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Newspaper
Philip Weekly Review
Location
Philip, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1909
Page
4
Lost Keystone Masonic charm with square and compass in center. Possibly in town or on the road to Smith. Finder to leave at the Review office for a reward or notify F. O. Nelson, Smith, 8, D, 12-2.
Local notes from Ash Creek and surrounding areas recount a large ball storm near Murdo causing crop damage and brick work updates. residents Kimbro Brannan Poste Keyser Ferguson and others are mentioned along with weather, harvests, and social visits across Ash Creek Midland and Philip in late season updates.
The Central Stanley County Fair announces Cash & Hines combined shows from September 7 to 9 under the Fair Association. The program features six high class acts, an electric ferris wheel, a modern merry-go-round, Prosperis band, and four free attractions daily weather permitting. The lineup includes the Brown Family, Flying Blondell, the Porters, and the Brownings in aerial feats. The organizers emphasize a clean show and favorable travel rates, with hotel information available via the carnival secretary.
Local notes report John Rea visiting from Van Metre and Mrs Johnson and daughter Charlotte traveling to Deadwood for a state bar meeting. A. W. Cole lins family leaves Manila for Clark. Sim Heber returns from Sioux City trip. County commissioners Tolton Morrison and Hopkins met to clear assessor bills. Grindstone celebration praised. Byron Crow brings corn samples over fourteen feet tall. Two assualt cases involving William J. Wood and John W. McCabe heard. Wood convicted and appealing bail set at 200 dollars.
W. 8. Gilbert writes on how mispronunciation challenges actors and how to correct it without humiliating talent. An anecdote from a burlesque rehearsal shows a chorus of intended words becoming comic when English and French accents mix. The tale ends with the actress singing unquestionably as woquestionably, highlighting the clash of accents and the value of clear diction.
A McClure's Magazine tale recounts a tusk hunter nearly killed by a charging elephant near Lake Rudolph. Native Juma survived after being trampled, the herd alarm catching him off guard and the tusks missing him by inches. The piece blends danger with brief moral vignettes and unrelated quips from various papers.
Pierre Dakotan reports a touching family scene as two and a half year old Harry Lyman, visiting Philip from Dawson Lyman, leads a family grace. He repeats the blessing at mealtime, bowing his head and closing with a single clear word, echoing the grandfather’s habit and awaiting the meal.
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