Oklahoma Building Public Warrant Plan Seeks Local Investment
Governor C. N. Haskell outlines a plan to fund state institutions through public building warrants backed by income from land rentals and sales. The program funds insane asylums and a state penitentiary, with warrants bearing 5 percent interest and non taxable status, while urging counties and school districts to reinvest sinking funds locally.
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Eastern Insurance
Oklahoma
East
C. N. Haskell
New Life Pills Advertised as Day Round Helpers
An old advertisement promotes Dr. King's New Life Pills as around the clock health helpers. It claims each pill is a sugar coated globule of energy curing constipation headache chills dyspepsia malaria and other ills, priced 25 cents at G M Ramsey's.
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Dr. King
G. ‘M. Ramsey’s
Mason Shoots Self While Demonstrating Gun
B H Mason accidentally shoots his hand while showing an automatic pistol to his sisters at his Sunrise home. The bullet wounds the palm but no bones are shattered and doctors expect a quick recovery.
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B. H.mason
Mr. Mason
Dr Price's Algrain Food as Meat Substitute
An advertisement promotes Dr Price's Algrain Food as a complete meat substitute rich in all food elements for strength and energy. It claims daily use reduces meat needs and urges readers to ask their grocer for this product.
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Dr. Price
City council faces tax payer meeting over paving bid
A mass gathering at the court house discussed the street paving contract awarded to Shelby Downard Co. for 81,684.44, despite Dallas Paving Co. bidding 75,758.70. Mayor Little cited honor and existing contract as grounds to proceed with the original award after correcting a technicality. no action was taken.
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Shelby Downard Co
Dallas Paving Company
Court House
John Beard
Judge Winn
Winn
Dallas Paving Co
Little
Roff Post Office Robbed and Burglars Burst In
At about two o clock three burglars forced the Roff post office door, blew open the safe, taking around one hundred dollars and stamps worth two or three hundred. No suspects yet. a sick man Joe Flemings saw figures nearby but misread them as workers. The explosion was heard by the telephone manager who fired a gun, delaying discovery. Officers are searching for the thieves.
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Roff
Joe Flemings
Dan Scribner Bond Requested Before Judge
Dan Scribner appeared before Judge West for bond and the request was denied yesterday.
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Dan Scribner
Judge West
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Ft. Supply
Winitia
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Indian Territory
Kansas
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J. R. Ferguson
Enid
State Bankers Association
E. M. Garrison
Pond Creek
State Farmers’ Union
A. T. West
Mountain View
A. & M. College
Stillwater
School of Mines
Eastern Oklahoma Insane Asylum
Feeble Minded Institute
State Orphans’ Home
State University
Weatherford
Durant
Ada
Tablequah
Colored Agricultural and Normal University
First Legislature State Penitentiary
Congress
State of
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Public Building
B. H. Mason
Self
Wien
WASS
Oklahoma State Bank
State OF Oklahoma
Doe
Pontotoc
W. D. Hays
W. H. Braley
J. W. Hays
R. W. Simpson
Sledge Lumber Co
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