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Newspaper
Ada Weekly Democrat
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1910
Page
7
A rising politician declares desire for the office but insists on being the people's choice. His campaign manager flatly notes that securing popular backing costs more than entering as the compromise candidate.
Take a foot bath tonight with Allen's Foot Tabs to relieve soreness smarting odors and refresh feet. Instantly ease weariness sweating inflamed feet and nerve discomfort at night. Then use Allen's Foot-Ease powder in shoes for daily comfort. Samples free or 25c by mail address Allen H Olmsted LeRoy New York.
A fashionable photographer admires a woman with a pronounced squint and asks to photograph her in profile. He notes the eye’s shy, artistic potential while both feel embarrassed in the exchange. Beacon.
In a playful mythic note, Midas muses on wealth as his touch turns to gold. His entourage fearfully asks what comes next. He remains calm saying the boys will touch him, while the line hints at early economic themes and a sly Squoth reference in a Puck voice.
A five year old boasts that his father and he know everything, claiming Asia is one of the things his father knows. The exchange shows a playful defiance between siblings as they discuss knowledge and the world.
A humorous exchange reveals a large diagram filled with dots and curves on Halley's comet path, mistaken by a husband for the dressmaker's pattern for a new shirtwaist, prompting a lighthearted miscommunication.
A Katy robber attempt near St Louis was foiled as the train crew confronted the bandit._no further details provided.
Engineer Quinn used a ruse to prevent a baggage car robbery on the Missouri Kansas and Texas Southwestern Flyer No 3 near Larimore St Louis county about fifteen miles from St Louis. Three suspects were arrested. detectives search for three more as passengers panicked and shots were fired. Thousands of dollars and mail believed in baggage car.
President Taft announced a public sale of 10576 acres formerly Cheyenne and Arapahoe lands. Auction at El Reno on November 15 offers 80 acres minimum per qualified homestead entry with 20 percent down and six yearly installments for the rest.
In Denison Texas Elsie anccey aged 19 committed suicide by swallowing diluted carbolic acid. He walked the streets for an hour trying to buy more before being forced to a hospital where he died.
The first annual Oklahoma postmasters convention will take place in Muskogee on July 20 with an expected attendance exceeding 1,000 of the 1,400 postmasters in the state. The postmaster general will grant leave of absence to all state postmasters to attend.
The Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Producers' Association in Tulsa announced an extensive session where directors resolved to pursue legal action against every railroad system in Texas and Oklahoma to obtain relief from high oil freight rates.
The Tillman County Fair Association hires Charles J. Strobel of Toledo Ohio for airship flights at the Frederick fair from August 16 to 19. He will perform three flights on each of the four days.
Judge Cotteral issues a temporary restraining order against the state election board the state board of affairs and Secretary of State Bill Cross. The order bars placing the grandfather clause amendment on the August 2 election ballot while a bill of complaint by Daniel Sims is determined. Sims claims the clause will disfranchise him as he cannot read or write.
Mrs Edward Nenning of Watertown New York describes severe eczema lasting six weeks with head to foot sores and relentless itching. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent for about three weeks she slept for the first time in the illness and regained full health with no ill effects.
The village concert lacked a piano until Farmer Hayseed’s piano is borrowed by the organist and two men. The farmer agrees to lend it if the program carries his name. Mrs Hayseed quips she hopes they find all the notes they want, hinting at a wire joke.
The piece warns that strong ads alone do not sell worthless goods and that lasting success comes from merit and repeat purchases. It cautions buyers about fake tablets mimicking Cascarets and urges care to avoid substitutes in nationally sold products.
Mrs Ryetop teases Hiram Skinflint for stealing an ant and planning to pass it off in sugar at Jed Weatherby’s general store. The exchange hints at his stingy nature and scheming ways. An aside promotes Marine Eye Salve and a Masonic lodge line closes the fragment.
Good housekeepers choose Red Cross Ball Blue as the best. The product is advertised as a leading grocery item selling for five cents at major stores.
A pithy remark on facing adversity with optimism. The line frames misfortune as an uneven flirtation, suggesting a smile may not be reciprocated by hardship. It hints at a stoic stance toward life's reverses.
A Portland Oregon testimonial describes swollen limbs and dropsy that abated after using Dean’s Kidney Pills. The seeker notes frequent or scanty urine and discolored secretions and recommends Doan’s as the remedy sold for 50 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Mrs Talkalot scolds about language as Mr Talkalot replies he treats it as a recreation. The dialogue keeps a playful tone focusing on manners and wit.
An old Coca Cola advertisement promotes cooling beverages to beat fatigue and thirst. It invites readers to buy Coca Cola at fountains or bottled form and to send a two cent stamp for a booklet and the 1910 Baseball Record Book containing schedules and Casey at the Bat.
A courtroom moment shows the judge and a witness clashing over an oath. The witness asserts a long marriage of more than twenty years as context for credibility or memory.
After fifteen months away Colonel Theodore Roosevelt returns to New York. He declines interviews but engages with public life, touring in White Steamers and White cars, visiting Mrs. Douglas Robinson, and attending a clambake at Travers Island with Rough Riders.
In a dialogue on theatrical craft, Hamlet is described as authoritative yet quiet and patient in advice to players while showing nervous irascibility in other scenes. The remark contrasts true love’s obstacles with poverty and the toothache as exceptions.
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