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Newspaper
Philip Weekly Review
Location
Philip, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1907
Page
7
An advertisement touts Man-A-Lin as an excellent remedy for constipation and claims removal of related ailments like biliousness skin issues and headaches. It asserts a gentle bowel action makes harsh pills unnecessary and recommends a dose in feverish colds and influenza.
The piece cites estimates of Pribyloff Islands seal catches from 1870 to 1900 totaling about 2.2 million seals and pelagic hunting in the Bering Sea adding roughly 700,000 more. It notes depletion since 1800, the 30 year value exceeding 30 million dollars, and a London fur market sale in 1905 averaging about 1000 dollars per skin, with warnings that only the very rich can afford future garments. It references a Scottish church anecdote about a fashionably dressed woman claiming status as a Fife.
A hoarder and boarders discuss a newcomer described as a musician and inventor with a grouch against humanity. He aims to build a piano playable by four persons, prompting the group to draft a round robin for the Jand.
The fragmentary text appears to reference political maneuvering and debate. It mentions a Delegate Finnacon and cutting speeches as a tactic, implying opposition to a measure and a nationalist aim. The passage lacks clear events, dates, or identifiable entities beyond these names.
A poetic piece celebrates children as the family’s best blessing with verses about Eyes Albaze Wagzing Tonguet and Tippytor. The narrative shifts to a dramatic scene where a woman and a man confront past loves, parenthood, and the ache of lost or misunderstood hopes within a quiet domestic setting.
Paul sits with Mary by the fire as The Book inspires a dream of growing large and going downstairs to be with the nurse. A bedtime surprise unfolds with sleeping in the princess’s bed as Paul imagines a blend of love and fairyland where a child’s wish becomes a gentle, hopeful fantasy.
A garbled collage depicts a dreamlike scene with a boy and a princess, a wicked man, and a prince named Paul. Interwoven are snippets of a party, a sobbing woman, and a clever wife resolving to help, plus a punchline about a grand jury’s prejudice.
The Kansas City Star reports that after adjournment of the constitutional convention and a favorable Oklahoma court ruling, a town will be built at Buffalo in northwest Woodward County. Landowner W H Miller gives five lots per block and one whole block for county buildings, with profits used to run county government. A windmill waterworks system and other public utilities will be funded from lot sales income, while the county builds a courthouse and awaits state support.
A Chicago woman testifies after three months of using the Cuticura Remedies that her eczema, once severe and unresponsive to physicians, is completely gone. She names Mrs Morence E Atwood of 18 Crilly Place and cites October 2 1905 as the date of statement. Witness L B Berger signs.
An old ad offers Allen's Poor-Ease powder to shake into shoes claiming relief from tired swollen feet and bunions. The notice promotes free samples in Le Roy and nearby areas and targets druggists and shoe buyers with claims of easing tight footwear.
A courtroom exchange centers on how to handle robbers with the deputy noting guards were not armed. The judge questions whether the robber’s escape proves the method was unsafe, while a victim explains he was encouraged to resist by others.
An advertisement touts Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a remedy for female weakness and related disorders. It claims the formula uses native medicinal roots with no alcohol or habit forming drugs and promises health benefits with patient perseverance. It also notes Dr Pierce offers free letters for confidences and markets Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a laxative and regulator for stomach liver and bowels.
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