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Newspaper
The Weekly Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1909
Page
2
The Vinita editorial urges passage of a strong prohibitory bill at the coming session. It argues public demand for results, notes state convicts could aid road building, denounces drunken rowdies in Vinita, and envisions a new hotel in 1909. It also calls for an organized road movement and more sidewalk and construction in 1908.
The Courier Journal columnist condemns night riders and space writers who glamourize them. He argues sensationalized tales from Tennessee and Kentucky mislead the public, praising civilized society while ignoring organized crime and private violence. He cites cases of beatings and intimidation to show the real cowardice of night riders versus their theatrical public image.
An address from Professor Web honors Edward Ward Carmack, praising his legacy and urging Americans to uphold democracy. The speaker invokes battles and sacrifice, declaring Carmack a symbol for a rising generation to carry forward against entrenchments of vice and corruption.
Fragmentary text notes opposition to brick sidewalls in Vinita and questions the cost of a cemetery project, suggesting financial concerns and potential changes to construction plans.
Local notes report births, travel, and household events. A baby girl born on a Wednesday is noted alongside residents returning from Mexico to Ma. Delays and purchases include G W Mitefiell buying tables and a mail carrier buying a Christmas turkey. Several residents travel to Tahlequah Vinita and Vinita Weiner for school and business.
Pittsburg reports say a secretive mood covers the city as rumors swirl of imminent arrests of council members and business figures tied to the heart scandal after tonight's council meeting. Authorities reportedly prepared to disclose names and charges.
Chicago Dec 2 Associated Press reports the federal grand jury today began hearing evidence in the investigation of the packing house industry. Various employees are present and ready to testify.
Nearly 400 teachers join the Teachers Association convention in Shawnee with divisions covering city and district superintendents, higher learning, grade and high schools, drawing, business training, and music. Attendees include state universities and normal schools. discussions include agricultural instruction, district school consolidation, moral training, taxation, reading circles, and athletic leagues. A flag will honor the county with the greatest attendance as travel costs limit rate reductions.
A Louisville businessman recalls an adventure when he overdid hospitality for a young man calling on his daughter. He met the coachman, rode to the station, then escorted the caller to the house. The visitor sang songs, asked who the father was, and left after the father revealed himself. He advises fathers to avoid such trouble in the future.
“Wow!” the old man grumbled returning to the bedroom, saying he stubbed his toe. His wife replies that is what he gets for going downstairs in stocking feet. He fears a young man named Keith might have heard him and escaped before he reached him.
A midcentury home cook guide describes two economical dishes. One uses green peppers filled with crab meat and a milk sauce then baked in a brick oven. The other covers scrambled eggs with mushrooms, cooked in butter and milk, finished with parsley.
A fragmentary manual describes kitchen tricks and recipes including spinning eggs to test freshness, a gag dish with broiled vegetables, corn entree with meat gravy and Swiss cheese, moth killer using formaldehyde fumes, and boiled icing. It reads as practical advice with dated techniques and cautionary notes.
Instructions describe slicing salt pork into small pieces fry briefly then mix with griddle butter bake in bread pan until brown a touch of sugar suggested as improvement pancakes are good served with applesauce instead of pork.
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