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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1902
Page
2
A fragmented verse puzzle from WVER Oklahoma hints at a riddle about winners and failures. The speaker references a deadly clash and envy, with unnamed towns and figures like Warner and additional unclear lines.
A damaged dispatch recounts Senator Hiking’s close call with Quantrill’s raiders in Missouri. Union prisoners including Hiking were escorted toward safety by Coleman Younger, who later pretended to aid them then signaled a deadly ambush near a fork in the road.
The article notes a clockworker’s timing quirks across months, showing early April punctuality, April and June slips, and catching up by July. It describes days lengthening from March to May, predicting the year will gain an hour and minutes in day length, exceeding any month’s scale.
A chaotic downtown scene depicts a junior partner in a firm, praised for probity yet entangled with wealth and power. An edgy dialogue touches on manipulation, drug references, and a guardian figure shaping a young man. The piece also quotes Rev. Hyde advocating women’s role in proposing marriage.
The article surveys the varied backgrounds of many senators who came from farming, law, medicine, banking, and business. It notes representatives from California to Utah with interests in shipping, mining, and railroads, highlighting the broad professional mix and prior public service including governors and military service. It also mentions specific figures such as Tol ler, Allison, Stewart, Blewart, and Pettus, and cites extensive ties to farming and industry across states.
The Chicago Record Herald reports Dr Max Gromaman of New York after study asserts indigestion prompts falsehoods and that honesty may return when infection is cured. His discovery could impact future politics and public life, though the piece criticizes conventional fashion and social norms involved.
Senator Depew receives a local missive proposing a jokem for an amateur MinnMetro show with a church society set to publish his name on the program. The text also mentions a London Punch quip and a peculiar Brasilian walking stick insect that mimics a twig to evade predators.
In Detroit a brief exchange hints at domestic humor as a man jokes about a piano attachment after hearing a woman play. The comment underscores light social dynamics and the era’s casual wit.
A garbled Wichita Kansas item claims Hindoo readers should embrace meat eating to oppose beef trusts. The fragment mentions a raspy caller visiting a house and refers to the Louis Post Dispatch as a source, but most details are unclear and partially cut.
A tree climber gathers chicle from Ya trees in Yucatan where white sap oozes from bark. The sap is pressed into gum used for chewing gum manufacture and ships to the United States, with about one million trees producing yearly. The Ya fruit tastes pleasant but the bark sap yields the valuable gum not from unripe fruit.
A Mexican inventor near Tia Juana builds a water-hauling device for a 50 foot well using a two-branched tree sweep tied to a crossbar and weight system. A rope and bucket enable the bucket to descend and be lifted full by the stone weight.
Fragmentary notice recounts Judge Naaitie voiding the Minnesota Inheritance Law. The passage mentions tax details on richer estates and students of legal and social topics, alongside assorted anecdotes about Vienna politics, Chautauqua offers, and medical cures. The garbled clipping also cites Minneapolis society figures and a parade of varied items from New York and St. Peter.
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