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Newspaper
Ada Weekly Democrat
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1909
Page
1
Real estate ad urges readers to buy desirable Donaghey Addition plots before prices rise. Promotes quick opportunity with strong growth potential and offers financing on favorable terms for building a home. Easy loan options announced.
The Ada promoters finalize plans for a three story auditorium and opera house atop City Hall. The project is on track with city officials expressing confidence in the venture and congratulating the organizers.
John Washington of Bosqueville Texas says after five weeks in bed with blood poisoning from a spider bite and failing doctors Buckien's Arnica Salve completely cured him. The ad claims relief for eczema boils burns and piles and sells for 25 cents at Gwin and Mays Co.
J A Stone of Kemp Texas describes a plot between lung trouble and death he believed aimed at him. He details a stubborn cold and wasting weight before using Dr Kings New Discovery which restored his health to 178 pounds. The ad promotes it for severe colds coughs hemorrhages asthma and pneumonia prevention with trial bottles available.
Saturday night a jail scare ended with Frank Scribner attempting to seize a guard’s pistol and force the cell doors open. Guard Lowry Lee defused the situation by signaling for help as Scribner concealed a makeshift hook and wire to pull a firearm into the jail. Authorities pledged tighter vigilance at the facility after the clash.
Builder Dorsett Carter and Ada corporators sealed a deal to construct a mile and three quarters of railway from the oil mill to the Oklahoma Central line beyond the cement plant. Grading crews are on site and expected to finish in October. The Ada Terminal will be funded by local residents with interest coupons issued by the O C and later transfer ownership to the O C. The line would make Ada Terminal among the state's shortest roads.
Rev Sid Williams the famed Texas evangelist will arrive in time to take charge of Sunday services at the First Baptist church Ada. Stubblefield has conducted evening services this week and Williams is known for marked ability and success in past engagements.
The article praises President Briles for effective advertising and canvassing to boost Ada normal school, noting six schools in the state will intensify competition and praising Briles as highly qualified. It also reports Frisco business in Ada for July totaling $12,000 more than the same month last year, indicating healthy town growth.
W H Ebey states the drilling outfit for the first oil well is due to arrive soon. The rig will be placed southwest of the cement plant as contractors C P Boggs and P T Gibson, noted as top drillers, bring expertise from Morris in the Okmulgee field.
The town weighs further paving after 12th Street shows promising results. A. K. Thornton circulates a popular petition on Main Street as residents take note. Broadways potential paving may follow, with cement the dominant local industry urged for pride.
Gwin and Mays Co use a half page in this issue to tell readers about items in their drug store. Readers are urged to mention the Democrat when they see them.
W. R. Brandon brought in three or four fine ears of corn with his earlier load, noting they are longer though not as large as prior ears, about twelve inches long. Duke Stone returns home with tales of Pacific fish but vows to stop telling them once people quit calling him a liar.
The Democrat and the New State Tribune announce a county representative will join a citywide Oklahoma State Fair program dubbed the Oklahoma City House Party. Young ladies from most counties will be hosted at top hotels with expenses paid from leaving home to return. Chaperones from prominent families will ensure the visits are enjoyable, with a full week of receptions and amusements planned. a selection process for the representative will be announced, and the piece hints at a low rate for participation.
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