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Newspaper
Ada Weekly Democrat
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1910
Page
7
In West Philadelphia a vestryman, angered by an intoxicated intruder demanding money, shoved the man down the steps. A second visitor rang the bell as the clergyman left his vestryman’s house and was violently kicked when the door opened. The three parties remain on cool terms after apologies.
A classroom joke unfolds as Freddie Brown hesitates to illustrate the comparative form of the adjective clean. He trails off with mother and father before joking about an unsure aunt, eliciting smiles from the teacher.
Dr. Cook, speaking to a Washington correspondent, ridicules the opponent’s polar notions. He compares the critic to a Brooklyn domestic who dubbed the north pole a filthy place filled with ice bugs as big as churches.
A dialogue reveals romantic tension with a twist as a father interrupts a possible proposal to involve the young doctor in examining the narrator. The scene hints at family meddling and growing feelings amid a tense social moment.
In a humorous Puck exchange, a witty dialogue mocks a minister’s appeal as a young man’s charm versus a community’s arranged marriages. The joke contrasts fascination with religious figures and the idea of marrying for affection versus status.
The Ada Democrat Clinton reports plans for a Catholic church with a parochial school to be built in the community. A Tupelo Commercial club forms with 50 charter members and begins active work.
Bert and Jim Austin allegedly attacked Walt Steen proprietor of the Frisco hotel in Tulsa after a dispute over beer in the establishment. Steen reportedly received fatal injuries, and investigators pursue the circumstances surrounding the meal and payment dispute.
A Thursday morning fire at the Okeene postoffice, believed incendiary, spread before control and consumed six adjacent structures located immediately south of the postoffice. No injuries reported. Investigations underway by local authorities.
Following an order similar to the one received at the Oklahoma City naval recruiting station, Captain Warren Dean over the local army headquarters issues a halt on all new enlistments.
Joe Floyd, newly named marshal at Cushing, sustained severe injuries when a revolver in his pocket discharged while escorting a prisoner from court to jail. Amputation might be needed. In Mangum, robbers struck the Rock Island depot and escaped with just over $50 from the cash drawer. Two of three suspects are detained and searched with no incriminating evidence found.
The Muskogee cotton compress ended the 1909 1910 season on March 1 with a total of 28000 bales ginned. It was several thousand bales larger than any previous season for the compress.
A Muskogee blaze Wednesday night wiped out the Midland Mill and Elevator plant. The loss is estimated at 75000 dollars, with 12000 dollars worth of corn stored on the premises. About six freight cars were burned.
A force of twenty teams and as many men begins building street railway and interurban service between Lawton and Fort Sill, signaling a new transportation link for the area.
J B Moore and associates of Tahlequah promote an electric interurban railway from Tahlequah to Muskogee. They propose building a dam on the Illinois River east of Tahlequah to generate power for the system.
William Cantonwine sentenced in January from Rogers county to five years in the state penitentiary for robbery escaped Thursday evening. He was missed from the outside workers at the stockade on the site of the new penitentiary when checked in. Dogs failed to pick up the trail.
A young man named Sitton was fatally struck by a southbound Frisco train in Ada on Thursday. It is believed he attempted to board the train and was thrown beneath the wheels as the locomotive moved slowly through the city. His parents reside near Maxwell.
The corporation commission of Oklahoma plans to serve subpoenas on sixteen prominent U S railway officials demanding their presence in Guthrie on March 15 as witnesses in the ongoing freight rate investigation.
The spring report notes that Canadian county will plant significantly more broom corn than in any prior year, increasing acreage and signaling a strong growing season for this crop.
In the coming days the grand lodge of Masons of Oklahoma will assume full possession of the Darlington Indian property turned over by act of Congress. Conversion into an asylum for infirm Masons and orphans will begin within weeks.
Mrs. Sarah J. Gilliland of Siler City writes she recovered from a grip and female troubles after using Cardui the woman’s tonic. She claims it did more good than doctors and urges other ladies to try it. Cardui’s herbs are described as mild and imported, with 50 years of success cited. Instructions invite readers to write to Chattanooga Medicine Co. for guidance and a 64 page Home Treatment for Women book.
A millionaire disputes a daughters hopes about a presumed waiter named Alphonse. The father notes a peculiar gesture by their confidant the count as the pair part ways. The daughter laments that Alphonse was merely a shoe shiner in a barber shop, not involved in any high scandal.
The ad touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh claiming it cures at all disease stages. It pledges a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure and directs readers to send for testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Two young women dressed well slipped and fell in a slushy crossing pool. They stood wet and angry as an observer jeered wring out, wild belles, an insult condemned by all who heard.
A sharp quip notes there are many women violinists yet asks if the reader has met a woman who can play the fiddle. The line focuses on gender and skill with a playful challenge.
In a folksy exchange Teddy asks about a long barrel gun and Jeddy explains it lets them get closer to the rabbit, mixing humor with practical quip.
Frank P. Lewis of Peoria buys twenty four carloads of fancy grade tobacco for Lewis' Single Binder Cigars. The US factory gains a massive supply from the finest crop in years, enough to last over two years. An extra price was paid for the selection.
A traveling salesman visited a large New York firm but was refused by the gate boy. After the manager tore up the first card, he sent a nickel as compensation. The traveler offered a second card and cheekily kept the payment, then departed before the manager could catch him.
The three year old, never separated from her elder sister, faces a full day apart. She tries games and new occupations but loses interest, finally gazing from the window and sighing that it’s still the same day.
The snippet notes a baya bird of India catching fireflies and fastening them with clay to glow like a street lamp. Crimsonbeak jokes about a bright idea for decorating a keyhole in a front door, adding a playful quip.
A Yale Record joke section notes why commuters look thin as they train daily. The quip contrasts Aurora borealis with daily transit routines to hint at dieting or exercise.
The notice describes conjunctivitis as a contagious spring epidemic and promotes Marine Eye Remedy as a reliable relief. It urges frequent application to soothe without smarting and suggests immediate action.
A fragment from the Cleveland Leader features a dialogue piece with Dollie asking about a cold and a reflective line about inner wealth. The text blends fictional dialogue with moral reflections attributed to Milton.
Readers are urged to try Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound supported by testimonials. Mrs S J Barber of Scott and Mrs George May of Paterson report tumor reduction and relief from backache and feebleness after using the remedy. The letters claim life saving benefits and praise Mrs Pinkham’s advice.
A Cincinnati woman reports complete cure of severe female trouble after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and urges other sufferers to try it. She cites relief from inflammation ulceration and irregularities along with associated pains and backache.
An item titled Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup promotes use for teething children. It claims to soften gums reduce inflammation relieve pain and ease wind colic. The ad references a sea bottle format as part of the product presentation.
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