31 Aug 1903
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Newspaper
The Vinita Daily Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1903
Page
1
Fragmented OCR of a long local page mentions various names, places, and activities. Individuals such as Eiffert, Goedykoomts, Witte, Biden, Gebetmater, Mowris, and others are referenced alongside places like Delaware and Hawke. The text describes travels, sales, hospital mentions, and a mix of routine notices with scattered dates and figures.
An essay by Arthur Stanwood Pier argues that tennis offers growth for all ages from boys to veterans. He notes players’ persistent effort, competition, and the constant quest to improve, while describing the sport’s social dynamics and the pride of youth and experience.
The piece reflects on summer city nights as windows stay open and voices fill the streets. It notes the return of talking on steps, children playing, and a mix of instruments from violin and piano to guitar and mandolin, while lamenting the absence of flute and bugle sounds and welcoming new auto and phonograph noises.
Advice for housewives on easing washing days with traditional methods. It covers sorting stains, boiling and rinsing steps, cold and hot water use, drying white fabrics in sun, shaded drying of colored items, and gentle bleaching with salt water for two tone dresses.
The attempting suitor Smithson visits the Walton home to seek his beloved Lily’s hand but misreads the situation. The elderly Walton greets him and reveals a single, sharp rebuff before Smithson flees into the night. The scene collapses into a farcical miscommunication.
French inventor Malehe conducted wireless telephony experiments in the forests of St Germain. A transmitter on a house roof connected to ground acted as a lightning rod. Two poles 90 feet apart a thousand yards away formed a line with a telephone receiver in circuit. Sounds were clearly heard on the line. receivers off the line did not catch the message.
An article notes street buses and cabs in London cover far more distance and carry many more passengers than trains. About 4,000 to 5,000 vehicles operate daily, transporting around 1.6 million people, with thousands of cabs and a significant cab by abuse mentioned. It also mentions 120,000 people driven daily by a single driver. Also cited Belgian Antwerp carrier pigeons as prized breeders.
A fragment from a 19th century item describes a drink or remedy claimed to fight malaria and restore health. It mentions a river influence, insulative action, and purification of blood and system, with reference to People's Drug Store.
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