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Newspaper
The Weekly Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1908
Page
8
Ratcliffe Store advertises summer Negligee shirts for men at values around $1.50 and $1.00 with mention of low prices and clearance style language. Concrete purchase details and dates are not provided in the readable text.
Mr Hagerman’s daughters reported a strange man called at Mr Bloomfield near Hudson post office asking for food. He acted queer, fled, then halted with Mr Bozeman who hired him to plow. Deputy Sheriff Peave escorted him toward Vinita after confirming he had hospital treatment and intended to reach relatives near Beggs or Sapulpa.
The list names individuals receiving licenses this week including Ove C. Nall of Hollow and Maud Nix of Centralia, along with Thomas DeShare of Centralia and Amelia McLendon of Fairland. Hanestrady Stough of Vinita and Mign Tracy Dray of Blur jactat also appear in the roll.
Voter registration in Vinita shows ward totals up to Thursday with 85 in the first ward 125 in the second 106 in the third and 142 in the fourth about 100 have not registered yet. Saturday night next week is set as the registration deadline. Laros brothers move the Mc Clellan house from a site recently bought by the Congregational Church.
Local notes report cleanup efforts and street work on North Wilson, a clearance sale, and new paving. Several residents and visitors are named including Grant Victor from Muskogee, Mortis Knight, Rosa Blaylock, Jan Marti, Lee Robinson, L. Dalquest, Arthur Mastersn, L James, Capt White, Dr J B Trott, Lutie Duncan, Grover West, and George Nicitfer. The Chautauqua draws crowds, and hay harvests signal strong Timothy yields on the Marr place.
Sir David Gill formerly astronomer at Cape Town speaks with Cetewayo the Zulu chief. The chief asks how long to reach the sun in a Cape wagon. Gill calculates and replies it would take about 13 000 years.
A man asks about the value of a diamond pin shown by a woman. She quotes a price of fifty dollars. He then asks what he would do if he owned such a pin worth a hundred dollars. He replies that for certain he would not have the diamond pin.
A partial, misread letter from a young man asks whether to marry a deaf and near-sighted woman. The query editor replies that she is suitable, but notes potential work constraints and social reception. The exchange reflects early etiquette column norms and misunderstanding of disabilities.
A celebrated scientist has recently voiced belief that penwimiam and mondiea bring youth’s complaint and age’s calm joy. Women workers hear Mrs Creighton declare middle years can be happier than the age’s prime.
A garbled mix of lines from The Basic Clique and Washington Star pieces reflects a fragmented early 20th century newspaper snippet. It juxtaposes visualized quotes about society, work, and fear of life with literary captions attributed to public figures, styled as a reader’s corner excerpt.
An Rogishoian commentary questions what American men value and seek in bands, contrasting idegi un bands with ideal hur bands. The piece reflects on American heirs and evolving cultural ideals as reported by Chicago’s Marga.
The passage stitches a raw collage of domestic scene, antique aphorisms, and scattered quotations. It weaves a mother’s notice of an impending storm with a child’s rain plan, juxtaposed with snippets about imperial maps, a Diu village remark, a nerve tale, a poison anecdote, and musings from Burke and others.
Clipped remarks suggest a discussion of gender charm and femininity. The quoted line from Prank Richardson implies a belief that feminine traits excite men, asserting that such traits provoke a manly reaction. The text is incomplete and fragmentary.
A brief note suggests using a small piece of plaster to clean pencil erasers. Rub the eraser on the plaster to refresh it and remove residue, keeping a handy slab for quick cleanup.
Judge Geo B Denison of this city issues an opinion on Okfuskee county seat site by county commissioners The judge says there is no Oklahoma law preventing the commissioners from using their judgment to acquire surplus land beyond needed court house jail and poor farm space and to dedicate excess land to streets alleys parks blocks and lots and to sell the surplus to fund public building projects.
No contributions shall be accepted from corporations. No donation over ten thousand dollars allowed. All amounts over one hundred dollars to be public on Oct. 15 with immediate publication thereafter. Contributions under one hundred dollars not published. No money received after Nov. 1. Bryan to be notified of presidential nomination at Lincoln in August. Kern to be notified at Indianapolis on a later date.
The Sprunaugle brothers thresh wheat this week as dry weather lures farmers from shocks. Mr and Mrs W Moore visited son J R Moore and family Sunday. Mrs W W Smith travels to Eye reka Springs Ark with Miss Mary Jones. A basket dinner is planned at Rogers Schoolhouse this Sunday. Mrs Jobn Peterson of Taxa visits relatives. The Rogers home hosted a well attended singing. McNelis stacks wheat and oats this week. JH Metshee made a business trip to Welch Wednesday.
Mrs F M Scott a former Tahlequah resident died in Muskogee Tuesday and was brought home for interment in Tahlequah city cemetery. Miss Scott and family long lived in Tahlequah before moving to Muskogee where her son works. Tip Watson a conductor on the Frisco line was badly treated in an altercation with a passenger in Sapulpa Monday. The incident followed a derailment in the neuro section. Watson has long service and prior troubles. Korean children left Monte Ne Ark for a short spring trip.
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