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Newspaper
Ada Weekly Democrat
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1909
Page
2
The Democratic Campaign Committee organized with W. H. Fisher elected chairman and By ron Norrell secretary treasurer. Plans for campaign management were set and the secretary instructed to implement them. The next meeting is scheduled for Friday January 7, inviting enthusiastic cooperation from loyal Democrats countywide.
A drunk man fired two shots into J. W. Westbrook’s North Ada home on 6th street. The first bullet pierced doors and a porch timber, the second went through walls and struck the bed where Westbrook’s child slept. Westbrook offers a reward for the shooter.
A richly tinted excerpt portrays Madame Steinheil as Meg the Witch of the Elysee, whose golden voice and hypnotic gaze sway jurists, journalists, and officials in a tale of romance, danger, and public defense amid a controversial Parisian scandal.
The Oakman column lists residents visiting Ada Francis Stratford and Young County Texas with many trips over Christmas and New Year. Mentions include Floyd Lee John Sloan Tad Lillard Walter Lillard Lizzie Sloan and others with remarks on holiday quiet and local entertainments.
The Otonewall School reports enrollment 152 with average daily attendance 125.3 and attendance rate 89 percent. Dropped pupils 9. Grades 2 through 7 show varying counts with total grade breakdowns included.
A thank you note to friends and customers expresses deep appreciation for liberal patronage during the past year. The writer notes the support exceeded expectations and hopes for continued holiday business.
An advertisement touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the ultimate remedy for cuts corns burns bruises sores scalds ulcers eczema salt rheum sore eyes cold sores chapped hands and piles. Sold for 25 cents at Gwin and Mays.
Directory style notice listing office locations and phone numbers for Dr Ligon and Dr King. It shows office near First National Bank with residence and office phones, and hours from 8 to 12 a.m. and 2 to 5 p.m. Confidential contact details appear in shorthand.
An advertisement lists a veterinary hospital at 12th Street near the Townsend corner with office phone 306 and residence 305. The fragment suggests a small local clinic offering contact numbers.
REX OIL for use on wire cuts sprains bruises sore throat kidney troubles toothache rheumatism and neuralgia priced at 25c 50c and 1 00 See Druggists.
N H Brown, a Pittsfield Vermont attorney, testifies to years of use of Dr King s New Life Pills as a reliable family medicine. He claims the pills cure chills constipation biliousness and sick headache and notes they cost 25 cents at Gwin & Mays Co.
J. F. Robinson who moved Tom to Mangum months ago returns and declares he is here to stay. He notes that many who leave Ada cannot stay away from Mangum, a pattern he observes.
Farmers are urged to buy a farm with help offered by Farmers State Bank. John Zorn and Miss Sybil Leigh, a popular young couple from Roff, were married on Christmas Day at the Methodist parsonage, conducted by Rev. Hunkapillar.
A letter from G M Ramsey describes a long illness starting in August with nervous dyspepsia. After four weeks of doctors’ medicines no relief followed, but after taking Mi o na tablets from December 1 1908 he reports rapid improvement and no further symptoms.
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