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Newspaper
Philip Weekly Review
Location
Philip, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1909
Page
6
A Harper’s Weekly tale from a Central American upheaval recounts a government head famed for courtesy who declines to issue a death certificate for a local, noting the man escaped with soldiers sent to capture him. The consul informs the president that the certificate is undesired, as the target has fled.
Fragmentary verse scene shows The Beauty turning from a gaze as The Punch mocks. Speakers speak of envy and seeing the real self in a mirrored image, with dreamlike wordplay and fractured dialogue suggesting vanity and truth.
The poet describes Cleopatra as a trump ery ephemera in a letter to T J Wise, noting the work was scribbled quickly. Wise agreed to pay 15 guineas for Swinburne's coup, amid remarks about repro duction and preservation of such ordinary verses.
A fragmentary dispatch discusses a tribal or traditional practice where trial marriages are arranged with no divorce, emphasizing the social coercion around motherhood, permanence, and the suppression of outside relationships. It notes a village council verdict system and contrasts with modern notions of freedom. The piece also mentions a city job exam question about population centers and the Queen of Siam’s royal robe.
A severe storm sweep through western Tennessee and Alabama caused widespread ruin. Hamburg and Denmark suffered heavy damage with multiple fatalities. towns such as Pittsburg Landing and Mauberry reported deaths and injuries. The cyclone damaged homes, stores, and monuments, with extensive wind and hail wreckage along the Western and Atlantic Railway corridors.
A grand border summit unfolds with pomp and gun salutes as Taft and Diaz exchange courtesies. The leaders host and are hosted, amid bands, flocking crowds, and a ceremonial crossborder setting at El Paso and Ciudad Juarez.
The steamship George Stone of Cleveland wrecked off Point Pelee Ontario during a late gale. Six crew and passengers died attempting to land, twelve were saved. The coal carrier left Ashtabula Monday and foundered amid burning pilot house and heavy surf. Signals went unanswered as other steamers passed.
A collage of early medical advertisements highlights Munyon's free medical examinations from Philadelphia and Doan's Kidney Pills touted by nurse Judean Ellis of Jackson, Maine. The clippings warn against unsafe tonics and catarrh cures, while notes on constipation and farm notices blend with claims of medical authority and contemporary health products.
The article parodies a courtroom scene with a man named Swords arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, the judge probing how he wishes to be tried, and the boarders reacting with a stony stare. It also weaves in varied snippets from jokes, anecdotes, and brief notices about mischiefs, local chatter, and a youth’s age defining grandparenting feats, reflecting a chaotic, humorous column style.
Lena B. Mason cleared in South Bend Indiana of attempted murder of Jan W. Talbot Supreme President of the Order of Owls. Jury deliberated sixteen minutes as courtroom crowd packed and urged to stay. Mason testified persecution by Talbot for six years. Defense argued emotional insanity.
A mother recalls a half month old son with severe watery eczema on his cheeks. After doctors and costly medicines failed, she used Cuticura Remedies from Potter Drug and Chem Corp and reports complete clearance with no marks. September 18, 1908, Burnt Cabin, Pa.
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