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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1907
Page
7
A Frisco office notes an order ending all senior discounts on return trips effective August 11. The essay links the move to a broader push toward universal two-cent fares, with states already enacting two-cent laws and carriers trimming baggage and child fares to maintain revenue and uniformity.
Col Will Hays longtime Southern poet and originator of the Dixie lyrics died in Louisville Tuesday night at age 70. He wrote Mollie Darling and diverse songs, befriended Mark Twain, and led a public life in Louisville before collapsing from paralysis in 1904. He leaves a widow two children and two brothers.
Midget cattle from Ireland called Kerry cows and Dexters are becoming fashionable in Hamp ton Long Island as pets on Mrs Adolph Ladenburg 200 acre estate beside Meadow Brook Club She imports two Dexters and plans more replacing larger stock They are small under 38 inches tall yet good milk producers described as gentle and attractive Also noted are Shropshires and Dorset sheep on the property
Brief notes report tainted money in Manila with Major Paymaster Eugene Coffin, a Civil War veteran, who lost his left arm from infection after handling funds. Also covered are W A McBride fasting for thirty days in Oklahoma City, and mixed commentary on boll weevil impact on Southern cotton, plus views from multiple papers.
The census bureau outlines a ten report schedule for 1907 08 cotton ginning data with publication dates from September 8 to March 20 and interim dates in October to January. March 1 condition reported, six day canvass, summaries sent by telegraph, aim to publish quickly for European markets. Sundays September 8 and December 8 will be moved.
An editorial urges reducing meals in heat arguing that eating only two meals a day can ease discomfort and improve energy. It compares the stomach to a furnace and advises rest for the liver, walking more, and avoiding overindulgence or heat reports while noting a lighter summer experience. Brequet watches and Mars proximity wrap the piece with lighter curiosities.
R S McCoy of Marlin Texas owns a about eighteen month old heifer that has never calved yet yields a gallon and a half of milk daily with three fourths of a pound of butter. The piece notes unusual calf milk training and recalls anecdotes about Chauncey Shafer and Judge Brady in a courtroom setting.
A device by Prof. George Poe aims to revive heart and lungs after suspension. The Scientific American notes it could resuscitate victims of asphyxia poisoning or drowning and prevent deaths during anesthesia. It may also aid infant birth asphyxia, sober intoxicated individuals quickly, revive electrocution or hanging cases, and prevent Arctic freezing deaths through artificial respiration.
The article analyzes prisoner origins in the West Virginia Penitentiary on October 1 1904. It breaks down 748 inmates by county liquor licensing status and highlights Fayette County sending 159 prisoners, representing 20 percent of inmates despite containing only three percent of state population.
R. 8. Lindsey, president of the Oklahoma Broomcorn and Warehouse Company in Oklahoma City, estimates a 40 percent crop shortage. Reports from Washington say the Knox boom bears watching and that many watchers are paying attention. Raw City claims the fastest ball team in Oklahoma exclusive of salaried players, inviting debate.
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