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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1909
Page
2
A collage of reflections on aviation and society from early 20th century Beaver Herald. Notes on airplanes from Wright patterns priced around 4000 dollars, public fascination with flight, and musings on education, wealth, and character. References to prominent figures like Carnegie and Franz Joseph color the piece.
A family of nine on a New York wharf watches a paid voyage carry their wife and mother aboard a ship bound for France. She fears the city will go down, a superstition the writer notes as misreading coincidence and value apprehension. The piece ends by remarking that most foreseen things do not occur.
In a crowded track scene, conmen J Brownley and associates Lyman and Collins orchestrate a staged stampede to steal money. Brownley is hurt during the chaos while Lyman and Collins flee by train, praising the ruse as the season’s best caper.
A local blast this morning fatally injures Mrs Tubbs's husband and injures a doctor present. The exchange with reporters hints at inquest and the profession's fortunes, reflecting a curious, muddled town dialogue.
Reader letter extols Western Canada’s grain yields up to 50 bushels per acre and strong pasture for cattle and dairying. It notes new homestead rules, 160 acres free plus 160 more for five dollars an acre, and cites endorsements by Leslie M. Shaw. Also mentions Colombia’s sole iron foundry La Paradera in Bogota and ongoing ore drilling by American engineers.
Fragmented verse and snippets from a late‑night column mix poetry and quips about weather, politics, marriage, and daily life. References include autumn and winter imagery, a Colorado editor warning of coal bills, and casual notices about camping, theater, and local chatter.
Epworth Memorial in Cleveland appoints a full time business manager to handle finances benevolences dues subscriptions and pay expenses. The manager will secretary the church standing committees and relay their records to the official board freeing the pastor for broader tasks. The church with the citys largest membership handles over 35000 in annual contributions and district superintendent Dr G K Morris endorses the plan as a model for other cities.
A reader reports 15 years of suffering from rheumatic sores on the legs ending after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent for three months. The letter claims dramatic improvement and offers to prove the testimonial. It also suggests treating poison ivy with a sugar of lead solution in alcohol to relieve burning.
The New York World reports that over four years the cost of living in France has surged with food and clothing up about ten percent overall. Milk prices up 13 percent, meat 27 percent, cheese 12 percent, and rents rising with the general trend as the public faces higher expenses.
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