Sixty Work Fails to Save Baby From Deep Well
Osage April 24. Sixty men labored nine hours to rescue Lester Smith an 18 month old son of Mr and Mrs Court Smith from an 8 inch hole 32 feet deep near Boston base across the river from Cleveland. Despite grappling hooks tunneling and excavation the child could not be saved. the body was recovered half an hour after last moan. The father works as a pumper for Gypsy Oil.
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Osage
Lester Smith
Court Smith
Boston
Cleveland
Gressed
Gypsy Oil Company
Supreme Court reverses state court in tax refund case
The U S Supreme Court set aside Oklahoma Supreme Court decrees denying 670 Choctaw and Chickasaw citizens judgment for a $10,000 tax refund. The funds were collected by Love County officials as taxes on land allotted under a treaty, which the claimants say were exempt from tax.
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Associated Press
Washington
U. S. Supreme Court
Oklahoma Supreme Court
Love County
Chamberlain's Tablets Promote Health and Appetite
A promotional blurb touts Chamberlain's Tablets as a remedy for biliousness constipation poor appetite and digestion issues. It claims the tablets cleanse invigorate the stomach regulate bowels improve overall well being and leave you feeling fine as a fiddle. Easy to take and agreeable in effect the advertisement emphasizes quick relief from dullness headaches and torpid liver.
Watermelon growing tips for home and market use
This piece offers practical guidance for starting a watermelon sideline on general farms. It covers soil choices sandy preferred, hill planting with compost or nitrates, spacing of eight feet, thinning to two strong plants, and wind protection with cowpeas. It notes early crops via glass, transplant handling, and lists popular varieties Kleckley Sweet Halbert Honey Tom Watson Gipsy Rattlesnake for home and shipping use.
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Tom Watson
Torpid liver remedy advert promises vitality with Herbine
An early 20th century advert claims bad breath dizziness and a general no account feeling signal a torpid liver. It touts Herbine as the medicine to make the liver active vitalize the blood regulate the bowels and restore energy and cheerfulness. Sold by Bart Smith.
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Bart Smith
Adv
Thirty Five Cent Sugar Price Realized in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City reports confirm a 35 cent sugar price with grocers in residence areas charging 35 cents per pound as stock runs low. Stores with remaining supply offer 30 cents until exhaustion, after which jobbers have informed dealers of a price rise to 35 cents. Also included is a reader testimonial praising Chamberlain's Listerine for rheumatic pains.
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Oklahoma City
Ada Boy Cited For Naval Courage In Mount Vernon Torpedo Fight
Harry Alonzo Scott Eng. second class U S N receives Navy Cross for meritorious service and courage in the engine room after the U S S Mount Vernon was torpedoed in the Atlantic on September 5, 1918 Ada Oklahoma home address listed at 124 East Main Street Ada Oklahoma Surgeon guidance on first treatment and antiseptic products appended as advert.
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Ada
Navy
Scott
Harry Alonzo
Navy Cross
Oklahoma
East Main Street
U. S. S. Mount Vernon
Atlantic Ocean
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Society Brand
B. Schienberg & Son
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Oxfords
Cooper’s Store
Ada, Okla
ECZL
Gwin & Mays Drug CO
Supreme Court
State Court
Chamberlain
Ford
Fords
Fordson
Quality Lumber
Dascomb-Daniels Lumber Co
North Townsend
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