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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jan 13, 1921

Page

4

Cabinet Jobs and the Harding Cabinet Speculation

Rumors swirl over who will join Warren G Harding in his cabinet and who will fill federal posts such as the general land office commissioner. Analysts note regional balance, with border states possibly favored, while Republicans stress merit and past performance. A caution about modern life follows, comparing rutting to progress and urging trailblazing over conformity, ending with a remark on a Tokyo invention paper usable for money and maps.

Harding General Land Office Rocky Mountain Midwest

Life as a Great Adventure and Time Well Spent

Dallas News argues life is uncertain and a great adventure. It compares time and money, urging spending time on worthwhile work to gain intelligence character and wealth, and notes art over science requires practice to apply principles. It ends discussing individual application of fundamental ideas.

Dallas News

What Others Say: Opinion Snippets From Southern Papers

Wichita Eagle criticizes Henry Ford's stance on Jews as a flivver. Pawhuska Capital notes that relying on conscience alone misguides many men. Fort Smith Times Record reports one prisoner in Wi nita jail, insufficient for the jailer's card game.

Wichita Eagle Henry Ford Fort Smith Winita

Girls see housework as fitness and motherhood aid

Some girls think intense athletic exercise should influence mothers to perform housework. The statement suggests a belief that physical activity benefits parenting roles and home duties.

Okmulgee Dress Parade Guards Hiking Up Safety

Okmulgee residents hire special guards for dress parade to keep hijackers away. The measure reflects concerns over security during local public events in this era.

McAlester Capital Okmulgee

Flu Prophet Returns With Warnings Of Hard Times

A Wichita street preacher who hawked flu prophecies last winter remains active predicting dire financial disaster this winter. He warns of hard times and bad business ahead as he travels streets near drug stores and banks.

Wichita Eagle

Daring Hold Up Headlines Tulsa News Stand

Cushing News notes the rising headline in Tulsa with a column on bold hijackers and the remaining grit of the era’s robbers. The piece suggests gang members still have some vitality after months of crime.

Cushing News Tulsa

Two Minor Grass Fires Reported in Okmulgee

Okmulgee fire crews were called out Thursday morning to two grass fires. The first fire at 1510 East Fourth Street ignited around 8 45 AM and was extinguished with chemicals with no damage reported.

Okmulgee

Guthrie Statehouse Preps for Opening Legislature Session

Telephone line men and janitors were rushing to ready the house and senate chambers for the opening session of the state legislature in Guthrie.

Guthrie

Housing Decline Seen As Rents Fall With More Homes

The Muskogee Times-Democrat notes rents rise with housing shortages and will drop only after builders increase supply. Officials say the downward trend is already visible as construction accelerates.

Muskogee

Oklahoma Focuses On Growth Attracts Diverse Migrants

A Daily Oklahoman reflection notes Oklahoma as a magnet for people from Carolina and California, Maine and Minnesota who view the state as a commonwealth that has achieved in thirty years what others take a century to accomplish.

Daily Oklahoman Oklahoma Carolina California Maine Minnesota

Will Harding revive the tennis cabinet at the White House

Workmen repair and resurface the White House tennis grounds following an informal request from President-elect Harding's secretary. The court, unused in recent years, was once a social hub during the Roosevelt era with notable players. Harding, a keen tennis and golf enthusiast, plans to use the court again.

Harding White House

Livestock Leaders Convene In El Paso On Industry Plight

Ike T. Pryor of San Antonio addresses the twenty fourth annual American National Livestock Association convention in El Paso. He cites credit withdrawal and tariff fears as core causes of price declines and aims to address tariff impacts on farms and ranches alongside other speakers from Tariff Commission, Canada, and federal reserves.

EL Paso Texas Ike T. Pryor San Antonio American National Livestock Association America Tex Ike Pryor W. S. Culbertson United States Tariff Commission J. K. Kendrick Wyomting Association S. F. Tolmie

French Destroyers Sink Red Transport Carrying Soviet Troops

French destroyers sunk a transport flying the red flag carrying Soviet troops, despite being escorted by a Soviet flotilla. The loss occurred off Constantinople as reported by dispatches received in the city.

Constantinople Prebisona

Cotton Market Report from Ada Cotton Exchange

New Orleans and New York cotton prices shown with daily highs and lows for March and May contracts. Wheat and corn futures in Chicago close with modest declines, March wheat at 1.79 1 4 and May 1.70 3 4, corn May 0.74 1 2.

Ada Cotton Exchange New Orleans New York Chicago

J M Will En Route To Holdenville For Visit

J M Will left yesterday afternoon for Holdenville to spend a few days visiting relatives and friends in the area.

J. M. Will Holdenville

Family mistreatment arrest on a Bebee farm

Jess Moore, 50, was jailed in Pontotoc County charged with family mistreatment after his 13 year old daughter Sadie reported improper relations. If corroborated the charge may be upgraded to statutory. The Moores live on a Bebee area farm after moving from Maxwell and had been picking cotton nearby for two months. A Christmas drunken row led to a county attorney inquiry and Moore's arrest. father and daughter have lived together for over a year following a prior divorce.

Jess Moore Pontotoc County Sadie Moores Bebee Maxwell Moore

Prickly Ash Bitters Sold by Gwin & Mays Drug Co

An advertisement touts Prickly Ash Bitters as the best remedy for digestive purging of stomach liver and bowels with a price of 1.25 per bottle and directs readers to the want ad page. Special agents are listed as Gwin and Mays Drug Co.

Gwin & Mays Drug Co

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