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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1909
Page
8
Ada residents urged to curb youth street presence and keep children in school with stricter curfew enforcement. Roff Eagle notes youth welfare as key, while Denison Herald and Exchange cite large Sugar costs and lingering Standard Oil debates amid Oklahoma growth.
Oklahoma lawmakers praised Ada as a business and political hub. W H Ebey was named chief clerk of the lower house and J F Etter sergeant at arms of the senate. Ada hopes the legislature will locate a State Normal school in the city.
The article notes many changes in the city’s business interests, some firms leaving town and others arriving. It admits current gloom but suggests better times ahead as adjustments proceed.
Banquets foster good feeling and brotherly friendship but the next morning bring dreary moods and headaches from the previous night’s festivities.
The bitter cold now gripping the region threatens crops and soil health as farmers brace for disrupted harvests and potential soil damage from freezing conditions.
The fragment discusses preventing illness to protect meat and warns against seeking trouble, noting a trouble hunter deserves consequences. No identifiable people, places, or organizations are present.
Editorial excerpts argue a mix of moral progress and public virtue. The Ardmore note praises honest councilmen, while Cleveland youth plan a two week Living as Jesus would live campaign, with skepticism about publicizing good works. Muskogee ad promotes real estate investment through a brokerage stance.
A sweeping statement about corruption in government, municipalities, and semi public corporations notes systemic rottenness in high offices and influential institutions nationwide.
The passage notes a strong tendency to clarify the financial atmosphere and national conditions. It claims the public is aroused from lethargy and harder to fool, with a remark about people having brains but few who use them.
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