Comfort for Women and Children at Oklahoma State Fair
The Oklahoma State Fair announces extensive comforts for visitors including ample toilet facilities an emergency hospital a day nursery a women's rest department and a Women’s Rest Cottage. A matron will oversee care day and night and trained nurses will tend to children with the nursery managed by the Federated Kindergarten Mothers Club ensuring mothers can enjoy a full day at the fair.
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Federated Kindergarten
Mother's Club
Oklahoma State Fair promises comfort for all in new Exposition buildings
Information desks will guide visitors at the State Fair with a dedicated bureau in Oklahoma City and a Bureau of Information at the State Pair Grounds. The Children’s Building and Women’s Rest Cottage cost 5000 dollars and offer modern conveniences, a staffed emergency hospital, a telephone exchange, and branch telegraph stations to connect all exposition buildings.
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Mothers
Southwest
Oklahoma
Tody Grove
Bureau of Information
State Pair Grounds
Oklahoma City
Exposition
Trap Nesting Boosts Hen Profit and Breeding Quality
W R McBride at A and M College Stillwater explains trap nests detect low producers, select early persistent layers, and record each hen. With modern systems a ten hens one male flock yields ten individual records, boosting future profit and flock value through careful breeding and timing.
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Hom
W. R. McBride
Poultrymaan
A. & M. College
Stillwater
Home Strawberry Patch How-To For A Lush Backyard Harvest
An old style guide explains preparing soil and ground for strawberry patches. It covers timing in autumn, weed-free clay, manure dressing, deep fall plowing, row spacing, planting depth, and avoiding burying the terminal bud. It lists varieties such as Michel Barry Aroma Krondyke Lady Thompson and Gandy.
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Hewlih
Cowyjona
Michel Barry
Lady Thomphor
Gandy
Pocketbook Fever and Childish Profanity Tale
A fragmented 19th century style anecdote contrasts childish mischief with concealed desires and forgotten promises. It references pocketbooks stuffed with hidden funds and a Hawaiian incident where a six year old’s profanity sparks a remark by an attorney general.
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Holmes
Saved from an operation by Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
A testimonial from Mrs Lipy Poynowx of New Orleans La credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with avoiding surgery after years of severe female troubles left her bedridden. The letter asserts the remedy cured insurmountable symptoms and urges others to seek proof from pharmacies. The ad claims many women have benefited from the product.
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Pinkham
Lydia K. Pinkham
Mound St
Paoria
New Orleans
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lipy Poynowx
Kerleres
Iran
Lydia
They Cheated at Cards
A young married couple reports suspicions after attending a neighbor’s gathering. They accuse the Halle family of cheating at cards, noting identical chips sold cheaply elsewhere. The tale centers on perceived deception at a social event.
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Reeston
Jim
Doan's Kidney Pills Cited In Personal Testimony
A reader recounts kidney trouble with severe pain and bloodlike urine. After trying various remedies, Doan's Kidney Pills provided a complete cure, credited to Foster Milburn Co. The tale is followed by a brief, unrelated crime exchange about a theater manager and a patron.
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Henry J. White
St. FL Smith, Ark
Saya
Doan
Alou
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. J
The President as the Hardest Working Man in the Republic
The president is portrayed as the hardest working figure in the republic, with E H Gary able to leave for Europe and organizations continuing to operate in his absence. The piece notes Taft and other leaders must remain on the job year round, with vacations reduced to brief intervals.
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United Sates
Republic
Big Corporation
E. H. Gary
Europe
William HL Taft
Red Cross Ball Blue advertised for faster whitening
An old promotional snippet claims Red Cross Ball Blue makes clothes whiter with less effort and cost than other blues, touting it as superior to any liquid dye on the market and urging purchase at all grocers.
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Harvest
Jett & Wood Grocer Company
Wichita
U.S. A
Athletes Who Made Good at Harvard Noted Figures
Walter Barnes of Deaton highlights Harvard football and athletic stars. He cites Thurr, Fish, Withington, and Maker as notable athletes, with Hamilton Fish later becoming an instructor in Government at Harvard, reflecting a tradition of athletic excellence shaping academic roles.
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Walter Barnes
Deaton
New England
Saya “Thurr
Fish
Withington
Maker
Harvard
Ceholare
Hamilton Fish
Tiental Ealther
Expert Advice on Learning to Run an Automobile
The guide suggests about three days to acquaint with the machine and a week to master its vocabulary. It frames learning as a staged process, emphasizing practical handling followed by understanding terminology for smooth operation.
Blome on debt evasion and aging a saws teeth
Fragmentary lines describe a bill collector and a debtor fleeing. The piece uses metaphor about inspecting a saws age by its teeth. It presents a rustic, folksy tone with scattered phrases and no clear narrative.
Resting as a Business for Tuberculous Patients in Point WI
Wisconsin welter Rose argues resting should be a daily, purposeful activity for tuberculous patients. He claims rest is the main duty, with light work and reading as incidental outcomes. He views infection treatment as a 24 hour job requiring intelligent idleness and steady effort rather than leisure.
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Rose
Stevens Point
Wis
Charming street scene in Cherryvale journal
An old man on a Cherryvale street corner watches a trolley stop and a passerby woman in a linen dress a Panama hat and champagne-colored hose. He exclaims in detached humor about spending money on socks, reflecting small town commentary in the Kansas Journal.
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Cherryvale
Kan
Fragmented Measured Note Reads Like Slanted Local Column
A garbled OCR snippet suggests a local page item about child welfare or a school issue. It mentions a child and a window booth reference but the text is largely indecipherable, with many misspellings and erasures obscuring key facts and proper names.
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Hawaii
bin E. Pinkham
Jones
Justwed
Wey
Apohn
Blome
Lewin
Castoria
the Centalr Company
New York
Bears
Phoebe
Patras
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
W. H. Rogers
Keneas City
Eureka Springs
Arkansas
The
Ozarks
D. Whitney
Eureke Springs
Arkasase
Dais Ules
Shana
Kalle
Defiance
Cold Wales Heroe
Eclipse
Western Iron & Fury
Kania
N. U
Aia Nak
Peters
Vata
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