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Newspaper
Philip Weekly Review
Location
Philip, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1908
Page
3
Testimonial from Sophia Mixx about long standing catarrh relief after using Peruna. She reports throat pain and cough before starting the remedy, claiming notable health improvement and recommending Peruna to friends. The ad mentions Peruna tablets and other products like Manaslin, with a note to ask a pharmacist for a free Peruna Almanac for 1909.
Hoblenly, with a wide smile and athletic chin, stepped forward to demand attention and declare that his rival Law has more money. He vowed to win but warned the crowd that if he loses it is because referees and attendants have been bribed to beat him. Then the bell rang and the bout resumed amid a chorus of howls.
Fragmentary report notes a cyclone affecting Westerm Canada region with scattered names and places. Mentions J. Me MacLachlan and Watertown South Dakota. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR and missing dates and outcomes.
Night Captain Charles Johnson and Officers Webb and Colina arrested three unidentified yegmen after a fierce pursuit. One fought with a revolver drawn, then disarmed and beaten. another was captured after a friend shot and missed. Pockets held nitroglycerin dynamite caps and other tools of a cracksman. Police say five men were involved and two remain at large. If confirmed, all three face penitentiary time.
Ernest Randall of Imlay faces circuit court for alleged murder of Frank Bright last summer. Defense seeks deposition from Mrs Hilda Bright of Everett Washington, who disputes Bright and Randall’s separation and hints at Randall’s hidden wife. Winnie Bartonne, Troy postmistress, expected to testify about rivalry over Randall.
Anson Wagar, once a United States commissioner at Dallas, was arrested on a Sioux County rail trip on embezzlement charges related to funds from homesteaders in the Rosebud territory. He had pleaded guilty earlier to using his commission postal frank on private matter prints and was fined 300. He waived preliminary hearing and posted 5000 bond as the next federal grand jury weighs the case.
A Dunkard party from Devils Lake North Dakota has been scouting near Pierre to establish a new colony. The group traces roots to a Pennsylvania settlement in North Dakota and plans to place members on lands about ten miles northeast of the city, aiming to form their own churches as they grow.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that the stock cattle rate from South St. Paul to Pierre Rapid City and Northwestern lines should not exceed 75 percent of the beef cattle rate. Reparation was allowed for stock cattle shipped at the beef cattle rate in the Simmer Thomas versus railroad case.
A man calling himself Lee from Coleman near Sioux Falls killed another inmate by throat cutting then attempted suicide twice in Deadwood City Jail. He used a pocketknife and tore iron from his cell to choke Himesit with a handkerchief as a tourniquet. Tae, about 20, was from unknown background. little else is known.
Charles A Hayes alias William Dunn, convicted of killing Fred Samuelson at Deadwood, has secured a stay of execution as his appeal proceeds to the Supreme Court. The Dec 15 hanging was halted while the case is reviewed on technical grounds, with the high court to evaluate the trial. Other items note LeBeau cattle shipments rising to 1000 carloads and a new Bapt ist church cornerstone in Farmingdale, along with Mrs. Joseph Ward’s sudden death and hotel management changes in Deadwood.
Local readers in Pierre denounce a published statement that four bodies were found during last week’s reservoir cleaning. The piece also recounted a sensational tale that readers deem preposterous and unsafe.
Milwaukee's Mayer Root and Shoe Company, the northwest's largest shoe house, posts a higher fiscal year sales total than last year. The firm attributes the gain to its strong reputation for quality and a wide line including Honorbilt, Leading Lady, Yerma, Martha Washington, Special Merit school shoes, and a full range for all family members.
The passage records a voter stating it only took five minutes to mark the ballot as desired and asserting they never vote straight party, preferring to split tickets. The speaker emphasizes careful selection of inclusions and cautions others to consider vote splitting.
A fragment from a humorous piece recounts a drifter posing as a curate asking invasive questions to a widow. The scene crescendos with a tense encounter as identity, motive, and a moment of bravado clash under comic scrutiny. The Liverpool and Harvard jokes frame the tone.
Christina Clark was arraigned for murder in the August 8 1908 shooting of her ex husband Chas R Clark at the Clark farm Garfield township Clay county. She was found guilty of manslaughter in the second degree in the Live Wire case. A separate accident at the Clark farm killed Carl Young of Huron repairing a live wire. Prolonged obituaries note Hills Pioneer and other local figures with sparse context.
A Tennessee reader recounts coffee health complaints and indigestion ending after switching to Postum. She notes headaches from caffeine vanished, weight gain after using Postum, and the husband calling her a living advertisement for the beverage.
A playful exchange unfolds as Miss Capsicum and Mr Peatherop banter over talkativeness and wit. Levels of humor reveal differing views on conversation and social ease in a lighthearted piece.
A column extols Sloan's Liniment for rheumatic pain with a customer letter from Chas J Rudlong of Anthony Nebraska praising its relief. It mentions whiskey tinctures for rheumatism, a Globe Pharmaceutical formula, and a humorous floorwalker quip about changing sold underclothes.
An assortment of old advertisements and a brief domestic scene appear. The clippings mention a cure all for catarrh and piles, a wedding engagement, a divorce discussion, and a university town clock with a heavy hammer and pendulum.
A reader recalls a two month skin outbreak below the knees with intense itching and swelling. After trying several remedies, Cuticura brought immediate relief. swelling subsided, sleep returned, and healing occurred within days. The note is signed by George H. Farley of Concord, dated May 14, 1907.
A garbled exchange shows party questionings and personal boasts about campaign contributions. The dialogue touches on shoes, rubber products, a baseball focus, and mentions Allen’s Word Woolen and indoor ball.
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