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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1903
Page
7
Dolores watches as Green and workers pull a fallen man from a ledge. Johnson is carried home with injuries after a long ordeal. doctors and a nurse arrive as Dolores fears the deeper danger behind her father's admission and possible concealment of truth.
In Chapter XI the doctors stay through the long night while the nurse notes they will depart soon yet remain. A doctor emerges to speak to the nurse as darkness deepens and the scene shifts.
In a tense scene, a woman clings to books and starry dreams while a man shows tenderness yet sorrow about love. The setting shifts to a hospital room as nurses and doctors tend to her, promising to keep her engaged beyond this confinement. A drunken derelict collapses abroad, described in New York Sun prose.
Sir Harry Keppel, 24, commodore, was sent as envoy to the governor of Algiers to demand an apology for an affront to the British flag. The young officer's bold reply to the berobed ruler called him a beardless boy and mocked the king’s wisdom, prompting a tense exchange.
An uptown public school flag raising exposed that prepared speeches may fail to fit evolving circumstances. A young orator spoke for minutes before stepping forward, raising his hand as the crowd watched and the event unfolded beyond the script.
Eleanor Keefauver a West Philadelphia girl of twelve farms a small truck patch and sells produce door to door. She earns at least twenty dollars a week in summer while helping her family and sharing vegetables for home. The Vacant Lot Cultivation Association loans 200 acres of land to needy residents under liberal charity.
The seventy third anniversary of London’s last pillory punishment passed without celebration. A London paper notes Bossy was convicted of perjury and sentenced to a sunny hour in the Old Bailey pillory on June 22 1830 before six months in Newgate and seven years transportation. The pillory was abolished on June 30 1837.
Loyal L. Wright of Cornwall Vermont claims to be the only man in the state who voted for General Andrew Jackson in 1832. He recently walked thirteen miles from Cornwall to Weybridge and back, maintaining his devotion to Jackson for many decades.
In Hollis Maine Stephen Wright wed Sally Patch after a long thirteen year courtship as published in the Hancock Gazette Belfast May 15 1822.
Fragmentary note suggests debates over compulsory vaccination in France in the early year of the period described. The text mentions vaccination as a political issue and hints at social or public health discussions tied to a timeframe labeled approximately the first year of a referenced era.
A promotional notice states Smith Brown and Jones market Cheatham's Laxative Chill Tablets. The product promises quick relief and a money back guarantee with no cure no pay. The ad notes prices at 265 cts and says they will be available soon with local distributors shaking hands with customers.
In Chester Pennsylvania a passerby collapsed and died while sawing wood. Authorities were not immediately certain of cause, with no witnesses or exact time of death reported.
An old advertisement from Toledo Ohio promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood and system tonic priced at 75 cents per bottle. It lists dealers Cheney & Co Walding and Marvin Wholesale Druggists and touts the product as effective with testimonials available by mail.
The article notes Niagara Falls attracts about three quarters of a million visitors each year, with a total of three million during the Buffalo exposition year. It also mentions Defiance Starch packaged at 16 ounces for 10 cents and claims one third more starch can be bought for a certain amount of money.
A collage of quotes from Flammarion likening the solar system to a monarchy and the universe to a republic. The item also mentions White clothing with Red Cross Ball Blue and comments on starched goods and personal faith in ability.
The Munich school board mandates that all female schoolteachers salute their male superiors before addressing them. The directive imposes gendered etiquette in official interactions within the education system.
The Duke of Wellington in a Times letter presents British army physique data. Highlights include 1900 average height 5 ft 5.4 in and weight 124.4 lb, hospital admissions 655.1 per 1000, non effective due to sickness 34.85 per 1000, and death rate 6.62 per 1000. Rejection rates rose from 27.4 in 1900 to 29.04 in 1901 and 32.22 in 1902. Germany’s latest figure cited is 1887 with 16.3 percent rejected from conscripts.
Patient with chronic stomach trouble praised predigested Grape Nuts food and Postum drink, claiming rapid improvement and weight gain after months of coffee withdrawal. Letter cites six years of illness, bed confinement, and dramatic health rebound now enabling a normal diet and sleep.
A fragmented 19th or early 20th century ad style passage notes Defiance Starch priced at 16 ounces for 10 cents and promotes other products including a straight cigar by Lewis Factory with dealer profit and better cigar quality. Mentions Dr Pepper advertising and a provincial nickel production figure for Ontario.
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