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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1913
Page
8
Houston reader recounts recovery from womanly trouble after two bottles of Cardui the tonic. She gained weight and resumed housework, praising its vegetable ingredients and long track record of helping weak women. The advertisement urges others to try Cardui and contact Chattanooga for a case analysis and a 64 page booklet.
Flood developments persist across southern and western Texas with heavy rain and rising rivers. Rescue efforts continue for stranded residents including a Mexican sheltering on rooftops while transportation faces delays as rail service remains crippled.
President Wilson nominates William E. Floyd for Little Rock postmaster and William F. Kelley as confidential clerk. Judge Mack moves to Chicago courts amid docket congestion. Ashurst seeks moving Santa Fe tax office to Phoenix. House judiciary taps Blodgett case. Wilson dedicates peace flag carried by Judson. Committee steun on Commerce Court end. Bruce Rogers pushes compensation bill for riot damage. Whaley inquiry adjourned. Newton and Parker sworn in. Porto Rico governor candidates listed.
Herman Oelrichs a Columbia University student and heir was discharged in Police Court after arraignment on stabbing Miss Lucille Single. The case was dismissed. Single remained hospitalized from injuries after an automobile accident with him.
The county court opened this morning with the case of Edmund Williams, a Negro, charged with bootlegging, who received 30 days and a $50 fine. The afternoon session heard J. A. Boatright’s appeal from Ada city court, a case previously hung.
Ada Oklahoma professional directory entry lists physicians surgeons attorneys and dentists with office locations and phone numbers. It names Dr C A Thomas Dr G A Akers Dr Wimbi sh Granger and Granger Faust English and English and law firms Epperson Maxey Pendleton and Reed Douglass Building offices.
Bartlesville Oklahoma October 3 After a deliberation the jury found Laura M Reuter guilty of complicity to murder her husband Charles T Reuter and sentenced her to life in the state prison The verdict moved the courtroom as Mrs Reuter cried with her two children Marcella and John The judge set sentencing for next Wednesday and will hear a motion for a new trial
Ada Oklahoma residents report strong kidney relief from Doan's Kidney Pills. Mrs A White notes backache and weak kidneys improved after use, urging others to try the remedy. Sold by all dealers 60 cents, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York sole agents. Remember the name Dean's and take no other.
At a Pontotoc County Merchants Association meeting Secretary Messenger proposed a county wide push to keep trade local. Each town to focus on goods within its trade area and cut mail order purchases. If an item isn’t available locally, orders should stay in state rather than go outside.
Prof. R G Sears uses current events from Ada News to London Times in an Ada Oklahoma class to turn history into a living subject. Students recite topics from papers, discuss diverse viewpoints, and become highly informed and alert.
An old issue advertises DAR BY S PROPHYLactic Fluid for sore throat swollen tonsils and mouth rinse when diluted with water. It claims skin bathing helps swellings insect bites and wounds with disinfection and flesh healing. Price 50 cents per bottle sold by Gwin Mays Drug Co.
The article explains that train movement causes constant focus changes as pages shift, straining eye muscles up to a hundred times per minute. Poor lighting and crowded cars aggravate the problem, with shadows and distant ceiling lights.
Public notice advertises 160 acres of fine Cimarron County land free of encumbrance available for trade for a home in Ada. Contact A M Butts at 233th W 14th Street for details and offers.
Sunday morning the Katy official car passed through Ada over the Oklahoma Central. W. A. Webb and W. E. Williams led the party. They gave no mission details but suggest a possible bid for the O C C at receiver sale. Austin Bros offer entire stock of general merchandise at wholesale prices for 60 days.
Witherspoon and Vale leading Hickory stock men to place 600 cattle on feed at the Choctaw oil mill in Ada, Oklahoma. The number will grow as the season advances.
They make you feel good the pleasant purgative effect produced by Chamberlain's Tablets and the healthy condition of body and mind which they create make one feel joyful for sale by all dealers.
J W McNair and Mrs Mary Dalhouser united in marriage by Judge H J Brown Wednesday evening. Mrs McNair long a Ada resident with many friends, Mr McNair a recent Ada arrival but well esteemed by all who know him. The News extends best wishes for their happiness.
The county judge's office is a revenue producer and funds salaries for the judge, his clerk and stenographer while also contributing to the county treasury. For September, J. W. Westbrook, the clerk, collected the following fees.
Classified notice offers a nearly new No 6 Reeves saw mill for sale with contact to Ww Tarkenton in Ada Oklahoma for terms.
Two Missouri Kansas & Texas passenger trains were wrecked within an hour of each other near Berry creek four miles south of Weir Texas. Katy No 7 hit a washout after 8 am overturning the engine and derailing a chair car while Katy No 8 northbound was derailed by a second washout from recent heavy rains. No serious injuries reported.
The fall rush of business forces the M K T railroad to place a switch engine in use at Ada Oklahoma yards to handle increased traffic. The notice mentions payments and purchases tied to Singer Sewing Machine dealer W C Williams Aldrich Grocery Ada Okla with references to falls 1913 1916 and no interest.
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