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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1914
Page
8
The article touts the Brooks Cold Tire Setter as a quicker method to set tires, claiming it preserves wood and avoids steam or water damage. It emphasizes no over dishing, minimal downtime, and government endorsement through U S forts and shops.
A large tract of productive farming land in Oregon is open for free settlement totaling over 200 000 acres. The land features a favorable climate rich soil and does not require irrigation for top crops. For maps instructions and a plat send 3 40 to John Keefe Oregon City Oregon a three year U S S surveyor and timberman.
Reports from Vienna to Los Angeles detail early fighting in the July war crisis. Austrian forces reportedly win at Foca and Belgrade while Servians suffer high casualties. Russia mobilizes 200000 men and Germany readies for possible war.
New York July 30 cotton market moved sharply lower with prices down 27 to 41 points on wartime news. Market observers noted the selloff as traders reassessed supply and demand amid ongoing global tensions.
Georg W Brock of the Enterprise Aberdeen Maryland endorses Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a quick safe cure for diarrhoea. He has used it for twenty years and recommends it to others without disappointment. For sale by All Dealers.
The Manchester Mirror and American argues modern efficiency requires plants run near full capacity. It notes past lax production, the overhead cost of even a short lull, and how sustained activity boosts profits. Advertising helps merchants attract customers by highlighting stock and fair prices.
A survey of authors whose works were rejected by London publishers yet later achieved fame and riches. Tom Jones, Vanity Fair, Uncle Tom's Cabin, A Romance of Two Worlds, Heavenly Twins, The Arabian Nights translation all followed refusals before success and wealth.
A teacher asks children about Eugene Field's poem Wynken Blynken and Nod. Nobody answers until a small girl raises her hand and softly explains I thnore. The anecdote from a Ladies' Home Journal page captures a child's earnest mispronunciation.
Commonwealth Edison data show current coal use would double if today’s generators were as inefficient as older reciprocating units. That would raise yearly coal burn to 2,500,000 tons, and at most one dollar per ton more fuel would save about 1,250,000 dollars annually.
A Boston teacher explains a word to her class and asks for sentences. No hands go up until a student blurts out a comical misused example saying My mother wears happens in her head.
A Newark News brief notes Mr. Owens delivers six rolls to Mrs. Jimley on Hickory Nut Street after a night rush. She scolds him to use the basement bell next time and not ring the front door. Owens feels pleased to help.
In a West town near the railway, a repeated coal thief meets a police magistrate. The judge warns of harsher fines or jail, but the old man retorts that he steals his coat, pays his fine, and ends the matter.
Congress approves Indian appropriation with per capita payments of $100 for Chickasaws and $15 for Cherokees. The bill tightens enrollment rules, restricts funds from liens, and consolidates Five Tribes administration. An enrollment amendment adds 315 claimants across tribes.
The article notes quinine no longer cures colds and only affects malaria fever. It advises opening eliminative organs through hot baths, fluids, rest, and nonalcoholic warmth, with gin as a minimal aid. It also reports Sydney’s move to adopt American style fittings in domestic architecture, including Neutral Bay flats for F A Thomas.
A humorous incident at a glove counter unfolds when a woman asks for gloves for a child and, in a heated moment, calls a clerk an impudent girl she treats as white, prompting a clash over color and size.
A Woman's Home Companion contributor describes a method to ignite a coal stove using a rubber gas hose and a metal tip. By lighting the tip and placing it under the grate with coal, a steady gas flow for several minutes starts a coal fire without kindling wood.
A vintage health ad warns of aendey and chills signaling malaria and urges quick action. It promotes Dr M A Simmons Liver Medicine claiming to destroy the malaria germ purify impurities regulate bowels and restore energy with a 25 cent price. Sold by Gwin and Mayes Drug Co.
More than 7 000 Oklahoma boys and girls are drafting plans for the Oklahoma State Fair and Exposition September 22 to October 3 1914. W D Bentley reports 43 counties organized with 7 175 members in clubs including corn cotton kafir corn pig canning. A special club day is set for September 30 with O B Martin expected to attend and moving pictures planned to showcase club work.
In Eufaula Oklahoma on August 1 a mob of about fifty men took Troy Williams from jail and lynched him after he was charged with murdering Indian John son King. Pale girls near womanhood are urged to seek help from Dr Simmons Squaw Wine for feminine ailments and related health concerns.
Nearly 200 wives in Los Angeles gathered their husbands wages from the county as part of a program for men cited for failure to support families. Wives decide if a division occurs and each woman kept her share at month’s end.
A sprain may be cured in about one third the time required by the usual treatment by applying Chamberlain's Liniment and observing the directions on each bottle. For sale by All Dealers.
Chicago July 30 reports dollar wheat prices rising on war talk to the highest figures since the crisis.
J. P. Morgan states the U S financial situation is sound and investors should not fear declining values abroad. He stresses stability and warns against overreaction to overseas market tumbles.
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