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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1903
Page
2
Hope and Wisdom in Chesthen's Ton ative Chill Tablets
An advertisement touts Chesthen's Ton ative Chill Tablets promising hope and wisdom with a no cure no pay offer. It urges readers to try the product despite lacking medical proof of effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesthen
Record-Setting Steamship Fleet Held by Irrawaddy Flotilla
Joan Florence of Trinity Springs Indiana testifies on February 15 1000 that the Irrawaddy Flotilla company owns 118 steamers the most of any firm and contrasts it with Piso's Cure for Consumption as lacking an equal for coughs and colds. Defiance Starch promises lasting durability and better results than competing brands, offering a third more value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan. Floreas
Trinity Springs
Ind
Dream Triggers Surrender in Muskogee Case
In Muskogee Jerry McIntosh a freedman surrendered to Deputy U S Marshal Bass Reeves after dreaming the deputy would shoot him in a brush encounter He confessed to attacking his wife with coal oil and setting a fire leaving her critically burned He pleaded guilty to assault with intent to kill and was bound over to the grand jury with $10000 bond remaining jailed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Jerry McIntosh
Bass Reeves
United States
McIntosh
Summer Food Has Other Advantages For Health And Taste
The ad quality promotes Grape-Nuts as a scientific cereal that aids stomach health and tissue repair in the brain and nerves. A user describes relief from catarrh and improved vigor after six months on a regimen including Grape-Nuts, Postum, graham bread, and eggs. The note mentions salt as a sugar substitute and references a cooks' contest with substantial prize money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wife
Portable irrigator adapts root feeding with hollow fork
A portable irrigator designed like a pitchfork injects fertilizing liquid directly to plant roots. Edgar C Thumb of St N Y claims a hollow handle and piston pump draw liquid from a top supply pipe and emit it through tines for precise soil treatment. Meanwhile a French Academy discussion links solar spot cycles to earth temperature using tropical stations from 1830 to 1900 and Koppen’s earlier work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French Academy of Science
M. Ch. Xordmans
Koppen
Tropics
M. Nordmann
Wasteful Gas Power at Furnaces Urges New Use
Dr. Joseph W. Richards warned at the American Electrochemical Society that two thirds of furnace gases are wasted, enough to power steam and heat, with 500 ton daily blast furnaces producing about 2,500 horsepower. Reusing gas in engines could yield an extra 10,000 horsepower beyond furnace needs, making power development economically feasible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Electrochemical Society
Joseph W. Richards
United States
New Electric Lamp Promises Novel Light Pattern
A new lamp design uses nine inch straight tubes enclosing filaments with a small central curl. Tubes form a single reflective line in a metallic casing with leads and sockets. Lamps run in parallel up to 130 volts, above 200 volts in series pairs. Also describes long handled lawn trimming shears.
Electric autocar to run Brussels Ostend by next August
The International Sleeping Car Company orders an electric autocar for the Brussels Ostend line. It will cover 78 miles in under one hour and carry forty passengers. Appleyard Syndicate plans sleeping cars between Columbus and Cincinnati with twenty seats and twenty berths, aiming for through cars on a fixed schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Sleeping Car Company
Brussels
Ostend
Appleyard Syndicate
Columbus
Cincinnati
Stamp Seals the End of the Flap for Envelope Security
A historical note describes a simple envelope security device. A longer flap folds across the back and is sealed with a postage stamp, providing tamper evidence without wax seals. The design aims to deter opening and resealing of letters en route to recipients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar C. Thumb
St. N. Y
W&x
New Metal Meteorite Promises Lightness and Flexibility
A German journal reports a newly discovered metal named meteorite. It is a compound of aluminum, as light as aluminum, highly resistant to chemicals, and extremely pliable. It weighs one third that of brass and costs the same, suitable for pipes wiring horseshoes and brass replacements.
Wonders of Invention and Global Industrial Feats
A collage of innovations includes glass mine models showing workings and noiseless street crossings using wooden blocks. The Naragansett oil ship debuts in the Clyde with 10 000 tons capacity and 900 tons hourly discharge. Japan limits emigrants to Hawaii to 226 per steamer with up to 160 men to encourage married emigration. France may not ban automobile racing soon, as the industry employs thousands and promotes exports. Germany completes 7 373 miles of ocean cables costing 7 million dollars, linking Emden to New York, Shanghai to Chefoo, and Germany to England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde
Government of
Japan
Hawaii
France
Germany
Emden
New York
Azores
Shanghai
Tsiatan
Chefoo
Gemany
England
Italy's Visitor Income Dips to 40 Million
Italy reports foreign visitor income near 40 million dollars a year, reflecting a weakened tourism revenue stream. The figure underscores ongoing challenges in attracting international travel and sustaining gains in cultural and economic exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Woman credits Vegetable Compound for tumor cure and full recovery
Mrs. E F Hayes of Roxbury Mass writes that after months of following advice and using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she is a well woman who can walk miles. She calls the compound worth a five dollar drop and urges others to seek advice and try the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Hayes
Dudley St
Boston
Roxbury, Mass
Deak
Roxbury
Mass
Man Called Fearless Soldier of The Mustang Mail
In a feature tone the piece presents a fearless figure with military training, whose nerve is described as inherited from a line of janitors. The narrative centers on a legendary courier known as Mustang Mail and hints at his storied lineage and stamina.
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Mustang Mail
Joke column quip ties Greece to supper lore
An old man laments rheumatism as a humorous note about Hunt's Lightning Oil and a school joke. A teacher asks about the Happy Isles of Greece, and a child retorts they are pieces of pork surrounded by beans, in a light Record-Herald style item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Happy Isles of
Greece
Little Waldo
Waldo
Chitagd ‘Record-Herald
Defiance Starch Offers Extra Large 16 Oz Pack
When your grocer says he does not have Defiance Starch you may be sure he fears breaking stock. Defiance Starch is better than other cold water starch and contains 16 oz per package, selling for the same price as 12 oz brands.
Fisherman Returns Empty Net in Chicago Post Note
A brief line from the Chicago Post has a woman asking about luck after a fishing trip. The man admits no luck and the woman quips that he scented the bait he took alone.
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Chicago Post
Lt Pepper Bottle Tickle Me Satire Fragment
A fragmented OCR line hints at a playful reference to Lt Pepper and a bottle tickling someone. The readable text resembles a humorous caption or teaser, with missing surrounding context and unclear full meaning.
Bard fears poetry will never attract attention
A witty exchange from the Washington Star features a high-browed bard fearing his poems lack public notice while a loyal companion jokes that an appointment to office could spark widespread talk about his verse.
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Washington Star
Kentucky feudist warns friends over sentence
A Kentucky judge asks if the defendant has anything to say before sentencing. The feudist replies no but warns the judge that friends will hear from him if the sentence does not bring satisfaction.
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Kentucky
Chicago Record-Herald
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