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Newspaper
Ada Weekly Democrat
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1910
Page
3
A religious visitor at a southern penitentiary hears a prisoner claim innocence after being charged with stealing a watch. The prisoner asserts a strong alibi with ten witnesses and a sharp lawyer, but a single weak point—“the watch found in my pocket”—leads to a ten year sentence.
A father interrupts his daughter Mabel praying by her bed in a nightgown. She responds with impatience then resumes her devotions. A scientist claims hogs have souls but only for those who sit two double seats in a crowded railway car.
A Missouri couple improved health by stopping coffee and using Postum with Grape-Nuts. The wife recovered from stomach and nervous trouble after four months on the two foods, while the husband slept better and Cramp issues vanished after leaving coffee. A brother in California and his family also saw benefits.
Reports include Frank Riley's accidental self kill near Canadian after a hunt. Hogs reach 9.35 on Kansas City market high. Pottawatomie county January records show 107 births 42 deaths. Outlaws killed in Latimer County clash. Guthrie votes against commission government 885 46. New post offices ordered Cross Harper Heron and Vivan McIntosh. Marietta school boys declare independence on Washington's Birthday. Chickasha to build a $90 000 girls industrial school. J W Quilty proclaims McAlester city election April 5 with primaries March 15. Oklahoma U star J P English dies in Oklahoma City. Henryetta streets to be oiled to reduce dust.
Ionzo Bentz and John Gonzales admit killing J. F. Mitchell, a local schoolteacher, to hide a corn theft. Mitchell died from blows with a claw hammer, Bentz says he held the victim while Gonzales struck.
The Missouri Kansas & Texas Railway will spend 5,000,900 dollars this summer on line upgrades through Kansas Oklahoma and Texas. Projects in Oklahoma include double tracking and track relaying plus bridge repairs grade reductions and removal of sharp curves.
After a hard fought session the house adopted a repeal bill for the dispensary system of liquor control. A new provision requires that all liquors confiscated be destroyed rather than shipped out of state or sold.
The Oklahoma City and Panhandle Railway Company with a 250000 capital and headquarters in Oklahoma City is chartered to build a line from Oklahoma City southwest through Oklahoma Canadian Grady Caddo Kiowa Jackson Greers and Harmon counties to the state’s western edge.
Figures prepared by commercial clubs show Oklahoma cities and towns have spent more than 20 million dollars on asphalt paving in the last three years. A large additional sum has been used for brick paving, with nearly every city of four thousand population or more undertaking paving projects in that period.
Ex Governor T. B. Ferguson of Watonga has formally entered the gubernatorial race as the fifth candidate seeking the Republican nomination.
Wagoner county deputy Albert Mann shot and killed She lida Clark during a confrontation as he pursued her for a Texas warrant. Clark, described as a Negro woman, allegedly had cut a man and robbed him before Mann encountered her as she emerged from a house and opened fire.
The dialogue between Waldo and Weg questions why one million is preferable to two, with Weg suggesting easier counting of large sums and Wailie weighing the practicalities amid a lighthearted banter.
Mrs. Alfie Elson of Battle Creek Michigan describes a five year battle with itchy bleeding eczema. After trying many doctors she found relief using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent, with four bottles needed. Nine years later she reports no recurrence and invites readers to write for details.
Dialogue fragment shows a character plans to burn coal locally while another quips that the heat issue will be resolved later by a supernatural helper. The exchange reflects a tension between immediate action and pending remedy.
An old advertisement promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. It claims to soften gums reduce inflammation ease pain and cure wind colic with a bottle format typical of period sales pitches.
Proverbial remark notes that a father should take stern action as a youth experiments with mischief. The saying suggests discipline is timely as a warning to growing boys. The tone is cautionary and paternal.
A Brooklyn church advertises for boys and girls to join its Sunday school. Shop windows near the church display placards reading Wanted boys and girls to join our Sunday school with listed advantages for attendees.
A vintage advertisement promotes Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for children claiming to cure feverishness headaches teething issues and stomach upsets while regulating bowels and destroying worms. It promises a 24 hour cold break and free samples by mail to Allen Olmsted Levy N Y.
A columnist argues that a child’s excuses reveal laziness and suggests physical activity as a remedy. The mock admonition compares the struggle to wrestling with the devil and encourages outdoor play and sport to develop discipline.
An advertisement touts Perry Davis Painkiller as superior for rheumatism neuralgia and similar troubles. It asserts long use and urges quick response while presenting a Browning quote as a promotional hook.
Advertisement style note urging use of Red Cross Ball Blue to whiten clothes. Includes a 2 oz package price of five cents. Tiny editorial and promotional lines about Crosses and imitations, plus a separate call to ask for Lewis' Single Binder cigar force and a stray social comment on assistance needs.
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