A. O. Putnam The Drayman Promotes Prompt Service
A. O. Putnam urges customers to hire his drayage services. He claims to be well positioned and equipped for prompt handling of business needs, inviting inquiries.
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Newspaper
Philip Weekly Review
Location
Philip, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1908
Page
7
A. O. Putnam urges customers to hire his drayage services. He claims to be well positioned and equipped for prompt handling of business needs, inviting inquiries.
The article explains why spring wheat faded across Illinois to Nebraska while winter wheat thrived. It cites soil fertility, time constraints, and farming practices, noting two thirds of U.S. wheat is now winter variety. It contrasts seed bed prep, drilling versus broadcasting, and labor demands between winter and spring wheat farming.
A colonial-era blend of health advice and farming tips discusses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for colds and throat issues, plus farm soil restoration for spring wheat, prairie sod, and buffalo grass recovery. It cites The Argus Leader and Wallace's Farmer, praising proper care of machinery, land, and cattle, and notes Dr Shoop's Cough Remedy and Pioneer Pharmacy sales.
A Newfoundland owned by Hugh McLaughlin of Leiperville Pa was hanged after a five year old girl named Thelma Borger was mauled. The attack prompted local witnesses to identify the dog and convict it in a formal proceeding with the owner seeking a quiet outcome. The dog’s execution followed Labrador coast customs, serving as a warning to other dogs after the courtroom like testimony.
Cabie dispatches detail Arid Nyquist a famed Norwegian ski runner who survived a fall on a snow bridge in Switzerland while ascending the Mer de Glace. Accompanied by two French friends and two Rhone guides the party faced a crevasse and failed ropes left behind. Guides lowered gear they hoped would save Nyquist who clung to a wall after a perilous fall into water filled crevasse. Nyquist near the bottom while guides retrieved him and saved his life amid hours of peril.
In Enon a trial for shooting to obtain food for a sick child drew testimony about former Mayor Johnson who admitted worshiping a wooden woman carved from a tog. He testified he carried the figure to the town hall wrapped in the American flag and lectured on The Brighter Life.
Mrs Gordon Kirby of Snowville Roanoke county moved to save her eight year old daughter Gracie when she slipped into a fast flowing creek. W T Tigheman witnessed the danger and also jumped in to help. John Craft, unable to swim, used a long pole to reach Mrs Kirby and pin her hair to pull her to safety. Gracie Kirby died before neighbors pulled her from the water.
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