Tacoma as City of Destiny Promotes Exposition Visit
A long promotional piece extols Tacoma Washington as the City of Destiny for visitors to the A Y P Exposition. It touts water routes, lodging, and sights including Tacoma High School and its stadium, nearby Mt. Tacoma, Paradise Valley, and Reese’s Camp. Also notes gubernatorial signatures, transportation costs, and regional tourism infrastructure.
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Tacoma
Seattle
Alaska
Brown's Point
Mississippi
Syracuse
Mt. Tacoma
Switzerland
Fie Grand Old Mountain
Tacoma Hastern
Longmire Springs
Reese
Paradise Valley
Unknown Exposition Theme Noted in Margfrvt Anibal Text
Fragmentary lines mention an exposition and a merged teranie. Unknown author Margfrvt Anibal referenced with unclear meaning. Readable bits show weathering spelling and stray names, suggesting a historical note or public display.
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Anibal
Oklahoma Legislature News Notes
Governor Maskell reports signing Concurrent Heaviation No. 24 requesting the President of the Board of Agriculture to cooperate with cotton boards of other states in gathering cotton statistics. The communication is addressed to the Oklahoma Legislature from Guytikin, Ohio, dated March 12.
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Board of Agriculture
Divorces Granted in 15th Judicial Court
The 15th judicial court granted several divorces including Elbret Morris from Stella Morris with custody of their minor child, John Cox from Jensle Cox, Clara Brackman from C W Brackman, Emma Francis from Marion Francis, Ruth Watson from W L Watson with custody of two minors, Katie Kalochany, Ursla Spine from Blas Spine, and Birdie Osborne from Frank Osborne with alimony being considered today.
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Elbret M. Morris
Stella Morris
John F. Cox
Jensle Cox
Clara Brackman
C. W. Mrack+ man
Emma J. Francis
Marion Francis
Ruth Watson
W. L. Watson
Katie Kalochany
Birdie Osborne
Frank Osborne
Trim
Death of Mrs. Rachel Pillow at Fayetteville Ark
Mrs. Rachel Pillow died of pneumonia on March 8 at her daughter Jennie Sawyer's home in Fayetteville Arkansas. She was 66 and shipped to Anadarko to be buried beside her husband William Pillow, who died four years earlier. Funeral services were led by Rev. Books of the Baptist church. The Rebekah lodge and G. A. R. Circle hosted ceremonies at church and cemetery, and she left many friends.
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Rachel Pillow
Jennie Sawyer
Fayetteville
Ark
Anadarko
William Pillow
Books
Irish Echoes In Montserrat Dialect Story
An old curiosity notes Montserrat where Black residents speak Irish brogue due to Irish settlers in the 1600s. A quote from Ober recounts a shipboard exchange in a Montserrat coffee trade scene, illustrating preserved dialect and humor in a colonial Atlantic setting.
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Montserrat
Peor
Sir Prederick Treves
Ober
Irtehman
Donegal
Montcerrat
Knights of Pythias Meet for Infant's Funeral
All Knights of Pythias are summoned to Castle Hall on Saturday morning at 9:80 forenoon to attend the funeral of the infant child of Brother W L Moore. L V Coombs and Frederick Pfaff, K of R and 8.
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K. of
P's
Castle Hall
W. L
Moore
L. V. Coombs
Frederick Pfaff
For Sale Cheap Fine Driving Team and Buggy
A brief classified item offers a fine driving team in poor condition nearly ready for use, a buggy, and harness. Seller indicates willingness to sell all or part at a bargain and provides contact as Wheeler at Whitley Hotel. Registration notes 36-2rd ltw.
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Wheeler
Whitley Hotel
Notice of School Meeting At Anadarko 1909
Notice calls all qualified school electors in Anadarko territory to a meeting at the old Method ist parsonage Kiowa Agency on March 13 1909 at 2 30 P M For nominating one member of the Board of Education for a two year term Witnessed by Jos Conley RE Cleveland and F Buchanan committee members Also Miss Alice Morrison of Carnegie visiting his mother Mrs Kate Morrison and sister Mrs Sallie Sorenson this week.
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Anadarko
Old Methodist
Kiowa
Board of Education
Jos. Conley
RE. Cleveland
Alice Morrison
Carnegie
Kate Morrison
Sallie Sorenson
By Word of Mouth Comedy Quote in Harper's Weekly
A humorous snippet from Harper's Weekly presents a youth planning a firm declaration to his fiancée about not being the only girl he has encountered. The girl retorts that he still has much to learn, illustrating a witty exchange about romance and possessiveness.
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dHlarper
The Loving Cup Tradition and Its Tyrant Koumis
A fragmentary description traces the origin of the loving cup to Tartary where crowds gather at a chosen spot. Men and women form a circle as a cup-bearer is chosen and the young women sing national hymns. The cup is passed until the drink is gone, with Koumis described as stronger than brandy.
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Tartary
Emerson
Physicians Emoluments Rise From Ancient Honor to Cash Fees
The article traces the shift from praise to pay for doctors, noting Hippocratic practice included money payments. State employment offered annual salaries up to $2,000, with wealthy patients spending vast sums for cures, including a record case of $200,000.
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Hippocrates
The Vanishing Ragman Of The 1880s
A nostalgic reflection on the ragman trade fading away. The piece describes how rag collectors bought women’s scraps for shoddy and bones for fertilizer, then spun waste into thread and cloth. It notes municipal refuse contracts reduce ragman demand, though profits rested on processing refuse.
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Milan
Noisy Trade Rivalry Across Shoes And Watches
A watch factory foreman boasts of dominating African markets by producing squeaky American shoes and ticky watches. He claims natives prize the squeak and tick, comparing the noise to a boiler and noting the audible disruption as they walk. The rhetoric emphasizes heavy branding of American goods.
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Lynn
Local businessmen organize cotton compress in Anadarko
Builders plan a 36 000 stock company to own and operate a cotton compress in Anadarko. Subscriptions reached 20000 locally as Commercial club and manufacturers push for early formation. Oklahoma law requires railroads to deliver to nearest compress, boosting Anadarko's advantage over Chickasha.
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Anadarks
Saamure
Chickasha
Oklahoma
Gota
Anadarko
Ag Cadarko
Wolfe Bros. Shirt Co. License Evasion Report
Wolfe Bros. Shirt Manufacturing Co. of Kanaan City sent P. Scott to operate in Adarko without a license. Chief Cooley questioned him as he claimed to have evaded Missouri licenses elsewhere. Scott refused to pay, Cooley fined him ten dollars and seventy five cents, and Scott left town for other territory.
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P. Scott
Wolfe Bros. Shirt Manufacturing Co
Kanaan City
Anadarko
Cooley
Scott
Minsouri
Mr. Scott
Funeral for Dr Wood’s Wife and Sermon on Christ
The article reports the death of Myra Wood after years of illness with heart failure. Dr Blo om wood ler and family mourn her, with attendance at the funeral by Alton. It notes her recent visit to her husband and a sympathy message from the Democrat. Rev Johnson of the Methodist church south preached the first sermon in a series on Christ. Four members joined the church at service end. Mrs Wooley and children returned from a visit to Oklahoma City.
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Blo Om Wood
Alton
Myra
Wood
Democrat
Johnson
Methodist Church
South
Christ
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