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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1903
Page
7
City officials debate moral leadership after a dispute in Ada. A figure from war town below Roff faced judgment for drunken behavior, prompting calls for apology and public retraction from a local writer.
A notice urges diversification of crops with hogs, promotes new goods at the Red Cross Store arriving every 63, and asks voters about a primary. It warns this week is the last chance to pay taxes without damage and urges planting a large crop alongside cotton.
A political note urges the President seeking another term to curb heavy dark meat intake and adopt a calmer diet. It endorses the primary and calls for immediate action by a mass meeting, inviting readers to share their opinion.
Democratic sentiment in Washington shifts toward Judge Alton B. Parker of New York as the likely presidential candidate.
The Monroe Doctrine policy cited by President Roosevelt is upsetting Venezuela and provoking U S friction. Democrats may drop the Statehood push to secure reforms addressing trust abuses, while a Dover gentleman known for Senate influence notes the vote pressure.
The article urges prevention over cure in medical science and promotes Chambertain's Cough Remedy as effective against colds and grip to counter pneumonia. It notes pneumonia can follow influenza or a slight cold and urges early use, with Clark Drug Co as the distributor.
A Chriesmino Texas merchant, J. 13. Taylor, reports weakness and weight loss from a weak stomach and credits Kodol Dyspepsia Cure with rebuilding his health after four bottles. Z. Volley of Clark Drug Co. is praised for service. Ada school invites patrons to observe superintendent and teachers at work.
The opening of district court at Ads has moved from the 20th to the 13th of April. Judge Townsend also reduced the term length from one to two weeks.
A testimonial extols Herbine as a remarkable medicine for indigestion loss of appetite mouth distressing sensations and low spirits. It claims a few doses remove many complaints and urges readers to buy the cheap remedy at Clark Drug Co. for 5066 a bottle.
In Colbert Oklahoma Territory on February 4 1900 Mrs. John Meeks a widow died by cutting her throat with a razor around 6 AM. She had been living with her brothers Allen and Jack Boolsby since her husband’s death about a year ago and had shown deep despondency in recent days.
An ordinance by the Ada mayor and council vacates certain streets alleys and rights of way in the town. Included are Jones Avenue south of the St Louis and San Francisco Railroad and portions of Seventh Eighth Ninth Tenth and Twelfth avenues and intervening alleys within station grounds. A town notice references community activities and a tragic incident of self harm at a local home.
Mrs R W Evans of Clearwater reports her husband recovered from a three month illness described as quick consumption after using Ballard’s Horehound Syrup. She says they have kept a bottle for six years and cite its efficacy for coughs and colds. Available at Clark Drug Co in $2.00 bottles.
An advertisement proclaims DeWitt’s Little Early Risers boost digestion and liver function. The pills claim to cure billionsness jaundice and constipation by stimulating secretions, moving bowels gently, and toning the stomach liver and bowels to remove the cause of trouble. F. Z. Holiey Clark Drug Co endorses the product.
A garbled Ada item mocks a senator and Roosevelt era politics. It claims a governor would oversee Indian Territory and jokes about a citizen on a northbound train, accusing him of reckless acts and predicting future zeal. The tone is satirical and locally centered.
A trial in the Jeffs neighborhood acquitted Mary Abner of killing Parsons. Evidence showed Parsons may have suicided or accidentally shot himself.
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