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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1914
Page
7
The passage urges daily attention to THE NEWS advertisers to save money during times of rising living costs. It emphasizes practical benefits for households and notes the impact on the budget from timely ad deals and promotions.
Warrants issued for the arrest of James Williams and Andrew Williams, Kay county farmers near Newkirk, charged with peonage violations and intimidation of citizens. A brother in New York allegedly gathered eight to ten colored boys from Charleston to work on their farm. one escaped and alerted the county attorney. US Assistant Attorney W B Herod calls it the first case of its kind in this district.
Geneva reports the first case of a Swiss citizen accused of spying for another country. The National Council member was arrested in Zurich and a search of his home yielded proof of guilt. Authorities say he gathered and passed details on Swiss defenses along the Italian frontier. The government has suppressed much of the case.
C H Waite manager of Pontotoc county fair pushes preparations and will award concessions including a large restaurant. Farmers show strong interest and expect ample exhibits. Horse races planned on all three days.
Oklahoma City reports forty days of above average rainfall in the western counties contrary to expectations. Farmers benefit from rain aiding crops while demand grows for more silos and granaries in Texas Cimarron Beaver regions as farming prospects improve.
Clarendon Texas man recounts using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy after months of doctor visits and medicine. A 25 cent bottle helped his wife recover after the second dose. For sale by all dealers.
A Collier's Weekly meditation argues that moments of danger reveal hidden heroism in ordinary people. It contrasts pompous officials and everyday workers, showing how crises ignite decisive action, sacrifice, and a surge toward the best within us. It ends by asking how the world might change if we lived up to our best.
New York August 1 The Standard Oil Co announces it has halted all exports of oil products and petroleum. The move aims to prevent contraband shipments that could be seized by warring nations.
A former Lord Dysart once had a nurse cash a £100000 check at the Bank of England. The bank confirmed only three such notes existed, with the missing one later found by the peer. A relative in the 1840s also hid tens of thousands in book pages, later unearthed by executors.
A Philadelphia primary teacher finds wads of paper stuck on the blackboard and questions Tommy about throwing them. He replies that the wads weren't his, prompting no further investigation as to how many or when he threw them.
A closely woven fabric from an English manufacturer’s agent enters the U S market for raincoats. It contains no rubber and is guaranteed rain proof, though smoke can pass through where water falls. The fabric is claimed to be self ventilating and will not cockle up.
Black Jim Hicks recalls a past dispute with Simmons at Beaver Dam over a meat bill. Hicks says Simmons dunned him after a spring purchase, prompting Hicks to quit trading with Simmons and avoid further nickelwise credit. The exchange highlights mountain distrust of outsiders and the stigma of being dunned.
Description recalls the Diwan-i-Am and Diwan-i-Khas in Delhi with the famed Peacock throne. A solid gold seat inlaid with gems, 6 by 4 feet, once mounted with a canopy by 12 gold columns and two gem-studded peacocks. Valued at 30 million dollars, taken by Nadir Shah in 1739. The throne dates to Shah Jahan's era.
A UP feature captures a humid East Side night with bedraggled families and sleepless men women and children on sidewalks stoops and doorways. The piece contrasts poverty misery and crime and notes the nightly cycle from midnight to dawn with street vendors and curious outsiders observing a world of hardship.
Scientific American notes that applying Stefan's law to Earth's mean temperature at 80 degrees latitude, when the sun was about 1.5 times larger, implies surface temperatures near 90 C two million years ago. It argues life likely began near the poles and predicts a future drop below freezing globally as the sun dims in less than two million years.
The essay argues that camera truthfulness is unreliable. good photos reflect either static or extreme expressions, while subtle emotions vanish. It notes charity as the greatest virtue, yet the camera shows no charity and can mislead, capturing weaknesses rather than essence.
A fragmentary dialogue depicts a deserted scene with an elderly man on a doorstep lamenting the absence of people. He blames a fascination with home economy magazines and reports his wife’s absence since Friday seeking an unheard of drug for freckles and his daughter’s burn injuries from a home mechanic bathtub mishap.
Advertising has benefited you in two points. When you buy from THE NEWS' advertisers you do not have to haggle about the price, nor worry your mind about the quality. Both are fixed, and the best to be had in the city.
Summer constipation is said to be more dangerous due to contaminated food and excess cold water. The ad promotes Po-D-Lax as a remedy, claiming it boosts bile and cleanses the bowels, with a pleasant, effective result and a 50 cent price at druggists.
Washington halts postal pressure on unordered C O D and insured parcels. Postmasters may not urge recipients to accept or act as agents to coerce delivery or push sales. The Post Office Department ordered the measure after reports of unordered parcels aimed at making collections. Recipients may freely accept or refuse such parcels.
Jim Lewis, George Ferguson and Miss Mattie Dennis were in town drawing attention from residents. No further details available in the fragment.
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