Beaumont Gushers Multiply as Oil Wair Grows
Beaumont Texas reports twenty one oil wells new with coal oil and gasoline prices stable. People rush to Oklahoma reservations by train, cars overloaded, drivers collecting fares atop cars. St Louis Republic note describes rural delivery route protests planned for August 17 at the Faulkner county county courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont
Tex
Trust
St. Louis Republic
St. Joseph
Post Office Department
Washington
Faulkner County
Recent Improvements In Conway Reveals Many Local Upgrades
A partial list notes brick stores on North Front Street by Dr. J S Westerfield and C H H Robinett, additions to homes by I M Moore and J D Collier, towers and full painting of John T Young’s house, and a new two story barn. Jo Frauenthal, Dee Harrison, D L Young, A E Livingston, Amos Halter, S G Smith, and T R Douglass complete notable projects including porches, fencing, and business expansions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conway
J. S. Westerfield
C. H H. Robinett
North Front Street
I. M. Moore
J. D. Collier
John T. Young
Oak Street
D. L. Young
Front Street
A. E. Livingston
Amos Halter
Locustave
G. Smith
T. R. Douglass
Battle of Germs and the balancing of life and death
The article discusses how microscopic organisms and biological control may protect crops and health. It considers parasites preying on pests, such as a scale insect eaten by a ladybird, and suggests future use of tiny organisms to combat deadly germs and diseases. The piece notes historical contrasts in disease impact and the potential for revolutionary advances in human health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Department of Agriculture
California
Australia
America
Europe
South Seas
Japan
George Simon Jr and Theresa Rumpker Wed in Local Catholic Church
George Simon Jr and Miss Theresa Rumpker were married last Tuesday morning at the Catholic church in this city. A large gathering of friends attended the ceremony and, after, many guests went to the bride’s home for refreshments and a joyful evening. The couple are part of prominent German families in the county with many well wishers for a long, happy life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Simon, Jr
Theresa Rumpker
Panama hats misnamed imports from Ecuador vary in price and quality
The Panama hat is not from Panama or Colombia but mass produced in Ecuador. Known as muayaquil hats in Mexico and Latin America, prices range from 50 cents to higher, while elite versions called article de luxe sell from 2 to 150 dollars. These hats are worn by all, are sunproof, and waterproof without starch or adornment.
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Colombia
Republic
Ecuador
Mexico
Entral America
South America
New York
Luck's Part in a Reunion.
After a 45 year parting a Wisconsin born judge and his Nome seeking son were reunited in Sausalito California. The son who had chased gold and struck it rich located his father via a mailed photograph, then met him aboard a Sausalito street car and walked home arm in arm. The father plans to place his son on an independent footing.
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Sausalito
Cal
San Francisco
J. 5
Beltrude
Wisconsin
California
Nome
Pold
Lueck
Seattle
Bellrode, Sr
Oence
M. Bellrude
Asiatic Soldiers and Puerto Rico Letter in Chicago Times-Herald
The essay discusses Asiatic soldiers and their discipline challenges with observations on Arab, Turkish, and Ethiopian forces, noting European officers can instill needed techniques. It shifts to a Porto Rico letter praising tropical island life, describing poverty yet happiness, abundant produce, and two yearly corn crops.
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Europe
London Spectator
Hyder Ali
Abdel- Kadir
Menelek
Arabia
Xerxes
Henry Havelock
Island
Porto Rico
Chicago Times-Herald
Professor cites hospital care beating home riches prejudice
A German professor argues that a poor man in a hospital is better off than a rich patient at home and hopes this view will help counter bias against hospitals. The remark, cited by the New York Sun, reflects concerns about healthcare access and social status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y. Sun
Various Notes on Science and Public Health Developments
A 210 ton annual honey production in Ireland valued at £12000. a new insect in California preying on red spider eggs in orange groves. Rhine wine growers using paper bags for frost protection. British Museum trustees thank Emperor Menelik for support of Abyssinian scientific travelers. Sunshine as a sterilizer and sun bathing for convalescents. Prussian urging cheap dwellings and electric lines to curb real estate speculation. historical smallpox outbreaks in Boston from 1649 to 1730 and Jenner’s vaccination adoption around 1800.
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Ireland
California
Rhine
British Museum
Menelik
Abyssinia
Prussia
Boston
Jenner
England
Benjamin Waterhouse
King Cotton Dominates Louisiana Exhibit at Pan-American Fair
At the Louisiana display in the Agriculture building the Pan-American exposition showcases forty seed cotton varieties and sixty lint types in miniature bales, with seed in jars and tall bottles. The exhibit features cotton seed cake used as cattle feed and fertilizer, plus sulfur and rock salt from Louisiana fields, pine products like turpentine and creosote, a 122 pound sweet potato, large pecan varieties, moss for upholstery, model hay bales, and numerous tobacco and cigar displays for smokers.
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Louisiana
King Cotton
Perique
Wreck of Tan tallon Castle Sparks Robben Island Leper Colony Interest
The Tan tallon Castle wreck near Robben Island draws attention to the island’s leper colony. Hundreds of lepers live there and divide the shore into private plots, with each owner keeping all wreck jetsam cast upon their portion. The harsh climate and isolation define life on the speck of sand under extreme summer heat and winter winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tantallon
Robben Island
Terra Firma
London News
Water buffalo ferrying natives cross flood river
Natives of Mindanao innovate a river crossing using a carribao to haul a raft across flood waters. Water buffaloes serve as beasts of burden and their numbers indicate a chief’s wealth. Carribao resemble cows with long, widely spaced horns suited to land and water.
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Mindanao
Philippine Islands
Philippines
Entertaining Features of the Chicago Record Herald
The Chicago Record Herald offers a vast array of features from Washington letters by Curtis to New York dispatches, foreign news cables, markets and financial intelligence, sporting page, editorials, humor, fiction, book reviews, society notes, fashion, meals, Great Lakes news, and more, showcasing its world class metropolitan scope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Chicago Record Herald
Chicago Record
Chicago Times-Herald
Washington Letter
William E. Curtis
Record-Herald
New York Dispatches
New York Herald
New York Tribune
Associated Press
Great Lakes
Chicago
Northwest
Boschee's German Syrup Promoted for Severe Lung Troubles
An advertisement promotes Boschee's German Syrup as a universal remedy for severe lung threats. It claims to heal tissue, destroy germ disease, ease inflammation, aid expec toration, and provide restful sleep. One bottle is recommended, with druggists worldwide offering it.
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Boschee
Farm near Conway Ark offers 280 acres for sale
280 acres located 3 miles southwest of Conway with a good house barn and tenant houses. Property may be sold as a whole or divided to suit the purchaser. For price and terms contact K K W Hovis Conway Ark. 25 t Try us when in need of job work.
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Conway
Kk. W. Hovis
Ark
Mid-Summer Clearing Sale Announcement
A local dealer advertises a mid summer clearing sale to close out summer stock and make room for fall goods. The note promises wholesale cost prices on the entire line and invites customers to inspect the goods and see prices, asserting high bargains and repeat visits.
Arkansas officers named as second lieutenants in remilny army
Eight inmates escaped Miller county jail by sawing bars and digging through the wall. Jackson county sheriff destroyed 1000 worth of liquor at a Newport blind tiger. A 3 year old girl, daughter of W D Bard of Little Rock, fell from a second story and died. Howell from St Francis county bound over for illicit distilling. State penitentiary board probes convoyed convict treatment at camps. McCully and Matthews arrested at Slat Springs for grand larceny amid car robbery claim. Oklahoma settlers form association to guard Indian land claims. The battleship Maine, larger and faster, launched at Philadelphia on July 27.
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W. D. Bard
Little Rock
Deuce
Joe Sarin
Jaine
Howell
St. Francis County
Elena
State Penitentiary Board
James R. McCully
Will Matthews
Slat Springs
Card of thanks from Conway Printing Company
Gentlemen we wish you to place a card of thanks in your columns to the people of Vilonia for their kindness to us and our mother in the loss of our dear father also to the people of Conway for their assistance at the burial. He was born in Canton Ohio 69 years old and served in the Kansas legislature. He leaves a wife and four children. Burt Baer.
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Conway Printing Company
Vilonia
Conway
Canton
Stark Co
Ohio
Kansas
Burt Baer
Office Supplies For Justices And Constables For Sale
Legal blanks and general office supplies offered for sale at this office. Visit when in town to view available items and pricing.
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Oklahoma
Vaet
Simon Rumpker
REAL
Panama
HAIS
Luck
Fater
Son
Hural
Science and Industry
Philippine Ferry
Dors
Ieee
James L. Loney
J. A. Kelso, Jr
Arkansans
Remilny Army
Miller County
Jackson County
Newport
Maine
Havana
Philadelphia
Tutt’s
Wetmore
Mr. C. Wetmore Tobacco Company
St. Louis
Amelia
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