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Newspaper
The Citizen Republican
Location
Scotland, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1908
Page
4
A brief notice advertising a weekly publication subscription at 1.00 dollars per year. The text is fragmented and lacks clear dates or organizational names.
The piece portrays President Lincoln joking about who bore responsibility after Harpers Ferry fell. Generals Halleck Kenck Hooker are cited in mock hearings with each denying fault, until Lincoln declares he has found the guilty party. The story uses satirical tone to depict wartime blame and humor.
A humorous exchange from Chicago describes a man losing his spectacles when his wife steps on them. The man laments dreadful luck while a punchline from his companion turns it into a jest about personal misfortune and clumsiness.
A letter from Charles Walters of Alleghany Sierra County claims Bucklen's Arnica Salve quickly cures burns sores wounds boils cuts sprains and piles. The sponsor guarantees its effectiveness and notes druggists carry it.
Article describes mounted Canadian police facing danger in the Northwest. It notes that officers must avoid firing first, often delaying can be deadly, and that large forces stand behind them. Mentions Pinkertons, Dominion government, British Empire, and possible pursuit to Scotland Yard. Also includes an unrelated ad for Preventice cold tablets.
County school notes report eighth and teachers exams in April, fund-raising by Ben Boece for the Pioneers Association, and numerous school demonstrations. It praises Avon Running Water Bon Homme Beadle Beadle and district institutes with speeches by Miss Carter, Miss Satrang, and Mr. Gardner. It notes a $39 event at Bon Homme, and urges support for a state school fund to end school taxes. It ends with an ad for Dr Shoop's Cough Cure.
The Deadwood Pioneer Times outlines the 1908 South Dakota direct primary process. It details dates for state and county conventions, petition filing, delegate elections, and timelines for nominating petitions and primary voting culminating in the July 14 state convention and the national Republican gathering in Chicago.
A brief, stylized note compares two literary figures born and died on the same day as a cruel misfortune to literature. The quotation touches on a harsh view of sparing the bad and the impact on cultural memory.
A psychologist discusses sleep’s surprises from night watchman brains to deep sea awakenings. He cites punka coolies in India who sleep while the fan turns, and writers like Coleridge and Stevenson who produced work in sleep. The piece notes subconscious wakefulness guiding waking at set times.
A historical note recalls a drummer who traded beads for drum heads, provoking the cowanodore. In a fit during a band performance he exclaims that too many drum heads are being used, railing at the drummer and complaining about the drum’s middle.
Public notice from C Dokken Commissioner of School and Public Lands dated February 1 1908 in Pierre South Dakota announces April 24 1908 public auction of unleased common school lands at the county court house front door from 9 to 5 and April 25 1908 public lease auction from 10 to 5 at the same location.
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