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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1920
Page
3
Three intoxicated men disrupted Hilton's store and refused to leave. When one became boisterous, Hilton used a six shooter to hammer him, injuring the man severely. No charges filed against Hilton yet.
Ethan Tiger, nineteen, suffered a broken left thigh and a badly cut right limb after a private airplane piloted by Ben Stegall fell near Ada while returning from the district track and field meet. Tiger remained in the hospital in favorable condition, his sister Louise Tiger of Wetumka arriving soon after. Stegall escaped injury. The aircraft is described as a total wreck.
Ada bankers report rapid growth in deposits by women and children as wartime thrift habits persist. They note many women gain financial independence, with weekly savings reaching hundreds of dollars and deposits expanding across city banks.
Stratford Leader reports Sam Brick of Stratford was assaulted by C W Dungey in Ada as Brick walked by a feed store. Brick suffered facial injuries, Dungey paid a city fine, and the paper urges prison time matching the fine amount.
Advertisement asserts nervous fluttering or palpitations stem from stomach issues not heart disease. Prick ly Ash Bitters is promoted as a man’s remedy that cleanses and strengthens the stomach liver and bowels, removes the cause of heart symptoms and builds vigor. Price is $1.25 per bottle by Bart Smith Special Agent.
In Stonewall Oklahoma a church census taken by Methodist and Baptist members shows 115 Methodists 147 Baptists 30 Christians 2 Presbyterians 1 Episcopalian 18 Holiness 14 Catholics 0 other or none 318. Total 692 plus several missed families push the count over 700. government 1910 census had 494.
Mrs D J Shelley of Earlville New York says Chamberlains Cough Remedy cured her daughter Anna of a severe cold and cough years ago and she now recommends it to anyone with throat or lung trouble. The medicine contains no narcotic and may be given to children with perfect confidence and is a pleasant syrup.
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