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Newspaper
Ada Weekly Democrat
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1910
Page
5
Sapulpa city council votes to hold an election on the commission term of government on the first Tuesday in April. A $55,000 water works bond issue for Krebs is sold at par and bids for the plant construction will be advertised this week. An unbroken drought in Creek County unsettles farmers after weeks of record heat.
The following postmasters have been appointed in Oklahoma James D. Fajilkner at Cheetah J A Taylor to Wepanucka and W E Johnston at Tecumseh.
A fire of unknown origin completely destroyed the Collens Mattress factory in Chickasha, causing about 20000 in damages and leaving forty men unemployed. In Oklahoma City, Agnes Gilbert killed her crippled husband Andrew Gilbert after an assault in their kitchen.
William Maoris was found guilty of breaking into the Oklahoma Hardware store in Oklahoma City at Christmas. He was tried in district court and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary.
George C. Butte, a Muskogee lawyer, offers a $25 gold prize to the University of Oklahoma for the best student debater. The award is to be given annually for ten years, with the first prize to be presented at the close of the current year.
Articles of incorporation filed by M. M. Henderson who publishes weekly papers at Shawnee Tecumseh Wanette and other points signals a new democratic afternoon paper for Shawnee with the Standard Print Co. gaining a foothold in the regional press.
Governor Haskell issues proclamation for a special election in Sayre Beckham county to determine if the town with a population of 2,180 shall incorporate as a city of the first class. Election set for April 19.
The Cherokee nation plans a spring cash distribution totaling over four million dollars. The average five person family is set to receive about 665 dollars, a move expected to stimulate business across the nation, especially in areas where Indians reside.
The White Temple, a large church in Oklahoma City, was purchased Thursday by the local Masonic lodge for 150000 dollars and will be converted into a Masonic temple.
W. J. Crump resigns as prosecuting attorney of Muskogee county effective April 1. Judge Thomas H. Owen of the criminal court of appeals is appointed by the county commissioners to succeed him.
The proposition to issue 75 000 dollars in bonds for waterworks and sewerage has been called at Stigler for a vote. The measure seeks to fund improvements and upgrades to municipal utilities.
A Stillwater corporation named Stillwater Industrial Company is formed to assist and encourage individuals and firms in locating enterprises. The capital is $16,000.
Alf Hunter, convicted murderer of Sheriff G. W. Garrison, traveled through Oklahoma City early Thursday in irons. He is headed to Watonga where he is scheduled to be hanged on April 8, guarded by two state penitentiary officers.
A twelve-year-old boy, son of Mose Featherhead, was shot and killed while hunting with his eighteen-year-old brother. The brother says the death was accidental and remains held pending investigation.
Nebraska seeks H. L. Lewis under arrest in Purcell Oklahoma and wanted at Cheyenne Nebraska for a patent right scam tied to a fraudulent kitchen cabinet company.
The largest state teachers body marks progress in education as fifteen counties form the organization on Friday, uniting to advance educational affairs within the Cherokee and Osage nations.
The International Congress of Indians will gather in Muskogee from June 27 to July 4 as the last general congress of Native peoples in the Americas. Leaders from the Five Civilized Tribes and government officials including Taft and Col. Roosevelt are invited, with tribes from across the United States and beyond to attend.
An advertisement touts Dean's Kidney Pills as a cure for weak kidneys and related pains. It includes a testimonial from Rev. Abram Weaver of Georgetown Texas praising relief after a back injury and kidney disorder. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY priced at 50 cents a box.
A terse sports item notes Bangs fights to stay in contention after a rough car mishap. The report highlights resilience and ongoing effort despite a harsh setback in the event.
In Ada Oklahoma a Frisco passenger train fatally struck Mrs J R Etchinson and her three year old child as they watched relatives board a southbound train near Roff. The child wandered onto the track and the mother tried to save it. both died. The father and other sisters rode the train into Ada. The mother died from a skull fracture.
A blazing fire at the Silver Moon restaurant in Garden City Kansas traps Mrs. W. H. Brown and her three children in rooms above the building. Ida, a 5 year old daughter, was killed in the blaze while the mother and two other children narrowly escaped.
Kansas City suspect William Bradley is charged with the 2 year old murder of Miss Anna Brady in Tulsa Oklahoma. Bradley, identified as a colored man, was arrested in Kansas City.
The sympathy strike in support of the trolley men ends after three weeks. All workers who quit in sympathy resume duties Monday. The Central Labor Union calls for union men to donate one day's pay weekly to aid the streetcar strikers until demands are met by the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company.
A Chicago mother describes her five year old son with a widespread itchy rash lasting after three doctors. After using Cuticura Ointment on bandages he improved after two to four applications, skin healed after many peelings, and the child is now healthy twelve years later.
A Georgia tale centers on a famed colored man known for wild turkeys and tame fowls. A judge orders a tame turkey, Gustavus brings a wild one, and the gunshot scraps spark a confession about misintent. The piece ends promoting Defiance Starch as safe for fine fabrics and a strong stiffener.
The dialogue contrasts Binks exposing his deeds openly with a second action he always performs under cover. The speakers challenge each other to name the covert act, concluding with the line about going home in the rain.
An advertisement touts Laxative Bromosquinine with the promise to cure a cold in one day. The copy notes the product is used worldwide and includes the signature line of E. W. Grove. The price is listed as 7 cents.
A playful courtroom style quip on marriage and bargaining as games of chance. It contrasts robbery with diplomacy, noting wives win more privileges in life’s games, as spoken by a judge figure during a satirical exchange about union life and poetry.
Josephine aged ten studies a lisp while Marion aged nine vows not to attend until eighteen. The pair debate theater morals and the playful quip about ages 17 and 18 highlights youth attitudes toward matinees and maturity. Starch advertisement claims Defiance Starch avoids injurious chemicals and adds strength and smoothness unseen in prior brands.
A blunt speaker declares his right to speak plainly while Miss Cayenne notes that candor corrupts many vocabularies, contrasting honest speech with parrots who imitate. The exchange highlights tension between frank talk and communal linguistic norms.
A brief cartoon style exchange shows Miss Blithely asking if a phone can shock and the Professor replying that the answer depends on who is speaking on the other end. The quip plays on curiosity about electricity and communication.
A brief promotional note encourages using Red Cross Ball Blue to keep clothes white. It asserts grocers carry the product in each package. A closing aphorism warns that time’s harm returns to haunt the man who wastes it.
The advertisement promises PAZO Ointment will cure itching bleeding or protruding piles in six to fourteen days or a full refund. The line about common sense appears as unrelated dialogue.
Tommy, after clearing three helpings of sausages and doughnuts, sits in sorrow over an empty plate. Aunt Sarah offers more, but he insists he does not want them, saying he has none left. The remark appears in Harper's Magazine.
The statement contrasts philosophy as truth with religion as life, echoing Bayne's view that philosophy seeks truth while religion guides living. It frames a dialogue between rational inquiry and spiritual practice in intellectual history.
An advertisement touts Davis' Painkiller as unrivaled for rheumatism stiff joints neuralgia and cold symptoms. It claims high effectiveness and offers bottles in quantities from 25 to 50 doses, urging buyers to trust its curing power.
A remark notes that many women misstate their husband’s income despite overall honesty. The observation highlights how financial disclosure can be distorted in domestic contexts.
A 19th century patent medicine claim describes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. It touts gum softening, inflammation relief, pain reduction, and cure of colic with each bottle.
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