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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1920
Page
4
Local medical notices mention Doctor G J Johnson a Chicago chiropractor offering treatment for chronic and acute diseases with office space above Beaver Mercantile Store. Several fragments reference residents, events, and a weekly schedule, showing community notices and health services in Twin Mounds and nearby areas.
Fragmentary diary style report lists a surprise party at Will Mall perhaps attended by a crowd with cake and clowns. Mentions visits to Sunday school and various people with scattered names, dates, and activities, lacking coherent narrative.
A fragment advises a person to assist a family member in poor health, using self discipline and a routine. It stresses maintaining fortitude, enduring hardship, and following a regimen to return to daily work. The tone suggests urging resilience and practical steps amid illness.
An odd garbled report mentions Hamm, Beave, and a Sunday visit to Montecmary with local figures and a focus on a community gathering. Names and places are unclear, but the piece hints at a town event and outreach at Culver and Huihe.
A garbled New York area column describes church events and community activities. Mothers' Day program planned at Binday church, Epworth League gathering, and various social visits are noted. Mention of local businesses, a barber shop transition, and assorted community remarks follow, ending with a health ad for Chamberlain's Tablets for stomach relief.
A humorously bent tale recalls the Solomon story as a navy recruiter explains that modern procedures can identify twins sharing a single child case. The piece extols the navy’s strict regimen of diet, exercise, medical and dental care as the key to distinguishing men by fingerprints and personal history.
A fragmented wartime tale from Warsaw describes residents hiding beloved pets, notably cats, to guard Red Cross supplies as air raids and shortages strained the city. Officials suggest cats could help deter rats and protect goods, but the effort ends as guardians vanish again amidst disaster and fear.
Campbell Linton estimates 4,000,000 horsepower from sunlight covers Pennsylvania. If captured, coal use could end and engines replace gunpowder for power. Promoters plan listing 10,000,000,000 common shares in Sunlight Consolidated amid shine of new energy era.
An aggrieved man with a Swedish accent presented two new bearer cashiers checks at St Louis income tax office claiming his first paycheck in 18 years. He said he last earned wages fifteen years ago while working on a Washington ranch under a contract with his employer, who then bought the checks and accompanied him to town to handle the tax matter. He sought clarification on owed taxes and the status of his long-awaited income.
A fragmented report describes immigrants forced to read thirty to forty verses from various languages at Ellis Island. Test materials include printed verses in German Arabic Hebrew Japanese Brisili and more, with Chinese banned and inspectors holding numerous language cards for each reader.
A legendary monster pike haunted local waters near Beeston in Norfolkshire for thirty years. The beast reportedly weighed 20 pounds 1 ounce with a five foot length and a girth of two feet five inches. A pirate nickname arose from tales of its predatory raids as villagers celebrated the capture and weighing of the fish.
A muddled exchange unfolds as a man frets over mercenary thoughts in a courtship. The woman questions his motives while a witty debate about wealth and love emerges, revealing character tensions and social expectations.
At a community meeting a speaker spoke of a noted American ancestor linked to the school building. Students reported a terrifying noise from the basement, with one boy suggesting the resident spirit was moving from roof to cellar, unsettling the principal and prompting a basement check.
An elderly man in his sixties enjoys walking through the city and shares humorous pride in strolling from Thirty-fourth Street to his son’s downtown magazine shop. He recalls his wife presenting a note to urge a stop at a department store a short walk away, prompting his son’s playful disbelief.
A Birmingham Age-Herald item questions a man’s ascent to wealth and status, noting his slow learning, reliance on polish, and frequenting of fashionable restaurants. The column plays with social critique of money versus merit, reflecting era attitudes toward class and refinement.
A ragged wartime vignette aboard a ship entering New York Harbor depicts a lone colored soldier among the homeward bound. As the vessel neared the Statue of Liberty, the quiet broke with a hushed quip from the doughboy, reflecting American Legion Weekly tone.
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