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Newspaper
Ada Weekly Democrat
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1909
Page
5
An old time sale notice promotes Guest Bros Dry Goods with emphasis on warm weather goods, shoes, hats, shirts and underwear. It invites shoppers to visit for quality merchandise and a cordial welcome, promising satisfaction and urging attendees to buy now.
R L L Walker of Vaness visited the city for a few hours on Wednesday Gay. J B Chapman campaigns for sheriff on his own merits. Fred Gilbert, longtime manager of Leeper Bros lumber yard at Allen, remains missing. Dr Saffarans relocates to southeast corner of 16th and Johnson and plans an eight room house. Tender back pain signals kidney trouble. Prickly Ash Bitters urged as a regulator and preventive.
A brief town column notes A Voght travels from Grenada to Oklahoma then Mangum. Duck hunters Joe Guest and Dick Harris report no birds, all ducks reportedly swallowed by a big fish. Local lumber trade reports strong prices. An advertisement for Mi o na stomach remedy touts quick relief and money back guarantee, with testimonial from Mrs. Mary Hutchinson.
We offer one dozen $18.00 photographs free to the holder of a lucky number on December 25. A number is given free with each 50 cent purchase at our studio now through Christmas. Every $4.00 order includes a calendar featuring your photo for 1910.
Ford and Harriss list several small Ada farms for sale or exchange for stock or city property. Inquiries welcome at Farmers State Bank for particulars.
Dr. Wilson of Shawnee will be at the Harris Hotel on the second and fourth Mondays each month for eye, ear, nose and throat practice. Glasses fitted.
The Collins Institute basketball team will meet Ada Normal on the grounds near the building Saturday at two in the afternoon. The girls have trained hard though none have played a match game before, and their grit suggests they will be hard to beat.
Local ad for pillow tops featuring enlarged photos on satin like fabric. Customers may color their selection and have it washed with a guaranteed fade free finish. Group orders incur no extra charge. Publisher initials L. T. Waiters.
Rev C C Barnhart, who served the North Ada Methodist church for a year, has been sent to Wetumka by the conference. The community notes his good work and accepts the move as a step to a better appointment. Also advertised is L T Walters offering Ada's largest stock of picture moldings for framing needs.
A brief literary note contrasts Les lie's Weekly and the Kansas City Journal on loving a good woman. Both sources suggest education through love and the ache of unrequited affection, with the Journal highlighting bitterness when the beloved loves another.
A Texas panhandle farmer intends to plant 1500 acres of broom corn next year. If successful, strong broom demand could bring solid income from commerce revenues.
Ada officials consider providing garbage cans to collect waste paper and trash from streets. The cost would be small and carting expenses would drop significantly, bringing clear streets and cleaner surroundings.
Preaching at Ahloso next Sunday afternoon at three o clock. Worship invitation extended. The message may be delayed by rain. W T Matthews and J Q Needham will also be present.
Local items from Oakman report visits from Ada Holdenville and Francis along with regional travel. The piece notes rain, planting timing, and moisture. A wedding of John Morse and Laura Ferguson is described with local esteem for Morse. A bachelor club recruitment appeal closes the column.
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as an all round laxitive tonic that tones stomach liver and kidneys purifies blood strengthens nerves and cures constipation dyspepsia biliousness jaundice headaches chills and malaria. Sold for 25 cents at Gwin and Mays Co.
James Wright of Spurlock Ky. claims to feel like a sixteen year old after six bottles of Electric Bitters. He suffered kidney trouble for thirty years but says the first bottle proved the remedy and keeps recommending the medicine as a Godsend to weak rundown or old people priced 50 cents at Gwin Mays Co.
A brief note invites readers to subscribe to the Democrat and hints at a playful guessing activity about an ear of corn. The item reads like a light community prompt with no further context.
Marriage license entries show individuals and ages across several towns including Conway Ada and Oakman. Notable pairs include Jno Morse with Laura Ferguson and J E Lamb with Ada Shahan, among others in a historical county record.
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