Fair Roberts County Fair Closes With Strong Races and Livestock Exhibit
The Roberts County Fair ended last Saturday after a two day event featuring cash receipts from gate, subscriptions, and county appropriations that funded all expenses and left a small surplus. Races drew strong attendance with three bands in witness, and livestock exhibits highlighted Aberdeen Angus cattle from Buffalo Lake Ranch with 22 head winning 25 prizes, including two sweepstakes. The Galloway cattle drew praise for hardiness and early maturation, with potential to yield more beef per steer.
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Duplicate orders and national health warning fill local page
Local Milbank resident Fred Port visits the city while duplicate order books are offered at the STANDARD office. Frank Hicks returns from the Missouri slope with Company I. South Dakota National Guards plan a camp move to Watertown with Quartermaster Sargent Strand and Corporal Elliott aiding arrangements. County Commissioners discuss Peeger licenses then proceed as equalization board. A climatology lecture warns heart disease is a national peril due to nervous strain from modern life. 70 percent of 275,000 New York public school children examined showed physical abnormalities, with 8,500 having heart disease. The speaker laments overburdened youth and stresses natural growth in earlier days.
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Bold bullfight ends with tragedy in Spain charity event
A recent bullfight in Spain intended to raise funds turned deadly as the bull killed two men and severely injured two others. The spectacle sparked debate about whether bullfighting is safe for humans and whether it should continue as a charitable event.
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Consul Warns on Fake Scotch Antiques and Fashion Trends
Consul Blake condemns fabricated Scotch antiques like Robert Burns chairs and Mary Queen of Scots tables as proof aging processes are used beyond whiskey. London embraces the Merry Widow hat amid ongoing suffragette battles and traffic concerns in the metropolis. Standard ads promise results.
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