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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1922
Page
1
Prof A Stauffer handles business matters in Sulphur while ads list battery service by Thomas Motor Co with phone numbers and addresses. Other items include furniture on easy payments, cleaning services, local visits, a new baby, and visiting relatives with multiple small notices from Kit Carson J L Hughes and area residents.
A reader recounts longstanding stomach distress and morning vomiting before turning to Thedford's remedy. The fragment hints at a historical medical personal experience and the era's remedy fixation.
Ada Service and Filling Station advertises a moonshine anti freeze product. The short ad highlights its claimed non freezing quality for automobile use with a dated look.
Federal recognition of water shortages for Oklahoma oil operations prompts a formal inquiry by the Interior Department. Bureau of Mines representatives survey oil fields to devise relief, with Bartlesville station studying pressure gas burners for field boilers and tests on natural gas gasoline vapor.
A Pontotoc County Medical Society gathering at the Faust Hospital annex featured a turkey banquet for about two dozen physicians and spouses. Dr. M L Lewis presided, speeches by Drs Overton and McKeel followed, with readings by Miss Dollie Gay and Miss Catherine Wilenzick. The group accepted a room donation for 1922 and planned a permanent society home with wives furnishing the space.
The Associated Press reports on January 11 in Pittsburg Kansas that records show a slow return to work by mining crews. A statement from the operators association cites ongoing casualties and illness affecting recovery rates.
Jim Sailor White a Navy strongman known for pulling freight cars with his teeth and cracking railroad spikes planned feats in New York state Legion headquarters. Facing unemployment his energy found an outlet as the Legion placed him in a job opening and closing doors in a club.
More than a hundred members joined Dobbs-Frazier post No. 55 in Duncan on the campaign's first day as a wagon parade and a self appointed judge tested bonds of loyalty. State Commander Davis and Chaplain Walter Douglass spoke as merchants offered over $300 in prizes to new members in the new year.
Frank H. Collings post No. 111 of the American Legion at Edmond doubled its membership in five minutes last Friday night. Officers hosted a chicken dinner banquet then heard addresses by State Commander H. B. Davis and State Adjutant J. C. Chatfield. Checks on all banks in the city made out to the post with fees were passed to the veterans for signing.
A report notes that Army discipline rules are not applied to sick and wounded veterans, raising concerns over treatment and policy. The piece highlights gaps in accountability and calls for clearer standards for veterans receiving medical care and separation processes.
Arkansas physician J C Wells praises Mendenhall's Chill and Fever Tonic as a substitute for quinine in children and adults with weak stomachs. The ad notes two forms, one arsenic free and another with arsenic for chronic malaria and anaemia, sold by Gwin & Mays Drug Co.
Mrs. Mary Downing died at her home 413 East 14th Street on Monday January 9. Funeral services were conducted at the residence Tuesday by Rev. J. H. Ball of the Methodist church. Interment followed at Rosedale Cemetery.
STILLWATER March 15 16 and 17 were fixed as the dates for the spring sale of the Payne County Improved Breeders association with information from Oklahoma A and M College authorities.
If your nostrils are clogged or throat distressed, apply antiseptic cream into your nostrils. It penetrates air passages, soothes inflamed swollen areas and provides instant relief. Your nostrils open and head clears with no hawking or dryness. Get a small bottle of Ely's Cream Balm.
C. R. Forbes director of the Veterans Bureau told the American Legion that a disabled soldier who leaves a government hospital without doctor approval is not automatically AWOL. The sole penalty he faces is paying his own transportation costs to return if he wishes to resume treatment.
The Legionnaires of Erick acted as big brothers to the city's needy without aid from other groups. The Post delivered baskets of food and toys to all needy families on Christmas day. It was placed on the honor roll for a 50 percent plus membership increase in 1922 over the previous year.
George Voulks and Jenette Voulks were jailed on indecent exposure charges. Judge J W Bolen released George after a habeas corpus hearing. Jenette remains for further questioning as prosecutors plan next steps at the regular criminal docket session.
Mrs Ellen Kinman of 524 South Peak Street Dallas Texas reports Tanlac greatly improved her health after years of suffering. She says she felt despondent and nearly hopeless before, and now believes Tanlac added years to her life and changed her for the better. Tanlac is advertised through M A Waits and leading druggists.
Enid voters approved a 250000 bond issue by about three to one to fund the building of two junior high schools. The measure was decided at the Tuesday election in Enid.
Fast growing leading varieties offered for home gardens. Order by contacting B. F. at Stegall located 412 West 10th Street. Phone 767. 1.9-3.
Warning notice warns the thief or thieves responsible for last night’s break in at Hynds Grocery to enter the front way or turn off. No further details provided on suspects or damages.
Many farmers in Haskell County are terracing fields to improve soil and plan more feed and food crops this year. County agent John L. Schad notes erosion washes ruin productivity where terracing is neglected.
A noted skin specialist says Mentho Sulphur rapidly relieves itching eczema and skin eruptions. The sulfur preparation destroys germs, soothes irritation, and helps rash pimples and ringworm. Improvement appears quickly. sufferers should obtain a small jar from a good druggist and use it like cold cream.
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