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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1907
Page
3
The piece notes lingering uncertainty about liquor laws in a western town, where officers have aggressively targeted weak malt liquor or three per cent alcohol vendors. It reports orders from Marshall Porter to close the joints and a telegram from Sam signaling enforcement steps before statehood shifts responsibility to county officers.
William E. B. Johnson reports fourteen months of anti liquor enforcement in Indiana Territory and Oklahoma. He and his personal deputies made 1537 seizures and 892 arrests tied to liquor cases, with 15 020 worth of goods destroyed and 43 gemblers convicted. He notes these deeds are his alone, not those of other federal officers.
In Ada and Guthrie debates unfold as officers face bonds amid a crackdown on illegal beer sales. The Capital capitalizes on statehood tensions urging support for Oklahoma industries while criticizing outside purchases and union influence in the election.
The financial sector faces a liquidity scare as banks near closing hours race to meet demands. City savings and other institutions reportedly weather the strain, while a high rate for call loans triggers a sharp stock market drop. A rescue pool linked to Morgan and others emerges amid broker pressure.
The Ada m story claims the State Capital of Guthrie contends a union labor bid was undercut by a home firm on Pontotoc county books. It asserts a “scab” contractor bid higher and questions why county boards favor domestic houses. The county commissioners chose a dependable firm for timely delivery and quality. F. F. Holley, Proprietor.
A report describes growing selected seed and mixed seed in the same soil with equal care. Results show 1690 pounds of cotton from selected seed versus 1570 pounds from mixed seed, with outcomes noted for November timing and broader waterworks plans for Ada.
An advertisement touts Kodoi as a natural digestive juice remedy for indigestion. It claims to cleanse purify and strengthen stomach membranes and promises relief from dyspepsia and related symptoms. The text references a customer from Wva claims twenty years of stomach trouble improved by Kodoi and mentions Crescent Drug Co selling discounted supplies.
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