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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1913
Page
7
Gloria Kerr rejects Joe Wright's plea to marry after a rupture with her father Kerr. Wright offers to run away together but Gloria fears the past would haunt them and declines, leaving both to endure a bitter, lonely future as their love dissolves.
Gloria stays to face her father after a tearful departure from Wright. David Kerr arrives, revealing a political past, and Gloria declares she will hear him out. Wright urges restraint as father and daughter confront their intertwined loyalties and heartbreak.
Reading Pa Sept 12 An effort will be made next week to free Mrs Kate Edwards from Berks County jail where she has lingered twelve years under a death sentence for the murder of her husband John Edwards Her case drew national sympathy with four governors failing to set a date for execution and lawyers drawing a pardon petition for the Board of Pardons.
The report notes a date for the execution and mentions the subject having been adopted by a wealthy woman.
Expressed as a jaunty health ad promising relief for weak kidneys and liver. Testimonials claim cure for a wife and improved well being for women, noting indigestion and biliousness relief. Sold by druggists for 50 cents or 1 dollar.
Oklahoma farmers on upland tracts near El Reno begin plowing for wheat with traction engines on level land. Harmon and southwestern Jackson counties farmers meet at Eldorado urging federal aid for drought victims amid ongoing relief appeals. Luther Harrison of the Wewoka Democrat enters the lieutenant governor race with one opponent, State Senator Barefoot.
Dr Arthur B Smith once a respected Springfield physician faces a second trial on a first degree murder charge for allegedly killing his wife with cyanide cocoa. The March 18 1912 death prompted disinterment of the first Mrs Smith and a prior mistrial after the initial case. He later wed Miss Mabel Merchant of Newton Massachusetts.
An extract by Anna Bryan McCall argues all women wield influence in daily life. It notes every action shapes others, from a smile to a kindness to a child, while also warning selfish acts can trigger long chains of hurt. The piece emphasizes humility and shared responsibility in life’s interconnected forces.
C H Rives recounts a rough sea voyage to Catalina Islands where most passengers suffered seasickness. He notes three whales playing in the waves and describes Catalina's scenery. A crowd of boys dove for money tossed by visitors and recovered every coin before it sank.
Mrs Sar ah E Duncan of Tipton Iowa writes about her son’s severe cold and dreadful cough. One bottle of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy stopped the cough and cured the cold completely. For sale by all dealers.
Mays and Moser have leased the Beard building on East Main after vacating the Ramsey Bargain store space in the Tobin building on Grand Avenue. They plan to move in as soon as the premises are arranged for their dry goods and clothing business.
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