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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1915
Page
3
A fragmented dialogue scene depicts a diner where a pretty woman and a liner exchange terse comments. The exchange touches on confinement and work, with reflections on beauty, hardship, and atmosphere amid a tense, stylized banter.
An old advertisement promotes Cuticura products for soothing and healing rough hands with a free trial offer by mail from Boston. It also touts Brainerd steel for cutlery and argues that new stain resistant cutters will soon dominate households, urging broad adoption of such tools to ease domestic work.
An English dentist asserts that women's feet are shrinking as he studies foot types. He claims modern feet are more shapely than those of ancestors or the older race. The article suggests shoe-fitting errors may not have greatly distorted overall foot shape.
A reflection on measuring life by dollars hours pounds and yards seeking true value in the soul. It questions whether rapid material production yields happiness and honors a man who earns a living for his wife as a hero. It notes how friendships easily turn to enemies and cites 1914 US Canada trade at 492 460 224 and over 1 000 000 land units.
A reader recounts heart trouble relieved after stopping coffee and switching to Postum. They describe matching improvements after quitting coffee, noting others also switched to Postum and praising its taste when prepared per directions. The advertisement promotes both Postum cereal and instant Postum from Postum Co. Battle Creek, with pricing and usage details.
An agricultural bulletin promoting Sudan grass as a superior catch and forage crop outlines its drought resistance, feeding value, and wide adaptability from Alberta to the United States. It notes rapid growth, multiple cuttings, seed yield around 300 pounds per acre, and its potential to boost hay and stock production across farming systems.
The Algerian soap tree, Sapindus utilis, yields about 200 pounds of fruit per tree and an average income of 10 to 20 dollars from four trees annually. Originating from China and propagated from seeds, the tree grows to fifty feet and begins fruiting at eight years. The hull provides a natural soap, with potential for powder, cake, or hair wash products, and the seed kernel yields a superior fixed oil. Leaves serve as fodder. medical authorities note internal uses for washing and treatment. The article notes Florida soap tree variants and a perfumer’s free seed distribution.
The article notes whey offers limited benefits for calves and is best fed in fermented form. It explains whey differs in fat, sugar, and protein content from skim milk, and that most milk value goes to cheese. Guidance covers feed adjustments including corn supplements, oil meal, and gradual shifts from whole milk to whey, with various meal options to supplement whey and skim milk.
The story describes submarine officers in black feather waterproof suits boarding a vessel. A cellar greets them and a man hands over a neatly rolled waste. Officers wipe sweat oil from steel doors and seats before entering, a ritual-like habit observed aboard.
An American near London plans to wear a specially made rubber sail with a corking device and several pounds of lead on the feet to keep the body upright, taking no chances in the preparation for the mission.
University of Missouri expert Leonard Caseman outlines dry weather dust barriers and damp weather chemical barriers to deter chinch bugs in central corn fields. Dust barriers use ditches and a stirred plowed strip, while chemical barriers apply tar like repellent along the path and require frequent renewal to stay effective.
A fragmented OCR note mocks Patrick F with a claim about dressing “appropriate to the occasion.” It humorously suggests a plan to draw carpet and place an “elew-hammer” during an event, reflecting garbled wording and a playful tone.
A garbled 1914 text cites merchandise imports valued at 152 400 095 dollars and mentions social scenes at a wedding with men laughing and women weeping. It references Suburban Immunes Knicker and various unrelated terms, suggesting a fragmented OCR segment with mixed phrases about houses, architects, and South Africa.
A gaunt young man, claiming to be Whoch the Egg King, visits the Globe Mustim and Family theater seeking a freak act. He proposes unusual dietary feats and insists on time to eat his regular meal at the hotel, as a condition of signing. The dialogue reveals theater policies of multiple showings daily and hourly performances on holidays.
An advert touts revinal ointment and retinol as speedy cures for pimples, rashes, and other eruptions, claiming decades of physician use and low cost. Another item notes cheaper ostrich birds in South Africa, recalling historic price swings and farming notes from the London Chronicle.
A Columbus correspondent recounts a curious incident with a secondhand book. An elderly man discovers his name printed in a Volume Fortytwo years past. The tale ties Bird Alley to canary birds housed in a penitentiary hospital ward, offering a vivid, odd glimpse of city life.
A Chicago News item proposes updating the Zigzag Journeys series with a new chapter on women who drive electric cars. The piece riffs on a curious mix of sources, including a quixotic line from A Helpful Girl and a domestic kitchen vignette from Lonaville Courter Journal, suggesting a light, rumor-like tone.
Fragmented note discusses a curved table knife fixed into a four-pronged fork and musings on marriage, frugality, and happiness. The odd blend hints at a traveler or essay fragment exploring domestic tools and life choices with age and wit.
Mary Mitchell of Brompton Chatham recently celebrated her hundredth birthday. A widow and daughter of a centenarian who died at one hundred three, she is a Wesleyan Methodist and was among early Ethic women to visit the royal domes.
In Japan, paper clothing called kamike is used by the military. Made from mulberry bark, it provides warmth and cheap protection. It cannot be washed and wears out quickly in harsh winters, yet non washable paper layers offer some defense for soldiers in Poland and East Prussia.
A fragmented historical text warns of infant mortality and dangers from narcotic drops used for soothing infants. It mentions Castoria as a tonic with dangerous claims and stresses the need for safe remedies, noting signatures and cautions about harmful ingredients.
A senator notes the time and condition of men while recounting a scene where a well dressed woman exiting a hotel is approached by a beggar asking for money. She refuses, saying an able bodied man should not beg, and the tramp responds that his situation is the same as hers.
An American Bird Lore piece laments the scarcity of nightingale song in Europe and America, contrasting nocturnal voices. It highlights horned owls whose hoots carry for miles, the miserable barn owl, the pale whitpoor, and elusive nightfur singers, all faintly heard in the night and often misnamed.
Fragmented OCR reveals a collage of phrases about simple living and virtue. It quotes lines to remember and a father asking about the expression carrying coals to Newcastle, answered as a figure of speech about conveying unfamiliar ideas to a graduate.
A fragmentary note describes a wind shield feature for safery match boxes. It mentions a new yacket holder with an A side to form a wind and a plan to pretend you have found another pretty neighbor in the same block.
Julie May’s birthday is noted with a cake prepared for decoration by candles. Aunt Piney’s reply to Landy about dinner hints at a missed count, reflecting a family moment from the Nashville Danner edition.
A historical note shows New Zealand expanded wheat production to about 6 million bushels in 1914, reflecting agricultural growth during that era.
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