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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1903
Page
5
Personal notices from Ada list residents and visitors, including illnesses of J N Smith and Mrs K Geller, many trips to Tishomingo and Sherman, and local business updates. Vendors like Davenport Jones & Co. expand delivery, while the deacons form a church board. A body search by Chas Linck and a new O K Meat Market partnership also appear among routine community items.
Advertisements tout soda water at Holley s and barbecues at Gas Klines 12th street market. Holley s promotes paints wall papers groceries and dairy cream while Bee Hive hawks cheap shoes hats and closing out clothing. Model Bakery Davenport Jones Co and Red Cross Store push groceries bakers goods and dry goods with wall paper fruit jars and cattle and land loan notes sprinkled through the page.
Bee Hive highlights top balloon and embroidery crafts in town. Local shops showcase intricate designs and creative service for events and decorations.
An old newspaper snippet markets 140 sample pocket knives at one’s own price from Collins & Wilsons and A. L. Nettles. A health blurb promotes Foley's Kidney Cure to address summer kidney irregularities caused by heat or excess drinking.
A man and his wife seek employment in a hay camp on a ranch. One man to work and the wife to cook. Respond with address to A. Z. care of Ada News in Ada, Oklahoma.
Advertises a wide selection of pocket knives at A. L. Nattles. Mentions Ramon’s Tonic Regulator as a tonic claimed to purify blood and boost energy, priced 25 cents at Clark Drug Co, with F. Z. Holley and G. F. McKnight referenced.
Brick! Brick! Brick. J W Byrd of Denison in town this morning. FOR SALE One small red Durham cow five years old de horned and giving two and a half gallons of milk daily no calf price 30.00 a bargain. Also one sorrel buggy pony guaranteed without blemishes and 6 years old worth 50 price 35. See Dr Runyan. Chamberlains Pain Balm antiseptic liniment for cuts bruises and burns heals quickly. For sale by Clark Drag Co.
Nine year old Little Miss Ann, daughter of Allen Blackburn, died of appendicitis last Saturday night at Mr Blackburn's home four miles from town. The community expresses deep sympathy for the Blackburn family in their sorrow.
Mrs. Sarah W. Curtis of Lee Massachusetts reports relief from indigestion sour stomach and dull appetite after using Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets. The ad claims the product improves appetite cleanses the stomach and restores relish in food and urges others with stomach trouble to try the tablets.
A red cow branded H G on the left side, dehorned and about four or five years old, raised near McGee is missing. A reward of $2.50 is offered for information leading to its recovery.
Ladies and children unable to tolerate laxatives are urged to try the Little Early Risers. The Easy Pill claims no purge, no griping, and safe use even in double doses. Endorsed by W H Howell of Houston and DeWitt’s Little Risers cited by Holley Clark Drug Co.
A man traveling in April suffered a severe diarrhoea due to bad water and heat. A neighbor gave Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in a large dose. After minutes the pain eased and within an hour he slept soundly. The small bottle caused a complete cure. For sale by Clark Drug Co.
Reports claim activity on Townsend Avenue with a raid Sunday involving multiple officers. One officer was reported missing during the operation and an arrest for attempting to shoot a telephone wire was suggested.
An advertisement promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as the remedy for stomach issues including loss of appetite weakness headaches and indigestion. It asserts nourishment comes from a healthy stomach and lists symptoms cured. Sold by F. Z. Holley and Clack Drug Co.
The elocution contest under the W C T U was a grand success on Monday night with a full house. Five young ladies sang a temperance chorus, and Miss Hattie Collins won the medal for her recitation Pied with Wine. Proceeds totaled 815.
The remedy is advertised as a universal, pleasant cure for colic cholera and diarrhoea. It is claimed to save many children's lives each year and is available at Clark Drug Co.
An advertisement extols Kodol as a universal digestant that restores digestion and stomach health, allowing any food to be eaten with pleasure. It claims complete digestion of all food types and cites renewed energy and nutrient assimilation as outcomes.
Ada residents contributed a total of 206 dollars in a single day to fund a local exhibit for the upcoming St. Louis Worlds Fair next year.
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