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Newspaper
The Weekly Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1908
Page
2
Fragmentary advertisement from D M Marks Printing Company listing prices and subscriptions. The readable bits mention yearly and quarterly rates and a monthly option, but the full terms are incomplete. No clear dates or names beyond the publishing house.
The piece reflects on Oklahoma becoming a state, the end of frontier days, and the arrival of self government after a history of settlement and conflict. It cites President Roosevelt, the frame of statehood, and a shift from wild plains to a productive, anglo saxon enterprise region. It contrasts with a translated prayer for toleration and unity among diverse communities. It praises Western progress, industrious citizens, and enduring optimism for the future.
The people of Oklahoma express uncertainty about liquor dispensary terms and urge the January legislature to honor the enabling act that authorized a state imposed prohibition. They argue the Billups bill diverges from the act and lacks practical sense, urging legislative provision to enforce the obligation.
The drift from a country village to a city with paved streets and grand boulevards is attributed to persistent efforts by the current city council. Accusations of graft have circulated at the council, but the writer says the graft charges come from those unable to conduct clean public or private business and will not be heeded by the better element in Vinita.
A Bartlesville Enterprine letter urges Hartleaville bootleggers to hold a mass convention to stop selling dangerous whiskey. The writer claims their illicit products harm the city and warns that unsafe activity could drive residents away. The piece suggests Sheriff or county judge involvement to persuade the offenders to relocate.
Roosevelts plans shift as he edits a Standard Oil publication titled Outlook. The project carries strong oil industry ties and signals a departure from conventional press roles for the president.
Report indicates street improvement projects totaling around $50,000 will start this week. Some residents who feared delays may reconsider as officials affirm city staffing and readiness.
An abolition of the Vinita dispensary is expected to make little difference to the public while patients and petitioners in Delevney gather information and wait for further action.
Local plans call for street paving and sewer construction over coming months. The town will enter a period of heavy work, with road closures and detours likely as crews modernize infrastructure. Community leaders urge residents to plan around construction schedules and follow safety notices.
Fragmentary note references humanity law and Mag wreckage with mentions of job seekers and harsh times. Details are unclear, but implies widespread unemployment or social strain amid upheaval. No concrete names, dates, or places are readable.
A Canadian visitor extols English towns where a brass churn carriage and Ben Hur style drivers evoke medieval charm. A milkman on foot with a brass dipper and tin pail contrasts with glass bottle delivery, celebrating quaint rural practices over modern conveniences.
Harold's mother travels abroad and, despite strict instructions, plans a quiet revenge by sending daily postcards to spur her son to brush his teeth. Each card ends with the taunting prompt to start brushing as soon as he returns.
Snow was long believed the purest water but new findings show it carries atmospheric impurities. Snow acts as a purifier by attracting various contaminants from the air, which then appear in the melted snow water.
During demolition of cottages in Norwich Norfolk a long section of the medieval city wall was revealed. The wall dating from the fourteenth century comprises about twenty Norman arches and sheds new light on the town's historic fortifications.
The essay suggests writers should not chase wealth with both hands and cautions ambidextrous authors against overreach while making fortunes writing modern novels on the typewriter.
A nurse in a calm room declares to a parent that the newborn infant is a perfect little daughter. The moment captures tender expectations and the poised yet tentative reaction of the tall, modest figure nearby as the scene softens into a family of new beginnings.
Johnny is asked by Mrs Lapaling to go to the grocers and buy two pounds of heat evacuated apples. The note uses old time language and implies a simple shopping errand. No further context or names are provided.
Norwegian railway authorities decree that when a husband and wife travel together the wife pays half price. The rule applies to passengers on rail services, with adjustments for route and ticket type as available. This policy aims to encourage family travel and ease domestic journeys.
Coloring brass by boiling the casting in a dilute tartar solution with a small amount of tin chloride yields a pewter like color.
The report estimates fertile lands total 28,000,000 square niles, steppes 14,000,000, and doverts 1,000,000, outlining a global division of arable and barren regions across continents and climates.
An argument is made that compulsory use of incandescent electric lighting in mines would significantly reduce fatalities. The plan advocates safer illumination to curb accidents and improve worker safety.
The article notes herringa ages from seven to fourteen years among those caught in German waters. A second fragment describes a breakfast issue with muffins at the boarding house, Mrs Skeptikos noting the muffins lacked flour, weren’t fully baked, and tasted sour, with Mr Skoptikoft asking more questions.
A simple relaxation routine combines alternating hot and cold water sprays with a light nerve refreshing exercise. Start with a rubber hose spray bath five to ten minutes, then perform slow arm circles while shifting weight between feet to relax fully and renew nerve force.
A historical piece notes how jokes flourish in professional circles where listeners seek wit. It cites doctors and judges as audiences, then highlights clerical mishaps that disrupt reverence and spark humor. A preacher jokes about the Lord in the morning and the bishop in the evening, provoking ready laughter.
An old round of city endurance notes Rome Paris Constantinople and London facing pestilence fires famines plagues and sieges yet persist. It contrasts leaders Andrew Johnson and Gustavus Henry famed orators in the South and briefly mocks businesswomen and the rolling stones of Australia. Deaths among New York firemen are mentioned as higher than in any other city.
A surgeon’s family discovers a daguerreotype showing a girl with one leg missing, a past portrait that prompts the daughter Dorothy to claim the pictured child is her own former self. The tale centers on memory, identity, and the eerie link between past and present through a single leg.
Samos, birthplace of Pythagoras and home of the first triremes, is noted as a pivotal historic center. The island, once under Turkish suzerainty, is praised for its great college the Pythagoreum attended by pupils from Crete and other islands, spreading knowledge across the Levant.
A compact quotation by Wendel Phillipa notes that trade law learning science and religion serve only as scaffolding to build a man. The line emphasizes the guiding role of character over institutional structures.
A fragmentary quotation attributes a reflection to Albert J. Beveridge about embracing the realities of life and human progress. The line warns that despair or doubt about providence could hinder advancement.
A local rumor says an umpire who would dull the game by offering the Boetel factory style supply that always pleases fans has not yet been invented.
A collection of terse maxims and proverbs noting paradoxes in behavior. Includes lines about narrow minds needing space, the early bird vs worm, rewards for the worthy, and a Natian saying on silence in trouble. Also echoes of complaining never winning pity and exhortations to be silent when distressed.
K Sugimura editor of the Tokyo Asahi Shimbun laments that Japan with 47 kana and thousands of Chinese characters cannot be served by existing types. He notes printers must walk the room to fetch characters, unlike American compositors who can work from a single position.
The text argues that most crimes come from a small cadre of professional criminals who adopt criminal careers. They persist through cycles of arrest and prison, return to crime, and become adept before eventual capture. It notes they feign reform to gain early release through favorable characters from officials.
The piece notes Greenland as the birthplace of icebergs and calls it the world’s ice box. It compares Greenland’s vast size to New York State’s 47,000 square miles, explaining glaciers move away from Greenland’s center and crowd toward the coast, producing many icebergs feared by mariners.
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