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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1912
Page
6
Ramsey Drug Co offers D D D Prescription with iron clad guarantee. If it fails to help eczema psoriasis or rash, the full bottle costs nothing. Promises immediate itch relief and lasting results with D D D Laboratories formula. Main Street Ada Oklahoma.
Thursday afternoon Mrs Leslie Maxey escaped unharmed when a buggy was demolished by a runaway team on Grand Avenue. A passing auto frightened the horses causing the dash down the street, the wagon struck the vehicle carrying Mrs Maxey, two wheels were destroyed and the buggy wrecked. She was uninjured by sheer luck.
The A. M. College with Frisco and Santa Fe railroads will run a special poultry and hog train in January. It will stop half a day in towns that show sufficient interest along the route. Towns must prompt the stop and arrange potential poultry exhibitions concurrent with the train stop. The train carries a car of fine stock.
A notice seeks a mature woman aged forty to fifty who desires a home. Address: Oscar Marshall, Ada, Oklahoma. A separate ad states tenants wanted to cultivate 109 acres of rich bottom land. contact John G. James, Roff, Oklahoma.
A traveling educational train will deliver lectures on raising poultry and hogs and on producing proper feed. Special programs for women, boys and girls accompany the exhibits with illustrated talks at overnight stops. The train promises a complete program and half day halts at each location for broad public benefit.
E D Hinkle of Bebee Oklahoma offers land or part land balance cash store building 3 lots and dwelling with no encumbrance on same. He cites reasons for gelling and invites others to pursue farming or business opportunities.
Bids will be received by the county commissioners at the regular January meeting in 1913 for the construction of a Negro schoolhouse near Summers Chapel. Interested bidders must leave sealed bids with Ada County Clerk. M. L. Hunt, Chairman County Board.
A. F. Cowling advertises ready funds for a first mortgage and a clear abstract. He offers a five year loan at a low interest rate with no delays and money available immediately. The contact location is Stonewall Oklahoma.
Sale includes multiple tracts in Pontotoc County starting at $10 with easy terms. Eighty acre tracts prevail, plus 110, 150, 180 and 50 acre parcels. Contact Ed or George Harrison in Ada for details. 34-31-w.
A letter from C. R. Edgecomb secretary expresses gratitude from Frisco division agents to the Ada Chamber of Commerce for hospitality during a recent visit. He notes the aim to extend cordial relations across the system and invites further suggestions to address any minor faults.
R L Rollins of Bebee Oklahoma builds a profitable farming model around sweet potatoes. He expanded from four and a half acres yielding 1075 bushels to nine acres with about 1800 bushels and near two thousand dollars in potential income. He keeps a concrete 25 by 19 by 6 foot cellar with a wooden duct ventilation system to preserve the crop through winter.
A local storefront announces a 30 day sale offering broad discounts on clothing and groceries. Calicoes, underwear, shirts, coats, hats, shoes, and floor goods are priced to lure customers with marked reductions and large quantity deals.
A fragmented community directory lists DRS, CASTLEBERRY and CUMMINGS with office phone 301 at Aldrich Building and JOHN I McCOOLE Attorney and notary in ADA OK. Also see GALBRAITH Ada OK Attorneys, DR J W WIMBISH with Ligon King, CURRIE and DUNCAN practicing in Reed-Douglass, EPPERSON and RODDIE in Steed Building, GRANGER and GRANGER dentists, WALLIS HARTMAN physician in Conn Building, plus DR F AUST in Tes 8 with office numbers.
The article notes a Kansas County farmer keeping potato storage at about 60 degrees with a cellar costing 138.45 including materials and labor. J. W. Balthrop expects to grow 40 acres next year after earning over 1700 from 17 acres this year. County agent A L Kennedy pushes a potato growers association to attract buyers to rail cars.
This notice claims Chamberlain's Cough Remedy quickly cures colds and greatly lowers the danger of diseases like whooping cough diphtheria and scarlet fever in children. It states the remedy contains no opium and can be given to a child with confidence and is sold by all dealers.
Three more indictments under the Mann white Slave act were returned today by the federal grand jury in Chicago against Jack Johnson the negro pugilist. The charges involve the transportation of Belle Schreiber between Chicago Pittsburg and Milwaukee. Dan M. Pendleton attorney was in Chicago this morning.
Just received a carload of pure Mebane Cotton Seed from Lockhart Texas. Sold directly by the seed store on East Main Street at $1.30 per bushel. Recommendation by A L Kennedy agricultural agent and by national and state boards. Come early to buy.
Taxpayers called a mass meeting at South Side school tonight at 7 to discuss extending the waterworks and sewer system city wide. Proponents propose voting bonds around 80000 dollars to cover South East North West areas and bring services to untouched districts.
Dr Strattop D Brooks president of Oklahoma State University argues state schools aid each other rather than compete. He cites Oregon consolidation attempts reducing a school’s facilities as warning against rivalries and endorses the Oklahoma College for Women for specialized training of women.
Miss Kate Barnard of Oklahoma advocates for girls to strike for rights and refuse marriage until achieved. The Houston Post quotes a contrasting view from Houston girls suggesting angels must marry before striking.
Judge Tom J. McKeown placed Jones Drug Co. stock in the hands of a receiver and appointed B. A. Mason as receiver of the business after creditors petition. Mason qualified and assumed control this afternoon.
An advertisement extols Ponayo Laxative Wafers as a tasteless odorless permanent tonic for chronic constipation. It claims the product strengthens intestinal muscles, delivers lasting results, and offers a money back guarantee. Sold at the Ponayo Store and Mad-Ox Drug Co for 25 cents per box of 25 tablets.
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