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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1902

Page

5

Ada Postal Notice Listing Second Class Mail

Entered at the Ada post office as second class mail matter on May 10 1901 under J T authority.

Ada J. T

Ada Indian Territory Ad Rates and Publication Note

Advertisement offers rates for a publication devoted to Ada and its people in the Indian Territory. Rates are one dollar per year cash. The note references Thursday and July 351, with minimal readable context about the paper.

Ada Indian Territory

Bond Issue for City Water Works Proposed

A correspondent urges the city to issue bonds for a municipal waterworks project. He notes Congregg has provided bonds for larger towns and asks the mayor and council to seek voter approval, arguing free water for all would be a boon if the city owns the system.

Wes

Ada City Debtors and Vagrants Irk Local Merchants

A harsh editorial complains about debtors in Ada who avoid payment and threaten creditors with insults and threats. It criticizes the inadequacy of law to prosecute capable resisters and denounces vagrants and beggars as a nuisance harming local merchants.

Ada

Indian Territory reform urged at Commercial Club meeting

Mr W I L Campbell urged organized action to improve Indian Territory conditions and push for a national delegate in Congress. He compared taxes and funds to Oklahoma and urged selling coal and asphalt lands to fund public schools while calling for unified memorials to Congress at the next session. He warned that without cohesion residents would suffer and “hang together” or “hang separately.”

Comercial Club W. I. L. Campbell Indian Territory Congress Oklahoma Navy Indian ‘Territory Campbell

Free sample offer for Chamberlain's tablets at Clark Drug Co

Clark Drug Co advertises a free sample of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver tablets claiming easier intake and better effect than pills. It notes the tablets do not cause constipation like many pills and promotes regular size at 25e per box.

Chamberlain Clark Drug Co’s

Simon Seeks a Bought Dog in a Grim Local Notice

A lurid colonial style notice describes a dog chase by Uncle Dick with a Gatlin gun and threats of electrocution for dogs without a necktie. It warns of owners facing injury and forced sale of the canine, ending with graphic violence and a drug ad.

Simon

Woodmen Unveiling Service Planned at Ada Camp

On the second Sunday in August the Ada camp W O W will unveil the monument over the grave of J P Riteh a deceased member of the order. All should attend as it will be an interesting service.

Ada Camp J. P. Riteh Order

Warning Order In Indian Territory Court

The Pownley Metal Hdw Co sues Bosley Bros as Dan Bosley and Doe Bosley in the Southern District of the Indian Territory. The Bosleys are warned to appear within thirty days and answer the complaint. Dated 1902 with attorneys KB Talbott Crawford & EeKeown and J W Bolen for non residents.

United States Indian Territory Pownley Metal Hdw. Co Bosley Bros Dan Bosley Doe Bosley Townley Metal How Talbott Crawford & EeKeown J.W. Bolen Atty

Preacher’s Hen Adopts Guinea Chickens After Hatching

H. J. Jackson recalls a strange coincidence he says proves providence at work. A hen set on guinea eggs hatched the chicks who followed her until they grew large enough. The hen realized they were not of her kind and abandoned them. An old rooster then adopted and cared for the brood, even roosting over them at night.

H. J. Jackson

One Minute Cough Cure Aids Colds and Croup

An advertisement proclaims an all purpose cure for coughs colds croup throat and lung troubles. It claims to act immediately and be absolutely safe from F Z Holley s and Clark Drug Co.

F.Z. Holley

Rail merger eyed to form vast western system

A strong probability exists that the Rock Island and Frisco systems will consolidate creating a major western system. If Rock Island gains Frisco control, it would yield a property network totaling 4 572 miles from Birmingham Alabama to Oklahoma City Oklahoma.

Rock Island Mississippi R. I Birmingham Ala Oklahoma City

Vacation Days And Safe Outdoors For Children

Open air play boosts health but brings minor accidents from sports. DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve quickly stops pain and prevents serious wounds from cuts and scalds. D B Johnson of Swift Texas endorses it as the best remedy for sores bruises and cuts. Warns to beware counterfeit products from F Z Holley and Clark Drug Co.

Chamberlain Clark Drug Co DeWitt D. B. Johnson Swift Tex

Freeman Co. Holds Crowded Cut Price Sale

Follow the crowds to the W. M. Freeman & Co cut price sale with eager shoppers and visible bargains on various goods. The event draws strong turnout as discounted items attract district residents and bargain hunters.

W. M. Freeman & Co

Woman Finds Cure After Six Years Of Diarrhoea

Mrs. Alice Miller of Morgan Texas suffered severe diarrhoea for six years despite costly medical care. After trying Chamberlains Coke Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy she found relief from a single bottle bought through Clark Drug Co.

Alice Miller Morgan Texas Bosque County Chamberlain Clark Drug Co

E L Steed Sells That Celebrated Good Bar Shoe

Local shopkeeper E L Steed offers the famed Good Bar shoe, advertised as a popular staple for comfort and durability in footwear. The item is highlighted in recent storefront notices and promotions.

E. L. Steed

Also Mentioned on This Page

the Ada News E. C. Patton Prers Official Paper OF I.H. Vaneaton I.’T Harness and Saddle Shop A. L. Nettles’ Hardware Store Main St Ada, I. T W.L. Nettles J. J. Clark BYRD Twelfth Street Townsend Avenue Mrs. Bomford L. M. Doss Crown And _ Bridge Works Specialty First National Bank Building F. H. Nowlin Latta Building I.T Bruce & Bruce First National Banks R. T. Castleberry Ada, Ind Ter M. W. Ligon Alexander Building J. R. Runyan National Drug Store W. D. Akers Smith & Mason’s Drug Store A. G. Winn Attorney-At-Law Roff. I.T King & King Attorneys AT Law Rollow Building Ind LAW J. W. Bolen The Ada National Bank Tom Hope Willard Johnson Frank Jones John Beard Williard Johnson AL. G. Beard Ella C. Seales M. C. Copeland the City Bakery J. A. Islinger, Prop P. OG . Gibbs Counselor AT Law Frisco Railroad J. PF. McKeel Attorney - AT - Law Rollow
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