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Newspaper
Ada Weekly Democrat
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1907
Page
8
The M K and T timetable lists northbound No. 112 Express daily and No. 564 Local except Sunday. Southbound shows No. 111 Express daily and No. 563 Local except Sunday, with a noted 1:55 pm arrival and 10:00 am reference for times.
East bound No 12 Eastern Express departs at 9 40 p m and reaches St Louis and Kansas City via Sidahlantie at 11 50 p m 542 Local Freight and west bound No 513 Sherman Express and No 41 Local Freight are listed with destinations and routing in a historic rail timetable snippet
Mark Twain and two companions endure a night in a blizzard after abandoning a bottle a deck and a pipe yet wake to daylight and a mistake. Twain secretly retrieves his items and hides in a haystack to smoke while his companions drink and gamble.
The Pontotoc county Farmers Union met in regular session with President O W Kylor presiding. About thirty five delegates from twenty five villages attended as routine business was conducted and a full report will follow. H Matthews of Tupelo to address the gathering tonight.
Receipts for the season reach 8165 bales with totals from Farmers Yard and Compress Yard. Cotton today brings 8 1 2 to 9 1 2 cents, as analysts note overall market activity. A comic exchange follows as Mr Poorcuss vows not to call on Misa Gotrox again, recounting her threat to set the dog after him.
An ad extolls Dr Miles Nervine as a cure for nervousness indigestion and heart palpitation claiming restoration of nerve force boosts organ function. A Worcester Massachusetts user Mrs Howard Ford reports rapid relief and lasting improvement after using the product. The Miles company guarantees first bottle benefits or refunds through local druggists.
Notice offers Sewing Awls priced at $1.50 each. Call Col. EK. Pityer's Pawn Broker Store at the Chickasaw Wagon Yard in Ada. I T. B. P. Moore serves as General Agent for I. T. Oklahoma and Texas Headquarters, Chickashe, I. T. Write anytime for extras.
A Democratic appeal offers paid subscribers the right to send as many copies as they wish outside the new state for seventy-five cents a year. A Sunday fight between two young men ended in a drawn bout to amuse onlookers. Buell Tanner suffers spinal meningitis with poor prospects for recovery.
A spoof meeting of Ada’s Ananias Club features a medicine man delivering a postmortem on veracity. The tale recaps a frontier blizzard memory with frozen heat and comic misadventure, ending with a dig at a branded religion and political edge.
Local figures like J M Rainey, Capt Sam Hargis, Judge A G Winn, and Rev J M Foster visit Ada or nearby towns. Reports mention sewing machine ads by M L Walsh and Walsh prices. Numerous departures to Texas, Portales, and Allen appear with family visits and church services. The Democrat notes weather, events, and condolences for the Hughey family.
A Pike County Missouri couple wed then traveled with friends to Porter's Lake. The husband died days later from a rattlesnake bite after taking out a 1500 dollar life policy the day after the wedding. The widow notified family with a note saying the loss was covered by insurance.
The Reverend Steve Dane arrived this week from Bandolph County Arkansas and will establish residence at Center.
Ad a Title and Trust Co led by W. H. Ebey advertises loans on farms and 1907 crops. The notice urges readers to place an order and shows a political line from The Democrat offering candidate cards.
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