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Newspaper
Checotah Times
Location
Checotah, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1906
Page
2
A Checotah Oklahoma item reports on a U S Supreme Court justice who avoids reading newspapers to escape distraction. Critics say such isolation deprives the judge of life’s realities and weakens judgment, arguing that understanding people and events sharpens legal insight.
A fragmentary historical clipping discusses the value of newspapers for informed minds and warns against muckraking. It weaves in myth, mentions a judge's balance, and references a misread romance, followed by a short note about visitors Will Smith and wife from Alma Arkansas. The passage ends with an old job ad from a Chicago shop seeking an assistant manager for the county area.
A long list of residents and guests visiting nearby towns during the week. Names include Alex Sellars from Eufaula Tom Monrde from Porum Andrew Bell from Muskogee Mrs M H Hughes and Mrs W B Rogers visiting Muskogee Van McIntosh in Eufaula A O Johnson and wife in Muskogee E E Gamblin in Muskogee C M Cook and Ed Lewis in Muskogee Lon Pierson visiting Paris Arkansas and more. The report also notes relatives travels to Chicago St Louis Durant Guthrie and other points with several local business and shore visits and a mention of the Krebs ball game postponed by rain.
A fragment recalls Muskogee visitors Mrs W A Plummer and family hosting Mrs John Burchart with Clift McLean’s dog delivering 15 pups, drawing 45 inquiries for new arrivals. A Checotah anecdote describes a fashionably dressed man asking a young woman an odd question, ending with her witty retort about his appearance and lack of brains.
A poem by J. W. Fienner reflects a man’s endless striving for wealth, status, and love. He endures toil, consumption, and deception, hoping a larger, brighter life awaits. Yet time slips away as health wanes, leaving the harsh question of worth.
Territory Notes surveys Oklahoma statehood prospects with calls for ex aminations of public treasuries and a pure food law. It forecasts new senate committees, regional appointments, a tax system, and rules barring legislators from serving on committees funding institutions from their country of origin.
A call from S. G. Vietor of the Checotah Republican Club urges members to meet August 16 to elect delegates for the 10th district convention in Muskogee on August 18. Township clubs nearby are expected to hold meetings to select county convention delegates. R. M. Clark returns home to Beggs after a week visiting R. C. Horner family south of town.
Fragmentary OCR note mentions acute attacks and need for prompt relief, but lacks coherent events, dates, or identifiable names. Further readable text required to form a complete news item or notice.
General Passenger Agent M. K. and T. Wainwright based in St Louis Missouri overseeing passenger operations and rail service administration in the region.
The text argues against spending all income and promotes self banking. It notes you cannot get rich by spending but can grow wealth by regularly saving part of your income. It emphasizes depositing money rather than letting it all disappear.
Located in Boaihontae Arkansas on February 17 1908 the notice promotes Metalaohall s Chin Cure claiming seven years of use and promising relief for twenty five percent who have tried it Twill no other is urged and W H Skinner is named as the local druggist Gold by Honest Druggists is cited as a selling point.
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