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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1914
Page
20
The Brooks Cold Tire Setter speeds up work without loosening the tire or damaging fenco surfaces. It compresses metal cold, avoiding steam and water soaked fellows, resulting in precise dish. The U S government endorses the cold process and uses Brooks setters at forts and interior departments.
A large tract of good farming land in Oregon is now open for free settlement totaling over 200000 acres. The land features a favorable climate and rich soil requiring no irrigation for top grain fruit and garden crops. For full map instructions and claims plat send 340 to John Keefe Oregon City Oregon. He is a three year U S surveyor and timberman.
Vienna reports a thousand killed in the first battle at Foca with Austria routing two Servian divisions. Servians lose 800 to Austrian 200 as war spreads. New York and London dispatches describe mobilizations, Belgrade occupation, and rising tensions across Europe and America.
New York reports cotton prices plunged on the exchange today with drops ranging from 27 to 41 points as war news weighed on market sentiment. Traders noted heavy selling and uncertainty about supply and demand affected by ongoing global events.
Geo W Brock publisher of the Enterprise in Aberdeen Maryland recalls using Chamberlains Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for twenty years and vouches for its quick safe cure for diarrhoea He notes he has recommended it widely and it has never disappointed anyone Sold by all dealers.
The Manchester Mirror and American argues modern efficiency requires continuous operation near top capacity. It notes earlier neglect of systematic production, explains overhead costs when output falls, and cites newspaper advertising as a driver. Through well-chosen stock and fair pricing, stores can attract customers by highlighting attractive features in ads.
A survey of authors shows several writers faced repeated refusals from London publishers before finding success. Tom Jones by Fielding, Vanity Fair by Thackeray, Uncle Tom's Cabin by Stowe, A Romance of Two Worlds by Corelli, Heavenly Twins by Sarah Grand, and Burton's Arabian Nights translation all achieved fame and riches after self financing or later publisher support.
A teacher asks children about Eugene Field’s poem Wynken Blynken and Nod to show understanding. No hands rise until a brown eyed girl Dorothy speaks in a sweet lisp and says I thnore as they sleep in their trundle bed.
The Commonwealth Edison statistical department notes that if current generating units were no more efficient than older reciprocating units, coal consumption would be doubled to about 2,500,000 tons annually. Saved coal would be worth up to $1,250,000 per year at one dollar per ton, per Electrical World.
A Boston teacher explains the meaning of the word happens to his class and asks for a sentence. When no hand rises for understanding, a student volunteers with the sentence my mother wears happens in her head.
After closing time, Mr Owens delivers six rolls to Mrs Jimley on Hickory Nut Street. She scolds him for using the front door instead of the basement bell and insists tradesmen come to the basement next time.
Near a town’s railway, an elderly coal thief, repeatedly fined, tells the judge not to dramatize the matter. He remains polite and blunt, saying he steals what he takes and pays the fine, ending the affair with the grinder’s plain logic.
Washington reports that Chickasaw and Cherokee tribes will get per capita payments of 100 and 15 dollars respectively under the Indian appropriation bill adopted in conference reports. The act restricts payments for enrolled Indians of blood deemed restricted, with the Interior Secretary empowered to withhold funds for the tribe's benefit. The bill also clarifies lien protections, strikes a gratuity to Mrs. Bowman, consolidates administrative offices for the Five Civilized Tribes, and lists enrollment allowances and prohibitions on attorney contracts.
An old belief that quinine cures a cold is exploded. Quinine only affects malaria fever, not colds. Cold treatment should focus on opening elimination through kidneys, bowels, lungs, and skin. A hot bath, hot drink, and rest under blankets is advised, with hot milk or lemonade preferred to hot whisky. If alcohol is used, rub it on the body after the bath.
The Sydney Herald reports a growing tilt to adopt American methods for placing fittings in all rooms of Sydney houses. A contract is let to build flats at Neutral Bay for F. A. Thomas, to be fitted in up-to-date American style. Similar residence projects around Sydney are using these methods.
An amusing incident at a glove counter ends in a clash as a woman demands gloves for a child and accuses a clerk of assuming the child is black. The exchange highlights sensitive race assumptions and quick tempers in a retail setting.
A Woman's Home Companion contributor describes starting a coal fire by attaching a rubber gas tube to the gas jet, extending to the front of the range, adding a metal tip on the tube end, lighting it and holding under the coal grate. A steady gas flow for a few minutes ignites the coal without kindling wood.
An old advertisement advises that an aehey stretch and dull fatigue signal malaria or chills. It promotes Dr M A Simmons Liver Medicine as a quick defense, claiming it destroys the malaria germ, purifies the bowels, and revives vigor. Price is 25 cents, sold by Gwin Mayes Drug Co.
More than 7000 Oklahoma boys and girls prepare for rich prizes at the Oklahoma State Fair and Exposition in Oklahoma City from September 22 to October 3 1914. The June summary shows 43 counties organized with 7175 enrollments in crops cattle and canning clubs. A boys and girls club day is set for September 30 with plans for moving pictures illustrating club work and a visit by O B Martin of Washington to join the celebration.
A mob of about fifty men dragged and lynched Trockett Williams, a negro, from the jail at 2 am after his alleged murder of John son King, an Indian. The report mixes this violent event with an advertisement for Dr SIMMONS SQUAW WINE promoting health benefits for young women, including cures for weakness and digestive issues, sold by Gwin and Mayes Drug Co at $1.00 per bottle.
Nearly 200 wives gathered their husbands wages in Los Angeles County today as part of a program to aid families of men cited for failure to provide. Wives decide if any money is shared, with each receiving her full monthly allotment.
A sprain may heal in about one third the time of usual treatment by applying Chamberlain's Liniment and following the directions on each bottle. For sale by all dealers.
Chicago July 30 dollar wheat broke the dollar barrier as war talk spurred buying, pushing prices to the highest levels since the crisis began.
New York on July 31 J P Morgan issued a statement declaring the American financial situation sound and urging investors not to fear tumbling values abroad.
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