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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1925
Page
9
Ada’s Atkinson Pickle plant outlines cucumber to pickle processing from 90 day vat fermentation to final packing in bottles and barrels. Growth includes rising car shipments, expansion plans, and weather impacts on 1924 crop, with many growers signing to expand acreage for 1925.
A historical overview traces the American fair from 1810 origins in Washington and Pittsfield to a vast system by 1925, highlighting Kent County and national interchanges. It notes Elkanah Watson’s role, legislative premiums, and fairs guiding agricultural education and progress nationwide.
Right Rev Mon signor Dalton criticizes the Irish Free State for funding Gaelic in public schools. He, with the Mayo Technical Education Committee, calls Gaelic teaching an intellectual abstraction and a barrier to progress, urging funds be redirected as he warns the native language may die out.
Victoria and Nelson survive a bank robbery tied to a West visit with a telegram that saves Nelson from leaving that night. Bandits threaten in the living room as Victoria, directing Louise to warn police, realizes the money is hidden in Nelsons briefcase and escapes detection until the telegram arrives.
The Washington Star notes a reader question about marrying for a title. The reply distinguishes between noble titles like earl or viscount and professional ranks such as bank president, suggesting hesitation only for the latter.
John Beard and A H Constant are listed as founders of new Ada sections along the Frisco railroad on the east side, marking expansion of local development and community organization in the area.
Two Ada druggists gain nationwide renown for Gwin Mays shin salve first prepared for Louis Keithley in 1915. Thousands of boxes mailed to customers in nearly every state for shin sore relief and other skin ailments. Prepared and packed in the local drug store quarters.
Judge John J. Walsh of Fairfield County Common Pleas Courts reports his cat gave birth in a hole forty feet up a tree at his Norfolk summer home. For seven weeks the feline family has resisted rescue attempts as they remain perched sixty feet above ground beyond ladders reach. The cat visits the house twice daily for nourishment, while all efforts to bring them down have failed.
The Oil and Gas Journal reports Mid-Continent oil production at 41,123,748 barrels per day for the week ended September 5, up 16,571. US daily output rose to 2,162,034 barrels, up 21,241. Oklahoma fields averaged 476,210 barrels, up 16,080.
The Puritan Kitchen owned by F. W. Little, in operation since June 1922, gears up for an annual October rush of superior chocolates. Ada favors home made chocolates for freshness and wholesome ingredients. Mr. and Mrs. Little expect demand to rise as they focus on high grade boxed and bulk candies and plan to buy out sugar candies.
A Frisco railroad line was laid through Ada in December 1900 marking a transportation expansion for the town. The event connects Ada to broader rail networks and reflects early 20th century infrastructure growth.
The Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Railway System reports 1914 to 1924 expansion with 922 additional miles of operated track, 54 percent more per locomotive, and 14 000 more freight cars. Despite rising operating costs taxes rose 196 percent, yet freight rates up 28 percent and passenger fares 47 percent. W B Storey president notes improved service and patron cooperation.
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