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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1912
Page
2
Ardmore Oklahoma September 14 The first recall election under the city charter ousted Police Commissioner M Ikard and elected L C Slaughter fire chief for ten years. Slaughter 727 votes Ikard 309. every precinct backed Slaughter.
An advertisement claims Darbys Prophylactic Fluid cures fever by bathing the face and hands of the sick and revives the patient. It also heals cuts and wounds, treats cramps dysentery, and is sold for 50 cents by the Gwin Mays Drug Co.
A traveler recalls Leavenworth Kansas a dry town where alcohol sales are illegal. He jokes that liquor is forbidden unless bitten by a snake, noting the town’s single snake and a long line he waited in that day before tiring.
Oklahoma City Sept 13 Gov Cruce said he would issue parole papers for boys at the State Training School who have guardians willing to send them to free school and ensure attendance. He asked State Superintendent Wilson to count inmates eligible under these conditions and denied any probe into the institution. Two paroled boys reported good treatment, while one six year old boy faced the penal system.
A promotional notice touts Dr Simmon's Squaw Wine Wine as a speedy remedy for nervous weak and discouraged women with long standing ailments. It claims to quiet inflammation ease pain and restore vigor with a price of one dollar per bottle sold by Gwin Mays Drug Co.
In New York on September 14 the odds on Governor Wilson rose to four to one as Taft and Roosevelt money remained scarce. The market had seen much two to one betting on Wilson, with Taft and Roosevelt supporters staying on the sidelines.
Advert says coughs and lung diseases drive people from homes. promotes Dr King s New Discovery as a safe home remedy. Claims quick relief for throat and lung troubles including coughs colds grip croup whooping cough and sore lungs. Price 50c and 1.00 trial bottle guaranteed by Ramsey Drug Co.
An old classified style ad promotes hiring alum subjects as agents for sales of well equipment including well casings flues and galvanized buckets. It appears near Jones' drug store with a marked 18-41w reference.
Capt. W. Thompson praises Ada Oklahoma for hospitality to Confederate veterans returning from a reunion. He notes ample food, good lodging, wide newspaper coverage, and local honor for the visitors. He mentions rare attendance from Stephens County and his Mississippi company. He lauds the Sons and Daughters of Confederates for preserving traditions.
H C Pearson and former mayor Ratliff receive a letter from Pearson’s son known as Dad Pearson. The note thanks Ada citizens for past kindness to the father who lived in Ada for years. He was injured by a fall months ago and later moved to Georgia to live with his children. Pearson was a Confederate veteran.
Advice urges women to walk daily outdoors rather than toil indoors for health and beauty. Recommends Chamberlain's Tablets to improve digestion and regulate bowels. Available from all dealers.
Ardmore Oklahoma September 11 a man about 30 identified as Jack Hill of Coalgate was killed at Union station by a westbound Rock Island train He and Ben Wolf were traveling from Coalgate via Purcell to Overbrook to pick cotton Hill reportedly tried to cross the track in front of the passenger train and was run over He is said to have a wife and two children at Coalgate.
An active man is sought for monthly farm work three miles north of town. Enquire at the News Office.
Effective Sunday September 15 1912 the Denison Sherman Dallas Interurban adjusts local car departures Denison to Dallas and intermediate points hourly from 6:00 am to 5:00 pm plus 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm. 6:00 pm and 10:00 pm trips run only to McKinney. United cars leave Denison at 6:30 am 10:30 am 12:30 pm and 5:30 pm. Limited arrivals remain at 10:10 am 12:10 pm 4:10 pm and 9:10 pm.
An old advertisement claims achey fatigue and dullness signal malaria or chills and urges quick action with Herbine. It promises to destroy the malarial germ purify the body and restore brightness vigor and cheer with a 50 cent price by Ramsey Drug Co.
Yegg men blasted the Choteau Bank and Trust Company at 2 AM and stole $900 in silver. Townspeople heard four reports and saw three men drive away in a buggy after cutting telephone wires. the robbers had battered the door before fleeing.
R C Roland of Ardmore returns from Muskogee with news that a four state Woodmen Managers Association covering Oklahoma Arkansas Missouri and Kansas has elected him president for the first year Other officers include R T Simmons vice president J B Pendergrass secretary and C Tribbitt treasurer The Ada team led the endurance contest as Norman won first in floor events and Ardmore was praised for a controversial drill trophy decision by the Oklahoma City group
A dealer, H. W. Hendricks of Ohio Falls Indiana, touts Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as the best for coughs colds and croup and notes it is his best seller. The item states the product is for sale by all dealers.
W. M. Crowder of Company A First Tennessee Battalion of Infantry writes from Weatherford Texas to Ada Weekly News seeking the owner of an old battle flag linked to Franklin Tennessee. He recalls commanding officers and asks for the battalion's proper identification after noting casualties.
The ad argues leaders require strong health and promotes Electric Bitters as a quick cure. It cites Charles B. Allen of Sylvania Georgia praising relief from rheumatism liver stomach and kidney issues after using four bottles. Ramsey Drug Co sells them for 50 cents.
I Harris keeps pace with the Prosperous fall season by liberal advertising and steady stock. The store has grown from a small start to present magnificent proportions, and customers remain loyal over time.
Frierson Bros the cotton men occupy the entire floor of the former 25 000 club rooms with all arrangements completed W K Chaney has moved into the vacated quarters.
The phrase recalls how early home life memories linger, echoing familiar remedies such as Bucklen's Arnica Salve used by mothers and grandmothers to treat burns boils scalds sores skin eruptions cuts sprains and bruises.
Wytheville Va Sept 13 Victor Allen the last of the Allen clan to face trial is acquitted of participating in the Carroll county courthouse murders at Hillsville last March. The jury verdict followed a 30 minute deliberation and spectators including many women reacted with demonstrations. Prosecution dismisses remaining indictments and Floyd and Claude Allen face death sentences for the Hillsville killings.
An advertising plea urges readers to subscribe now to Ada News and add Dallas Semi-Weekly Farm News for one year. The bundled offer lists three papers weekly for $1.75 and emphasizes timely, wholesome reading for the whole family.
Private lender John G. James based in Roff Oklahoma advertises five year mortgage loans on good lands and farms in Pontotoc County. He offers spot cash for bargains and can pay nearly full land value, buying equity in unallotted or mortgaged land to settle borrowers quickly.
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