Cimarron A Sweeping Oklahoma Saga From Edna Ferber
Edna Ferber’s Cimarron is hailed as a monumental American historical romance. The novel follows Taney Crovet, her editor husband, and their family as they join the Oklahoma land rush in 1852, facing rattlesnakes Indians and vast wilderness, transforming into the nation’s frontier.
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America
Cr. Marron
Southwest
Kansas
Oklahoma
Taney Crovet
Yancey
Abe
Creation
Foreword to an Oklahoma saga of myth and memory
An author explains that the book blends real records with dramatic, composite figures to portray Oklahoma’s opening era. Characters like the Kid and Sabra Cravat are fictional blends, and Osage stories mix with melodrama to capture a sweeping, vibrant past on a front porch chat.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Historical Library Collection
Isaiah
Osage
Oklaht
Kid
Billy the Kid
Yancey Cravat
Sabra
Awerlea
Elis
Dodge City
Wichita
Yancey
Bame
Cim
Cimarron Seven
Sevens
Ose
David Payne
No-Man's Land
Liz Maiden
South
Middle West
Intzlample
Sabra Venable
Aluteen
Kinana
Salloga
Winfield
Stork
Dabney Venable
Libras Cousto
Aton
Lafayette
Old Lewis
Yancey Cravat and the Venables at a Wichita supper
The Wichita Venables host Yancey Cravat a famed but notorious figure. Cravat’s tale of the Oklahoma border rush and land grab captivates and unsettles in a dramatic midwestern dinner scene.
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Yancey Cravat
Yancey
Europe
Thia
Middle West
Jewls Venable
Felice
Uniform Elbow Ground Distance Among Women Noted
A study observes notable uniformity in the measurement from elbow to ground among women despite varying heights. Researchers report this consistent dimension as a surprising physical attribute.
Losing Step With the Joe My Dear Nurse for Love of Money
The fragmentary item hints at a human interest note involving phrases about love money and a baby carriage, suggesting a personal anecdote or advice column snippet from a historical page. The readable text is limited and lacks clear event or entities.
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Joe
Blended Gasoline Promoted by Conoco Red Triangle Sign
An advertisement extols blended gasoline as superior, likening it to a brewed tea blend. It claims Conoco’s triple blend combines desirable properties from multiple types for quick starting, strong acceleration, and long mileage.
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Conoco
Priest’s wall stamps in Savoy Alps rival famed collections
A French priest in a remote Savoy Alps cottage glued nearly 270000 post stamps to wall panels over decades. The rare collection includes balloon stamps from 1850 Paris sieges and Vatican issues, drawing high bids yet remaining on government property awaiting time’s spoil.
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France
Savoy Alps
Nearsest
Mall
Walla
Snion
Paris
Vatican
Italy
Arance
Lorraise
Norway
Incoherent Fragments Note Unclear Human Thought
Fragmentary OCR text shows garbled phrases about appetite and brain, with no discernible events people places or dates. Summary cannot extract a coherent report or identifiable entities from the provided fragment.
Tanlac advertised as remedy for indigestion and gas
An old ad promotes Tanlac to cure indigestion gas bloating and dizziness. It claims 10 years of relief and lists Arvena Bowers of Topeka Kansas as a user who gained weight and vigor. The pitch asserts Tanlac is a herbal medicine with a money back guarantee from druggists.
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Taniae
Arvena Bowers
Jackson St
Topeka
Kanssaga
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Georgia Green Woods
Sabra Cravat
Felice Vanabie
Cassandra Venables
Ike
Byen
Ally
W.N. U
Salt Lake City, Mo
Dept of Agriculture
H-R-O Co
Epringfeld
Ohio
Alecandriage
Washington
James Jackson
Theological Seminary
Fairfax County
Edmond F. Slatter
Andover
Mass
William and ‘Fary College
Charles Ff Taylor
Boron Globe
Parker's
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Ral
Liscot Chemical Works
Hollywood
Hae
Credex Co
Fd Weatern
Pacife
Low Angelag Catit
California
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Washington, D
Salt Lake City
Trismon & Nictiols
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Aalt Lake City
Utah
the Cullen
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Cullen Garage
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Little Hotel
Malin St
Bogle
Faansay Iron and Kiatai Co
Erd Veet
Balt Lake City
Liab
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UTA Rickir CO
Balt Lame City
Omee
Mersna Tabernacle
Ernest C. Rossiter
Myr
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