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Newspaper
The Weekly Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1908
Page
4
The item discusses D M Marks printing and subscription fate, local Vinita civic progress, telephone service delays, upcoming legislative session effects, bridge and public works concerns, and a bond election for the Anturians. It notes public patience with service issues and potential actions to influence voting, plus a measured view of evolving infrastructure plans.
A distressed narrator recalls a boy torn from home, unable to return because he never had one. The piece reflects hardship and the longing for a stable house, with the shelter system shown as a needed refuge for a young child adrift without a family to call home.
An editorial urges attention to roads and bridges as vital to economic growth around Vinita. It argues sturdy infrastructure boosts farm trade, reduces transport costs, and encourages movement of people and produce to town. Sound highways are presented as key to regional development.
An eastern city lecture reports strong opposition to the Merry Widow hat style. Clergy and ministers in New York urge restraint and warn that flirtation and vanity linked to the fashion could ruin peace and moral order, driving supporters toward prohibition or social abstinence.
A fragment from Calne telegraph notes cannibalism by the Mikanda along the Zambezi and Bite River systems. It recalls a hunter eaten after fever, beliefs tying cannibalism to ritual power, and fears of disturbing the dead. Local chiefs and tribes are described as treating the dead and sacred manes with taboo, including myths of reincarnation and the ritual handling of bodies.
A quirky tale describes a man who keeps a cord under his hat to manage eyeglasses and prevent the hat from obstructing vision. The device allows the wearer to adjust or remove the hat without losing sight, while reducing risk of injury from slips or falls. City readers also glimpse New York’s rapid growth and a noted attack on debt lighting plans. Atlantic cable capacity is vastly underused, with only a fraction of possible words transmitted annually.
Washington reports say Representative Theodore E. Burton of Ohio has been offered the treasury portfolio. Burton, long active in finance study, would prefer the cabinet post, which would also ease Ohio’s senatorial question.
Washing curtains requires soaking in warm pomade bath, agitating to loosen dirt until water runs clear. Rinse in clear water, avoid brown tinge, then spin or wring, dry flat with a sheet as a place mat.
A fragmented 19th or early 20th century recipe describes soaking sweetbreads, skin removal, draining mushrooms, grinding with garlic, parsley, deviled ham, egg yolk, tobacco, butter, and seasoning. It then details casing filling, shaping into links, boiling or frying, and storing cold. A second section outlines almond paste candies with egg whites, sugar, and almonds, rolled and baked.
A fragment describes a meat mixture labeled Russell Sandwiches using cold boiled chicken and tongue olives and eggs with mayonnaise to spread on bread. It also offers a comical tip to save plumbers’ bills by sniffing peppermint fumes near bathroom connections and applying butter to seal leaks.
A deciphered dessert recipe describes dissolving syrup in cold water then heating, adding milk and citron, mixing with flour to form a batter spread thinly on buttered pans and baked in a moderate oven. When cold cut into squares, with a blue icing made from pulverized sugar and beaten egg white.
A rustic bread recipe shows mixing three cups of sweet milk with butter sugar and salt. A yeast cake dissolved in warm water is added, the dough risen in a warm place for hours, then kneaded shaped and allowed to double in size before baking.
A recipe outlines soaking morsels in cold water then discarding discolored pieces. The mixed milk base is heated in a double boiler for eighty minutes with vanilla and salt, then poured into a mold, chilled, turned out onto a plate, and served with sweetened cream.
A recipe fragment describes browning sliced sweet potatoes, salting and peppering to taste, adding milk to make a smooth mixture, dotting with butter, and baking until browned. Serve in the named dish.
A wooden chopping bowl should be inverted when not in use to prevent cracking or splitting. Keeping the bowl upside down shields the interior from drying air and preserves the wood’s integrity.
Jones Purim, a wealthy young man, was found dead in a Standamapat bushes near Stigh Oklahoma on December 3. He had left town a week earlier with a companion who did not return. $75 was on his person, and his jaw was broken. The companion attended the inquest but later disappeared.
A fragmented ad shows a sale offer with unclear product names and prices, mentioning a location or seller near a tolland area. The readable elements suggest a promotional event with items offered at specific prices, though exact details are garbled.
Dated notices report Thanksgiving gatherings with Miss Ollie Pitchford and Eva Rogers visiting others. A turkey shoot at Baro store drew two doves and a small crowd. A drowning occurred when Bertha Coleman, age MM, died after a wagon capsized in Mustang creek near Tlic ker Hill Schoolhouse while returning from a box supper.
In Craig County Oklahoma a guardianship petition by Jacob Martin guardian of Lady Martin a minor seeks approval to sell real estate. The court sets January 4 1909 hearing at 10 am and requires notice by publication for three consecutive weeks in a county newspaper. Dated November 1908 County Court Clerk Justice A. Biron attorney for guardian.
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