Wilson to inform Senate no agreement on ship sale report
President Wilson will tell the Senate there is no agreement regarding a report about the Shipping Board and British interests selling 30 former German liners. The White House said the message, in reply to Senator Brandagee’s resolution, will be delivered after an auction of the ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Senate
Shipping Board
White House
Brandagee
Payne
District Supreme Court
W. R. Hearst
New York
Thomas A. Scott
Senate Committee
House Merchant Marine Committee
Burk's fancy footwear ad and Prickly Ash Bitters offer
An old advertisement promotes ladies fancy footwear from Burk's and advertises Prickly Ash Bitters for bowel health. It claims regular use avoids constipation and lists a price of 1.25 dollars per bottle. Gwin Mays Drug Co. is named as special agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gwin-Mays Drug Co
Man Wanted Arrested Down In Pushmataha
Walter Gayne returned from Pushmataha County where he had gone after Victor Cole, wanted in this county on a charge of disposing of mortgage property. Cole was arrested at Albion and brought back to Ada. He has not been arraigned yet and has made bond. Young men take a peep at our new spring suits Burk's.
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Walter Gayne
Pushmataha County
Victor Cole
Cole
Albion
Ada
Absent Ada Resident Assigns Debts to Cutler and Holt
S H Mount states due accounts and notes are placed with attorneys Cutler and Holt for collection. He instructs call them for payment and to obtain receipts once settled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Cutler
Holt
Burk's Style Shop Ad Highlights Pumps and Oxfords
An old advertisement from Burk's Style Shop promotes array of pumps and oxfords with a focus on visit, skill, style and beauty. The fragment notes a date and shop emphasis on footwear fashion.
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Burk
Oklahoma State Bank adds law offices on second story
Announcement notes completion of a contract with Oklahoma State Bank for office space with the second story specially designed for law offices. The owner states move-in by February 1 and signs as Atn E N Jones with Burk’s dress listings nearby.
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Oklahoma State Bank
Atn
E. N. Jones
Local Leser Letter Praises Thedford Black-Draught
Ringgold Georgia resident Mrs. Chas Gaston recalls using Thedford’s Black-Draught as a family remedy since childhood. She credits the tonic for easing headaches linked to constipation and saving medical costs over the years.
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Ringgold
Chas. Gaston
Thedford
Summers Chapel News Skips Pie Supper Amid Flu Epidemic
Miss Jessie Rains resumes school at Summers Chapel after illness as flu forces cancellation of the pie supper. Neighbors report healing from illness, repairs completed on local school and wells, and moving plans for several families as residents prepare for farming season.
Weather, sickness, and moves mark a frontier week
Fine weather brings cotton picking to near completion while wet days halt plowing amid widespread flu illness striking many families. Death reaches Nathan Hughes’s family in Thackerville as relatives travel home. Townsfolk plan moves, drilling resumes, a general store opens, school stays strong, and telegraph lines get a overhaul by Brumley & Blackburn.
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Nathan Hughes
Thackerville
Walter Odom
Ada
Clyde Wilson
Mr. Montgomery
Stonewall
Will Johnson
Clyde
W. L. Odom
Fitzhugh
F. A. Word of Ada
Brumley & Blackburn
Steedman
Pioneer
Sunday Services and Local Visits Highlight Weekend
Sunday and Sunday night services drew good crowds. Visits included Mrs. Bazemore to Mrs. Hyder, Emma Dodd at Knox, Ona Balthrop with sister Mrs. Jennings McAnally, and Mrs. Clarence Ogg visiting her mother. Flu cases include Mr. Joe Rushing and the Sales family. Two see-saws added at the school ground with more planned. a large two story house is under construction east of Colbert. Singing gathering urged for Thursday night.
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Bro. Bell
Tupelo
Jennings McAnnally
Clarence Ogg
Oakman
McCurry
Woman health alert on kidney trouble and Swamp Root remedy
Thousands of women suffer back pain headaches and loss of ambition due to hidden kidney or bladder disease. Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root is advertised as restoring kidney health and overcoming symptoms with sample bottles available by mail and at drug stores.
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Kilmer
Oil supply short. United States seeks foreign sources
AP reports from New York that four months of oil in storage threaten reliance on foreign fields. Director Manning cites policies abroad that curb U S purchases, while Smith notes a precarious position but 20 years of undeveloped shale reserves exist. Both urge thrift, efficiency, and open global oil policy with U S leadership.
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Associated Press
New York
America
United States
van H. Manning
American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers
George Otis Smith
United States Geological Survey
Smith
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
Manning
Latin America
Great
Britain
France
Netherlands
Shackles on Five Civilized Tribes Must Be Lifted
A columnist argues that Oklahoma Indians are repressed by government red tape in Muskogee and Washington. They urge Indian Commissioner Cato Sells to accelerate freedom and appoint capable probate lawyers, claiming many restricted Indians are more competent than officials to manage their estates and lands. They warn continued paternalism will pauperize and impoverish the tribes.
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Oklahoma
Muskogee
Washington
Cato Sells
Sells
Indian Office
United States
Itching and Skin Troubles Cured by Blood Cleansing
A vintage advertisement touts S. S. S. as a cure for eczema and skin eruptions. It claims skin diseases arise from impure blood and promises thorough cleansing. The ad urges readers to obtain treatment, write for advice, and send address to Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta.
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Swift Specific Co
Atelanta
Land Lot Listings North West Ada Oklahoma Acreage Prices
Auction style land notice lists multiple tracts near Ada Vanoss and Roff Oklahoma with sizes from 6 to 240 acres. Describes improvements water access and prices per acre plus cash terms and specific locations including Ada Center Nor mal Steedman and Broadway move of office north of Guaranty State Bank.
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Ada
Springbrook Bottony
Roff
Normal School
15Th Street
Price
Center School House
Pontotoc County
Walter Floyd
Will Weaver
John Paine
Steedman
North Broadway
West Side Street
Guaranty State Bank
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Pushmataha
S. H. Mount
Burk’s
Jessie Rains
Summer’s Chapel School
Akee
M. A. Wood
John Rollan
J. G. Bond
A. J. Woods
A. J
W. R. Woods
Wilburn Stone
Mr. Brelan
Mr. Hendrix
Vaness
Will Standridge
H. C. of L
Colbert News
Gus Ivey
Phoenix
Vanoss
Center
Fred F. Brydia
Ada, Okla
Har
J. R
Gwin & Mays Drug Store
Man Electric Railway
William Esser
Mr. Farmer
William Esser Ada
Okia
Snow
Grocers
ADA Milling CO
Ada, Oklahoma
Hicity
Haynes. Hardware Company
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