Untouched Possibilities for Ada and Its People
The piece argues that cities rise on human effort not natural resources, noting Ada faces unemployment and needs leadership with vision. It urges local citizens to start ideas that create jobs within a year or two, stressing that most people want a fair chance to work and grow, citing Ella Wheeler Wilcox on initiative and self-reliance.
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New York
Mexico
United States
South America
Ada
Somone
Dr Lorenz promotes free clinics amid joint disease relief
The piece lauds Dr Lorenz for offering free clinics in the United States to treat diseases of the joints as thanks for Allied relief work. It notes many cripples gain hope but few can be operated on, urging other surgeons to learn from his methods and continue the work. It also critiques Senator Lodge’s role at the disarmament conference and his political influence.
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Austria
Lorenz
United States
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Lodge
Congress
Wilson
Hughes
Chamberlain
Disagreeable Fact Calls Out Couch Critics
Duncan Banner quotes an editorial condemning people who critique city, county, state, and national governance without taking any action. It argues critics merely bellyache while true work comes from those who actually do things, noting a publicity man once pushed Ponca City into the spotlight.
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Ponca City
Spring turns to oil barrels flow from famed source
A column notes a Ponca City tale of a spring that now yields oil with several barrels daily, drawing wide attention and wonder about authentic sources and possible local echoes in Ada. The piece critiques rail bosses pay, praises sheriff Muskogee County for Ku Klux Klan tips leading to moonshine seizures, and foresees swifter trials for chronic law breakers amid masked parades.
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Oklahoma
Ponca City
Ada
Texas
Muskogee County
Ku Klux Klan
The Vanishing Mark and Economic Collapse Lessons
German marks may soon lose value as foreign exchange dealers quote them at fractions of a cent. Historical parallels to the French assignats show rapid devaluation and eventual collapse. The piece notes Swiss gold holdings and warns the mark’s collapse could intensify, with calls for drastic measures like scrapping battleships via air power. It also interweaves musings on natural products alcohol and petroleum, and a reflection on labor and subduing the earth.
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France
Isso
Switzerland
Germany
Pontotoc County Poultry Raisers Show At Ardmore
Pontotoc County is well represented at the state poultry show in Ardmore this week with 91 divisions on exhibit. Exhibitors include Lute Donre with Bull Orpingtons, Mrs Ballard with White Wyandottes, CS Aldrich with Rhode Island Reds, L McGuyre with White Leghorns, and J P Weldon with White Wyandottes. Eldon says prospects for the county show at Ada January 6 and 7 are excellent, and it should be the best yet with increased attention to poultry raising.
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Tontetoc County
Ardmore
Lute Donre
Orpington
Ada
Report Gold Strike In Johnston County Like Cripple Creek
A letter from Weshton reports gold fever near Troy in Johnston county. A shaft is being sunk on J Le Griffin’s farm near Te and US gold values are cited from 15 to 626 per ton. W H Velmeyer of Ardmore leads a company with an engineer, saying the formation resembles Cripple Creek’s gold district.
Denying motherhood by sterilization critique
Frank Wolford attacks a Denver Juvenile Court ruling ordering a mother of five to submit to sterilization or give up her children, arguing it confuses physical cleanliness with moral virtue and warns against court power usurping liberty, citing Jesus Christ and Lincoln as examples of virtue beyond cleanliness.
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Frank Wolford
Denver
Colorado
Graham
The
Juvenile Court
Christ
Tier
Abraha
Lincoln
Jesus Christ
Owen Suggests Major Banking Plan Change in Oklahoma City
Senator Owen urged reform to place the state bank commissioner under the control of banks after fraud in failed state banks. He spoke at the Oklahoma State Bankers association meeting and backed earlier calls by Treasurer A N Leetcraft, predicting brighter days for the nation. Oliver Ottom fish school abandons annual in favor of a weekly paper starting next year.
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Oklahoma City
Dean Macing
Wader
Abe
Robert JL. Swen
Oklahoma State Bankers Association
Owen
Lator Owen
Stupertson
A. N. Leetcraft
Department of the Bank
Oilton
Ada Chamber Reorganization Aims 400 Members In Drive
The Ada Chamber of Commerce reorganized by executive action sets a 400 member goal for its upcoming membership drive. The plan includes re-signing existing members on a new three year, $25 dues basis and adding new applicants via a formed committee structure. Enthusiasm runs high though some doubt remains about available civic support.
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Reorganized Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Ada
Chamber
Ada Ia
Wholesale House Opens in Ada by Wood and Company
Announcement made Tuesday details the opening of a new wholesale fruit and vegetable house in Ada. The Wood and Company Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Company operates at 212 East Main Street in the former Main Cafe building, with Henry Chief, formerly of Shawnee, connected to the venture.
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Ada
The
Wood and Company Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Company
East Main Street
Henry Chief
Shawnee
Company opens with full line of goods in Shawnee
Eight managers and Jack Vesper of Shawnee join as city salesman. The company announces a full line of goods and pledges active business.
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Jack Vesper
Shawnee
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Adan
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
DR. Lorenz
Duncan
Earth
Pontotoc County
Johnston County
Cripple Creek
Interurban
Dallas
Ete Electric
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W. S. McCoy
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