Cemetery leases shape oil boom in Oklahoma lands
Historic leases in Ponca City and Bartlesville areas tie cemetery plots to oil wells. Markham and Marland leads earned royalties while tribes like the Poncas and Kaw benefit from drilling on surrounding acres. Kaw cemetery tract near Washunga holds promise for future development amid ongoing Indian land leasing debates.
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Ponca City
Okla
Hue
George Tia
Tonkawa Field Riverview
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Teibet
Hola d’'Arc Cresir
Kaw Indiaung
Washungs
William B. Hai
Thera
Washunga
Tha Kaw Cemetery
Cushing
John R. Hadley
Tulsa
Washington
Fate of Famous Spy of Czar Nicholas Solved
The article details Eugene Awew known as a Russian agent provocateur, unmasked by Russian secret services. He reportedly died in Berlin in 1918 after years abroad and multiple imprisonments, with conflicting accounts of his fate and ultimate disappearance following Brest-Litovsk and the czar’s secret service.
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Nicholas
Eugene “Acaw
Berlin
Eugene Awew
Fumons
Riraala
Hlugene
London
Apy
Societia
Asen
Ker
Neumayer
P Tong
Russia
Agen
Ber
Rusalao
Varloua
Pelaoun
Brest-Litovak
Cezar
Conaum
Untitled fragmentary recollection from a disrupted page
A garbled OCR fragment references a police or court context and mentions a father and boy amid disrupted text. Distinct entities are unclear. no coherent event, date, or place can be determined from the readable lines.
Scarcity of Peale Sends Prices Rise
Market notes show limited Peale stock pushing prices higher as buyers seek best quality produce. Trade sources report cautious demand and improved availability rumors dampening speculative pushes.
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Peale
Orchard Gleanings on Sprays and Best Practices
An historical note warns orchardists about untested sprays and dusts. It stresses diagnosing tree ailments like a doctor treats a horse, cautions against hasty use of limé sulphur and lime-sulphur sprays, and favors tested methods such as Bordeaux mixture for certain apple varieties.
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Muttat Enow
Pomologista
Ruth
Berry Types Thrive In Cool Equable Soils
The text notes many berry types prefer deep sandy loams with cool, stable temperatures and ample moisture. It warns frost risk during blooming and suggests varieties flourish in varied soils and locations, especially at higher elevations near coasts, with frost danger reduced by milder climates and consistent irrigation.
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Akon
Rome
What He Knew The Guide and the Angler
The guide faces a playful line of questions about fishing while the angler smiles and asks if the guide understands all aspects of fish behavior. The guide replies calmly that he would not simplify to many reasons they don’t bite, joking about 1 078 possible explanations.
Mercy on the Prisoner Moves Jury in Trial
In a defense closing cited by the Western Christian Advocate, the attorney argues that merciful jurors allowed pity to influence their verdict after surveying the tearful defendant. The report notes all the female jurors showed compassion toward her.
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Ana Gentlemon
Explaining Matrimony and Patrimony
The piece notes that matrimony and patrimony come from Latin roots. Matrimony relates to the mother while patrimony comes from the father, showing how marriage and inheritance are tied to parental roles.
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Little Bobby
Profteanor Letterkink
Pater
Fragmented Verse Exchange Among Loved Ones
In a brief, imperfect excerpt a maiden and a suitor exchange a playful, mistyped dialogue about affection for dogs and longing to grow up. The archaic tone hints at a literary or classroom fragment with unclear full context.
Conversation Fragments Reflect Shifts in Youth Entertainment
The dialogue hints at changing tastes among youngsters, contrasting past amusements with present trends. It references cameras and a "moylea" term, suggesting evolving media and technology influences on youth culture. The exchange captures nostalgia and curiosity about what truly entertains modern children.
Fragmentary dialogue hints at misheard lines and names
Fragmentary OCR shows fragmented quotes with phrases like Weill wa fooled the copa and Not on your iif plus Tours. Mentions Ohio and Dial. Hard to extract clear event or details from the garbled text.
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Weill
Iif
Ohio
Atete
Fragmented snippet hints at troubled domestic scene
Disjointed OCR text suggests a distressed remark about a husband and implied bathing scene. No clear persons, places, dates, or events are identifiable to form a complete news item.
Betty Rosebud Mouth and Ex in Odd Notion
A clipped snippet references Betty with a rosebud mouth and an ex, revealing a fragmentary, era tone. The text suggests a personal remark or caricature rather than a clear event, leaving details vague and focusing on vivid descriptors.
Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound Restores Health
A reader from Columbia, S.C. reports three years of illness with backache and fatigue ended after using Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. The testimonial notes relief from long illness and renewed energy following the product.
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Lydia E. Pialhes
Long in making map project nears final phase
After 26 years of under construction the United States topographical map is nearing completion but is not expected to be finished until 1945. The lengthy effort involves extensive surveying and data compilation by the mapping bureau and associated agencies.
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United States
Handy Handicap at the Golf Club
A comic note from London Tit-Bita about a deaf husband given a golf job and his wife Willesden remarking on the arrangement. The snippet reflects social humor and newspaper cartoon style of the era.
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Willesden
London
Unclear Text Fragment on Olive Storage Buttoned
Fragmentary OCR yields unreadable lines about olive storage and a financial note. Key names, places, dates, or events are not discernible to form a factual news item.
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