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Newspaper
Philip Weekly Review
Location
Philip, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1919
Page
4
An offer announces a switch to cash only sales starting January 1, 1920 to reduce expenses and offer a single price for all customers. The notice cites slow pay and bad debt losses, referencing Harvard research and wartime price controls, and urges cooperation to lower costs while increasing buying power.
A War Department report prompts questions about the phrase mild and spectacular and recalls grim past conflicts. The column notes changing currency values from prewar to postwar, cites shifts in pound, franc, lira, mark, Canadian and Mexican dollars, and comments on U S league of nations reservations and 1920s political races with Woodrow Wilson and Lowden referenced.
The Presbyterian Church led by C H Grube plans a "Christmas Land" service on Christmas Eve with a special offering for destitute children of Sibil lands. Christmas Day services are 10:30 and 7:30 with Sunday school at 11:30 and Christian Endeavor at 6:30.
Sulpher salt blocks offered at the Min Block priced at 1.90 per unit. Product listed as mineral feed supplement with simple pricing and point of sale details. Local buyers can secure blocks at the store location mentioned in the listing.
Ed Ferguson hauled corn on Tuesday while Walter Stalley gathered wood on Plum Creek on Wednesday. O Neill and Page families visited Ferguson and neighbors Sunday as doors opened for chores and social calls. A westward fire sight sparked quick calls before calm returned and folks noted the first warm day in two weeks.
The Philip post office lists uncalled letters dated December 17 1919 for Ruthie Murdough Gertrude Simpkins Gilbert Holland Boock Brothers Christobal Ariola and Bruno Hebner. A public sale is set for January 27 1920 at 2 pm in Philip Haakon County including Lots 2 and 3 Block 4 and 320 acres with a 5 room house all fittings. Terms offer one half cash day of sale, balance over 4 5 years at 6 percent.
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