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Newspaper
Ada Weekly Democrat
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1906
Page
7
A fragment references Miss Emma Cole praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as saving her life and improving her health. It questions how many young women suffered or were displaced during this period and implies widespread peril associated with reproductive health issues.
Miss Emma Cole of Tullahoma Tennessee praises Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for easing her young daughter’s pain and irregularities during puberty and urges other mothers to seek free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for a path to healthy womanhood.
Orville Frantz resigns as private secretary to Governor Frantz and Dr Hugh Scott is named as his successor. Frank Mathews of Mangum seeks the Democratic attorney general nomination. Postmaster B S Barnes of Ponca City dies of heart failure. Tulsa postmastership contest flares with J D Seaman seeking reappointment and Myron Boyle and Walter Beneau pursuing the job. Oklahoma Democratic executive committee for the new state announced with little district change.
The Interior Department reverses Commissioner Tams Bixby and grants Choctaw freedmen under 21 as of March 4 1906 a place on the rolls. About three to four thousand people are affected and each will receive land equivalent to 40 acres valued at about $15 per acre.
The Equal Suffrage Association of Oklahoma and Indian Territory held its annual meeting Thursday afternoon at its headquarters in Oklahoma City.
The Christian Endeavor Union of District No 1 gathered at Perry for a fair attended meeting. The district includes Grant Garfield Noble and Kay counties and members from those areas participated.
A. S. Zinn, formerly Rock Island division engineer at Chickasha, is appointed to Panama Canal work and will oversee the Culebra cut. Col. J. M. Bellamy, president of the Wichita Falls Lawton Northwestern Railroad, reports financing completed and that the north end construction across the Big Pasture will begin by February.
Postmaster J. M. Morgan of Luther resigns to pursue business. W D Foulke special representative of President Roosevelt begins investigation into alleged Creek nation town lot sales frauds demanded by the national Creek council claiming government officials misappropriated thousands of dollars. Civil engineers from a Pittsburgh syndicate begin a Muskogee to Gulf pipeline survey with an estimated cost near 50 million dollars. Oil operators optimistic about higher oil prices.
Justice George E. Law of Brazil Indiana has married about 1400 couples earning the nickname The Marrying Squire He credits Deans Kidney Pills for curing his kidney trouble and backache after suffering a decade and has been free of illness for nine years Vanderbilt advances in New York National Guard rising from second lieutenant to senior first lieutenant with captaincy prospects and no friction among his comrades
J R Campbell a Justice of the Peace in Grayson County Texas commends Hunt's Lightning Oil for burns cuts stiff muscles neuralgia and similar complaints noting its quick action and superior quality as the best liniment available.
Jeremiah Curtin, living in Bristol Vermont, masters seventy languages. He started on a farm and through study learned languages one by one. He is now doing special work, has translated many works and authored numerous books. He graduated from Harvard and was named secretary of the legation at St. Petersburg by President Lincoln.
The original Allcock's Porous Plaster has spent sixty years in the public eye and now boasts the largest annual external remedy sales worldwide. Imitations exist, but none match this famous plaster for relieving a weak back chest cold or local pain from cold or over strain.
An Atchison father regrets gifting his daughter a $750 gold watch as a bouquet of chocolates from a young man brings more happiness. The watch means little to her while the chocolates prompt long, silent hours spent staring into the dark.
An 19th century style advertisement offers a $100 reward for cures of catarrh that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot treat. It lists B J Cheney & Co of Toledo and Waring Kinnan & Marvin as endorsers, asserts the firm’s honesty and funding ability, and promotes internal use of Hall's Catarrh Cure with testimonials available. It also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation and claims a price of 75 cents per bottle with sales by druggists nationwide.
A physician writes to the British Medical Journal that many take aspirin without a doctor’s prescription. He argues if aspirin had always been labeled as acidi salicylic acetici few would remember the name, a sentiment about medical naming.
An advertisement extols Hunt’s Cure as guaranteed to cure any form of skin disease. It claims prompt relief and permanent cure for itching eczema tetter ringworm and related troubles with a single box.
A reflective Buxton line on how deep personal sorrow amplifies respect for others and reveals the depth of human nature.
National Pure Food and Drugs Act lists all Garfield Remedies with Biel en ett ta ea for constipation and headache. The notice outlines approved uses and cautions while noting product names and claims.
A concise quip notes that reduced spending by women leads to more talk about shopping and deals. The remark highlights behavioral shifts linked to budget constraints.
A terse readable fragment mentions a bottle tied to a mystery within a collection. The text alludes to an unveiling or display while naming no clear people or places. Further context is needed to confirm the item, date, or event.
A reflective line asserts that the strongest affection often reveals itself through restrained acts rather than words, suggesting subtle devotion carried in daily behavior rather than overt declarations.
A mixed text fragment presents a quip on time and consideration, warning against wasting others time. It includes a line about smokers and a humorous aside about individuals clinging to perceived correctness to sway others.
An advertisement urges readers not to delay treating coughs and colds, claiming Simmons' Cough Syrup safely heals soreness and stops coughing for months. It promotes the product as a safe, sure remedy for persistent respiratory ailments.
William O Mayer, a leading New South Wales educator tied to the University of Sydney, is visiting Boston. A native of Great Britain, he went to Australia eighteen years ago and now tours the United States.
Beare the signature of LaKA Meredith in use for over 30 years and the instruction to examine every bottle of Castorta for infants and children. Mentions storage of flowers and a French experimenter Ver cier achieving three months cold storage for peonies, with red and white China varieties tolerating the test.
G W Farlowe of East Florence Alabama reports nearly seven years of itching with relief after using Hunt's Cure. He says one application cured him and a year later he remains free of symptoms. The advertisement states Hunt's Cure guarantees relief for all itching skin diseases and costs 50 cents.
The article notes Mme. Bernhardt Signora Duse and tenor Caruso dislike solitude while on tour. Each travels with a trusted companion who arranges trips offers advice and handles travel responsibilities for the artist.
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