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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1906
Page
8
A New York Herald observer describes a night at Coney Island filled with colored orbs and dazzling bursts. The narrator wrestles with unsettling wonder as velvet balls glow sapphire red green and white, recalling a dreamlike spring night and a surreal cascade of Easter egg imagery.
The article explains that many diseases emit characteristic odors and that the sense of smell can be trained to detect them. It notes odors for fever, rheumatism, pyaemia, scurvy, chronic peritonitis, scrofula, intermittent fever, fever am moniacal, hysteria, measles, diphtheria, typhoid, epilepsy, and phthisis, among others, and mentions environments where odors are recognized.
Augustus Wadsworth states cold is a minor factor in pneumonia development while crowding worsens risk. Treatment ranges from easy to impossible. emphasis on digestive tract prophylaxis. Efforts seek an efficient antisein and bacteremic disease antisera, with cautious optimism for future success.
Yale psych lab reports show subjects misperceive sensory events. In one test a tone sounded with each telegraph click but later was omitted while clicks continued, yet subjects believed they heard the tone. A second test timed drops with a metronome and subjects felt the ball despite no contact. A third tested visual perception with bead visibility, yielding false sense of sight after bead removal.
A broker explains that bakery window displays reveal business quality. Gilt edged shows cater to rich patrons with dainty items, while famine like windows attract common eaters with large pies and thick cakes. Wealthy window displays imply strong profits.
The article discusses arter iosclerosis in children and widespread mild aging signs. It questions why some individuals age rapidly within 60 years while others live longer, urging prevention over cures and noting speculation about longevity research and Metchnikoff’s ideas.
A St. Louis Republic quotation argues health should be treated as the man’s top asset. It says delaying health for success yields no lasting value and emphasizes steady, healthful effort to sustain achievement.
An old remedy suggests applying a hot water bag to the feet to draw blood away from the head and ease pain. It warns not to heat the face for ulcerated teeth and explains the same relief applies. A courtroom quip from the New York Press notes a defendant’s reply in a drunken beating case.
Justice Brewer told a story to a George Washington University class about two men trading mules. One claimed a seven year old mule, the other found it was twelve years old by June, prompting the quip time flies.
The piece mocks Jamaican workers, claiming they flock to Panama for high wages but label them wasteful and lazy. It cites a foreman's report on paint usage at Hospital 54 and asserts Jamaica's labor force will still build the canal largely with Jamaican workers, while noting imports from Galicia, Martinique, and the United States.
The article describes the etherial body as a subtle life form interpenetrating the physical body. It notes claims from orientals and now western observers using X rays to glimpse the ethereal skeleton. It discusses the etherial body as a link between mind and matter and its potential to transform mental science.
The author recalls Richard Mansfield and other veteran actors with quirky methods such as sending voice into boots to deepen lines and using soapy foam and a rattling trick sword in the tent scene of Richard III. He notes how stage methods and audience tastes have since changed.
The piece notes that women faced restricted access to historic courses in Britain while in the United States they could play longer layouts though some days were limited. It explains that women often use long courses without special tees in tournaments and that many champions are self taught with focused practice rather than endless rounds.
A southern judge disqualified a juror in a capital case who opposed the death penalty. The backwoodsman insisted on explaining his view, saying his mammy taught it a sin to kill anything not fit to eat. The judge dismissed him after a brief exchange.
Harper's Bazar notes brass sun dials around 18 inches diameter priced about 15 dollars with optional inscriptions. Pedestals of stone marble or cement cost 20 to 100 dollars, shaped as Ionic or Byzantine columns and plus carved forms. A combined brass dial and pedestal runs roughly 50 to 100 dollars depending on engraving or stone work. Dials are mounted on rustic bases such as old tree trunks mounds or basalts from historic sites.
A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt depicts a sharp exchange where Henpeck dismisses condolences and celebrates a daughter’s elopement with Badger an impertinent suitor, suggesting the move will bring lively family debates and a new voice against the wife.
A collection of humorous quips and misheard lines from 19th and early 20th century papers. Amusing exchanges include a mistaken earthquake remark and a sentiment filled vow dismissed for translation into plain text. The snippets showcase period humor and dialect.
A New Yorker described a London jewelry shop tale where an American chose to have a silver set sent to his hotel C. O. D. The clerk noted the request but upon delivery no charge was collected. On opening, each silver piece bore a monogram spelling C. O. D. in elegant engraving.
A rough looking boy wearing patched clothes and a large cigar enters a downtown drug store. He asks for six quinine pills and, after taking six from a bottle, jokes he will not roll them home, prompting remarks from three patrons and a clerk.
Alexander Posey of the Dawes commission records Artus Hotiya, a Creek speaker who refuses to answer questions about his child. Hotiya argues through Creek that as long as water runs and grass grows, lands and governments must not be divided, insisting his grave allotment is all his family receives. He laments white encroachment and the loss of the Indian way, warning the end is near but not ready to hasten it.
Portsmouth judge Calvin Page a NH Bar figure and political veteran was in the Eagle hotel rotunda when a stranger claimed the judge’s overcoat and walked off with it. The judge apologized as the man departed, prompting emphatic remarks.
In New Hampshire, seven year old Ethel appeals to God to smash her brother Willie's bird traps. The mother questions the prayer but Willie reveals he already destroyed the traps just before going to bed.
Frank Abial Flower writes in Records of the Past that Brunside lake near the Canadian boundary hosts Flower Island, the hereditary home of Pillager Indians. The island supposedly houses over 50 generations of Pillager rulers, with graves marked by heraldic insignia and offerings left by kin to appease the departed.
Vice Consul Fuller reports from Hamburg that Germany now rivals France and England in perfumery. Major factories cluster in Leipsic with Berlin and Hamburg key trade centers. Distillation uses 40 plant varieties and imported aromatics. fresh flowers yield best oils. Production costs about 227 dollars per pound and process is tightly controlled for quality.
A Four-Track News excerpt describes Alberta Arndt observing the rural mailman arriving at a Catskills post office. The scene contrasts the farmer in blue jeans with the city worker in gray uniform, noting the mailman’s faithful service in all weather despite his reluctance to travel stormy roads.
In Sandown New Hampshire Timothy Canney a robust blacksmith falls ill with fever. As he lingers his wife asks if he will go to heaven. He asks for a bath apron by the forge and bright hope returns as he seems to recover. Tim remains active in Maine wielding his hammer.
A concise maxim from the Atien ta Journal noting that integrity is shown by the absence of certain companions. It presents a social virtue through a paradox about choosing associations.
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