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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1906
Page
6
Former Texas Governor James S. Hogg died suddenly Saturday forenoon at the home of law partner Frank Jones in Houston. He was 55. Hogg was a noted Democratic leader and long served in public trust, shaping Texas politics and state leadership.
The majority of North Ada Democrats and a spread of socialists and Republicans met at the school house to discuss city politics. No official nominations were made, but two declared candidates for 3rd ward council and two others urged aldermanic bids. Second ward caucus backed Andrew McFarland for alderman. John Rinard declined to run. J. E. Bills was reendorsed for council.
In a Ways and Means Committee hearing on taxing alcohol, Champ Clark quizzed a witness who could not explain how a certain alcohol was made. Clark retorted that it was invented by a Missouri convict who pounded corn meal until it distilled into the current beverage. The room laughed as the advocate pressed on, while Clark sat silent, noting the remark about Missouri’s bright men.
Georgia man W H Croll reports a fair grade of paper can be made from picked cotton stalks after leaves fall. Farmers’ useless stalks could become a new industry and various cotton byproducts may yield useful articles.
A fragment of dialogue shows a speaker asking about family size and helpers. The exchange reveals a husband, self, and daughter totaling three, with three girls mentioned as helpers, hinting at domestic routines and social norms.
Instructions for rye bread Boston brown bread and cream biscuits plus French rolls with step by step mixing and steaming. Also odd notes on street hazards and a curious dressings idea using glass, plus a Florida alligator tail dish anecdote and a ricebird season tale.
N Futton superintendent in Clifton district offers guidance on preserving aged shade trees. He advises surgical pruning to reach living sap, use of bone dust and ashes as tonics, and prompt removal of dead wood. He cautions against climbing extensions and ivy on old trees, noting proper treatment varies by tree health.
Mr. Hurley a large railroad contractor from Oklahoma City has arrived with several cars of live stock and other equipment and will begin grading on the Central at once two miles east of the bridge.
Commissioner's court met on Monday in regular monthly session. About 35 cases were disposed of largely by dismissals continuances and defaults. Five cases were briefly tried. Judge Winn efficiently dispatched business.
Silas Nelson, an Indian, was found inebriated by the watchman on Tuesday night and . This morning he was adjudged guilty and assessed two and trimmings.
A Siberian phenomenon shows corpses buried for 150 years remaining perfectly preserved due to deep freezing soil. The permafrost keeps bodies from thawing even in summer.
A punchy note explains a summer resort, pa quote about a man surrounded by women. It then gives a fair substitute for maple sugar: combine equal parts granulated white and dark brown sugars with half as much water, boil to thickness, cool, and add three drops of vanilla extract.
A succinct verse contrasts the value of true love against wealth and power, asserting that a faithful heart and home surpass grand status. The line juxtaposes personal virtue with material grandeur, framing love as the ultimate treasure.
Suggestion for a double window near a brick wall: hang lightweight sash curtains with minimal fullness and add an arch of flowers or leaves over the top. Use white or unbleached muslin to maximize light, with an applique linen design or bold embroidery, or a simple cretonne. The arch should sit near the top for best effect.
Advice notes that sprinkling salt over the range before frying reduces disagreeable odors caused by fat spatters, helping keep the kitchen air cleaner.
A Boston Budget and Beacon feature offers practical kitchen and home care tips. It suggests extracting fragrance from arms root in wash water, using potatoes to wash delicate fabrics, blanching parsley to preserve color, and cautions about moisture on light gloves. It also covers salad ideas with celery and apples, window cleaning with starch, piano key care, and nail conditioning with creams or waxes. It notes new telephone book covers matching room colors.
One cup of tapioca, three cups of cold water, juice of a lemon and a pinch of grated peel. Soak the tapioca in boiling water for four hours. Heat in a saucepan, adding lukewarm water if liquid is absorbed. When clear, add sugar and lemon. Mold and eat cold with rosewater cream.
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