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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1907
Page
6
A concise tale centers on John Brown and his associate James McCoy, both political figures. Brown, drunk, plans to return home after a promise to McCoy. Mrs Brown later reports his arrival plans and a bedtime update, illustrating that a well told lie can be wiser than the truth.
A well dressed traveler voices preference for American water and coffee, contrasting European beverages. She notes bottled water abundance abroad but says Americans can enjoy water and coffee to suit her palate, praising New York and Holland as ideal.
The article traces cremation from early burial to modern use, noting the 1880 count of one crematory growing to over 50 by 1890 and ongoing additions. It highlights Japan where 47 percent of the dead are incinerated and cites the United States first crematory in Washington Pennsylvania built in 1876 by Dr Le Moyne with Baron de Palm’s decanting in December.
A hundred square miles around Mount Kosciuszko the Australian Alps peak are proclaimed a reserve with aims to form a national park. The peak named by Count de Strzelecki, a Polish patriot and early explorer, who reportedly first found gold in Australia. He later died in London and was knighted by Queen Victoria.
Abram B. Cartridge, intoxicated and clutching a Bible, was found in the gutter on South Main Street Waterbury Connecticut. He told police in Scriptural phrases that Bible study drove him to his fall and later was jailed for 30 days.
Two hobos joke about memory after one recounts getting a shock from his electric battery yesterday. The other teases that his recollection must be superb, comparing it to a bath like sensation.
An Outing writer calls the whale the most stupendous leaper of the sea and recalls a monster leaping about 20 feet from the water. The account also estimates tuna leaps of 10 to 40 feet and notes the dramatic, restless scene of flying fish.
Henry W. Lucy describes Gladstone’s prime oratorical skills amid fierce party clashes. He notes how, in ministerial replies, Gladstone could dazzle and confuse listeners with lengthy, sonorous sentences and dramatic gestures. The essay highlights his piercing gaze, pointed forefinger, and emphatic boxing of the brass box to press his argument.
Humphrey a carpenter spent years preaching no death and sleeping in a walnut coffin he built for himself. He used it at work and at a boarding house and even prepared coffins for his wife and mother in law before her death. His wife was converted to his views before passing away three years ago.
A blond young woman buys maple sundaes for eight dirty newsboys in a Tweny third Street drug store. The boys beam with excitement as they share the treat, then she leaves after thanking them. onlookers note the wholesome moment contrasts with the boys’ roughness.
A football team's sleeping car journey ends with a porter discovering 80 cents hidden in a player's shoe. The youth claimed honesty but a porter calls him no gentleman, saying he used the shoe as a bank. The tale hinges on a humorous misreading of integrity aboard a railcar.
Mrs Malaprop jokes about Emily's wedding in a humorous exchange. She confuses cassocks with Cossacks in a quip that mocks church formalities and a minister's reply about two pillars and a foreign military effect. The playful dialogue captures social humor and a family wedding scene.
The piece argues kisses drive plots in literature and theatre across eras and nations. It notes the central role of kiss scenes in modern stages including New York productions and cites a 19th century French theater regulation fining actors for kissing without consent.
In Salzburg Germany Baen is forced to hold a sitting in a convent after a nun refuses to testify in public. Sister Coelestine, a nun from Nonnberg, would not appear due to her vow but was examined behind a curtain with abbess support. A woodcutter facing theft charges was condemned to two months in prison on her testimony. anti clerical voices objected to such evidence being admissible.
Azuba Sisson sues Sanford Sisson for divorce alleging his summer cider fuels alcohol abuse and keeps him intoxicated through winters. The couple, married in 1878, own a Norwalk area farm noted for fine products.
A corpulent man on a Coney Island ride drops a quarter while two German women surge to exit. A handkerchief spills coins, drawing a shower of silver. one woman notices the quarter and rushes away, leaving the man to sigh helplessly.
Miss Woolley, six years president of Mount Holyoke, asserts that college-bred women make the best housekeepers. She champions higher education as a liberal training fitting girls for future professions or homemaking, noting many enter college aiming at a specific career but later settle into domestic life.
A short, humorous tale from Youth's Companion titled The Mean Thing shows Mrs Morse inflating her nail hammering with a carpenter, while her husband echoes a quip about lightning striking twice. He praises her, but warns the judge may be biased.
A historical quip from Youth's Companion recounts Dr. Bacon a New England clergyman arguing with Noah Webster over pronunciation He refuses to adopt Webster's rules asserting Webster is his parishioner and should learn from him rather than the reverse
A Baltimore American quip frames a car conductor’s procrastination as the cause of losing a job. The exchange shows the humor in delaying passengers and deadlines.
The tale recounts Solomon returning from a hunt to find his 700 wives weeping. They complain he did not call each of them a priceless jewel, fearing the tax assessor would hear and tax the throne for such wealth. Solomon jokes that the risk shows his wisdom is timeless.
A brakeman advises travelers that resting a tablet on a lap cushion makes writing on moving trains easy. The cushion absorbs tremors, keeping handwriting legible as if at a desk. Railway workers often keep cushions for accounts while traveling. others may borrow them during trips.
A government adopted Italian invention helps divers lift heavier objects underwater. The suit uses inside operated artificial arms for leverage and includes a helmet light strong enough to penetrate the water for some distance.
A quote from the Smart Set contrasts a new baby with a foldable one, joking that while babies are great they should be foldable for easy storage, reflecting humorous social commentary. The exchange features Todd and a witty reply about practicality versus desire for a portable infant.
A playful note on palindromic wordplay cites Eve and Adam in a bowing greeting. It then mentions a Harlem contractor and glass dealer who can reverse his name Leon Noel without changing the spelling.
A Washington lawyer recalls a sharp Chicago adversary and a quick-tempered judge. The judge tells the attorney, I can teach you law, but I cannot teach you manners, to which the Chicago counsel replies, That is true, your honor.
A man viewing a fine portrait asks who owns it and learns it is an ancestor of the owner. The owner recalls the painting would have been an ancestor of the visitor if he had bid another hundred.
Dr. D A Sargent of Harvard describes a new game, a mix of basketball and football, and recounts a humorous golf moment where two young ladies struggle with a ball in a hole and request a dustpan shaped club.
The Scientific American notes that forest animals tend to have larger broader ears for hearing. The okapi of the Semliki forest has leaf-like ears, while the giraffe in open Africa has narrower pointed ears. Grevy’s zebra in scrub regions also shows longer wider ears than the open-veld zebra.
Tenant farmers in South Devon organize a campaign to reduce wood pigeon damage costing pounds annually. Landowners and shooting tenants are invited to cooperate in the effort.
A fat man argues eating well is crucial before work while a quiet stranger, a surgeon, counters that work can be highly profitable. The exchange highlights differing views on labor and sustenance.
Peter Bennett, a longtime Wall Street reporter, visits a New Street cafe with three brokers who display large rolls of yellowbacks to pay for drinks. Bennett, the solvent man amid their apparent wealth, asks how they manage it as they produce bulging sums and insist on buying more. The scene ends with the brokers’ apparent insolvency contrasted with Bennett’s solvency.
At a club dinner an admirer recalls meeting a woman who called herself homely yet she charmed him with her life in Missouri and her husband. He admits his initial plan to change seats, but her talk changed his view and he decides she is actually pretty.
W W Scott a Passaic lawyer negotiates with Holland descent residents to move 12 families to Forest Hill Ohio estate of John D Rockefeller. A H Howatt Rockefeller superintendent met Scott in Passaic to arrange the relocation. Rockefeller, after years of trial, favors Jersey Dutch as superior and intends to employ them on his Ohio property.
The author discusses managing children's companions, avoiding Pharisaism and neighborhood strife, and balancing oversight with trust. She argues that early play should be mother supervised, while as children grow they should be taught right principles and entrusted with responsibility.
A pungent dialogue scene features Plodding Pete challenging a woman known as Lady as they spar over appetite and temptation. The exchange hints at social folksiness and moralizing humor about overeating and tramps.
A prisoner jokes with a visitor about marriage as the start of his drinking trouble, claiming the real issue was being the bride. The exchange reflects prison humor and social mores of the era.
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