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Newspaper
The Citizen Republican
Location
Scotland, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1906
Page
7
A promotional piece extols outdoor health, regular habits, and wholesome diet for children. It endorses cautious medicine use and touts Syrup of Figs from the California Fig Syrup Co as a safe, gentle laxative, urging parents to ensure genuine product labeling and keep a bottle for family use.
Notices list immigration contacts in Ottawa Minneapolis and Omaha for new wheat growing territory access to railway markets. A humor anecdote from an animal store, plus ads for Brandreth and Stoneroth pills promise constipation relief and a comical exchange about inheritance.
From New York Weekly a comic sketch shows Mrs Henpeck warning her daughter that marriage to Mr Meak is a mistake due to his lack of beard and wig while the daughter questions the concern. A second vignette in Harper’s Weekly features a railway accident joke about damages and a man joking he saved his wife by feigning injury for her sake.
A short humorous piece depicts a merchant testing a youth’s upbringing with a witty exchange about rising to a position. The boy explains he “came up in the lift” to show respect, while the merchant probes manners and preparation for responsibility.
A traveler in Arizona recalls Navajo habits in a vivid, old smoking-room style account. She recounts how blankets are weighted with sand to sell by the pound, how money moves in and out of investments, and the tribe’s tastes for stick candy, sugar rich foods, and fresh-season cake.
Fragments report Frances Gardner of Chicago praising Don's Kidney Pills after costly failed remedies, claiming five boxes cured kidney issues. Also mentions Dr. Cheney’s Catareh Cure, a $100 reward offer, and Hails pills. The piece closes with a Cleveland Plain Dealer item about a postponed marriage for a Christmas present.
A vivid account traces the westward railroad boom led by Hill and Harriman as vast irrigation investments in Wyoming spur new lines. It details Portland Seattle routes, the Columbia River railbed, and Gould's western expansion, with heavy capital, ambitious grades, and strategic aims to dominate freight from the lakes to the Pacific.
A garbled morning scene shows a French judge or pastor involved in a peculiarly worded exchange about heritage and a blessing. The text references a keeper, a ship or garden scene, and a cryptic statement about preserving something.
The guide outlines proper behavior at an afternoon visit. Enter politely, remove wrap in the receiving room, greet the hostess briefly, and mingle with guests with short conversations. Refreshments are served in a side room. partake modestly, staying about thirty minutes. Leave cards for the hostess and mentioned guests as you depart.
Women increasingly choose animal motifs for jeweled accessories. Lions with emerald eyes top purses and pins while serpents coil into rings and belts. Lizards, cats, butterflies, spiders, owls, and goldfish decorate brooches, pendants, hair ornaments, and chattelaine pieces, signaling luck, discretion, and elegance.
In a Cleveland Leader snippet, a granddaughter defends reading poetry as beautiful and pastoral while the grandmother questions its value. The dialogue pivots to praising Webster's International Dictionary as a standard reference, endorsed by schools, colleges, and newspapers, and suggests the book as essential for professionals and students.
A fragmented dialogue shows two figures, a woman’s companion and an automobile assistant, trading quips about helping with a broken machine. The unlawful one asks for aid and to keep the wife amused while repairs proceed, revealing a humorous, if garbled, exchange.
A historical advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for women's health, claiming endorsements by leading medical teachers. It promises a booklet of ingredients and professional endorsements mailed to applicants with name and address, from Dr. R V Pierce of Buffalo, New York.
A mother describes her infant son's long battle with a severe eczema that spread across his body. After five years of various doctors and no cure, she tried Cuticura Ointment Soap and Reg solvent, reporting dramatic improvement after the first box and full cure after using the soap and solvent, leaving him twelve years old and healthy. Sir Steinman, Sumner Avenue, Brooklyn, N Y, April 16, 1905.
A fashionably gloomy manicurist laments the wedding ring as a relic, noting most patrons wear no rings today. The heavy solid band of former years dwindles to a fragile circle, but she questions if rings will vanish as a lingering keepsake rather than practical jewelry.
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