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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1905
Page
9
Henery Pecks diary recounts a Rome trip with his father the former Wisconsin governor. They tour St Peter's and the Coliseum amid crowds and pranks. A staged lion and tiger show in the Coliseum ends with a costly scare and a vow to leave Rome.
The Chicago public is told a great sun spot did not break the record for size though it appeared very large through smoke. Observers cite estimates from 30,000 to 107,000 miles across with longer past records in 1858. The article explains sun spots as solar cyclones with intense motions and hydrogen dynamics, detailing their lifespans and dramatic side movements.
A culinary assistant applicant faces a curious exam from a landlady in Chicago. Asked if she cuts a pie into four or five pieces, she answers Stix. The decisive reply secures the position, and the line ends with a moral twist.
The London birth rate averages about 11 000 births monthly. A single month’s male births near suffice to replace men England lost on the Boer battlefield.
A brief, humorous quote from the Louisville Courier Journal cites a gag about the Hungarian diet with macaroni and zoulash and a humorous dismissal of fussing about it. The line plays on cultural food stereotypes in a lighthearted way.
A Rhinelander Wisconsin chemist creates a liquid claimed to be 11000 times stronger than premium beer. One drop in ice water supposedly yields pure beer of finest quality. extract blends hops malt into instant fermentation producing three and a half percent alcohol. One ounce allegedly yields 480 schooners or about 26 gallons of beer.
A dramatic fragment portrays a daughter imploring her father to return home to endure the planned spring cleaning scene. The child vows hunger, a disordered yard, and a chaotic house as the mother demands labor and punishment.
The American schooner yacht Atlantic was ten miles off the Lizard at 4 45 pm Monday and 15 miles south of Penzance with all aboard well and a hearty cheer from a passing steamer Falmouth England May 10 The unexpected early arrival of the American yacht Atlantic off the Seitty islands startled yacht race authorities The German cruiser Pfeil then moved to position itself about a mile south of the Lizard as the passage news arrived.
An advertisement warns of a potential bad scare from bowel pain and promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as a guaranteed cure for bowel and stomach diseases. The ad lists headaches billiousness costiveness and similar issues and notes availability at Clark’s and Dr Holley’s drug stores.
Advices from London and European financial centers say Japan's decisive victory would hasten peace. Washington signaled willingness to act as mediator in peace talks, fueling hopeful sentiment in New York bankers at war’s end.
Russell Lee, known to stay in Francis, was arrested near the Katy depot this morning on a charge of stealing a watch from Mat Pearson. Pearson left the watch in a trough. Lee grabbed it, boarded a Frisco train to Ada, but was spotted after landing. The watch was found in Lee’s sock and returned to Pearson. Lee has prior grand larceny conviction and faces another term.
State department reports 10 more steps in investigating an American ship sunk by a Russian fleet. Instructions were sent to Minister Mayer to inquire with the Russian government. no further details have been received on the incident.
Activity and excitement sweep the Cotton Market in New York on May 20 after a bullish crop report from a New Orleans paper and a strong Liverpool market. Reports of a Japanese victory in the Far East fight hint at an early war end. Prices moved up about 25 points shortly after opening.
The president will travel to Brooklyn to help unveil the statue of General Henry W. Slocum and will tour the naval branch of the Young Men’s Christian Association on Sands Street. He is set to address enlisted sailors at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
A compact advert promotes ManZan for pile relief. It claims instant pain stop and cure of blind bleeding itching and protruding piles with collapsible tubes and a nozzle attachment. Clark Drug Co. is named as supplier.
Count Stefan Wexlevitch was killed in a duel with Karl Henez of the People’s party after a heated dispute in the chamber of deputies. Keglevitch was wounded in the heart region.
June 8 schedule features John Thompson in Around the World in 50 Minutes. He will introduce ten comic characters and ten specialty acts, delivering a rapid fire vaudeville showcase at the opera house.
A historical note on treatments for women using electric therapy by Drs. Martin and Greer. The fragment indicates a medical work or case discussion from 19th or early 20th century medicine focusing on electric remedies for female ailments.
Brig. Gen. William S. Caskey formally assumes command of the Department of Colorado succeeding Gen. Frank D. Baldwin who moves to the Southwestern Division. Caskey was previously in the Philippines when named to the post in Denver Colorado.
Lima Ohio May 80 Daniel J O Day age 80 general superintendent of crude oil fields and pipelines for Standard Oil Company in Ohio Kentucky Indiana Illinois the territories and Kansas died here Sunday morning at 4 o clock
The funeral of Baron Alphonse Rothschild, governor of the Bank of France, born in Paris, was held Monday at his birthplace on Rue la Pitte. Premier Rouvier Foreign Minister Delcasse and other ministers represented the government at the services.
Graeme Stewart former Republican National Committee man from Illinois remains in serious condition after a second brain congestion attack in Chicago. He is reported to be under medical care with guarded prospects.
Tulsa and Muskogee prepare to collect the Greek tribal tax. Bristow grants Frank A. Gillespie a twenty year exclusive gas franchise. A 4,000,000 cubic feet per day gas well is struck in the Chelsie field. Sulphur electric light plant opening postponed due to missing boilers. Hartshorn plans two day Fourth of July celebration. South McAlester water reserve could sustain two years. Wynnewood buys two acres for a spring yielding 20 000 gallons daily. Bluejacket reports a 48 inch coal vein. second such deposit nearby. Sulphur reservation houses being removed. 204 buildings must go in sixty days. fifteen stone buildings to be torn down.
Local testimonial from D. L. Gregory of Hope Texas: Bucklen’s Amica Salve quickly cured a bad sore and was effective for sore eyes. Sold for 25 cents at Clark’s and Dr F Z Holley’s drug stores.
George Bowlin was killed by lightning and held a $1,000 policy with Modern Woodmen. Death proof filed and drafts arranged for the widow within two weeks after affidavits were completed, a notably rapid process given the need to verify multiple affidavits.
One night is enough to prove Pineules as the world’s best remedy for backache and all kidney and bladder troubles. A single dose will bring relief for rheumatism or any other blood disease. Clark Drug Co.
A Breckenridge team near the Katy railroad frightened by an incident Friday evening bolted along the street, dragging a nearly new buggy turned into wood and scrap iron as bystanders chased.
Local ad notes Geo. A. Harrison offers a range of Moline implements including sulky plows cultivators stalk cutters and black land plows.
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