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Ardmone Monday January 25 1909
PACE FOUR
THE DAILY ARDMOREITE
Th Daily Ardmorcitc
By thu
ARDMORElTL PU0U3HING CO.
3'riney 9ug(jt. Pretldent.
Eit' c I t the m:ot&cv at Ardmoro
i Secmd-C.MS Matter.
Official Paper for Carter County !
I' . u n tee Ardi.io'elte. H Is legu.
TEIIMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
The Dally Ardmerelte.
Or k 16
One M n.h 10
One Y-ar 16 00
The Weekly Ardmorelte.
Per Y r by Malt .00
Blx MhUs 60
Three Months 2&
Phanei
Built) -m Manager's Olllce f38
Cl'y l-lditors Olllce 6
Long Distance f3S
(Ardmor;. Monday January 26 1909.
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Yen. persecution has Its com- U
p ligation. In IU state of per- St
ecu! ion n religion Is pure If ::
mi. Its decllnn begins when U
- jirostierlty comtuenci. Very ii
j.iospi-roiia men are never "
aNc and sellom gtod. Woo "
mto you when all men shall "
k ii good of you. I'm HI- S5
Pi i Mis.
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It . Kefeller cries millions for
philanthropy but not one cent for
. ib re
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The announcement that Mrs. May
brick Is to be married again shows
that It Is never too lnte to wed.
Chicago grafters when convicted
nro set to the task of making
brooms. They ought to be placed In
J ln soap foundry
It must be awful for Toddy to con
template those words "gargoyle" and
' polyglot" and reullio that somebody
elsi sprung them.
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The unattached fomale who did not
exercise her leap year perogntlvo will
have to bo content with three more
ytars of splustcrhood.
o-t-o
Twenty years of prohibition In
create i the dciith rate from alcohol-
I ;m in Maine Vermont and New llanip-
Hhlro fifty-four per cent.
o-eo
H 'iik iiilto a while but Mr.
lllti ii uck has finally secured a con-
firiiiailon of tho report that he will
be in Mr. Tuff cabinet.
O't-O "
Iti-lmkers I Havo Known" It is
nporiKtl will he tho subject of n
framing editorial In the Outlook
home time after March I next.
' o-ro '
l.uly cannot tell an untruth "
payH the nttoruey general of Ten-
jit it him ask some other
l.uly about her In strict confidence.
oo
The prohibition of the tu.it. ufucture
of liquor in Tennessee would cause
home of the best known brands of nr
ii spirlis to take n change of
1 m
n v rltansas man has heen fined
1'ii.ir for throwing an egg at an-i-iiii-
lkfor we pronounce the fine
i.-. s-ive we must know something
m i' the complexion of the egg.
eiiraska man wants the federal
f almllshed and the country
i' -i by God the president and an-
1th such a president aa I'uoae-
fi what -would God or the senate
n i to say about It?
" ' ' oo
V Milwaukeo man married his
... Marriage gt times la n des
i me expedient to resort to In order
o re'aln tho sorvlceg of a Kood
o ). but nobody 'wants to part with
a pixhl cook.
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Tn charging the jfrand Jury at Hv
'mri recently Judge Tolbert saM his
opinion of a man who would "(ote"
pun. nas that he was elthu a
eoward of a fool and ahould bo run
down au4 prosecuted as a thief.
on ii
Ifovwver. the breweries In Ht
liii." and Milwaukee would doubilsa
in willing to lend a helping hand
o Tennesseeans If that bill should
qi.ihs prohibiting tho manufacture of
lrj I'i's In Tennessee.
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II' ad Ardn.'iruto want nd.
THE MAYOR'S HORSE SENSE.
This n w.paper feels a peculiar
mtmfartion In that It has been ablu
1 1 1 ii 1 1 support n public official who
h.iH l.iillt his house upon n rock
ihrouchoiit the controversy concern-
Inn ire proper method Id which to
act noon 'he question of the city'
harn r which iwma to have poMeM-
ii ti peculiar wttratclon for the city's
rripHiii. Mr. Pennington ha main
talnod an uuwaverln llftncf to
Lhl own opinion. He has persist! In
regard th matter roui the stund
point of a uBlneaa man with total;
dlKreaard of the opinion of amy lawyr
or any other peraon.
There la n reason for thla. rlie!
ihlef executive of thla city haa given!
the city's bnalneaa his earnest study.
Ilia decision regarding the charter
w not mad? between breakfaat and
shaving. It wan made only after a)
careful study of the conditions laid
lown bv law as governing this char-:
ter and announced only when he was
mire oi me serai... uivi.
stood.
He had oppoacd to him In thla mat.
ter every person whose btialneaa it Is
to stir up strife. He had a multitude j
of suggestions from professional and i
ana inio cuokv noiv. nu rrnruy ;
iH-sougnt to ie caremi. w nave a ;
care what he did. Ami he smiled his
Inscrutable smile and said "I'm look-
ing at thla matter from a business
standpoint and I know that I am
right.' This huslneaa phrase of the
maor's will become a provem. i
In aiWItlon to all this local pressure j
Mr. l'ennlngton had an opinion hand-
ed down to him from the highest
legal authority of the atat.-thp
torey gimerHl-ofld when he rend it
ni nun niniieii nm piiiii- hiiii wiumi
back and told the attorney general
that he was wrong nnd tht ho had
not changed his (the mayor's) opin-
ion In the least. That he knew that
he was right and that he would conic
up to (iuthrle ami fight for his opin
ions to the last ditch or words to
that effect.
And he was nnd is right nnd the
Ardmorelte and tho people of this
city ought to bo proud of It and they
are. Think for one moment what:
would have been the consequences If
this man of Iron will had been sway.
ed bv the criticism and attemtped j
coercion brought to bear upon him by!
worses of people and factions. j
what jwisltlon would the city of Aril-!
more hnve been today had he cnlled !
the election and acted ns though he!
regarded n mere copy of the charter
or his knowledge of the governor's
approval as authority to act as though
the original charter were In his pos-
session. There's a" lot of room for
thought to all this.
We are not descending to undue
flattery or gush when we state that
here is a titlen and an executive ot
which this city may well be proud.
Ilia courage and good common si-tine
have t ikhI us nil In' good stead.
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FACTIONALISM AND NON-PARTISANSHIP
In the minds or a gieat many per-
sons there airpcnrs to be no illffer-
the word partisan and factlonnllst.
lu reality their meanings are us far
apart as the poles.
The strongest argument that the
advocate of the nou-purilsun form of
city government advances Is that
such a method of a linliilstratlon will
do away with factionalism. The -
pnistry of such an argument must
Ih Apparent to the lightest examiner
of Klltical cotHlltloiis.
A faction is a body within a imrtv
The partisan Is the man who advo-
cates a principle. Therefore tho fnc-
tionalist Is the enemy to the priu
clple In that while apparently endors-
ing it he provokes discord among
thorn -aho follow sincerely.
The man who believes in a nrlnci-!
pie sincerely la the man who follows
It unhesitatingly. If a .man be n dem -
tK-rut and vote to support a member
of another rrty and suggest that
the saM person be given power thnt
he should endeavor to throw to the
principle thnt he Is supposed to ad-jit has not back of it that genuine
vocate is a renegade and a faction-j qnlet desire for a godly life ami nn
allat. unless of course the noniine) Intlmatp knowledge of His will aim
or candidate of his party la utterly
unworthy. In that case only is he
JuutWieO. In throwing his vote to the
opposition. And In case of the dew1
erratic candidate for coming admin !
Istratlon there will be no possibility 1
of such a supposition.
The construction of a non-parllsau!
government will involve the. birth of j
a multitude of factions. Any person
thoroughly acquainted with tha con-
ditions ot this city and the number
of candidates who are already afield
will see that the only posslblo solu-
tion of the matter Is a primary for
an election along party lines ami this
will eliminate the republicans from
any consideration whatever. The pri-
mary will decMo which man will
carry -he democratic colors Into the
fliltl and .ill good mc'n of that faith
will flc-'fpt thflr defeat with the
feeling that they are subscribing to
th will of the greatest number and
get In behind the candidate of their
party's choice.
The effort to secure a non-partisan
municipal government will unless a
great majority of tin-ftp candidates
are nipn of much more heroic moo in
4han one la aecustonml to meet in
thp political arena. Involve a blck
erlna; and sttr tip a dlaaenaton that
all! last far beyond the term that
the men to be elected will aerve.
Anil theae factional difference will
penetrate into the meeting of the
eommlaafon. They will he th political
tinder-rtirrenta that will forever Im
pair that commission's uaefnlneas in
tV fullest aenae of the word 'Hwaiise
theae factional difference are Instil-
lous. They cannot lie above loard.
The ractlonallat la the assassin of
political history and the partiann la
the hero who goes ont boldly mri
aauarely In the light of day armed 1
ni eiuipii mr an noneai anc open
fight.
nomocracy cannot afford to lend
it countenance to the Induction of
leh (uaai rflltlcal and municipal
government. Men will readily forgo.
twst tmtties ami respect one anothet
mPn tnpy fe tMHinontM On fixed
prinHpip blt .n who fight one.
amither on the hnlrapllttlng of.ono
principle will never forgive and. they
come to rewinl one another with a
hatred that Is personal.
'Democracy drank wifflclently dep
... (ho ...ntpr. . .. . in.
nUlp h lnndarB uf Rol(1
VP(. WHt M(r( (f faf.tonrl
whIn u Fortmmtolv. that
at-. u .. . . ...
lllH . ' . .
greater than Us factions nu ' both
stand together again.
Democracy will see the dav In this
stale when it shall have to fWht for
the supremacy in t.ils state unless
i It stands together on every possible
point flood generals pay as greu: nt
tentlnn to the small details as they
do to the larger ones. Democrats
must In Justice to their party con-
fcldep this coming election ns of the
greatest Importance to their party.
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"'l ""' opposition gei tne
n anywhere. In proportion
democracy wins or loses It will
I'enrten or discourage the party all
vr ' tnto. nnd from the state
- Tla politician. Roosevelt
K'ven abundant appreciation of
'vcn tho smallest political situation
by his constant Interference In even
the smallest details. A republican
victory In the hamlet of Oyster ns
N as dear to him as In the stato
of New York. And In this Instance
we may well tnke a leaf out of the
copy-book of our enemy.
And as an afterthought voters of
the democratic pnrty. nsl; yourselvos
who are the lenders nnd most ear
nest supjtorlers of iion-pnrtlsanshlp.
Quantam Sufflclt.
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LIVING LIKE JESUS.
In Cleveland the Young People's
Society of Christian Kndeavor has
8ljUt.n n n.0iiar experiment. Thov
are undertaking to live for two weeks
as .leans would do.
It Is no WHome years Jnee Hov.
Charles M. Sheldon brought to him-
self a great deal of publicity .with
tho phrase "What Would .leans Do?"
ami by his attempt to edit u news-
.. WWM ihh shl.l!()l)!4 trla wn
nn utter farcical failure In fact It
was shockingly farcical to begin with.
The experiment in Cleveland can
hope for nothing better.
In the first place the very fact
of those who ivvouU attempt Christ-
like lives for two weeks proclaiming
the Intention 'broadcast Is quite un-
like the Master they seek to emu
lnte. Nowhere in the entire earthly
career of the Man of fialllee was
. there anything in nny way similar to
su.'h a siiectacular proclamation a.
has gone forth frbm the city ol
Cleveland.
And the attempt will fall because
puriKises. It has no elements oi gen-
uineness within It hence t gnn but
fall. Also these people are dally
In the press of a sordid business
worliv It Is Ineoncelvarle to think
of Christ transacting tho ordinary
trades of n business day. And If
those of Cleveland or any other city
can live as would Christ for two
weeks they can live as He would
for two months and If for two
months then a lifetime. Hut thoy
cannot live as He would for two
days. Humanity Is prone to evil as
the siiarks are to fly upward. Hu-
manity Is not to vicious as it Is
weak. and. thnt iweakness aided by
the principles of the Christian faith.
may bo strengthened to a conscious
dally desire to live as nearly accord-
lng to the hfo of the Master m one
may. Humanity may aspire to llvi
as did the God Incarnate and In
that Inspiration has recognized the
llttlp spark of illvlnlt which glows
within. We may aspire but we can
never on this earth achieve the per
fectlon of Christ Jesus Fort Worth
Hecord.
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THE PESSIMIST.
We have In our midst a very dan-
Serous peraon the pessimist-and of-
ten he la the very man of nil others
who should bi optimistic. He targets
that when he pours Into the ear ol
the stranger a tale concerning his
business woes that the person to
whom he talks ta more than likely
to tell someone ftlae and so on. We
Jont need the pessimist and the
greatest thing that could happen to
our city would be his speedy removal.
If tha tiltatHM Itiun tifiMti't tin.
. thll h IM?lmlWMin boomerang fnshlon
arolnt hlmBef )t wo)lW t hetter for
the city to have his store standing
Idle for awhile rather than he in t
'With his stock of goods preaching
to every new- comer the gospel of
Mr. Msntlllnl. that "everything Is go-
ing to the Demnlllon bow-wows."
There are cast's on record here in
the city where prospective Investors
have been deterred from their pur-
Iiose 'by the line of talk given them
by men in business here. We do not
menu to say that these men should
have been beguile. with falsehood.
Ardmore does not need this to inter
est the settler or the Investor. No
city of this state affords a bettvr
opportunity. The pessimist should
however have stopped to look nhuoii
a little ami make a contrast In his
own mind of the conditions else
where 1 fore he sought to mako his
own morbid and gloomy brain the
bminess horizon for others.
Jt Is probably true that wo arc
not doing nil the business thnt .wo
ought to. This paper knows that as
well ns any other person. The lend-
ing paper of any community Is the
best thermometer that one can pos-
sibly obtain concerning that commu-
nity's condition we know what tho
recent times hnve meant. Hut wo
have not sought to make matters
'worse and insinuate to tho outside
world that we were at the end of all
things! We knew better! Our eyes
have been scanning the condition of
the money markets of tho world the
commercial activities In other parts
of the country and we have seen
the ninny slmis that Indicate that
iwe are now on the flow-tide thnt will
launch this country Into one of the
greatest eras of prosperity that It
hns ever seen.
In the north nnd cast nn-1 ninny
sections of the west men are discuss-
ing with Joy the return of prosperity.
The slKtis are infallible. It Is true
that In the south they nro slower
but remember also that we were
doing well when other sections of the
country had already been hard hit.
The financial difficulty was not felt
here until long after other portions
of the country were frantically seek-
ing a solution of their troubles. In
the natural order of things there-
fore we are a little behind the era
of prosperity that has already made
Itself very palpably felt elsewhere.
Take the crop that we have made
our staple feature however and
note Mr. Pessimist that its price
hns steaJJly if slowly advanced and
remember. Mr. Pessimist that It Is
not by any menus nil marketed yet.
Money Is already cheap lu Chicago
and New York In comparison .with
the rules thnt have held In regard
to It but a montn or two back and It
will soon be cheap again down here
Pesslmlstical In Ardmore and Okla-
homa when these signs are hanging
out for tho observation of whosoever
will to read? Pessimistic when yon
are In the center of the greatest
field for Investment that this count ry
has ever held? No dream of treas-
ure held by adventurer lu tho Span-
ish Main could exceed the possibili-
ties thnt lay dormant In this vast
virgin territory waiting for the ninn
with the ability and courage to reap
them.
Capltnl must come here. This Is
the natural dumping ground for
money that must lie Invested. Down
here In the southwest 'we nro the last
resource of the investor. All other
fields hnve been tried and exploited.
Hero is virgin soil. Out upon you
pessimist.
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H. J. Nelson the district superin-
tendent for I C. Smith Typewriter
Co. with headquarters In Kansas City
was In the city this morning.
Drink Bromide the lntest nnd great-
est of all mineral wntors. Phono 497.
24-tf
C. V Fraley is reedy to take care
of that carpenter work. 8-irn
GIVERS OF FALSE NEWS
One of the most familiar and ob-
noxious posts of newsp.tp'vs the
public and Individuals is lh" person
who gives false Information to news-
papers for publication. He is a pes'
to the newspapers because he de
celves them Into making blundirs
that might be ot nny degree of se-
riousness to the public because he
is Tesjtonslble for erroneous Im-
presons In the community and to
Individuals because Individuals nrej
frequently the chief mourners. He
Is a downright evil sometimes simply
asinine and commonly almost or quite
criminal. How to suppress him or to
punish him is a problem.
The peraon who gives the false
Information to the newspapers may
be a statesman or he may he an
obscurity. There are statesmen who
have no conscience when It conies
to nowenapers: who enjoy Imparting
to rcixirters hnving no renson for
mlonlnB the pood faith of the
smrco or accuracy of the stato-
went material for a "story" that
they know to be untrue. Lacking nl
together In a sense of humor or hav-
ing at lenst n distorted vein of It
they think It extremely funny to set
the falsehood hi print If they are
not. In fact actuated by something
else more sinister than a muddy qual-
ity of humor. They sometimes re-
verso the process by giving out
accurate information nnd then upon
seeing they have mndo a faux pns
deliberately resort to falsehood ant
deny that they have sold what was
ascribed to them.
Another species Is represented by
the person who hands In a marriage
notice with tho request thnt It be pub-
lished. Of course a newspaper Is not
supimsed to accept what Is hatviod in
without discrimination. However
there nro frequently circumstances
to Justify a newspaper In regarding
is nn "'""nremonts so received.
for they may emanate from someone
whose veracity there is every reason
to trust. A first-class newspaper It
must be remembered is exceedingly
cautious about everything It prints.
But It Is prepared In a hurry. A
reasonably satisfactory Investigation
Is sometimes tho best that can be
made of a given matter. If. nfter
that tho Item Is published and Is
found to he false the newspaper hns
been duped the public deceived and
perhaps the principal figure In the
false report Is broken-hearted while
tho Joker or liar Is as merry ns
you please.
newspaper Is absolutely depend
ent upon human beings for its news.
There Is no process whereby a news.
pnixT or Its reporters can derive
the absolute and unimpeachable truth
throtmh some dlvliio agency. It would
be a wonderful day If ever the time
came when through an omnlscence
beyond huninn reach at present
newsmitherei's could pentrnte the In-
ner secrets of henrts and get tho
truth tho wholo truth and nothing
but the truth always and from every-
body. In the menntlme they must
do- the best they can and be as ac-
curate as they can be while denlliiA
with mere human beings.
The conscientious newspaper ex-
pends nnire time In learning what
not to print than It does In ascertain-
ing what to print. Still the Joker and
liar hang around do their tales up
plausibly and cause Immensureable
trouble. What shall be done with and
to them?
A member of the Vermont legisla-
ture has attacked the subject real-
izing the extent of the Injury such
a vest can do In the world. nivJ
recognizing also the culpability ot
the offender ns an enemy of sr. 'ety.
He has introduced a bill Intend ! to
guard newspapers from lying Informa-
tion. Ho would make the giving ol
false nows to a newspaper with in
tent to deceive punishable by a fine
ranging from ft to $25 for each of-
fense v
The New York Kvenlng Post com-
menting on the bill suggest that a
l.i w like this on the federal statute
loks if rigorously enforced would
Impoverish some of our bravest nnd
lM'st and most distinguished office-
holderswhy especially "federal slat
ute books" Is not clear. The New
York contemporary goes on to say:
A deplorably small number of
public men feel any scruples nbout
deceiving representatives of newspa
pers. when it Is their Interest to
tell half-truths or falsify absolutely
'Official denials' havo come to he
in the majority of Instnnces not
worth the paper they nro written
on. They nro of Identical value with
the maid's 'Not at homo' to un
welcome visitors
"Benders of newspapers who can
remember back ns far ns the Swet-
tonhnm Incident and the conflicting
'official statements preliminary to
tho sailing of tho bnttloshlp fleet
HELP BOOST
OKLAHOMA
For Thirty Days The Ardmorcitc will send a
copy of the paper each day to Five Hundred
Prospective settlers. Each issue of the paper
during this time will present some worthy fea-
ture of Ardmore and .Southern Oklahoma in
an honest and truthful manner and will show
why this section of the State is a desirable
place both for investment and as a place of
residence. We propose to boom Ardmore and
Southern Oklahoma because they are entitled
to our best efforts. We can conceive of no bet-
ter way to do this than by presenting our city
to the outsiders AS IT REALLY EXISTS
The Subscriptions Will Start
on the First Day of February
All we ask is that we have your co-operation
in securing names of prospective newcomers.
Your friends or relatives or persons you have
correspondence with concerning Oklahoma
would like to have The Ardmorcitc for one
month. Send their names to us and they will
be placed on the mailing list for Thirty Days
A RDMOREITE PUB. CO.
I ARDMORE OKLAHOMA
V.
nrniiiKt the world will recall how un-
trustworthy subsequent events proved
the various announcements and de-
nials of those days to havo been.
Hardly a dnp pnsses that similar In-
stances nro not encountered In rela-
tion to less Important affairs.
"So much time nnd energy are
expended in winnowing tho truth
from the lies In the day's news that
most employes of newspapers oven
If they had the Inclination would
not have the time to manufacture un-
truths. The trouble Is not to get
'fake' stories hut to detect them and
keep them out of print.
"There seems to be n popular Im-
pression that all Is grUt that comes
to Wio mill of n newspaper that
the editor will publish everything
brought into tho office whereas the
truth Is that what is tendered for
publication is carefully scrutinized
ns to Its authenticity In tho necessa-
rily limited time obtainable between
one'dny's publication nnd the ncxL
In spite of nil precautions untruths
nre unintentionally given clrculntlon
from tlmo to time.
"Until some such law as the pro.
posed Vermont statute Is enacted the
S.S.S.
Catarrh is a blood disease which causes n general inflammation of the
Inner linings or mucous membranes of the body. The diseasing of these
delicate hurl.iccs nntl tissues produces nil the well known symptoms of the
trouble such ns ringing noises in the head and cars tight stuffy feeling in
the nose pains above the eyes irritation of the throat .sometimes slight
fever and a general feeling of weakness nnd ill health liven the lungs
become nffectetl by the continual passage of impure blood through thent and
there is danger of consumption if the disease is allowed to remain in the
system. S. S. S. cures Catarrh because it purifies the blood. It goes into
the circulation antl removes every particle of the catarrhal matter making
this vital fluid pure rich nnd healthy. Then the inflamed membranes begin
to heal every symptom disappears the constitution is built up nnd health
restored. S. S. S. rids the system of catarrh by attacking the trouble nt its
bend and entirely removing the cause from the blood thus making a perma-
nent anil lasting cure. S. S. S. is made entirely from health-giving roots
herbs and barks and for this reason is an especially safe nnd desirable medicine.
Book on Catarrh und nny medical ndvicc free to all who write.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO. ATLANTA GA.
The Greatest
Choice of nny ready made suit or overcoat in 0A aa
our house. wlUaUU
We also have another largo variety of suits At r
choice of which go at wf bOU
Tailored Clothing
Prom now on wo will mnko suits from $20.00 up and pants
from $5.00 up. Come and inspect our goods.
J. J. Stolfa The Tailor
f
victimized editor or publisher has no
recourse op redress A law such as
tho Vermont legislature suggests
wouli rob newspaper work of most
of its terrors. Nothing happier could
bo devised to protect newspaper read-
eis than a law which would permit
newsiwper corrosiwndents and editors
to bring Into court men who havo
deceived them by disseminating falso
news." Courier-Journal.
Adam's Cafe.
Extra select oysters always oi
hand and properly served. Cozy dining
room for the ladles. A first class cafo
10-lm
(
Phone C. V. Prnley. He is prepared
to do that carpenter work on short
notice. 8-1 m
Bromide water f-r thes tomach.
Drink Bromide freely. Phono 497. 24-4
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I i nrnuc Pacu c-rtr
RIDS THE SYSTEM
OF CATARRH
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The Daily Ardmoreite. (Ardmore, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 196, Ed. 1, Monday, January 25, 1909, newspaper, January 25, 1909; Ardmore, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc80957/m1/4/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.