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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1917
Page
9
The fragment from Beaver Herald includes advertising boilerplate, scattered moral observations, and civic musings. It cites subscription pricing, a call for cleanliness, comments on paper costs, and notes on civic virtue with varied topical asides.
An essay argues that issuing long term bonds to finance permanent public improvements is justified. Taxpayers today bear debt but gain immediate benefits and future generations inherit better infrastructure, lower costs, and broader prosperity, sustaining progress across counties and states despite bond burdens.
Editorial argues Mexico’s governance under Spanish legacy fosters perpetual unrest and brigandage. It claims intervention as the only viable solution, though preferring peaceful means if possible, noting repeated historical difficulties from Buchanan to Wilson and the long Mexican question.
The Herald received a fonangent article from H Bobble of Wheat Belt Investment Co Liberal Kan praising citizen engagement. It calls for serious consideration of suggestions and timely action to implement principles, hoping Reaver ends the year with notable progress under proper organization and collective effort.
An Emporia resident reported twelve blanketed automobiles and several horses parked outside a church during service last Sunday. The note suggests radiators froze on cars, while horses brace against cold, prompting the Gazette to muse on the prayer’s destination as worship began.
A likely woman representative will go to Washington to serve as Kansas electress in the presidential electoral college. Hubert Ladner, Democratic state chair, and aides prepare to select Mia RC Layman of Hutchinson as elector. Mrs Layman would be the first woman named as a presidential elector in Kansas. women helped largely in Wilson's 97,000 plurality in the state.
A vintage advertisement touts Grove's The Old Standard tonic as a tasteless general tonic. It claims quinine and iron strengthen the liver blood and overall vigor, pricing the bottle at 50 cents.
Classified notices advertise cash for hides furs and fat stock at Stranathan’s Market with selling tips and a phone contact. A room for rent is available at Herald office. callers urged to apply. Also notes Stranathan’s Market offers the highest hog prices by phone.
A fragmentary dictionary listing provocative, ironic definitions of everyday terms from wife to skepticism. It pairs common words with satirical or critical takes on marriage work and social roles, highlighting gender norms and power dynamics in a humorous, reflective tone.
A quip filled column notes common failings in promises and public life. It jokes that few pay attention to discourse, marriages are arranged with petty tactics, and workers face more strikes while widows pursue new matches with cunning appetite.
A witty, era voice quotes a judge on fate, money, and advice. The piece riffs on human folly, illness, society, and the need for legal counsel, weaving humor with legal insight and sharp social observation.
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