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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1906
Page
5
A harsh op-ed in Farm and Ranch mocks a spring crop prophet who claims grand Elberta peach and potato booms. It argues such optimistic forecasts harm markets, calling for penalties and public repudiation of these sensational forecasts.
The house conferees on the statehood bill met in Washington and continued work on the county boundary issue but did not reach a conclusion. Observers predict any agreement may not fix county seat locations and county boundaries could be temporarily fixed.
Fortunate Missourians quote T J Dwyer now of Graysville saying three of his customers were permanently cured of consumption by Dr King's New Discovery. One nearly sold property and moved to Arizona before using it. It is touted as a universal remedy for cough and cold and throat and lung healing. Guaranteed by G M Ramsey and Dr F Z Holley. 50c and 1. Trial bottle free.
W D Jones of East 17th street reports a lightning strike killed one mule valued at 175 dollars while a second mule survived. The loss is the only damage noted from the local electrical storms this week.
Riverton Ind postmaster G W Fouts survived a robbery that left him without comfort, though his letter credits 20 years of chronic liver trouble and a jaundiced turn to a cure from Electric Bitters. He praises the tonic as a remedy for biliousness neuralgia and general stomach and kidney ailments, sold at local druggists.
A letter to W C Duncan of Ada urges residents to improve the town’s appearance with Devoe paint. The firm claims Devoe lasts longer and covers more, offering full measure and lower long term costs. A Corry Pa case cites 14 gallons used five years apart with savings of 15 to 20 dollars in repainting.
Heavy rains slow railroad movement with the M. K. and T. at Ada delayed over an hour while crews remove sliding dirt from the track about 14 miles south. The washout hampers southbound travel and district trains face delays.
Mrs Lucia Wilke of Caroline Wisconsin found immediate relief and a cure for a run bing sore that plagued her for 23 years when a 25 cent box of Bucklen’s Arnica Salve was applied. The product is advertised as a greatest antiseptic healer for piles wounds and sores and sold at G M Ramsey and Dr F Z Holley drug stores.
Rumor suggests Frisco will adopt a new time card linking with the St Louis fast mail. The change would bring arrival in Ada about 4 15 p m instead of 7 15 p m.
An ad claims deaths from appendicitis decrease as use of Dr. Kings New Life Pills increases. It promises safe, painless release from constipation and related ailments, claiming strength and vigor after use. Guaranteed by G. M. Ramsey and Dr. F. Z. Holley. 25c. Try them.
Judge A. G. Winn returned from an extensive ten days trip that covered Galveston and San Antonio in Texas and Monterey and other Mexican points. On the Texas leg he encountered a New Orleans crowd and did his utmost to dispatch them toward Ada.
A young man is found dead on the streets of Baton Rouge, listed as due to a congestive chill. The notice claims Dr. Mendenhall's Fever Cure could have prevented it, sold by G M Ramsey, Druggist.
Sam Dion a Black man belonging to the Frisco extra gang died Sunday night in the boarding cars after several days of rheumatism which reached his heart and caused death.
A Wharton Texas page advertises L. B. Cutler & Co. endorsing Dr men denhall's Chill and Power Cure. It notes six years of sales and lists G. M. Ramsey as the local druggist handling the product. The request asks to ship three gross per quotations.
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Snead entertained the XX Century Club and their husbands last Friday evening in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Orrie Snead. Guests played 42 and guessed at advertisements and signatures, with refreshments served.
An advertisement urges parents not to give harsh medicines to children and promotes Dr Mendenhall's Chill and Fever Cure as a pleasant remedy. It claims children will readily take it and offers a signed guarantee of superiority.
Deputy U S Marshal escorted Bill Stanton of Sulphur to Ardmore jail after he failed to report for confinement. Stanton had been sentenced last term to twenty days for selling liquor. He reportedly visited Ardmore once but fled after touring the prison grounds.
A July 16 1904 ad from Doniphan Missouri promotes Dr Mendenhall’s Chill Cure and Chill Tonic. Customer testimonial from C H Martin a local druggist credits the product with superior efficacy and notes it is sold by G M Ramsey a druggist.
Indiana Territory Indians nahm Farmers Union calls a May 16 meeting in South McAlester to block grafters from lands and to craft a 10 to 160 acre homeownership plan with 6 percent long-term loans. The group hopes to unite 60 000 members to influence Oklahoma politics by supporting candidates aligned with farmer interests.
Sasakwa, on the Frisco line between Ada and Holdenville, reports a thriving growth with about 700 residents. The town features multiple stores, a new bank with $10,000 capital, a lumber yard, druggists, blacksmiths, hotels, a restaurant, and a two story general store owned by Gov. John Brown.
Mr. J. M. Lunchford is a expert judge of choice beef and runs a first class butcher shop while paying top prices for hides and eggs. The group operates a quiet pool hall and barber shop and offers lemonade and soft drinks. Mr. Weeda is an excellent judge of cattle and runs a first class livery feed and sale stable with many fine rigs nearby.
Ada attorney issues a fictitious will naming Richard Roe and Dr. Blank as recipients of his liquor share. The document endorses perpetual drinking rights and appoints Dr. Bitters as executor without bond, dated an April day.
Patent medicine advertisement claims Prickly Ash Bitters cures kidney ailments and purifies bowels while toning the stomach and regulating the liver, presenting a broad health promise to readers.
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