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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1908
Page
3
Murray Kentucky resident Mrs. A J Davis recounts kidney illness easing after using Deans Kidney Pills. She describes dizzy spells knife like back pains and crippling ache clearing in three weeks with no kidney trouble remaining. Sold by dealers for 50 cents a box Zoster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y
A little girl, left with a nurse while her mother attended several card parties, heard a calf crying and ran to the window exclaiming that the calf was asking if her mumma had gone to the party and left her too.
A dialogue asks if proper conduct governed a duke proposal. The speaker notes saying a few words, while another suggests a better choice might have been a check. The exchange highlights social etiquette and prudence.
A city mission case describes a young woman in a dire condition with scabies paresis rheumatism and malnutrition after exposure. After seven weeks of care plus Cuticura remedies she improved enough to seek work and regain strength. Laura Jane Bates 86 Fifth Ave New York March 11 1907 reports the recovery. The passage continues with a domestic scene about a couple discussing marriage.
A comical scene unfolds as a diner drops his fork and calls for steak while the waiter, amused and wary, tries to correct him. The exchange spirals into misheard phrases and a whispered punchline about another gentleman, ending in a lighthearted confusion.
A letter touts Postum as relief from severe coffee-induced spells of unconsciousness. The writer, a 70 year old, claims eight months on Postum brought near elimination of episodes, better sleep, and overall improvement, crediting coffee avoidance. The notice ends with a marketing prompt to read The Road to Wellville and notes new letters appear regularly.
North Dakota native check for $3,000 passed at Yale State Bank by Mrs. Margaret Lapiere now charged after bank officials flagged the document as a forgery. She received $100 in cash and two drafts for $1,450 each before discovery. A search followed, leading to her arrest in Omaha.
In Owatonna Minnesota on October 17 three serious mishaps plagued the city. Furniture dealer Frank Busch was thrown from a horse drawn runaway wagon and seriously injured. Mrs Sylvester Bell fell into a steel cellarway with suspected spinal injuries. Ben Hastman, a young worker near the city, fractured his leg in a fall.
James Coleman and his wife, North Dakota pioneers, were found dead in their bed from coal gas asphyxiation in their Grafton residence. They were last seen Sunday night and discovered Wednesday after neighbors failed to get a response. Both were in their seventies and had been in good health.
Warden Kellstrom at the state penitentiary in Bismarck prepares for the execution of R. S. Noah on Friday October 23. Nash killed a ranchman in Ward county and attempted to dispose of the victim’s property. Only officials and a few newspaper men may attend. two other criminals await later dates at the same institution.
Dr F A Blakeslee Beltrami county health officer visited Nymore one mile southeast of Bemidji Minnesota and wired and padlocked all wells due to a diphtheria epidemic. Twenty four men and seven women from Nymore are hospitalized in St Anthonys hospital with diphtheria and a few cases remain in the village unhospitalized.
In Marshalltown Iowa on October 18 M Montague aged thirty nine died after cutting his throat with glass while delirious from typhoid fever. Earlier Willard Morse twenty died from typhoid. The city experiences a continuing typhoid epidemic as health officials note the outbreak.
Oct 17 Waterloo reports a horse driven by teacher Miss Myra Morton from the rural school near New Hartford ran away. Exine Hawk, five, pupil, was thrown and killed after the girl struck a tree. Morton was unconscious four hours but expected to recover.
Charles V. Morgberg assistant county treasurer until July committed suicide by jumping from a second story window at Moulds Park Sanitarium in St Paul on Oct 18. He had been a patient about two months, his despondency mounting and he appeared temporarily insane at times.
Sioux City town mourns Minnie Bielefiell for suicide after separation from her husband. The 30 year old undressed, laid in bed, released gas through a tube in her mouth and covered her head with bedclothes before dying. Despondency followed marital separation.
Fargo Oct 18 Food Inspector 1 Dunham has launched a campaign against city bakeries and fruit dealers for cleanliness violations and poor quality goods. Several establishments reportedly fail to meet legal standards.
Seattle officials report a rising gang smuggling Chinese into the United States via British Columbia. The operation is said to be extensive and escalating, with immigration authorities tightening controls as they investigate the network.
The advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as uniquely effective for women's ailments. It cites testimonials, large collection letters at the Lynn laboratory, claims of saving some from surgical operations, and notes the product is made from roots and herbs without drugs, working on the feminine system to restore health.
A clipped dialogue reveals misdirection as Lapleigh and another figure discuss meeting a Miss Hate at social venues. The exchange hints at planned appearances and social maneuvering impacting reputations within a tight circle.
Divers work to lift the steamer Sacramento sunk in Duluth harbor after a collision with the Matnafa. The vessel lies about twenty feet deep with coal cargo onboard. Recovery expected within days as steam power clears mud and starts refloat.
Steuben S McCann born March 21 1843 Civil War veteran died at his daughter’s Auburn home after two years illness in Chippewa Falls Wisconsin The obituary notes his landmark status as the valley’s first white child and his civic ties. Arrest reports follow with John Does of St Andrews Jewishiyr charged with grand larceny for allegedly stealing wheat from Robert Conty. bonds set for appearance on Saturday.
For the second time in six months robbers blew open the vault of the Roycon Exchange Bank near Roscoe Wisconsin. The incident occurred at the Northwestern depot area, and the thieves secured about $600 in money.
The text mocks patent remedies and a poet's restraint, noting a Castoria warning label and a playful line about a great man's death. It also references a July Fourth idea from a child and a teething aid claim, capturing era marketing and editorial tone in a clipped fragment.
In Nora Springs Iowa on October 18 a cat leaped into a woman’s face striking her eye with a claw endangering her sight. In Montevideo Minnesota on October 18 a husband and wife drowned after a duck hunting accident when they waded too far into the river and pulled each other under.
Montevideo Minn October 18Neste Vandos a Hungarian section man attempted to catch a ride between railroad yard sections. While swinging onto a switch engine he mis stepped and his right foot was badly crushed.
A blaze gutted the Rothschild Grain Company Elevator D in Davenport Iowa. It destroyed 17 pieces of storage and 4,000 barrels of glue syrup belonging to Corp Products Manufacturing, plus lumber from Mueller Lumber. Loss estimated at $140,000.
In a brisk exchange a father scolds Willie for misbehavior and explains slang like side slutton while the boy ponders a fortune from guessing the right thing. Hydi’s inability to send a fiver is noted and Plantagenet speculates on luck in guessing.
Dialogue humor notes a scholar’s reading skill in Hebrew and his backwardness in Hebrew reading. A witty exchange contrasts classical scholarship with difficulty in reading Hebrew script, highlighting language punning and mispronunciation in a casual conversation.
An old ad claims a never falling rheumatism remedy using whiskey Fort Compotni and Syrup Barsipa mixed at home. Take one tablespoon before bed each night. Ingredients said to be obtainable at any drug store and mixed easily.
An unnamed inventor discusses hiding a submarine craft to prevent it from resurfacing, describing a failed attempt to bring it back up. The dialogue suggests secrecy and frustration over the vehicle's continued underwater status.
Northwestern inventors received a slate of patent grants reported by Lothrop Johnson of Pioneer Press. The list includes W. M. Brown of Crookston for a device aiding ice cream carts, an exenating machine by W. C. Pievis of St Paul, a seatlock by 0. Smith of Remer, and H. I. Shodd from Minn for a sled knuckle calendar and other items from CW Moreh herd and A. Laren of Salles.
Fragmentary OCR yields a cryptic note with unclear references. No coherent event or entities are identifiable beyond scattered words.
Vermilion Oct 18 entering a plea of guilty for horse stealing T B Mitchell was sentenced to five years at hard labor in state prison Mitchell's home is in Sioux City.
Solomon Powell a fifty six year old negro woodsman was killed by a train while walking the railroad tracks in the yards at Marquette Michigan last night. He is said to have left an estate valued at twenty five thousand dollars.
Robbers blew open the Gladstone Illinois post office safe last night and stole about $400 in cash and stamps. In Rolette North Dakota a drunken quarrel left Arthur Ladon stabbed by Arthur Johnson with a knife breaking the jawbone.
Port Arthur Ont Oct 16 Peppina Giornaggo an Italian was arrested on information from fellow Italian Frank Mauro charged with intimidating and threatening by Black Hand methods authorities reported the case reflects rising Italian organized crime concerns in the area as police pursued further leads
Breaks Neck on Pavement in Maripette Wis Oct 18 J L Scott a well known horseman in the city was instantly killed by a fall from a high platform in the Scot opera house. His neck was broken.
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