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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1910
Page
2
A garbled Beaver Herald piece surveys public health jokes, aviation talk, taxes, heat, and New York quirks. It questions typhoid prevention, recalls burglaries, debates aviation risk, and notes dirigibles and smart signs aiding rescue efforts amid chatter on weather and society.
Oklahoma State Fair approaches in Oklahoma City from September 27, featuring $75,000 in improvements, expanded livestock and agricultural displays, and new buildings. Premiums total $22,415 with major prizes across beef cattle dairy cattle sheep and swine. visitors will enjoy major attractions, racing, and new amusements including Canale of Venice and Carousel.
The text emphasizes daily exercise to activate underused organs for better function. It argues that consistent activity strengthens bodily systems and that individuals may overlook the importance of personal health routines.
A man on Riverside drive at Ninety-eighth Street runs a questionable photo trade. He records license numbers from passing cars, identifies owners if not present, and assesses who might want his pictures. The scheme presents an easy path to selling portraits through targeted contact.
The description notes that smell is detected not in the nostril itself but in the upper third of the nose. There the nostril’s red tissue turns brown and becomes more sensitive, suggesting a different region governs olfactory sense.
A New York Press note argues that bed rest is the best, fastest cure for disease, urging readers to view sleep as the first essential treatment rather than a consequence of illness. It emphasizes bed time as a fundamental healing step.
The West End of Trinity churchyard once stood on a high bluff popular with locals. From its summit there was an uninterrupted view of the Hudson, a promenade akin to Riverside today, as recalled by the New York Press in earlier times.
An Atchison girl believed her unusual temperament caused her illness. Her mother prescribed a combination of sulphur and molasses, calling it a remedy for her condition. The treatment proved harmful as the girl collapsed, highlighting dangers of folk cures.
Germans claim possession of the large rose tree in Herr Wolffe's garden at Presburg. The plant extends 115 feet at the top, forms a broad bower, and originated as a wild rose grafted with a Chro matella tea rose in 1851.
A statistician claims Americans lose 10 million dollars yearly by leaving sugar in coffee. The Philadelphia Ledger notes the claim is clearly absurd yet entertaining, calling statistics 60 strikingly useless.
A Gaelic shepherd reports sheep missing from the fold. The farmer presses for location and the shepherd replies with a muddled line about two by itself, one together, and three more from McPherson's, revealing the Highland dialect's challenge to English comprehension.
The text traces the bean from South America to Europe and then to the United States, noting introduction in the sixteenth century and the existence of more than 160 cultivated varieties. It discusses uncertainty about the big broad bean's origin, suggesting Southwestern Asia and Northeastern Europe as possibilities.
A Detroit Free Press Sunday irregularity column notes that bravado can be doing what a wife forbids and mocks the idea. It warns that upsetting regular weekly routines through overeating or excessive inactivity causes indigestion that echoes into the next week.
The article highlights William A Radford offering free home building advice. It discusses the rise of quality building standards, fireproofing, and durable materials like concrete blocks and cement plaster. A sample fireproof house is detailed, 24 feet 8 inches by 82 feet 8 inches, with three rooms on the first floor and two bedrooms plus a bath on the second, estimated at 3000 dollars. Portland cement's role in fireproofing is noted, with costs around ten to fifteen percent higher than frame construction.
The piece contrasts two paths for American children. One group grows up under English governesses with a simple life plan, leading to strong, healthy minds and bodies. The other group mimics adult society, enjoys luxury and intense culture, losing touch with childhood pleasures and simple amusements.
A fragment from a damaged page quotes a satirical note about a husband unable to return home due to a bizarre bathing cult incident. The shouty line ends with a cryptic jab about Mrs Jones and a salt reference, attributed to Modern Society.
Overwork and cold may stress the kidneys and harm overall health. Dom's Kidney Pills are promoted as a remedy, with a Kansas man claiming relief after doctors suggested an operation. The ad cites Dean's Kidney Pills, 50 cents a box, sold by Foster Milburn Co. in Buffalo.
In a city setting a child asks why the moon isn’t visible in daytime and receives a simple explanation that lights are not turned on until after dark, reflecting a quaint, everyday chat between parent and child.
Mr Murphy recalls Father Fisherty as a compassionate parish priest who hated sin but loved sinners. He credits the dead priest with steady hope for the poor and notes his generosity, saying his right arm seemed longer in burial as it stretched toward the needy.
A guest at a social event meets Senator Julius C. Burrows of Michigan. The man notes Burrows is familiar to him and asks about prominence. Burrows replies that he is the man who died before Casey’s famous Mudville bat, a quip drawn from baseball lore.
A fragmentary quip features a dialogue about marriage and reform. The speaker questions whether a person would marry a man with tide whiskers, suggesting possible reform might influence the decision. The exchange hints at social expectations and personal virtue.
A reader explains lifelong coffee woes and digestive distress led to switching to Postum. They praise its effects on constipation and belching, noting a healthy baby who prefers Postum in her bottle. The writer, with seven children, credits Postum and faith for better health and asks for publication without naming them.
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