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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1906
Page
3
SUPPLEMENT chronicles Beaver residents as they debate herd law while noting crop sales and shop upgrades. Kile installs hammer and gasoline engine in a modern blacksmith shop. Postmaster Thomas expands mail boxes to handle rising post office traffic. Local items include farm bargains, teachers association plans, and community notices amid winter weather and small-town happenings.
A concise note announces urgent deadlines for finishing negative work by the end of next month and completing all pictures before departure from town. The message emphasizes haste and impending departure.
Mixed livestock feed and farm supplies offered for sale including corn and hay. Also vacant deeded farm south of Beaver City with 90 cultivated acres, fencing, water, and alfalfa. Machinery and livestock listings include Mammoth Jack and Percheron stallion with price inquiries addressed to Kansas. Wages and hardware promotion seek traveling or office manager positions in Chicago. Stork visit noted with a 210 pound son. Sheriff activity mentioned from Lansing, Kansas.
Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Carter of the First British Life Guards retires under the age limit. A farmer’s son, he entered as a trooper in 1878, earned commissions while rising through ranks, and by 1902 became lieutenant colonel and second in command. He may be the only trooper to command a regiment of household cavalry. In another note, a jury awarded no damages in a breach of promise suit after comic testimony. In Winchester, Roman relics were unearthed during cathedral foundations work, including thirteen gates lamps and an intact piece of pottery.
An longtime House employee, Captain John T. Clancy, near Capitol Hill, is due a substantial testimonial in March for fifty years of service under both parties. A fund of about $2,000 to $3,000 covers the mortgage on his modest home, with wealthy members filling any shortfall. Clancy is famed for knowing where to obtain needed items and anticipating requests within the Capitol.
The article describes a boat fishing trick using a canvas screen to lure fish, causing them to leap into the boat. It also mentions Mataya in their waters, and references Booker T. Washington, Up from Slavery, and a sermon on character, plus a note on Anglo French entente in music and concert hints in Paris.
A Hoosick Falls boy, growing into sturdy manhood, credits Grape Nuts for his improved digestion and energy. His mother recalls poor digestion at five, then the shift to a breakfast of Grape Nuts, which he prefers and finds more satisfying. The ad cites Pontum Co Battle Creek Michigan and mentions The Road to Wellville.
A garbled column mentions Defiance Starch touting its non stick formula and 16 ounce packages, plus a nod to Kipling. It also references a royal queen of Norway with a diamond necklace, and stray notes about octopus hunting and Radishes.
A fragmented OCR notice from Gow i Lan lower, Bout Balser lxer Seed Co. of Grone, Wis requests today be sent for a package of radishes and seed orders while mentioning an enormous crop this past season. The text is garbled but indicates a seed firm urging action to receive seeds or produce.
A Newark nurse Mrs Martha Pohlman recalls her training at Mockley Pittsburgh Philadelphia and six years at Philadelphia Hospital. She endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female ailments and urges women to seek trusted medical advice rather than doctors who overcharge, stressing confidentiality and long-standing endorsement.
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