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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1906
Page
7
A newspaper complains about Wells Fargo Express charges for a three pound parcel from Oklahoma City. The piece cites high costs, rail shipping rebates, and government rates, arguing for political action to curb the “monster” corporations and trusts.
An editorial review of lumber pricing in Muskogee argues for a lumber trust existence citing price rises of ten to twelve dollars per thousand over two years and a 3 percent cement profit. It notes seven to eight yards in a town, calls for a 70 cent per barrel cement commission, and questions trust enforcement under territorial law.
The article argues that farmers across Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and the Mississippi Valley are funding Sears Roebuck by boosting capital to about 40 million dollars. It contends mail order houses aim to monopolize retail, benefiting big city owners while farmers finance the growth through crop receipts.
State of Oklahoma urges unity of the two territories as one state and calls on young people to choose local higher education. The message promotes the University at Norman as a growing, nationally respectable institution and encourages educating boys and girls there to equip them for life's challenges.
The report declares crop prospects unprecedented with corn and cotton praised amid torrential rains. Older settlers note record status and widespread optimism for Ada and the Ada country, urging pessimists to accept the favorable outlook despite market bear caution.
Harris Merton Lyon imagines a secluded glade in a forest bathed in noonday light and mossy gold. He invokes Pan Echo and Endymion as mythic presences in a dreamlike scene where infancy and memory find solace among ferns and violets.
On August 3 Vinita I T voters chose one alderman to replace Collins who resigned. Dr E B Frayser a Democrat won over Fred L L Kelly a Republican by a 57 vote margin.
The Ada sermon on Proverbs 27 1 impressed attendees as Oliver urged readiness for death and judgment. He warned against delaying faith, urged families to remove spiritual stones, and linked sudden death to eternal accountability.
A Tuesday evening sermon urged Ada church members to remove the stone and live a genuine spiritual life. The preacher denounced church corruption and urged parents to save their children from sin by restoring true faith and reliance on God.
The article praises Mr. Oliver for a strong defense of the Bible, arguing it has resisted infidelity, influenced law and morality, and challenged higher criticism and Darwinian theory. It notes his calls for liberal offerings, personal responsibility, and fears of hell, urging moral reform in the town.
Inquiries to Fred L. Wenner confirm Indian Territory will not share any common school fund distributions before January Statehood. The 1907 distribution remains small and the income in the statehood bill for Indian Territory is not yet applicable.
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