Oklahoma campaign ticket list and local notes
The page lists Democratic ticket items for county and state offices including Por President Woodrow Wilson and Thomas Marshall, United States senator Owen, and local posts like County Judge Parks and Sheriff Smartt. It comments on campaign dynamics, market fruit, and regional issues in northeastern Oklahoma, with references to Checotah and the Wagoner to Miami road project and local trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas . Marshall
United States
Owen
Murray
Joeph
Thompson Claude Wbraver
Jas
Davenport
Oklahoma
Provoking Road Plans Reach Vinita and Editorial Turmoil
In Vinita a new road project stirs talk as rash changes loom. The Oklahoma City incident shows Governor Cruse briefly humiliated by bootleggers who tricked him. A Joint raid ends with a bootlegger slipping a plat into the governor's pocket, raising questions about law and governance. A Minow editor admits publishing a controversial ad for a “booze” palace, citing money and reader curiosity as motives. The piece notes the editor’s stance on temperance and religion, revealing tension between business interests and moral duties. Oklahoma readers are left contemplating editors, prohibition, and public virtue.
How to Be Healthy by Walt Mason
A satirical verse parodies health fads urging extreme, unsafe habits. It mocks wellness advice with absurd tips like bathing in shredder gasoline and wearing cheesecloth suits. The author relies on humor to critique misguided health trends and consumer culture.
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Walt Mason
Smiles and Style in a Simple Life by Walt Mansa
A whimsical verse portrait extols a cheerful, steady man who travels with a pleasant smile and common sense. It contrasts showy charm with steady virtue, praising kindness, the Golden Rule, and a life free of debt and pretense.
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Anne
Walt Mansa
Investing in Land as Permanent Property
The Olinote State Journal argues land is the sole permanent asset and a safe investment while money loses purchasing power. It claims bonds and cash erode value as gold mines add money supply, urging readers to buy land since land creation is limited and demand grows with population.
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Olinote State Journal
Prohibition platform praised yet party growth stalls
A reader lauds the Prohibition platform as principled and strong while noting the party's stagnant growth over 28 years. The writer urges voters to study issues with an open mind and vote for the ticket that best serves the country, whether Prohibition, Democratic, Progressive, Socialist, or Taft. August historical reflections follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qhio
Prohibition
Prohibition Party
New Progressive Party
Socialist Party
Taft
Tom McNeil
Governor Wilaga and Governor Wilson on economic policy
The passage discusses supply and demand laws in primers of economies and private supply arrangements. It highlights a push for legislation to prevent such agreements. It quotes Governor Wilaga stressing tariffs, cost of living, and protecting resources to keep opportunity open for future generations. It also praises Governor Wilson for his clear economic phrasing and the weight of his acceptance address.
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Wilaga
Semlth
Wilson
Bank Guaranty Debate Shapes Oklahoma Policy
The editorial argues for a state backed deposit guaranty with a 0.2 percent annual assessment, suggesting the fund should cover losses up to that rate while extraordinary losses come from general revenues. It stresses public burden, strong bank responsibility, and recent reforms to prevent future loot by nonbankers amid Oklahoma’s unsettled early state era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklabon
United States
Oklahoma
Bank
Guaranty Journal
Songs and Singers by Walt Mason in mixed verse
A compact literary note reflecting on poetry and modern verse versus classics. The speaker praises bards in fame's temple and then shifts to jazzing modern jingling jay rhymes in daily press. The piece contrasts ancient myths with contemporary earthbound verse, ending with a light, humorous endorsement of both old and new poets.
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John the Baptist
Cleopatra
Boxtara
Neb Fon
Corstea
Mexico
Tower
London
Poland
Marconi and
Faison
Edison
Julius Caesar
Britain
Napologh
St. Helena
New
Amsterdam
Fame’s Temple
Jay
Walt Mason
Luther on Pontius Pilate as a just man in crisis
Martin Luther argues Pilate was more honest than many today and condemned by imperial fear. He cites Pilate’s adherence to Roman law and his failure to execute Jesus without due hearing, noting political pressure led him to betray justice for self preservation.
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Taft
Astor
R. T. Daniel
Congress
O Mcket
Roosevelt
Pilate
Christ
Martin Luther
Prohibition era tensions surface over parcels post liquor plan
The piece argues that using parcels post to smuggle liquor into prohibition areas would make the United States violate its own law. It recalls Oklahoma’s dispensary era and insists state and government cannot do what individuals cannot. It cites John J. Ingalls from 1896 on Western progress and future promises, noting limited cultivation and developing science.
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Prohibition
Uncle Sam
Oklahoma
Post Office Department
Atchison
John J. Ingalls
Sa. Une
Smoky Hill
Brandon
Vinita Sees Busy Autumn Amid Growing Crops and Building
The article notes high living costs and widespread notifications phasing in a campaign. It predicts Vinita will see a busy autumn with active building projects and crops moving, yielding a hopeful outlook for the season.
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Vinita
Also Mentioned on This Page
D. M. Marrs Printing Company Publishers
D. M. Marrs
Keaitor
Okla
National Democratic
Judge Supreme Court
Joan B. Turner
Democratic
Sam F. Parks
Willard I. Voyles
Deeda
We i. Trott
L Pp. Smartt
A. Kinnison
Rowverts
J.B McPride
George Ashby
Lep R, Mitchell
Thos
W. Smith
G. L. White
W. M. Simms
Chas
Trenor
Constate
John Kimbrough
M. Walker
Justice of the Peace
Vinitn
A. Stanley W. 0
Wallum
Witcon and
Marehall
Chicago
Wones
Checotah
Mike
Wagoner
Miami
Oklahoma City
Governor Cruse
Boone
Hin Escellency
Dio
Provident Society
Tom McNeal
Oklahoma State
Nlahoma City
Beakers
Col. Roosevelt
Republic
Abraham Lincoln
Craig County
Biles
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