Osage wealth and tragedy reshape a proud tribe
A long analysis outlines how Osage wealth from oil transformed from promise to peril. It traces Osage history from ancient plains to Fort Clark treaties, reserves, and the 1912 1918 murders known as the Osage murders. The piece links wealth, manipulation, and government scrutiny to a possible shift in Indian policy.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Alexander Pope
Oklahoma
Duliet
Wazhazhe
Ohio River
Mississippi
Auette
Offelal
Great River
Lewis and Clark
Big Track
Arkansas River
Vermilion River
Arkansas
Fort Clark
Kansas City
St. Louis
Fort Gibson
Danville
Kan
Santa Fe
Oxage
John Mix
Stanley
United States
Custer
Black
Kettle’s
Washita
Congress
Jackson
Barnett
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Eyesight Ranks Amid Wild Claims in Detroit News
The Detroit News notes debates over vision and health claims, contrasting ordinary eyesight issues with sensational demonstrations. The piece highlights skepticism toward exaggerated cures and stresses practical assessment of eye conditions.
Ancient Nursery Tale Introduces Seven-League Boots
Fragmentary note on a nursery tale referencing seven-league boots and mentions a character Tom. The readable text hints at an introductory inclusion of magical footwear in a traditional children's story. Names and full context are unclear due to damaged text.
Riddle of the Car Crash Witness Puzzle
A CLEW Policeman questions a spectacled professor about a pedestrian collision. The professor recalls not the car number but offers a mathematical riddle: the product of the car number with itself has a cube root equal to the sum of the digits reversed.
Sounds Queer Eh That Soft Heo Slipped On Sidewalk
A fragmented notice notes a strange incident where Soft Heo slipped on a sidewalk after a fall. It suggests no injury since he fell against someone by will and no harm occurred. The text is unclear but implies a minor accident with unspecified parties.
An Idiotic Life Betty
Betty recalls her brother losing his mind from a bizarre routine starting with waking under a crazy quilt to a cracked mirror and dumbbell exercise each morning, a sequence she attributes to his deteriorating mental state.
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Betty
The Family Solicitor Entangled Proposal Tale
London humorist sketches a scene of social awkwardness at a dance where a man and his partner drift from light chatter about the music to a clumsy proposal. The exchange highlights the fumbling nature of flirtation and propriety in lighthearted urban society.
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London
Simplifying Pays The Good Work Of Amplification Continues
The text notes a reduction in shovel sizes from 223 to 127 and elimination of 4000 varieties. It claims tack people echoed the change, shrinking from 485 to 185 sizes and varieties and reducing packing units from 428 to 127.
Shattered Romance and Lost Job in Wartime Tale
The passage features a Black maid lamenting her discharge with humor about family support and an ironic line about being “broke,” reflecting wartime social tensions and workers’ precarious status in a domestic setting. The dialogue highlights class and race dynamics within the household.
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American Legion Weekly
Corntossel Scuffle Over Phone Echoes Refusal
A terse chat records a caller demanding to speak with his wife and asserting his non Mormon identity while an operator requests a number. The fragment hints at a noisy phone exchange with a curt denial and repeated greetings.
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Corntossel
A Plea for Information From Chemists
A short verse appeals to chemists to investigate and send a line answering questions about carbonate and iodine asking where they are in chemical contexts. The playful plea seeks clarity on chemical composition and locations for these substances.
Actor Declines Role After Claim of Fatigue on Hands
A film star reportedly declines new work stating he will not sign another actress for five years. He attributes the decision to the actress gaining weight on his hands, prompting questions about what happened and the cause of the dispute.
A Better Talker Lesson Turns Silly
A classroom exchange reveals a misheard question and a child’s humorous answer about returning home. The pupil quips that the person traded off the donkey for a parrot, prompting amused reactions from the class.
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Ralaam
Robert
Unforgivable Wife I Hope for Forgiveness
A dramatic exchange unfolds as a wife pleads for forgiveness for leaving her husband while declaring she cannot forgive herself for returning, highlighting fault, guilt, and strained reconciliation.
Fragmentary dialogue hints at domestic tensions and divorce
The fragmentary text presents a brief exchange with names Flora Dora and terse remarks about sleep talk and divorce. Context is unclear but suggests personal conflict and separation themes.
Did He Have Them Bridge Tale Ends in Quiet Row
A fragmented item recalls a tense bridge table scene between a wife and husband. Accusations, warnings, and veiled threats swirl around a game as tensions flare without clear resolution. The cryptic text hints at a conflict that may center on misplaced trust or gambling stakes.
Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin touted for elderly bowel care
A Mayo-like endorsement of Dr W B Caldwell of Monticello Indiana promotes Syrup Pepsin as a gentle laxative. It claims to regulate bowels in old age without griping or discomfort and to strengthen bowel muscles with regular use. A 60 cent bottle is advertised for readers over fifty.
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W. B. Caldwell
Monticello
Caldwell
Aickens
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