23 Aug 1907
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Newspaper
Philip Weekly Review
Location
Philip, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1907
Page
1
Doane Robinson celebrates South Dakota’s settlement by homesteaders enduring fire flood and drought. He claims soil fertility, rising crops from wheat to flax, expanding livestock wealth, and a robust social fabric of churches schools and hospitals. He portrays a thriving frontier transformed into a prosperous state.
A Rainey editorial notes rising freight rates despite passenger rate cuts, urges freight regulation, and highlights state and national fiscal strains. It mentions Taft's campaign stance in Ohio supporting tariff revision and Roosevelt as a potential successor. It also references Winnipeg advertising success and Raisall the Morroccan bandit surrender.
State railway offers reduced fares from all South Dakota points to the State Fair with two return rules. Excursion tickets valid Sept 7 13 from east of the Missouri River and Sept 6 9 from the Black Hills District. Return allowed through Sept 16 1907. Also a local ad notes Linn's sells mohair pongee and silk skirts. Seth Teasdale Philip SD listed.
Cowboys from the western plains will ride at the Huron State Fair from September 9 to 13. They will perform buckskin relay races daily, competing for a $250 prize hung by the fair board. The event promises high speed and danger as these genuine riders showcase western life.
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