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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1906
Page
9
A local advertiser touts 5c bargains on garden seed with two large packs for 5c and claims freshness and superior value. It promises hundreds of useful items at 5c and 10c, noting many customers pay twice as much for the same grade of goods.
The list details common items including Swiss laundry soap large cake Cocoa Castile toilet soap two boxes Best Bag Blue matches bottle Best Vaseline kitchen knife two mouse traps one card good pearl buttons two glass nest eggs a large table glassware five yards lace shelf paper a four quart milk pan a one quart covered bucket sturdy fire shovel a scrub brush writing tablets ink paper a new style wallet envelope five rubber tipped pencils and many other miscellaneous items.
Henry Disston files and lamp parts are offered along with kitchenware utensils including milk pails coffee pots tin sauce pans and wire cloth. The sale features 100 novelties glassware pirates cups and saucers vases and more as the largest assortment shown in the city. Hosiery combs and aluminum items complete the catalog with a wide range of everyday goods.
A local shop offers a wide selection including baseball goods, fishing tackle, and marbles with clearly stated prices.
Ada residents and visitors are listed with movements and events. E H Lucas left for Muskogee. J F Sharp and W J Calahan from Purcell visited. couple marriages noted. several residents travel to Rogers Ross Roff and Ardmore. Miss Jessie Willbanks began a stenography post. notable visits from Shawnee Denver and Texan towns. assemblies, funerals, and school matters referenced.
Ada Daily notes numerous residents and visitors in town. Medical and legal figures, such as Dr Thos Granger and Attorney Ratliff, are listed among those passing through or staying for business. Local venues host entertainment with the East Lynne troupe and wedding licenses surface for J J Carson and Hallie Pimemons.
The eleven month old child of Attorney J. E. Grigsby died Sunday night due to spinal trouble. The funeral was held at four this afternoon. His eldest son Jim is seriously ill with pneumonia.
J. P. Walker of Midland was arrested in town on a last fall indictment charging him with disposing of liquor. He posted bond and was released.
During November and December 1908 one fifth of deaths in New York and Chicago were from pneumonia. Foley's Honey and Tar stops cough heals and strengthens lungs and prevents pneumonia. Do not risk a cold worsening. Foley's Honey and Tar cures quickly and prevents serious results. Clark Drug Co. Mason Drug Co.
Mrs. R. Bonds is quite sick with erysipelas. Boss Woodard returned from Konawa. D. C. Rogers and C. Lee went to Stonewall.
A baby girl weighing twelve pounds was born Monday night at the home of Mr and Mrs J D Gaar. The event was announced in local news with celebratory notes on the arrival of the child.
Foley & Co of Chicago originated Foley's Honey and Tar for throat and lung relief. The ad warns that many imitatio ns are offered and urges customers to ask for the genuine product. It is mildly laxative without opiates and deemed safest for children and delicate persons. Clark Drug Co and Mason Drug Co are named.
A tacky party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Simpson drew a lively, rustic crowd Tuesday evening. Miss McKay won the ladies prize while J W Byrd claimed the squash among reads Maupin Timberlake was a close second. The event featured old Virginia reel and square dance with Cotton-eyed Joe on the French harp.
Miss Fannie McKoy hosts the Hoodle To girls at the Broadfoot residence on Monday evening. Gentlemen arrived late as part of a hostess arranged ruse. The guests enjoyed Progressive Forty-Two music and refreshments before a blindfold game.
Dan Vaughn, once indicted for a Francis county bank robbery, pleaded guilty last week after a venue change to Pauls Valley. Court remains in session and sentencing has not yet occurred. The text also promotes Dr Mendenhall’s Chill and Fever Cure sold by Clark Drug Co in Rector Arkansas.
Cuero Texas May 23 1905 Clark Drug promotes Hall's Chill and Fever Cure claiming it gives better general results than any chill tonic sold here and noting four years of successful sales.
Bob McCollum and E L Johnson were in town Monday following the burial of the three year old daughter of Doc Yates who lives six miles east of Conway. The child died Sunday morning of congestion before a physician could arrive. Mr Yates is a brother in law of Bob McCollum.
An ad touts Dr. Mendenhall's Chill and Fever Cure as a superior tonic that restores vigor and mind function after malaria. It claims to outperform quinine without affecting the head and offers a money back guarantee through Clark Drug Co.
Schuh Drug Co of Cairo Illinois reports selling nearly 50 gross of Dr Mendenhall s Chill and Fever Cure in four months. The tonic is offered on a signed guaranty by Clark Drug Co.
A Sunday evening rally at the Christian church featured layperson addresses on missionary efforts, complemented by songs and readings. The program aimed to excite the audience and motivate efforts to spread "The beautiful story" to unchristianized peoples. The pastor guided the laity to active church service beyond passive listening.
Stonewall holds regular commissioner's court on Monday with Judge Winn Constable Morris and attorney J F McKeel attending for the monthly session.
Rev. A. G. Washburn of South McAlester spent Sunday in the city delivering three sermons at First Church and in North Ada. He preached in the morning and evening at First Church and in the afternoon at North Ada.
A. M. Ake of Wood Indiana reports years of severe lung trouble with hemorrhages. After ineffective treatments he used Foley's Honey and Tar and claims his lungs are now sound. He recommends it for advanced lung disease and warns against substitutes. Clark Drug Co. and Mason Drug Co. advertise it.
City marshal of Francis arrives with Happy Jack Douglass held on larceny of a gold watch from Dr. D. C. Brady’s store. Preliminary hearing set this afternoon before Judge Winn.
Senators Amos Hays and Newton Johnson and representatives Wal King and Thomason Johnson left today for Tishomingo to resume duties. The session paused for a week due to Gov. Johnson's absence in Washington. This will be the final Chickasaw salons week before dissolution on March 4 unless Congress acts soon.
Women face kidney trouble signs like nervousness headaches back pain and dark circles. Foley's Kidney Cure has restored health to thousands of weak nervous women by aiding urinary organs purifying blood and benefiting the whole system. Clark Drug Co. and Mason Drug Co.
Wells Fargo promotes H E Gardner to the Chickasha agency and he will leave Thursday for his new post. He is succeeded by J L Miles from St Louis, whose family will soon join him and establish a home in Ada.
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