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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1907
Page
9
An anecdote set in north Georgia recalls a traveler seeking shelter in a mountain cabin. He encounters a large, hungry-looking brood of children and hears a humorous mispronunciation tale about Miss Pollys fever jug of buttermilk. The piece preserves rustic dialect and homely social quirks from Lippincotts Magazine.
A London exchange recounts a gentlemanly merchant who socializes with a passenger in a railway carriage. The exchange of flattery leads to a humorous twist when the woman reveals she is expecting the arrival of a band at Windsor — a husband. The tale ends with the man accidentally bumping his head after realizing the joke.
A small boy asks who is the biggest man ever lived, recalling Goliath. The speaker contemplates the notion of greatness and cites historic mythic figures in a reflective aside.
The excerpt claims Og the giant stood 23 033 cubits tall nearly six miles and drank clouds. It says Moses and Noah figures measure unusually large, with Noah refused entry to the ark and Moses at sixteen feet tall. It notes Og’s mother Enic as Adam’s granddaughter and ends by crediting rabbinic tradition as origin for Jack the Giant Killer.
A Denver hotel clerk quotes six dollars per day for room and board to a bride and groom. The couple objects to a $24 bill, misunderstands the rate, and pays after a playful spat. The groom snaps a photo and they depart with telescopes, claiming they found a pricey stop.
A vivid quip from the New York Press sketches a man boasting of causing city explosions after years of table d hote meals. The woman fears danger while a companion notes his brain storms from drink and ink dining.
The schedule mentions a month long itinerary with future appointments in Pontotoc and Seminole Counties. It states that other candidates will be invited to speak. The tone offers cordial reception and a gentlemanly treatment to participants, reflecting campaign etiquette.
A Kansas City tale via American Magazine describes the Missouri River's volatile behavior. Land along its banks shifted from erosion to rapid accretion, inflating holdings and confounding buyers, as the river seemingly toyed with property values and a would be speculative scheme.
A report identifies six wealthy widows whose combined fortunes could total about 250 million dollars. Among them are Mrs. Sage, Mrs. Smith, Hetty Green, Anne Weightman Walker, and the Field widows. The article notes individual sums, sources of wealth, and how their assets rank relative to each other and to past fortunes like Russell Sage.
An official of the Washington mint explains that U S coins show six pointed stars on the obverse while the reverse bears five pointed stars. He notes heraldic tradition favored six points but the flag and Washington family arms inspired five points on the seal for the great seal and the president’s seal.
A young couple descends from a car and heads toward a house for a call. She jokes about automobiling tousling hair, and he suggests practical touches. A sudden realization arises that he is not the man she will choose as a life partner.
Gabbie notes the grip's after effects can rival the disease and Brokley agrees, saying he still suffers from it. He explains he is no longer under a doctor's care but dealing with the doctor's lawyer.
A street conversation touches on whether people are punished as they go along. The speaker notes he has spent the last ten years as a baseball umpire, suggesting he is not the right person to decide the issue.
The article notes amber in Santo Domingo, akin to Baltic sources. It forms from fossilized rosin in glauconitic clay beds and is found near Santo Domingo City with lignite and sandstones, across the north coast and Monte Cristi area, often in streams as ovate lumps.
A Philadelphia Photographic Society member attempts mental photography by binding a blank plate to his forehead and concentrating 30 minutes on a friend's face. The developed plate shows faint, seeming likenesses to the friend, while others doubt the result. The debate centers on whether brain images can be photographed, unlike X rays that reveal hidden structures.
Mrs Medders asks for a pound of oyster crackers. The country grocer refuses, saying Ike Huskey is sleeping on the bar and in a bad humor, so he will have to send them later.
The Washington Star quotes Senator Sorghum as saying he cannot discuss future historical recognition because he is focused on preventing his name from being passed up by the legislature.
A wry remark notes managers of theaters react with growls when houses are dark and grumbles when they are light, highlighting their inconsistent behavior in attendance and mood.
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