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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1902
Page
6
An 1900 ad column compiles multiple testimonials and notes about Defiance Starch, Red Cross Ball Blue, Piso's Cure for Consumption, and Dr Kline's nerve restorer. It praises Defiance Starch as superior, 16-ounce packages, 10 cents, with extra value claimed over 13-ounce rivals.
Senator Clark, once a mining party favorite, developed a pleasing voice under a capable teacher into a sweet tenor. He recalls old war songs and college choruses from his youth and now enjoys opera and popular ballads, appreciating classical and simple tunes alike.
The text explains banana planting in regular rows with suckers set about ten feet apart. Each plant yields one bunch and grows quickly, bearing fruit in twelve to fourteen months. A new shoot sprouts from the root every few months, creating a continuous crop after the first year.
A collage of promotional lines for Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin and other remedies, plus geyser news from Rotomahana New Zealand. Also includes fashioning quips on ads for Defiance starch and miscellaneous product pitches, with scattered moralizing and market chatter.
A Treasury Department bureau incident reports clerks using newly issued money for a "greenback poker" game on pay day. Four fives drew bets, then four eights, a full house, and finally four aces led to significant cash losses among several participants. Police were not mentioned.
The article surveys historic life expectancy, noting high ancient ages like Methuselah, mid centuries around a hundred, and current averages near 38 with infant mortality. It cites England data on centenarians and old age, then shifts to Parisian post office flaws and ironing tips before detailing global coal output in 1900, including the United States Great Britain and Germany and long term growth questions.
Two women quarrel with conductors as trains near a transfer point. A conductor, blamed for spite, defends his actions while revealing a family connection that could affect a sister’s job. The exchange ends with a light rebuke and a note of sympathy.
Nicholas Savin, a survivor of the Grande Armée, died in 1895 at age 126. The Paris born Frenchman lived at Sara toff on the Volga after release, captured by Cossacks during the Beresina retreat. He recalled the reign of terror and witnessed Louis XVI's death. his age was verified by the czar in 1887 when he received 1000 rubles.
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