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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1909
Page
8
A gentle banker, Hector Montgomery Riggs, is awakened by a burglar in his home. The attempted theft ends with Riggs’s bravado and a night of media attention as headlines exaggerate the incident, complicating the truth.
A New York Globe critique mocks a ten day limit to name a newborn and file with the health board. It argues the regulation pressures doctors and families, causes distress, and often leads to unsuitable names or later changes.
In a dated scene, Mr Branscombe presses Miss Hawtrey to marry for wealth and status. She declines, valuing independence and a life beyond a fixed home, despite his assurances and attempts to persuade her with a comfortable future and social standing. She returns to her typewriter, muttering at his controlling demands.
A disheveled man lounging on a church steps draws attention from a dignified passerby who attempts a moral rebuke. The scene turns humorous as the intoxicated man awakens with a wide smile and calls out to the woman, saying O, you Kiddo.
A humorous tale from Lindon Tit-Bits about a doctor of divinity returning from a church congress. A fellow passenger asks what the clergyman’s line is and the reverend replies in a dignified tone that he is in the spiritual line. The layman hints at a cheeky price detail with a knowing wink.
The piece recalls judge W L Walls of Wyoming who wrote a humorous political poem about Buffalo city hall. He reads it to friends, the city editor laughs but declines printing citing family responsibilities.
A fur-collared theatrical manager is questioned by a vigilant customs officer who asks who is in his party. He replies that he is bringing the English pony ballet to New York. The inspector approves, declaring admission free as antiques, and moves on to the next item in the Plain Dealer.
A playful clash at Murphys vacant lot as newsboys and bootblacks clash over umpire etiquette. The officiary sternly rebukes a taunting player, who retorts about a non existent clubhouse. The umpire vows not to alter his lofty expression.
A resident recalls an agent showing the opposite empty flat and loudly praising her talent to encourage rent payment. The humorous exchange ends with the agent hoping she would hear and pay.
In a peevish exchange the village grocer questions Aaron about stacking big apples on top of the bar. The Honest Farmer replies with a cheerful jab about Aaron’s long scalplock mischief.
Tom confesses to a failed ruse after pressuring a man to influence his daughter’s father. The exchange exposes a moral sting as the plan backfires on Tom who admits he was the mark in the scheme.
A mother recalls a talk between a high school graduate and a friend about dresses and the length of a graduation thesis. The chum, poised and careful, asks if Marie will have a very long thesis and Marie jokes she trips in it as she tries it on.
A comic exchange from Lippincott's recalls four soldiers debating height. Bordelais claims a six foot nine inch tall man, Mareseillais counters, and a remark about a sergeant tall enough to kneel to reach his head is shared to close the anecdote.
A Royal Magazine passage compares ancestral feats with a warrior who slew 500 in battle using his right arm and a famed surgeon grandfather, mixing boastful legends in a humorous family genealogy.
A dialogue reveals how a housekeeper is nicknamed Hungry Higgins while the actual full name remains unstated. The tramp challenges the label and calls the title empty, underscoring identity versus appellation.
Guthrie Oklahoma Aug 28 The annual convention of the County Treasurers Association of Oklahoma City Friday and Saturday Sept 10 and 11 when it is anticipated that the Treasurer of every county in the state will be present and matters of importance will be discussed.
Mr and Mrs Edward Gwin and their baby Edward Jr plan a several week trip starting tomorrow to the east. They will stop mainly at McKensie Tennessee, home of Mr Gwins parents, where the young lad grew up and became a citizen.
State charter granted to Westville Electric Light and Power Company in Guthrie Oklahoma with capital stock set at 10 000. Hobart Gas and Fuel Company increases charter capital from 10 000 to 100 000. Catesby Methodist Church renames to Newton Memorial Church of Catesby. Breece Hill Mining and Development reduces capital from 1 000 000 to 506 Walrath and Sherwood Lumber with Callghan & Co name Gustave Erickson state agent in Guthrie.
The Society of the American Colony representing about ten thousand Americans in Mexico City and vicinity adopted resolutions condemning wild border reports. It said anti American riots did not occur and that the Mexican government is strong enough to prevent any revolutionary talk from taking hold.
Washington reports Dr Wiley defeated at the Denver pure food convention where benzoate of soda was upheld as a valid preservative. An Agriculture Department official rejected removal of Dr Wiley, saying removing him could hurt public confidence in the pure food program.
Lincoln Nebraska August 28 Describing the tariff dispute as a sham battle W J Bryan states in the Commoner that real victory comes only from attacking protection and that progressives cannot oppose the Aldrich faction as both sides claim protection. He argues a clear, distinct issue is needed and warns against tariff for revenue supporters.
The account claims Jim Lavinsky failed in St. Louis and Buck Wall of the Texas Department Store seized 60,000 dollars of goods at a giveaway price. Reportedly, Lavinsky was dumped from a car on the Eads Bridge into the Mississippi and his shoes sold at 98 cents in Ada, with the fish said to have disposed of him.
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