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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1902
Page
7
Tahlequah forms a bar association with lawyers connected to an exchange. Mulhall sees a youth society for mutual aid and friendship among local young people.
A Kaw Valley group seeks new ventures as it heads toward territories to relaunch industrial activity, aiming to restart local industry after setbacks.
A post office is established at Jorney in the Choctaw nation with Joshua P. Jetters serving as postmaster.
The article forecasts that the Kansas City Mexico Orient will reach Thomas within the next sixty days, outlining travel timing and route expectations.
J. L. Oliver faced a preliminary hearing for the death of a Katy freight conductor at Caddo on September 24. He was bound over to the grand jury without bail.
The Phoenix reports a new method allowing enthusiasts to count ties on the Muskogee street railway. This activity appeals to hobbyists and local observers interested in transit era infrastructure.
The athletic club of South McAster has purchased a new outfit for their gymnasium, aiming to refresh equipment and improve fitness facilities for members.
The time for pistol toters is nearly over as officials levy the usual $15 fine plus costs on each offense. In areas with the most complaints the total amount often exceeds the minimum fine.
In Pond Creek a group of boys caught a water moccasin and fed it whisky to observe effects. The reptile became tipsy and acted similarly to a man. After experiments, they gave it bromo seltzer to sober it up.
Governor Green Mc Curtain favors letting the Choctaw treaty remain for now arguing current terms settle affairs better than a new treaty that could bind for years. He says stability now avoids long term commitments and unsettled questions.
The national council in Tahlequah will meet on the first Monday in next month to elect a nation treasurer a member of the board of education and an editor of the Cherokee Advocate. Debate centers on eliminating the treasurer’s office as a figurehead with no funds or records to manage.
C E Castle of Wagoner reports that mayors of Indian Territory towns will meet in South McAlester on Monday October 26 to consider calling a convention. The goal is to appoint a delegation to Washington to press an act allowing the territory to send a duly accredited delegate to Congress for the extra session.
The Henryetta Free Lance reports a new coal field west of town with quality and quantity said to surpass any previous finds. Local parties had kept quiet but the paper has gathered enough to give readers a tip that a significant discovery is present.
W Black of Sand Creek County Grant reports a squash that reached forty eight pounds in ninety days. The plant measured fifty six and one half inches in circumference.
Representative E. J. Murphy reports seven head of cattle stolen in Custer County. He offers a $100 reward for the capture of the thief and $3 per head for the cattle’s return.
Applicants seeking admission to practice medicine in Oklahoma may audition at Enid on November 10 as designated by the territorial medical board.
M Reinhart a 65 year old resident of Arkansas died in the depot at South McAlester while awaiting a train. He was found by station staff and declared dead on scene. Authorities described no foul play and will notify relatives.
Philip Miller of Canadian county reports a Russian thistle near Okardie. Authorities warn that the weed may hitchhike in alfalfa seed and urge farmers to take precautions to prevent its spread in Oklahoma.
R. 8 Herrington, an enterprising farmer near Turkey Creek in northern Oklahoma, reports a forty bushel per acre corn crop after an early season wheat yield from the same ground.
In a tense scene, Dolores copes with fear for her sick father Joe Johnson and the cruel, possessive Dora. Dr Dunwiddie pressures Johnson to choose recovery over stubborn endurance as Lemuel Johnson urges urgent care and financial aid to save Joe's life. Dolores battles inward anguish while watching Dora and the town’s fragile loyalties.
A narrative depicts a disabled man confined to a hospital room with constant pain. His healthy brother enjoys wealth and comfort, provoking questions of fate and fairness. The captive narrator reflects on mountains, a smithy, a tavern, and a town as thoughts drive him toward despair.
Lemuel Johnson confronts his brother Joe as doctors Dinwiddie and Grey outline a plan to restore Joe’s health in the city infirmary. Joe resists, denouncing confinement and vowing not to be kept like a criminal, arguing about loyalty, pride, and family duty.
The young king of Spain grows popular in San Sebastian as he travels daily before eight to the beach, rides the Basque highlands unescorted but in uniform with aides and palace staff, returns peasant salutes, handles foreign affairs, dines with audiences, and enjoys yachting rowing and pigeon shooting. He shows interest in pelota, the Basque ball game.
The text stresses that poisons in the mouth can spread disease via saliva and direct contact. It advocates continuous cleanliness education and notes teachers should actively correct hygienic violations in public schools as regularly as formal rule enforcement.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention F. J. Cheney Co Toledo Ohio and Hall's Fly Pills. Also a statistic noting more than a third of St. Louis residents are of German descent.
Help wanted ads seek responsible energetic men for consistent weekly cash earnings and a new contract. Experience in agency work helpful but not required. Applicants to provide four business references and full instructions. Oklahoma State Nurseries Perry Oklahoma.
The army plans an entirely new artillery outfit including field and siege guns of a unique pattern. These quick fire weapons will shoot twenty times as fast as the current guns in use.
In the absence of nurses, an Ohio farmer tied a plow and a mower behind his automobile. The machine was geared too fast to achieve optimal results.
The article notes that Mexico's population reaches thirteen and a half million with fewer than two million able to read, despite the existence of the world’s first printing press once set up in Mexico.
A historic account details how a determined brain worker sought a food to restore strength and mental vigor. Through experiments he created Grape Nuts, claiming it provides brain and nerve building nutrients for easy digestion. The ad notes the Post signature on each package and the inclusion of The Road to Wellville booklet.
A Drearyhurst resident guides a guest through a rear garden noting a turnip patch used not for food but to hurl at neighbor chickens. The host quips that turnips are cheaper than six gallons, highlighting a humorous rural anecdote.
A Chicago man asks if Cleveland is slow. a Cincinnati drummer replies that it is worse and notes some villagers die of old age. The exchange uses humorous regional quips to contrast pace and vitality in the city.
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