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Newspaper
Checotah Times
Location
Checotah, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1910
Page
11
A collection of aphorisms on farming and rural life. The speaker blends rural wisdom with practical advice about discipline, self reliance, and the value of hard work. It contrasts city and country living, notes the patience of farmers, and extols the mule over the horse in steady work.
W. B. Yeary argues in Farm and Ranch that futures speculation in cotton drives prices, not supply demand. He notes a sharp drop from five to 7.50 per bale amid bulls and bears, harming farmers, merchants, and banks across southern communities and urging business leaders to assess the injury and its wider impact.
An Atlanta Constitution excerpt argues South farmers should prioritize home supplies over cotton. It notes pros and cons of reducing cotton acreage to grow corn hay and pork, stressing personal profit, rotation, and self sufficiency as key to prosperity.
Dean's Kidney Pills are praised by George Town Texas former Baptist editor Rey Abiram Weaver who suffered back injury at a Jackson Baptist conference. Kidney damage caused painful and bloody passages. the pills allegedly cured the trouble completely. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY 60 cents a box.
A dealer offers a chicken to Mrs Justwed claiming it can be fried roasted stewed or prepared in any manner she desires without harming the bird. The exchange highlights flexible cooking options for a single versatile fowl.
A Chicago man recalls his five year old son suffering a brutal itchy rash resistant to three doctors. After applying Cuticura Ointment on bandages the child improved after the second treatment and was fully cured after four applications, twelve years later describing the healing in a 1909 testimonial.
A scientist who lost his pet dog posted a notice calling the animal stray and joking about its past experiments with virulent poisons. The dog returned the next day. The excerpt then touts Defiance Starch as safe for fine fabrics and as a strong stiffener reducing needed quantity for a perfect finish.
A distorted text recalls a man’s pursuit of money and an automobile while his wife sacrifices for equality. When suffragettes threaten social order, she cries “Brute!” and questions the partnership as public forces loom.
Practical horse care tips advise talking to sensible horses to gain sociability. Store an extra rope ready by the manger to avoid untangling after handling. An expert phrenology aura notes a horse’s size relates to brain area behind the ears and eye corner, implying intelligence and a relatively small stomach for its size among quadrupeds.
A collage of quack cures, eye salve history, pet distemper claims, and a Houston Post play remark, listing products like Red Cross Ball Blue, Pettit's Eye Salve, Spohn's Distemper Cure, and a claim of 500,000 bottles sold. Mentions Buffalo NY druggists and Goshen Indiana.
A stray story fragment depicts a boarder and Grumpley debating women as a puzzle without an answer. The exchange centers on the idea that every woman carries an unseen puzzle. The tone is quippy and dated, reflecting humorous social banter.
An advert emphasizes Castoria as a trusted, safe remedy for infants and children, urging caregivers to examine every bottle for the familiar signature and noting the product has been in use for over 30 years.
A blunt speaker insists on speaking plainly while Miss Cayenne notes that many are candid yet vocabulary is corrupted by habit. The exchange frames plain speech versus evolving language in a brief, wry dialogue.
A fragmented ad column offers a one hundred dollar reward for a person linked to a druggist firm and sells Ballie Catan Cure and Hall's Pills. It includes testimonials and a children’s theater anecdote about Josephine and Marion. It promotes Defiance Starch as a superior laundry product.
A Bermudian passenger recalls a Mark Twain Valentine anecdote about an Irish suitor on February 14. He asks, the girl declines, and the suitor sighs wishing to have at least half of her, showing witty grace in acceptance or rejection.
A doctor named Hei wandered through a cheap market to find his first patients. He reflected on the mountain and Mohammed saying, and patiently followed a man buying cucumbers for about four lonely hours.
A brief, fragmentary dialogue captures a young woman asking what they quarrel about and a terse reply about blame, reflecting unresolved tension and a long standing dispute. The text shows clipped phrasing and ellipses implying a deeper history.
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