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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1908
Page
7
Fragmented OCR reads like a political roster with names and offices from county and state levels. Amid campaign blur, the author voices support for Judge Taft for president, contrasting with local officials and a stray social vignette about a South side family and a singing girl in a decorous setting.
A scramble over county option rights and municipal affairs is aired amid party lines. The Aberdeen Daily News quotes Water Town Times remarks decrying the political fray while urging Republicans to vote the straight ticket on November 8. The piece touches on Bryan, Roosevelt policies, and banking panic context with fragmented commentary.
A Western Publisher essay extols newspapers as the decisive force in political campaigns. It argues papers shape farmers and voters by presenting gospel-like guidance, quieting stump talk, and guiding conscience toward clean political choices at the ballot box.
A fragmented sketch recalls a young Dakota woman with musical talent who travels east after heavy drinking at Western Wells. The tale references long hair, angular gestures, and Italian breakfast collars as she reenters, reportedly near completion of a party, and descends into a ready vernacular of her corn rassing size.
A garbled obituary fragment notes the death of a woman after a severe cold turned to pneumonia. Funeral held Tuesday at the Presbyterian church with Rev. Brehme officiating. The Standard extends sympathy to the bereaved family. Also reports the death of John Horneber in Harmon township from heart failure at age 1, with a funeral attended by many friends and the Standard again offers condolences.
Corr. reports 4 H. C. Tunnell visiting Thrill home and A. J. Towne plowing, averaging 10 acres daily. The M. W. A. held a dance last Saturday in Winans hall and plans another on Oct. 18. Fred Evanner arrived to manage farming interests, praising the area as top for his business, and noting a thriving mail route with new boxes going up each year.
A brief note records eaves and midi Bistans by Hood's Suis util in the southern area of So Ofa See, noting experimental devices and field tests. The terse item hints at technical discovery and local cataloging of components.
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