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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1920
Page
3
A testimonial claims Rich-Tone tonics cure bedbound illness, neurovascular prostration, and insomnia after four months of illness. The ad asserts Rich-Tone enriches blood with essential elements, restores appetite, steadies nerves, and promotes deep sleep. It touts a money back guarantee and savings compared to Mineral.
Dawn reveals Grandview a farming town of over a thousand in habitants ruined by a fire that raged from yesterday afternoon to early this morning destroying seven downtown business blocks two hundred residences and causing property damage estimated at 1.5 to 2 million dollars About a thousand people are homeless with no loss of life reported and outside aid under consideration The blaze started in the south part of town and winds driven flames overwhelmed fire crews local pumps failed later in the day forcing suspension of efforts
Washington reports from the Bureau of Education show 18,279 schools closed for lack of teachers and 41,900 taught by under or temporarily recruited staff. Texas, Kentucky, Virginia, Georgia lead shortages. substandard teachers spread nationwide. salaries and housing cited as key factors in the decline.
Dr Dan of Ada delivers a pointed address on the teacher crisis in Murray County Oklahoma. He contrasts teacher salaries with common labor wages and criticizes poor room and board conditions for rurals. He cites tenure instability and resignation trends among educators and urges better support for classrooms.
Washington reports a Department of Agriculture finding that irrigation more than doubles crop production versus non irrigation. Corn yields rise from 15.2 to 30.6 bushels per acre, winter wheat 9.3, spring wheat 7.4, oats 15.2 to 37.0, barley 12.5 to 30.8, rye 8.6 to 15.5, and potatoes 34 to 155 bushels.
Berlin dispatch reports Gustav Noske gains support from South German generals and Saxon troops. The piece stresses education reform as essential, urging teachers to lead problem solving, improve preparation, housing, pay, and class size to fund Oklahoma’s future citizenship through a six mill levy.
A wireless dispatch from Moscow reports a revolt in several Japanese units in Siberia. Soldiers tore off shoulder straps and replaced them with red straps, according to the Soviet government.
A vintage advertisement urges readers to purify their blood with eight S. S. bottles sold as a vegetable medicine. It promises revitalize strength and vitality and offers free medical advice by writing to Medical Director, Swift Specific Co., Atlanta Georgia.
Mrs Frances Reynolds and Mr W E Loman of Ada united in marriage March 6 at the residence of Rev J M Vernon who solemnized the ceremony A number of friends from both families attended and the couple will reside in Ada.
The War Department announced that American troops on the Rhine remain under Marshal Foch but will not join any allied advance into Germany without explicit orders from President Wilson.
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