This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 21 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1908
Page
11
An era of inexpensive garden structure runs through today’s tips. Pergolas built from common materials appear with simple brackets and heavy wires supporting vines. Grapes and hops top the list of hardy climbers, with other favorites including adlumia sweet peas nasturtiums clematis and more.
A Newark Delaware man reports seven years of eczema on his hands caused by various remedies and doctors but notes complete healing after using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. He states two boxes and one cake cured his hands, with relief beginning from the first applications. March 28, 1907.
Fijian players emulate a form resembling golf using a reed and javelin to drive toward a target on the road. They balance the instrument, wield forefinger power, and aim for distant marks, walking long distances while competing for the longest drive. The sport emphasizes accuracy and distance as they watch the road marker for the correct strike point.
Cromwell quotes Gharlytte First praising a performance of The Meétry Willow. Gharlytte claims the show entranced him and he leaned in, while Cromwell questions the appeal with a skeptical reply.
A business man defends tipping against wholesale charges, recalling his own waiter days and how a gratuity can reflect service quality. He argues tips are a voluntary reward, not extortion, and suggests more people should embrace tipping to spread satisfaction and fair treatment.
A testimony recalls years of indigestion from overwork and irregular meals before using Grape-Nuts. The writer says the cereal stimulated appetite, reduced distress, and helped regain health and strength, enabling eating and activity once more. The ad ends with the familiar branding claim There’s a Reason.
A melodramatic scene unfolds in a garden as M Anatoytich presses Christabel for affection, she resists and Mary Sisterson arrives with Dmitri. After a verbal confrontation, Christabel is separated from her friends and confined upstairs while political unrest erupts outside, trapping the group.
Norman Bord travels by rail through Central Europe to Constantinople amid Russia’s turmoil. He befriends a Russian-leaning Odessa student, Aksakoff, who also plans to go to Odessa after Constantinople. Norman fears delays but follows prudence advised by the agency.
Norman and Aksukoff discuss Sulja where Dmitri Anatoviteh runs the cement works and the nearby town Tiraspool. They note Russian spies on trains and advise consulting the British consul. Norman plans Odessa return as unrest grows, with consular warnings and local strikes building toward further trouble.
Swanley Horticultural College aims to make women into market growers, private Grounds workers, or teachers. The restored college covers forty-three acres with glasshouses, apiary, dairy and poultry, plus a natural history course to meet rising demand for nature study teachers. In 1907 over sixty students attended and twelve became teachers, three head gardeners, four gardeners or assistants, two market gardeners, with others in temporary work. one taught nature study in British Columbia.
Cedar trees are dying quickly in Rhode Island among others, with no clear cause or origin for the cedar of Lebanon’s presence in the state. Local observers say the ailment is widespread while explanations remain elusive.
Valparaiso lies far from New York with about 5,000 miles distance and a reply time for business letters ranging from seven to eighty days. The piece notes long delays in correspondence reflecting distant commerce and communication challenges.
Psrographs reports 22 year old Tra Lyter from Kansas drowned while bathing near Miller. Frederick Sid ner died in a rock fall in the Lucile tunnel at Terry on Mogul Mining company grounds. Mrs. Lord Mott arrived in Yankton to seek divorce, staying at Mc Portland hotel with her maid. Crop outlookbears frost danger relief as corn work continues. Bryant town boasts a grain handling record with over 100000 bushels in days. Doll Rapids to gain a new Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul depot. Ole Svin, a teamster, fatally injured after assisting his team. Audrey King’s sister’s mistaken medicine incident. Frear season rain aids farm fires near Dol ton and Marion Junction. Huron college opens with strong faculty and large new student body. Railways praised for crowd control during fair week. Rattlesnakes cited around Forest City. Teacher certificate exams show large gains in issuing teaching credentials.
A dated advertisement urges women to write to a renowned correspondent who claims to help by sharing medical letters. It emphasizes discretion and promises insights based on three decades of correspondence with sick women to aid escaping embarrassment and improving cases.
An old advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female ailments. It includes a testimonial from Mrs. Norman R. Barnett of Alien, Pa, describing relief from organic disturbance and nervous headaches after using the remedy and following guidance. The copy claims the product has long stood as a standard treatment for displacements, inflammation, fibroid tumors, irregularities, pains, backache, and in many cases nervous prostration.
A perplexing dialogue centers on whispered secrets and broken promises as two speakers tease and accuse each other of passing notes and signals. The exchange hints at trust, miscommunication, and fragile loyalties within a crowded room of confidences.
Reported by Lothrop and Johnson patent lawyers in St Paul Minn list patents issued to Northwestern inventors. Names include G H Gwinvalson J A Lewis W J Wheeler C Wrench and others with items such as watchmakers pliers brace and plate broom attachment oiling device hydraulic air pump trap gun guard rail.
The note discusses maintaining health in hot weather with a strict attitude toward comfort. It quotes a sentiment denying pleasure or agreeable meals as a strategy, implying a stoic approach to climate challenges and personal resilience.
An old advertisement touts SPOHN'S DISTEMPER CURB as preventing distemper in horses and curing chicken cholera and dog distemper. It claims universal gatekeeping in stables and promotes investment for agents and a free book from Spohn Medical Co Goshen Indiana.
A garbled ad style notice sells Fre Wilsiow’s Soothing Syrup for teething and colic with nonsensical phrases about nostina eums and Namination. The copy asserts a pseudo medical claim and lists a 25 cent price, plus a jokey line about a man who acts like a millionaire being a bluffer.
An assorted elderly advertisement page notes Buick Automobiles The Winner Free Offer from Pence Automobile Co Minneapolis. Mentions catalogs Kodak film and Biofeck Co developing services. Also includes generic proverbs on parenting and a rental line for farms. Primary business references include Pence Automobile Co Minneapolis and J Mulhall Sioux City IL.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.