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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1921
Page
1
Philadelphia woman Mrs. Katie Eicher reports her daughter aged sixteen suffered monthly pains and back ache until using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She urges other mothers to try the remedy, noting improvements and permission to publish the letter.
A weekly crop report from Oklahoma notes excessive rain hindered harvest but recent dry days help finish harvest and dry cut grain. J A Whitehurst of the state board of agriculture says farmers are behind yet advancing cultivation and late feed crop planting with fall feed acreage increasing. Labor wages stay between $2 and $4 a day.
County Superintendent A. Floyd begins his third term praising local support for schools. He notes progress in buildings, teaching quality, and high school opportunities, urging continued cooperation from patrons and teachers. He also surveys crop conditions and rural issues, from wheat and oats damage to boll weevil activity and irrigation notes.
General Jan Smuts premier of South Africa arrived in Dublin as a guest of the lord mayor. A welcoming delegation including Lord Mayor Arthur Griffith and A B Borton waited at Kiniglen to escort him to the city, but an apparent slip led to his unnotified motor into Dublin.
For sale Ford roadster offered as a bargain. Contact at 201 E 13th Street via phone 8 8 8 7 5 3rd for details.
Ada Odd Fellows hosts a large reunion at Center on Monday with speaking and singing. Members from other county towns attend a singing contest between Center and Maxwell lodges. Barbecued beef adds to the day as representatives speak.
Postmaster General Hays ordered the reinstatement of ten of eleven Chicago post union leaders dismissed a year earlier by Burleson for union activity. An outside inspector reviewed the cases and found most clerks, including Pierce Butler, entitled to return to duty.
The Ada Fruit and Candy Co announces a new Ada News Stand location on West Main Street joining two city outlets. J W Whittler of Oklahoma City will operate a bakery rear of the building as repairs finish and a drink fountain is added to the West Main store.
A brief urging readers to clear space by advertising and selling unwanted items. Emphasizes practical steps to move unused belongings and make extra cash through local listings. Encourages quick action and visiting nearby ad slots.
Paris reports the French parliament has authorized 2.6 billion francs for Rhone river water power exploitation. The plan aims to produce 800000 horsepower, save 6 million tons of coal yearly, and reclaim 600000 acres of waste land near Rhone mouths. Completion is projected in 15 to 20 years, starting with the Genissiat dam.
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