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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1914
Page
4
Official county returns of the primary election held August 4 1914. The notice advertises sugar and bacon prices, insurance agents, medical address in Kenver Ohio and references to farm loans and money supply for land in Urland, Oklahoma.
Farm loan offer for peaver Harper and Ellis counties in Oklahoma with low rates. Draft for money when papers are recanted. Can approve loans draw papers and pay out from this office HS Judy Western manager John TH Shop Go Headquarters Woodward Oklahoma.
Trade notice invites landowners near Keaver and surrounding Indiana areas to exchange holdings for Oklahoma real estate for health reasons. Advertiser in Indianapolis seeks full particulars of what to trade and desired exchange to secure favorable trades.
Summer constipation is described as more dangerous in the season with fermented foods and cold water harming the stomach. It links to colds, fever, rheumatic pains, and other ills. It promotes Vo-Do-Lax and Po-Do-Lax as remedies, urging a dose tonight sold by a druggist for 50.
Rain delayed local election board activity as people eyed results from nearby precincts. The Ladies Aid hosted a quilting session for Mia Baum earth with Mrs Klepper guiding the project. Farmers report broom corn and feterita heading, crops excellent across the county while neighbors share meals, travels, and visits.
The two weeks of rain revived the prov penta crop in this section and may produce the best yield on record. Broom corn harvest is underway, workers scarce as neighbors aid each other from field to field. Clyde Hughes, missing for two years, has returned from Decatur, Texas. Mrs. Fred Croxton visits sister Mrs. Frank Robinson and plans to return to Laverne soon. Wheat yields fall short, some fields as low as five bushels per acre. Baldwin rebuilds after lightning struck his barn. Logan post office building nearly done, Mansfield ill with typhoid and unable to assume duties on the 10th. T. J. Hughes visits from Missouri. More rain praised, with worry over locusts and bee threats. Mrs. Mollie Sellers and two children from Great Bend stay with Henry Kile. Florence Bennington improves after illness. Ana Kile and family attend Fort Gaw events.
Fifty five people gathered at Grandpa Kiles for dinner last Sunday to meet Mrs Sellers. The article cites a bulletin from Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College noting July plowing yielded 271 bushels per acre, August 242, and mid September 2 bushels. It stresses early prep of stubble land aids moisture use, warns weed growth if rain arrives late, and discusses soil handling between crops. It ends with an insurance ad and a note on a San Francisco fire.
State of Oklahoma in the District Court of Haver County issues a summons by publication. The notice names defendants including Bourne Canary and others with partial legible references and dates for appearance. The plaintiff seeks legal action with terms set for timely response and court proceeding.
A letter from Catron Ky recounts Bettie Bullock suffering four years from womanly troubles. After doctors gave limited relief she fell bedridden until her husband gave Cardus, a tonic, which she credits with restoring strength. The note urges others to try Cardus, claiming over a million women benefited in fifty years.
Misleading loan advertisement appears to target farmers in Beaver Oklahoma. The notice asks for the amount desired and land details before presenting rates and terms, then references a firm in Beaver and a contact at Paul W Right & Co. The fragmentary text suggests a promotional scam targeting rural borrowers.
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