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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1915
Page
4
Surfy, a Beaver county itemized page notes crops improving with rain and wheat possibly selling at a dollar per bushel. Local happenings include sermons, a band, marriages, new hires, property updates, and social visits, with various residents mentioned.
Local gossip notes include visits and travels by residents such as Jim Botte Frey Nora Crieman and Rev Shaw. A hail storm caused minor damage. insurance agents were busy. Couples and families attend gatherings and trips to Lincoln Minden and Memphis Texas News updates from Claude Munden and others.
A vintage ad urged treating a child's cough promptly with Dr Kings New Discovery. It claimed to ease persistent coughs using soothing balsams and antiseptics, promising quick relief and a money back guarantee via a druggist.
A flood of rain slows outdoor work as residents shift to planting sweet potatoes cabbage and tomatoes. Grace loses sight temporarily, Jewel Net’s fourteenth birthday is planned, and neighbors including the McClurgs of Logan share harvest meals and rides. Mr Baumgartner recovers from illness while Walter Smith relocates to Purble Colorado for business.
A brisk ad describes Sloan's Liniment relieving rheumatic pains. It claims almost immediate penetration to inflamed spots, reducing swelling and soreness within minutes. The pitch urges readers to buy a bottle for colds, swollen joints, lumbago, and similar ailments with a money back guarantee.
Advertisement style note urges using Dr Ring's New Life Pills to relieve liver sluggishness dizziness constipation biliousness and indigestion. Claims the remedy cleanses the stomach and restores health while warning of misery from a slow liver.
Mr and Mrs Smith Chewellan welcomed a daughter named Mildred Havel in May. Local notes report Mrs Ballard recovering from surgery in Mangum, praise for community events, and weather impacts including hail and rain affecting fruit, wheat, and communications.
Local items recount visits and calling hours from North Fork Riley Ginemean and Chan Fisher, Miss Mabel Benson’s funeral details, and community happenings. Mentions of Mrs Bachman, Henson family, Mothers’ Club rainout, visitors from Kiowa Texas, and neighbors hosting gatherings. Weather, remedies, and spring events noted alongside crops, church sermons, and a party at Mr Neff’s with Jewel honored.
The Department of Agriculture issues a bulletin urging immediate action to fight the deadly house fly. Breeding starts in March and lasts through spring and summer. Clean premises, remove dirt, tidy stables, and destroy decaying vegetation to halt breeding.
Fragmentary note warns that ointments containing mercury can damage the nose and mouth surfaces and derange the senses. The illegible text suggests caution against such preparations and mentions catarrh remedies and possible harmful effects.
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