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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1906
Page
7
Local notes show E P Neigs trip to Sulphur and visits by many Ada residents. Officials John Skinner city marshal Francis attends court while W W Birge Sherman eqgin manager also in Ada for legal matters. Many others travel, visit relatives, attend court, or relocate descriptions span Ada Sulphur Paris Texarkana and Muskogee.
Women are told kidney trouble causes nervousness headaches and back pain misattributed to female illness. Foley's Kidney Cure claims to restore health, stop irregularities, purify blood, and strengthen urinary organs. Clark Drug Co. and Mason Drug Co. distribute.
The Frisco plans Ada as a point for miscellaneous merchandise on its line. The present use of the compress platform will empty cars and regroup shipments to speed handling. Five to six men will be needed, boosting payroll and signaling Ada’s rising railroad role with hope of a Frisco division point.
In mayor court the sole case on the docket is a small civil suit by Drs Browall and Faust to recover a doctor's bill judgment from C Hodge. The outcome is not stated and no other matters are listed for the Saturday session.
On March 17 the city marked St Patrick's Day with a modest display as locals wore green. The Hibernian revelry common in bigger cities was not seen on our streets this year.
W M Sherman of Cushing Maine recounts three months of kidney inflammation. He credits Electric Bitters with a complete cure after three bottles. The tonic is said to cure liver complaint dyspepsia blood disorders and malaria and restore strength. Sold by Clark Drug Co and Dr F Z Holley priced 50 cents.
Despite bad weather a good crowd attended the Ada opera house performance. The play proved rip roaring and fast paced with constant laughter and entertaining scenes from start to finish.
On Wednesday night The Empire offered its initial performance featuring moving pictures and illustrated songs. The management invested heavily to fit up a tasteful, commodious venue and promises edifying entertainment for all ages at a dime.
The salve is praised for treating piles and a range of ailments from burns to ulcers. Credited cures include KK. R. Mulford, a Waynesboro lecturer, with a distressing pile case. Sold for 25 cents at Clark Drug Co. and Dr. F Z Holley’s store.
Joseph W. Maxwell, attorney for Herbert Shearer estate, filed a puzzling petition in County Judge McCall's court. He asks how the estate should be divided between twins, a boy and a girl, given the will provisions for a sole child and widow if a birth did not occur.
An old Cuero Texas advertisement from May 23 1905 touts Dr Mendenhall's Chill and Fever Cure as superior to rival chill tonics. It claims four years of steady sales and implies strong general results. Sold by Clark Drug.
A juror fell asleep at noon when the grand jury adjourned for dinner. After attempts to rouse him failed, a firecracker was placed under his chair igniting a scare. Friends then used a larger cracker causing a loud, alarming reaction as the juror woke in distress.
Mrs. Alien Latta living seven miles south of town and tied to a notable Indian family died Friday night from consumption at age 69. The notice promotes Prickly Ash Bitters as a remedy for liver and kidney cleansing and blood purification.
J. E. Biles says the local fruit crop escaped uninjured from the freeze. He displays a peach twig with bursting buds intact after inspecting several trees in the area.
During November and December 1903 one fifth of deaths in New York and Chicago were from pneumonia. Foley's Honey and Tar stops the cough, heals and strengthens the lungs, and prevents pneumonia. Do not risk a cold wearing away. Clark Drug Co. and Mason Drug Co.
Mr Sipes and his family recently from Tulsa have moved onto 14th street beside W W Higgin s residence in Ada. A Tennessean who has lived in the territory seven years he plans to engage in business soon and adds to local citizenship a welcoming note is extended.
J KR Hafford of Rector Arkansas promotes Out of 20 Kinds The Best hall s Chill and Fever Cure as giving best satisfaction among about 20 brands. Children like it and Clark Drug Co offers a signed guarantee.
The Ada Advertising Committee met to review a proposed advertising project for a T. P. A Magazine feature on fifteen Indian Territory towns. After careful consideration the proposal was unanimously rejected and not recommended. Committee members were Otis B. Weaver J. M. Doss W. H. L. Campbell John W. Dale and W. H. Ebey.
The ladies of Angelo Grove No. 42 Woodmen Circle held a meeting on Friday afternoon and initiated six new members. State organizer Mrs. M. G. Meadows attended and gave instruction. She plans to return for a future school of instruction and the grove anticipates a large Center event next Thursday night with local members attending.
Kenneth McIver of Vanceboro Maine credits Dr King s New Discovery with saving his life after three doctors gave him up to die from throat inflammation and lung congestion. The remedy cures severe coughs colds bronchitis tonsillitis and hoarseness and is sold by Clark Drug Co and Dr F Z Holley s Drug Store with trial bottles free.
John Daggs longtime Ada merchant died Friday night from pneumonia at age fifty five after fifteen years in the community. He was a Louisiana native raised in Red River County Texas and is survived by his wife six children Kate Bennett Geo Harrison Fletcher Ollie Lillie and Vera. The funeral will be at 4 PM Saturday at his residence with Rev. Jne A Williams officiating and burial at the new cemetery at 5 PM.
Ada hosts an Odd Fellows encampment gathering with forty candidates from Ada and nearby towns, twenty three initiated that night. The session lasted nearly all night, and a gentleman's pearl handled knife was reported lost with a reward at the News office.
An herbal remedy Claiming to ease bloating after meals promotes Prickly Ash Bitters as a digestive aid. It is advertised to strengthen digestion and cleanse the body, with emphasis on fast relief from flatulence and indigestion.
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