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Newspaper
The Indian Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1899
Page
4
Special agents Chapman and Briggs report that prickly ashes and sartinins predate Dorrese as noted in the steadest entries. The document lists schools ordered discontinued and marks a fall below the average.
Residents mention Wherere and Swisher foundry in Vinita, notes on district schools and closures, and a flood of local names. Marriages, visits, farm matters, and health updates mix with civic notices, a few wages and cattle moves, plus references to schools and district boundaries as the town skims through weekly life.
In a well attended matchup in front of about 2 000 fans Vinita beat the Mercantiles at Din field. The crowd praised the Vinita players for sportsmanship while the Mercantiles showed eagerness to win. Umpires performed satisfactorily and the event offered a strong display of local talent with the city hosting a gracious visiting team.
A roundup of medicinal ads and local notices from Vinita details Merbine liver medicine, Regan's Rheumatic Remedy, and Begg's German Salve with prices. It notes appointments, bank plans, robberies, ship shipments, and upcoming executions in Muskogee, plus social visits and a planned lager beer sale debate.
A Tulsa ball player and an accomplice fled toward the Katy train after a hotel scene, provoking local whispers about punishment and outlawry. Also notes include a sick Miss Kate Zimmerman of Saint Joseph Missouri, drug advertisements, and Vinita news on Dr Bagby’s consultation and a Vinita-born merchant’s recent trip.
An OCR filled page excerpt promotes a nostrum claiming to test intoxicating powers and asserts kidney cure validity. It quotes testimonials from Mrs. W N Pembergrass and others, touts Simmons Liver Regulator, and advertises Peoples Drug Store Vinita as a local agent with prices and guaranties.
A garbled 19th century notice mentions Frank C. Clurenill, a U.S. revenue inspector for the Cherokee Nation, described as conservative and focused on Cherokee tax collection under Interior Department orders. The piece includes dubious testimonials and references to local druggists and individuals, with unclear context and numerous transcription errors.
Centhal Savings bank representatives Zimmerman and Tootle secure a bankruptcy ruling allowing the sale of 265 head of cattle with an expected realization of 3450. the hearing occurred in Muskogee. A separate notice promotes Electric Bitters as a liver and health tonic with Dr. Cangile of Washi endorsing its efficacy.
A historic collaboration unites Miami and Vinita to establish a new rail and mail route with capital investment and a national tank plan. Local officials expect increased business, stronger telegraph and telephone links, and a lasting economic boost for Miami.
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