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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1923
Page
4
The Wilson Gazette roasts modern households with caustic jabs about fathers brewing, siblings smoking, and mothers at home clubs while a baby feeds on synthetic milk. It riffs on social pretensions, distrust of leaders, and a dig at liquor regulation, ending with a quip about a radio reading thoughts.
The piece argues Oklahoma’s Pontotoc county could host major industry thanks to abundant natural gas, oil coal, water, and fertile land. It envisions a large factory drawing workers, with local agriculture supplying food for a growing population and a statewide energy-based boom. It also notes western dress in Turkey and recalls figures in populist politics, including Stump Ashby.
The writer warns each section has a problem with roads as heavy rains wash away bridges and hinder travel. It urges speedy action to prevent losses while noting political maneuvers around repeal and presidential nominating hopes affecting the New York and New Jersey races.
About forty five percent of 1922 tax assessments are paid with roughly 283000 dollars in the county treasury of 628000 dollar tax roll. Officials note lower payments than a year ago while county funds run for essential operations and a July 1 budget reset approaches. Delinquents remain on records awaiting 1923 assessments, with final property assessment to be handled by the county board of equalization next Monday before state review.
The Ishtar owner and master told Norfolk bankers he plans one more voyage with a full cargo of Scotch and English whiskey. He forecasts profits of 1 million dollars and retirement from the trade. He claims the vessel has never brought liquor closer than 15 miles to the U.S. coast and that its cars have been sold or transferred at least 12 miles from territorial waters.
Oklahoma City report shows members earned twenty dollars per base more than non members this year. If the entire state sold through the association, over 12 million dollars would have been saved. Leadership praised and officers reelected with C. L. Stealey remaining general manager.
Oklahoma City reports heavy rains washed out cotton acreage across the state. John A. Whitehurst says much of the ruined cotton will be replaced with kafir crops, while continued cold weather may force replanting or replacement by other crops. Growers in Pauls Valley face broom corn seed shortages for replanting.
Washington reports the May 25 crop condition at 71 percent of normal, up from 69.6 percent last year and 66 in 1921, with the ten year May 25 average at 73.6. Oklahoma cotton is at 63 percent.
N B Stall reports 28 men enlisted to repair the Ozark Trail at Springbrook with local merchants contributing funds. The Sterling Motor Co. will host a 7 am Thursday start as volunteers work until the road is passable, while a fund will sustain essential repairs and offset tourist losses from past highway issues.
A frame cottage in St. Charles Missouri burned killing Elizabeth four and Alvin two who died from the blaze. Lawrence six was badly burned and later died. Mrs Oberle and Lawrence were rushed to a hospital with severe burns after a negro passerby carried him from the burning home.
Oklahoma wheat could fetch five to twenty five cents per bushel more than farmers receive, says state grain inspector E H Linzee. He plans a bulletins series across the wheat belt stressing clean seed crop rotation and early plowing to raise quality and profits amid federal grading standards. Linzee cites farmer carelessness as a major problem and urges soil fertility restoration and diversification into dairy and poultry as breading strategies. About 10 000 farmers attended Atchison Topeka Santa Fe line meetings tied to a crop train.
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The bark of sassafras was praised for numerous medical uses, drawing early Atlantic explorers to seek cargoes as they sought remedies and healing properties from the plant.
A news office notice advertises oiled paper for butter wrapping available as a tablet of 250 sheets priced at 50 cents.
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