Oklahoma Officials Propose Broad State Legislation
Oklahoma state department heads publish a supplemental message proposing sweeping reforms. Banking rules tighten fraud penalties and banning bank funding to related firms. insurance rates and company supervision expand. education funding and standards rise. road laws consolidate under state plan. tax and treasury reforms target public funds and warrants.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Cruce
State Bank Commission
J. D. Lankford
Banking Department
Lankford
Insurance Department
Perry A. Ballard
Corporation Commission
Insurance Department 98
Fremen
Wilson
Sinte
M. Wilson
Beentyeia
State Board of Edu
SHORT TALKS TO FARMERS FROM THE FIELD
A farming memo urges farmers to winterize tools by oiling painting and storing plows hoes and gear. It advises housing to protect equipment and feeding cattle in fields, plus field cleanup to prevent insect outbreaks and burn debris wisely.
Building and loan groups under state supervision urged
W. M. Malone backs Hank Com misss on Lankford in proposal to bring all building and loan associations under department oversight. Adjutant General Frank M. Canton seeks a small appropriation for the Troops Called Out fund. Geological experts discuss issues near private property.
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W. M. Malone
Hank Commisss
Lankford
Frank M. Canton
Oldest Order in Existence Claim For Holy Sepulchre
The Westminster Gazette notes a claim that the Order of the Holy Sepulchre is the oldest order. It cites no founder date, mentions Charlemagne lore, and records that the Latin Patriarchate reestablished the grand mastership, with 1888 statutes creating grand cross commander and knight ranks and the pope as grand master. Sir Thomas Grattan Famond is cited as a recipient in the Irish Nationalist party.
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Thomas Grattan Famond
Precaution on Utensils to Prevent Mouth and Throat Infections
A German medical journal warns that common table utensils like forks and spoons spread infections when not properly cleaned. It urges households to sterilize utensils by boiling water, especially where someone has an infectious disease, noting many so called colds are due to preventable sources.
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Taft
Negro A. and
M. College
Laukston
Bob” Dunlop
Tate
Warratta
Benjamin F. Harrison
Supreme Court
State Grain Commission
State Board of Agriculture
Secretary of State
Sidney Sugas
State Board of Public Affairs
Messrs
Low Frame
BR. L. Howard
Rogeny Morris
Atitc
Clyde Reed
Reformatory At
Granite
W. D. Ohern
State Geological Survey
Ate
Georgia
Medica
Sheridan’s Debt of Honor Tale Recalls Brinsley Sheridan
A creditor visits Richard Brinsley Sheridan to collect a debt of honor. Sheridan shows a table of gold and notes and declares the debts already spoken for, while the tradesman burns his security. The exchange ends with Sheridan paying the creditor immediately.
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Sheridan
Atory
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Extermination urged as rats blamed for harm worldwide
The New York Tribune argues for rat extermination, insisting rats do more harm than most animals and noting their plague risks. The piece frames eradication as a positive measure regardless of plague status.
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New York Tribune
The Test of Greatness Against Adversity
The passage argues that true greatness comes from rising above obstacles and remaining steady under pressure. It emphasizes firm inner truth, security, and reality, urging readers to visualize health and success while embodying the character or role they seek to portray.
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Lfe
I Have Been Reading A Very Interesting Coffee Article
Mrs Smith, Mr Small, and Mr Hunker discuss a coffee article claiming health harms from excess. They joke about the topic while ordering coffee and dismiss concerns, noting sensational statistics but deciding not to worry.
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Mr. Hunker
Billiards In the Country Joke Reported
In New York the question of summer vacations is discussed by White Hoppe. He says the heart of the country lacks good billiards. A Sunapee story tells of two players unable to tell balls apart. The proprietor suggests distinguishing by shape. A Sunapes patron jokes the error saying balls were asked for not dice.
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White Hoppe
New York
Sunapee
Sunapes
New York Tribune
Narrow Escape as Girls Steal in Edinburgh Butcher Shop
Two girls aged eleven and twelve stole 14s 6d from a Edinburgh butcher’s till while the owner was briefly away. They later identified a man who allegedly left the shop, but he was freed when no money was found. The girls confessed and were placed on 12 months probation.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Why He Chose It Parody of Ambition
A brief dialogue features a father and son debating motive for choosing a career. The son wants to be a doctor, while the father quips the choice would offer a good excuse for late nights. The exchange weighs practical aims against personal freedom in a humorous tone.
Deep Breathing Before Bed Aimed to Fix Habit
A Medical Times correspondent notes deep breathing before sleep as the best time to form the habit. He describes inhaling through the nose, holding the breath with a handkerchief, and repeating several times, finding stronger pulse effects after heavy meals than after fish.
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Medical Times
He Seays
Byron Fond of Children Describes Lord Byron in 1813
Frances Lady Shelley recalls meeting Lord Byron at Colona Leigh's near Newmarket in 1813. She notes his handsome appearance and easy charm, yet quick temper, and his patient dealings with Leigh children amid a busy house. She comments on his poem later named The Corsair and his imperturbable good humor with distractions.
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Frances Lady Shelley
Lord Byron
Althorp
Colona Leigh's
Newmarket
Mia
Leigh
Corneille Survived Poverty Myth Debunked by Rouen Study
A Rouen study of old documents shows the French dramatist Corneille owned property and received a pension, countering the long belief he died in want. He also earned income from dedications to nobles, and his plays Polyeucte Horace Le Cid sold despite the era’s teaching policies.
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Corneille
Ancient Egyptian and European Locks Through History
The article traces early locks from Egypt using wood pins or bolts to Roman padlocks with a green key. It notes Latin locksmiths focusing on doors while France advanced wrought ironwork for gates and latchkeys. It highlights cathedral doors at Notre Dame as medieval exemplars provoking moral jests about their makers.
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Egypt
Bramah
Adays
France
Notre Dame
Tennyson Pension Rumors and Publisher Denials
A brief note in Peel’s content column discusses the alleged pension for Alfred Tennyson, denied as incorrect. It mentions Milnes, Carlyle, and pressure over the pension, with Milnes protesting fears about public reaction and judgment from the Lord.
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Tennyson
Peel
Sir Robert
Mon Milnes
Carlyle
Milnes
Ile Milnes
Alfred Tennyson
Minster Gazette
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Haskell
Milo
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Hilda Gatewood
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Opal Love Burckbaler
W. B. Crawford
Bluejacket
Crawford
F. McNait
Pryor
Mrs. Smith
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Byron
Frances
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