Franks Items Mention Local People and Illness
Miss Moisie Durbin has the mumps. Mr. A. W. Gooch made a business trip to Ada Saturday. Mr. Walter Comstock and family were Saturday night guests of his brother Hollie. Mr. Hayes' family is very ill at this writing. Miss Jewel Tate and Robert Ru precht and Frank Tate were the
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Franks
Moisie Durbin
A. W. Gooch
Ada
Walter Comstock
Hollie
Hayes
Jewel Tate
Robert Ruprecht
Frank Tate
Sunday Guests and Local Social Notes
Sunday guests of Miss Mamie Turner included Mr and Mrs Durbin who spent the day with Mr and Mrs Gouch. A large crowd attended Ralph Sparks Sunday to watch bronc riding with three broncs. Bill Bradley rode and performed well. Mr Harbert Zohner and wife visited his sister Mrs Jack Adams of Pleasant Hill. Mrs Jimmie Turner was an all day guest of Mrs Sparks. Mrs W E Harper, ill recently, is slowly improving. Mrs Thomas and son from Wynnewood stayed Tuesday night with daughter Mrs A W Gooch. Joe Cox made a business trip to Ada Saturday. Mrs Hice and Mrs Wall with Mrs Mollie Taylor and Mrs Rosa Comstock were Sunday guests of Mrs Sparks. Mr Turner and son Jasper traveled to their farm near Byrd's Mill Saturday.
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Thomas and Son
Wynnewood
A. W. Gooch
Joe Cox
Ada
Hice
Wall
Mollie Taylor
Rosa Comstock
Sparks
Turner
Jasper
Byrd’s Mill
Silver Bell
T O Cullins Plans Early Run for Justice of the Peace
T O Cullins announces he will run for Justice of the Peace to succeed Joseph Anderson in the bailwick. Cullins, a well known former official, aims to secure the position amid strong local support and expects opponents to feel the impact of a competitive race. Further notice will follow in the News.
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T. O. Cullins
Justice of the Peace
Joseph Anderson
Cullins
Ballard's Snow Liniment Advertised for Wounds
A valuable dressing for flesh wounds burns scalds old sores rash chafed skin is Ballard's Snow Liniment. It is healing and antiseptic. Sold by Bart Smith. Adv.
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Ballard
Bart Smith
Adv
B V Hampton runs for Pontotoc County clerk
B V Hampton, a well known Pontotoc County figure, announces for the office of county clerk in the Ada Weekly News. He cites faithful, efficient service to the people, long residence, leadership in local progress, and wartime government service, including the council of defense, as evidence of his qualifications.
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B. V. Hampton
Pontotoc County
Ada Weekly News
Hampton
Knox
Council of Defense
Winners In Army Essay Contest Get a Trip To Washington
Three national winners of the National School Essay Contest under War Department auspices will be hosted in Washington on arrival May 5. Each winner, with a parent, will be greeted by a unique committee including a wounded Walter Reed soldier from each state and representatives of labor, the War Department, the Bureau of Education, and welfare groups. The Secretary of War will award the prizes. The contest attracted thousands of essays nationwide, with prizes funded by local merchants, recognizing the benefits of enlistment in the army and the khaki university of the peacetime force.
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War Department
Washington
Walter Reed Hospital
Labor
Bureau of Education
Secretary of War
Prickly Ash Bitters Offered For Health News
A tonic marketed to keep stomach strong bowels regular and kidneys active is priced at $1.25 per bottle. The advertisement promotes Prickly Ash Bitters as a necessary condition for body health.
Oklahoma farm labor outlook improves with army demobilization
Oklahoma reports from 175 banks indicate farm labor will be better this year after army demobilization. Still a shortage looms as crop planting needs exceed supply by 1,450 workers. Oil field wages pull labor away, and counties with oil development show sharper constraints. Counts on return rates from WWI vary, with 50 percent back in cotton, 90–100 percent in wheat.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Claude Connally
Conally
Kay County
Blaine County
Garvin County
Bryan County
McClain County
Adair County
Pawnee County
Custer County
Johnston County
Carter County
Okfuskee
Hughes County
Stephens County
Tillman
Kiowa
Marshall
Grady County
Pontotoc County
Osage
Seminole
They Speak Well of It Chamberlain Cough Remedy
Mrs. Fred Arter of Zanesville Ohio writes she hears praise for Chamberlain Cough Remedy from friends and acquaintances. She recommends trying it for a lingering cough or cold to see its effectiveness firsthand.
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Chamberlain
Fred Arter
Zanesville
Ohio
Hail Storm Causes Minimal Damage Across County
Reports from across the county say a Sunday morning hail storm around 1 o clock caused little damage due to poor crop health. A light rain followed, helping dryness. In nearby We tumka a windstorm unroofed several houses and blew down a lumber yard, while unverified reports claim every house in Schoolton was blown away.
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Wetumka
Schoolton
Seminole County
Relief of Rheumatic Pains with Chamberlain's Liniment
Mrs C Owsley of Moberly Missouri reports rheumatic spells are eased by one or two applications of Chamberlain's Liniment. She says it relieves the pain and makes rest and sleep possible and she would not be without it.
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Chamberlain
Marital Fuse Ends After Forty Years Divorce Filed
T. A. Scott filed suit for divorce from Mrs. E. A. Scott after forty years of marriage in Arkansas. He cites ongoing disagreements and vexatious conduct, says his wife refuses to live with him, and asks dissolution of the bonds of matrimony. He notes a property division has already occurred.
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T. A. Scott
E. A. Scott
B. C. King
Arkansas
Ballard’s Snow Liniment for Rheumatism Relief
Advertising copy states Ballard's Snow Liniment rubs joints to relieve rheumatism by penetrating to the bone. Claims soothing restorative influence at the pain site. Sold by Bart Smith at address provided.
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Ballard
Bart Smith
Adr
Important Meeting Held By Cantaloupe Growers Saturday
A Saturday gathering of cantaloupe growers met in the county agent J B Hill's office. Attendees, though few, endorsed test plots on local land in Pontotec County this year and planned a second meeting next Saturday at 1 pm in the courthouse to formalize a permanent organization.
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J. B. Hill
Pontotcec
Rich Tone Tonic Promoted as Health Remedy
A promotional claim extols Rich Tone as a wonderful remedy for the weak and weary. The writer asserts it gives perfect health and cures longstanding ailments, urging all who lack vigor to take this famous tonic.
Rich Tone tonic ad promises risk free trial and full guarantee
Rich Tone tonic claims to boost energy appetite sleep and mood with a money back guarantee. The ad urges readers to try the famous tonic at their own risk and notes it is sold locally by GwIn & Mays Drug Company.
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Gwin & Mays Drug Company
Meeting at Court House Calls for Immediate Action on Cotton Compress
Friday evening meeting at the district court room drew most Ada cotton men and chamber members to plan a new compress plant. John Smith presided as organizers announced tentative company formation and contact with machinery manufacturers while discussing buying the dilapidated compress here. A committee was named to dispose of remaining stock and push construction at the earliest date. Committee: S. W. Hill M. C. Wilson P. S. Case A. B. Mears A. K. Thornton W. K. Chaney.
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District Court Room
Ada
Chamber of Commerce
John Smith
S. W. Hill
M. C. Wilson
P. S. Case
A. B. Mears
A. K. Thornton
W. K. Chaney
Prickly Ash Bitters Offered by Bart Smith
A house advertorial extolls Prickly Ash Bitters as a stimulating purgative for men with digestion issues. It claims habitual constipation signals disease risk and promotes the remedy at $1.25 per bottle, signed by Bart Smith as Special Agent.
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Bart Smith
Adv
Divorce Plea Over Extreme Cruelty in 1919
Mrs Viola Manoy sues W M Manoy for divorce alleging extreme cruelty and abandonment in 1919 after marrying at Hazel Oklahoma on June 25 1908. She states two sons ages seven and five born of the marriage, now living with her. He beat her on multiple occasions and did not support her, taking earnings to gamble. She seeks custody of the children and costs.
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Viola Manoy
W. M. Manoy
Defendant
Hazel
Oklahoma
Ada Hemstitching and Button Shop Ad Patch
Ada Hemstitching and Button Shop offers hemstitching, button making, 10 inch knife pleating and special agents for the Barcley Customs Cor sets. Located over Guaranty State Bank. Dated 4 21 with 1 month term.
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Barcley Customs
Ada Hemstitching
Guaranty State Bank
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Rich-Tone
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