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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1914
Page
7
By United Press Tulsa September 12 The Prairie Company cut oil ten cents despite a corporation commission order.
Washington sources quote British Embassy experts predicting only a destruction of the British Navy could halt American cotton exports. England will likely keep normal cotton consumption unless a blockade hits Liverpool. US, German, French and other mills are poised to sustain or increase cotton demand as the war reshapes global production. Northern interests seek to seize idle Southern cotton mills to capitalize on foreign demand.
A druggist guarantees Hunt's Cure will cure skin diseases such as itch eczema tetter ringworm and other troubles. It is claimed to be effective for piles and old sores. If the remedy does not cure, the buyer gets his money back.
Mrs Pauline Sanders milliner at Guest Bros held a formal opening Thursday showcasing a fine assortment of fall and winter styles viewed by a large number of ladies.
Property offered by John G. James of Roff Oklahoma presents good lands and fine farms for sale in Pontotoc Garvin Murray and Love Counties. Terms include 10 years time low interest small cash payment to ready reliable well equipped farmers. Rents saved should cover the farm and provide a home for a family. See or write today.
Prominent Muskogee businessmen convene to plan a state wide meeting on September 15 to decide measures for the 1914 cotton crop. Committees will study warehouse needs, promote the buy a bale of cotton movement, and organize the statewide gathering inviting farmers ginners bankers and cotton men to participate.
British troops defeated a German force of about 400 in British Central Africa. German casualties included seven officers killed and two wounded, plus two field and two machine guns lost. British casualties were four whites killed with several wounded. After three hours, German forces were driven from Karonga and forced toward the Songwe river before dawn.
Oklahoma City August 4 slot machine referendum vote upheld by District Judge James W. Steen. He quashed a temporary restraining order and denied injunction, allowing canvass of the election. The ruling also affirmed legality of the anti race gambling referendum petition.
Ezra S. Fudge vice president of the Duke and Ayres chain announces the Ada outlet will open once finishing touches are complete on the building beside the M. and P. bank. The firm operates 26 Texas stores and 2 Oklahoma houses, the second in Durant.
One stock of merchandise and a grist mill and outfit offered for sale or trade in Tyrola Oklahoma. Good location for business. J R Lunsford and Son advertise.
Muskogee Oklahoma. Carter Thompson aged 65 a veteran oil well shooter in Pennsylvania Ohio and Oklahoma fields was instantly killed by a nitroglycerin charge. While crossing Frisco tracks east of Okmulgee the car struck a culvert and the nitro exploded blowing Thompson and the car to pieces. Only fragments of fingers nose and wreckage remained indicating a fatal accident in the oil field work.
The Stevens-Wilson Co millinery department opened on Thursday with Mrs. Cole in charge. Her stock was displayed to the many ladies visiting to see the latest creations in hats and accessories. Singer Sewing Machines advertised with easy payment plans 1-3 fall 1914 1-3 1915 1-3 1916.
Tulsa Democrats organize the first Woodrow Wilson for Second Term club in the United States. President Woodson E. Norvell is elected with Henry C. Walkley as secretary treasurer. initial membership stands at 100 and will grow weekly.
In the Golden Gate Contest next week a free-for-all race offers an elegant set of silver knives and forks as the sole premium. All contestants are eligible and the winner is the one who makes the greatest gain.
A Socialist party box supper is planned at Ada City Hall on the night of September 19. Speakers include R. L. Allen from Fox Oklahoma and Judge Hurt from Madill. All are invited.
The Oklahoma Portland Cement Co. offers 52 yearling and two-year-old mules at Lawrence for farmers seeking to pair with existing stock or form a new team. Apply at the quarry.
Thousands of Russian women across the empire attended Orthodox services to pray for the afflicted by drunkenness while husbands and sons fight in Germany. The Holy Synod set aside the day on Metropolitan Moscow’s suggestion with processions and relics, noting the day recalls John the Baptist beheaded by Herod.
The Magic Washing Stick cleans dirty clothes without rubbing and keeps colors vibrant, fabrics safe, and delicate lace untouched. Priced 10c each or three for 25c, with deliveries via A. B. Richards Co. in Sherman Texas.
J. P. Earnest of Colbert has harvested feterita on six acres of oat stubble. He expects about 30 to 35 bushels of grain and a large quantity of fodder from the season. Two good crops from one field in a single year.
Floyd Wheeler of Oklahoma City has been engaged by the socialists to spend the next two months campaigning and organizing Pontotoc county.
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