The Duke Times (Duke, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 11, 1913 Page: 1 of 4
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The Duke Times
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"UNDER BLUE SKIES"
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AT THE
SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
SATURDAY NIGHT, DEC 13.
Till W.
TINE OF PUVIM
1 Hour and 60 Miauto*
Act I. Kitrbon in h »«• Ctart Joyee.
Act 2. BcBXK 1. Clare's Garden-Jealousy.
Act 2. Her** 2. T»>e W»y 10 Chjub-Huailtouon.
AtTU, Mruce McCullook'i Hnoms-Aceueelftoe.
A«*t 4. t»aii#e a* Act
CHARACTERS
Bruce Mct'ulto' h-—Frank Stockton The Man.
I wmd Joyce O. L. Patrick Clare's Father.
Hick Warren William Cuuningham Edith'# Brotner.
Oaear Weber 4*11 Buobanan A Villain Swain.
Old John Floyd Boyce Gardner and Sexton.
filarpy Heina Waller Mar*h Sarah's Grand Son.
William* John ivturaon —Valet to Bruce McCullocb.
Clare Joyce-—^lne* Buchanan The Girl, ^
KJitn Warren B*»sie Woodard An Heiress.
Smiu Burnice Buchanan An Old House Keeper.
Mr*. Weber Ella While A Neighbor.
Mrs Holt,
Mrs. Wagner,
Minnie Warner,
Sophie Barten,
Tillio Huffman.
NEIGHBORS.
"Satisfaction Guaranteed."
"CALL FOR YOUR MONEY AT DOOR."
A set of these
Dolls can be seen
at this office.
DOLLS
A sst of t'isse/
D alls en h? sasn
at this office.
DO NOT WAIT. SUBCRIBE NOW.
A Blizzard Predicted
Bat It will art affesl f* mHmmIt *
ti* Mpplted whh |#od NIGGERHE AD aad
McALESTEIt COAL Mm you «at ai
Daacemb-Daniel* Lumber Yard Oar bias
•re full •* «ood Ian* cmI aad whaa yaa bay
it f* will bcMliafM Buy before the mp-
9b b ■ lit
DASCOMB-DANIELS LBR. CO.
E. 0. HINKLE. Man*far DUKE. OKU.
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All of Jackson county comes to you unbiased thru the OUivE
TIMK^cK»"r.ndtU FARMER 4 STOCKMAN i. a, good in tofield I «.
TIMfco each w combination gives you a splendid assortment of reading
the 3 dolis as a premium, free and postpaid.
| (J. C Dixon of Tulsa was
her* the latter |*rt of last
week looking sfter the
R«mu'l»* A Porter Lumber Co
busiuesa of which company
he la auditor. He agisted
Mr. Patrick with collection*.
There rumors afloat of two
' new dry goods establishment
! going in at Duke in the near
;future.
1'arenta sending children to
hchool should see to it that their
feet are protected from the cold
and damp, and they should be
especially watchful during damp,
oold weather,
Rulea and Rates of Ads.
From this date on the Times
will not maktf change of ada
when requested to do so and
copy received later than Tues-
day morning of each week for
that delays the publication
Also changes each week will be
charged at the rate of 15 cents
per inch. After this month all
weekly changes will be charged
for at our regular rate. Small
Ads at 15 cents. Large ones
10 tJ 12 1-2 cents without change
;GE0NS FIGURE IN HlSTOITt
Through Atl the Ages Tha>
Have 3een Made the Ser-
vants of Men.
Doubtless you admire the pretty,
£*">'•»>fill creatures that perch upon the
; of your house, or daintily trip
across your yard, but did you eva
think what a factor they have bee* Is
the history of the world?
Pigeons, as commonplace as the*
aj rear, n.*e characters of sntiqutty
the Household says. We hear of then
when the waters of the deluge rover<?£
the face of the earth when the faith
ftil dove flew from the hand of Noah
and vturned to her master, bearinj
the significant olive branch. Dove ti-
the Angio-^axon name; pigeon. the
Vr.rman name
During the flfth Egyptian n/nnf- r
3,001) years before Christ, It was *h«
fashion to domesticate pigeons, and
train them as carriers and mess»n
The promptness with whirl
Caesar was informed of the rebelMnn-
!n Gaul, and thereby enabled to orr'
the Alps before those uprisincs conic
i-ossess the entire Drovince, was
to the use of carrier pigeons Ir th*
crusades these birds were «ki!lf»! an.
faithful messengers
The prtce of a ban isoine pair •'
pigeons tn ancient Rome was not a
ixifle. for Axiua, a Roman knight. onc»
so'd a pair of pigeons for 40 denarii—
about £13 In English money, and
ibout $65 In our currency. At that
time too. they war* by far the swift
est conveyers of news and were much
In clemaad at tha celebratloo of ib#
Olympic fames.
Among tb»- many pathetic incident*
;*p: nected with the imprisonment -it
y. trv CJueen of Scot* soe begs f«rii
- riy for :• , :*eon. and writes In a let
•er- "I be it yoe to procure for rie somt
-:»eors l wish 'o rear ttfn: it
. It wt:i M such a pastime 'or r
•I ,rdrf *•
A man found a teo dollar
bill. He paid his rant with
it, and his landlord paid kit
grocery clerk, the grooery
clerk paid his board, and
the landlady paid a debt aha
owed to man who fonud tha
bill. He took the bill to the
bank and deposited it, aad
the banker threw it out as a
comnterfeit. Now who wa«
the loser by the deal, or waa |
anybody?
Every firm avery wfcere have |
adopted their sa'.es to cash
and everybody have to pay
for what they buy, from the
thia paper on the first of
month also adopted tha
basis. Your edicor, %0
can't buy without c**h»!
we collect on evsry piaoe oi|
printing whan work is dons
We have to pay freight, exp
and stationery bills cash that
buy. Please adhere to this
we must collect a8 above stats
The affliction of anothe
State and county campaifi
will soon be upon us. Eve
mail brings to this office thl
campaign literature of somf
fellow who is seeking a Statt
office, and the fellows wh
want to land some county <
fice are beginning to
busy.
Mr. Chenaalt and famil
moved this week in
country about three miles
town where he will try fa
ing next year.
Dr. McFadden of Holl
drove through Duke in
car in a rush this eveninJ
He was on his way to Al^j
to attend Dr. Beach.
Beach is a partner of Dr.
Fadden of Hollis, but
been to see a brother in Tel
as who had tke small|*J
Dr. Beach had returned
Altus on hia way hon
there he ate some fish and^
bone lodged In Me throat i '
was choking whon Dr.
Faddea recei^ad the rnt
at Hollis.
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Walker, T. V. The Duke Times (Duke, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 11, 1913, newspaper, December 11, 1913; Duke, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc402785/m1/1/: accessed May 7, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.