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Newspaper
The Vinita Daily Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1908
Page
2
Fragmented excerpts show heated debate over Taft era self government and Oklahoma state affairs. Letters reference fairview, Vinita, Muskogee Phoenix, and A M College with calls for community faith and action. A El Reno quote mocks women's fashion fears and lingerie.
The Chieftain office announces a new Eclpme folder added to its equipment and ready for installation as it arrives. Commentary reflects on gambling and social issues, comparing public attitudes to Prohibition era debates, noting the Oklahoma dispensary has been a vaudeville show since inception and urging voters to reassess its operation.
A fragmentary editorial voice contrasts a failed naval contract by a Alabama figure named Hobson with a living congressman Hobma of Abama. The piece laments aging and suggests a dire pathos, noting death ten years ago would have altered legacy.
The Chicago Interior notes that Hobson, once admired, now faces nationwide derision for obsessions about war with Japan. His ominous forecasts and hostile rhetoric alarm many as a wrecked life, though party leaders in Denver ridiculed him, reflecting pity for a once respected figure.
A scientist asserts salt is essential for all humans and animals. He notes ancient and wild peoples prize salt, using salt from ash in meat curing and even animals seek salted springs. Salt is present throughout the body and even colors tears with its taste.
A Western congressman famed for affability and absentmindedness is described after a campaign stint. He exits a train at his hometown station and is greeted by his young daughter who rushes to kiss him. He beams, exclaims a playful greeting, then slips into a startled mispronunciation, exposing a endearing parental moment.
A Popular Mechanics report describes Frederick Hovendon of London claiming the body emits electricity and heat. He asserts he can photograph the exhaled electric ether by placing a glass tube with cigarette smoke over a finger and using an arc lamp.
Miss Gertrude Holland Wren reportedly receives the Pereira medal from the Pharmaceutical Society of England. The award called the blue ribbon of pharmacy marks a first for a woman. She also wins the silver for practical chemistry and is bracketed first for the silver in chemistry and physics. She is said to be an indefatigable worker devoted to her profession as women pharmacists rise in England compared with America.
Gail Hamilton muses on a person without an ear for music who wanders through life blind to beauty. He misses a garden of delights, barred by no sword, yet gains distance from harsh noises though loses harmony.
The Diamond Fields Advertiser argues colonial producers should resist tariffist schemes and instead adopt better distribution methods to strengthen South African agriculture. It contends free or improved distribution is more vital than protective tariffs for a sound agricultural footing.
A fragmentary dialogue features Mr Dustin Stax asserting time is valuable and a carpeuing acquaintance questioning gas wealth. The exchange hints at financial concern and wasted minutes, though the text is garbled and lacks clear context or outcomes.
A Pacific coast paper urges stern rules to curb lack of discipline in modern children. It argues youths lack obedience and submit to no law, claiming personal liberty harms both child and community and that strict guidelines are needed to ensure obedience.
The United States leads in cotton output yet often lacks top grade. Redeemed swamp lands in Louisiana could yield the finest cotton quality, though not enough to rival the world’s long staple cotton crop.
A fragmented diary like excerpt records a man named Erastus Pinkley resisting superstition while others recount childhood memories and lessons. The text references Archie and Harold, family dynamics, and a Christmas book about poor boys, with mentions of figures like Sir Richard Arkwright and Franklin.
A rural France notice urges farmers to protect hedgehogs toads and moles as allies against pests. It describes animals as essential helpers in agriculture, noting hedgehogs eat insects and moles destroy larvae and damage from pests. The board warns against harming birds and birds nests, framing wildlife as crucial to farm health.
A vigorous suffrage drive grooms in upstate New York led by Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch. She teams with speakers and canvassers including Mrs. de Ri vera Mr. Johnston Wood Miss Josephine Casey Miss Maud Molone Miss Cook Miss Adelaide H Bird and Miss Helen K Hoy. The tour travels towns along the traiIey line parallel to the New York Central railroad through the Mohawk and Hudson valleys.
The text describes Kamer's Ever Ready Revolver used by Emperor William II who is portrayed as willful and prepared to defend himself with the weapon. It notes daily inspection and priming to ensure reliability and a belief in a destined confrontation with an anarchist, aiming to injure his attacker if needed.
A New York Press tale recalls a strange scene as three crewmen exit a saltmaker's shop carrying grey bundles of white rope and canvas. They were tasked with gutting the hil top yard for the season, leaving bystanders startled at Peck Street.
Debate grows in several central states over whether town captors from training schools should staff local schools. Opponents fear narrowing the school scope while proponents argue that towns with training schools must provide for young women and thus supply trained teachers.
A federal court opinion cites ten hour maximum work for women and lists states enforcing it: Massachusetts Rhode Island Louisiana Nebraska Washington Oregon. In Labrador a cargo of coats and gifts for the poor prompts a tale of dress code humor as Dr Grenfell’s cat causes a surgical mishap and a Spencer Jacket hopes to fail at the heart of fashion lore.
In the Saft River valley a movement to grow Egyptian cotton gains momentum as W J Strickland of Arlington plans 260 acres planted this season. Arlington experiments show yields of two bales per acre and government experts say the fiber matches Egyptian quality. The effort portrays Arizona as a rising cotton wealth source.
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