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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1906
Page
9
City of Ada residents and property owners must cut down destroy or remove vegetation within ten days of this notice except flowers shrubs and garden crop kept sanitary. They must maintain vegetation to comply with the law and cut down when necessary without further notice J P Wood Mayor.
G W Fouts Riverton Iowa postmaster narrowly escaped serious harm and was robbed of comfort, but in a letter he attributes his 20 year chronic liver complaint and severe jaundice to Electric Bitters which he says cured him and kept him well for eleven years. The ad notes a cure for seys and cites Dr Holley's drug store selling it for 50 cents.
W H Heck departs Ada after noon for Vinita to take charge of a lumber yard. He has been a prominent Ada businessman with many friends. Mrs Lucia Wilke of Caroline Wisconsin has reason to feel joy despite his departure. Public notices include drugstore ad about 25 cent piles ointment and travel rail tickets from Frisco to Louisville priced at 25 45 with 30 day return limit and Kentucky side trips June 16 to 18 agents I McNair.
Uncle Lem nabbed three Ada gentlemen at a social poker session John Doe Richard Roe and Jim Jones pled guilty and were fined a total of 16 dollars each. Local column notes Mayor asks property owners to clean and beautify Ada within ten days.
An amused account of a Washington visit where the senator's son and the narrator release rats and mice to chase elephants, ride ponies toward Bull Run battlefield, and converse with the president about bear hunting and politics. The tale ends with a seal swallowing an alarm clock amid circus life.
Des Moines ministers discussed forming a trust to regulate marriages and limit divorces. They urged stricter license rules and background checks, aiming to reduce impulsive unions and require prior consideration before weddings. The plan includes possible legislative action this winter.
The Chickasaw News reports the death and bereavement of Lee, once a gallant soldier under Quantrell and now commander of the Chickasaw Brigade, United Confederate Veterans, with sympathies from Mrs. Hyden Deed.
Bead found on Siresis Fever Care items sold by G M PISEY. The fragment notes a sale by the vendor and a bead object linked to the care item.
Philadelphia report tells of James Higgins 19 and Ella Ragan 18 who married after declaring love could outpace money. They planned secrecy until Higgins becomes a plumber or earns more, but a friend exposed the union and the couple faces inquiry.
The English civil service enforces merit based appointments and ensures job security for most workers under shifting administrations. A liberal government will not remove ordinary civil servants, with only political posts and a few high officials affected by changes in ministry. Interest in politics remains high while the administration and justice system stay efficient.
The comptroller ruled private Albert Laste cannot be buried at government expense in the United States nor in a coffin beyond official issue. Separately, New York port reports 4,217 arrivals with 760 American flag ships, including 478 steamers. foreign-flag ships totaled 2,844, mainly British and German.
A former Milwaukee man recounts Buenos Aires drinking etiquette insisting glasses in bars be washed in running water to prevent disease. He notes inspectors enforce the rule and praises the city’s cleanliness and egalitarian inheritance law, while referencing large farms and a stray overheard exchange.
Sheriff posts a reward of 50 cents for Roarin Rube dead or alive. Bronco Bill and Grizzly Pete tease a grim fate for Rube as rumors spread of shame and a deadly pursuit. Judge notes the grim wager fueling the frontier saga.
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