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Newspaper
Ada Weekly Democrat
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1907
Page
7
A community faced widespread mosquito breeding that deterred tourism and activity. An improvement society partnered with local offices to drain breeding grounds and curb pests. Within a year, most breeding sites were eliminated and property values rose, attracting new settlers.
Alfred H Love remarks in Philadelphia interview that many who mock peace now would claim lifelong support later. He notes universal peace would require persistent effort and public backing despite initial ridicule. The piece also recalls a tale of a poor suitor’s vow to a betrothed before leaving for South America to seek rubber riches.
A disreputable man at a restaurant claims he cannot pay for a substantial meal. The waiter informs the proprietor who summons a police officer. The guest, spared a stomach pump, expresses grim amusement as the scene ends with the proprietor’s intervention.
A Sunday classroom tale shows a teacher using a reversal of good and evil to urge order. A child suggests trying Penlance Starch as a fair trial, claiming it offers better results and a money back guarantee from grocers.
A succinct quotation attributed to Plato emphasizes the value of preventing ill habits rather than trying to break them. The maxim reflects a timeless ethic urging proactive self-discipline and early restraint.
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills to prevent nerve breakdown caused by impure blood. It cites Mrs. E O Bradley of Rochester who recovering after six months of doctors failure, saying pills restored appetite sleep and energy and allowed her to return to work. The piece links tonics to rheumatism aftereffects and fevers.
The district reports a new oil gusher producing about 2,400 barrels per day. In Miami Oklahoma a harvest season yields seven carloads valued at 2.25 dollars per barrel quart. Karl Harvey Young near Carthen harvested 25 dices of winter barley. 40 bushels from his field were fed to horses and hogs. Winters show good.
The piece reports on a United States government led road system for Platt National Park area and notes plans for two new mines at Chambers and Savanna. It mentions Welch pushing free rural delivery routes in the eastern region, a Atoka civic leader urging a Pioneer Society branch called The Move Quicks, timber leases led by Long, and various regional developments including a grand lodge in McAlester and discussions on funding for a proposed home with a $190,000 endowment.
The Wheeler gas line will reach Ardmore by September 1. Wynnewood reports rapid post office and hotel sales. Nardin in Kay County endures a city fire that wiped out three business houses. Sew Fork begins a two story business block and opera house. Clark J. Tisdell’s master story is approved by Judge Lawrence effective June 24. Chickasaw teachers face a shortage with 175 applicants for 300 schools. Red Fork votes $6,000 for a modern brick school. Frank A. Briggs, deserter from Fort Leavenworth hospital corps, is sought by Tulsa police. Reports of a panther scare at Coalgate trigger merchant closures and hunts. A new ledge of barium crystals and lens materials found in Red River County. Bridge companies attract labor as counties gear up for work. Bartlesville seeks shop and foundry laborers for new enterprises. Oklahoma towns urge people to import the mongoose to combat rattlesnakes. Alva moves to beautify homes with trees and flowers, claiming the prettiest town title. Oklahoma to send a representative to the National Children's Home Society convention. Rev. N B Wickham to Minneapolis.
An old Hustler style promotion claims Hunt's Lightning Oil cures aches pains cuts burns and bruises while you sleep. Apply a small amount to the affected area for quick relief.
A playful note describes Tom-Fred keeping his eyes on Miss Peachley throughout the evening. The line hints at Jack-Stuck as a teased aside without additional facts or outcomes.
The passage extols Defiance State cement noting superior flexibility smooth finish fit ness and lasting durability for 16 oz product. It highlights no equal quality among competitors in the described context.
A reflective line notes that many lovers discover disappointment when marriage follows romantic hope, suggesting caution in expectations and social pressures surrounding matrimony.
An advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product in a large 2 oz package. The copy appeals to readers with a faded clothes problem and a generic Emerson quote about resisting temptation.
At a political meeting the chair asked if any gentleman had a question. A man rose and asked a mildly critical question. A politician behind struck him to the floor. The chairman again asked if any other gentleman had a question.
Ad fragment offers a 2 oz package of white clothes material for five cents promising beauty and purity. It reads as a promotional note for a Red Cross Ball related item.
A naval officer's wife at the academy in Annapolis employs an Irish servant Bridget. She confides nostalgia, saying she is content with wages and friends but yearns for the other home where she belongs, lamenting the pull of her past.
An advertisement by W.M. Tomlinson of Oswego Kansas offers a remedy described as a “terite” or purifier for liver disorders. It promises quick action but includes typical patent medicine claims and a price of 25 cents.
A garbled fragment cites a puffragette remark about the blushes of a woman about to marry a man. It also mentions Lewis' Single Binder Cigar and references a factory in Peoria. The text hints at stereotypes about men with long heads and readiness to act.
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