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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1902

Page

12

Increase in Indian Christian population in early 1900s

Census data show Christians in India numbered 2,923,349 in 1901 up from 2,284,380 in 1891 with a 28 percent decade gain. Native Christians rose 31 percent while Europeans and Eurasians grew slowly. Madras presidency held nearly two thirds of all Indian Christians and accounted for most growth.

India Madras Presidency

Defiance Starch and Other Slogan Bits From an Old Ad Page

A collage of 19th to early 20th century advertising copy praising Defiance Starch with claims of superior quality and extra ounces. Includes notes on Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children, Piso’s Cure for Consumption, and a glimpse of philanthropy by Ralph Voorhees funding Coe College plus a proposed industrial school.

Ralph Voorhees Clinton, N. J Coe College Cedar Rapids Mich South Carolina

Cast iron plows altered farming a century ago

The article notes that cast iron plows appeared about 120 years ago and faced broad opposition because farmers believed they polluted the soil and harmed the land's health.

Family Has Unique Record of Detroit Wardwell Kin

The Wardwell family of Detroit includes a mother and sixteen siblings aged 76 to 45, all living in the city except one brother in the Klondike. no deaths have occurred in the family.

Wardwell Detroit City Klondike

Ironing a Shirt Waist How-To Instructions

Step by step guidance for home ironing shirt waists from the Philadelphia Inquirer. Use Defiance starch for even stiffness. Iron sequence: back front sides sleeves neckband cuffs, then air before folding. Apply damp cloth to remove wrinkles and lay away two to three hours.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Wealth of the Cecils Five Acres at Charing Cross

The marquis of Salisbury holds five acres around Charing Cross London once bought by his ancestors 25 years ago as grazing land for 2.50 dollars per acre for 500 years. The value of the bargain is hard to calculate today.

Cecils Charing Cross London Marquis of Salisbury

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