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The Citizen Republican

Location

Scotland, South Dakota, United States of America

Date

Jan 23, 1908

Page

4

The Citizen-Republican Weekly Publication Note

Weekly publication notice from The Citizen-Republican listing publisher PUBLISS and editor proprietor with subscription price of $1.00.

Defeated Des Moines Plan Fails By Narrow Margin

The Des Moines Plan of city government was defeated by Hionx City voters on Tuesday by a close margin of 828 votes. John Kemp of East Otisfield Maine writes about curing chilblains using Bucklen's Arnica Balm, noting successful results for fever sores, ulcers, burns and other skin diseases.

Des Moines Hionx City John Kemp East Otisfield Bucklen

Toads Hatch in Places Livery Tiny Toads Reproduce Vastly

A Chicago Tribune account describes toad reproduction with a single female yielding 11 545 eggs. Eggs hatch into tadpoles that feed on envelopes and pond debris, grow to thumb size by June, legs develop, and adults disperse after breeding. Toads often freeze but return to their birthplace each spring to breed.

Chicago ‘Tribune

Trying on Furniture Showrooms Make Rooms Stand Out

The New York Press notes department stores use multiple display rooms within the main showroom to stage furniture in lifelike settings. Salesmen position pieces in bedrooms parlors dining rooms and other arrangements so customers can see how items fit their homes. The tactic increases appeal and often leads to purchases despite higher prices.

Fe Salesmnam New York Press

Widow Seeks Lawyer After Dreadful Accident Story

A Kansas City Times item recounts a lawyer hosting a dinner where a worried widow corners him about her husband’s fatal wreck. The woman, dressed somberly, speaks with calm detachment while discussing insurance and the head injury.

Gaim Kansas City Times

Talmud and Koran Burnings Across History

The Talmud reached readers through Jewish effort and Reuchlin’s work despite bans by emperors and popes. In 1569 Cremona burned twelve thousand copies, while Cardinal Ximenez led a later burn of six thousand copies during Granada’s conquest by Ferdinand and Isabella.

John Reuchlin Cremona Omber Cardinal Ximines Grenada Ferdinand and Isabella Boston Post

St Petar Gate Tale From Boshan Clergymen

A Boshan clergyman recounts St Peter denying a witty Irishman admission at the gates of the afterlife. Peter tests him then relents, inviting him in as the man pleads for mercy. The anecdote, framed as a Lippincott's Magazine vignette, preserves a humorous folk moment.

Raised His Wages The Faithless Assistant Tale

Milwaukee's elderly German factory owner exposes a longtime engineer who "grafts" by accepting repeated wage raises. After 15 years at 25 dollars weekly, the boss boosts pay by 5 dollars each Saturday for three weeks, then fires him at 30 dollars, declaring the raises were to make firing harder for the loafer.

Milwaukee John Wisconsin

Silver King of the Sea Tarpon Feats and Sights

Charles Holden in Recreation describes the tarpon as a giant, lively fish with a silver belly and green back. He portrays its vast size, dramatic leaps, and dramatic skyward flashes when hooked, noting its behavior across Florida reefs and toward the Rio Grande.

Florida Reef Rio Grande Charies Holden

New York Globe Riff on West Meets New York Wanderer

A visiting man from the west extols New York as wondrous saying vines span a sky painted restaurant ceiling on Forty second Street. He notes electric stars and clouds while vines lift the decor, but warns locals that such originality may bore men from the west.

Bronx Bowery New York Globe

Rubber plant debate at home invitation

The conversation centers on a new rubber plant called Ficus Pandurats praised for beauty while one speaker dismisses its glossy veined leaves and questions its weight. Mr Scrapleigh, strained from moving plants, laments the burden and expresses indifference to appearance.

Scrapleigh Cleveland Plain Dealer

Great Financier Cholly Harry Suspected Borrower Tale

A fragment from the London Telegraph notes Cholly He borrowing airpence to visit a man in the city to borrow a pound and plan to dine with another man from whom he borrowed a hundred.

Cholly Harry Chepple London ‘Telegraph

A Desert Sandstorm Described by Mrs Palmer Thomas

An account of crossing the Sahara detailing a sudden desert sandstorm observed from a caravan halted by kneeling camels. The narrator describes the wind, flying sand, and how the storm darkened the sky, with the Nile and March sun reappearing after the tempest.

Sahara Palmer Thomas Gond Nile Egypt Chicago News

Whales as Rams Attacking Vessels in Historic Incidents

From Baliey’s Magazine, two notable cases of whales ramming ships. The whaler Essex, attacked on Nov 20, 1820 by a cow sperm whale, rammed and stove in the bows forcing abandonment and loss of a boat. A 1895 incident near Honda Isle involved an unprovoked attack by a pair of spear whitles on the brigantine Mandir Islette, causing severe damage and near sinking.

South Seas Essex Mandir Ney Honda Isle Ving Baliey

Women of the Kurds and their treatment of women

An Asiatic traveler notes that Kurdish women are not forced into heavy labor, are well clothed, and free to ride and speak publicly. He admires women of sixty who are upright and strong, viewing it as striking testimony to eastern life.

Writ Over Due Bill Reported by London Tailor

A Westminster county court heard a letter from a London tailor claiming to have issued a writ against a debtor for the amount of the bill. The letter, cited amid a critique of modern letter writing, showcases formal phrasing and a request for continuance of favor as the case unfolds.

Westminster County Cpurt London’ Globe

A Business Matter Engaging Ring Bargain

A fragment shows a woman rejecting marriage with Henri and declaring love for another. He asks the name, she hints at a possible deal using an engagement ring. The dialogue ends with a sly smile and ambiguous plans.

Henri Sourire

Why He Felt Happy

Vernon told me this morning that he passed the tree where two years ago he carved your initials and his, encircled by four hearts. He said he felt so glad he almost danced for joy. The tall brunette asks why. The reply: some men were cutting the tree down.

Vernon

Children and medicine myths cross cultural jokes

Dialogic snippets reveal a playful exchange on Chinese childrearing and medical practices, a shoe making query, and magazine captions. The contrast between a child’s question about discipline in China and a shoemaker detailing fit reflects light, period humor in early 20th century press.

Pretty Bad Irritated Bits Dialogue Fragment

A comic fragment shows a husband and wife exchange about cigars. He refuses to smoke them yet, saying they should wait until Tommy wants to smoke. The brief vignette captures domestic tension and humor.

Tommy

So you’re going to leave your study

An excerpt from the Philadelphia Inquirer quotes dialogue about leaving study and self conquest. The passage invokes Plato's idea that self mastery is supreme, framing a conversation on discipline and personal victory.

Philadelphia Inquirer Plato

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