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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1914
Page
10
Oklahoma City August 13 1914 Attorney General clarifies contracts with publishers on text book exchanges for state common schools noting contracts are silent on physical condition and exchange price guidance for teachers and patrons.
State Superintendent R H Wilson explains that old books offered in exchange need only be intact to show they fall within eligible classes, with a minimum fifty percent credit toward new basic books. He urges officials to enforce the provision and report dealers failing to comply, noting distributors will sell to bonded dealers or cash buyers at reduced price.
The scarcity of competent teachers in Oklahoma grows as more stringent certificate rules take effect. Ada Normal President Briles reports four vacancies: High School Principal at $80, Principal at Wapanucka $75, Seventh and Eighth Grade at Byars $75, Sixth Grade at Kiowa $70. Allye Price is elected third grade teacher at Sulphur. Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy advertised with testimonial from J H Houghland Eldon Iowa.
Otis Earle Hall began duties in the rural education division of Kansas State Agricultural College on September 1. He will push village and school revitalization and vocational education along with kinesthetic rural athletics and multi day classes for teachers. Hall co authored Better Rural Schools with George Herbert Betts and led Montgomery County Indiana as superintendent applying similar ideas.
Local Pontotoc County notes recount an August 30 old folk singing at Pecan Grove with memories of childhood hymns. The report mentions Sunday services, community updates from Ada and Vaness, garden and crop progress, and a lighthearted plum-hunting joke, plus local arrivals and a Mothers Club meeting.
An ad promotes Herbine as a malaria treatment claiming it destroys the malaria germ and purges impurities to restore energy and cheer. It lists a price of 50 cents and sales by Ramsey Drug Co.
The Magic Washing Stick cleans clothes without rubbing and works on colors without fading and on delicate fabrics. It promises no shrinking or hardening of woolens and is safe for lace. Priced at 10 cents each or three for 25 cents, with ordering via A. B. Richards Co. Sherman Texas.
The Russian embassy in London reports that five thousand Austrian soldiers died after Russians stormed a supposedly impregnable position along the Lipa River.
A. B. Richards Medicine Co. of Sherman Texas thanks readers for letters praising Hunt's Lightning Oil for rheumatism neuralgia headache and other pains. The company notes the enthusiastic public response and appreciation for the product.
Advert says a torpid liver causes yellow skin and blemishes and touts HER BINE as a powerful liver correctant that purifies the system and revitalizes the body. Price 50c. Ramsey Drug Co. sells it.
Advertises Chamberlains Liniment as effective for aches pains sore muscles rheumatism and sciatica. Notes it is valuable for lumbago and lame back and available from all dealers.
Librarian Wilson states that about 400 new books were added to the normal library in recent weeks. The collection is growing gradually and becoming a valuable aid to pupils in research work.
Mrs C W Florence of Rockfield Indiana recalls a severe summer illness twelve years ago and credits one dose of a diarrhoea remedy with stopping the trouble. Available for sale by all dealers.
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