Real estate dealers organized in Ardmore as Wheat yields rise
Ardmore dealers perfect an organization while Z Wheat shows excellent yield in Custer county. A boy, Johnnie Smith, was struck and killed by lightning near Loco. Oklahoma faces flour shortages and high prices. Thomas plans a liquor license review. Shawnee eyes a 5000-seat convention hall. Bartlesville discusses baseball oil and politics. Oklahoma cotton industry gains attention with a $48 million 1906 crop. White marble deposit found near Thomas with quarry planned. Missouri 2 cent fare limits free baggage to 100 pounds.
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Oklahoma
Missouri
South McAlester Opera House Drive Nears $75000 Target
South McAlester plans an opera house enterprise with $75 000 in subscriptions. Subscriptions must be in the bank by July 1 to support the project.
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South McAlester
Ponca City Rancher Raises Big Corn Harvest
W. H. Vancelous of Ponca City last season grew 100000 bushels of corn and still stores 50000 bushels in the cribs on his ranch as a noted yield.
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W. H. Vancelous
Ponca City
Ringling Bros. Circus to Establish Tulsa Winter HQ
Tulsa reports Ringling Bros. will base its winter operations in the city. The move signals Muskogee leadership may influence a new strategic show run.
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Tulsa
Ringling Bros. Circus
Muskogee
Trump
Yukon Boy Fred Ratcliff Reports 400 Mile Yukon Trip
Parents of Vinita boy Fred Ratcliff received his letter from Dawson Yukon describing an open boat journey 400 miles down the Yukon River from Whitehorse. He notes daylight hours in that region from 3:30 in the afternoon to 9:30 at night.
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Fred Ratcliff
Vinita
Dawson
Yukon
Yukon River
White Horse
Grace Oliver Vanest Highlighted as Top Indian Rifle Shot
Grace Oliver Vanest, an Indian student at the Euchee mission boarding school in Sapulpa, is reputed to be the best woman rifle shot in the new state. She seldom misses a silver dollar at 100 yards and is a skilled huntress.
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Grace Oliver Vanest
Euchee
Sapulpa
Western Oklahoma herds fattening as rains boost range grass
Cattlemen across western Oklahoma report abundant rainfall has spurred lush grass growth and accelerated cattle fattening on the range, signaling strong market readiness.
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Oklahoma
Critique of wheat farming profits in Kansas via Enid Eagle
Jake Admire argues that raising wheat for profit is absurd for a rural producer. He notes Kansas has averaged thirteen bushels per acre for thirty years and questions profitability, addressing readers of the Enid Eagle.
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Chicago Board of Trade
Jake Admire
Enid Eagle
Kansas
Lawton News-Republican Campaigns Against Impure Milk
The Lawton News-Republican announces a crusade against impure milk in Lawton. It alleges that consuming embalmed milk has caused sickness in the city.
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Lawton News-Republican
Oklahoma Graduation Class Member Appointed to State Survey
Charles Hoke, a member of this year’s Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College graduating class, has been appointed by the federal Department of Agriculture to conduct an agricultural survey of Oklahoma. The results will be issued in a bulletin by the department and the Oklahoma Experiment Station.
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Charles Hoke
Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College
Department of Agricuture
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Experiment Station
Kansas City Mexico Orient Railway Plans 713 Cars Purchase
The Kansas City Mexico Orient Railway filed with Territorial Secretary Filson a contract showing the purchase of 713 cars of various types to better equip the line. The total cost for the rolling stock is placed at 839300 dollars.
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Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway Company
Territorial
Filson
Katy Resumes Ballasting Oklahoma Division Work
The Katy has resumed ballast work between Jennings and Oklahoma City aiming to ballast a mile daily and, upon completion, establish faster train service for the Oklahoma division.
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Katy
Oklahoma Division
Jennings
Oklahoma City
Taunton Woman Praises Dean's Kidney Pills Cure
Mrs. James French of Taunton Massachusetts reports severe back pains and disordered kidney secretions eased after using Dean's Kidney Pills. She claims six boxes fully cured and prevented relapse. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Fester Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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James French
West Street
Taunton
Mass
Dean
Fester-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Too Young For A Stick At A Country Treat
A settlement worker recalls a children’s treat where a baby refused lemonade because of a twig in the cup. The infant’s shy reply shows his recognition of the straw in the drink and his small age as the reason. The anecdote preserves a playful, wholesome moment from a community event.
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N. Y
New Automatic Rifle Considered for Future Infantry
A gelf loading or automatic mus ket is discussed as the infantry arm of the future. German War Academy tests consider an automatic rifle with a ten round magazine and recoil loading system that allows a soldier to fire ten shots without moving from position.
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German War Academy
New York Sun
Hardening Drill Tip Using Sub Phuric Acid Method
English Mechanic describes hardening an ordinary drill in sub phuric acid. Dip the heated dull cherry red point into acid to about one-eighth inch depth in a flat-bottom vessel. The point becomes extremely hard while the rest stays soft. Re harden if it breaks, using a slightly smaller acid depth.
Cigar Clash Sparks Wife and Husband Spark in Tale
In a humorous exchange from Lippincott's, a pampered husband scolds Mary for the cigars calling them horrible. She tearfully explains she bought the Colorado Maduro cigars, insisting they are good.
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Colorado Maduro
Lippincott’'s
A Fight for a Royal Child by Ida Kremer
Ida Kremer recounts her years as governess in the Countess Montignoso household and her forced departure by order of the court marshal of the king of Saxony in a forthcoming Dres sen book.
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Dressen
Ida Kremer
Coffee Complexion and Postum Claim Benefits
An anecdotal defense argues coffee caused dark facial blotches and poor complexion, and switching to Postum Food Coffee improved nerves and skin. The piece links digestion to complexion, urges grain-based nourishment, and promotes reading The Road to Wellville in packages.
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Postum
Wellville
Illinios man's tale of progress in Western Canada 1907
A letter from Elberty Emberley in Evarts Alberta dated April 8 1907 describes six years of farming in Red Deer area. He details land purchases building up multiple structures and fences, crops including wheat rye barley and sufficient stock feed. He recalls hardship in Illinois prior to emigrating and praises Canadian Northwest settlement and community, noting a valued quarter section and local post office.
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Western Canada
Canada
Chicago
Dominion of Canada
Evarts
Alberta
Red Deer
Dakota
Harvey
Mt. Vernon
Ills
Canadian Northwest
P. O
Wife
Illinois
E. Emberley
Breakers to Remain Closed in Newport This Season
Gossip swirls as word reaches Newport that Mrs. Vanderbilt will lease a large London area estate and the Breakers will stay shut this summer. The second consecutive closure signals social and financial impact, with Mrs. Vanderbilt and her daughter abroad drawing away the attention of Newport society.
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Vanderbilt
Johnny
New York American
Eleven Years of Eczema Healed by Cuticura Trio
Mrs Eliza A Wiley recounts eleven years of persistent eczema on her hands with cracking and bleeding. After trials with three doctors she found relief using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent Pills, noting a nail fell off and now recommends Cuticura Remedies to others.
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Eliza A. Wiley
Liscomb
Airship Wins: Toledo Man Earns 80000 From Tent Plans
A Detroit Free Press quote notes airships are now a success as a Toledo man made $80,000 last year without launching the craft, using a tent-based setup.
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Toledo
Detroit Free Press
Weather Classification by Wind Speeds in Historical Scale
The description defines calm as air movement up to three miles per hour. A strong breeze corresponds to thirty four miles per hour. A gale occurs at forty miles per hour. A storm at seventy five miles per hour and a hurricane at ninety miles per hour.
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