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Newspaper
Ada Weekly Democrat
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1910
Page
6
A lyrical passage extols the emerald as a sacred, healing gem linked to ancient seeresses and Druid lore. It claims powers to cure epilepsy ease childbirth bring sleep and cure eye diseases. It contrasts emerald light with diamond brightness and calls the emerald a symbol of harmony and hope.
The article extols emeralds as historic and regal tokens, detailing sacred associations from May symbolism to Inca treasure. It notes Indian, Turkish, Italian and Viennese showpieces, court parures, and how modern jewelry designers blend emeralds with other gems for cohesive color harmony.
The article reports that key data from explorer Robert Peary is being withheld and his team will not submit proofs to Congress, prompting political and scientific controversy over Arctic conquest records.
Commander Peary declined to present his North Pole discovery proofs to a House subcommittee, citing contracts with publishers and fear of heavy damages. The committee adjourned without action as some members push for a congressional reward, while others demand the proofs be released.
The Society of Antiquaries has saved a fine fragment of London's Roman wall found near Newgate Street. The 50 by 20 by 8 foot curved bastion, dating from the fourth or fifth century, sits in Kentish rag with Roman brick and red tile bands. It will be housed in a cave accessible by stairs and electric light for public inspection.
A monk James Knox de Bolduc, cited by Paris critics and Army and Navy Journal, claimed a 1665 polar voyage. He described a pole with concentric seas, four surrounding islands, four canals, and a massive rock guarding the pole, noting ships are lost without favorable winds. Lahore’s Civil and Military Gazette references Teutsche Acta Eruditorium (1712) as possible source.
Senator Roddie introduces a joint resolution in Guthrie Oklahoma to amend the constitution. It would reduce the Senate membership from forty four to forty and the House from one hundred nine to one hundred.
Sheehan, a 26 year old man who moved from Tennessee two years ago, hanged himself Monday in Stephen son’s livery stable at Antlers Oklahoma. Earlier he rode out eight miles with Arthur Farr and later borrowed Farr’s knife to cut his throat, a wound later treated by Dr. Mc Ginnis. He returned to town paid for the sewing and then hanged himself in a stable stall near carpenter George Mansell who did not notice him until the body was found.
A Chamber of Commerce committee in Okmulgee Oklahoma is negotiating with a rep from a large wood working factory that is interested in relocating to the city. The talks aim to attract employment and investment to Okmulgee.
Oklahoma City Governor Haskell offers a 300 reward for arrest of those responsible for the death of W. H. Scott who died at St. Anthony's hospital last week. Since J. W. Maley was released, officers have pressed the case and expect developments soon. Scott died from kicks received in a pool hall here.
Washington reports a danger to the U S mint in Philadelphia with troops held in readiness at Governor's Island and Ft Du Pont. Secretary Dickinson ordered General Franklin Bell to prepare for the emergency, acting on a treasury department request.
Dallas county grand jury opened an inquiry into the lynching of Allen Brooks and the jail attacks last Thursday. Reports say a federal grand jury will also review the case, with the government renting the county jail for federal prisoners at the time.
A brief item notes a divorced woman approving a special order with a desire to alter wording from Pa pa and Mamma to only Mamma, reflecting a lighthearted or humorous weekly tone.
Richard Le Gallienne recounted a Liverpool tale during a St. Regis dinner about President Taft and whisky. A chemist analyzed every whisky to test purity, with a Liverpudlian story of a pub paralyzed by three anarchists at the Albert docks, framing the drink as a topic of the night.
In a Washington dinner engagement Senator Beveridge rebutted a sugar trust defender with a grim analogy. He compared the scene to a man at his brother’s funeral who admires a coffin fit and asks the undertaker for a drink, illustrating his view of the trust.
A New York woman debates housework privileges with an 18 year old colored girl she has employed. The householder grants Monday and Thursday nights off but the worker protests that this is insufficient, insisting she is a debutante and seeks more time off.
In a Denver News fragment a teacher asks what men like to see flying in the air and a child replies razzahs, illustrating a playful early 20th century dialogue about aerial feats.
A brief humorous exchange notes a pun about hens and money. The quip suggests hens guard their wealth, implying clever birds and a playful tone typical of light dialogue in the period.
A letter promotes a plant based breakfast using fruit Grape-Nuts with cream crisp toast and Postum. It claims meatless meals unclog the system and improve health by supplying natural phosphate and aiding nerve and brain function. The ad urges reading The Road to Wellville for more on why there’s a reason.
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