This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 21 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Ada Weekly Democrat
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1909
Page
5
A historical clipping touts a claim of a renowned doctor’s best prescription for rheumatism. It lists one ounce of compound syrup Sarsa- Parnia, one ounce Toris compound, and half pint of whiskey to be shaken and taken as a tablespoonful before meals and at bedtime. The notice suggests any druggist can source the ingredients from wholesale houses.
A terse dialogue shows a missionary scolding a youth for missing Sunday school. The youth retorts with a blunt claim about heaven. The exchange captures neighborhood humor and religious language.
An Egyptologist notes the sheath dress was worn by Nile women 15 centuries before Christ. One linen gown featured ornate designs and a side slit likely to display anklets. Women styled hair with puffs and padding, painted lips and cheeks with rouge and pomade.
A brief nut graf suggests prayer as a local issue, noting Ohio counties and Long Island Nassau and Suffolk residents praying for dry conditions or desiccation of votes with limited effect. It implies the phenomenon may reflect local custom and political attitudes rather than a universal outcome.
A sharp exchange reveals two women snubbing each other in a moment of chic disdain. Miss Cayenne suggests the clash stems from each having just glimpsed the other's current novel.
A whimsical line questions the weeping willow about its habit, while a slogan for Wrigley’s Spearmint hints at lively flavor. The misdirection contrasts marketing zest with a playful, rhetorical inquiry.
Sheriff W D Vance moved fifteen prisoners from Okmulgee to McAlester after the district court term closed. Tulsa banker Cattleman F M Erickson died suddenly in San Antonio Texas of paralysis. Farmers National Bank of Tulsa may reopen soon. Oklahoma University seeks a football game with Missouri University for next year in Oklahoma City. Hobart Chamber directors push for commission form of government.
A mixture for throat and bronchial troubles is recommended. It combines two ounces glycerine a half ounce Virgin Oil of Pine compound pure and eight ounces pure whisky. The Virgin Oil of Pine compound pure is prepared by Leach Chemical Co Cincinnati and sold in half ounce vials.
The mayor boasts to the admiral about marrying twenty people in two hours, prompting the admiral to quip that it’s only ten knots per hour. The exchange blends civic ceremony with nautical humor and shows lighthearted city life.
Former congressman James S. Davenport once of Vinita has opened a Tulsa law office and formed a partnership with John P. Boyd a noted attorney from Checotah Oklahoma.
An advertising fragment cites Allen’s Foot-Ease for tired feet by Mrs Matilda Holtert of Providence plus assorted 19th century ads and quotes including a public service remark about officials, Wrigley’s Spearmint after meals and Red Cross Ball Blue for whites, Cobden quote, Lewis’ Single Binder cigar and a note on women’s cosmetics.
Early in January J. George Wright commissioner to the Five Civilized Tribes will offer for sale five hundred vacant town lots in Bokoshe Heavener Red Oak and Wilburton as part of tribal land sales.
A 65 year old man from Mouth of Wilson Virginia reports severe eye inflammation lasting two years. After unsuccessful treatments from three doctors, Cuticura Ointment improved his condition within a week and nearly cured it in two weeks. He attributes lasting relief to Cuticura. Boston firm Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. supplied the product in 1908.
One Muskogee oil man had 6400 dollars on deposit in the Farmer's National Bank at Tulsa when the institution closed its doors.
Announcement states work will start within 60 days on a $100,000 tannery and leather plant to be built in Oklahoma City.
With two trunks of affidavits claiming that only reduced rates bring prosperity in Oklahoma the commission departed last week to attend the two cent rate hearing in St. Louis.
Three prisoners trapped by a cave-in in a ditch near McAlester last week have been found dead. One victim identified as Will Foreman from Pittsburg county. The report notes corn crop value and acreage changes for 1908. State Bank of Kiefer to be reorganized as Guaranty State Bank of Kiefer. Shriners from Oklahoma and neighboring states plan a Muskogee meeting with special cars. Tulsa receives a special grand jury to probe a murder and other crimes, described as a major investigation for the city.
A colored man dies without medical help and a coroner investigates. A sobbing woman at the door confirms the deceased as Samuel Williams and asserts she is the remains, in a line from Everybody's Magazine.
A sequence of short promotional lines touts Hamlins Wit wed Oil for tired feet and WRIGLEY'S SPEAR MINE mint gum. It also references a fall by Maude-Bigsby and a playful jab at a boy's trousers.
Pets Hauraty the state mining chief visited Wilburton last weekend inspect ing mines No 3 No 5 and No 1% Dexnan McCooney. His report praised the owners for meeting state law requirements. Colonel Hoffman Chandler and E D Cameron public school lands official opened the Chandler sale of 1 600 000 acres. Cameron Oklahoma state superintendent and Southwest Country Life Association president invites farming communities to the Dallas convention May 22 23 with thirteen states represented.
A collage of old ads and quips promoting eye salve Pettit's Eye Salve for eye strain and watery eyes from Howard Bros Buffalo NY, along with various patent medicines and humorous sayings about manners and cigar brands. The text blends product pitches with tongue in cheek social commentary and generic health tonics.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.