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Newspaper
Philip Weekly Review
Location
Philip, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1911
Page
3
The legal weekly Philip Weekly Review announces publication on Thursday afternoons from its office on North Center Street in Philip South Dakota. Editor and Publisher J D Rainey manages the paper entered as second class matter August 2 1907 at the Philip post office under the 1879 act.
The notice lists subscription rates for one year and shorter terms while presenting a poem on the old and new year. It mentions Charles C. Jones and Senator Root urging five minutes of prayer for English speaking peoples. It notes Wheaton of Rapid City opposing Congressman Martin as the sole candidate in the district.
Newspapers in the northwest discuss politics as divisions widen with many Republicans and Democrats. The topic grows contentious as multiple viewpoints emerge.
Officeholding politicians and spoilsmen attack the Richards Primary Bill, yet readers from professionals and common people praise it. Those who have studied it find no fault and say it is clearly beneficial.
The Oregon governor declares opposition to capital punishment and says the issue for executing first degree murderers will be put to the people via the initiative and referendum, a rising trend in the state.
A Kansas bill before the legislature would require a declaration of intention to marry to be filed by both prospective spouses thirty days before a marriage license is issued and a public announcement of the marriage in an official publication. The measure aims to regulate and announce nuptials within state law.
The article notes Congress is taking a Christmas and New Year recess after starting several initiatives. It argues the session will be useful despite predictions of a do nothing or political Congress. The piece also explains pencil lead is made from graphite produced by heating coal.
Near Sioux City a man touted a spring water as a medicinal cure and sold it for profit. When the local water department repaired mains, the spring stopped. He had been selling city water from a main leak, showing imagination can mislead about cures.
Henry Clews signals a cautious revival as 1912 approaches with hints of rising business activity. Christmas reflections note months of low mood across regions, not solely due to crop shortages. The editorial sees the public expecting improved times, while linking business leaders’ influence to the pace of recovery.
A year end message wishes readers a profitable and cheerful past year and a hopeful 1912. It speaks of shared work, national pride, and the value of friendships, urging optimism as the next year begins. It emphasizes collective effort to keep the country great.
The message pledges diligence and learning as guiding aims for the coming year. It emphasizes that knowledge itself is the reward and expresses hope that wisdom will be a welcome presence throughout the forthcoming terms.
Soldiers at an Oregon military post turned to hog raising to beat idle camp life. They bought sows, fed them from waste, and the pigs offered a morale boost and financial relief as the venture grew into a money maker. A hog sold for 75 dollars, suggesting further gains from expanding the project.
A humorous reflection on New Year’s resolutions. It notes Americans craft resolutions after Christmas, requiring no special merit, and mocks common methods. It describes typical ingredients like guilt, remorse, and good intentions and warns resolutions rarely survive beyond a few weeks due to temptations.
Joe Sanders, a longtime Black Hills resident, drowned in the Snake River near Idaho Falls Idaho at age 52. The South Dakota society in Washington held a dinner in his memory on Wednesday evening December 13 attended by about sixty South Dakotans and former residents with John Erickson serving as toastmaster for Senator Crawford's secretary.
A Saratoga, Indiana resident, Enon Lollar, says he sold Chamberlain's Cough Lozenges for fifteen years and considers it the best available. Sold at Pionser Pharmacy with little delay in curing colds.
Real estate transfer notice lists parties including William J White James B Walton Paul E Bellamy Christopher Hansen Clifford C Bro Charles F Shepherd Florence Heiller Raymond A Browner John P Travis Emma G Chastka Olaf Rude Henry Petersen Elmer H Coolley John P Petersen Carl Benson Martin J Walser Charles Newquiat Hanna Fenton Andrew Swanson as recipients or stakeholders in a subscription or transfer arrangement.
A long ledger of real estate transfers shows numerous grantees and grantors including Frank L Krommer, Mary L Howes, Earnest L Davis, The Midland Company, Milwaukee Land Company, George Hanscom, Bertha Hanscom, and Margaret Fitzgerald among others. The entries specify acres, lots, and payments, with actions such as to, from, wed, and dwelling designations, across various lots and blocks in Belvidere and surrounding parcels.
Orders for engraved call in cards were taken at the Review office. Buyers may choose designs and inscriptions as samples displayed. Exterior engraving options include name and date, with completion estimates provided upon request.
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