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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1903
Page
3
A 1900s era parody questions aerial navigation experiments and mocks humanoid claims to progress. The misaligned ad blurbs advertise patent medicines and household goods while denigrating new technology as vanity. A passage notes theological seminars and wheat varieties with dated brand names and product pitches.
Ether and chloroform wake plants to peak activity, used in Denmark and Germany to force blooms in rooms and greenhouses out of season. Thorium atom, long known since its discovery, is seen as the source of five new elemental substances formed within its own matter through successive changes.
Four Norwich University students, three earning through work, saved exactly $20 each by leaving the cafeteria and living on pitiful rations during the final months of the college year. The group reported overall improvement in health after abandoning the meal house and adjusting habits.
The text notes only a portion of French colonies are self supporting. Administrative costs rise from 5.6 million in 1876 to 22.4 million in 1903. A major share, 14.4 million, funds the military presence and operations.
Munich announces hosting of the ninth international art celebration in 1905. The prince regent will be honorary president, and Cry palace is loaned for the exhibition while the Bavarian government invites foreign participation.
A Kentucky woman discovered a new use for the telephone by placing the baby’s crib in front of the receiver and asking central to call her at the neighbor’s if the infant cried, allowing her to visit without missing the baby.
In a city cafe Mr Medeor remarks to the attendant that the fried items were the uppers he ordered for his griddle cakes. The brief exchange hints at a curious breakfast moment observed in the era’s street scene.
Dried beans and peas are praised as superior vegetable foods, ranking among the monteron oraleal of all foods and comparing favorably with most meat in nutrition and value.
A Marquette builder recalls reading about food in a religious paper and credits condensed GrapeNuts with rebuilding his brain. He says the change let him think and plan more clearly after years of poor study and thinking.
A reflective piece contrasts harsh winter with summer joys and the longing for snow. The speaker recalls past cold snaps and icicles, vows happiness with spring, and yearns for the cool comfort of a grate side winter, imagining a tranquil white world.
A mosaic of clipped dialog and stray lines spans poems, jokes, and quips about weather desires, marriages, cars, and social antics. The fragmented prose mocks longing and thrift while noting a doctor’s warning and a piano guide.
A jumble of1950s style clippings reports ridiculous animal prices and curiosities from Sicily to Bernia with mentions of Antonio Novarini’s death at 106 in Gerajevo, odd medical claims about kidney pills, canal funds, pigeons milk, and public diversion tales. It also notes labor, saints, and a hoard of disconnected items like deflecting attention and hot trivia amid the era’s scattered notes.
A major irrigation canal project by the American Falls Canal & Power Co under Idaho state contract will create an 85 foot wide, 60 mile long canal reclaiming 100000 acres. The valley offers fertile soil, favorable climate, and strong yields with ready markets. Ten thousand acres already prepared for irrigation. tickets to Blackfoot via Oregon Short Line available with details from Evans Contis & Sweet Co.
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