Marshall Verrules Motion Overruled In Oklahoma Fraud Case
Federal Judge John A. Marshall of Utah overruled the demurrer filed by Governor Haskell and five other prominent Oklahomans. Indictments accuse them of fraudulently testing government title to town lots in Muskogee defendants ordered to stand trial next Saturday at Chickasha. The judge held the statute of limitations does not apply, since the conspiracy to defraud was continuous and punishable at any time.
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Associated Presa
Kickasha
Okla
John A. Marshall
Utah
Wernor Haskell
Mus
Chick
Luge Marahell
No Controversy With Kate Barnard
Bert Indler declined to reply to Miss Barnard’s interview content regarding Pryor Creek orphanage conditions. Chandler says he has no controversy with Barnard and will not enter one.
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Barnard
Bert Ndler
When Two Laugh a Misfortune Befalls a Third
London Truth reports a curious saying that when two people laugh a misfortune is likely to befall a third party, a superstition cited as folk belief in social gatherings.
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London
Ivy Leaf Remedy For Soft Corn Story
Instructions describe applying an ivy leaf soaked in vinegar to a soft corn. Leave on for hours, then repeat daily for several days to cause the corn to depart. The guidance reads like a home remedy column from an old newspaper.
Duty Inspires Thorough Craft Across Buildings and Minds
A compact reflection on two duties found in both men and buildings. Practical function stands first, followed by grace in performance, a second duty shaped by care and aesthetics. The idea links design and character, urging excellence in work and in the manner of doing it.
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John Ruskin
They May Not Come Back Rostné Herald Quip Note
A Rostné Herald line mocks impatience in counting chickens before they return from the neighbor’s garden, suggesting caution about premature celebration or assumptions. The quip lampoons overconfidence and echoes rural humor about home remedies and caution.
Trying to See Hope Behind a Raven’s Song
A reflective note contrasts a raven with a nightingale like sweetness, while the narrator resists gloom and imagines violets. The passage hints at resilience as poetry tempers bleak perception.
Balloon Safety Question Sparks Witty Local Debate
The Indian apolia News quotes a playful aside about where to store a personal balloon to keep it away from children. The remark reads as a lighthearted, balloon themed barb reflecting local humor and community tone.
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Indianapolia News
Man finds hit level and luck in stead of arrival
Caelé Eben notes a man’s hit level and comments that the listener is fortunate to be eased by experience rather than arriving with a jolt. The quote underscores caution and tempered progress framed by Eben’s measured view.
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Allus
Caelé Eben
The Philosopher of Folly Calls for Debt Abolition
The figure known as the Philosopher of Folly declares relief once debts are outlawed, expressing a wish to resume honest living and face the world without financial burden. This statement frames a polemic on debt relief and personal reinvention amid economic strain.
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Philosopher of
Women debate keeping up beauty after marriage
A fragment suggests criticism of women who invest effort in maintaining appearance after marriage, noting social pressure and differing views on vanity and propriety. The tone hints at audience confusion or scolding regarding female grooming and marriage norms.
First One‑Piece Cannon Cast in 1643 by English Iron Master
An archival note recalls the first cannon cast in one piece, credited to an English iron master in 1643. The record highlights early metallurgical craft and single‑piece artillery milestones.
Unclear quip on burial customs from Uncle Ezra
A fragmented quotation from Uncle Ezra contrasts preferring practical burial items over ceremonial wreaths. The odd wording suggests a humorous, perhaps regional rustic saying about life and death without specifying any event, person, or location.
Determine on Success Make Up Your Mind to Succeed
Motivational exhortation urges choosing a path and pursuing it with dedication. It argues success depends on commitment, not status, claiming failure in any craft is tied to poor execution rather than the chosen field.
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Ezra
Flavor of the Chicken Hawk in Philadelphia North American
The breast of a chicken hawk from the truest and purest meat birds is described as the most decorous and gamy flavor among creatures that walk fly or swim according to a Philadelphia North American piece.
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Philadelphia
The Soul of the Dog and The Inferior Sea in Paris
A fragmentary note references A. Laverdan in Paris with phrases about the natural spontaneous nature of dogs and humanity, mentioning illustration. The text appears as a literary aside on dog life and human beat.
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A. Laverdan
Paris
Daily Thought on Impressions and Thoughts
A reflective musing on how thoughts create impressions and ripple like water. The speaker likens ideas to a rifle of water wrenched into the Great Ocean of Thought where humanity travels.
Cannot He Forgotten by Principal Shutrp
Fragmentary historic note presents a quotation about memory and ideals. It references a principal and a rhetorical question about dealing with brutes, implying a reflective or instructional tone within a school or literary context.
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Shutrp
Potat... In a beetle? Gardener challenges demonstration
A gardener snaps a quip about usefulness across tasks, then mockingly asks for a demonstration of a good in a potato beetle, underscoring a playful challenge to show versatility. The line reflects a humorous, rustic exchange over practicality.
Start of a Quiet Quest for Opportunity
A reflective remark traces a search for opportunity as the speaker describes leaving a hole behind. The dialogue captures a tense exchange about finding a path and asserting resilience in a subdued mood.
Science Now and Then Poem Quote Revisited
A brief note quotes Lowell on the shift from poetry framing early science to later science powered by poetic insight, contrasting the eras and their relationship between poetry and scientific thought.
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Lowell
Remarkable Ocean Trav railway tale and rail bridge feats
Remarkable account of the Lucien cut off across Great Salt Lake, detailing the longest bridge and a train hour out of sight of land. Notes the barren lake, sand and dust, and the spectacle for passengers on the Central Pacific route. Mentions Lackawanna railroad stock and Moscow rail plans, with a Belle fonte brick venture in progress.
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Ogden
Utah
Central Pacific Railroad
Lucien
Great Salt Lake
East Coast Railroad
Florida
Mmud
Ag Coonner
Vratsemblarion
Stark
Missouri River
Fountaine
Southern Pacific Railroad
Inka
Rainbow trout memory tale sparks hot springs curiosity
The Water-Boxton Herald recounts a Hot Springs anecdote about Barney McGee, a railroad man with rheumatism, who supposedly healed a rainbow trout by warming it in a tub for three days. He later gifted the fish a silver wire and returned to find it alive nearby, prompting reflections on animal memory and medicinal waters.
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Barney McGee
McGee
McGree
McGwe
Dad
Banca
Boxton Herald
The Lady and the General in Reconstruction Era Ball
A southern city tale recalls a ball in Columbia during reconstruction. A northern officer meets a haughty Southern lady who proclaims she is an unreconstructed rebel. The Yankee replies that she needs no reconstriction to be admirably reconstructed.
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Old Southern
Columbia
South Carolina
Possibilities of the Earth and Human Life Expansion
A New York World excerpt argues the earth's 18,002,298,000 acres could sustain many more humans. It computes future population growth and potential wealth increases, claiming land and longevity offer divine chances for vast global development and wealth over centuries.
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United State
New York World
Physical Culture in German Public Schools
The article describes compulsory physical culture in German public schools, noting dedicated hours for boys and girls and the role of Prof. Volae, superintendent in Frankfurt. It explains city funding for instructors and school halls, calling physical culture as essential as academics and stressing national welfare through well-rounded education. Swimming is included, with pupils required to learn swimming until proficient.
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Germany
Eac
Volae
Prankfort
Halle
Pablo
Encouragement Heard From An Artist In Conversation
A judge recalls an artist who keeps pushing forward despite discouragement saying he questions his progress then resolves not to give up. The exchange centers on perseverance and self-belief in the face of doubt.
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Erlend
Judge
Dress of Tailor's Patron Saint
The tailor's saint is St John the Baptist, though the reason remains unclear. Sacred text notes his clothing was camel hair with a leather girdle about his loins.
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St John the Baptist
London
Home Thoughts on a Street Plane Melodies
A street plane grinds out Home Sweet Home as a man on a trip feels loneliness, then recalls his wife writing she is in the midst of housecleaning. The brief vignette from Syracuse Post Standard captures homesickness and domestic life in a single scene.
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Syracuse Post Standard
Handicap of Selfishness in Sympathetic Natures
A brief reflection on how sympathetic natures reach into others' consciousness more deeply than colder natures. It notes that a selfish person fears understanding his own follies and flaws.
Reverence and limits of human admiration in old text
An archaic reflection on reverence noting the mind’s cap for admiration. It contrasts Horken’s praise with that once given to David and Luadn, implying a shifting distribution of esteem and the constraint on human capacity to revere.
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Horken
David —Luadn
Novel Theory on Balance and Plymouth Rock Outcomes
A terse phrase suggests a theory linking balance accuracy to success in harvesting Plymouth Rock crops. The text hints that a man who can always strike the correct balance may not always secure a fruitful crop of Plymouth Rock, implying limits to skill in certain agricultural contexts.
Prohibitory tariff urged to protect home grown goods
A boarding house philosopher jokes that a tariff could curb foreign imports. He says imported English varieties crowd out home produce, lamenting the decline of local goods and the need to defend domestic industry.
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Fawney
Wald
Said Uncle Silas on paths of glory and bold labor
Said Uncle Silas states that the paths of glory lead to the brave but many men will seize a pick and shovel to chase glory, noting practical toil over grand dreams. The quote blends frontier grit with a humorously blunt take on ambition and effort.
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Silas
Laughter and Tears Promote Wind and Water Power
Laughter and Jenra are described as twin forces driving venabil ity, applying wind power and water power to energize projects. The text links humor and emotion with technical progress, suggesting harmony between human spirit and energy innovation.
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Holmes
Early turbine history spans from ancient prime to 1650s steam design
The text traces turbine use to 120 BC and notes a first steam turbine by an English inventor in 1650, highlighting primitive power concepts and the origin of modern steam turbine development.
Her Ice Cream Days and Little Myra
Little Myra, after attending three consecutive parties, laments to her mother about ice cream. She exclaims joy at the indulgence and recalls the treats enjoyed during the gatherings.
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Myra
The Soul That Is Alive
A brief fragment contemplates personal preference and spiritual vitality. It contrasts yielding to worldly dictates with preserving the inner soul that remains alive when true choices are honored. The text hints at inner discernment beyond external approval.
Estate Sale Order Hearing in Vinita Oklahoma
The court orders the next of kin and all interested parties to appear on November 28, 1909 at ten o'clock A.M. in Vinita Craty County to show cause why an order should not be granted for the sale of the ward's estate. A copy of the order must be published for three successive weeks in the Weekly Chieftain.
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Vinita
Craty
Chieftain
Anid Crate
Theo
D. B. Frear
Order to Show Cause on Guardian's Sale of Minor Real Estate
In Craig County Oklahoma the County Court orders Lela Cravens guardian to show cause why an order of sale of her ward Lola M Cravens real estate should not be granted for education maintenance and support. Hearing set for December 6 1909 at 1 20 pm in Winita Court House. Publication to be in The Chieftain Newspaper three weeks prior. County Judge Theo Db Kr 22-35.
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Riddle
Ealee
State of
Oklahoma
Craig
Beatrice Reuse
Minor
Gun Patterson
Perden
Teene
Taber
Sard Minor
Malmieiance
Wild Minor
Heatrice Reoue
bin Ward
Chieftain
Oklahomm
Lela Cravens
Lledy W. H. Cravens
Lala M. Crave Ong
Lola M. Cravens
Ward
Wait Court
Winita
Craly
Addison
W. E. Cravens
Addison Craven
Addison Cravens
Anid Minor
Vinita
Craig County
Auld Craig
Theo. D. B, Frear
Guardian seeks sale of minor estate assets in Craig County
In Craig County Court guardian George Martin petitions to sell real estate of minor Ethel Martin to reinvest in more profitable property. The court orders a hearing on December 12 at 1 48 PM and publication in the Craig County Tah Erkan to confirm if sale is warranted.
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Stillman
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Moscow
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Heth
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