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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1920

Page

6

Cotton Market Falls and Farmers Urged to Hold Cotton

New Orleans August 23 The cotton market fell further as spots and futures offered, trade demand waned and both domestic and international finance weakened. Texas farmers receive only 20 to 25 per ton for seed, down from 60 to 80, prompting seed retention and selling to raise cash. South Texas reports large crops, Nueces county up 25,000 bales. Houston receipts rise. Officials urge farmers to hold back to curb price declines and wait for market improvements.

Associated Press New Orleans England Liverpool South Texas Nueces County Houston

Freight Car Shortage Hits Kansas City Wheat Trade

Wheat storage in Kansas City elevators has fallen to about two million bushels, with capacity for twenty million. The shortage of freight cars for grain shipment in the southwest is acute, threatening business and finance conditions. Judge Clyde M. Reed estimates twenty eight months needed to move existing wheat at current rates.

Associated Press Kansas City Southwest Kansas Clyde M. Reed Kansas Court of Industrial Relations

Fall Gingham Week Spurs Merchants Plan, Says Leader

A leading gingham advocate argues Fall Gingham Week helps educate 500 women across 48 states about fall gingham lines. He notes heating trends push lighter fabrics, urges retailers to join a coordinated effort to feature ginghams, avoid price cuts, and foster biannual buying habits with strong cooperation.

Daily News Record

Kansas Farmers Pool Marketing Through Wheat Growers Association

W H McGreevey reports farmers across the middle west are pooling marketing of wheat via the National Wheat Growers association. Contracts become binding when 51 percent of unsold wheat in selected states is contracted, with members urged to hold grain into next year for better pricing amid rail and export challenges.

Associated Press Hutchinson Kan Middle West National Wheat Growers’ Association W. H. McGreevey McGreevey Texas Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska North South Dakota Minnesota National Sales Commission Boards of Trade

Kansas Wheat Crop Greatest in History Predicted

Kansas railroads moved 3,799 grain cars in the first ten days of August, 60 percent of last year, though industry reports forecast a record wheat yield. Industrial court estimates put ten day movement at 4,558,800 bushels with 7,398 unfilled grain car orders across major lines including Rock Island and Santa Fe.

Associated Press Topeka Kan Kansas Kansas Court of Industrial Relations Rock Island Missouri Pacific Santa Fe Frisco Missouri, Kansas & Texas

Cherokee Indians Were Aristocrats History of the Cherokees

Tahlequah Oklahoma reporting on Cherokee origins language and customs. The article traces name meanings De Soto contact intermarriages with whites six chiefs meeting King George II in 1721 and long settled divisions in Tennessee and Georgia. It notes color features warfare and burial rites and the 1740 small pox impact.

Tahlequah Okla Mississippi River de Soto Jamestown Virginia Gulf of Mexico Appomattox Holston River Pocahontas Smith Powhatan Iennessee South Carolina Tennessee Georgia North Carolina Southwest United States Natchez Tellico Oconee Savannah Dover England Atlantic George II Tulsa Tribune

Scouts Plan Turner Falls Camping Trip On Frisco Line

Sunday meeting at the high school outlined final preparations for a two week scout camp at Turner Falls. Scouts will leave on the 1 50 Frisco, stay overnight in Sulphur, then hike from Davis to the falls spending about seven dollars on travel and food.

Turner Falls Davis Falls Turner Fallls

Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy Ad

This advertisement claims Chamberlain's remedy as highly successful for bowel complaints. It states a few doses cure ordinary diarrhoea and that it has resisted nine epidemics of dysentery, offering prompt relief for colic and cholera morbus when diluted with water.

Chamberlain

Scouts seek large tent for rental notice

The scouts lack funds to buy a large tent and ask for donations of a tent for rent. If offered, the tent will be cared for and any damage would be paid for by the scouts. Please inform local boys.

Denver Dam Woman Cured of Stomach Trouble

Rachel Cribley of Denver Dam Ohio suffered two years with stomach trouble and constipation. After trying many medicines she used Chamberlains Tablets, found relief in a few days, and continued with several weeks of use, claiming a complete cure.

Rachel Cribley Denver Dam Ohio Chamberlain

Don t Close Eyes to Warning of Skin Disease

Advertises S. S. S. blood remedy from Swift Specific Co. of Atlanta Ga. Claim warns against local treatments and urges readers with skin diseases to take the product and write their case history for free medical advice.

Swift Specific Co Swift Laboratory Atlanta, Ga

John Deere Auto-Track Wagon Suits Modern Roads

A vintage ad extols John Deere wagons with auto-track design for smoother haulage. It argues wider auto-track wagons break axles less, while standard wide-track wagons fail on auto paths. The ad notes bale loading capability and promotes Ada Oklahoma contact 187.

John Deere

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