New Year Reflections and Local Road Bets Face 1908
The Denison Herald notes Oklahoma township trustees plan to push good roads legislation next session. Oklahoma Times discusses Turkey Constitution relations. Checotah Enquirer mocks dark meat in politics. McAlester Capital News jokes about experimental marriage tests.
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Oklahoma
Guthrie
Denison Herald
Oklahoma Times
Turkey
Checotah Enquirer
Gompers
United States
America
England
McAlester Capital News
Bee cheerful and keep faith in brighter days
A Caddo Herald urging optimism quotes that not everything is lost and encourages smiling through adversity. It stresses forgiveness and the idea the world isn’t as dark as it seems. The piece promotes cheerfulness as a path to prosperity and happiness.
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Caddo Herald
Wapanucka Press Sees Clear Path to Next Crop Year
The Wapanucka Press notes an optimistic outlook for a good crop next year despite adverse conditions. It urges early preparation and steady effort to shape the project, starting now to ensure a solid result.
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Wapanucka Press
Nce
Quotations and Notices From Oklahoma and Nearby Papers
Selections of editorials and witty remarks citing Oklahoma towns including Holdenville Hobart Denison Madill and Atoka with commentary on advertising sincerity and public morals. Mentions Raleigh mince pie views and diplomatic tensions involving Chas Taft reflecting press tone of the era.
Christmas gift notion criticized in press comments
Editorial quotes mock the idea of reciprocity for Christmas gifts and notes on national trade figures. It cites a large import decline in 1908 and a half decline in exports, then comments on Parson Lozier's wife's divorce from a dispensary manager and ends noting the upcoming census year with about two thousand en- readers.
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Parson Lozier
Sunny Brook
Wapanucka Press
Oklahoma delegation backs newspaper relief plan in Washington
Oklahoma lawmakers press Washington for repeal of last session restrictions on political ads and legal notices, seek broader press and tax relief, and back expansion of tribal enrollments and Dawes Commission wind‑down. The report notes figures on non taxable lands, pending bills, and shifts in interior department policy affecting Oklahoma tribes.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Congress
Men of
Arkansas
Department of Interior
Supreme Court
Allisons
John Goldsby
Senate
Betty Ligon
Five Civilized Tribes
Ikea
Owen
Dawes Commission
Gore
Gog
Secretary of the Interior
McGuire
Carter
House Committee On Indian Affairs
Secretary of Interior
James Rudolph Garfield
Interior Department
Garfield
Brown
Grits
Fie
Bettie Ligeon
Tine
Chet
Corking Good Time Idea Inspires Uncorking Tradition
A playful line highlights how some men view enjoyment as an uncorking ritual, celebrating bold tastes and social gatherings that hinge on opening bottles and sharing leisure.
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Weaver, Borron
A.a. Okishomia
Svening News
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Philadelphia
Holdenville Times
Hobart Daily Republican
Woomerang
Madill News
Atoka
Houston Post
Chas. P. Taft
Oklahoman
Dallas News
Francis E. Leupp
Indian Affairs
Roosevelt
Durant News
Theodore Burton
Ohio
Burton
Taft
Interior
Ferris and
Fulton
J. George Wright
Five Tribes
Department
Congressman McGuire
J. Blair Schoenfelt
Indian Agent’s Office
Kansas
Ira
Gwin & Mays
Gwin-Mays
Ada
Janet
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