Ada Commercial Club Plans Chickasaw Nation Convention
The Ada Commercial Club invites members to back a Chickasaw Nation convention to organize and present urgent Indian Territory needs to Congress when the territorial omnibus bill is considered in December 1902. Judge Campbell spoke and resolutions urged action to address schooling roads government and representation gaps for 450,000 citizens.
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Oklahomea
Ada
Ada Commercial Club
Indian Territory
Campbell
United States
Congress
Chickasaw
Electric Railway Under Paris Streetcar Network Expands
The underground electric railway in Paris is deemed a success and plans call for two major branches to be added this year.
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Paris
Cure a Cold in One Day Advertises Quick Relief
An old ad claims Cure a Cold in One Day using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a money back guarantee if it fails. The offer emphasizes fast action and refunds through druggists.
Albuquerque Student Grace Sulzer Wins Chicago Art Institute Honor
Grace Sulzer of Albuquerque New Mexico earns top honors in the Chicago Art Institute students exhibit. Judges deem her a sculptor of notable promise as her work garners the place of honor.
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Grace Sulzer
Albuquerque
N. M
Chicago
Ar Institute
Much Prom
Ica
Novel Paris first aid case uses glass box
A new aid apparatus tested in Paris serves as a wall mounted box containing a folding stretcher a few medicines and a phone to contact the ambulance station. Access requires breaking the glass similar to a fire alarm. This prevents keys or internal access to the case.
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Paris
Oder
Oklahoma Sanitarium Quarterly Report Filed With Auditor
The quarterly report shows the territory owes the Oklahoma Sanitarium $15,290.21 for areas ending September 30. A warrant for this amount was drawn. The report records three admitted patients in the asylum distributed by county.
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Oklahoma Sanitarium Company
L. W. Baxter
Streetcar Exchange Over Tobacco Antipathy
A woman with antipathy for tobacco boarded a street car and asked a man beside her, “Do you chew tobacco, sir?” He replied, “No, madam, I do not,” and offered to obtain a chew if she desired one.
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Slogan and Price
A vintage grocery ad promotes Red Cross Ball Blue laundry aid, urging readers to ask their grocer for the large 2 oz. package priced at 5 cents. The compact notice emphasizes broad household use and availability.
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RED Cross
How She Found Out Hoarder Blues
A Philadelphia Bulletin quip notes a breeder of blue blood hoarders. The dialogue mocks a notion of selective breeding to ensure blue blood status. The fragment references a non-existent complaint about Dr Fowier's Extract of Wild Strawberry as a bowel remedy.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Fowier
Mother Gray's Sweet Powdere Cure Adverts
Wether Gray's Sweet Powdere for Children used by Mother Gray nurse to the Children's Home in New York. Claims cure feverishness bad stomach teething disorders move regulate bowels destroy worms with over 30 000 testimonials. At all druggists 25c sample free address Alien 8 Olmsted LeRoy NY.
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Wether Gray
Mother Gray
New York
Olmsted
LeRoy
The Ocean’s Depths as a Great Cushion for seabed
Prof Maury describes the ocean depths as a great cushion that remains still at two miles down. He notes complete rest and no water movement preventing abrasion, protecting delicate organisms from wear and tear in deep waters.
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Maury
Incomplete OCR Note on Household Maintenance Costs
Fragmentary OCR item mentions water, starch, and soap costs with unclear dates and names. No coherent event or individuals clearly identified.
Territorial Treasurer Finds $474,199.44 On Hand
The report of Territorial Treasurer C. W. Rambo to the governor and the secretary of the interior shows a cash balance of 474199.44 dollars at the close of business on September 30.
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Guthrie
Territorial
C. W. Rambo
Secretary of the Interior
Lawsuit Over Shawnee Lodge Initiation Injuries
A 40000 damage suit has been filed in Tecumseh district court by Uighty and Kleinstidt of Oklahoma City and Blakeney and Maben of Shawnee naming Ed Kuhl as plaintiff and the Supreme and Subordinate Lodges of the Select Knights and Ladies of Shawnee as defendants. The action stems from an alleged injury during initiation and Kuhl has spent months in hospital. The case draws local interest in Shawnee where Kuhl is well known and the order is popular.
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Shawnee
Tecumseh
Uighty & Kleinstidt
Oklahoma City
Blakeney & Maben
Ed. Kuhl
Select Knights and Ladies of Shawnee
Kuhl
Benevolent Order
Verdo V Hardcastle Case Dismissed for Jurisdiction
The supreme court with Judge Burford issuing the verbal opinion held no jurisdiction in Verde V Hardcastle versus Jake Babbler in Anadarko city election case. The suit was dismissed leaving new city officers in charge. Mr Hardcastle plans district court action in Caddo County.
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Supreme Court
Burford
Verde
Coal mine hospital report shows patient care and finances
From the coal mines fifty eight patients were admitted with fifty five cared for for 1356 days free of charge. The hospital earned 8316.95 dollars and received 1511.30 in gifts. Running expenses totaled 9.00 dollars per patient day. The report credits Superintendent Biter and management for their work aiding suffering.
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Biter
Queen Mother Banished After Royal Affair Scandal
The former queen mother of Spain is said to have clandestinely married Count Escarora, a scandal alleged during Maria Christina's Austria visit. King Alphonso reportedly confronted the queen mother upon her return, ordering her exile, while Maria Christina reportedly resists. Court gossip ties the pair’s relationship to possible exits to Austria, Maria Christina’s homeland.
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Alphonso
Spain
Count Escarora
Maria Christiana
Austria
Maria Christina
Count Escurora
Archduke Charles
Citizenship Cases Reopened In Ardmore Territory
Attorneys for the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations filed suit in the citizenship court to determine the status of court citizens. The treaty granting the court jurisdiction was ratified and cases will be reopened without delay. The petition seeks annulment of judgments on two grounds and challenges defendants and federal judges in de novo review. Over 2,000 so-called court citizens may be affected as tribal funds are at stake.
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Ardmore
Dawes Commission
Inu
Fell From The High Wire At Street Fair
A young woman named Mrs. Ethel Reipel, known as Trisy, fell fifty feet during a mid-air wire act at the street fair. Witnesses said she died from injuries after the leap for life dive, with one arm broken in three places and internal injuries. The crowd watched as the accident occurred above the waterworks tower.
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Stillwater
Ethel Reipel
Ginlena
Kansas
Trisy
Mining Leases Barred Under New Choctaw Treaty
The article reports that the Choctaw and Chickasaw treaty ends new mining leases on Indian lands. Corporations had recently secured valuable coal and asphalt lease approvals from the interior secretary before the treaty passage. Major railroads Rock Island and Missouri Kansas and Texas are noted as beneficiaries of these resources.
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Secretary of the Interior
Ing
Rock Island Railroad
Missouri, Kansas
Texas
White girls kiss colored girls spark school crisis
A conflict at the fifth ward school led to principal Behaire resigning after an incident in which eighteen girls, nine white and nine colored, were coerced into kissing the colored girls or face punishment. One girl fled home but was barred from returning until she complied.
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Meo Mamre
Behaire
D. Deafentbaugh
Fifth Ward
Melancholic tombstone man bets on death year
Stillwater Advance reports Harry Wells, called the melancholic tomb stone man, makes a high stakes wager with Donart and Dodson that he will die within the year. Wells bets $44.52 against $1,000 with Donart Dodson’s sum secured, backed by a life insurance company. Neighbors watch the tense bet with interest.
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Stillwater
Harry Wells
Tombstone
Donart & Dodson
Mr Wells
Harry
Stout Life Insurance Company
Murder Charge Against Harrison Porter Sparks City Patrol
Deputy marshals took Harrison Porter a full blood Chickasaw Indian into custody charged with the murder of Dillard Wiight a well to do Indian near Alen Wright was killed and two others injured Harjo an accomplice fled Porter appeared before Commissioner Talbot and was bound over.
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Harrison Porter
Dillard Wiight
Alen
Porter
Wright
Harjo
Talbot
Boand ‘Gover
Old Milking Habits Lag Behind Clean Dairy Methods
The piece decries persistent dirty milking practices despite calls for hygiene and modern equipment. It cites foul barns, manure, and bad odors as sources of contaminated milk, noting only a few dairymen follow scientific, clean practices. Habit and tradition resist change, hampering progress toward purer milk.
Pasteurized Milk Cheese Discovered in Sweden
A U S consul reports a Stockholm chemist Dr Jans Elander has developed a caseol preparation that makes palatable nutritious cheese from pasteurized milk. The process eliminates tubercular bacilli and yields digestible cheese, prompting London dairies to test it. Samples can be provided to interested dairymen for trials.
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Sweden
United States
Stockholm
London
Room for Capons
Capons need space more than hens for profit and crowding restrictions. They thrive in any flock size, from a dozen to a hundred, showing hardiness and strong disease resistance.
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T. Greiner
It's all very well to strike out for yourself
A fragmentary line notes that independence is risky for a player who is not ready to lead. The terse remark hints at self-reliance and possible consequences for underprepared athletes.
Wisdom of a Neighbor’s Failings Cited Worldwide
A compact aphorism notes that worldly wisdom comes from observing others. The saying suggests insight arises from noting neighbors’ mistakes and missteps across cultures and contexts.
Oats for Fowls and Grain Preferences
A columnist argues oats are best for developing chicks, noting fowls prefer corn but will adopt oats with habit. He cites hens choosing oats over corn when oats are reintroduced, and rejects crop puncture concerns while praising oats as constant feed and a source of a stimulant scientists call avonue.
Importing Fowl Stock Risky for Flocks Says Expert
A writer warns farmers that importing birds often brings contagious diseases lice mites and red mites. He urges building flocks by raising birds rather than buying to avoid costly losses from disease and infestations.
Poultry Care Tips from J R Brabazon
Clear care for young chicks stresses avoiding stale or sour foods and ensuring clean water at all times. Provide exercise as birds mature, keep houses full of straw, scatter grain to encourage scratching, avoid overfeeding, limit corn in warm months, and favor warm evening corn in winter. Include occasional vegetables for added nutrition.
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J. R. Brabazon
Poultry Quick Returns Versus Other Farm Crops
A. G. Gilbert notes poultry produces rapid returns unlike fruits or trees. Three weeks after setting hens you have chicks, four to four and a half months to market for cockerels, and five to five and a half months for pullets, far sooner than strawberries, apples, or forest reproduction.
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Rome
A. G. Gilbert
Proper Standards For Farm Poultry From Farmers' Review
Myron A. Gee advises keeping vigor in farm poultry for profit. Choose birds near breed weight, thick and solid, avoid deformed backs, prefer low combs in dressed birds, and select active layers for eggs. Use pure breeds for uniform dressing and best overall results.
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Myron A. Gee
Farmers’ Review
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