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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1903
Page
4
Ada traders report about 175 bales of cotton marketed this week at 10 to 11 cents per pound. Advertisements offer attractive yearly rates. Shoenfelt rumored not to resign and political buttons for Roosevelt supporters circulate. The Scottish Rite Masons plan meetings in Guthrie on September 29 and 30 and October.
A humorous note asserting readers should choose paying for news over borrowing from neighbors, presenting the paid model as the preferred option. Contains a light promotional tone and casual phrasing.
The article touts Apa as the best cotton market in the Territory and notes merchants will pay top prices this season, signaling strong demand and continued leadership for local growers.
A veteran newspaper man asserts the next two decades will erase nonbelievers in advertising as progress drives rapid market changes. He predicts widespread acceptance and vital role for ads in modern commerce.
Experts estimate Great Britain will import 210,000,000 bushels of wheat to supplement a crop valued at 40,000,000 bushels. France’s crop signals growing British demand for bread, making dollar wheat likely once grain reaches elevators.
A Britt Iowa man named Baily risks national infamy for falsehoods after the Britt Tribune retold a Garner woman’s prank. She removed her false teeth and her husband swapped in a horseshoe as a joke, forcing her to wear it all forenoon until she bit a biscuit and found the dented ring left by the toe of the horseshoe.
A newspaper reflects a citys health and influence. It communicates friendly impressions to readers unseen faces, shaping opinions and boosting civic vigor. The exchange notes how smiles and courteous gestures travel through print, forming a healthier town atmosphere.
A Cookeville home wedding ranks as one of the prettiest seen, with Elizabeth Fowler of local ties and Ada Indiana groom Andrew K Thornton. The ceremony at R L Farley home featured a green and white parlor, arch altar, Mendelssohn music, and a large display of gifts. The couple departed for St Louis after the ceremony.
The article argues that South McAlester should influence the convention to refrain from electing a delegate and instead send representatives to Washington. It urges using all influence to secure a law allowing the Indian Territory and a Delegate and to regulate the delegate election. The piece says this seems the better course.
Work has begun on the stone structures belonging to J. T. Conn and L. J. Little. The project marks a construction phase for both owners as crews advance on the sites.
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