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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1905
Page
8
A letter from Hon George W Peck narrates a trip to Monte Carlo with a Dakota gambler and a failing plan to “break the bank” in roulette. The trio speculates wealth and crime, but after losing the money the narrator and father face destitution and the Dakota partner derides the scheme, ending with ruin and a warning.
San Francisco reports Luther Burbank of Santa Rosa has developed a potato hybrid called pomato or potato fruit. The new tuber yields a white luscious fruit suitable for preserves and tastes as a fruit while the potato plant produces a smaller pale white meal. Fruit like flavor cited as reversal of growth.
A Clarinda hospital building collapsed on Thursday injuring seven workers and causing minor injuries. The structure fell from weight and concrete debris trapped workers in a theatre area but none were seriously hurt. Inspectors declared the building unsafe and the site will be demolished.
Pekin Iowa man W M Smithart, once told his case was incurable, credits Dr King’s New Discovery for curing his consumption coughs and colds. He has used it over ten years and praises it as a throat and lung cure. Guaranteed 50c and 1.00 bottles at Clark Drug Co and Dr F Z Holley drug store. Trial bottle free.
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