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Newspaper
The Citizen Republican
Location
Scotland, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1908
Page
4
Official canvass notes Kittredge up by 50 and Crawford down from the tally leaving Crawford's majority at 2065. Congressmen votes unchanged with Martin leading by 310 and Burke by 9218. Democratic ticket statewide polled 6000. Dowdell and Olson nominated for congress, Olson by 21. State ticket canvass incomplete.
City Council of Scotland South Dakota held a regular session on July 6 1908 led by Mayor Parmenter. Attendees included Goehring Brown Serr Birkinhire Jones and Zan Tina. Bills were approved for W A Cobb Joe Soukup JD Taton etc with sidewalk notices issued for concrete work on blocks in Grant’s addition and for lot owners in Joseph Watek area. Mayor Parmenter and Alderman Goehring to inspect a wood drying plant in Parkston. Meeting adjourned with J D Smith as auditor.
A historical note explains how losing one sense sharpens the others. A blind man who lost both eyes learned to read town terrain by footsteps and sounds. He demonstrated awareness by tapping his left eye with a penknife to reveal his reliance on hearing.
A fragmented reflective piece explores sight and nature through oblique imagery. The speaker frets over color and light, mentioning stars, moon, and weather while musing on personal limits and the world’s changing landscape.
A July 3 1908 column from Santa Monica greets readers as summer arrives with beach resorts and travel plans for Los Angeles crowds. The writer laments the death of Colonel Parker of Deadwood and remembers many Dakota figures, closing with a verse about fading friendships and summer’s end.
An old advertisement touts Dr Shoop Pink Pain Tablets claiming quick relief from pain and high blood pressure. It promises instant relief for headaches toothache and painful periods and markets 20 tablets sold by FW Russell Drug.
A fragmented excerpt defines a philosopher as one who never worries about neighbors because he has no money. The text then shifts to a cryptic reflection on cycles of change and inevitability, mentioning waves and circumstances.
A New York Press note says opera singers guard vocal tips. It cites astringent gargles used when notes are hard to reach, mentions tea and lemon gargles, and common potash washes. The piece notes gargles may momentarily alter pitch but do not improve voice quality.
A report recounts a patient in a Canadian hospital who habitually chewed and swallowed pins. She expelled dozens of pins from various body sites over weeks, including nostril and behind the ear, then vomited more pins. The article also cites a nursery essay claiming early childhood vigor predicts intelligence, attributed to Woods Hutchinson.
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