The McAlester Messenger. (M'Alester, Indian Terr.), Vol. 3, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, December 9, 1904 Page: 4 of 9
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1 he McAlester Messenger
Published livery Friday liy
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FRIDAY", DFCF.MRER 0 1904
The world is moving fast the*'1 day-.
Fourteen arbitration treaties have
been signed by the great powers dur
ing the past month. Yet tin* war in
the Far Ivint continues to raj{c flcrei ly
anil the nation* all over tin* earth im-
bedding every effort and expending
hundreds of millions of dollara in rush
on'iTt for guns, am inn ii it ion, furls. !
battleship* and ill manner of war
equipment. Thus III our day i* fill
IHIcdthc Divine prophecy relative to i
tin- condition* In the !a*t days ot
ilii'Mi* nation*, "They "hall cry peace
lint there shall he no peace."
Once again the ••oiintry has (jot con-
^rcMH on its hands.
The vote polled hy "sale and sain "
Democracy with I'lirk-T as (In-alar d-
a I'd hearer fell one million *>!i ■ < I • >f I hi'
vote (five ii the party under I lie l< id-
ersliip of the "rcckle** and cra/.y"
lir\ an outlll.
The Irs! report of the cotton crop
estimating the yield *! I.' million l aics
caused a slump in the price of c >iton
and brought llnanciai ruin to many
and nerve* to slew the insecurity of
speculating even in a "Mire thin< "
Although development is in its ear-
liest stage*, discoveries indicate that
the oil aild gas field of the Cherokee
nation and Osage reservation will
eventually he one of tin' most produc-
tive ever opened in t lie I oiled Slate*.
Douglas lie sli pc man, says he
Spoilt l*:l'l,IHMI |o ll ' elected governor
of Massachusetts, and no republican
has charged that lie spent a dollar of
it in vote buying. That has heen I lie
*ecrct of his success in iiusincss and
politics.
I). W Hopkins, manager of .1 ,1.
McAlester'* *tore* and In nher busi-
ness, *ay* In* i* selling lots <>f linuher
now,anil that a great deal of it giics to
the country. This indicates that
since the allotment of lauds and the
Helling of it to home-builder* has he-
gun, country development is hoc >in-
ing a much more important factor in
the business interests of the tow n*.
Cigaretts Cause Crime.
K. A Kri'denhavran. secretary of I In*
Kansas State Society for the home of
t e l . i ndlcMs, and also and also a
in- inhcr of the A lit i -( inari tt I.' 'iifuc.
a,sun i ITort will he made to get
sonic anti-cigarette .egiilatiou this
winter.
"Our depart men t f .r 'lie pre vent lor !
<if crime i . especially interested in i
this matt -r," -aid Mr. Fred»nhagen. |
>h '-a.I<c t lie statistic* go to p ov< :
Ilia' Hiiar -t' * ar>» one of the most im-
portant fact >rs for evil in the lives of
our youth Figure* from the sheriffs
over the state in ike it *ur>« that s *v *n
out of every ten inmates of the couu 1
ty jails are inveterate users of cigar
ett*. In addition to this fully one-
half of the inmates of th- reformatory
at lliilchinson attriliute th"ir down
tall to the us • of ciiyt""" !• would
not seem that any stronger argument ,
than this would !»e needed f >r some I
anti-cigarette legislation."
J. M. I.athiin will take old or second
hand furniture iu exchange for new,
and will sell you a new stove and take :
your old one iu on the deal. Figure
with hint before purchasing elwe-
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Hunters, Beware!
Hunters of Fine Heating Stoves should be careful
not to pass up our line, as we are headquarters for
the famous ■-* <■* ■*
WOOD S RADIATIOR HEATER
in either Wood or Coa! patterns. A!so a full line of
Round Oak, Hot Blast and Sheet
Iron iieaters.
At prices never before heard of in Sc. McAlester. If
you have a stove you want set up phene us, as we
have a man for that purpose.
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Jack Dyson Hardware Co.
South ^IcAlesler.
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Landes McLure a Co
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absolutely guarantee $
our rrices on Dining ^
and Rocking chaiJs to be 25 per cent under anything J
heretofore sold in the city by any one. 4
Yours to serve, t
Have iust rnceived wo
Big Cars ci Furniture
and are better prepar-
to make Close Prices
ih"! never before, we
The oihcial return* from the vari tis
states arc being compiled with the ex-
traordinary result that in every cane
the majorities for Roosevelt -*re I irg. r
than bad been estimated at any time.
Thus Pennsylvania turns up with
more than half a million plurality for
Roosevelt, Illinois over :tnn,nnn. aril
far-away Washington over 72,'KKI.
The latter statement seem* almost in-
credible, but is official.
BUY THE
j Landes McLure <a Co
Successors to LANDHS & HUMPHRY.
South McAlester, ** Ind. Ter.
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The tremendous drop in thr price
of cotton is not going to be near such
a blow to the Southern producer as to
the speculators. For more than half
the crop h is already passed from the
producers to the liuver* at good
prices, and it is liki'ly that niucb of
the staple still held h\ tin* producer*
can he held hy them until this specu-
lative Hurry is over and normal con-
ditions are re-establislied
B»fore Yea Purchaw Any Other Write
THE NiW HOME SiWiNO MACHINE COMP/kNI
ORANGL, MASS.
Many Sowing Machines »re madetosell regartt-
I - Km llomr" Is mjdi
to wear. Our guaranty never runs out
We m*ke Sew ng Machines to suit all conditions
otlhllro ir The lloinr'* stands at Ihl
tu.il rlall >■ Ikli-krn«lr family sewing machines
Swill l»J iiiillinrirrtl ilealrrnenlji,
ron sali bv
w. H. ESSEX. Mcalester
J. HAGER,
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Dr. W. E. Abbott I
Offers to the public a full line of pure fresh Drugs
and standard Patent Medicines. Fine line of Per-
fumes, Toilet articles and Druggists Sundries. Al-
so full '.ne of Cigars and T"baccoes. A fair share
of the public patronage respectfully solicited.
The Greenville, Te*a*, Manner say*
it is claimed that the tulip is a dan-
gerous flower. Take a tulip of deep
crimson color and inhale it with pro-
found inspirations, and it will be apt
to make you light -headed. You will
say and do queer things dance, sing,
fight, swear, and so on. For two
hour* you will cut up this way. Af-
terwards you will feel depressed.
Many times before the Hanner
spoke we have heard of two lip* of
deep crimson color has lug caused
numerous ease* of light -head.
I Dr. W. E. ABBOTT.
INFANTILE CONSTIPATION
A LAXATIVE PREPARATION
THAT CAN BE GIVEN WITH SAFETY TO
INFANTS AND CHILDREN HAS LONQ
BEEN IN DEMAND.
Butcher,
Will supply your fresh meat wants
every day iu the year and every hour
in the day. Shop first door s >uth of
\V. A. Walker's store. McAh ^tcr.
SUYCNS LAXATIVE SYRUPS
LYON5 I.AXATIVI! 5VRI P.,# .1 late additin to the
drutf tvorld, «»n atv»»unt «»f its nurity and absolute harm-
U ^i*ecially adapted f««r the sti*ma».h and U>we!
tr<tubl«*H nf Infant* and 1 hildren. and has in every case
proven w«»rthy of the Mother'* o»nfidence.
•'-.RY PLC AS ANT TO TAKE AHO DOES WOT CHIPE-
25 a"0 SOt BOTTIIS. A5K rOUB ORUCGIST.
For Sale By C. Springer Drug Company.
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Edgell, B. Wilson. The McAlester Messenger. (M'Alester, Indian Terr.), Vol. 3, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, December 9, 1904, newspaper, December 9, 1904; McAlester, Indian Territory. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc284172/m1/4/: accessed April 17, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.