Pythian district meeting fills city with delegates
Delegates from all seventy lodges in the third Pythian district arrive for a two day session. Grand officers and visiting lodgemen bring attendance over two hundred. Thursday features exemplifications of secret work in the first and second degrees and public open meeting at 8:30 pm with Princess theatre entertainment for visitors. Friday hosts a social love feast with all delegates.
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Third Pythian
Princess Theatre
Dress with long train steals show at Atchison card party
An Atchison woman wore a dress with a long train to a recent card party, and the rest of the guests spent two thirds of their time jumping over it. The playful scene was noted in the Atchison Globe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Atchison
Atchison Globe
Odd News Snippets From The Bonnerville Journal
A collection of quips and curiosities from the Bonnerville Journal includes remarks on heaven and men, a mocking note on leprosy cures, a child’s mishearing about a baby, bachelor stereotypes, a home remedy for a fishbone in the throat, a cure for earache with onion, and a remark on the contented man likely becoming a bore.
Local notes and arrivals fill Christmas season in Ana darko area
Mrs Levi Ogle and Mrs Gillette are on the sick list and the community doctor was called to Oklahoma City for Lawrence Spivey. Local shops advertise fruit cakes from National Biscuit Co and chocolate creams at 2 cents a pound. A big doll in the window at No 33 drug store is the Christmas drawing prize with 25 cent purchases. The A Y S club meets with Mrs Bert Dixon Friday afternoon at 2:45. Neighbors visit relatives in Temple and Cyril while merchants promote baked goods, bread, pies and marmalade.
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Hume
Oklahoma City
Lawrence Spivey
Stephenson's
No. 38
No. 33
National Biscuit Company
Anadarko
M. E. Mansell
Verden
Banker Jones
Cyril
Star Bakery
City Drug Store
May Sue City Over Drunkenness Case at Court
Arne was tried before Police Judge Franz on a charge of intoxication and fined 25 and costs. He was later confined in the county jail after bond payment issues and a bounced check. A motion for change of judge failed and the fine was upheld. The defendant threats a suit against the city over overnight confinement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arne
Franz
Arms
Cooley
Wed- Ienday
Distinguishing Time Across Cultures and Edges of Day
An article fragment discusses how different cultures define time by day and month, noting Arctic darkness, tidal cues, and lunar cycles. It includes a humorous aside about a nurse describing an infant temperature cue using bath water color responses.
Freak Photography in Egypt Poses Faces in Cardboard Sphinx
The latest craze in Egypt features photographers posing with cardboard spring molds leaving a hollow sphinx face. English and American faces appear to peer from the opening toward the photographer, creating a surreal gallery scene.
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Egypt
A Look Into the Future in South Africa Rail Plans
Financiers and railroad builders imagine a future where travelers reach Pernambuco and cross the continent to Valparaiso in under four days without changing carriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Pernambuco
Valparaiso
New Bible Press and Local Business Notices
The Oxford Bible press outputs about 3,000 copies daily plus prayer books. The skins of 100,000 cattle are used yearly in Bible production. A new shine parlor, Green Front, opened on C Street by James Adkins, promising clean facilities and customer satisfaction. Local notices request residents to contact S. L. Johnson and G. D. Driscell. several residents travel or visit relatives in nearby towns.
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Bible Press of
Oxford
Blbio
James Adkins
C Street
Right to Welcome Knights of Pythias Marked by Oldest Member
Genial George Khorer, the oldest Knights of Pythias member in the state, is described as the man who welcomes visiting Pythians to Anadarko during the third district annual meeting. His colorful badge and warm greetings symbolize the city as a hospitable stop for the order.
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Gov. Hughes Iy
Executive Chamber
Albany
State of New York
N.Y
New York Sun
George Khorer
Pythias
Knights of
George
Anadarko
Khorer
Order
Commissioners Close Week After Major Bridge Contract
The county commissioners finished a week of public business with adjournment this afternoon after approving contracts for the Carnegie Apache and Cyril bridges. The bridges will greatly aid farmers and road improvements were also discussed. An earlier report misstated Cyril bridge cost as 2800 dollars. correct figure is 2080 dollars.
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Cyril
Christmas goods and local notices fill town pages
Local ads note rheumatism confinement for Lee Harvey and cheap prices at Ham mond drug stores. Bertha Grammer travels to Springfield Mo for relatives. Dolls, pie sales, and Rexall remedies highlighted. Mr and Mrs Sam Robinson host Joe Kennison from Ft Worth while Miss Jessie Needham departs Lamar Mo for new work.
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Sam Robinson
Joe Kennison
Ft. Worth
Tex
Enjoyable Dance by Oldham and Allen Attracts Twenty Five
The dance by June Oldham and Paul Allen drew twenty five couples who enjoyed themselves. Mr McClure showcased piano talent with a ragtime two step feature. Oldham and Allen will host weekly dances, with invitations for next week issued early.
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June Oldham
Paul Allen
McClure
Oldham
Allen
Rebekah Officers Elected At Judge Meeting
The following officers were elected last Monday night Mra Lydia Boulware N G Mrs Dora V Hall W G Mra Pearl Dunbar Secy Mrs Falkner Lower Treas W H Boulware Mrs Mary Cooley Mra Azelia Beall Trustees.
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Rebekah
Lydia Boulware
N. G
Dora V. Hall
W. G
Pearl Dunbar
Sec'y
Falkner Lower
Treas
W. H Boulware
Mary Cooley
Azelia Beall
Trustees
Growth Prospects Loom for Anadarko in 1909
California era prose describes Anadarko’s optimistic 1909 outlook with plans for a Washita River dam for power, a Rock Island depot, Odd Fellows building, new hotel, several business houses, a high school expansion, and many residences signaling a push toward a larger city and the so called Greater Anadarko.
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Anadarko
Washita River
Rock Island Railroad
Odd Fellows
Bryan
Eastern Star Course Features Chicago Ladies Orchestra
The second number in the Eastern Star lecture course is set for Tuesday evening December ib at the Die trich Opera House. Tickets for season holders may be redeemed at Stephenson's drug store and general admission is 26 or 50 cents. A 4 15 matinee offers 10 or 25 cent admission. The Chicago Ladies Orchestra is praised as an excellent musical organization and a premier attraction of the season.
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Dietrich Opera House
Chicago Ladies Orchestra
Stephenson's Drug Store
Eastern Star Chapter Elects New Officers
The Eastern Star Chapter elected officers Tuesday evening led by Mrs. Galloway as Worthy Matron and Mrs. Monsell as Assistant Matron. Hoag was named Worthy Patron with Miss Daniela as Conductress and Mrs. Boyle as Secretary, W. P. Hudson as Treasurer.
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Eastern Star Chapter
Galloway
Mra. Monsell
Mra. Hoag
Daniela
Boyle
Sec'y
W.P. Hudson
Treas
M W A Officers Elected for Ensuing Year
The M. W. A. has elected officers for the ensuing year. P. C. Stacy serves as V C Ivey Stewart as Adv M D Miller as Banker Karl Douglass as Clerk Wm Rumbbey as Escort W Hardy as Watchman I H Kern as Sentry R Grammar as Manager.
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P. C. Stacy
V. C
Ivey Stewart
M. D. Miller
Karl Douglass
Wm. Rumbbey
W. Hardy
I H. Kern
R. Grammar
Mass Meeting of Voters Over School Board Actions
Qualified voters of the first and second wards are asked to meet at H. Pratt's Store on December 6 1908 at 8 o'clock PM to discuss School Board actions on ward voting and the location of the proposed new school building. Board members T M Clauder and C Howard preside. Also note special fruit and candy pricing for schools churches and associations from P Skaggs the Reliable Grocer.
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H. ©. Pratt
T. M. Clauder
C. Howard
P. Skaggs
the Reliable Grocerman
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K. of
P’s
Syracuse Journal
New Jersey
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Bonnerville
Mas
Levi Ogle
Police Childe
Asa Wilson
Temple
National Biscuit Co
Pims
Bert Dixon
Gillette
N. B. CG
C. P. Skaggs
H. C. Bara
A. Youngheim
Sam Kannebaum
el Reno
Mary Higgins
Ft. Cobb
Ruthie James
O. P. Skaggy
Chas, Robinson
Minco
Randall Livessy
Youngblood’s
China
Mins Rowena Monsell
Geo. O. Johnson
Hammert
Taney Biscuit
O. P. Blinn
Jack Arnold
G. Kunkel
Ft. Cobb and Canogie
Valerie Beatty
Maurtie Pack
Alice Kirkpatrick
Fred Vanderstice
Holliday
C. R. I. P. Railway Company
Dan Peery
Frank Ricker
May Sue City
S. S. Arns
Arctic
Skaggs
Joe Roberts
Erick
Mra
G. W. Davis
Gracemont
Harold Collins
Stecker
Mrs. Settle
L. Johnson
G. D. Driscell
Birdsong
Sam Balcomb
Prof
B. Brown
T. J. Cabrera Sr
Ernest Coeble
Bax Crouch
Joe Davis
Sam DeVore
J. EB. Deveraux
Henry Foster
Ed Foster
JC. Gustasen
F. Hill
WM. Harvey
J. M. Honey
Berger Hale
F. &. Harris
James Komey
Sam Kirkendell
Abe Morris
Aron Nichols
Sidney Robin
Lottie Smith
Percy Sneed
Edward Stevens
Claud Willcox
John Wright
J. W
Branstetter
Vivian Cromuel
H. F. Davis
Nannie Tare
Jackson
Edna Morris Waltie Pits
Gussie Randles
Sarah Sanders
Elizabeth Tomes
Lille Turner
Elijah
Townsend
Viola
Lee Harvey
Hammond
Mies
Bertha Grammer
Springfield
Harry Veidt
Rexall
D. Hughes
W. J. Groveclose
West Virginna
Rexall Cherry
Chas
Care
Democrat
Jessie Needham
the Fair
Lamar
Needham
Lee Hite
Sures
Weasley Childs
Ft. Supply
John Mills
J. M. Youngblood
Rebekah Officers
Anadarko To
Rock Island
M. W. A. Offcers
Mass
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