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Newspaper
Ada Weekly Democrat
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1910
Page
8
J C Farmer offers thanks to voters and opponents after defeat in the campaign. He praises Ed Fussell, urges Democrats to back Fussell in the general election, and emphasizes crime suppression and moral governance as key goals for the next two years. He reflects on personal honor and public service.
A tragic accident at four miles north of Ada injuries a young Walker child. Three and four year old brothers found a hiding revolver and its discharge struck Carlos in the forehead, killing him. The parents Mr and Mrs Geo Walker express deep sorrow as they mourn their loss.
The fragment lists numerous state ticket candidates for lieutenant governor secretary of state auditor attorney general state treasurer superintendent of public instruction state examiner and inspector and other offices with many unreadable portions. Included is a poem urging restraint and self discipline about voting and public life.
Rhubarb has been grown in England since 1578 but mainly for medicinal root. Introduced through Charles I era to England from Italy, crabbed by Parkinson, with Siberian origin and Volga basin roots. Romans called it Rha barbarum, leading to French rhubarbe and English rhubarb. Varieties have been developed from seed in England.
A New York Sun report quotes a daily subway rider who recounts women using feigned limp tricks to gain seats. The man notes how two girls at Fourteenth Street staged a limp maneuver, prompting doubt about seat generosity and prompting ongoing vigilance.
A stern monitor accuses a friend at lunch of backsliding from vows to a vegetarian diet and abstinence from alcohol, prompting a denial and a confession that ends with the friend gobbling mince pie.
A poem extols The Model Farm by The Gottus praising its rural charm. It describes a neat meadow drive a straight planted forest a costly landscape plan and an ideal farmhouse. Children play in an artificial mud area signaling social aspiration and showy excess.
A father explains to his son that men pick hats by size while women choose by price. The dialogue contrasts practicality and fashion in hat selection.
A humorous exchange shows a customer boasting hair and a pharmacist teasingly suggests using the tonic to turn a smooth hat into a fuzzy one. The light dialogue captures a playful moment in a shop setting.
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