Oakdale Oklahoma Letter Details Town Prospects
Oakdale in Washita county sits on the Washita river with rich farming and stock raising potential. Wheat and oats failed last year while cotton, a gin opportunity, mills, and a prong of schools and church life attract settlers. land values range from 300 to 1500 dollars with improvements influencing price. A C Nickell signs off.
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Oklahoma
Oakdale
Leaperr
Washita County
Washita River
A. C. Nickell
Texas Bimetalist
The piece argues against misrepresentation by gold standard advocates and states silver coinage supporters seek to restore silver to full legal tender. It claims this would raise silver demand and lower gold value, bringing metals to parity and boosting prices and prosperity for legitimate enterprises.
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John G. Carlisle
Texas
Weatherford road buys ties amid tie up with rivals
News from Weatherford reports a large tie contract by Weatherford, Mineral Wells and Northwestern amid suspicions over a road extension into Fort Worth. The deal fuels belief the line may reach the Albuquerque grade before year end 1896.
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Mineral Wells
Northwestern
Fort Worth
Albuquerque
Gazette
Inheritance of Grief and the Power of Books
A widow’s monument story ends with her remarriage and adding alone to the inscription. The piece argues that evil spreads through human ties and urges shared responsibility. It praises printed volumes for linking minds across ages and places the quest for good as part of divine power against darkness.
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George Eliot
Marengo Drummer Boy Learnings in Democratic Fight
The San Antonio Express cites a Houston Post moral about Democrats facing a tough year with internal dissension. A story recounts Ed M House and Col Smith debating loyalty, urging drumbeat campaigns over retreat. Also notes reflections on new year progress and various short items.
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Austin
Army of Democracy
Prohibitionists
Democratic Party
Ed. M. House
Col. Smith
Mr. House
Napoleon
Marengo
Grand Army of Democracy
Texas
Colonel Smith
Dixie
Houston Post
Death of Judge Nugent Leaves Texas Populists Leaderless
The obituary-like note laments Judge Nugent's death leaving Texas populists without a recognizable leader while deriding figures such as Davis, Kearby Walton, and Brann as ineffective. The piece frames Nugent as a patriot and statesman amid a crowded field of rivals.
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Nugent
Davis
Kearby Walton
Brann
The Grief to Laughter Line Ashes to a New Flame
A man grieving his late wife had her monument engraved with The light of mine eye has gone out. Within a year he remarried. Some suggested adding But I have struck another match to soften the tale with humor.
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Edward W. Bok
The
Ladies’ Home Journal
Generous Hearts Soured By Generosity Abroad
A quotation praising a man who aids his country and neighbors, contrasting him with those who lavish help on the rich and powerful, attributed to Pliny in reflective prose.
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Pliny
Georgia bill on women voting aims at voters, not votes
The Waycross Herald argues the Georgia Legislature's proposal allowing women to vote targets the voters rather than the act itself, suggesting the motive lies in influencing the electorate rather than expanding suffrage.
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Georgia
The
Waycross Herald
Corinne Utah Letter on Utah State Government and Reforms
A Corinne correspondent to the Salt Lake Tribune describes living under state government in Utah. He notes parts of the constitutional convention influenced juries and judiciary, including judge pro tempore options, jury sizes, unanimous verdicts in criminal cases, and three fourths verdicts in civil cases. The governor endorses the Australian ballot system.
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Corinne
Utah
Salt Lake Tribune
D. H.S
Men, Hogs, and Cash: A Harpoon Reflection
A Texas Harpoon quips that people cling to wealth and status like hogs to corn. When fortune rises, allies crowd in. when it sinks, former friends turn cold and push him down while the crowd greases the path.
Erath to showcase unique county race on February first
Erath County prepares for a crowded campaign with populists and sound money democrats set to canvass the line starting February first. Free silverites organize while prohibitionists aim to field a full ticket for all county officers amid a triang ular contest noted by Comanche Chief.
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Erath
Free Silverites
Comanche
Democratic executive committee to fix state convention plan
Chairman J. G. Dudley of the state Democratic executive committee calls a meeting in Austin on February 5 to decide the time and place for the state Democratic convention and to determine whether one or two conventions will be held.
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J. G. Dudley
State Democratic Executive Committee
Austin
Fatal Barn Joke Ends in Death Near Cleo Springs
Levi Franks, superstitious and averse to corpses, died after four youths staged a prank at a dance. They laid a drunk friend in a barn, placed a painted red shirt with a knife in the hand, and enticed Franks to view the mock corpse. Franks fainted and died two hours later as two conspirators were arrested and the others fled.
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Cleo Springs
Oklahoma
Levi Franks
Levi
Franks
Miss Elizabeth Flagler Faces Manslaughter Trial in DC
The Georgetown incident involves Miss Elizabeth Flagler daughter of Gen Flagler chief of ordinance. She fired a pistol to frighten peach thieves Ed Green and others from her father’s orchard. a bullet struck a boy and killed him. She was indicted by a grand jury and bonds set at $10,000. acquittal expected due to trespass and lack of malice.
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Elizabeth Flagler
Criminal Court of
District of Columbia
Ed Green
Carlisle
Miss Flagler
Georgetown
D.C
Gen. Flagler
Terrell Times-Star
Cleveland to test horseless carriages on city routes
A practical test will run noiseless gasoline powered carriages on timed passenger routes in Cleveland Ohio. They will operate on regular city routes starting June 1 with a fare of 21.2 cents.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Dentists and Physicians Advertisements in Graham Texas
An old classified snippet lists DENTISTS and PHYSICIANS in Graham Texas. D M H Chism, Dentist and Photographer, operates on the west side of the square near Gorrisson's. Dr D R N Price, Physician Surgeon and Obstetrician, offers town and country calls through Graham & Co's drug store.
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Graham
Texas
Gorrisson
Gireham & Co
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