1908

Page

12

Cause Found for Six Years of Kidney Trouble

John A. Enders of Robertson Avenue Pop Argyl Pa suffered years of back pain headaches and dizzy spells. After using Deans Kidney Pills his kidneys began to act regularly and he passed gravel stones. He reports lasting relief and no further kidney trouble. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y

John A. Emlers Robertson Avenue Pop Argyl Mr. Enders Dean Foster Milburn Co Buffalo, N

Old Incubators Unveiled by Chilean Frog Species

Small frogs from Chile named rhinoderma darwini reach London attracting naturalists. Females lay about a dozen eggs that are swallowed by the male and kept in a throat pouch until hatched. Tadpoles develop without external gills, a notable feature.

London Chile

Cuticura Proves Efficacious for Severe Hemorrhoids

A 60 year old man from Hopkinton New Hampshire recounts how conventional care failed for hemorrhoids eczema and itching. After trying various remedies he used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills with suppositories and saw a marked improvement within a month and continued maintenance for three months then weekly. He notes the prior treatments were costly and ineffective and credits Cuticura with restoring health.

J. Hy Henderson Hopkinton, N

Awkward Brute and Double Knot Revealed

A brief scene shows Nell criticizing the awkward brute for not paying attention to a girl while Belle notes he tied her shoestring in a double knot. Nell concedes the knot is secure and unlikely to come untied.

Nell Belle

Fragmented 19th century ads and satire blend

A collage of old ad copy offers a reward for a cure and promotes Tonics and patent medicines. Testimonials praise F J Cheney and druggists in Toledo Ohio. The page also contains political banter about Roosevelt and miscellaneous quips and humorous product pitches.

Fragmented Odds and Ends from a Historic Page

A garbled OCR passage notes wedding anniversaries and birthdays, memorized by a Knicker woman and a Hocker man. It claims Ten Garfield benefits and a blood purifying tonic. Hastings site eight miles from a town, the Mikado’s retainers include thirty physicians and sixty priests, and Archibald MacCrunnion of Skye is said to be 109.

Garfield Hastings Mame Archibald MacCrunnion Skye

Congress Proceedings Resume and Senate Delays

The week’s congressional events include a postal appropriation bill and calls for a court of inquiry into Col. William F. Stewart. Senate action postponed Brownville tafton appropriation discussions until December 16 after a lengthy debate.

Congress Washington Senate Rayner William F. Stewart Army Fort Grant Art Committee On Military Affairs Furmer Stewart Post Office

Currency bill battles roll through Congress with party lines

Washington reports show the Vreeland currency bill passing the house 184 to 148 amid insurgent Democrats siding with Republicans. The Senate moved the measure to finance and later sent it to conference. Other large supply bills, including the civil appropriation bill, advanced as adjournment nears.

Washington Kahji California Vreeland Bryan Kahn Williams Senate House Committee On Finance Aldrich

Special Session Fails In Arkansas Legislature

In Little Rock on May 40 lawmakers failed to convene as Speaker Allen H. Hamiter acted as governor. The failure means there will be no extraordinary session of the Arkansas legislature.

Little Rock Arkansas Firstia Allen H. Hamiter

Floods sweep Ashland Wisconsin causing extensive damage

A violent rain storm in Ashland and surrounding counties cut power, flooded the Hi heating plant, destroyed a dynamo, and halted public schools. Bridges failed and communications between Mellen parts were severed as residents fled rising waters encamped on nearby hills. The water level fell three feet since nine o clock, but darkness looms for days.

Ashland Wis Wisconsin Hedan Tallan Te Warns Mellen Iilla

Hill's Speech the Best Notable Address at Governors Meet

Gov. Johnson praised Hill's speech as the best among notable addresses at the governors conference in St. Paul. He said papers and talks were high grade and that Hill’s is among the finest, noting Hill is a Minnesotan. Johnson departs for Richmond to speak to the Cotton Manufacturers and then Tuscaloosa for Alabama university commencement exercises next Tuesday.

Gov. Johnson St. Paul Washington Hill Johnson Richmand Cotton Manufacturers’ Association Losnorrow Tusciloona Ald Alabnami Tite University

Bank Cashier Suicide Alarms Trading Losses

Chaylton Iowa May 20. A bank cashier blew open the pre death by own action case after a spree of heavy losses. In the years before the suicide he had diverted funds totaling more than 500000 to Chicago and New York accounts. In the days prior to his death he poured money into the ice market at about 30000 daily in a bid to salvage his finances.

Chaylton Iowa Missuicide le Cashier Pla Fuet National Bane Chicago New York

Mrs Iver Peterson in Paynesville Ends Life in Tragic Act

In Irving township Paynesville Minnesota Mrs Iver Peterson shot herself to death in the yard with a shotgun blaming insanity after her daughter died of measles. She had been of unsound mind since January.

Iver Peterson Self Paynesville Minn Irving Township

Burglars Blow Safes In Almena Stores

Cracks men blew two safes in Almena Wisconsin yesterday morning. One safe contained no money the other only one dollar. They ransacked the Farmers glove store and the Olcott lumber office securing about $2 in cash some postage stamps and $200 worth of silks and jewelry taken in a suitcase found at the store.

Almena Wis Olcott Lumber

Pelican Rapids Man Likely Hit By Lightning

Fergus Falls Minnesota May 20 An Andres Isakson a railway section man dropped dead in his Pelican Rapids home while closing a window during a storm. Lightning struck a nearby tree as he died and a physician could not determine if death was caused by the strike or heart failure.

Pelican Rapids Fergus Falls Minn An- Andres Isakson

Fire Kills Forty Horses at St Paul Transfer Barn

Fire of unknown origin began at midnight in the rear left of the St Paul Transfer barn destroying the building and burning about forty horses. The loss is estimated at seven thousand dollars.

St. Paul

Regent Appointment At State University Named

St Paul May 20 C A Smith millionaire lumberman of Minneapolis was yesterday appointed by Governor Johnson to the state university board of regents in place of Daniel R Noyes of St Paul deceased.

St. Paul C. A. Smith Millonaire Iimberman Minneapolis Guv Johnson Board of Regents the State University Daniel R. Noyes

Two Children Reported Missing in Grand Forks Kidnapping Fears

Mrs T W Campbell of Grand Forks North Dakota reports her two children a seven year old girl and a five year old boy disappeared and fears they have been kidnapped. Local authorities have begun inquiries and ask for public help in locating the youngsters.

Miseini Grand Forks, N. D T. W. Campbell

Lost Hope of Perth Amboy Schooner Sails Abandoned

A schooner named J 1 Chattex, sailing from Perth Amboy New Jersey with five men aboard, has been abandoned after failing to complete a voyage begun April 4. The vessel was expected to reach its destination within a week, but has now been deemed lost as of May 20.

Perth Amhoy N. J

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound urged for sick women

The advertisement praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female illnesses including displacements and inflammation. It cites testimonials from Mrs. F. Ellsworth and Mrs. W. P. Boyd plus a call for women to seek advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts. Also notes an elderly girl’s first school visit at eighty.

Lydia E. Pinkham F. Ellsworth Mayville N. Y W. P. Boyd Beaver Falls Lever

Beara the Bignature of i for Over Bo You The Kind You Have Always Bought

Important to Mothora examination notes the CAETORIA remedy for infants and children bears the signature of a familiar old label. The text references a long-standing trusted product claim and hints at authenticity.

Caetoria

Not In the Game at Harlem Party

A party in Harlem featured various games and a prize of five dollars for the funniest face. After surveying the guests, the host awarded Mrs. Jones the prize for her amusing expression, though she claimed she was not trying to be funny.

Harlem Indy Mrs. Jones Piaxing

No Danger For Boy Says Father And Mother

A husband and wife debate whether a famous father hinders his son's progress. The wife expresses belief that their son will not be handicapped by his father's greatness and reassures the father. The exchange ends with a surprised remark from the husband.

John

Touching Gratitude and a Portrait in a Patient's Room

A resident surgeon dismisses a reporter and reflects on poverty in the hospital while noting a tepid exchange about a pauper patient. The scene includes Mrs Winkler inspecting a portrait and mentions Winslow's Syrup and a frightened burglar from last winter.

Patents Issued Last Week to Northwestern Inventors

Report from patent agency listing inventors and locations in Minnesota and nearby states. Notable items include garment support, display stand, bill file, fire hose bridge, farm attachments, churns, and wall firm anchors with inventors in St Paul Duluth Bemidji Atwater Bristol and other towns.

Northwestern Lothrop & Johnson Pioneer Press St Paul Minn Tund Bemidji Mayn W. Crowther St. Paul E. D. Fales Bill File Gro Poul Duluth Firmies Wall Toland Atwater Atlkies Gang J. Moir Briatol Churn

Security for Celerity

A playful exchange recounts how a messenger boy delivered a note and returned a prompt answer. Wise explains taking the boy’s dime novel as security to ensure the exchange was swift and reliable.

Seaside Astronomy and Odd Observations

A fragment discusses celestial ideas with lines about Venus and Saturn and mentions a mule with staying power. It shifts to advertising for STACK COVERS AWNINGS TENTS and flags, with a note to contact American Tent and Awning Co in Minneapolis for information and pricing. A final quip compares a grouch to self-watering woes and notes making a friend as a remedy for enemies.

American Tent & Awning Co Minneapolis

Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna Prefers Quality

The Well Informed demand a simple pleasant laxative. The California Fig Syrup Co. offers Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a gentle, effective remedy. Purchasers are advised to buy the genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Co., price fifty cents per bottle.

Senna California Fig Syrup Co

Feet and All: Price Confusion Over Chicken Purchase

A young housekeeper goes to buy a chicken and questions 14 cents as high. The butcher across the street quotes 13 cents, then jokes about selling chicken with feet intact. The exchange ends with a humorous remark about “feet and all.”

fragmentary crime dialogue hints at a gas bill dispute

An unclear exchange references a gas company and an excessive bill. One speaker claims to know by paying his address to the daughter of a man named Merk while another questions the basis of the charge. The fragment suggests a domestic dispute over billing and credibility.

Merk Wishlet Clark—Ereim

Lucky Man and Mrs Horrocks in Bargain Sale Remarks

Mrs Horrocks calls her husband lucky while noting his wife is extravagant. Mrs Ashley retorts she has never seen her at a bargain sale.

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