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Newspaper
Ada Weekly Democrat
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1909
Page
7
Dialogue reveals a spouse lamenting past statements about wealth as the truth of finances comes to light after marriage. The exchange contrasts perception and reality of financial status between two partners.
Ex-Police Commissioner Bingham of New York recounts a graft tale at a dinner. He recalls an old tampering scheme with church collections and a deacon who bought a horse with his “pickings” from the plate, sparking moral outrage.
A discussion notes that among 10,000 well to do people 40 die of consumption yearly while 77 of moderately well to do and 97 of paupers perish. John Burns says about 90 percent of London consumptives receive home charitable relief.
The term Bible comes from Latin biblia treated as singular, though it derives from Greek neuter plural meaning little books. The Greek byblus papyrus inspired the diminutive and the title Bible appears in the mid second century in Clementine literature.
A dyspeptic husband improves on Grape Nuts after his wife, an Illinois housewife, starts regular use. He regains health, works daily for years and the family sticks with Grape Nuts, supporting the ad claim with a reader letter.
The Ada Democrat Norman reports a new creamery and skimming station will be built with modern machinery. Carter county leads in state bridge bond sales with a 2,000,000 issue sold in Chicago. Sapulpa Steel & Iron Mills files charter with the secretary of state. Lawton approves a special election to vote 300,000 bonds for internal improvements.
On Representative Morgan’s recommendation a pension examining surgeons board is established at Fairview and Cherokee. Civil engineer W. T. Forsythe arrived from St. Louis with surveyors and begun surveying the Ardmore to Chickasha interurban line.
The Cherokee Indians must pay this year for schooling of African American children at the National Cherokee school four miles north of Tahlequah. Victor Harlow of the Guthrie State board has secured an option on the Shawnee Herald and may quit his state post to edit the paper.
A. F. McNeil of Pine Bluff Arkansas, who captured Alf Hunter the confessed slayer of Oklahoma County Sheriff George Garrison a year ago, traveled to Guthrie last week to file a claim with the state auditor for a $300 reward.
Guthrie Desk and Furniture ships daily to school districts across the state meeting rising orders for Oklahoma manufactured school desks.
Sapulpa city council votes to hold an October 16 election on a $250,000 bond issue to fund a new water system. The city must supply Frisco with water at the division point or face a $200 per day forfeiture under contract terms.
Enid's five state banks announced a draft of three fourths of one percent on average deposits to replenish the bank guaranty fund. The tax would be paid on presentation.
The Sallisaw McAlester and Southern railroad, after securing a charter weeks ago, has filed with the secretary of state the survey description of the line including station locations, indicating rapid progress on its right of way plans.
Paul A. Ewart, special assistant at torney general, who has filed forty suits to recover mineral lands, announced he will soon file additional suits involving mineral lands valued at ten million dollars.
Charles Daugherty state labor commissioner accepts invitation to perform the first shovel full of dirt at the groundbreaking for Enid's million dollar Peoples packing plant. The event marks a major development in the local industry with construction to begin soon.
Oklahoma add 126000 acres in Pottawatomie Comanche and Lincoln counties to general sale of school lands beginning about November 1.
Enid postmaster Everett Purcell who had been under treatment in a Kansas City sanitarium for a general breakdown is improved and has returned to his home ready to resume his duties.
Eugene Gill, formerly managing editor of the Guthrie State Capital and now a building inspector for the state board of public affairs, has been offered the editorial charge of a new morning paper in Denver.
After an energetic address to the Board of Agriculture in Oklahoma City last week W B Anthony private secretary to Gen Haskell was taken suddenly ill.
The quail season begins November 15 and it is illegal to kill a bird before that date. Violators face a fine of not less than 25 dollars per bird and any person hunting quail or other game in season must carry a state license costing 1.25 dollars.
Mrs Rachel Ivie of Henrietta Texas recounts fifteen years of kidney trouble and two years unable to go out. She credits Dean's Kidney Pills with restoring her health and stamina enabling her to work like a normal elderly woman. The advertisement urges readers to remember the name Dean's and buy at 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
In a dialogue about smoking a boy denies it while a man explains laundry starch. The ad claims Defiance Starch provides greater strength allowing thinner application, avoiding paste buildup that hides fabric and harms wear.
The text urges asserting individuality to reach a personal honor goal and set an example for others. It then contrasts the cat-tail of American swamps with the Egyptian bulrush, noting its reduced use for paper, its root yielding an astringent medicine, and its dry stems suitable for mats and chair-bottoms.
One hundred dollars reward for an incurable catarrh and a testimonial from Walding Kinnan Marvin endorsing F J Cheney. The ad claims Hall's Catarrh Cure works systemically and promotes internal use. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation and lists Toledo druggists.
Miss Cayenne describes Briggins as repeatedly meeting obligations but consistently snubbing those who rely on him. The exchange highlights a pattern of unreliable responses and evasive conduct in social interactions.
The excerpt questions patrilineal rites asserting a father’s claim to give away the bride. Instead the father declares the bride’s disposition to the groom as an admonition that challenges traditional wedding customs.
In a conversation about a death and a fortune a bidder named Harold argues that any inheritance would prove the deceased was of unsound mind. The dialogue centers on emotional reaction to a possible fortune under questionable mental state.
Instant relief for eyes irritated by dust heat sun or wind Pettit s Eye Salve 25c available from all druggists of Howard Bros Buffalo NY.
An odd ad touts Spearmint packaging with a spear icon and jokes about money color. The speaker urges not to hide virtue behind a church letter kept in a trunk.
Vintage ad copy fragment promoting Perry Davis Painkiller for chilblains rheumatism lumbago and frost bite and Red Cross Ball Blue for white clothes. Mentions 2 oz package five cents and unrelated quips about haircuts and cigars.
By November 1 1909 the Wichita Valley Railroad will begin passenger service from Stamford to Spur Texas. Spur lands in Dickens and Kent counties offer quarter sections from 12 to 17 50 per acre with one fifth down and six yearly payments. Farms suit cotton corn alfalfa and fruits with cholera unknown and water shallow. Spur will host an experiment farm to demonstrate profitable crops and cultivation methods. Details available from Chas A Jones Spur Dickens County Texas.
A brief vignette from a story where Bobbie seeks comfort as he cries, his mother offering to wipe his eyes. He protests, insisting he will cry again moments later, capturing a tender moment of child emotion and maternal care.
A light exchange depicts farm labor and dieting humor. A farmer complains about collecting a board bill from city chaps as hard work. Stella mentions a doctor’s warning about eating between meals and Bella replies with a witty solution.
A fragment recalls Charles Dickens warning against exploiting others in any deal. The note mentions a cheat dealer attempting to peddle imitation Wrigley Spearmint to a boxer and emphasizes fair dealing and mercy in transactions.
A historical ad touts Red Cross Ball Blue to whiten clothes with a large two ounce package priced at five cents. The text adds a humorous aside on the average man overestimating his generosity.
A fragment notes a will reading with a murmur of protest. It mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain and the price of 25c a bottle. An outdoor sport reference and a line about wealth versus poverty appear in the snippet.
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