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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1901
Page
1
Pearl Parker and M F Hastings visited in town while residents ask about windy, sandy weather. Numerous notices include Hart deory mail carrier, sick Mrs Pullan, and births deaths and legal actions. The community reports travelers, sheep, and farm labor, with a mix of weather and illness notes throughout Beaver County.
A lemon squeezer by Willem White of Teaver is described as simple, light, and durable with adjustable table support. It uses upper and lower jaws with meshing teeth to extract juice, directs juice into a receptacle, and frees both hands for operation. White has secured a patent but has not yet marketed the device despite several manufacturing proposals.
Liberal reports thirteen smallpox cases with strict quarantine. Ten victims are housed in the pest house or quarantined at home. County health officials meet to reinforce rules and deploy field physicians to inspect cases. disease exhibits varied severity and symptoms align with classic smallpox. Also notes a homestead entry case decided in favor of the contestant, with appeals and costs around five hundred dollars.
Obituary notes the death of Jarun Hedemer aged about 100, born in Schweintur, Germany. He lived as a blacksmith, married Margaret Hers in 1845, had seven children, migrated with his wife to Woodbine area, and died March 2, 1901. He left a large family and many friends, with services led by Pastor Hew.
A garbled OCR item references public schooling and civil records in a county area. It mentions boards, feeders, and a public sale in connection with school matters. Names, dates, and places are illegible or distorted, but the item appears to summarize a notice about school administration and local community actions.
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