Local Ada Post Office Mail Notice
Postoffice Ada notice indicates periodical mail matter for Patton, ra, TON and WEAVES, Paore. Entry dated May 10, 129.
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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1902
Page
5
Postoffice Ada notice indicates periodical mail matter for Patton, ra, TON and WEAVES, Paore. Entry dated May 10, 129.
Isovoted to the best interests of Adan the Indian Territory and serv ome. Saturday in school trustees election. Prospects for a strong county crop next year. Coneness spoiled if they don t pass the eson bill now pending. Roy Pelletree of Buffalo plans to walk to the North Pole. Koll Weevil bill termination means thousands to farmers. Sac and Fox Indians near extinction with only 479 members remaining.
Readers are advised of next Tuesday’s issue releasing ahead of Christmas. The text notes six weeks of cold wet weather aiding farmers for the coming crop year. It mentions Venezuela, the Monroe Doctrine, and a boll weevil convention discussed in Dallas news.
The current spell of favorable weather enables merchants to recoup losses, while Texas declared war on the toll weevil and plans a campaign to combat the pest. Territory farmers may volunteer to join this great attack against the pest.
The note wonders if President Roosevelt will endorse the Monroe Doctrine or risk delaying action. It warns that without U S intervention, Venezuela could soon face war with Germany and Great Britain, drawing Uncle Sam into international tensions.
A fragment from a historical page notes President Roosevelt facing pressure from reform groups including the WCTU as he weighs reconveying Watt's property and addressing ongoing issues. The text reflects a heated political moment amid partisan scrutiny and reform agendas.
The piece urges voters to participate in the trustees election and warns that neglecting the polls leaves residents to blame themselves. It argues Ada could become a railroad hub with lines from Erisco Katy Rock Island and Santa Fe and calls for a strenuous effort to raise the bonus for M. E. & T. construction.
Cresceus, holder of the world trotting record, will retire to George Ketchum’s farm. Racing peers say he showed his best days long ago and may not regain the 2024 mark. The horse had a storied career earning more for Ketchum than any other in racing history, starting in 1901 with 22 world records and $72,000 in winnings.
The paper notes that W. H. L. Campbell, now in Washington, defends his stance on statehood. He calls Beveridge’s substitute bill a farce aimed at wrecking statehood for Arizona New Mexico Oklahoma and local self government for the Indian Territory. The Moon bill is cited as the path to that self government.
Judge Talbott presided over a flurry of civil and criminal cases. Sam Mel ille and Noah Hawkins were charged with drunkenness and discharged. Oscar Hamoos faced knifing a hog and selling liquor and was bound over on the first charge and released on the latter. Walter Richardeos charged with illegal liquor, discharged in part and detained in another.
C W Lynch of Winchester ltd lauds Foley's Honey and Tar for his son's severe croup relief after one dose. He credits the product with saving the boy's life and urges avoiding substitutes. Glark Drug Co endorsed.
Clark Drug Co. advertises Foley's Honey and Tar as free of opiates and safe for children noting other cough medicines may cause constipation. The ad claims it cures throat and lung diseases and urges customers to refuse substitutes from Clark Drug Co.
J G Gluck superintendent of Pruntytown West Virginia Reform School reports after trying advertised cough medicines they will use Foley's Honey and Tar exclusively. He calls it the moral effective and absolutely harmless. Clark Drug Co.
A local notice highlights Foley's Boney and Tar as a premier lung remedy for coughs and colds, claiming fast cures and prevention of serious illness. Clark Drug Co. and Tabor the jeweler are named as trusted suppliers and service providers.
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