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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1907
Page
6
A medical column questions the value of madstones used for venom absorption after animal bites. It notes stones vary in composition, act like blotting paper, and that porous clay items can absorb venom, but warns a held belief in their curative power is unfounded. The piece cites a reputation for a specific stone seller who charges for application and travel, yet one case ended in death despite prolonged stone use.
A World Today writer notes 364 trade union journals in the United States and Canada advocate unionism. These include 185 monthly and 179 weekly publications, many read by sympathizers and non union workers, with official organs for their crafts and broad distribution in reading rooms.
During the summer the Russian imperial family relocates to the Cottage at Alexander Park in Peterhoff on the Gulf of Finland. The article describes the palace grounds with flowers, a private garden, a miniature fort, athletic apparatus, a small stable, and a holiday hall with toboggan slides, noting the five children enjoy a carefree, even pampered childhood.
A debtor refuses to reveal payment details to a collector. The creditor suggests adding 50 cents to the account to consult a soothsayer in the next block who claims to reveal the future for a fee. The debtor agrees to this arrangement, showing a humorous mix of curiosity and stubbornness.
The Yonkers Statesman notes a local joke about married men recognizing their wives. A Corea custom mirrors this behavior as men avoid acknowledging their spouses in street encounters, treating them as strangers.
The excerpt argues reading makes a full man and that different reading approaches serve distinct purposes. It emphasizes not reading to argue or merely to be heard, but for understanding, with selective reading styles for different works and the value of writing and conference in forming an exact mind.
An Iowa man recounts a Boston girl speaking with a young Indian brave after a舞 Indian exhibit at the exposition. The native, a Carlisle graduate, replies with quiet pride about his people and the entertainment.
The passage discusses payments totaling £18 tied to the publication of the first four editions of a renowned English poem. It notes this as a historic instance where a poet earned money from a publisher as a business transaction rather than from patronage or a sinecure, highlighting the formal legal agreement and the widow's share.
The pope appointed a preferred doctor described as old fashioned and non Tyrant. He avoids taking medicines, recounting how arranging bottles before him makes him feel cured without actually ingesting them. He cites the duchess of Marlborough’s similar experience as a cautionary example.
In a dramatic scene a distressed actress laments losing diamonds pearls and marriages. The manager coldly counsels her to shed affectation and learn to act, hinting public exposure hinges on genuine performance.
Henry W. Lucy describes Gladstone’s prime oratorical power with vivid scenes of his responses in ministerial debates. The account notes his dramatic gesturing and forceful delivery as he argues, often leaving opponents bewildered while he commands attention with incisive reasoning and intense posture.
In a New England conscience vignette Mrs Wilkins man reports a neighbor’s push for a flat, promising to inform about vacancies. A couple contemplates moving out rather than endure the insistent visitor who vows to relocate at once if a unit opens.
The piece reflects on professionals who prosper in cities yet yearn for country life. It notes that returns to the homeland are common but often disappointing as perceptions fade. It cites Sir Walter Scott comparing worldly pursuit to a hare’s circular chase back to the nest.
The passage contrasts handwriting styles of Napoleon, Walter Scott, Leigh Hunt, Moore, Gray, Dickens, and Byron. It notes Dickens used blue ink on blue paper with erasures making his copy burdensome, while others varied from legible to minute. It mentions overlong proofs in Byron’s work and growth from 400 to 1000 lines in proofs.
A sleeping car conductor recalls a football team member hiding 80 cents in a shoe as a makeshift bank. The porter finds the money and mocks the boy for acting as a gentleman while using the shoe to store cash. The next morning the youth demands his money back amid a dispute.
A joke recounts Solomon returning from a hunt to find his 700 wives in tears because he did not call each a priceless jewel. He explains the tax assessor in the shadows would have taxed the whole throne if the claim were true, showing the king’s wit like a modern multimillionaire.
A brakeman explains that using a lap cushion on moving trains stabilizes writing. Resting tablet and arm on the cushion cushions against tremors, making the script as legible as at a home desk. Railway workers often lend cushions to travelers with correspondence to attend to.
A new Italian invention adopted by the government uses an inside operated artificial arm system to lift heavier loads and includes a high power electric helmet light that penetrates the water.
A humorous exchange notes baby carriages are useful but limited. Todd quips that real need is a baby that folds and stores away, reflecting a satirical line from Smart Set.
A young man in Harlem visited a bank famous for no small deposits. He sought to open an account with 50 000 dollars but was rebuffed by a stern teller. He left quickly, leaving the teller amused and puzzled by the stunt.
The piece notes that predictive powers belong to fortune tellers charging about a dollar a sitting and contrasts this with practical methods for business success. It argues that real success comes not from prescience but from proven, less risky trades and warns that many so called rules fail to guarantee success, as everyone claims them.
The bishop of Carlyle criticized "snippet" sermons of ten minutes at Barrow-in-Furness urging longer discourses. A Scottish minister quipped about snuffing and half hour talks, emphasizing material matters and delivery as the remedy.
The Marquis of Graham proposes nautical schools at major seaports to train boys in seamanship on shore and send them on regular voyages in sailing training ships. He argues this will secure British crews by combining basic education with practical seafaring instruction.
Mrs. Gidday pleads with her maid Yes Marie as she laments the scent of brilliantine on her husband after his barber visit. The maid counters that she rather likes the odor and the mood turns to playful disagreement.
Mrs. Clark a 66 year old postmistress and postal worker at Newnham near Baldock Hertfordshire has served 52 years. She walked about 100000 miles in 35 years and averages 11 miles a day delivering letters under all conditions.
The piece surveys various cultural explanations for earthquakes from Mongolia where a frog causes quakes to China where a dragon stirs the ground and India where a world beating elephant is blamed. It also mentions Celebes a hog Siberia mammoths Vancouver Island spirits of evil and wicked hosts as perceived causes.
An interviewer asks Mr. de Billionaire for advice to young men on wealth. He replies that his personal experience shows the best path to riches is to get all the money you can. The Judge reports the remark as part of a forthcoming symposium.
Sunday Magazine explains the Hebrew rite at Passover where a young goat bears the people’s sins. Priests bless the animal and the guilt is transferred by each tribe member before releasing the scapegoat to the wilderness for wild beasts.
The piece playfully recalls Charon the boatman of the Styx being believed Irish by some. It notes his chant to passengers as he ferries souls and suggests the remark teeters toward an Irish bull given the era’s culture and civilization constraints.
Joseph H Choate, famed lawyer and diplomat, urged lawyers at a dinner to resolve to be gentler in cross examinations. He recalled a damage suit where a cross examiner insulted a witness asking about pay for truth telling. The witness replied that the examiner earned less than him, or else would wear overalls too.
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