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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1909
Page
6
A column discusses punctuality as a male virtue and low compulsion among women, leading to marital tension and domestic unhappiness. It riffs on social norms, then pivots to a court motion about a murder trial, and ends with a dental joke about nerves and pain.
A distorted excerpt discusses Turkic peoples and Muslim attitudes, noting a general lack of curiosity and travel desire. It references religious framing and political themes, attributed to Collier's Weekly, with troubling stereotypes and generalized claims about the Turk and Muslim behavior.
An obituary fragment recalls a parish helper in England who spent 20 years aiding inmates and visitors. The epitaph lauds his cheerful Christian demeanor and patience, noting his beloved presence in the workhouse. The piece cites Matthew Arnold on life and character.
The report notes traffic between the eastern and western United States via isthmus railways and steamship lines rose to 40 00H100 in value in 180%. The gain marked a clear surpassing of any prior year.
An opera singer rebukes a reporter who asks why a songbird is temperamental. The singer explains the question stems from lay ignorance and confuses virago temperament with apriori temperament.
Officials predict completion and operation of the Panama Canal by January 15 1916 with locks 1000 feet long 110 feet wide built in duplicate to permit two-way traffic. The article notes design details costs Taft era plans and engineering challenges including Gatun dam slides and river deposits while highlighting public works and harbor improvements across Panama and Colon and growing development around David and the santo district.
A ten year old boy displayed extraordinary memory at a Vienna society meeting. He instantly stated the weekday for any date and gave exact days for movable feasts across years from 1000 to 2000 A D. He claimed to use memorized almanac formulas but authorities doubt this, suggesting meteorized material underlies his knowledge.
The Ocala Banner notes side by side growth of soap tree and tallow tree in Florida. Soap berries yield a natural soap nearly pure and easily soaked, with berries imported from Algiers and China. The two trees together may create new industries, offering oils and profitable cultivation for ambitious planters.
The text notes Pelet the artist is doing very well and succeeding in his art. He has reportedly moved to a wall for a mural decoration, indicating expanding work and recognition in his specialty.
The Atlantic coast truck farming system grew with transportation and cheap labor, led by Norfolk Virginia and Charleston South Carolina. North crops like cabbage and sauerkraut supply northern markets. south crops include water garden crops and hardy varieties with mild protection. Rail shipments began in 1886 from Norfolk and 1830 from Charleston, while regional practices tailored cabbage as a winter crop and other crops suited local climates.
The article argues that livestock liquid manure may hold over 60 percent of the fertilizing value of fed foods and urges stockmen to save and use these liquids. A nationwide campaign to promote this practice could boost New England prosperity.
Winchester mother writes that four doctors could not help her until Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her health. The letter praises the remedy for irregular periods, cramps, backache, and insomnia. The Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Company in Lynn Massachusetts reports hundreds of grateful letters and offers free advice.
A clipped, dialect exchange notes the rising cost of living and the hardship of earning wages, capturing a street scene where a worker laments the price of life while another jokes about earning money in a world that feeds little to workers.
A Raleigh woman once housed a young “cracker” girl to instill order and cleanliness but the girl fled home saying she “couldn’t stay” because she was “jeu’ cloyed with neatness.” The note reflects social tensions in household discipline of that era.
An elderly Newburyport man recounts severe illness in October with weight loss and doctor visits. After trying Grape Nuts at his wife’s urging in Old Orchard Maine, he improves rapidly, gains weight, and returns to work. He and his wife offer to affidavit to the truth. Read The Road to Wellville. There's a reason.
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