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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1914
Page
5
The Ada Weekly News lists Syron Norrell Otis B Weaver Miles C Grigsby as designated state printers. It notes official paper status for Pontotoc County and states subscription terms. The item appears in Ada's post office records as second class matter.
The piece praises Henry Kroth’s victory as commissioner and R H Wilson’s re election for state superintendent while criticizing Francis Wigwam and Al Jennings. It urges support for Pontotoc County Fair August 27 28 29 and discusses Balkan tensions and a potential continental war. It reports election returns and notes minor discrepancies with official figures.
A brief item notes a fee issue involving County Superintendent Melton. Details are limited in the readable text, but the notice highlights a financial question or assessment connected to the county education office.
The piece laments rising hostilities across Europe with Austria sending troops to Servia and Germany Russia France and England preparing for conflict. It questions Carnegie’s peace efforts and notes U.S. tensions over Mexico as evidence the universal peace dream fades.
A dated notice from Tishomingo Oklahoma on August 5 1914 features William H Murray thanking friends statewide for a larger vote than ever before in his county. The Ada Daily News endorses Murray’s message.
Election officers in Ada four wards were served a dinner on Tuesday supplied by the candidates. H. B. Roach circulated the hat and collected the needed funds.
A short adage-like note warns against judging by appearances and cautions about misplacing value on material possessions, reflecting a moral about perception and wealth.
East Africa offers a new wood to be used for lead pencils as the supply of American cedar used for pencils nears exhaustion. The note highlights substitution in response to cedar scarcity and the search for alternative sources.
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