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Newspaper
The Citizen Republican
Location
Scotland, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1908
Page
4
The fragment shows B A Bliss as editor and proprietor with a price of one dollar per year referenced. No further context or events are readable.
General J E Stuart of the Confederate cavalry is portrayed as a brave lively leader. The piece cites Fitz-Hugh Lee and West Point impressions noting his strict duty, erect bearing, cheerful soldierly nature, and famous final words urging his men to go back and do their duty. It recalls his valor and wounds on the battlefield and ends with a closing advertising line for Dr King’s New Life Pills displacing the war content with a product pitch.
Prominent San Francisco architect Norman R Coulter endorses Electric Bitters as a universal tonic. He says it corrects stomach, liver and kidney disorders promptly and builds up the system. The medicine, touted as the best spring blood purifier, is sold for 50 cents at drug stores.
James Whitcomb Riley began in Anderson Indiana writing humorous rhymes as advertising verse but failed to publish. He forged a Poe like poem and passed it off nationwide as a newly discovered Poe work, gaining attention before being exposed. He lost his job but found a better post at the Indianapolis Journal.
The London Globe cites Irish and English debates over name spellings in Connaught and County Roscommon. It notes the O Conor and O'Connor factions preferring different spellings, referenced by Sir J. Burke, with a shared royal origin. The piece also recounts two name spelling anecdotes showing broad variation in practice and pronunciation.
Mary Ludwig of Carlisle born in 1748 joined the Pennsylvania artillery unit with her husband John Casper Hayes. She served as cook and laundress and took his place at Monmouth where she supplied water and loaded the rammer ending the battle. After the war she remarried, and a monument at Carlisle marks her grave.
The famous Molly McCauley known as Molly Pitcher from Monmouth died January 1833. Citizens of Cumberland County erected a memorial on July 4 1876. On Washingtons Birthday 1822 the Pennsylvania legislature granted her a $40 gift and $40 yearly pension.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt portrays an aeronaut shouting to identify a northern town. An agriculturist overflown by the balloon yells Oshkosh in the counterpoint, while others misunderstand and the moment ends with a swear.
An RB. W. Russell Drug Co ad touts Dr Shoop's Restorative to strengthen stomach, heart, and kidney nerves. It warns against drugs for stomach or organ stimulation and claims quick health return by addressing root nerve causes.
The name Oscar was given by King Oscar II’s godson reflecting a legendary Caser hero character in Macpherson’s Ossian. not tied to Swedish royal lines. The Herald Spectator notes the name’s link to a heroic figure rather than national associations in a discussion of naming origins.
An ad from Kh. W. Russell Drug Co claims SLM paid by Dr. Shoop for any recent case of grippe or acute cold not cured by a 25 cent box of Preventics. It boasts 10 quinine per tablet, no laxative, and asserts pneumonia could be avoided if early colds are stopped. The offer highlights 48 Preventics for 25 cents and promotes safety for feverish children.
A witty dialogue snippet noting curiosity about connections between animal and plant worlds. A schoolmaster asks for a link while a small boy jokes there is hash. The item echoes a London Opinion quip and a Swift saying about longing for longevity versus ageing.
The Deadwood Pioneer-Times outlines the 1908 South Dakota direct primary calendar detailing dates for state conventions, county conventions, nominating petitions, and primaries. It covers thresholds for petitions, delegate selection, and timelines for presidential and national conventions with key deadlines from February through July.
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