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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1907
Page
2
Three masked men seized a passenger train near Murdock Nebraska before daylight, forcing conductor at gunpoint and collecting all money. The suspects fled on foot as detectives and posses pursue with the train still slowing for a grade.
Oklahoma farmers who store fuel, potatoes, apples, and hogs for winter can save costs. The article contrasts northern practice of prepaying for fuel and food with southern ease, urging proactive preservation despite warm weather. It notes how preplanning reduces winter hardships and expenses.
The piece urges hog farming as a winter staple, urging readers to raise hogs, buy good stock, and use alfalfa pasture. It then attacks Northern liquor dealers for opposing local option and statewide prohibition, questioning their motives and funding to defeat prohibition in Oklahoma.
A clipped OCR fragment details a brewing trade struggle with a relentless tide of change opposition. It notes industry groups and workers facing a rising challenge across the sector, signaling ongoing tension and potential policy or market shifts.
In a Missouri era piece the article argues prohibition cleanses morals and boosts public education. It cites a Kansas City judge and Mrs. Bauer in police court, noting family harm from whiskey. It quotes Kansas AG Trickett praising closed saloons and broader commerce gains during dry periods.
Advice stresses thorough land preparation before sowing alfalfa. A moist, firm seed bed is essential for germination and root establishment. If plowing is delayed or conditions are unsettled this fall, postpone seeding until spring to ensure vigorous growth.
The Oklahoma City wholesale liquor dealers met August 15 at Eagle's Hall and passed resolutions urging local option over statewide prohibition. They argued prohibition should be decided by local people and controlled by communities.
An advertisement touts White's Cream Vermifuge as the world’s best worm destroyer. It claims tonic effects on weak children, improving digestion, nerve strength, and overall vigor, urging owners to use a bottle for a healthy, happy child.
District deterioration remains common while alluvial areas show improvement. Texas nears disaster in some regions as frost timing looms. Labor for picking is adequate overall with local complaints. The movement begins late, around late September to early October. Farmers accept current prices for first picks amid possible delays from weather and crop conditions. A farmer’s institute is planned in Ada Pontotoc County.
J A Harmond of Lizemore West Virginia reports finding the perfect pill for torpid liver and chronic constipation. He recommends Dr Kink's New Life Pills and notes a guaranteed satisfaction at Ramsey's Drug Store, price 25 cents.
Notice by guardian William A. Walker in Ada Indian Territory requests court approval to sell a half undivided interest in Silva Jackson's remainder. The land includes parts of sections 31 3S 2W and adjoining parcels totaling multiple acres to fund support and education for Silvia Jackson and is dated August 21, 1907.
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