Aldrich the Ada Groceryman Builds a Town Image
C S Aldrich a prominent Ada merchant and real estate investor known for a cash grocery business and modern store near Grand and Townsend. He owns part of Ada real estate including a two story brick office and shop at Grand and Townsend and is nephew of Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island.
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Aldrich
Ada
Grand Avenue
Townsend Street
C. S Aldrich
Senator Aldrich
Rhode Island
Ada Electric and Gas Company Builds New Boiler House
The Ada Electric and Gas Company plans a new boiler house as part of its service mission to provide continuous twenty four hour electricity at low, sustainable rates. Manager Bowman touts growth aided by reliable power for Ada’s industries and residents, with equipment to serve a 20 000 population city.
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Bowman
Ada Electric and Gas Company
Ada
Hamilton Corliss
Western Electric
Normal College
South Broadway
J .A. Hamilton
F. E. Bowman
Hamilton
Marissa
Illinois
C. E. Sprague Jewelry Shop on West Main Street
C. E. Sprague runs a long established jewelry shop at 107 West Main Street offering diamonds rings watches bracelets and sundries. The proprietor is an expert watch repairer and engraver with daily arrival of holiday goods.
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West Main Street
Ada Drug Co Establishment in Ada Since 1905
The Ada Drug Company has operated its drug establishment in Ada since 1905. The store is known throughout Pontotoc County for its superior line of goods and modern stock handling. Goods are displayed in dust proof cabinets of golden oak and plate glass.
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Ada Drug Company
Ada
Pontotoc County
Ada Drug Co. Promotes Honest Deals and Low Prices
Mr. D. W. Holman founder and manager leads the Ada Drug Co with nearly 30 years in the drug business. The store offers a complete stock of pure drugs and standard prescriptions, prompt service by phone or in person, and delivery to any part of the city.
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D. W. Holman
Ada Drug Co
Ada
Logsdon Brothers & Co Shoe Store Highlights Experience
Logsdon Brothers and Company owned by Claude and Clifford Logsdon with partners K L Johns and A H Chapman runs an exclusive shoe store at 115 East Main St. The shop sells Stacy Adams Leonard Shaw Dean La France and White Ribbon lines for men women and children and provides expert fitting and fair dealing backed by long experience in the shoe trade.
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Stacy Adams
Leonard Shaw & Dean
la France
Logsdon Bros. and Co
East Main St
Hill and Hill Lead Ada Building Boom
The Ada contracting firm Hill and Hill is highlighted as a premier local contractor. F D Hill and S A Hill head a practical team of carpenters and skilled mechanics ready to undertake buildings of any size. Their work spans Ada showing their quality and city advancement efforts in Pontotoc County.
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Ada
Hill and Hill
Hill and
F. D. Hill
S. A. Hill
Pontotoc County
Land varieties available to farmers in Pontotoc county
A Pontotoc county description outlines land options for farmers including timber bottom sandy black and prairie soils. The farmer can choose based on familiarity, as all land types lie within the county borders.
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Pontotoc County
Historic college football ties span Princeton Rutgers contests
The piece notes Princeton and Rutgers began football in 1869 and have met almost annually. It lists Penn team weights, mentions Lafayette punter McCan coaching Easton, Hart and Hillebrand joining Princeton, John Foster handling major games at the Polo Grounds, Annapolis veterans Brown Ingram, and a Michigan Agricultural colored player resisting a headguard due to a supposed harder head.
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Princeton
Rutgers
University of Pennsylvania
McCan
Lafayette
Doc” Newton
Easton
Eddie Hart
Doc Hillebrand
Tiger
John Foster
New York Giants
Polo Grounds
New York
Brown
Ingram
Howard
Annapolis
Michigan Agricultural
Ada Coca Cola Bottling Co. Aims High in Ada Enterprise
The Ada Coca-Cola Bottling Co located at 300 East Main Street operates a 25 by 100 foot brick plant with modern machinery and a daily capacity of 96 000 bottles though output runs about 100 cases daily. Incorporated with Crawford Johnson of Birmingham as president and W A Riley as secretary manager, the firm serves a 30 to 50 mile radius and uses Byrd's Mill Spring Water exclusively.
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Coca-Cola
Ada Coca Cola Bottling Co
East Main Street
Ada
Ada Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Crawford Johnson
Birmingham
Alabama
R. F. Jones
Chattanooga
Tenn
W. A. Riley
Ada Coca-Cola Co
Byrd
R. F. Smith Furniture shines in Ada district homes
Ada News profiles R F Smith, a veteran cabinet maker and dealer since 1908, running an 8500 square foot showroom at 113 and 115 S. Townsend. The Ada store displays up to date furniture, stoves, carpets, and window treatments, with flexible credit and a steady stream of new designs.
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Ada
R. F. Smith
S. Townsend Street
Smith
Fort Worth
Fakes Carpet and Furniture Company
Ada News
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South Carolina
Aldrica
Pure Food Commission
Grand and Townsend Avenues
Aldrich Block
ADA Electric & Gas CO
Eas
F. E. Bowman, Mer
Stall
ADA Drug Store
C. E. Sprague
Sprague
THE
Logsdon Bros. & CO
Shvue
Logsdon Brothers & CO
Logsdon Brothers and Company
Claude and
Clifford Logsdon, K. L
Ada’s
ADA Coca Cola Bottling Company
Oklahoma
Sec’s
R. F. Smith Furniture
Furniture Store
Interior Coco Cola Bottling CO
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