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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1903
Page
7
A fragment notes prices at 28 and 60 cents and tucks in wry lines about love and sentiment. The lines rhyme with playful aphorisms on art, satisfaction, and sense, creating a compact, quirky clipping vibe from a bygone page.
Fragmentary OCR yields cryptic lines mentioning wind colic cynic civet salt and scattered words. No coherent events or identifiable names or places can be confirmed from the fragment.
A terse, literary line contrasts being born businesslike with being born bow tied, suggesting rigid style and formal appearance as inherent traits.
A fragmented note describes a product described as convenient chill tablets with no spoon or bottle and references per box. The readable text is sparse but indicates a packaging or usage detail.
A reflective line on emotional endurance noting that women endure hardship without visible breaking, while internal sorrow gradually weakens their spirits across unseen days.
Ev CROSS BALL BLUE appears to be designated for home use. A large three on the package suggests a focus on scent or scent-related product packaging.
Editorial remark in Topeka State Journal questions the meaning of being locked up and contrasts it with satire. An advertisement promotes Cheatham's Laxative Chill Tablets claiming a cure for chills and fever at 2 cents per box.
Local ad for an E. H. Nudd mattress maker listing beds mattresses and pillows sold with full guarantees. Advertises showroom at 104 106 East California Avenue Oklahoma City O T and phone 624.
A bottle of Dr Pepper will tickle the palate at bars cafes and fountains with availability noted in Leais Dalles and Waco as part of a local beverage promotion.
Agitation surrounds ownership claims to the Liberty Bell as private parties allege a 1828 bargain with John Wiltbank’s descendants. They say $1800 paid: $1400 cash and $400 for the old bell, to be exchanged for the new. City authorities deny any sale of the Liberty Bell and say the deal referred to a smaller instrument used at Independence Hall.
An advertisement-like narrative claims coffee harms complexion via liver action and bile, causing yellow skin and headaches. It promotes Postum Food Coffee as a remedy, sharing a testimonial of long coffee use and health improvement after switching, attributed to Postum from Battle Creek Michigan.
A hurried traveler at Union depot spotted a vacant seat but blocked by a painter on a ladder. The man with the roan whisker forced a shove, sending the painter tumbling off. The would be traveler escaped danger and found his train still near. Kansas City Journal.
A historical report claims Japanese policy sales explode in the land of the rising sun with a New York firm placing ten million dollars in life policies in one month. Doctors failed to spot fraud as a healthy Japanese man passed medical tests for many. Local insurers warn of widespread exploitation and risk.
A poem by Richard Seuss from Guelph Ontario revels in lilac leaf buds and summer promises. The speaker invokes artifice frost and a silversmith to revive scent and color. He laments love arriving in spring and envisions a lush, heady scene of nectar and treasured blooms.
Dr. Wiley a government chemist warns against soda water and iced tea in hot weather and claims vegetable preparation soils cause disease. He endorses meat in heat and cold while praising bread and butter as blameless. Science shifts from thumbs up to thumbs down in sudden fashion.
The new club bars baldness on top as a prerequisite for membership. A stray hair on the crown can blackball a candidate such as Senator Hanna who was refused election for not being hairless. Several less notable people await approval for the same reason. Some claim election by removing the remaining chairs.
The article notes that no fewer than 20 000 people go missing in London annually with only about one fifth traced by crisis reports. Many vanish from friends forever and are often sought by police. A significant number leave London.
A merchant captain gathered pawn tickets from many nations forming a global collection sold at auction. The unique lot fetched 240, nearly matching the total sums advanced on the pawned items.
A household reader is urged by an old advertisement to use Hunt's Lightning Oil for aches and pains. The copy asserts it is not only good but better than the best of other kinds with prices listed at 3 dollars and 60 cents.
A demure maiden, murmuring softly, says this phrase as her lover draws nearer on the sofa. The quote captures a tense intimate moment reported by the Cornell Widow.
An advertisement states Dr Purdy at 6 Mitchell Ridge Houston Texas offers Morphine Opium and Liquor remedy with free samples and a booklet.
A grass from Oran's volcanic slopes in Algeria yields a steel like elasticity enabling it to replace springs in furniture manufacture. The discovery promises durable seating and potential new material applications for local industry.
A report compares populations, stating Chinese in America number two for every three Indians, highlighting demographic proportions and shifts in the United States.
Odd fragment notes a cheerful summer mood and soda fountain pricing. Mentions Dr Pepper and a per glass rate, with a pleasant farewell tone and a call-back to patrons at local soda fountains.
The report notes that Arizona harbors more venomous snakes than any other U S region, highlighting the state as the top area for dangerous serpents.
A vintage page fragment lists global coal consumption with 630 million tons mined annually and 148 million burned in the United States, notes Washington state lumber prowess, and features assorted ads and remarks including medical cures and a humorous anecdote about a married man.
A sales pitch urges housewives to try Defiance Cold Water Starch now. It guarantees superiority over competitors and offers 16 ounces in a 10 cent package, compared with 12 ounces from other brands. The copy claims once used, Defiance will become the chosen starch.
In a terse exchange Hewitt questions marrying the girl while Jewett quips that it sometimes takes two to form an idea. The dialogue hints at a social or witty confrontation between two men named Hewitt and Jewett.
A compact reflection links famous triumphs to the challenges faced by explorers and settlers. The line contrasts the famed Klondike gold rush spirit with the grueling Chilkoot Trail hardships, underscoring perseverance in harsh environments.
A Minnesota letter from J W O'Bairn of 322 Third Ave S Minneapolis dated January 6 1900 endorses Piso's Cure for coughs and related ailments.
A reflective line compares souls to railway bridges that can be reconstructed after the trains of trial and temptation pass, emphasizing resilience and renewal amid hardship.
An advertisement urges readers with low spirits to try Simmons' Liver Purifier as a remedy. It notes the product is sold in tin boxes at 25 cents per box.
A reflective line on the role of women in daily life, comparing women to the comforting, soft upholstery that wears closest to people as life unfolds. It emphasizes nurturing presence and quiet resilience.
Ad touts no chromoes or cheap premiums and promises one third more Defiance Starch for the same price as competing starches, highlighting superior quality for consumers seeking value.
A cryptic remark suggests that if Helen of Troy had a snub nose the famed Trojan War might not have occurred. The line frames a playful alternative history linking beauty to conflict.
An advertisement claims deafness cannot be cured by local applications and asserts a constitutional remedy. It attributes deafness to inflammation of the Eustachian tube’s mucous lining, often from catarrh, and promises one hundred dollars for any cure not achieved by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
Germany plants 160 acres of potatoes per 10 000 people versus 112 in Austria 98 in France 35 in the United States and 31 in Great Britain and Ireland.
A patient travels to Peekskill seeking a diagnosis for wasting illness. Dr Bassett examines tongue and eyes before answering with a cryptic, enigmatic remark, revealing the medical mystery behind the post mortem scene.
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