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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1914
Page
15
Governor John F. Brown, near Sasakwa, presides over a large Seminole church campus. The 80 percent full blood membership, his simple life, and his praise of John Jumper mark a reign focused on faith, tribal advancement, and agricultural self sufficiency. Brown’s sermons inspire, his influence endures beyond his passing.
Spencer, known as a tango murderer dubbed the man with out a soul, was hanged at daylight in Wheaton Illinois for the 1913 murder of Mildred Allison Rexroat near Wayne. The case drew national attention as he confessed to a long crime record while under police questioning. He had previously fought his conviction, but the Illinois Supreme Court upheld the verdict and set the execution for today between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
A tale of Mrs Wisewoman who joins a distant mail order club promising big savings. Goods arrive only as inferior substitutes, with higher costs, leading to a lesson in purchasing standards. The Housewives' League forms to favor local merchants and insist on standard advertised goods.
Washington July 31 department of agriculture cotton report shows condition July 25 at 76.4 percent, down from 79.6 percent in the prior month and last year. Also includes an unrelated testimonial ad for Chamberlain's Tablets praising stomach relief without graphic detail.
A survey of Seminoles shows most are Baptists while only two belong to the Masonic fraternity. Several are members of fraternal insurance orders and a few belong to the Odd Fellows.
An old advertisement warns summer coughs and colds threaten vitality and may cause lung trouble like consumption. It promotes Dr King’s New Discovery as soothing antiseptic relief that relieves coughs quickly and prevents complications. Available in 50c and 1.00 bottles at druggists with money back offer.
L. A. Seitz, Frisco conductor, left today to carry a train load of Black people from Weleetka to Galveston. They will join Chief Sam's party to go back to Africa. One train load has already gone, and this will be the last.
Wanted to buy a second hand farm wagon. Write R L Ware Oakman Okla 7 29 11 2tw a bea.
Following a talks between the president and Secretary McAdoo, the government declares readiness to prevent a financial panic. The treasury will assist any region whose banks require funds to avert distress.
An advertisement urges readers to avoid illness by using Dr Kings New Life Pills. It claims immediate cleansing of backed up waste water in the system and promotes a single nightly dose priced at 25c at the druggist.
Ada Oklahoma professionals listed include medical doctors surgeons veterinarians and dentists with offices on West 12th Street and over Surprise Store plus chiropractors and several lawyers in local buildings. Names include Dr L M Overton Dr C A Thomas Dr W D Faust Dr J M Vaden Dr W H Enloe C H Cooper Minerva R Cooper Isham L Cummings Z B Sanders A G Winn and firms Reed-Douglass Building Steed Ride First National Bank Building Sanders & Winn.
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