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Newspaper
Philip Weekly Review
Location
Philip, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1909
Page
3
Local notices report Quigg selling land and cash paid for hides. Ads announce grain deliveries to Philip Grain Co and clothing sales at Philip Clothing Co. Fresh meats at City Meat Market and dining at Winchester hotel. Community notices cover worship, school, guests, and church services.
Advertising copy touts Rexall Sarsaparilla as purifying the blood with a price tag of one dollar per bottle. The line emphasizes health benefits and value, aiming to attract readers seeking tonic remedies in a period catalog.
J A Hargesheimer, bridge contractor, reports the Bad river crossing near the Morrison home is well along and should be completed for his portion by week’s end. A bonfire tests Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea claims, while new chemical engines fail hose tests but show they can handle a large blaze.
City Meat Market sells meats wholesale and retail with poultry oysters and fish season. Rev Desselder of Haye stayed at North Western hotel. H H Michael of Milesville visited for business. Mrs Ira Miller left Tuesday for Wakama relatives. John Hayes from Fort Pierre checked on real interests. R L Moody left for two weeks with mother in Parker. A T Waddell headed to Meadow Grove Nebraska for several weeks.
Community notices list Margaret Cullen rooms for light housekeeping, visits from Mrs. L. C. Reich of Pierre, Miss Jessie Conkey staying with Mrs. Banks, and Mr. Aktoevsky near Smith. Local arrivals include relatives from Scotland and Rapid City, with festive events at the Philip opera house. Inaugural ball plans in Pierre feature Philip representation. calendar items include dances, depot matters, and a pub change of Review publication day.
Aldrich and Son undertakers were called Sunday to embalm Grace A. Hickman of Cottonwood who died at her home there Sunday morning. The remains were shipped to West Virginia for burial. Mr. Hickman is a Cottonwood business man. The Great Western Telephone Co has bought the Westland building, moved it from Commissioner Crow’s office area, and will establish headquarters and a local exchange on East Pine Street after cement work.
A dense collection of notices from the Review office includes legal blanks, real estate loan mentions, and advertising for boys wear, prints, and household goods. Names such as Philip Clothing Co and Rex Terry appear alongside vacancies, rentals, lost items, and livestock notices. The items reference Fort Pierre, Springfield, Canistota, Watertown, and other locations with several trips and visits noted through the week.
Hargesheimer's Cold Cure advertised with health tips and a note that Rev. A O'Hara left for Wakama to establish a mission. Also includes horse for sale by W A Rickert and a plea for return of stolen horses. Dr Shoop's Cough Remedy promoted as safe for children by Pioneer Pharmacy.
Stanley county notes describe a Christmas gathering at Irene Kelly’s Pleasant Valley home with Kelly and Walpole guests and a grand feast including a fourteen pound turkey. The piece recaps music, cigars, and hospitality, praising the county’s warmth and “top hotchera” lifestyle before reporting a wedding at the First Methodist Church in Fort Pierre.
A Jacksonville resident reports his son, China D. Peterson, suffered a sudden violent croup attack. After giving Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, thick stringy phlegm loosened and he might have choked without the treatment. Druggists carry the remedy.
The West nears peak bank growth as coverage suffices for most towns, with many small banks competing for business. Over twenty years, interior states like Dakota have seen bank numbers and deposits surge. today South Dakota shows 431 state banks and 89 national banks with deposits around 856 million, while earlier years had far fewer. Chicago Livestock World reports the trend and its effect on earnings and savings.
Christmas exercises at the Presbyterian church featured an ornate decorated auditorium a prominent evergreen tree laden with gifts for children and a lively program led by capable organizers Santa Claus distributed gifts as the audience dispersed The Methodist Sunday school held its entertainment at the Philip opera house with a program titled The Children of Many Lands and gifts from a Christmas tree Santa left behind sleigh remnants for the children Catholic services at the local church included a lecture by Rev Fr O Hara a twelve voice choir led by Miss Elizabeth Walpole and violin soloist Edna Kelly The crowd departed uplifted by the music
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