Meat Boycott Spreads as Bristow Urges Sacrifice
Senator Bristow denounces meat costs urging sacrifice to curb prices. Oklahoma City reports settlers push a nationwide boycott with unions in Kansas City planning anti meat resolutions. Swift and others defend high prices and urge cheaper cuts as meat consumption declines nationwide.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Joseph L. Bristow
Cof
Kansas
Bristows
Cleveland
Hhus
West
East
Harold Swift
Swift & Co
Industrial Trades Council
Kansas City
Francis H. Scott
Baltimore
United States
Trists
Henry M. Wharton
Brantly
Millions for Reclamation Bonds Planned by Senate
Washington. Certificates of indebtedness or bonds up to 30 million dollars to raise money to complete and extend reclamation projects will be authorized on a bill to be reported from the senate committee on irrigation this week. A tentative draft provides for certificates but bonds authorization may replace it.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Irrigation
Oil Flow Found At 100 Feet In Orient Stock Yards
A well digger at Orient stock yards reached 100 feet and found a strong oil flow. Locals in the oil trade believe larger quantities may lie at greater depths.
Bridge Work Near Jerks Opens Soon
Oklahoma work on the monumental bridge across the Arkansas River at Jerks progresses rapidly. The new span, costing 45000 dollars, is expected to open to traffic early this summer and will boost trade in Jenks Bixby and surrounding oil fields, returning many times its cost to the county.
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Okla
Arkansas River
Jerks
Jenks
Bixby
Oklahoma special session. oil fees taxes and land sale debated
The second day of the Oklahoma Legislature special session saw debates on higher oil inspection fees, increased insurance taxes for general revenue, and selling section thirty three of Greer County school lands. Both chambers cut payrolls to save funds and considered advisory roles for the supreme court on legality questions.
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Guthrie
Oklo
House
Senate
Haskell
General Revenue Fund
Old Greer County
Supreme Court
Graham
Congress
Chiloceo Indian School
Washington
McCalla
Chickasha
Love County
Order of Railroad Conductors
State Federation of Labor
State Sheriff's Association
Faulkner
Kiowa
McGuire
Joe Cannon
Russell
Partridge
Alfalfa
Gilmer
Glover
Cope
Anderson
Williams
Maxey
Lovelace
Sullivan
Anthony
Ireton
Redwine
Fort Gibson
Morris
Dunn
Coal lands in Tulsa County rapidly developed for fuel demand
Tulsa and surrounding coal lands see rapid development as operators mine on a large scale to supply fuel for western and other Oklahoma regions lacking natural gas. the demand drives swift extraction growth.
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Tulsa
Okla
Tulsa County
Lawton Representative's Resolution Seeks State Funds Probe
In Guthrie Oklahoma representative Ross introduced a resolution in the legislature calling for a committee to probe the management and expenditure of all state funds. The measure targets school funds under one department but is drafted to cover all state departments potentially reaching the banking board records. The session already passed a bill moralizing Congress to donate the Chilocco Indian school to the state as an insane asylum.
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Guthrie
Okla
Ross
Lawton
Banking Board
House
Congress
Chilocco
Ferry Disaster Kills and Wounds Dozens in Canada
A Canadian Pacific passenger train derailed on the Soo branch near North Bay Ontario. Four cars plunged into the ice filled Spanish River. At least 40 people died, about 90 injured, with many trapped or burned in the wreckage.
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North Bay
Ont
Soo Branch
Spanish River
Central Canada prosperity drives rail growth and farming wealth
A Canadian railway man touts rapid town growth across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with rail stations every seven to eight miles amid widespread school funding. Grain yields rise to about 195 million dollars this year from 120 million last year and farmers enjoy post harvest leisure trips abroad and to the US. Transportation spending nears two million dollars as many homesteads remain available at reasonable prices through railway and land firms.
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Central Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
United States
Central
Canada
Western
Great Britain
Continent
Whiskers and whiskered lore from hill country
A New York Press excerpt recalls Roman poets praising a Caesar’s whiskers and wildwood Hill Billies with extravagant facial hair. It describes beards feet long, braided around the neck or waist, kept in a linen bag or nightgown to avoid tangling with a wife or feet.
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Wildwood Hill
New York Press
8 Catarrh Cure Proves A Positive Cure Claim
A historic advertisement touts 8 Catarrh Cure as a universal cure for catarrh, promising $100 to any case it fails to cure. It describes the remedy as constitutional and acting on mucous membranes, with testimonials and an address in Toledo Ohio. Also promotes Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo. O
Hail
A Modest Doctor in a Country Church
A city doctor on vacation attends a Sunday service at a small rural church. After the service, members greet him and one asks if he is a Methodist. He replies modestly that he is an ordinary doctor.
Cure a Cold in One Day Return Guarantee Bromide Tablets
An old advertisement promises to cure a cold in one day with laxative bromide tablets. It notes a refund if it fails and bears E. W. G. E. signature on each box. It contrasts costly habits with hats for wives and promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for stomach liver and bowels with easy to take granules and no griping.
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Dr. Pierce
Dean's Kidney Pills End Kidney Pain Claims
Sufferers blame kidneys for backache dizziness and urinary trouble. Mrs Graves of Villisca Iowa credits Dean's Kidney Pills with curing years of kidney trouble and swelling after using them five years ago. For sale by all dealers price 59 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Dean
N. E. Graves
Villisca
Iowa
Dean’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Early Rising Neighbors Sparkling Garden Lesson
Farmer Brown tested who rose first by visiting at two in the morning and found Mrs Jones hanging clothes in the garden. She quips that Jones was the earliest part of the morning but cannot say where he is now.
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Farmer Brown
Farmer Jones
Engagement Fizzles as Cuckoo Clock Strikes Seventeen
A lighthearted tale finds George proposing to Clara in a fleeting moment of romance measured in seconds by a cuckoo clock. Clara replies with practical doubt, joking that she does not expect to live long enough to fulfill forever.
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Clara
George
What Is Leaf Sugar In The Conversation
Mrs Justhicht asks about leaf sugar and her spouse replies it is sugar in loaf form. She wonders if it is used to make sweetbreads.
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Mrs. Justhicht
Mrs. J
Marine Eye Remedy Co. Eye Book Free Advertisement
Free to Our Readers. Marine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago, offers a 48 page illustrated Eye Book and advice on proper application of Marine Eye Remedies for your case. The gland dist says their remedy soothes eye pain strengthens weak eyes and does not smart, selling for 50 cents. Use in your eyes and in baby's eyes for scaly eyelids and granulation.
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Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Marine
Ggist
Soc
Question Habit Sparks Belief in Eternal Fire
A man asks about a future punishment of everlasting fire and brimstone. The party member quips belief is limited to neighbors, reflecting a sharp exchange on judgment and hypocrisy.
Change in church choir rattles eight year old Jessie
An eight year old girl from the church community bursts with news after Sunday service. She misreads a routine personnel change as a new terror in the choir, illustrating how children interpret adult decisions.
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Jessie
Hamlins Wizard Oil Promises Quick Pain Relief
A quoted ad style claim urges readers to try Hamlins Wizard Oil for rapid soothing of rheumatic and neural pain disclaimer by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The snippet promotes self reliance and warns against ignoring remedies.
Piles Cured In Six to Fourteen Days With PAZO Ointment
Advert says PAZO Ointment cures piles in six to fourteen days with a money back guarantee. Claims include relief from swelling itching and bleeding and promises a fast, lasting result for flicking or protruding piles. Prose styled like a period medical ad.
Taft Uses Pine Stew Tale to Illustrate Discontent
President Taft spoke to farmers in Florence North Carolina and told a tale about chronic discontent sparked by bad weather. He noted providence cares for all and warned that even birds are fed, though one farmer lamented that the birds eat his potatoes.
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Taft
Florence
N. C
North Carolina
Joseph
Providence
Washington Post
Uses of Oddity Hat Shapes and Curiosity
A playful exchange centers on a hat's curious shape as an uninformed map questions it. The wife confirms the hat's shape is purposeful, arguing that any hat lacking curiosity would look odd or queer. The dialogue blends whimsy with a lighthearted view of fashion and perception.
Unclear Ad Fragments From Vintage Page
The readable text shows promotional line about Deep seated colds and coughs with odd phrasing. It references Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product priced at five cents for a small amount. Multiple stray phrases imply a general vintage ad collage with advice and cheap notoriety remarks.
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Senator Bristow
Thomas
Cornell
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Bocker
Davis
Ana
Lewls Peoria
Radish
Phiox
Carsation Robinson Seed & Plant Co
Pacifico Ave
Dallas
Texas
H- H. Green
Mason, Fenwick & Lawrence
Washington, D.C
Defiance
Sloan
J. C. Lee
Ninth St
S. E
Liniment
Earl S. Sloan
Boston
Mass
Daa Fe
California
Twin Falls
Idaho
Kuhns
Sacramento Valley
H. L. Hollister
Dept. E
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