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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1906
Page
7
Ada Oklahoma notes record a stream of visitors and travels with many named residents and nearby towns. People arrive and depart for family visits, business trips, and conferences while local events and church services are mentioned along with health, weather, and rail and road movement.
In a dramatic finish Miss Lela Chapman won the Diamond Ring and Carnival Queen title with 11 093 votes against Mary Houghton 9 148 and other candidates. An escort carried her to the electric theatre where Col Younger crowned her queen amid cheers and fanfare.
A chemist analyzes impoverished soil to advise fertilizers for different crops and blood tests guide doctors on nourishing the body. If blood lacks fat, a concentrated fat food or tonic may be recommended to restore red corpuscles and energy.
An old ad touts Scott's Emulsion in cod liver oil as nourishing and strengthening for the body. It emphasizes benefits for wasting or weak children and reinforces the product's health claim across ages.
Friday city visitors include M L Yowel from Texas Dr Wright from Atoka and many others from Tupelo Ardmore Shawnee Francis Stonewall and Smithville plus a marriage license for Scott Gray and Miss Vina Wilson and a serious illness at Mrs M A Hardin's household.
Dr Austell and wife from Center shop in the city Friday. Judge Woolfolk from Brandburg Ky visits his daughter Mrs S A Owens at Judge Doss's house. Mrs N W Robbins returns from Francis after visiting granddaughter Ida Harris. Mr Warner and wife from a carnival company depart for Fort Worth Texas to winter. Mrs Martha Dikes of Wetumka visits daughter Mrs Eliza Smith near Ada. Mrs J L Terrell and daughter travel from Sulphur to spend the day with Mrs H B Roach and family.
Rev. James Lewis of Milaca Minnesota praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy after seven years of use in his home. He says it relieves coughs and is especially effective for croup and a stubborn cough. The product is sold by G. M. Ramsey.
Miss Lucy Mae completed a balloon ascent reaching over 5 000 feet during the Cole Younger Nichols street carnival. The balloon landed in a tree near Sandy and wasn’t recovered until today. A high dive show is scheduled for 9 30 tonight free to all.
In Mayor's Court Geo Haskell was found guilty by a jury of assault on G M Anglin on West Main. Fine and costs totaled 17 dollars 20 cents. Defendant appealed. Fred Williams pleaded guilty to fighting a bottle of liquor to exhaustion the previous night and was fined 2 cents plus costs.
The 1903 tale from Alliance Kentucky documents F N Tackett narrating severe lung bleeding and a deadly cough that nearly killed him until he used Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption. After four bottles he claims full recovery and permanent cure. available at local stores for 50c and 1. Trial bottle offered.
H J Gobee a country merchant from Warner Oklahoma says three masked men held him up twenty miles east of Muskogee. They threatened to burn him alive if he did not reveal where he buried gold. He led them to 2200 dollars in gold buried at the site. He suspects bank failures in Elk City and Evoka caused the hurry to bury funds. He cannot identify the attackers.
Product marketed to aid bowel movements states it contains honey and tar with no opiates and conforms to pure food and drug law. Crescent Drugstore in F Z Holley, proprietor, handles sale and distribution.
An early stage kidney disease is easily curable and warning signs include back unease, digestion issues, and urinary troubles. Prickly Ash Bitters is advertised as a reliable remedy, profitable by preventing serious illness and reducing future doctor bills, with claims of superiority and a 1.00 bottle price.
Missouri resident recounts a past encounter with Dr Mendenhall’s Chill Cure claiming it surpassed all rivals. He notes the tonic’s proven effectiveness and reports persistence of customer preference. G M Ramsey listed as vendor.
The author expresses deep gratitude for the kindness and support received in the queen of the carnival contest. She thanks all who aided or contributed to the event and wishes success to the carnival and its supporters.
Mrs. S Rosinthal of Turner Michigan praises Chamberlain's Cough Medicine as the only remedy for croup after years of use for herself and children. For sale by G M Ramsey.
Carlton Weaver the democratic candidate for delegate receives a bouquet from Center’s democratic ladies. A card on the flowers reads compliments of the democratic ladies of Center. The bouquet includes a snowy ball of cotton as a notable bloom.
S C Blair school superintendent of St Albans West Virginia reports his daughter recovered from St Vitus Dance after three bottles of Electric Bitters. The remedy is praised for nervous complaints debility female weakness and malaria with a 50 cent price tag at local drug stores.
A fire at Mrs George's boarding house on 12th Street caused curtain damage and charred window casing. No total loss, origin unknown though local boys were seen lighting cigarettes outside and it is feared a match was thrust through a window. Fire department responded quickly to the carnival tents nearby.
A. C. Stickel of Miletus West Virginia credits Bucklen's Arnica Salve with preventing a dangerous hip surgery to remove a malignant ulcer the size of a hand. He reports persistent use fully cured the condition. The product also treats cuts burns and injuries and costs 25 cents at local druggists F. Z. Holley and G. M. Ramsey.
Charles H. Filson the territorial secretary grants a charter to the state Anti-Lynch Bureau with headquarters in Guthrie and $25,000 capitalization. Leading African American figures from both territories back the organization which aims to prevent crimes that lead to lynching. Incorporators include W. H. Twine Muskogee G. W. Chadwick E. L. Saddler T. D. Jackson D. G. Franklin Guthrie S. M. Dillard Ardmore S. D. Russell Langston.
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