Oklahoma to light Yateau with electric power
Charles J. West of Enid resigns as special assistant attorney general of Oklahoma. An El Reno man F. S. Mccabee receives a letter from a Chicago sister who he believes was burned to death in a road fire years ago. he plans to visit her. A large hunt for wolf bear and turkey was held at Gilmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. West
Enid
Oklahoma
Gilmore
el Reno
F. S. Mccabee
Chicago
Roads
Tulsa youth shows $36 in Rock Island yards ordeal
Albert Coleman of Tulsa, a young man, was in the Rock Island yards at Shawnee with two hoboes when his neck was badly strained and the money stolen. The hoboes took his $36 but did not kill him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Coleman
Tulsa
Rock Island
Shawnee
Tonkawa Applies for First Class City Status
Citizens of Tonkawa file with Governor Frantz to be designated a city of the first class. Affidavits show population of 2,500 while Attorney General Cromwell investigates before proclamation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonkawa
Frantz
Genreal Cromwell
Worthing Resigns as Enid Telegraph and Train Master
M Worthing, who has led telegraph operations and served as train master for the D E G at Enid for three years, resigns to take a similar role with the Colorado road in Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Worthing
Enid
Colorado Road
Denver
Spaulding Announces Return Bid for Muskogee Mayor
Homer B. Spaulding former national committee man and ex mayor of Muskogee declares his candidacy as a Democrat for the spring mayoral election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer B. Spaulding
Muskogee
Attorneys Admitted to Practice in Supreme Court
Last week the supreme court admitted several lawyers including E. W. Snoddy of Alva John F. Palmer of Pawhuska Louis E. Phillips and Charles H. Adkins of Oklahoma City George W. Cornell of Weatherford J. M. Van Winkle of Shawnee George S. Burns and J. H. Dine of Guthrie and Robert H. Wylie of Hennessey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
E. W. Snoddy
Alva
John F. Palmer
Pawhuska
Louis E. Phillips
Charles H. Adkins
Oklahoma City
George W. Cornell
Weatherford
J. M. van Winkle
Shawnee
George S. Burns
J. H. Dine
Guthrie
Robert H. Wylie
Hennessey
Enid Workmen Strike for Higher Wages on Paving and Car Work
One hundred eight workers on asphalt paving and street car building in Enid struck for higher pay. They now demand 2 dollars for nine hours after earning 1.75 for ten hours. About fifty men remained on the two jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enid
Norris Watkins Freed on Bond During Appeal
Norris Watkins, sentenced to ten years for the Joisah Haighler killing in the Osage nation, was released from Guthrie federal jail on 310000 bond awaiting supreme court appeal and returned home. A territorial charter is issued to Farmers' Independent Telephone Co of McComb, capital stock 3500, incorporators R. W. Johnson Dr. F. Bence W. A. Young J. A. Hunter J. W. Willis and J. W. Hammer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norris Watkins
Joisah Haighler
Guthrie
Supreme Court
Farmers’ Independent Telephone Company of
McComb
Capital Stock
R. W. Johnson
Dr. F. Bence
W. A. Young
J. A. Hunter
J. W. Willis
J. W. Hammer
Reno Democrat Change Hands and Town Moves
J F Maher W B Allee P O Duffy and T W Maher purchase the Reno Democrat from S G Humphreys and will maintain publication with politics unchanged. Oklahoma State Medical College incorporation papers issued with named incorporators from Mt View Atlanta Rome and Oklahoma City. A survey is underway for a new townsite of Okuskee two miles east prompting the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Maher
W. B. Allee
P. O. Duffy
T. W. Maher
Reno Democrat
S. G. Humphreys
J. Simpson
Amy C. Simpson
Politics
Oklahoma State Medical College of
Oklahoma City
Incorporatora
W. J. Darrell
Mt. View
Wills Westmoreland
Atlanta, Ga
Dr. Batty
Rome
J. P. Eckers
J. R Phelan
Okuskee
Mrs Warner Brown Profits From Farm Produce
Lawton paper notes Mrs Warner Brown near Lawton earned 350 dollars in a year largely from her hens and cows. She produced and sold 1386 pounds of butter and sold 144 dozen eggs in twelve months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Warner Brown
Man's Duplicity Ends in Death in Collinsville
Tom McGuirk an employee of a furniture store in Collinsville was shot and killed by the city marshal Friday after a confrontation with a woman who claimed to be his lawful wife. The marshal intervened when McGuirk fired, and the officer killed him with a single shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Territory
Collinsville
Tom McGuirk
McGuirk
Curtis bill would open Indian Territory land to broad alienation
Washington report says Senator Curtis introduced a measure to remove restrictions in Indian Territory. It would alienate all lands except full bloods minors and mixed blood homesteads with surplus lands of full bloods to be sold with Interior Department approval. The bill requires immediate allotments of 160 acres for Quapaws Wyandottes Senecas Peorias Miamis and Shawnees and 40 acres for the Ottawas and Modocs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Curtis
Washington
Curtis
Interior Department
Pine Tree Bread and Pine Oil Claims Across Regions
A mix of notes on pine based health claims and the Pine Wood diet in Kamschatka. Adverts warn against imitation Virgin Oil of Pine and urge accurate labeling of paint products amid fraud alarms. Mention of a Maine camp for consumptives and calls for stricter state labeling laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kamschatka
Leach Chemical Co
Cincinnati
Proper Method of Walking Imparts Health and Grace
The correct walking method uses light elastic steps and easy body swing to make weight feel negligible. Muscular harmony lends litheness and a healthy glow, stimulating blood flow and strengthening the whole body. It fosters toned nerves and the restful fatigue that leads to sound sleep.
Methodical Money Minders At Mount Vernon Church
A Boston man recalls a Sunday observing a worshiper at Mount Vernon church who after placing a coin in the collection box immediately opened a notebook and pencil to record the amount. The observer notes the act as an unusual example of meticulous bookkeeping during a service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mount Vernon
Insects Have Public Houses Say University Lecturer
Professor Bottomley told a London audience that insects drink like humans at public houses. He cited the wild arum as the leading insect tavern, noting its large lily like bloom and dark shaft that draws insects to nectar where mating or "orgy" occurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof
Bottomley
University of London
South Kensington
Postum Offers Relief From Coffee Indigestion
A Philadelphia couple, plagued by coffee related indiges tion and nerves for years, credits Postum with restoring appetite and wellbeing. They switched after trying doctors and medicines with little help and now urge friends to try the product from Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phila
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
The Times Still Referred to as the Thunderer
A note recalls how the Times keeps the nickname Thunderer from Captain Edward Sterling who allegedly began a Times piece with We thundered forth the other day an article on the subject of social and political reform.
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Rentoul
Times
Morning Post
Jeames
Mrs. Gamp
Morning Herald
Harris
Thunderer
Edward Sterling
London Chronicle
Allen's Foot Ease Now and Hobbies of Lord Iveagh
In a pinch Allen's Foot-Ease powder cures painful feet and helps with growing nails it promises comfort and quick shoe fitting. Free trial package offered by A S Olmsted Le Roy New York. Lord Iveagh collects antique silver potato rings prized by bric-a-brac hunters as quirky hobbies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
A. S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Lord Iveagh
Kipling urged to escape winter by Cape Town visit
The notice suggests Rudyard Kipling, who dislikes English winters, should visit South Africa to enjoy a warm stay in a Cape Town area home gifted by Cecil Rhodes. It frames the idea as an ideal remedy for cold weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudyard Kipling
England
South Africa
Cape Town
Cecil Rhodes
Hunt's Cure Promise for Itching Skin Diseases
Plain and vigorous claim that Hunt's Cure will positively cure any form of itching skin disease. Promises quick relief from a single box and permanent cure from one application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunt
Retirement of Rear Admiral Sigsbee leaves few high officers
The retirement will leave in active service only Evans and Dewey from the group of senior naval officers who served in the Spanish American War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigsbee
Evans and
Dewey
Garfield Tea Promises Normal Liver Action and Purified Blood
An early 20th century ad extols Garfield Tea as a remedy for liver function and constipation, urging daily use before bed to keep blood pure. It also suggests clothing alone cannot define a person but hints at first impressions. The text includes stray phrases about refunds, druggists, and generic maxims.
Original Cold Tablet in White Package Bears Signature
A historical note identifies a laxative remedy labeled Bromo Quinine, the first and original cold tablet, packed in a white package with black and red print and bearing the signature K.W. Grove.
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K.w.grove
Barber in the east tests skills in a sharp showdown
In Eagle Eyes a soft young east chap asks where the bahbah is. The big man in a wide hat and red shirt proclaims himself the barber and boasts he can clip hair in twelve shots, challenging the scene with bold confidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonny
German patent phonograph door voice ad
An enterprising German patent a device to fit phonographs to doors. As customers enter a shop, a voice calls out invitations like Flour is cheaper today and New consignment of special quality mince meat just received.
Sahara self styled emperor on US tour
Jacques Lebaudy once titled emperor of the Sahara is said to be quietly visiting the United States after a prior stop in Boston. An ad for Hunt's Lightning Oil claims perpetual work on aches pains cuts burns and bruises while you sleep. The ad ends with a Socrates quote about flattery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacques Lebaudy
Sahara
United States
Boston
Hunt
Chesbbrough Mbg. CO
State Street
New York City
Panthers and Grizzly Bears Ship Furs Pelts Prices
McMillan Fur and Wool Co of Minneapolis asks readers to write for prices on panther and grizzly bear furs and pelts. Firms and dealers are named, with location given for inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ship Furs Pelts
McMillan Fur & Wool Co
Minneapolis, Minn
Rochefoucauld quote on turning opportunities to account
A concise aphorism attributed to Rochefoucauld highlights that greatness comes from leveraging every available opportunity. It frames skillful use of chances as key to achievement and personal growth.
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ADA Democrat
IND
NEW State News
Pine Tree Bread
Agricultural Experiment Station
Fargo
N. D
E. F. Ladd
Ie Aige
Thedford’s
Thedford
Drummond
Chicago Daily News
Sloan
Earl S. Sloan
Mass
U.S.A
California Fig Syrup Co
Secretary of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Louisville, Ky
San Francisco
Cal
London
New York, N. Y
Baus
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F.J. Cheney
Kinnan & Marvin
Hall
Socrates
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria, Il
Rochefou
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