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Newspaper
Philip Weekly Review
Location
Philip, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1909
Page
1
A long collage of jokes and commentary on politics, holiday shopping, and social manners. It feints at reconciliation between Taft era figures like Cannon and Aldrich, hints at Roosevelt, Money, and Egan as well as local legal notices, and riffs on Christmas spending and public life with witty vignettes.
The Washington Star argues that journalism is not as exacting as widely believed. It claims newspapers are simple to make and that anyone with a diploma or medical knowledge could advise on running a paper. The piece satirically contrasts lawyers and physicians with media work.
Arlington Sun reports that investing in good roads raises land values and eases marketability. A mud hole can lower yields by reducing load capacity and delaying shipments, costing farmers time and money. Fort Pierre cattleman Ll. D. Fort Stearns sues Charles H. Lee for 50000 in a case tied to alleged alienation of his wife’s affections and past convictions in a U.S. district court case linked to an illegal fencing crusade.
The job printing department reports overtime to print calendars with a fine line for this year. They have solicited well and sent orders to merchants in neighboring towns. Readers praise the grades of goods produced, comparing favorably with other firms.
The letter discusses territory solicitations for 1911 samples expected by January 15 and a desire to secure a larger share of Philip’s season business next year. It emphasizes supporting local industry to aid community prosperity, schools, public institutions, and churches, urging fair prices for home workers.
The South Dakota two cent per mile passenger rate case will hear December 28 in Chicago before Special Master J. H. Gates. Chicago & Northwestern and other rail lines challenge the two cent rate as confiscation, seeking to restrain its effect pending final federal ruling. Plaintiffs include James Stewart William Hodgin Katle Swanson Amil Style Carl Emil Johnson.
A sequence of land transfer entries shows multiple buyers and sellers in Ft Pierre area parcels. Names include James Phillips, Reuben W Burges, Niels Peter Nelson, Russell C Sizemore, John L Lockhart, Martin Johnson, Isaac A Murphy, Clyde A Gates, Hattie B Swett, Anderson Michael, JA Hughes, and others with lots and blocks cited and various liens or certificates noted. The page continues on page 8.
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