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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1920
Page
6
A pretty wedding was held yesterday afternoon at 3 oclock at 415 West 14th Street Ada. Rev R C Taylor officiated. Willie Mae Enloe daughter of Dr and Mrs W H Enloe and Arthur Ray a Coach Transfer Company employee united in marriage. They will reside in Ada.
Thousands in Ada and Pontotoc county hear Senator Luther Harrison oppose the federal woman suffrage amendment. He defends state rights, warns of federal soldiers at ballots, cites Williams Bailey and Root, and urges a state referendum. Hundreds sign a petition for a state referendum in Oklahoma.
The text notes that central Sahara plateau mountains receive snow for three months each year. It mentions the first inquisition for the blind was created for Crusades era soldiers. It cites a pruned fruit evolved without stones as especially tasty. It credits James Watt with inventing the steam engine and the letter copying press.
The text explains keeping a carrier in easy working order during handling. It notes that when released the teeth drop instantly the carrier dumps the load so bundles are not scattered. It emphasizes quick adjustments to maintain proper position and prevent misfeeds.
Washington letter details the Indian Affairs committee plan to travel through Oklahoma from May 9 to May 12 1920 visiting Muskogee Tulsa Pawhuska Chilloc o Clinton and holding hearings for as many residents as time allows. The notice includes a drug advertisement for Prickly Ash Bitters with price.
The William L. Byrd camp Confederate veterans held a moving service at the Ada Methodist church after marching from city hall. Hon. Robert Wimbish spoke on the soldiers' glory, a quartet sang tents on the old campground, and Rev. R. C. Taylor closed with a river crossing hymn sequence.
Mrs Cora Hilliard files for divorce in district court represent ed by Bullock and Orr alleging marriage at Ross on July 12 1908 and three children born She cites two to three years of extreme cruelty and habitual intoxication with husband often returning home in a maudlin drunken state She asks for divorce and costs
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder trouble often misattributed to other causes. Back pain headaches and nervousness may signal kidney disease. Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root offers relief and a sample bottle is available by mail to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY.
Justice Robert M. Rainey of Atoka was elected chief justice of the Oklahoma supreme court to succeed Thomas H. Owen. Owen’s resignation became effective last night. John B. Harrison of Sayre was elected vice chief justice to succeed Rainey. Rainey is 37 and has served on the court for three years.
A brief note promotes internal massage as a cure for rheumatic muscle ills claiming dramatic relief. The ad asserts nine out of ten sufferers benefit and urges massage with Cham fasting from other details.
An advertised herbicide promises to kill Johnson grass and other noxious growth in cold blood with a ten dollar guaranteed money back offer. Printed directions claim endorsements by an Oklahoma congressman and other leading Oklahoma men. Boxed mail order through Cameron Texas.
Ada precincts appoint four ward officers with named inspectors judges and clerks. Ward 1 John W Beard inspector W A Alexander judge C M Chauncey clerk. Ward 2 T O Cullins inspector P T Drummond judge H E Rogers clerk. Ward 3 Robert Ellis inspector Martin Hively judge F S Houpt clerk. Ward 4 Col J Davidson inspector Lon A Braly judge R O Wheeler clerk.
A poem-like survey lists roles from politician to tailor and broker, highlighting the farmer as the source feeding all. It notes a pre fifteenth century claim about Jews and Moors in Spain and observes male hummingbirds as especially pugnacious.
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