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Newspaper
Ada Weekly Democrat
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1906
Page
4
The fragment lists Byron Norrell as editor and Miles Griesby as business manager with ownership by Iusecurtion GriesBy NORRELL. It notes Ada post office second class matter status under the 1879 Act and admission on July 17 1906.
Announcements list candidates aligned with the Democratic Party for sheriff and local offices. Names include A. A. (Gus) Bobbitt and L. E. (Uem) Mitchell with Joe L. Thomas Jas. D. Gaar and J. S. Cannon specified as nominees.
Representative Stephens of Texas introduces a bill in Congress to remove restrictions on all surplus allotments except full bloods. Ada newspaper editors, both bachelors, will run the field after M. L. Brown retires, narrowing ownership to unmarried men.
Last Sunday the Democrat editor decided that if he owed his subscribers a bad spell of weather and they would not take that one in payment he would let the debt go unpaid.
The government intensifies pursuit of the lumber trust amid surging prices. If this advance lasts another year or two, many unable to afford brick houses may be forced back to dug-outs.
Congressman Adam Bede of Minnesota shares a humorous tale about a Kentucky colonel whose daughter, aged thirty, discovers that damn Yankee is not written as a single word. The anecdote reflects regional speech and shows the congressman's penchant for lighthearted storytelling.
In the Hotel Royal lobby at Guthrie a speaker hoped for a good constitution from the convention while another voice demanded a county seat. The exchange reflects local tensions over political reform and regional power during the period.
In a brief note the paper apologizes for missed abscribers and invites readers to request replacement copies. It notes recipients who sought their issue in person demonstrated interest, and offers to correct any reader delivery issue by making the issue good.
The piece critiques wartime rhetoric suggesting Japan would attack the United States over school segregation, noting the faulty premise and broader context. It argues that such claims ignore key factors and the complex state of affairs following the Russian developments.
The report argues our town ships over 8 000 bales of cotton, contrasting with Konawa listed at 5 000 bales according to Chief Leader figures. The dispute centers on which town markets more cotton and thus leads in trade.
Republican clippings condemn Tillman and his followers for attacks on Jeff Davis and the Confederacy. The piece likens their tactics to a bob-tailed fire pup barking as it disparages the president of the constitutional convention and the rebel group.
A Holden ville Times retrospective recalls a law student Adam Swindle who learned his first name caused jokes when his sign read Adam Swindle Attorney. It also recounts a Civil War skirmish on the river with a Confederate boat fleeing Federal pursuit and sabotaging itself on a sand bar.
The club woman has long faced satirical scrutiny yet represents a majority who balance home duties with club activity. They provide recreation, social respite for husbands, and lead in benevolent and patriotic causes while shaping moral discourse.
In the house today the Indian appropriation bill of 8 203 000 was taken up. Rep Sherman outlined the measure and discussed education farming and government management. He cited the 284 079 total Indian population with rising citizen dress English fluency and church affiliation. He noted treasury funds 35 385 000 and annual interest 1 725 000 plus 750 000 yearly treaty payments and 1 478 000 000 acres held outside territories averaging 271 acres per person. Sherman said births exceed deaths 316 to 0 last year and warned the Indian is gradually disappearing.
The story recalls Admiral Semmes after the Alabama sank by the Kearsarge. Imprisoned in New Orleans, he could not break the blockade. Near war’s end he built a small turtle-back craft on Red River armed with a found cannon in a brave but doomed attempt to escape by sea.
An Arkansas editor announces he has received permission from the College of Heralds to use a heraldic device. The design features a jackrabbit, bulldog, and colorful fields with a crown of greens and onions, plus a motto about a 3 000 or 4 000 Continental crossing.
Oklahoma Expe riment Station notes soybeans as a practical catch crop when cowpeas are scarce. Soybeans resist chinch bugs, tolerate drought, and provide high protein grain useful for mixing with corn or Kaffir corn. Plowed under, they boost soil fertility and offer an alternative seed at $1.50–$2.00 per bushel.
Mr Vaiden head bookkeeper for the bridge department says train service will be inaugurated in a day or two. President Dorset Carter stated service would begin when the team reached Byars, and if nothing unusual prevents it, this will be within a week.
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