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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1914
Page
2
A Philadelphia Ledger tale describes an afternoon incident where a bores and a truck get stuck in soft earth. A mounted traffic cop negotiates with the, in turn, a trampling horse, while a foot officer calls on a streetworker to move the wheel. The scene ends with the truck and horse leaving as muddied hands measure the aftermath.
A craftsman describes tacking curled wallpaper to fix damage when paste cannot pull the sheet flat. He explains driving tacks into dark patterned areas to conceal heads and preserve the pattern, noting the subtle art of tacking without visible heads.
In a court tale from Cleywiend Plain Dealer, Jim Simpson sues Abon Hawley for alfee Gone of his wife. Judge Musgrove instructs a verdict of six cents damages after a dispute as Jim’s wife throws a chair, leading to her arrest. The exchange features a stogie native and a pipe wielder in rustic humor.
A fragmented fable depicts the Town Mouse hosting the Country Mouse and showcasing urban hospitality. The Country Mouse praises the scene but hints at visiting the countryside to compare, while the Town Mouse considers the broader possibilities beyond city comforts.
A new school labeled Cobber of Housecraft offers training in home management for brides and women entering domestic service. It teaches basic bone taking and domestic skills, with a modular curriculum and both day and full courses. Uniforms, cubicles, and optional private rooms are described, plus accommodations for working students.
Beethoven, strolling with a friend, overheard a girl lamenting she could not hear real concert music. He knocked, was admitted, and played in moonlit room, improvising the famous Sonata from memory as the crowd listened in awe.
An elderly traveler asks a hotel clerk for five sliver doctares in exchange for a momento, presenting a yellow bill. The clerk tests the note, then counts five dollars and dismisses the matter as undecided whether the note is genuine or not.
The passage discusses extraordinary human vision from the book The Eye and Sight. It notes seeing Alcor near the Great Bear, calls a star the Test star in Arab lore, and asserts naked eye visibility of Jupiter’s satellites with limited historical reports. It mentions Peruvians as exceptionally long sighted and Humboldt noting an 18 mile distant human figure in white.
The unnamed New York Proxa piece laments affluent parents raising an only child with material care while neglecting social education. It argues true learning comes from peer interaction and daily life, not books, as the child misses half of schooling through absence of elder schoolmates and friends.
A courtroom scene features a judge dismissing two individuals cited for violating a masher ordinance after a staged public encounter on a highway. Benjie of Boston testifies they understood each other through a “public resonance of chaste Kindred chords.” The judge releases them, noting the encounter lacked further offense.
A man recounts choosing cigars at a shop where the vendor offered three for a dollar. The encounter stirs reflection on past fortune and desire to reclaim status, contrasting preferred brands with cheaper options and questioning future choices. He notes a card on the salesman and the thrill of potential ambition sparking in him.
Rev Charles M Ketdon argues in the Christian Herald that true education develops the whole person. Education requires symmetrical growth across many abilities and experiences to foster understanding and empathy for all kinds of people.
Silay debates the antics of seventeen year locusts seen near a telegraph pole as a passerby jokes about their mischief. A driver to the station recalls the scene and ponders the April fool humor of the moment.
A nostalgic note advises home caretakers on gilt frame care. It suggests placing fresh bread lightly moistened with benzing and ammonia to attract moisture and help brighten frames, followed by a wafer of washing afterward for a neat finish.
A historical note argues that many women do not marry and that college education rarely changes the marriage tendency. It suggests traits, domestic duties, or unforeseen causes determine whether a college educated woman marries, not the college course itself.
The Inte Mr Washington Duke of Durhem North Carolina recounts a humorous travel anecdote. He recalls visiting Brunei where a guard challenges him in a local building. Claiming to be the Duke of Durham, he is mistaken, then restored with a jesting exchange about the Duke of Wellington. The tale ends with humorous relief in an old chair.
An Atlantic excerpt contrasts Oliver Wendell Holmes and common reading habits. It argues readers prefer picking relevant passages over finishing entire books, urging openness to starting mid book rather than enduring tedious openings. It cites Holmes’ insistence that reading should become part of intellectual furniture.
Engineering in hospitals in England relies on own electric generating stations due to special conditions. Independent systems are justified for security against power failure at critical moments. Installations cover lighting heating ventilating telephoning and other needs with some hospitals operating electric drives. One county has its own private electric railway for supplying the station.
A Chicago man, once with a large acquaintance, is returned to the state asylum within a year. A friend phoned the hospital to report his recovery, noting his improvement as a model for 12 other patients. He previously served in the National Guard and now inspires orderly drill and daily marches, with all soldiers in good health and hopeful for restoration.
An antiquated reflection contrasts the wild Atlantic coast with modern peace. The speaker laments early frontier danger and plunder by a few, then notes transformation from wilderness to a refined, liberty fueled society as Anglo Saxon motherhood rests peacefully.
A vintage guide advocates using cotton waste to absorb grease from watchful machines and cooking utensils. It suggests applying waste to dripping pans, wiping hands, and absorbing oils before washing to reduce effort and spillage.
A fragmented manifesto argues that historic greatness rested on contempt for others. It envisions a future where morality, intellect, and universal rationality replace conquest and brutal ambition, condemning figures like Alexander as misguided while praising a humane societal shift.
A traveler recounts the shift from English to American money, noting life in London on seven pounds weekly with a valet and contrasting it with New York affordability, arguing that even seven pounds would not sustain the same lifestyle there, and claiming Americans become reckless after earning in dollars.
The piece discusses how tint influences pearl value and notes staining can yield pink Oriental hues. It advises caution, suggesting only a discerning investor should buy pearls, and describes what constitutes a good pearl as large, smooth, and iridescent.
A faded dialogue recounts a man praised as a financial genius who woos the jeweler’s daughter, persuades the father to gift an engagement ring at cost, and later regains the ring promising eight percent interest on the invested amount after the engagement ends.
The tale recounts Dr Mil Raich traveling and resting beneath a bush, waking as night fell with rain. He tries to deploy his umbrella, which tears apart when a reptile swallows it midway, leaving him startled and exposed to the downpour.
The article surveys theories on iron’s origin, noting Egypt’s late use in the plot century and early metallurgy in central Europe. It cites Ridgeway’s view of European origins, traces gradual iron introduction from bronze ornaments to iron, and mentions meteoric iron in Egypt and early smelting cues.
A London lecture on Wonder Money by a lawyer speaker argues that lavish education for daughters leads to misery and ignorance of money. He urges wiser money handling, suggesting parents should extend allowances gradually as girls learn to manage and pay their own bills and expenses.
A man narrates a restless night at a club ending with a strange moment of clarity. He recalls dozing through a sequence of errands and travel before waking to a steward’s call as dawn neared. He concludes the entire nocturnal episode lasted exactly 42 seconds.
A fragment recalls Joseph Jefferson’s tale about a small boy and his bulldog. The boy seeks help from a family physician amid belief in Christian Science and a joke about local dealers. The dialogue hints at fear of losing the dog’s fight and spirit.
A Foxhound in Godworth England allegedly killed itself by leaping into a two foot well to escape hounds. An official of the Zoological Society doubted intentional self harm by animals, noting two creatures the scorpion and the wasp are often cited but death is usually considered accidental.
A New York Press item reports a nine year old boy named Willi accused of stealing jam. His stepmother disciplined him after he admitted the theft and took him and the jam to a shop. The magistrate dismissed the charge as ridiculous, suggesting the father or stepmother should handle it.
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