The Citizen-Republican Weekly Publication Note
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Newspaper
The Citizen Republican
Location
Scotland, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1908
Page
4
Weekly publication notice from The Citizen-Republican listing publisher PUBLISS and editor proprietor with subscription price of $1.00.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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