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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1907
Page
7
Wilbur Nesbit, later a noted author, and his brother once hid a failed paper-hanging job by tacking the wallpaper to a storehouse ceiling with ten boxes of black headed tacks. The prank left the ceiling covered with dark spots forming floral patterns and the hardware man questioned how the tacks were used.
A six by four and a half foot rock slab bearing deep carvings was found in Montezuma valley near Cortez. The stone record was moved by four horses from its original site to the Montezuma county courthouse yard for deposition.
The Youths' Companion notes Japanese iron tea kettles in many forms that sing as water boils. Steam bubbles under thin iron sheets create tones, with harmony differing by kettle shape. Proper fire regulation yields the best effects, and singing kettles have a long history in Japan.
Soldiers maintain trim figures by brief lean meat diets and hot water. An officer with excess waist measures stops eating fatty foods for three to four days, losing about two pounds daily, then resumes normal fare. Some officers repeat lean meat abstinence monthly to stay in shape.
A pantomime actor, Mr Poluski, fell 40 feet through a roof collapse while performing as a clown in Liverpool. He landed in sawdust but was fined for the stage damage rather than receiving sympathy, highlighting the risky side of theater mishaps.
Charles Humphrey a carpenter buried after building his own coffin a black walnut box with the inscription I sleep but I shall awaken He spent years testing death like a long sleep sleeping in the coffin at his shop and later at the Odd Fellows Home His wife had adopted his views and he built a coffin for her as well though she used it not and a third for his mother in law.
A globe trotter ranks the three harshest climates. Magellan Straits suffer year round rain and wind. Sierra Leone coast endures 81 degree heat and 189 inches of rain with marsh fever. Central Asia high plateaus alternate scorching days and freezing nights beyond endurance.
An exploration of the kiss as a crucial plot device across literature and theater. It notes its timeless value in storytelling from biblical to modern works and cites a historic French theater regulation penalizing actors for kissing without consent.
Henry M. Hyde reveals he lent half his manuscript to a young typist and warned the rest would take weeks. She returns twice asking for the remainder and presses for the ending to be decided. Hyde admits he has not finalized the conclusion, delaying the delivery.
Miss Woolley, six year president of Mount Holyoke, argues college education fosters general culture and practical life skills for women. She notes many graduates begin with a vocational aim but end up in domestic life, confirming higher learning benefits beyond professional plans.
In the early 1990s Uncle Moses Fowler of Lyme Connecticut, a state legislator, sought insight into pool selling amid efforts to curb it at Charter Oak Park races. A farming-background figure, his grasp of gambling was limited and he visited Middletown's Chaffee House to observe how the pool table operates.
A Harlem contractor and glass dealer named Leon Noel is noted for signing his name by reversing the letters instead of writing left to right, a curious habit observed today.
A young West Philadelphia girl recently became owner of a fine collie puppy and a newborn baby, all in one day. The minister asked for the baby's name and the dog’s name, she replied the baby was unnamed while the dog was named Tip, noting Tip’s pedigree.
A Washington lawyer recalled witty courtroom retorts as Harper's Weekly recounts a sharp Chicago attorney clashing with a quick-tempered western judge. The judge quipped I can teach you law, Mr and the lawyer replied That is true, your honor.
A young wife in a new flat pokes at hanging hooks with a gimlet and corkscrew. Her husband jokes that the difficulty shows moral fiber rather than skill, saying she is trying to bore a hole with the corkscrew.
Paton records depression on first arrival to Ged New Hebrides in 1858 as combat raged with tribes in war paint. Several died. a native servant was unable to fetch water due to a massacre and cannibalism at the sole spring. The missionary later drank coconut water for relief.
A fragmentary dialogue reveals a couple preparing for marriage and arguing over whether married life will be extraordinary or merely ordinary. The exchange blends romantic idealism with practical domestic plans including dinner, a feeding bottle for the baby, and a reminder about clothing.
A peculiar tale recounts Emperor Wilhelm II visiting Austrian ambassador Count Szoegreny in Berlin. The Kaiser chats over beer and a cigarette with the ambassador and his wife present, then abruptly excuses himself to phone the empress to explain he will miss a parting kiss due to maneuvers and a station departure.
A physician debunks madstones and mudstones as cure-alls for snakebite or poison. He explains capillary absorption by porous pipe clay, notes variability in so called mudstones, and warns against reliance on stones while alcohol complicates cases. He recounts a family with a hired stone that failed to save a victim after 100 hours.
The article cites beliefs about hair color and personality traits. It notes country dwellers have lighter hair due to sun exposure and contrasts ancient tastes for hair shades. It attributes health risks by hair color and cites Womans Life on temper, taste, and diseases associated with different hair colors.
Judge Adams noted a breach of ordinances by Sing Lee with a Chinaman complaint, but the officer revealed the complainant as George Nee. The judge explained that only police can file in such cases, and Nee clarified his own name and identity.
A party of women at a tea hosted by an artist with a large 17th and 18th century costume collection tried on gowns. All but a slim 16 year old found the outfits too large or short, leaving the historic finery unusable for most guests.
Berlin correspondent reports Dr Behring's controversial cure claim as a professor suffers a brain ailment amid skepticism about the Paris clinic and the physician's methods.
The Russian imperial family retreats to the Cottage at Peterhoff in Alexander Park, enjoying a seaside palace summer. The grounds include a private garden, a miniature fort, athletic setups, and a cottage with a garden for the grand duchesses. They ride, motor, and stroll the wooded avenues while toboggan slides offer indoor amusements in bad weather.
A debtor jokes with a collector about a soothsayer in the next block who promises to reveal the future for 50 cents. The collector declines, but the debtor offers to add the fee to the outstanding balance to satisfy his own curiosity.
Dialogue notes a custom where a married man in Corea fails to recognize his wife in public, treating her as a stranger. The Yonkers States A commentary adds that the same custom exists in the witness country when the man is with another woman.
Henry W. Lucy, in Putnam's, depicts Gladstone amid a great 19th century parliamentary clash. The article highlights his dramatic gestures, ten minute replies, and intense, sometimes theatrical, mannerisms that unsettled questioners and impressed observers.
A sleeping car conductor recalls a team trip to a rival city. One youth hides 80 cents in a shoe toe to reward the porter who shines shoes. The porter pockets the coin and a dispute ensues, revealing the boy’s plan to be a gentleman no longer.
A fable recounts Solomon returning to find his 700 wives in tears for not calling them priceless jewels. He explains the tax assessor could levy on the throne if his claim of ownership were heard, illustrating ancient wisdom mirrors modern wealth.
Journal style note describes resting on cushions during rail travel and how cushions dampen tremors. Mentions railroaders making accounts while traveling and experienced travelers taking cushions to attend to correspondence.
The government adopts a new Italian invention that assists divers. The suit’s artificial arms are operated from inside by the diver, increasing lifting capacity. A high power electric light installed in the helmet penetrates water to illuminate the working area.
The fragment notes a desire for a baby that can be folded and stored away. It contrasts this with the idea of a portable, easily storable child as a satire of convenience culture in the Smart Set era.
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