City Council to Decide on Dam and City Building Bond Election
The city council plans an election for bonds totaling 100000 to fund a Washita River dam and water and electric light plant upgrades, plus 15000 for a new city building with fire department facilities. Disputes over contract terms with O Neil Engineering Co spark debate about supervision versus full construction contracting.
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Washita River
Fire Department
O'Neil Engineerig Co
O'Neil
O'Neill
O'Neil Company
Duke Ballinger
Antondale News Roundup From Oklahoma and Nearby Events
In Antondale Oklahoma December 5 KR Richards moved to Anadarko after a sale last Thursday. Mrs. Robert Cleveland visited relatives then went to Chas. Brownback's. Beaver County visitor Mr Armstrong visited his daughter Mrs Quick. Roadwork and new bridges improve the area. Antondale Literary Society hosted a Christmas box supper raising money for the society. Boxes yielded .80 to 3.10 with total about $18. H. J. Kennedy ill again. Mrs. J A Allison hosting Mr Cassidy next Sunday. J W Hearne, O M Allis, Boundary, R L Cleveland and Miss Vern Hy involved in local matters. Mr Smar and wife visiting Mrs Smar’s parents in nearby town. Mrs. L M Spivey to Oklahoma City to care for son Lawrence who is sick. Mrs Nannie Cliry of Wamney Kansas came to Anadarko to visit nephews B F and C I Coop, called to Apache for grandson’s serious illness.
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Robert Cleveland
Chas. Brownback
Armatrong
Beaver
Quick
H. J. Kennedy
Mra
J. A. Allison
Mr. Cassidy
Mra. Bitache
J. W Hearne
O. M. Allis Boundary
R. L. Cleveland
Nannie Cliry
Wamney Kan
Anadarko
B. F
C. I. Coop
No race death by own action in Oklahoma
The State Bureau of Vital Statistics reports 3000 to 4000 births monthly in Oklahoma, with Pottawatomie County leading in birth rates. New reporting rules require physicians to note nationality and sex, with county and state officers transmitting data. the aim is better sanitary conditions and identification of preventable diseases.
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State Bureau of Vital Staticn
J. C. Mahr
Oklahoma
Pottawatomie
Mahr
Real estate transfers listed in Perry and Anadarko records
A digest of real estate transfers including United States Perry Huff Pat entries and properties in Anadarko Bridgeport and Highlands. Notable pairings show multiple grantor grantee chains, parcel numbers and tract locations such as NW 21-9-9 and SW 18-9-13, with buyers including Reid Witten Bradley and Rogers.
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United States
Perry Huff
Pat
Bik
Anadarko
Thos
R ReidReer
Josse D. Strain
Thos. Reid-Reer
W. A. Witten
Chas
L. Cram
J. W. Rogers
Supreme Court Rules Dispensary Law Still in Force
Guthrie Oklahoma December decision upholds illegality of a repeal referendum on the dispensary act. Judge Huston finds the emergency provision and ballot title improperly submitted, keeping the law operative except for a provision extending to towns of 1 000 population. Appeals noted. outcome may hinge on state supreme court ruling.
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Guthrie, Okla
A. H. Huston
Robert E. Lozier
Alexander Drug Company
Lozier
Huston
Caldwell
Supreme Court
Blaze damages barber shop on Broadway near Fifth Street
Fire crews replying to a Sunday blaze at One Wilson's barber shop on Broadway between Fifth and Sixth Streets confined the flames to the roof rear area. Water caused most damage. a small ceiling hole resulted. The frame building, sparked by crossed electric wires, could have spread to Driskell & Boyes real estate office next door. Wilson praised the fire department for saving the structure and contents.
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Uhe
Wilson’s
Broadway
Fifth
Sixth
Driskell & Boy Je
Wilson
Room for More Women Emigrate to South Africa
Dissatisfied women at home may find advantage in emigrating to South Africa where demand for workers exists. In the past year three hundred forty one British women migrated to Cape Town, mostly teachers, all securing employment.
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South Africa
United Kingdom
Cape Town
Spinster Age in Jane Austen Era and Modern Expectation
The piece contrasts the Spinster Age from Jane Austen times with today’s norms. It notes that 22 or 28 were once seen as good ages for marriage, with women expected to wed by 17 or 18, whereas now they are advised to wait until 25 or 30 to marry a very different kind of partner.
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Jane Austen
New Idea in Counting Delivers A Family Math Riddle
A Newton Massachusetts resident known for wit boasts of many children. Asked how long he has been married he counts Eugene forty Norah thirty five Lissa thirty three and asks how many that makes revealing a playful arithmetic puzzle about his family.
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Newton
Mass
Eugene
Norah
Lissa
Anadarko Local News Briefs and Ads Highlight Community
Local items note a home talent entertainment benefit for the Anadarko Concert band at the Dietrich, a piano for rent or sale via Shaw & Wells, a child born to Mr and Mrs Stevenson, and free textbooks for Oklahoma City Business College attendees. Listings include Palace Bakery goods, Judge Steck’s Lawton visit, and various college ads promising big savings and guaranteed positions. A humorous closing quip about a giant anteater and polar bear rounds out the page.
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Dietrich
Anadarko
Shaw & Wells
Stephenson
Price Rise Sparks Debate Over Real Paper Shell Almonds
Mrs Schhoppen questions rising costs as Skinner the grocer explains paper trust price hikes. The exchange centers on whether almonds sold as genuine paper shell are affected by the price surge, highlighting concerns over authenticity and cost.
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Mra. Schhoppen
Skinner
Paper Trust
Let Others Live Also Quote by Strindberg
A concise quotation argues that protecting a minority can suppress the majority and stresses the duty to allow others to live too. The line expresses a paradox about rights, duty, and coexistence as a universal ethical principle.
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Strindberg
Economical Worry Neighbors with Rainy Misgivings
A child named Loren wonders if clouds will ever be used again as rain ends the downpour. The Delineator notes a domestic moment of practical musing on weather and resourcefulness.
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Loren
Mamma
With the Minority Voices in a Crowded Public Debate
A corral of opinions struggles to distinguish truth as opinion leaders clash over guidance. Emerging voices emphasize independent judgment while cautioning against following the crowd. The piece highlights integrity and the burden of conviction in public discourse.
French Author Hails Work Guided by Voltaire
An ambitious French writer submits a book titled An EpIsde to Posterity to Voltaire for critique. Voltaire quips that the work is a letter doomed never to reach its destination, delivering a witty barb about the book’s prospects.
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Voltaire
Try This Flavoring Pineapple Juice as Substitution
A Nashville American note suggests using pineapple juice for flavoring as a substitute for wine in recipes. It highlights pineapple juice as a good addition to fruit salads and mentions appealing to those avoiding wine. It also comments on women’s appearance in a dated, casual tone.
These Wives Milk To Remove Stains And Weathered Wisdom
A fragmentary column notes a busy wife who forgets to wake for rain and a husband. A tip extols milk for stain removal from linen and cotton, claiming hotter milk surpasses boiling water. A adage warns against using unseasoned knowledge and timber.
Modern Woodmen Camp No 10026 Meet On Monday
Notice calls all members of Modern Woodmen of America Camp No 10026 to attend Monday evening December 7 for a program described as Something Doing.
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Modern Woodmen of America
Pythians Gather for District Meeting and Entertainment
The third Pythian district holds its annual meeting in the city Thursday and Friday with seventy lodges sending two delegates each. Grand officers from the state attend, and a program includes ritual openings, demonstrations of secret work, and social events such as a Damon and Pythias moving picture night.
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Pythian
Albert O. Romine
Anadarko Lodge No
M. D. Miller
Albert C. Romine
M. Hilligans
Frank E. Duncan
Silver Plume Lodge No
Damon
Pythias
Bijo
Anadarko Lodge
Minnie E. Bunting
H. L. Sanders
A. Davia
Frank E
Duncan
Grand Lodge
Caddo County Poultry Show Set for January Exhibition
The fourth annual Caddo County Poultry Show will run January 12 to 16. A catalogue is planned for distribution around December ? Judge Adam Thompson of Amity Missouri will judge the exhibits, recognized as a national authority. John Pfaff Jr., secretary of the exhibition, will be glad to answer inquiries from any interested party.
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Caddo County
Adam Thompson
Amity
Son Ia
United States
John Pfaff, Jr
Opportunity Gates to Speculation or Land
The ad proclaims two gates to success, speculation or land, urging readers to choose land and buy wisely. It notes Hamilton & Frans with an office in the Democrat building offering options.
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Hamilton & Frans
Democrat Building
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Chickasha
Mion
Helen Buckley
Ft. Cobb
W. L. Myers
Burl Hunter
Scranton
Anadarka
Walter Edmond
Mina Philura Wilson
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H. 8. Hess
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Antondale Literary Specier
L. M. Spivey
Oklahoma City
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Liquor Legal
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C.R.1.4& P. Surgeon's Association
Omaha
Neb
Stephenson's Drug Store
Oklahoma City Business College
Okla
Oklahoma City Okla
Palace Bakery
H.C. Barr
Okashoma City Business College
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Hammond
Oklahoma City Business College of
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