This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1921
Page
4
A poetic reflection on life as a winding road with wandering travelers and changing landscapes. The speaker notes storms and calm, ups and downs, and finds joy in the journey, friendship, and shared stories as something always around the bend.
Mrs Grace Mooney hosted a social at her Easy Fourteenth Street home from 3 to 5 pm Saturday. Guests included Ruth Taylor Jeanette Bobbitt Eddie Mae Horn Zume Horton Tuellma Roberts Violet Knight Ora Ewing Inge Love Agnes Cameron Bernice Roach and Grace Mooney. Several locals visited nearby towns and households for short trips and family visits in Durant Oklahoma City Holdenville Franks Davis Atoka Enid and Sulphur with travel to see relatives and friends.
New York witness reports a baby being dropped from a fourth story fire escape landing unharmed in a cushioned carriage. The infant survived as bystanders and Mrs. Joseph Veechte reacted with panic and relief.
Treats catarrh and nasal congestion with the odor of northern pines. The balm cleanses nasal passages and aids breathing, also claims quick relief for head cold symptoms. Free trial offered by George H. Mayr. product sold in 30c and 60c sizes through Gwin & Mays Drug Co. and general druggists.
Accordion pleated skirts advertised with guarantee of quality from Ada Hemstiteh ing Shop. Date noted as 12-31, implying end of year promotion or listing.
Ada readers read about Miss Eliza Smith and Mrs. House shopping in Stonewall Ada Seed & Feed Co. and East Main Garage advertise auto and repair services Several residents including Dr. M. J. Beets and Dr. Ella D. Coltrane osteopaths are mentioned with addresses and phone numbers Mr. and Mrs. Crandall of Muskogee and Mrs. Sumner improving after an operation Also Frank Miller and Mabel Dallas visit Ada for shopping and business while a family mourns the death of a child in El Reno
The Atla high school plans free Red Cross related films in the auditorium each Friday night before basketball games. The first film titled The Fall of Kiev will be shown next Friday with all invited.
Grant Irwin seeks battery sales with a note about nonworking units. Terry Wall from Clinton Oklahoma arrived for a short business stay. H Gordon left for Holdenville after a brief visit with business friends. Ole Jragzus remains in town ready to be called. Mrs C D Price can return to work at Burk's after illness.
Grant Irwin, a prominent battery expert, travels overland to Oklahoma City this week to handle business matters. He offers charging services and can be reached at phone 2 for battery trouble. Wick Adair is in Oklahoma City supervising affairs this week.
Rae Hargis and wife mourn the death of their three year old child at their home in E. Ten0. The body was shipped to this city and taken to Cummins undertaking parlor. Funeral services are planned at 608 West Sixteenth Street this afternoon at 2 o'clock with Rev. C. C. Morris officiating. Burial will follow at Rosedale cemetery.
Women share heartfelt gratitude for wealth restored by Lydia E Pinham's Vegetable Compound and urge others suffering from female ailments to try this root and herb medicine as published in the paper.
The order of the Eastern Star announces public officer installations Thursday evening with the regular business session starting at 7 o'clock. Secretary Mrs Bird Nesbit signs the notice dated January 12.
Snow Cole, a negro, pleaded guilty to stealing a small quantity of hay from Bud Greeg and was fined $10 and sentenced to 20 days in jail in Judge W H Fisher's court. Sam Hall, a negro, admitted stealing $5 and a suit of clothes from the L E Petigrew home and was fined $15 and jailed 30 days in Judge Brown's court.
J. M. Page of the United States Bureau of Public Roads visited Ada to inspect and sample cement at the Oklahoma Portland Cement plant. Each bin was sealed and the cement will be used on federal aid road projects after government testing and approval to prevent work delays.
Cather Van Meter, formerly a reporter for the Evening News, is elected president of the Alpha Forensic Debating Society at Southern Methodist University in Dallas Texas. He has been active in forensic work in recent months and led a November student body debate. He previously debated in high school and spent two years at East Central State Normal before attending SMA.
Learn Telegraphy. Earn $115 to $250 per month when proficient. Four months training. Instruction from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p m. Ada Telegraph School Room 1% Guarantee State Bank Bldg Ada Okla. 15 tf
Mrs Earl Sumner underwent an abdominal operation at the hospital Monday and is recovering as well as could be expected. If no complications arise, she may be discharged sooner than usual.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.