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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1908
Page
3
A courtroom exchange shows a judge chastising a defendant after a confrontation with a complainant. The judge releases the assault charge but warns the defendant to avoid further trouble as the sheriff will ensure payment of the dust before he leaves. The scene portrays a stern, old-fashioned hearing and a warning to desist from violence.
A Harper's Weekly vignette recounts a southern congressman speaking of a man named Pete in a Georgia town. Pete explains his single status, saying he must care for his elderly mother and cannot marry because he would need to buy shoes and stockings for his wife, which would end up in his mother's mouth.
Fragmentary fiction scene shows a woman admiring her reflection and confessing self love while a friend teases about her wealth and status. Crumpled lines reference fashion, a Red Cross Hall event, and housekeepers selling clothes care products, with stray phrases about self-realization and redemption.
A periodical medical notice touts Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female disorders including backache and nervous symptoms. It cites testimonials from Mrs Will Young of Rockland Maine and Mrs Augustus Lyon of East Earl Pennsylvania describing relief after use. The ad claims thirty years of use and lists conditions like displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities and dizziness as addressed by the product.
A correspondent describes a handmade hive lifter with a 24 inch boiler tube upright, oak supports, and barn door track. The device weighs about 40 pounds and can lift the weight of a 210 pound man, enabling easier handling when lifting multiple ten frame supers.
The piece urges persistent effort in poultry farming, arguing steady work and long endurance beat quick quits. It stresses the need for practical nests, resilience against obstacles, and patient investment of money and brains to earn a living with steady, long term commitment.
A fragmentary poultry note advises dark housing for hens, raises fowls to reproduce true types, keeps feed minimal when grasshoppers are abundant, and stresses cleanliness. It warns to cull all birds born with contagion and to sweep up leftovers rather than waste feed.
Fragmentary OCR note discusses feeding methods to reduce egg eating in hens. Mentions lime, time, and glaster as aids, with actions involving grain feeding to deep litter or specific feeding to the alioat. Overall outlines steps to deter hens from pecking at each other.
The article recounts experiments correlating bee activity with fruit set, noting cool weather hinders bee access and fruiting. It cites Senator Snant mt Keeky Mord’s fields, where a neighbor’s bees boosted melon yields by over 200 percent, leading to large beekeeping operations and the claim that no bees means no melons.
Rhode Island experiments favor animal meal as the best protein source for growing chicks, boosting gain and profit. After six weeks, protein source matters less. gluten meat or cranulated may suffice with good care. Feeding beef serum is discussed as a practical alternative, with storage and feeding tips for steady growth.
A DIY note explains cutting an old oil can midway, bending the bottom, insetting a tin strip, and soldering it to create a simple drinking fountain. A cork is inserted at the top, and water is poured in to test the setup as described by Farm and Home.
Vintage medical warning from Cheney and Co promotes Hal’s Catarrh Cure made with mercury. It cautions against ointments containing mercury and claims internal use cures catarrh with testimonials of family patients. The notice urges careful selection of treatments and warns of mercury risks in mucous membranes.
A florid exchange features a man with a new machine asking if someone has ridden in an automotile. The plain person responds with a wry joke about falling from a window, highlighting a humorous, old time tone.
An aged illegible ad promotes Spohn’s remedy line for distemper and related ailments. Claims broad efficacy across ages, with prices listed as 50 and 1000 bottles. Mentions distributors Marion Makers and manufacturers to mail orders to Goshen Indiana.
A historical quotation notes that those who will not reason become bigots, those who cannot reason become fools, and those who dare not reason become slaves, attributed to Henry Drammond.
The text presents a garbled mix of phrases and names centered on boasting and a warning against it. It references Arthur Helin and a concept described as the worst use of bile or boasting, with unclear context and no cohesive narrative.
Fragmentary ad style text promoting a product named Me OnORe BALL with a large 24 package priced at 5 cents. Includes scattered phrases about fear, nobility, and a proverb, but lacks coherent context or clear entities.
At nine to ten weeks the cockerels weigh 1 to 1½ pounds. They are housed individually in vacant brood houses with 12 foot square yards. They are fed porridge three times daily in a trough of four inch ladles, using corn meal middlings linseed meal beef scrap and water. They eat for half an hour then troughs are removed. Yards are kept clean with sand straw or hay. Birds will continue feeding for two to three weeks with good appetites and dress for market weighing about 2 pounds dressed.
A dialogue fragment shows actors debating payment in eggs rather than dollars. First Thespian recalls earning 200 a night in Kansas City while second reflects on adjusting the rate to five eggs. Monty and Jack are named in the exchange.
A humorous exchange features James Wan asking his father why attend church in heat and a father replying that Satan roams hot weather too. The piece blends moral quips with a Victorian tone about weather, religion, and human folly.
The notice urges mothers to use Castoria for infants and children and to ensure every bottle bears the signature. It touts over 30 years of use and the assurance of the familiar brand “the Kind You Have Always Bought.”
A humorous column fragment teases readers with a joke about memory and an unnamed woman who forgot a secret told the night before. The piece reflects comic misdirection and daily life wit in a compact snippet.
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