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Newspaper
The Citizen Republican
Location
Scotland, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1912
Page
6
A Dickinson era catalog lists prices on selected hard brick hollow blocks sewer pipe drain tile flue linings well curbing wall coping impervious face brick and related clay products from Sioux City Iowa plus a note on factory memory and market remarks. The snippet also touches on fashion retail trends with charmeuse satin wraps lace collars and white lace finishes.
In a Popular Magazine vignette a man in evening clothes clings to a crowded car footboard in Chicago. After a sharp curve he falls onto cobblestones. Conductor and about 20 passengers aid him. He asks if there was a collision. the conductor says no. The man—still in jagged attire—adds it would not have mattered if he had gotten off.
English anti vivisectionist Stephen Coleridge praises an English report on vivisection, jesting about worm pain. His Philadelphia debate mocked the idea that writhing when impaled proves suffering, claiming the worm’s wriggle is merely laughing at being tickled.
A Los Angeles physician with forty years in practice extols Grape-Nuts as superior for general health and brain function. He recommends Grape-Nuts and Postum over coffee, noting ease of digestion and benefits during mental work. He keeps the products handy while traveling, praising Postum Co. distribution and the product’s wide reach.
Survivors of the Titanic recount two clergymen who sacrificed themselves to aid others. Rev. Thomas Byles, an English priest, and a German priest stayed with steerage passengers, led prayers, heard confessions, and blessed travelers as the ship sank. Byles, preaching earlier that day, helped women and children aboard boats and died with a rosary in hand.
Harriet Quimby attempts a Dover Calais flight in thick fog and poor visibility. She rises to about 2000 feet, loses Calais, then lands on a sandy beach near Hardelot, greeted by fishermen.
A Woman's Home Companion excerpt argues for accessible getaways and tent camping over costly travel. It contrasts farmers who never vacation with another family that budgets a yearly outing, plus a polemic on pay for wives, urging women to manage a regular income and financial independence.
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Washington weighs information on Japan’s interest in Magdalena Bay a remote Pacific harbor praised for anchorage between San Francisco and Panama. The US resists acquiring concession rights, Mexico retains control, while reports claim Japanese buyers and US denial circulate from Tokyo amid naval strategic talk and financial constraints.
A historical column argues parcels post would hurt express company profits. It cites a report of profits over 4000 dollars in a month from double charging and urges preserving the current system despite consumer losses. The piece mocks early reformers and praises the status quo.
A Kansas studio photographer is asked by a tall cadaverous visitor to produce a photograph of the man weeping beside his wife's grave. The photographer jokes about building a grave in the shop or arranging a trip to Missouri, while the visitor laments the cost of a trip and asks for a smaller setup to weep anywhere.
A reader recounts a confusing incident where a boy falsely accused another and misunderstood a church visit. The tale centers on mistaken intentions and a quiet clash of appearances versus actions.
In Oklahoma a Tulsa youth seeks the hand of a daughter while Midland Valley trains are noted as slow. Parents refuse, citing age, but the father quips that a visit to Pawhuska may age her further, delaying consent until return. The traveling father wagers she may be “old enough” after a short trip.
The exchange ridicules modern progress while noting cynical marriages tied to heiresses. Brinkley praises tech advances like wireless telegraph and horseless wagons, but Cynicus counters with a jab about moneyless foreigners arriving and forming loveless unions.
A period piece urges care for skin and hair using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, claiming it costs little and can prevent suffering. It promotes a sample and booklet offer from Cuticura and references a misquoted anecdote about a man renamed as an antiques trader in a street, with stray chatter about fortunes and jokes.
Senator Bankhead denounces individuals with self-righteous excuses for misdeeds in Fayette. He compares them to a parson's domineering wife who orders the parson like a slave, noting that order is heaven's first law.
Woman asks for a fashionably modern home with a flying room too large to heat and a kitchen too small to cook in. An architect probes for style while the Detroit Free Press item hints at quirky design. A health pitch follows noting digestive health and Garfield Tea as a remedy.
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