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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1903
Page
7
The text contrasts different views on sin, noting Cain killing Abel as a crime and suggesting original sin involves disobedience rather than murder. It includes garbled phrases about "tim means a want of obedience" and "work of prow" as unclear commentary.
A garbled OCR fragment presents stray lines about life frailty and support. It mentions praise and comfort, a person named Jana, and vague phrases like winning aid and faltering. No clear event, date, or identifiable entities emerge from the legible text.
A historical column recalls General Hart-Synnot late in Natal after Colenso. The piece notes his cheerful bedside manner with wounded soldiers, calling him brave yet humble. It reflects on his controversial reputation and public perception as a commander of Irish troops.
A rustic tale portrays a traveler named Carter seeking Col Thompson in rural Virginia. An enslaved guide’s speech outlines a tangled route with directions that lead to confusion and possible loss.
A returned traveler recounts a parrot prank where a minister's bird mimicked prayers about the old woman who owned a prized pet. The bird learned phrases and eerily twisted a line to declare the woman's death, sparking locals’ curiosity.
A young city woman answered a daily ad for writing home circulars. She learned the job involved completing letters for a department store supplier. A note on the bottom urged “Getty to avoid the rush” and a man was drawn into the scheme.
A child prays on bended knees asking God to heal her brother Neville so they can return to New York and live with papa. The mother’s anxious reply and the family’s hope frame a poignant moment.
The tale tells of Gen Caspius M. Clay a Yale graduate from 1832 in a charged room where a student accuses a peer of reading his letter. Clay responds with a sharp jab calling the accuser a liar denying any spying on his words.
The London Chronicle reports more Americans riding omnibuses in London this year. It notes visitors with families often occupy front seats at western termini and travel through to the city. Their chatter centers on questions for the bus driver as the party, led by momma and daughters, is said to bemore charming.
A reflective verse by Bryan Waller Procter contrasts the seasons as personified nights. Autumn brings piercing sight and thunderous voice, winter is cold and white, and spring and summer temper life, care, and renewal in a lyrical, classical mood.
Finns entering the United States rose 60 percent in the first half of 1902 compared with 1901, with only 2 percent aged forty five or older. Michigan hosts the largest Finn population as Calumet based Antiset shifts from weekly to daily publication.
The Hansom cab, invented by Joseph Hansom of Birmingham, originated with a square sedan chair body and two wheels. The early design stood nearly eight feet high with the driver and door ahead, and the passenger entered between wheel and shaft. The modern hansom evolved from this original concept.
The Portland Oregonian notes that top politicians often come from country towns and smaller environments. It lists several senators with homes outside major cities and contrasts the prowess of metropolitan rivals, then ends with local advertisements for Model Bakery, Burch’s barber shop, and W. J. Baugh & Co. groceries.
A letter from Gro. Henley and secretary Okvi J E Sneed requests an immediate five year lease for 1000 to 1500 acres. The writer specifies about one fourth should be seis land and the rest suitable property and mentions payment arrangements. The legibility and full context are limited in the fragment.
Several congregations publish weekly worship times. The entries include J B McDonal and E A Wesson as pastors with services on Sundays at 11 and 8, Sunday school at 9 45, B Y P U at 3 30 on Sundays, and midweek prayer meetings on varying days. Also noted are Presbyterian services on the 2nd and 4th Sundays, and additional Christian S S and prayer meetings with pastors J A Williams and W O Breepen.
The Christian Ladies Association lecture series lists fixed dates. Dr. McClary lectures on October 21 with the Harmony Lady Quartette scheduled for December.
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