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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1906
Page
12
Ada witnesses a day of civic activity as statehood excitement runs high. residents report illness and recovery while visitors from Graham and Wynnewood arrive. business changes include E P Meigs acquiring Ada Electric & Plumbing and plans to hire a master plumber.
An advertisement urges quick treatment for early kidney and liver trouble with Prickly Ash Bitters claiming four restorative effects. It promotes cleansing the bowels and strengthening the kidneys and liver, priced at $1.00. Local notices mention Ada shoppers, visitors from Ohio, a resigning compositor Frances Moore, and Dr. L M. Doss planning relocation after his wife’s injury suit.
Telegraph from C. G. Jones, chair of the Joint Statehood Executive Committee, to Otis B. Weaver announces they will be admitted as one state today. Joy spreads as Ada, Oklahoma Territory celebrates the milestone toward full union with the United States.
Deputy Clerk A H Constant transcribes Judge Dickersons note calling a bar meeting at Threadgill Hotel Oklahoma City for June 22 to discuss next year s terms. The judge asks a bar representative to attend and states no special docket is known. He plans to depart on the M E and T line in the afternoon.
The advertisement claims deadly serpent bites are as common in India as stomach and liver troubles are in the U.S. It promotes Electric Bitters as a universal restorative with a testimonial from S. A. Brown of Bennettsville, praising relief from dyspepsia and liver torpor. It lists cures for chills, fever, malaria, biliousness, back pain, kidney and bladder issues. Sold by G. M. Ramsey and Dr F Holley druggist at 50c with guarantee.
D Lunsford bound over to court without bond on murder charge of W E Barnes. Dooley and Tompkins tied to grand jury on Sulphur burglary in $1,000 each, Ardmore jail holds if no bond. Chas Butler and Henry Sils bound over for assault with intent to kill in $500, Ardmore detention. Tony Frazier held awaiting grand jury action after perjury charge in U S v Henry Sils. gave bail to appear. E O Chestnut bound over for assault with intent to kill in $500. Judge Winn to hold court at Sulphur Monday.
A notice lists rewards totaling up to þ50,000 for four horses stolen on the night of May 23. Entries describe a black mare nine years old and 15 hands, a bay filly 3 years old with wire cuts, a bay four-year-old 154 hands with foal due, and a red sorrel four-year-old with specific marks. Contact Wells Bros or L G Poe for details.
Willis T. Morgan, a retired U S Army commissary sergeant from Concord New Hampshire, praises Dr King’s New Discovery for lung ailments after two years in Cuba and two in the Philippines. The ad claims it guards health during campaigns and markets it via G M Ramsey's and Dr F Z goliey with a 50 cent price.
An old advertisement promises malaria gives back vigor and mental spark through Dr Mendenhall's Chill and Fever Cure. It claims to be better than quinine and not affect the head, with G. M. Ramsey handling orders and payment.
Summer tourist rates set at one and one fifth fare for round trip with tickets on sale from late June to September 30 1906. Final limit October 31 1906. Applies to many points across Alabama Florida Georgia Kentucky Indiana Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Virginia and West Virginia. Call for particulars. I McNair Agent Ada I T
The Roff band played charming tunes during Thursday night celebrations and again Friday morning before departure. They are described as courteous and skilled musicians, with Ada expressing pleasure in hosting them.
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