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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1902
Page
7
Red-leg the duck grows overconfident and wary after surviving a hunter’s missed shot. He stays near a swamp, braving winter, until a boy with a decoy pole lures him into a fatal trap. The event ends Red-leg’s life in solitude at Floating idly About.
In a letter, C. J. McMurray of Freeport Iowa praises Dean’s Kidney Pills for curing back pain and kidney issues and endorses the remedy. The ad offers a free trial of the medicine by mail from Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo NY, with price 50 cents per box available at druggists nationwide.
The South Carolina agricultural experiment station introduces dried potatoes as a new crop and industry. Potatoes are boiled peeled and evaporated to a shelf stable product usable after soaking in warm water. The method offers simple cheap processing suitable for farms and promises large harvest conversions from 357 bushels raw to 105 bushels dried per acre, opening distant markets.
In North Walsham Norfolk four residents share a house and mark fourteenth century longevity with ages 85 84 84 and 83 totaling 336 years combined all in good health after recent participation in local nation festivities.
E G Moore of 7 Phillips Street Kingsland reports long Rheumatism suffering ended after using St Jacobs Oil. He says a few applications brought relief and credits the remedy with decades of proven pain relief and urges its household use.
A work by B. W. Theobald on world mosquitoes catalogs 300 species with 136 new. Most species inhabit towns or are pests known to travelers and traders, aiding medical men in identifying spreaders of disease.
A pamphlet recalls the old quarrel between two friends over whether the word news is singular or plural. They asked Horace Greeley via telegraph, Is there any news? He replied with a sharp quip, Not a new.
A historic line extends over 1200 miles of operated road with no passenger fatalities in over twenty years. The route traverses more mountains and twists than any road in the United States, challenging drivers with heavy curves.
The Grand Trunk Road in India is described as the longest macadamized highway in the world. It starts at Lahore and extends about 1 800 miles.
Fragmentary text mentions rich and poor and torture they suffer and asserts a single cure that is absolutely safe, implying testimonial style but with incomplete context and unclear subject.
The Empress of Russia enjoys caricaturing and collecting caricatures. Her talent lies in catching a likeness and translating it to paper, making even the caricatured smile at the good natured portrayal.
A 19th century testimonial advert promises one hundred dollars for a catarrh cure. F J Cheney & Co advertise Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood and mucous treatment taken internally. West & Truax and Walding Kinnan & Marvin, Toledo wholesalers, back the assertions with endorsements from local druggists.
A brief moral line notes that a seafaring thief steals for choice not need, depicting crime as deliberate rather than desperate.
Dealers claim once a customer uses Defiance Starch no other cold water starch can be sold. It is usable cold or boiled. Bright adage promises blissful ignorance over wisdom. Burdock Haired Bitters are advertised to cool and invigorate.
A collage of promotional lines and notices from a 1900 paper. Mentions Piso’s Cure for Consumption and Red Cross Ball Ring for cleaning, fall ads for chestnut barrs, Putnam Faceless Dyes, Mia Winslow’s Booting Syrup, and a call to free dropsy treatment by Dr. H H Green and Sons. Also features a comic line about telephone etiquette.
Storekeepers report Defiance Starch gains, offering one third more for the same price and higher quality. Senator Sorgum questions the promises as the store trade notes the brand’s advantage makes it hard to sell competing starches.
The article states London experiences a southwest wind on about 112 days annually, with northerly winds on sixteen days and southerly winds on eighteen. It conveys a concise snapshot of prevailing wind directions and their frequency.
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot-Ease a powder for the feet It makes tight or New Shoes feel Easy Cures Corns Bunions Swollen Hot and Sweating Feet At all Druggists and Shoe Stores 25c Sample sent FREE Address Allen S Olmsted LeRoy NY Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy a Parsee was the first Oriental to have the title of baronet conferred upon him He died in 1859.
A cautionary ad-like line urges keeping Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil in the home to prevent accidents, implying its protective use and reliability in daily household risk.
Aamone, a tiny French hamlet with forty residents, is touted as the world’s healthiest spot. The population includes twenty five people aged eighty and one surpassing a century, suggesting exceptional longevity in the village.
Letters from Louis J. Scherrinsky and Mrs Nannie Wallace recount Peruna curing a severe cough and stomach troubles for years. They call it indispensable and say it guards the family against coughs colds catarrh bronchitis and other ailments with broad health benefits.
Congressman George Henry White of Tarboro North Carolina writes to Dr Hartman discussing Peruna as an internal remedy for catarrh. He claims Peruna cleanses diseased mucous membranes and urges readers to seek Hartman’s free medical advice if they do not see prompt results.
The text notes that about 3000 words are used similarly in French and English without changes to spelling. It discusses how shared vocabulary arose from historical contact, trade, and scholarly exchange, creating a common lexicon across both languages.
An old advertisement touts Defiance starch promising best results with a claim that once used, customers will continue buying it as a preferred brand. The snippet highlights a morning time and a low price offering to attract buyers.
The German Empire comprises 442 cities with populations ranging from 10 000 to 100 000 residents. Urban centers vary in size but share common administrative structures and growth patterns.
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