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Newspaper
Ada Weekly Democrat
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1906
Page
11
The notice lists Friday publication schedule with subscription rate of 1.00 per year. It credits Byron Norrell as editor and Miles Griesby as business manager. It shows the Ada post office second class matter under the 1879 act and entry date July 17, 1906.
Subject to Democratic Party action, announces candidates for sheriff and several local offices including Gus Bobbitt L E Mitchell Joe L Thomas Jas D Gaar J S Cannon.
Texas representative Stephens introduces in Congress a bill to remove restrictions on surplus allotments for all but full bloods, aiming to broaden eligibility and modify existing citizenship or land access rules. The measure shifts policy away from race based limits, signaling a bid to change distribution criteria.
The retirement of M. L. Brown leaves the Ada newspaper field in the hands of bachelors as editors and proprietors of both papers are unmarried.
A Democrat editor announced he would forgive unpaid weather-related debts from subscribers who would not accept a prior bad spell of weather as payment. The decision affects owed sums and payment terms going forward.
The government targets the lumber trust amid rising prices. If price trends persist for a year or two, many unable to afford brick houses will be forced back to dug-outs.
Congressman Adam Bede from Minnesota is credited with a humorous retelling about a Kentucky colonel whose daughter, age thirty, learns that the phrase damn Yankee is two words, illustrating regional speech and prejudice in a memory tale.
In the Hotel Royal lobby at Guthrie a bystander clashed with a speaker over constitutional aims. A voice cried for a county seat, signaling contention about regional governance and officials.
The note says subscribers who missed issues came to the office for replacements and encourages readers to report unread papers so they can be corrected.
The text dismisses the idea that Japan would wage war with the United States over school integration. It notes several reasons why such a claim is unfounded, mentioning Japan's own situation and its vast resources in the context of a broader geopolitical argument.
The Chief Leader claims Ada markets more cotton than our town, but local wagon receipts reach over 8,000 bales while Konawa reports about 5,000 bales per figures cited.
Republican excerpts attack Tillman and the constitutional convention leaders as destructive to the South likening them to rebels. The clippings describe the president of the convention and his followers as contemptible, comparing their tactics to a small dog barking at a speeding train.
The final issue of the Holdenville Times features a vivid write up of the town and its history. It is richly illustrated with half tones and stands as a fine example of editorial and printer’s art reflecting credit on both paper and town.
A young law graduate hung a sign reading Adams Swindle, Attorney. Passersby laughed at the misspelling until a friend advised using his full name. He tearfully admitted his first name was Adam and the sign was corrected.
Report outlines congressional anger at the discharge of black troops after a town disturbance. It notes politicians seek black support, disputes a reinstatement bill, and accuses leaders of misusing troops for political ends. A Confederate river incident follows with a sand-bar grounding and self-explosion to avoid capture.
The article defends American club women as balanced figures who manage home duties and club activities. It notes their recreation, social gatherings, and leadership in benevolent and patriotic causes, arguing they influence moral questions without neglecting family duties.
Washington December 17 The house began consideration of the Indian appropriation bill carrying 8 203 000. Representative Sherman explained the measure and discussed the Indian question progress in education farming and government management. Indian population now 284 079 with rising citizen dress and language use.
The account follows Admiral Semmes after the Alabama’s loss to the Kearsarge. Blockade kept him from sea until near war’s end when he constructed a small turtle-back boat up Red River using an improvised cannon, attempting a bold but failed dash for sea.
Arkansas editor unveils permission from the College of Heralds to use an ancestral coat of arms featuring a jackrabbit and bulldog with green yellow red and white fields. The motto hints at a colonial era Delaware crossing, with the editor joking about family ties to Lord Nelson and a coming-out function.
Oklahoma Experiment Station notes soy beans as a catch crop on wheat or oats stubble offer advantages over cowpeas. They resist chinch bugs and drought, provide high protein grain for mixing with corn or Kaffir corn, and boost soil fertility when plowed under. Seed price ranges $1.50 to $2.00 per bushel.
Mr Vaiden head bookkeeper for the bridge department informs that train service will be inaugurated in a day or two. President Dorset Carter stated the service would begin when the steel reached Byars. If nothing unusual prevents this, it will be within a week.
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