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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1907
Page
7
A Western starter, now in New York, meets a busy city man who asks nothing and claims debts repaid. The visitor, a Seattle acquaintance, intends only to pay respects and discovers no good mornings to owe. The exchange leaves both men unsettled in a cautious metropolis.
The article argues that most right handed individuals use their left leg more and start actions with the left foot. It notes left leg dominance in marching, circling right, running, dancing, mounting, and jumping, concluding that right handed people are generally left legged.
Everett H. Barney of Springfield deeded estate and fortune to Springfield for a two mile riverfront boulevard and park system. Cooperation is sought from the city and the New York New Haven Hartford railroad to advance the project, joining a rising trend in philanthropy that favors urban beauty and nature preservation.
A sentence reports a court martial where a man accused as a German spy claimed English allegiance. He was condemned to immediate execution but, in an unusual turn, was liberated as the indictment collapsed amid public doubt and a strange twist involving an umbrella.
Rutland Vermont reports a woodcutting party fought a large eight foot bear with four cubs at Mt Pico. The group felled a tree to block the bear and killed two cubs weighing about 100 pounds each. Mother cubs fled while the母 bear weighed roughly 500 pounds.
A passerby on the Rapock River near the dam observed a man with a shotgun in a quiet moment. He remained seated for several days, drawing attention from locals until authorities intervened.
Humprey a carpenter spent fifty of seventy years denying death. He built and slept in a black walnut coffin inscribed I sleep but I shall awaken. He used it in his office trials and shared the sight with a prospective buyer. His wife embraced his views, and he made a coffin for her as well.
A judge explains his mercy comes from spending a week in jail before his judgeship. He recounts prison life and urges every Baden judge to spend two weeks jailed to understand prison sentences. The district attorney challenges the claim, noting none have served jail time.
A Denver hotel clerk charges six dollars per day for room and board, not per week, prompting a misread by a bride and groom. After paying twenty four dollars, the groom jokes about the rate and takes a photo as proof of a risky, expensive stay.
A Camden businessman's Irish servant notices a telegram that appears unopened as the mistress refuses to read it. The envelope bears the note Received at Branch Office No Broadway Always open, highlighting a misread joke about whether to open mail.
An older man recounts a tale of circumstantial evidence in marriage. He explains how a needle hidden in his wife’s waist a year earlier supposedly controlled his life, keeping him near and ensuring his downfall. The story ends with a grim moral.
A youth tale from Ohio describes Wilbur Nesbit and his brother failing to tack paper to a brown mortar storeroom ceiling. After buying ten boxes of black headed tacks they concealed doors and windows, finishing a pretty paper design with numerous dark spots. The hardware store owner asks how the tacks were used and the boy replies they simply tacked the paper to the ceiling.
A perceptive note on how kisses drive drama across literature and stage. The piece notes the enduring value of a kiss as plot leverage, referencing theater in New York and a historical French regulation penalizing nonconsensual kissing by actors.
Miss Woolley, Mount Holyoke president, argues college education helps girls prepare for any future profession or domestic life. She notes college often shifts aims from a specific mission to broad, adaptable skills guiding women beyond home duties.
Mr Ferguson hosts two friends in the library where a joke about his wife reading headlines in the Thaw trial ends with biscuits burned in the oven and a cow found in a 40 acre lot the next morning. The guests laugh at the story, not the joke.
A reminiscence of a revival night where a young man sees his partner kneeling at the mourners bench beside another suitor. He intervenes by kneeling between them to keep the rival from marrying her, concluding that youth is fleeting.
The phrase presents Leon Noel reversed left to right without altering spelling, illustrating a reversible text concept.
On Mme. Bernhardt's last visit, she set an umbrella on the bureau at the St. Regis charity bazaar. A booth attendant cried an auction for the gray silk umbrella as the actress watched and a western brewer bought it for ninety dollars in a spirited bid.
A Washington lawyer faced a quick-tempered judge who warned I can teach you law but I cannot teach you manners. The Chicago attorney retorted that the judge was right, a moment captured by Harper's Weekly.
An inspector visiting West Philadelphia questioned residents about water waste. In one house a tenant claimed water had been running for years, saying he did not know how long it had been on. A plumber was called to fix the issue.
A scrambled line mentions a Sky Terrier named Gunb and an airship, with an aside about a judge. The readable text hints at nautical and aerial themes but lacks a coherent event or outcome to summarize fully.
Fragmentary text shows dialogue about debts and rounds of visits. Names and clear facts are unreadable, making it difficult to establish a complete event, person, or location.
English society women own priceless jewels in major collections. The duchess of Portland and duchess of Marlborough reportedly lead values, while Viscountess Iveagh has one of England’s most valuable necklaces. Pearls valued around 350000 dollars are attributed to Lord Iveagh. Other titled owners include Lady Rothschild and several countesses.
A garden note suggests phlox and cannas for color in beds. Phlox is hardy and permanent, while cannas require spring planting and autumn protection. After frost tops are removed, a three inch manure layer aids growth. cuttings three inches long root in moist ground in a few weeks.
A short tale from Harper's features Bobbie visiting his grandmother who promises a pie in a sauce cup. He objects to trouble and asks for a regular sized pie, showing a humorous exchange about inconvenience and generosity.
In a humorous exchange, Gunrner and Guyer discuss reforming a husband through a magnifying globe filled with goldfish. The tale unfolds with the husband returning home one night, spotting the globe, and vowing to change his ways.
Archaeologists note scarcity of Pueblo style pictographs in Mesa Verde ruins. A six by four and a half foot rock slab with deep carvings, similar to Puye and San Cristo marks, was found in Montezuma valley near Cortez. The stone record was moved by four horses to the Montezuma County courthouse yard.
The Youths' Companion notes Japanese iron tea kettles that emit musical tones as water boils. The kettle design uses thin iron sheets with narrow gaps at the bottom to create steam bubbles producing varied sounds. Craft and regulation affect melody. these singing kettles have a long historical use.
Soldiers keep trim by lean meat and hot water. An officer with a growing waist loses two pounds daily by a brief lean-meat and hot-water fast, then returns to normal eating. Some officers restrict lean meat for three days each month to maintain figure.
An account recalls Mr Polus playing a clown in a Liverpool pantomime who leapt to a roof and fell a distance into a road, a mishap that proved a laughing matter for onlookers but serious for the actor.
In the unsettled dig plans officials debate drilling near town versus farther away. Greenlees says mineral rights may steer location. 1000 foot minimum, deeper if indications justify. Company invested about 300 000 in the territory and will run two crews day and night to sound the field.
An old advertisement touts Ballard's Horehound Syrup for chest pains and cough relief. A Galveston Texas user praises its quick relief, with claims of curing many digestion cases and urging readers to buy from G. Ramsey.
Mr. Gus Bobbitt prominent sheriff candidate brought in six shoots on Wednesday averaging 180 pounds each and received six cents per pound for the livestock.
A Beard and Blank display features a colored map of Capitol Hill addition with each block lined by ornamental trees and enhanced by handsome buildings drawing notable interest today.
Judge Thomas J. Lowe of Guthrie, general agent for Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York, visited the city today. He spoke warmly about the constitution just drafted at the temporary capitol and sharply criticized its republican detractors.
In Stonewall city primary results Democrats were nominated for city offices. Mayors candidate A B Yeager recorder N T Heard treasurer J W Fuller marshal John Burns aldermen I H Strickland D S Maloney C H Denton C O Scrivner and C W Brown were listed as nominees.
M Torbett Dr Nolen and Judith C A Galbraith returned from Oklahoma City where a large Masonic gathering concluded with a splendid Shriners function. Tom Lancaster joined the party as Dr Nolen and Lancaster received the Shriners degree while observers included the other two. The event reported 800 new state Shriners and 75 initiates.
Notes from Center report that G. B. Bailey, a general merchant, has sold his Center business to Jen Pecklof of Stratford. The doctor A. G. and his brother R. H. will operate a grocery and riding business at Century, with the doctor remaining based in Stratford.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a first published order dated March 21 and reference to an honorable person with unclear context. Limited readable names and details prevent full reconstruction of the event or entities involved.
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