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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1902

Page

4

Doans Kidney Pills Prove Effective For Urbana Veteran

Veteran Joshua Heller of Urbana Illinois credits Doans Kidney Pills with curing kidney trouble back to 1899 after taking them at Cunningham Bros drug store. He reports relief from back pain and recurring attacks and endorses the treatment strongly. Free trials and medical advice are offered by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY with 50 cent boxes available from druggists nationwide.

Bright Doan Joshua Heller Talnut Street Urbana Ill Cunningham Bros Champaign Dean Mr. Heller United States Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo N.Y

Medical fashion and parade notes from historic Labor Day

The Medical Press and Circular advises corsets with stiff material worn under waist fastenings. In New York City Labor Day parade the convicted extortioner Perks and ex-Chief Devery led a long march, finishing third among participants.

New York City Perks Devery

Red Cross Ball Soap Promoted For Clothing Care

An 2 oz Red Cross Ball Soap package priced at 5 cents is advertised for whitening clothes. A New York school opening report notes 65 060 children lacking accommodations due to strikes in new buildings.

New York

Putnam Faceless Dyes Leave No Stains Except Green and Purple

A fragment notes that the Putnam dyes do not stain hands or kettles, except for green and purple colors. The text emphasizes that these dyes leave minimal visible residue beyond those shades.

Putnam

England Relies On Imported Farm Machinery From Abroad

England uses only about a third of the machinery needed by its farmers with the remaining two thirds supplied from overseas sources. American imports total 1,308,000 and Canadian imports amount to 212,000 in value.

England America Canada

New Russian battleships to mount heavy secondary guns

The latest design notes for the new Russian battleships show four 12 inch guns and twelve 8 inch guns as primary armament. Navies trend toward heavier secondary batteries with armor piercing at battle ranges. Britain introduced a 7 5 inch, the United States a 6 inch gun, with Italy adopting long caliber 8 inch rapid fire. The Kearsarge and Kentucky carry 5 inch, and the Iowa 4 inch secondary guns.

Great Britain United States Italy Vittorio Emanuele Kearsarge Kentucky Iowa

Parasite Types Found in the United States

The human body hosts seventy parasite species with fourteen trematodes, eighteen tapeworms, and thirty-eight roundworms. Thirty-five of these have been identified in the United States.

United States

Starch Brand Dominates Sales Says Hundred Dealers

Hundreds of dealers report the excess quantity and superior quality of Defiance Starch are replacing all other brands. Some dealers say they cannot sell any other starch.

No Vaccinated Scholar Tells Smallpox Story in Chicago Schools

Chicago public schools report no smallpox cases among 250,000 vaccinated students and staff. Health Commissioner Dr. Raynolds cites the absence of infections in the system as evidence of vaccination program success.

Chicago Raynolds

Galveston Export Trade Gains Noted for Fiscal Year

The export trade of Galveston for the fiscal year shows an increase of $3,000,000. Public and private improvements recently completed and under way will cost a total of $5,158,000.

Galveston

Cheatham's Laxative Chill Tablets Advertised

Pleasant and positive claims promote Cheatham's Laxative Chill Tablets as a cure for chills or fever. Price listed at 26 cents per box.

Cheatham

Simmon's Liver Purifier Ad Promotes Quick Relief

When bilious or constipated or troubled with any liver complaint you will never regret trying Simmon's Liver Purifier. A mild but infallible remedy. Put up in tin box price 25 cents.

Simmon

Oklahoma Duck & B 7 show at Okla fairs

An unusual item from an Oklahoma notice mentions the Ducks and B7 at a local fair. The fragmentary text hints at a household usage theme and a public event in Oklahoma, with sparse details remaining readable.

Leper Colony Move Planned for Indian Camp Area

The Louisiana leper colony will be relocated in Indian Camp eighty miles north of New Orleans to a point nearer the city.

New Orleans

Colenberg Named Superintendent on Northern Cheyenne Reservation

Colenberg, a long time Indian service clerk, was chosen for the northern Cheyenne agency superintendent post in Montana after a competitive, civil service restricted selection. He will assume duties within ten days. Horace Guffin son of Major Guffin will remain as financial clerk on the reservation.

Montana Civil Service Colenberg Indian Service Jones Indian Bureau Sac and Fox Major Guffin Leech Chalcraft Horace Guffin

Langley Aeroplane Fails In Potomac Test Flight

In Widewater Virginia the sixty foot Langley airship failed to fly. It sped along a seventy foot track for about one hundred yards then wrecked in the Potomac. Prof Samuel F Langley and adviser Prof Charles M Manley survived with a ducking, pledging improvements and a new ship to sail the air.

Widewater Samuel F. Langley Potomac Charles M. Manley Langley Prof Manley

New York City Tax Receipts Hit 10 Million on Day One

On the first day of annual collection New York City receipts reached 10.225 million dollars. The bagged funds were driven in a rickety four wheeler to a Wall Street bank guarded by four officers. The Manhattan tax office notes it as the largest first day payment despite many large property owners missing the due date due to rebates.

New York Wall Street Manhattan

Postmaster General Wilson S. Bissell Dies in Buffalo

Wilson S. Bissell former postmaster general during Cleveland’s administration died at his Buffalo home after a long illness resembling Bright’s disease. Officials said his condition was serious as far back as June and he passed away peacefully following extended suffering.

Buffalo N. Y Wilson S. Bissell Cleveland Mr. Bissell Bright

Seven Orphan Girls Die After Poisoned Snack At Asylum

In Onua n Louisiana seven St. John’s orphans aged 6 to 9 ate rat poisoned bread smeared with jelly and sugar. Two girls Inez Gauther and Sarah Wilkinson died, five linger in charity hospital with life and death uncertain. The Sisters run the asylum and forbids eating between meals.

Onuans St. John’s Asylum Charity Hospital Inez Gauther Sarah Wilkinson

Ex Governor Barnes Tours Ohio for Republican Ticket

Former Governor C. M. Barnes traveled to Ohio to campaign and rally support for the Republican slate. He aimed to stamp the state with party influence and boost prospects ahead of the election.

C. M. Barnes Ohio

Chattanooga Man Badly Injured At Gin

A Chattanooga man was injured while operating a gin in the county’s southern section. His hand and wrist were caught in saws, ground by blades, and torn nearly from his arm, leading doctors to amputate below the elbow.

Chattanooga Ace Lawton

Endorsement by Admiral Schley for Peruna Catarrh Remedy

Admiral Schley, famed nineteenth century hero, endorses Peruna after a friend sought his view on its efficacy. The article notes Schley’s family use and asserts Peruna’s widespread public endorsements, claiming it cures catarrh and has gained strong trust beyond advertising. It invites readers to contact The Peruna Drug Mfg Co. in Columbus, Ohio for literature.

Dmiral Schley Admiral Schley Peruna Annals of Medicine M’s’g Co Columbus Ohio

Exports fall at Northern ports while Southern ports rise

The report shows 1901 to 1903 shifts with major declines from Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Newport News and Norfolk. Southern ports like Wilmington Savannah Galveston report gains. Exports to Hong Kong surge from 457,690 to 1,298,893 barrels. Imports climb with Atlantic channels handling 80 percent of US total. Kansas City invests heavily in Mexico.

North Atlantic Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Newport. News Norfolk Wilmington N. C Savannah Galveston Mexican Pacific Atlantic United States Hongkong

London official lauds Newark subway visit

Maurice Fitzmaurice chief engineer of the London County Council spent a week here studying transit. He praised the Newark subway and said when it is furnished you will have the finest subway ever built.

Maurice Fitzmaurice London County Council Newark Fitzmaurice

Remarkable local cure for female weakness praised by Mrs Markison

Franksville Wisconsin reports a personal medical success as Mrs Louis Markison recovers from long standing female weakness after using Dodd s Kidney Pills. She credits the remedy with her cure and endorses it strongly. The Erie Railroad issues an order discharging employees over 35 who have not been promoted and bans hiring older clerical workers.

Franksville Wis Louis Markison Erie Railroad Company

Cheatham's Laxative Chill Tablets and precision thermometry

The text touts Cheatham's Laxative Chill Tablets as a remedy for malaria era chills and fever. It references Dr Langley’s bolometer, twenty years old, refined with a galvinometer by Ab bot to measure one hundred millionth of a degree with readiness and precision.

Langley Abbot

York Census Shows 23000 Below Starvation Line

An economic census of York England finds 23000 of 70000 residents living habitually below the starvation line indicating widespread poverty.

York England

Piso's Cure for Consumption Ad

An 1000 dated testimonial from N. W. Samuri of Ocean Grove New Jersey endorses Piso's Cure for coughs and colds as infallible medicine.

N. W. Samuri Ocean Grove N. J

Morgan and Standard Oil Alliances Control NYC Banking Capital

Morgan and the Standard Oil alliances hold no less than 205 million of the 451 million dollars of banking capital invested in New York City.

Morgan Standard Oil City of New York

Defiance Starch Offers 16 Ounce Packages At Standard Price

Defiance Starch markets a 16 ounce package described as superior to competitors while maintaining the same price as 12 ounce packages. The claim positions Defiance as a value option for households seeking larger portions without cost increase.

Red Cross Ball Blue Offer for White Clothes

An advertisement promoting Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product. A large package size offers a two-ounce amount for five cents, highlighting its use for whitening white clothes.

Red Cross

Western Union Surplus Rises to 13619000 Dollars

The surplus of the Western Union Telegraph Company has increased, with the latest report showing a surplus of 13 million 619 thousand dollars. The figure reflects the company’s stronger financial position and improved earnings for the period.

Western Union Telegraph Company

Great Nerve Restorer Claims Cure and Free Trial Bottle

Ad proclaims permanent cure without Ota or nervousness after fret day use of Dr Kiine's Great Nerve Restorer. Offers free 83.00 trial bottle and treatise. Send to Ba KR B. Ting Ltd 08 Arch Street Philadelphia Pa.

Kiine B. Ting, Ltd Arch Street Philadelphia

Dealers Say Defiance Starch Blocks Competitors

Dealers report that once customers try Defiance Starch they will not buy other cold Wafer starch. It can be used cold or boiled.

Coffee Roasting Proves Germ Destroying Agent

Crane and Friedlander report experiments showing roasted coffee actively destroys bacteria including serious germs, revealing strong bactericidal properties discovered through their tests.

Crane Friedlander

The Ancient Job Longs For Hunt's Cure Box

The ancient Job withstood his boils in a highly creditable manner but would yearn for Hunt's Cure if afflicted with modern eczema or similar troubles. Price 50 cents.

Hunt

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Our Nation Orllahoma Okla Prof. Langley Postal de Peruena Drug Co Kansas City Mexico Mere Winslow Earth Panama EWIS Sirnight Lewis Peoria L Haynes Buxton Eve Calahowe Edwin F. Davis Dr. Thacher Thacher Medicine CO Chattanooga, Tenn GALE Youth’s Companion Companion Mass Waterloo Oklahoma City IL Reno EL Reno Oklahoma Cuba George Barr McCutcheon C. D. Williams DODD, MEAD @ COMPANY, Publishers
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