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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1917
Page
3
A fragmented dialogue shows a manager and star discussing money and rent with threats of consequences. The text then shifts to a playful ad line about youth and a humorous exchange over a medicine ball, reflecting a chaotic early 20th century style.
An advertisement claims Dr Elmer s Swamp Root aids kidney liver and bladder ailments. It notes long selling history and favorable testimonials from women, inviting readers to obtain a free information booklet and sample. The ad identifiers include a Florida, Texas and New York reference and urges mentioning a street address for contact.
The piece argues happiness as the most potent drug, contagious and widely sought, with varying forms and dangers, praising its spread while noting Puritan restraint and the paradox of virtue masking happiness. It asserts happiness benefits the giver more than the recipient and that pleasant thoughts are the finest art in life.
Mr Starr, a widowed Methodist minister, leads Mount Mark congregation in Iowa. He has five daughters Prudence the eldest who keeps house, twins Fairy Carol and Lark, and Constance. Ladies' Aid eager to meet and question the family. Prudence at nineteen handles the household while battles over a guardian elder arise.
Prudence defends the Lasties, insisting they are generous, unselfish, and well intentioned despite irritating mischief. Mrs Prentice confirms Prudence’s view, praising their loving nature and the value of a patient sister.
Chapter IV depicts Carol and Lark founding a secret society in a rambling parsonage barn. The Skull and Crossbones club, with Lady Gwendolyn and Sir Alfred Angelcourt as members, conducts rambunctious antics involving hay chutes and corn cudgel pranks while Connie frets over being sidelined and spied upon.
In a tale of Mischief, Connie is pressed by twins Lark and Carol to steal twelve golden apples from Avery's orchard. They claim it so the Ancient and Honorable Skull and Crossbones will accept her, while Prudence watches uneasily and Constance obeys the coerced orders for the hidden feast.
Connie confesses theft of apples from Avery's orchard and faces punishment as Prudence grieves. In the parsonage, the sisters discuss the incident, the twins stifle questions, and Prue imposes a week of solitary meals to teach Connie the gravity of stealing.
The Eres community debates spanking as a method of discipline, weighing its effectiveness against potential harm and cultural norms. Community leaders urge clarity in guidance while parents seek consistent approaches aligned with tradition and child welfare.
Fragmentary pasage extols pleasure found in honest work and counting, linking treasure to well doing. It emphasizes joy in growth, honest bookkeeping, and a fulfilled program, noting happiness emerges when effort aligns with integrity. The text hints at a contrast with dull routine.
William A J Giles of Concern quit, bought a cane at an auction to aid press. Harris, upon inspection, revealed a steel blade about 15 inches long hidden inside. The blade bore the inscription William Mattocks June 21.
In a steno report of the German emperor’s dedication speech at the Marvik naval academy, he links victory in future war to abstaining from alcohol. He urges cadets to endure war’s pressures with sound nerves, praising temperance programs and contrasting them with the broader navy, warning alcohol as a privilege.
A humorous quatrain laments shifts in drink culture as Joi Barleycorn, personified, laments losing favor of drinkers to cabbage, bricks, and tomcats. The speaker contrasts past grandeur with present scorn, blaming changing tastes and casualties of old rye.
A farmer recalls selling a bushel of rye for 90 cents to a distiller. The distiller produced three and a half gallons of proof whisky, later sold to a saloon keeper. The farmer calculates a loss and reflects on his earlier naivety comparing himself to a bigger farmer.
Judge Buhoth of Chicago head of the Citizen Traffic and Safety commission urges courts to impose prison terms for drunken chauffeurs. He argues to abolish the root cause by removing the responsible element from public safety duties and warns voters against perpetuating the issue.
An ad style article touts Pape's Diapepsin as a quick, harmless remedy for indigestion dyspepsia and gastritis. It claims fast relief from sour stomach and related discomfort, urging readers to keep a supply at home and use at the first sign of trouble.
Fragmentary notes mention Tred Crom Ball Blue and grocers, with quirky dialogue about prohibition, humor, and disasters. The text is garbled and does not present a clear event or names.
Fragmentary ad text describes women suffering cramps and indigestion with a claim for a remedy from E Pickham's Vegetable Medicine. It mentions free trials and warnings about painful spells and digestive issues. The unreadable OCR limits clarity on exact product and claims.
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