01 Apr 1915
Page 7
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Newspaper
Haskell News
Location
Haskell, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1915
Page
7
A collection of pithy aphorisms on politics and promises. It jokes that some politicians safeguard promises in a vault and suggests weather bureau work to avoid spoiling by success. It also notes humor helps savings but not savings accounts and urges duty to brighten others.
Dispatches from Urumiah and Tiflis paint a dire scene at the American Presbyterian mission in Urumiah Persia where Turkish troops and Kurds massacre Assyrian Christians. Dr. Packard reportedly saved many by raising an American flag at Geograpa. Thousands seek shelter. 103 Assyrian villages fall as Kurds execute youths and abduct women.
The American submarine F-4 with a 25 man crew under Lieutenant Alfred L. Ede disappeared after diving near Honolulu harbor during target practice. Navy craft and tugs search miles around the harbor as officials fear a possible rupture of the sub’s ballast tanks and crew suffocation.
London reports the admiralty believes the German submarine U-29 has been sunk with no survivors. A recent claim ties its commander to the Aboukir Cressy and Hogue torpedoings, painting him as Germany’s daring navigator.
Dispatches from the Brazilian minister, released by Secretary Bryan, recount how Zapata soldiers ripped and dragged down the American flag from John B. McManus's home in Mexico before murdering him and looting his house two weeks earlier. The United States has asked Zapata and his general for reparation for the insult to the flag.
Western Canada shows signs of early spring with farmers preparing seeders and plows, new settlers arriving, and increased emigration from U S states. High grain prices are expected to continue as thousands of acres await cultivation, while government orders and exports rise, signaling improving economic conditions.
A Lincoln section hand longtime Bryan admirer urged the 1896 audience to look to tomorrow as the speaker proclaimed growing support. The fan shouted Hurrah for tomorrow, interrupting William Jennings Bryan during a campaign stop.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment for face skin scalp hair and hands. It urges pre treatment with the ointment for red rough itching pimply surfaces and offers free samples by mail via a Boston department address.
A prisoner asks the warden to guard against schemes that could get him fired before his term ends. The exchange ends with the warden’s implied assurance as a setup line to an ad for Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product.
A theatergoer comments on classic works as literature versus dance. A student asks admiration for the classics, and the reply notes a preference for classics in dancing rather than in literature. The exchange captures differing tastes between literature and performance art.
A sensational sales pitch promises a solid gold shell initial ring in exchange for a one pound package of Arbuckles coffee plus 10 cents. The ad explains ring sizes 1 to 1c, how to measure, and a money back style guarantee, urging immediate coupon return.
Mail the coupon with signatures and stamps to Arbuckle Bros. at 717 Water Street New York City. The ad lists No 226 Wedding Ring No 228 Baby Ring No 222 Fancy Band Ring and No 227 Heart Ring with details on sizes and required Arbuckle signatures and stamps for each ring.
A humorous slice from a period paper features Uncle Rastus debating flying machines with Aunt Dinah and a wry note on misreading ideas about air travel. Included are a Denver neutrality lecture aside and a coffee time quip about a wife left alone, reflecting social humor of the era.
Mrs Givem asks if finding is keeping while Weary Willie replies the York case remains unresolved with no clear outcome or details available. The dialogue suggests uncertainty and a taunt of silence around the evidence.
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