County Ticket Names and Districts Featured
Verhet Charles Carter of Carter County Fifth District Scott Ferris of Comanche County for Corporation Commissioner A B P Watson of Pottawatnie Fog Chief Justice Supreme Court Robert L Williams of Bryan County For Associate Chief Justice Samuel L Hayes County Ticket For Representative Craig County En Ratcliff Vinita For Material Representative Gerald and Mayes County Peter A Coyne of Craig County
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Verhet
Charles Carter
Carter County
Scott Ferris
Comanche County
A. B P. Watson
Pottawatnie County
Supreme Court
Robert L. Williams
Bryan County
Por
Samuel L. Hayes
Craig County
EN. Ratcliff
Vinita
Gerald and
Mayes County
Peter A. Coyne
Kindness Spreads Through Household Harmony Quote
A Henry Van Dyke quotation extols kindness as contagious and guiding household life. It notes imperturbable good nature makes anger unlikely and cheerful generosity eases moroseness within family spaces.
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Henry van Dyke
The Chieftain's Editorial Stance on News and Ads
The Chieftain notes space is scarce for ads from foreign medicine firms and pledges to oppose new platforms selling school lands. It frames journalism as a conscience driven, nonpartisan mission focused on daily life battles, balancing political pressures while printing news about people and events.
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Allttle
Adeertiains
Rural routes seek more Dally tefrain correspondents
The newspaper notes the Dally tefrain has a large and growing farmer audience along Vinita roadways served by rural mail delivery and calls for two to three or more live correspondents on each route. Continuous reader engagement is urged to support local coverage.
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Dally Tefrain
Vinita
Bryan Prayer Move in Lindell Hotel Rooms
During the St Louis Republican convention twelve years ago William J Bryan slept in a Lindell Hotel room where a tired reporter found him kneeling by the bed in prayer. The scene, recalled by a friend, preceded Bryan's rise to national fame with the crown of thorns speech and his future as a presidential candidate.
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St. Louis
Anch
William J. Bryan
Lindell
United States
Tuilsa Democrat
Chieftain Seeks Steady Public Progress For Vinita
The Chieftain calls for high quality public enterprise and better city improvements in Vinita. It urges a balanced approach between extremes, advocating clear headed, conservative yet progressive action to build a better city and earn public support.
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Vinita
Sol
Vinita City Council Urged to Improve Parks and Sanitation
In Vinita residents urge the council to fund park upkeep and acknowledge volunteers who improved South Park and the Auditorium. The piece calls for sewer connections, better drainage, and enforcement of ordinances against dumping waste, warning health risks in several city areas.
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South Park
Hull
City of Vinity
Vinita
Oklahoma school endowment land debate stalls plans
Advocates push to convert an aplonid endowment into land and cattle, but offer no clear rationale. Critics question if land value justifies the investment, worrying about adequacy and safety of the asset.
Republicans oppose fund plan as Democrats raise money
The Oklahoma Republican press objects to Democrats plan to raise campaign funds, yet dollars continue to flow in despite the opposition.
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Republican Press
Oklahoma
Davenport Eyes Third District Confrontation in Racist Rhetoric
A reader comments on congressional race strategy in the Third District. The note singles out the black vote as Republican, warns against isolation of farm life, and urges attention to Vinita for upcoming developments, advocating reliance on a local daily paper.
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Davenport
Congress
The Master Craftsman and a Better Mousetrap Theme
The saying contrasts practical invention and personal effort with public recognition. It suggests that a superior craft or idea draws attention despite secluded living, illustrating how merit attracts attention regardless of prominence or location. The adage reflects on diligence and visible impact.
His Own Pockets
Quote notes a cautious man keeps hands in his own pockets rather than others pockets, offering a wry moral about personal restraint and propriety.
Faith and a Dollar Purifier Before the People
A fragment recalls a belief in a miracle blood purifier sold over the counter for one dollar. The advertisement suggests relief from blotches and skin flaws through a spiritual or hopeful remedy.
Enormous Cost Of Warships Marks North Dakota Outlay
The North Dakota requires an initial outlay of 10,000,000 dollars with nearly 1,000,000 spent on guns. A 900-man crew, annual upkeep of 1,000,000, and high costs per shot and shell are outlined including 12 inch and five inch armament. Firepower and expenses are detailed, comparing broadside weight and powder usage to historic battles.
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North Dakota
Dewey
Manila
Coca Invigorant Description and Uses in Peruvian Bolivia
The coca shrub grows to about four meters under favorable conditions in Peru and Bolivia. Leaves are yellowish and thick, ideal for chewing to combat fatigue and sleep deprivation during arduous work and mining. Indians and soldiers use the leaves for long journeys, with infusions or mastication cited as remedies for dyspepsia. The plant’s life spans about 80 years.
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Peru
Bolivia
Crusts on Sandwiches Reveal Guests Deficient Teeth
An anecdote from Samuel G Blythe notes Frederick W Cauldwell, American vice consul general in Berlin, arranging a reception with sandwiches and crusts. The debate over crusts ends when the landlady realizes Cauldwell’s guests have no teeth, explaining the request.
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Samuel G. Blythe
Frederick W. Cauldwell
Berlin
Cauldwell
Worry Needs Work and Reeducation Suggests Harper’s
The piece argues that simply telling the worker not to worry is foolish. It proposes substituting constructive activities to channel nervous energy. It warns against suppressing thoughts and likens it to an engineer blocking a safety valve, stressing the need for guided mental reeducation and purposeful work.
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McComb
Bealdes
Scales in the Mint Describe Bank of England Scale
The Philadelphia Record notes a large set of mint scales akin to the Bank of England balance. The seven foot high instrument, weighing about two tons, weighs anything from a grain of dust to 400 pounds of gold with precise daily calibration. A wrong weight triggers a protest bell and alarm.
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Bank of England
Threadneedle
Philadelphia
Cause of Leaves Change of Color in Autumn
The text explains that autumn leaf color results from sap flow stopping and leaf oxidation, turning red yellow or brown. It notes chemistry alone cannot account for color. life or vital power also influences the change, with color appearing when a branch remains attached but is injured, even in summer.
The Three Weeks Grin Vacation Inquiry
A family hotel manager questions a guest about a vacation length. The guest plans three weeks, but the wife quips about not wanting crowds at the desk. The man explains the hesitation stems from a famous title provoking chatter among guests.
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Jim
Chesuire Cata
A Practical Explanation
A fragment from a Catholic Standard and Times piece shows Abt and a practical young man debating the scent of spring air as camphor smells cling to the morning, suggesting lingering scents from last year's outfits.
Trying All Round Says The Mild Man On Time
A playful exchange contrasts two speakers about effort and fate. The mild man muses that effort seems odd to some, while the keen observer counters that most people are either striving to join or to leave.
Fortune Teller Duel With Question of the Future Husband
A humorous Victorian exchange occurs as a fortune teller greets a woman with a playful line about her future husband. The woman replies that she has come to learn where her current husband is when absent, turning the fortune teller’s forecast into a light personal quip.
Furnishing a Room Reflects a Daughter’s Individuality
The article urges mothers to let daughters furnish or decorate their rooms to express individuality. It suggests displaying beloved photographs and ornaments if full furnishing isn’t possible, noting that such rooms bring continual pleasure and pride to the daughters.
Archery Grows in Popularity in London Clubs
Archery becomes increasingly popular among women since Dianna era. The sport offers fine exercise, trains eyes and nerves, and demands artistic attitude. London clubs host tournaments for this sport, highlighting its grace and appeal.
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Dianna
London
The Confidence of Youth and a Father's View
In a quiet exchange, a father questions a son’s wish to adopt the family profession. He asserts there is value in having expertise the younger generation does not yet possess, underscoring mutual respect across age and experience.
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Weenner
Washington Star
Not right away said Meekion on voting rights
The dialogue notes a cautious view on allowing his wife to vote. Meekion says Henrietta enjoys lecturing about it, and it would be a pity to stop her. The exchange hints at social attitudes toward women's suffrage through a witty, restrained remark.
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Mr. Meekion
Baron Munchausen Tales Spark Casual Reader Interest
An early note describes a reader who enjoys grand adventures and supernatural feats told plainly and as ordinary conversation. The piece contrasts common skepticism with a desire for tales of wonder and extraordinary exploits.
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Baron Munchausey
Life-long Stroud worker dies at 102
David Howell died at Stroud Infirmary aged 102. He spent much of his life on farms in the Stroud area, employed on a single farm for between 60 and 70 years. He credited longevity to simple food, hard work and a life with no worry. London Standard.
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David Howell
Stroud Infirmary
Stroud Blawiet
London Standard
No Fossils in Granite Bedrock Across Earth’s Crust
An Exchange essay notes granite as the world’s bedrock deepest, linking to its great thickness and lack of visible life. It states no animal or plant fossils appear within granite and asserts its predominance compared to other rock layers.
Red spectacles said to prevent seasickness
Red spectacles are worn to prevent seasickness. Red glass is chosen for its reputed stimulating effect on the nervous system. It is claimed red light quickens circulation, and seasickness stems from faulty circulation.
Portrait Artist Seeks Landscape Recognition Dispute
A Munich art debate argues a painter known for portraits can still excel in landscapes. Critics say specialization should not bar broader talent, while others warn against forcing a stylistic change.
Growth comparison of girls and boys across ages
The passage notes that girls reach nearly the same height as boys at age two, are shorter at age four, almost as tall at age seven, and equal at age eleven. From eleven to fourteen, girls grow faster than boys, while boys generally remain taller.
Troubles of a Smoker Downgraded to a Dialect Snippet
A brief Scots dialogue on quitting smoking. A speaker asks Doval how he overcomes tobacco use. The reply notes high cost and poor draws when sharing a cigarette with another person, reflecting social and personal struggle to stop smoking.
Charity and Individual Responsibility
Charities relieve suffering but do not absolve individuals of responsibility toward fellow creatures. Without personal accountability the sense of reasonableness dies and organized charity would perish.
Smallcat of Mammals
Shrew like mammals are the smallest, nocturnal hunters of worms and insects. In woods and meadows they search for food, while a bee shell would shelter mother and her young in a roomy barn.
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Eeeshell
Up-to-Date Advertisement Seeks 100-Horsepower Machine Chauffeur
A man with medical and legal study background, good practice, and thirteen acquittals seeks a position as a chauffeur with a 100 horsepower machine. Available on witness. Transatlantic Tale.
Self Conscious Englishmen and What They Fear
A compact reflection on English manners noting that the average Englishman dislikes suspicion and tends to mask intent with humor or slang. The passage contrasts plain honesty with social cowardice, suggesting a cultural tendency to downplay seriousness through wit.
World's Largest Orchards at Werder Near Berlin
The world's largest orchards lie at Werder near Berlin extending to about 13,000 acres without a break. They yield roughly 48,000,000 pounds of apples and pears each year.
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Werder
Berlin
Prodigal Son and a Poor Appetite Prescription
A fragment discusses a prodigal son and a discussion of a poor prescription used to stimulate appetite. The text hints at weary readers and cautious medical guidance without clear names or dates.
Debt and Duty Define a Worthy Citizen in Times of Strain
A man burdened by debt may prove valuable to society when he bears responsibility and acts with integrity. The text warns that a debtor who ignores obligations or shirks duty can create trouble and undermine communal trust.
The False Position and Humiliation of Artful Belief
A meditation on false positions that cannot be truly bearable, kept only by art and forcing one into humiliation and mortifications as a consequence of clinging to a false stance and prideful preservation.
First Cultivation of Bananas Began in Dutch Guiana
The article notes that banana cultivation started in Dutch Guiana two years ago with government lending aid.
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Dutch Guiana
Daily Thought by George Eliot
A brief quotation noting that it is easy to find reasons for others to be patient. The line emphasizes patience as a virtue and reflects Eliot's reflective tone.
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Daily Thought
George Eliot
The Old Order Changeth A St Augustine House In 1953 Turned Garage
A residence in St Augustine, erected in 1953, has been repurposed into a garage in a move reflecting changing times. The transformation hints at shifting neighborhood needs and urban development patterns.
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St. Augustine
The Requisite In Time Is The Mass Point LaPontaine
A fragment notes a statement about timing and purpose with a cryptic phrase suggesting urgency and a mass point and a birthplace or name LaPontaine.
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LaPontaine
Honest opinion turns on perceived bias in letters
A brief notice cautions readers about an author claiming to be impartial while admitting prejudice. The piece questions motives and urges readers to weigh the writer's honesty in presenting information. The tone is cautionary and reflective on credibility.
Pulpit at Shrewsbury Abbey Station Beckons Travelers
Travelers entering Shrewsbury via Abbey Foregate glimpse a remarkable feature at the station yard a historic stone pulpit perched above coal wagons and tracks. This relic is the sole remaining fragment of the abbey's domestic buildings once used in the monks refectory for preaching and scripture readings during funerary meals before the dissolution.
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Shrewsbury
Abbey
London
Change for the Better at Grand Rapids Clothiers Banquet
Miss Lillian B. Hill, advertising expert, urged clothiers to advertise and print pictures of men and boys fashions. She said better dressing will modernize the country and end mothers reshaping fathers garments, recalling a boy who faced his father’s old red outfit.
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Lillian B. Hill
Clothiers
Grand Rapids
Peculiar Freak of Lightning on Northumberland Moor
Professor A Herschel notes in the October issue of the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society extraordinary lightning effects on an open Northumberland Moor. A four to five foot diameter hole opened in peat, with twelve furrows radiating outward and turf fragments hurled up to 78 feet away. Surface and subsurface holes radiate from the excavation, revealing unusual underfoot activity caused by the bolt.
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A. Herschel
Royal Meteorological Society
Northumberland
Advice to Employes on Courtesy and Conduct
A raffroad employee guidance article urges workers to follow rules that honor courtesy. It argues courteous behavior benefits personal relationships and company standing, reduces friction with patrons, and yields personal satisfaction from doing the right thing for neighbors.
Rats and plague talk reaches San Francisco classrooms
Popular Science in San Francisco notes the rat plague debate has reached children via a Call writer. A quoted conversation shows kids asking if spotting a rat means danger, and whether simply seeing a rat could imply infection through bites.
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San Francisco
Sugar Cane Pulp Paper Claim From Trinidad Planter
Report to the government by Consul General Richard Guenther describes a Trinidad sugar planter’s claim of a practical method to make paper from cane stalk pulp after juice extraction. About 1.25 tons of cane yield a ton of pulp, with manufacturing progress reportedly inexpensive, a matter of interest to publishers facing high paper costs.
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Trinidad
Richard Guenther
Frankfort
Germany
Ttme
Rule of Character
A concise meditation on personal growth urging that character is the sole rule to solve life’s hard problems rather than wealth or pleasure. It emphasizes that every person faces tough sums and only steadfast character yields true solution.
A Strange Profession in a Riding Outfit Photo Tale
A young man muses that photography is a strange profession as a young woman notes it “develops negativelt.” He recalls having his photo taken in a riding toga and holding a crop. Today the photographer writes that the mounted pictures are ready for pickup.
Founder of Bryn Mawr College Birth and Endowment
Joseph W. Taylor began Bryn Mawr College buildings and founded the institution for women. He died in 1846 leaving an endowment of 800 000 dollars to continue the work he started.
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Bryn Mawr College
Bryan Mawr College
Joseph W. Taylor
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