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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1907
Page
2
A New York daily paper promotes a simple, claimed cure for backache, kidney and bladder issues. The preparation lists several ingredients and proposes daily doses after meals, saying the mixture cleanses urinary passages and purifies the blood.
A local minister agreed to perform a macrigle ceremony for a young negro couple. The bride, frightened by the groom’s color and fearing stigma, refused to affirm the union and declared she would rather die than continue the marriage if forced to proceed.
The fragment notes a veteran general arguing war remains necessary to prevent population excess, claiming science supports thinning through conflict. He contrasts old ideas of universal peace with the modern era, hinting that the advent of the automobile changed perspectives on war.
Northwestern inventors received a batch of patents reported by Lothrop and Jollison. Names include Warren B. Madinon of Minneapolis and Gorge Noyes of Mandan, with items such as pneumatic tire, glass showcase, transmission gearing, and dumping car.
In a brief exchange a tramp tells a kind lady she has done nothing of the year, while claiming to have completed thirty days. The dialogue centers on trust and accountability between the two speakers with no clear resolution.
A fragmented excerpt shows Buiter addressing Gerte, the daughter of a wealthy widow, seeking her hand. Gerte hesitates replying, asking to speak with her mother first, while a final note indicates resistance from her side.
A fragmentary exchange shows Dolla and Bul arguing over money owed and future payment arrangements. The garbled text mentions Ice and Shel and a Saturday settlement, with Bul resisting the claim.
Fragmentary OCR reads as a garbled claim or acknowledgment dated 16 Akat, mentioning a deed or grant via Ghocehia. The readable bits suggest a historical note about a transfer or acknowledgment but lack clear subjects or dates.
A humorous exchange questions whether marriage and climate change broaden a man’s mind. Woedderly doubts the idea while acknowledging costs rise, and Pa Leeched is referenced as a self made man. The dialogue presents a comic contrast between self perception and external advice from a lawyer.
A convicted soldier named John Wilson escapes with help from a cloaked accomplice aboard a fast train to London. Detectives fear a cottage worker aided him, while Wilson, a former heir to a baronetcy, schemes to claim wealth by pretending kinship with his vanished father.
Sir Mark Brettingham, master of Draycott Hall, faces a grave illness and the mystery of his elder son. Janet, his wife, resolves to remove scandal and protect Harold while a private detective searches for traces of the missing heir. The tale unfolds with Tudor lineage, India ties, and a looming succession crisis.
Pure gold resists atmospheric and acid attack at ordinary temperatures. Copper and silver gain some properties when alloyed with gold. Twelve karat gold withstands nitric acid and air, though some copper may oxidize during annealing. A nine to ten platinum alloy in a crucible is nonuniform, with excess platinum separating on solidification, preventing homogeneity.
William Fanning fired on what locals say was the largest hedgehog seen in the area. The animal, weighing forty four and a half pounds, remained movement after a single shot and required two more charges to kill it. It was displayed on Mr. Fanning’s farm, drawing many visitors.
Readers learn of a Garretson elevator group formed to buy the J. F. Sophy owned facility, a new Free Methodist church planned for Gregory, and a widow’s legal separation case. The report notes accidents, rail and electric-line talk in Lyman County, and county elections, taxes, and revisits mining hazards at Homestake and Port Three.
The press committee of the Proprietary Association of America will present a report at its next meeting detailing accidental deaths linked to patent medicines in the two years to June 30, 1907. The study, done with data from Slipping Bureaus, found only three percent of deaths attributable to members’ products, noting many incidents stemmed from mishandling medicines or taking the wrong bottle in the dark.
A young advocate argued his first case with perfect memory of his speech. The judge ruled in his favor early on but the lawyer pressed on. The judge finally interrupted, politely noting the court would decide the case in the defendant's favor.
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