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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1922
Page
17
Oklahoma Farm Stockman reports on terracing a 60 acre McClain county farm. He and Eugene Crane discuss eliminating a deep ditch and building broad terraces to reduce erosion, hold light rains, and improve yield, noting terraces paid for themselves in corn and value at ten dollars per acre.
A house next door erupts in a quarrel over a broken window blamed on the Beebe boys. The narrator and siblings devise a whistle coded message to communicate, Ada confesses a near mishap with a slingshot, and Dad ultimately pays for the window while reconsidering work hours to spare time for family and toys.
Peggy fears a cow traps her on a fence while visiting Aunt Felice. A professor arrives and volunteers to apply for the school post, sparking a connection as Peggy prefers he be the chosen principal. He admits past heartbreak and hints at a growing bond as Bessie the cow softens to Peggy.
A former public official faces a gradual retreat from power, attempting to adapt to ordinary days among ordinary people. The piece reflects on loss of status and the challenge of living outside the spotlight.
Local residents report light picking due to boll weevil damage to ton crop. J. P. Norton and wife visit Pickett. Miss Ona Adams from Atwood visits friends and relatives here. Numerous neighbors attend church. various families host and visit, with notes on sorghum syrup work and social gatherings.
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