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Newspaper

Ada Weekly Democrat

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1907

Page

7

Pink Pills Claim Cure for Stomach Ailments and More

Advertisement recounts a Lowell Massachusetts woman’s recovery from long stomach trouble and backaches after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. Claims the medicine builds new blood, tones the stomach, and strengthens nerves, aiding anemia rheumatism neuralgia and other conditions. Sold by druggists or by mail from Schenectady New York.

Williams Mare Srckeee Lowell Mass Dr. Williams Medicine Company Schenectady N. Y

Birthday mixup on a Kentucky evening tale

A visiting group in Kentucky shared drinks and cards when a man claimed it was his birthday. They later learned it was his wife’s birthday, and he faced good natured ribbing for celebrating away from home seven months prior.

Kentucky

Creek fullbloods oppose the constitution in new state notes

Okmulgee backs oil boom as Muskogee did years ago while Payne county Prohibitionists push constitution adoption. Northern dealers seek Oklahoma peach crop contracts at 2 per bushel. Wives of Territorial Librarian J. W. Foose and U S Marshal John Abernathy died at Guthrie. Ada forms 25 000 club aiming to grow town population from 5 000 to 25 000 quickly.

Okmulgee Muskogee Prohibitionists Payne County Territorial J. W. Foose United States John Abernathy Guthrie Ada

Oklahoma shoot at Tulsa marks annual event

The Oklahoma Sportmen's Association held its annual shoot at Tulsa. Separately the Republican county convention at Eufaula adopted resolutions opposing the constitution and placing McIntosh County on record in dissent.

Oklahoma Sportmen's Association Tulsa Republican County Convention Eufaula McIntosh County

Spencer Crew Named Postmaster at Etna Oklahoma

Spencer Crew has been appointed postmaster at Etna O T confirming the government appointment.

Spencer Crew Etna O. T

James W. Brown Dies. Early Kansas Pharmacist Leader

James W. Brown a prominent druggist and early Kansas pharmacist leader died recently. He helped found the state's first pharmaceutical board in 1870 and had operated in Wichita for twenty years.

James W. Brown Chickasha Mr. Brown Kansas State Pharmaceutical Board Wichita

First Senate Nominee Edmund Brazell Nominated at Blackwell

Edmund Brazell a Democrat was named as the first senate candidate at Blackwell. The nomination comes from the senatorial district including Kay and Grant counties. Norman recently approved 25000 waterworks bonds and a franchise to a company to install a city water system.

Senate Edmund Brazell Blackwell Kay and Grant Counties Norman

Local Events Highlight Logan County High School and Town Festivities

Logan county high school issues its annual report. Bishop Brooks of Guthrie will deliver the baccalaureate sermon at Tonkawa Preparatory School. Fort Smith and Western plans to extend its line southwest of El Reno soon. Two Rock Island engines had a read-on collision at Geary with no injuries except to the company. Kingfisher enjoyed Greek laborers celebrating Grecian Easter with kegs of beer and drums.

Bishop Brooks of Guthrie Tonkawa The Fort Smith & Western Railroad el Reno Rock Island Geary

Oklahoma Guards to Mobilize at Fort Sill for Rifle Practice

Secretary of War Taft wires permission to Alva J Niles adjutant General of the Oklahoma national guard to mobilize the force in June at Fort Sill for several days of rifle practice. Teams will be chosen to represent Oklahoma in the national shoot at Columbus Ohio in August. A Ponca City Mexico boomer claims land may be secured for about thirty cents an acre while a coon and a guitar perform with similar selections.

Secretary of Taft Alva J.niles Oklahoma National Guard Oklahoma Miliia Fort Sill Oklahoma Columbus Ohio Ponca City Mexico

Beaver County News Praises Pest-Free Wheat Fields

Beaver county can congratulate itself on being in the short grass country. The green bugs lacked the tem trity to locate in that sandwiched county, and consequently while farmers in other parts of the territory are plowing their wheat fields, the wheat in Beaver county remains green and undamaged by any insect or pest.

Beaver County

Does Your Back Ache Profit By The Experience Of Relief

A Fenner Street resident James R Keeler describes fifteen years of back and kidney pain. After trying many remedies he found relief with Dean's Kidney Pills starting from the first box and was later restored to good health. He recommends the pills to his wife and friends. Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.

James R. Keeler Fenner St Cazenovia N. Y Dean Doan Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo, N. Y

Danger in Signals and a Miner Camp Card Tale

A miner’s camp card game tale recalls a partner signaling a pair with two fingers and a rival slashing off fingers with a dirk. The piece ends with a quip on luck and a London ad offering apartments for a journalist or Christian man. George Eliot quote reflects on living to ease others’ lives.

Rockies London

Teething Relief and Dyes in a Day

An assortment of vintage ad snippets lists Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain and wind colic, a shade tree claim, PUTNAM FACE dye guidance, a jab about doctors preferring money to blood, a Lewis' Single Binder cigar promotion, and Socrates as a joked example of philosophy linked to home life.

Hunt's Cure Promises Fast Relief for Skin Ailments

The advertisement promotes Hunt's Cure as a quick and certain remedy for any skin disease especially itching types. One application and one box are claimed to cure with a money back guarantee if no cure is effected. The Bright Side column humorously references a poverty-stricken scene about utilities cut off and candles as a substitute.

Hunt

Perfect Womanhood and the Remedy for Feminine Health

An article argues that women's happiness depends on maintaining feminine health and warns of risks from organ disorders. It urges women to restore vitality through a tonic with specific powers when symptoms like fatigue headaches backache irritability and depression appear.

Defiance Starch Marketed as Modern Ironing Aid

Defiance Starch introduces an economical improved formula that simplifies ironing. It claims better results and shorter work time and will not stick to the iron. Sold everywhere at 16 for 10 cents.

Not a Bit of It City Boarder Exchange

A terse exchange recalls a cattle trade with Farmer Smith and Farmer Jones denying any quid pro quo. The dialogue underscores a “swap fair and even” stance amid spring’s health tonics promotion. Garfield Tea touts blood purification and overall wellness for all ages.

Farmer Smith Farmer Jones

Fez Marks Tombs of Great in Turkey

A Turkish tradition marks the tombs of eminent faithful with fezzes carved in marble. An ad text claims Hunt's Cure provides a quicker relief for itching piles. The aphorism notes no man is truly distant from his ancestry.

Turkey

They Tightened Up Close Friends Remark Fort Worth Record

A Fort Worth Record quote recalls a speaker claiming his failure revealed many close friends. The remark emphasizes the strength of a tight circle of companions who stood by him during tough times.

Fort Worth

Cattle Diebacks Plague M K T Pasture at Muskogee

The M., K. and T. railroad bought a small Muskogee pasture to house southern cattle arriving in weakened condition. A large number of cattle are dying en route to territory pastures, a record high for the road.

Muskogee

March 1907 Temperatures Exceed Normal in Oklahoma

The Oklahoma and Indian Territory saw above normal temperatures all March 1907 with a mean of 60.2 degrees and an excess of .7 degrees. Precipitation averaged 1.44 inches, 1 inch less than normal. The Ardmorite cites an Indian legend linking ciclon ic conditions to annual life forfeiture, noting no war reduces deaths while cyclones rise.

Oklahoma Indian Territory

Normandy postcard Portrait Of Rouen Shopper Honors Heroine

A Rouen shopkeeper offers a Normandy postal card showing a modern French woman in a thatched cottage at Domremy, styled as a heroine reminiscent of Joan of Arc spinning in her village.

Normandy Rouen Joan of Arc Domremy

Quick and Sure Hunt's Lightning Oil Ad

Quick and certain relief offered for cuts bruises burns sprains and similar troubles. The remedy is described as a rapid acting cure with no equal found.

Hunt

UK Sells Horses for Slaughter Yet Sits Among Top Beef Importers

The United Kingdom, while the biggest importer of cattle and sheep for slaughter, ranks as a leading exporter of horses for the same purpose. This unusual trade balance highlights contrasting roles in meat production.

United Kingdom

Owens Threshers Catalog Promises Help for Farmers

Owens Threshers offers a free catalog filled with information on threshing cow peas and soy beans from vines and pods. Mail requests to J. L. Owens Co. at 662 Superior St., Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Owens J. L. Owens Co Superior St Minneapolis Minnesota

A Quiet Wedding Sets Tone for Evening of Demands

The brief wedding ceremony hints at a tougher schedule to follow with a demanding afterparty. Guests, details, and venue remain understated as preparations shift to the more strenuous activities ahead.

Peat as Inexpensive Fuel Sparks Swedish Claim

Lieut H Ekelund of Jonkoping Sweden says he has devised a fuel saving method using peat in powder form to produce enough heat to run a furnace without coal. The report notes the claimed efficiency and potential impact on industrial fuel use.

H. Ekelund Jonkoping Sweden

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