Oklahomarailroad growth blocked by constitution woes
Oklahoma City June 23 Many investors balked at state laws feared to deter railroading. Letters from John W Gates and associates show their money would fund a Fort Smith and Western branch only if Oklahoma laws were amended. Stakeholders urge voters to decide constitutional changes via initiative to allow future railroad investment and development.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Jts
United States
John W. Gates
Gates
Fort Smith & Western Railroad
W. W. Bletee
Terre
Mr. Bierce
Tenélose
Tetter
Flarrie
State of
Oklphons
Oklahoma R. A
Europe
Mr. Gates
John F. Morris
Harris, Winthrop & Co
New York City
Wichita Falls
New York
Moe
Janamalo Hine Railroad
Horewith
John F. Harel
Marries
Harrin
Corporation Commission
Gifford, Hobbs & Beard
Bierce
G. B. Stone
Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Stone
John F. Harris
Hartie
Federated Commercial Clubs
Oklahoma & Texra Railroad
W. W. Merce
Iowa
Federation of Commercial Clubs
Conscience Objectors Act Adopted by Salate Conn Board
Major Boudren leads Salate Conn board of education to adopt the Conscience Objectors Act allowing parents with vaccination objections to enroll children in public schools after notifying the superintendent. Italian justice and delays noted as background in a related Italy case involving Pietri, a prisoner awaiting trial for murder since 1870.
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Maj. Boudren
Board of Education of
Salate Conn
Snowland
Talian Justice
Siow
Pietri
Italy
Kingdom of
Withorea
Kidney Aches Warn of Kidney Trouble Says Local Reader
A Liberty Missouri reader reports chronic back pain tied to kidney issues and credits Dean's Kidney Pills with relief and lasting cure for seven years. Ad promotes 50 cent boxes sold by Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo New York.
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A. G Smith
Milla St
Liberty
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Wanted to Meet Him Again The Stranger on the Fence
A fragmented column recalls a silent old man waiting for a returned driver who once harmed him. It hints at a long wait of three years and a strange exchange over twenty dollars. The page also advertises products, odds comments, and stray dialogue on daily life.
Scout's Idea of Marriage in Grafton Man's Tale
Moses P. Brane of Grafton, eighty years single, proclaims no woman crosses his threshold. He mocks marriage as trouble, claiming peddlers change the air at doors and laments men who wed then flee femininity. He recalls having many girl friends yet avoiding infatuation to prevent ruin.
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Moses P. Brane
Grafton
Mase
Puleg W. Chandler
Mr. Chandler
Itching Baby Healed by Cuticura Remedies
A mother recalls months of failed treatments for her infant daughter's eczema. After trying two doctors and multiple ointments, she used Cuticura Remedies and the child's face cleared by the next day and the condition fully disappeared. July 13 1908.
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Mre
P. B. Gumbin
Sheldon
Potter Drag & Chem. Corp
Bob Propa
Boson
The Professor and the Log Bear's Winter Hoard Tale
Fragment from a literary column notes a peculiar hunting anecdote about trapping a bear with a hollow log and ropes to secure food for winter. Scattered phrases mention laundering starch advice and marital reflections, all in a collage-like vintage magazine style.
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Cutter Bol
Fragmented humor and ads from a late 19th century paper
A collage of jokes, light quips, and brief notices: wartime speaker Puleg W Chandler’s shouted heckler comeback, a sharp hatter joke, a shingle rating by Judge Halcomb, starch advertising touting Defiance Starch, a church elder’s prayer-room misquote, Castoria for infants, Allen’s Foot-Ease promotion, a divorce quip from Detroit Free Press, and scattered бытовые observations recalling a busy Ladies Home-style page.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound touted for tumor relief
An advertisement-style claim recounts a four year tumor case and praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a non surgical remedy. It features testimonials from women urging others with pains and disorders to try the product, promising free advice and decades of trust.
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Pe E. Pinkham
Ind
Lydia E. Pinkin
Pinkham
Steewell Perenson
Isa
Lydia
Pinkie
E. Pinkham
L. E. Pinkham
Ries
Fried catfish becomes wrong order in diner tale
A dyspeptic Atchison man visits a restaurant and orders fried catfish. The waiter interrupts, the stomach rebels, and the patron changes to country sausage. The man leaves after the waiter shouts a comic sidetrack. An old paper tone carries quips about opportunities and fashion.
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Atchison
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