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Newspaper
The Indian Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1900
Page
4
E Hough recalls the1 era when barbed wire ended the free range in the Panhandle of Texas. A buffalo herd confronted a sprawling fence that halted their vast migration, breaking the last ties to a boundless landscape and prompting mixed reactions from hunters and cowboys alike.
A colonial advertisement-style notice describes fur rugs as costly luxuries. It notes high prices for complete lion skin pieces with beads, heads, and whiskers, sometimes taking years to fulfill orders. Bead and clawed examples fetch thousands, while headless skins are far less valuable.
Allen Sangree reports on Kimberley mining, De Beers control, and harsh penalties for diamond theft. He notes the high value of South African diamonds, brutal sorting by convicts under rifles, and key mines Kimberley De Beers Du Torts Pan and Premier. Jaegersfontein and Koffyfontein are cited with notable outputs.
Segments from a London Mail report describe the kaffir as a chronic liar, showing denial when accused and claiming innocence with phrases like Ikons boss. The text asserts the native mind cannot form what Europeans call truth, citing reactions to punishment and misdeeds as evidence.
A Philadelphia writer recounts Polly the parrot protecting her owner's home after burglars entered through a front par lot window. They moved through rooms as Polly alarmed, sparking her owner Mr. Fister to fire at intruders after lighting the hall. The parrot remained unharmed in its cage under the piano, where it asked, “Is that you, Frank?”
A London women’s printing society operates entirely under female management with labor mainly done by women. Founded to train girls for livelihoods, it grew into a prosperous cooperative where dividends are capped at five percent and surpluses go to workers as bonuses. Apprenticeships last three years, with many young girls becoming shareholders.
A Hasgow Mail summary details the lifeboat service year 1899, noting 333 launches and 404 lives saved plus 63 people landed ashore. It records 290 lifeboats, 602 total lives saved since 1824, and rising maintenance costs outpacing income, calling for further financial help.
A 19th century broker recalls superstitions around a party of 13, noting misfortune after the group dwindled to twelve and afterward detailing similar calamitous outcomes in a later stag party. He cites two deaths, business failures, injuries, embezzlement, divorce, and drink–related decline among peers.
A garbled reader letter from Iowa extols Orlois Karsan as a cure claiming rapid action against grippe cough and related troubles. The writer asserts wide demand for a perfect remedy and urges mothers to learn its virtues, naming Elizabeth Nall Roots.
Such Bargains You Will Not Again Gett. Every store has shoes to sell, but hardly any want to sell such earth 30 low a price as the Jumbo Store. Remember what we say, $ 50 best man's and ladies' shoe in earth for $1.40. $20 We show this week a line of Iadies' fine shoes that you cannot find in this market for less than $2.50 and 3.00. 85 Buys ladies' kid shoe that oth icers ask you $1.25 and 1.40 for. 98 Buys man's heavy plow shoe : you can't buy its equal for 1.25 Banner brand " white waists handsomely made, 50c line gent's neckwear, see win dow. Get what's new and be in style. CALICOE. 2c per yard, large line of dark style calicoes. 3 per yard-full standard calicoas. Cc See them. 4c per yard-good yard wide LL muslin. 3 per yard-good garter web. Cc Genuine bargain. 8 Ladies' black hose, always YC scia ae 150 5 per yard-look at this extra heavy IC shirting cheviot, well worth Sie 8! per yard- large line of fine Cc zephyr ginghams, you pay 124¢ for the same thing, choose early, 8! per yard-large line of percale 4c and Madras cloth, very cheap. Embroideries-you need them, see what we have.
The March term of the Wagoner federal court begins Monday with Judge Gill presiding. The criminal docket lists 5 murder cases, 26 larceny counts, 26 liquor cases, 2 rape or assault offenses, plus 25 to 30 other crimes. The civil docket is large and may fill the term, with grand and petit juries drawn from Wagoner and nearby counties.
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