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visible-xs"> <p>This paper was a weekly publication established in June of 1887 and was devoted to the "Education, Progress, and Advancement …</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row feature__item"> <div class="col-xs-5 col-sm-6 col-lg-5" aria-hidden="true" role="presentation"> <a id="feature-collection-image-OKRALST-link" href="/explore/collections/OKRALST/" class="link link--internal link--image" tabindex="-1"> <img data-src="/media/collection_icons/collection_OKRALST.jpg" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Icon representing the Collection Titled: Ralston Tribune" role="presentation" class="lazyload feature__image feature__image--collection img-circle img-thumbnail" width="200" height="200"/> </a> </div> <div class="feature__description--collection col-xs-7 col-sm-6 col-lg-7"> <h4 class="feature__heading"> <a id="feature-collection-more-OKRALST" href="/explore/collections/OKRALST/" class="link link--internal">Ralston Tribune</a></h4> <div class="visible-lg visible-xs"> <p><em>The Ralston Tribune</em> began publication in 1916 with O. L. Browning as the editor and publisher. The weekly ceased in …</p> </div> </div> </div> <a id="feature-explore-all-link" class="btn btn-primary link link--internal" href="/explore/collections/"> Explore all 268 Collections</a> </div> </div> <div id="on-this-day" class="row"> <h3 class="feature__heading col-xs-12 col-sm-11 col-sm-offset-1"> Collection Highlights </h3> <figure class="col-xs-6 col-sm-2 col-sm-offset-1" id="result-metadc158326"> <a href="/ark:/67531/metadc158326/?utm_source=home"> <img src="/ark:/67531/metadc158326/small" style="width:100%;" alt="Beaver County Republican. (Gray, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, November 24, 1916" class="img-responsive img-thumbnail" data-toggle="popover" data-title="108 years ago" data-content="Beaver County Republican. (Gray, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, November 24, 1916" data-trigger="hover" data-placement="bottom"> <figcaption class="sr-only">Beaver County Republican. (Gray, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, November 24, 1916 <br><small>108 years ago</small></figcaption> </a> </figure> <figure class="col-xs-6 col-sm-2 " id="result-metadc775778"> <a href="/ark:/67531/metadc775778/?utm_source=home"> <img src="/ark:/67531/metadc775778/small" style="width:100%;" alt="Vinita Daily Chieftain. (Vinita, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 183, Ed. 1 Friday, November 24, 1911" class="img-responsive img-thumbnail" data-toggle="popover" data-title="113 years ago" data-content="Vinita Daily Chieftain. (Vinita, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 183, Ed. 1 Friday, November 24, 1911" data-trigger="hover" data-placement="bottom"> <figcaption class="sr-only">Vinita Daily Chieftain. (Vinita, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 183, Ed. 1 Friday, November 24, 1911 <br><small>113 years ago</small></figcaption> </a> </figure> <figure class="col-xs-6 col-sm-2 " id="result-metadc70767"> <a href="/ark:/67531/metadc70767/?utm_source=home"> <img src="/ark:/67531/metadc70767/small" style="width:100%;" alt="The Oklahoma Miner (Krebs, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 43, Ed. 1, Thursday, November 24, 1921" class="img-responsive img-thumbnail" data-toggle="popover" data-title="103 years ago" data-content="The Oklahoma Miner (Krebs, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 43, Ed. 1, Thursday, November 24, 1921" data-trigger="hover" data-placement="bottom"> <figcaption class="sr-only">The Oklahoma Miner (Krebs, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 43, Ed. 1, Thursday, November 24, 1921 <br><small>103 years ago</small></figcaption> </a> </figure> <figure class="col-xs-6 col-sm-2 " id="result-metadc118764"> <a href="/ark:/67531/metadc118764/?utm_source=home"> <img src="/ark:/67531/metadc118764/small" style="width:100%;" alt="Pauls Valley Democrat (Pauls Valley, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 24, 1921" class="img-responsive img-thumbnail" data-toggle="popover" data-title="103 years ago" data-content="Pauls Valley Democrat (Pauls Valley, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 24, 1921" data-trigger="hover" data-placement="bottom"> <figcaption class="sr-only">Pauls Valley Democrat (Pauls Valley, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 24, 1921 <br><small>103 years ago</small></figcaption> </a> </figure> <figure class="col-xs-6 col-sm-2 " id="result-metadc376175"> <a href="/ark:/67531/metadc376175/?utm_source=home"> <img src="/ark:/67531/metadc376175/small" style="width:100%;" alt="[Photograph 2012.201.B0333.0235]" class="img-responsive img-thumbnail" data-toggle="popover" data-title="49 years ago" data-content="[Photograph 2012.201.B0333.0235]" data-trigger="hover" data-placement="bottom"> <figcaption class="sr-only">[Photograph 2012.201.B0333.0235] <br><small>49 years 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