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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1914
Page
11
County Surveyor Truitt has laid off the race track for the county fair. Work will begin at once to prepare the course. Ground conditions are ideal and the track will be in first rate shape before the fair opens. Big booster day for the fair tomorrow.
Pale girls nearing womanhood are urged to use Dr Simmons Squaw Wine to regulate and strengthen. The product is claimed to cure languor dull eyes bad breath weak digestion and nervousness and to restore appetite and complexion during the critical period. Sold by Gwin & Mayes Drug Co. at $1.00 per bottle.
A page shows multiple Ada Oklahoma professionals including Dr C A Thomas the veterinary surgeon, Dr W D Faust and Dr J M Vaden dentists, Reed Douglass building attorneys Wimbish and Duncan, Granger and Granger dentists, Dr W H Enloe dentist, C H Cooper and Minerva R Cooper chiropractors, and Mortimer A Woodward physician with office over Ada National Bank. Also notes office and residence locations and phone numbers.
Sanders and Winn, lawyers, operate from the Duncan Building rooms 1 2 and 3 in Ada Oklahoma with offices in the First National Bank Building and a telephone line listed as 495.
The seventh count shows Miss Sallye Oliver gaining most and winning knives and forks. Mrs Bills earns a silver berry spoon, Miss Gussie Levin a silver olive fork and a special prize a copy of The Adventures of Kathryn from the Majestic for selling the most coupon books. Miss Mattie Stubblefield wins a mesh bag for turning in the most cash on subscriptions. Upcoming dates August 14 and August 21 govern the next counts.
An old medical patent style notice promotes Dr M A Simmons Liver Medicine as a remedy to ward off malaria and chills. It claims to destroy the malaria germ cleanse impurities regulate bowels and restore vigor and cheer. Priced at 25 cents and sold locally.
Washington on August 10 reports legislative leaders acknowledge a war tax is likely due to lower revenue from reduced imports. A stamp tax on items like whiskey, beer, tobacco, and perhaps checks and mortgages is probable as in the Spanish war. European conflict is expected to cut import revenues by about a third.
A man reports his wife was chronically ill with bowel complaints and found relief after using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. After medical treatments failed for months, one 25 cent bottle led to cure by the second bottle. Sold by All Dealers.
Stillwater August 8 Morrill hall the administration building of the A M college was totally destroyed by fire shortly after 3 am Origin unknown The fire began in the third story where carpenters had changed rooms The loss is about 75 000 including apparatus and furniture The building cost 65 000 and insured to 45 000 The legislature may need to appropriate funds for replacement
A reader claims many people are cured of stomach trouble by Chamberlains Tablets. The ad notes they strengthen and invigorate the stomach to function naturally. Mrs. Dosie Rish of Wabash Indiana praises the medicine as the best she has used. For sale by All Dealers.
I av o IED Mexico City Aug 7 The capital’s developments favor the war party backed by Provisional President Carbajal. Gen Barron commands Federals with 25000 men 65 field pieces and 100 machine guns ready to resist to the end unless concessions are made. Generals Enrique Rivero Joaquin Jiminez Castro and Angel Garcia Conde lead infantry cavalry and artillery units.
About 12:30 this morning a tragedy near Stonewall left Jim Quillan dead and Tom Bailey jailed on a murder charge. Bailey surrendered after a shotgun blast felled Quillan, and a preliminary hearing is planned in Ada. The story also notes a summer constipation health ad for Po-Do-Lax.
Congressman Wm H Murray released a statement noting he carried nearly all district counties but finished with a 846 vote plurality after leaving Washington. He blamed the stamp on his vote against free raw material and for free tolls and defended staying to secure Indian payments and Creek Equalization. He praised district loyalty and called his victory an approval of moral courage in duty.
Four year lease of 185 acres land plus 5 acres in cultivation. Can sow 35 acres and maintain 100 acres of pasture. Location 1 to 2 miles from a good school and church with plenty water. Contact H. D. Lambert Steedman Oklahoma. 8-6.
An old advertisement urges readers to avoid illness by using Dr King's New Life Pills. It claims immediate absorption of poison from backed up waste water and promotes a single nightly dose for 25 cents at the druggist.
Prais August 10 4 p m France declared war on Austria today after demanding a clear stance from Austria. The answer was deemed unsatisfactory and France moved to decisive action marking a significant turn in the conflict.
J W Westbrook thanks friends for loyal backing during a campaign that was not successful. He expresses deep gratitude for their efforts and support in his behalf, signing sincerely.
A sprain may be cured in about one third the time of usual treatment by applying Chaim berlain's Liniment and observing the directions on each bottle. For sale by all dealers.
Wanted to buy a second hand farm wagon. Write R L Ware at Oakman Oklahoma. Dated July 29. 1921 notice appears in local classifieds.
Geo W Brock of the Aberdeen Maryland Enterprise endorses Chamberlains Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a quick safe cure for diarrhoea after twenty years use and frequent recommendations. He asserts it has never disappointed. For sale by all dealers.
Advertisement notes easy payment offers on Singer Sewing Machines for 1914 fall through 1916. Mentions buying a Singer model and lists Singer Sewing Machine Co., Ada Oklahoma as the address.
The next count offers prizes for top gainers in two vote brackets. Those under 50,000 votes with the greatest gain receive a set of soup spoons. Those over 50,000 votes with the greatest gain get a pie knife, the next highest a sugar spoon, and the following six upgraders receive belt, collar or bar pins. Read today’s News for standings.
An ad notes summer colds threaten health and lung trouble, urging Dr King's New Discovery to relieve coughs and prevent complications. It promises soothing, antiseptic action and immediate relief, warns against delay, and offers 50 cent and 1 dollar bottles with a money back guarantee.
The Hughes county list includes nominees for district judge G. C. Crump representative Ben Harrison county judge J. Ross Bailey county attorney T. H. Fancher sheriff D. A. Boff treasurer J. F. Bas ey county clerk A. J. Johnson superintendent H. S. Mathis court clerk E M. Washington assessor F. A. Carrell surveyor C. M. Lawrence weigher Artie Roberts state committeeman P. B. Adair.
Washington reports the Department of Commerce states the government will not interfere with reservists being sent abroad by shiploads unless they are armed. The policy outlines no halt to movements of reserve personnel amid international concerns.
An old advertisement warns that mosquitoes and other pests spread disease and that Sloan's Liniment antiseptic rubs can neutralize infection from bites or rusty nails. It disinfects cuts bruises and sores and is sold for 25 cents with money back satisfaction.
T H Clark spent the latter part of last week at Butner Seminole County. He notes a lack of rain recently but reports crops are fairly good overall despite the dry spell.
John King & Co announce at Farmers Wagon Yard in Ada Texas mares and yearling fillies offered auction Tuesday August 18 at 10:00 a.m. Highest bidder takes. Sale held at Stockton and 12th Streets premises.
Italian officials claim Austria refused to aid Germany against England as no war declaration exists between Austria and England. German cruisers Goeben and Breslau, expelled from Messina, urged Austria to assist by wireless, but Austrian naval authorities refused. Germans face imminent danger from combined French and English fleets.
The Oklahoma Portland Cement Co. offers 52 yearling and two year old mules at Lawrence for farmers wishing to pair with existing stock or form a new team. Apply at the quarry.
Prof. Bradley of Willard school begins collecting material for a history of Ada. He reviews the News files from early times as part of the project. Dr. I Levy of McAlester will be at Dr. Ross office Monday and Tuesday August 10 and 11.2.
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