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Newspaper
The Weekly Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1908
Page
2
The Weekly Chieftain notes a bumper crop of land buyers expected post July 27 as eastern Oklahoma railroads advertise land removals. Gov Johnson beds spare Denver rooms to prove candidacy while Bryan campaigns, Craig county touts superior public roads, and a vision for efficient highway construction emerges.
The Chieftain revises its mailing list for dates and offers to rectify any justice. D. W. Duncan, state dispensary agent at Vinita, sold five quarts of booze in two months. The Chief notes this may not be all liquor entering Vinita stomachs and says the agent is not a monopoly.
Civic improvements progress in Vinita promising a cleaner, finer living environment. The editorial notes appreciation for supportive letters while recalling Senator Robert L. Owen once served as editor of the Chieftain in Cherokee country.
The piece critiques the Betsy Ross tale as a patriotic myth, noting scholars contend the Continental Congress designed the flag with a five pointed star. It highlights the contested origin amid public sentiment and iconoclastic disclosures challenging the familiar Philadelphia seamstress narrative.
Advertisers urge a summer and fall rush to Oklahoma as restrictions lift on about ten million acres of eastern Indian land. Most lands will be for sale at low prices first quarter, then gradually move to home builders and holdouts. Within ten miles of Vinita thousands of acres become available, sized from twenty acres to a quarter section.
A compact exhortation to pursue righteous causes despite opposition. It urges steadfastness, honesty, and self respect as keys to earning respect from those who disagree, warning that envy and lack of principle will arise, yet persistence earns credibility.
Critics in Chin owek state that agents report meager whiskey sales, arguing the dispen sary or agency model is a failure. They contend if every resident can obtain ample liquor under the system the law would be good, but present conditions suggest otherwise.
The Trost paper aims to improve its conduct as far as possible pending compulsory legislation. It asserts costs for white paper are not rising.
In a domestic tale from the Youth's Companion a suburban couple confronts intrusive calls. Mrs Drummond suffers as telephones bring haggling grocers, scolding dressmakers, and invitations without her husband’s input. The strain peaks when Miss Keith declines Mrs Lombard’s tea, escalating tensions at home.
Dr 8 W 8 Toms based on nearly 1300 eye exams asserts 90 percent of reflex or neuralgic headaches involve ocular defects. Over 600 patients were unaware of their defect. Half the cases involve refractive errors or accommodative imbalance. ciliary spasm linked to near work can cause headaches. Severity bears no clear relation to defect. Some patients show health status as a factor.
The text recalls the brutal fate of regicides and conspirators, noting hangings and solitary confinement as severe penalties. It cites Bresci, Linehini, and others connected to high profile killings such as kings and emperors, describing torture or execution methods and the grim deterrent effect in humanitarian times.
In a London Tribune retelling a comic episode from Frederick the Great a sentry humbles the king in disguise during a Silesian campaign. The tale recalls the ruler’s habit of mingling with troops and the blurred line between authority and obedience in wartime camp life.
A fragmentary critique discussion references Edmund Clarence Hite and The American Critic with quotes on a critic’s role. It notes a theater audience reaction and a reply by Stedman in a ringing tone about an actor unable to see a weak wing.
The article argues that political murders rarely alter nations or regimes. Caesar, Henry IV, William of Orange, and Alexander III show futility in killing leaders. Revolts and reforms persist through other actors, with ideas persisting beyond any single assassin.
A drummer touring the states wanders Bristol and visits a drug store. He asks for cigarettes but is directed to across the street to Virginia. After thinking the clerk misheard him, a distraction at the door reveals a crash as a benevolent act interrupts the moment. The clerk notes Tennessee limits, and the drummer learns he must cross again to the next street for his supply.
A fragment argues about overwork and self discipline, noting some workers resist restraint and others burn out, while stressing a modern generation’s rebellious stance and the need to preserve energy for the future. Names and dates not clearly legible.
A fragment shows a young man confessing strong feelings to a father who interrupts and jokes about fixing the tar naps while the daughter studies the dictionary. The scene hints at a domestic, humorous exchange and a rite of passage moment.
A dinner guest book reveals a hidden list of names written by the hostess. Curiosity turns to astonishment as hosts and friends discover a back section filled with signatures from guests in a different sense, marking the first of many such "confessions" from the narrator's housekeeping years.
An overheard exchange in a garbled hallway fragment shows a speaker mispronouncing names and reacting with humor. The other person corrects with a terse reply, hinting at a quip about time and place, with hints of a city reference and a distant hospital or quarter.
A fragment shows a dialog where a promise is offered to influence selections and a senator, Borah, responds that the speaker already has a place picked out. The remark notes a difficulty from obstinate long lived people who do not favor the country’s good.
Fragmentary OCR note hints at a poet who gained fortune through poetry. Dialogue shows disbelief and mishearing about a romantic heroine, suggesting a nickname or misprint in early theater or literature context.
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