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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1918
Page
11
The Allen Hustler issued a well illustrated special edition highlighting local advantages and earned praise for its quality. Lieut Alleway urged regular letters to soldiers at the Normal, noting morale hinges on home contact and urging readers to support troops with letters and attention to those without relatives.
The piece notes the removal of Frederick the Great’s statue from a Washington pedestal and cites Vinita residents urging the president to melt it into bullets for Germany. It argues German manpower is exhausted at home and in war, with women replacing men in Britain France and Canada, while Germany keeps its soldiers at the front.
A fragmentary note references a statue tied to a historic figure whose legacy remains debated. The line hints at financial or symbolic acts tied to that figure as time moves beyond a century and a half since the original event.
Sulphur Oklahoma April 16. A major fire devastated the business district and will slow the city for a week or ten days. Merchants plan to reopen quickly and rebuild the burned blocks with a modern, strengthened commercial area. Several firms and professionals suffered heavy losses, notably Mr Nicholson with a $12,000 library.
Arthur H. Ellis of Company B, 16th Infantry, American Expeditionary Forces in France writes about his return from the trenches. He notes the danger of sniper fire, the rhythm of life in the front line, and a spell of winter with fresh snow that followed Christmas. He closes by asking for more letters from Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Stanger.
In Norman on April 16 officials recount unusual, humorous yet serious incidents during Dr. Stratton D. Brooks’s tenure as Oklahoma food administrator. Citizens mix disputes over substitutes, chickens, seed potatoes, perishable goods, and financed farming gear with questions about legality and testing, while staff urge reports to chemists or bankers for resolution.
Catarrh cannot be cured with local applications. Cure is taken internally and acts through the blood on mucous surfaces. Hall's Catarrh Cure, prescribed by physicians, combines tonics with blood purifiers. Official testimonials available. F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. All druggists 75 cents. Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Daily Thought. The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators. Four section, single township and township plats on sale at News office.
Thousands gathered in Prague denouncing Germany and cheering the Entente and President Wilson. Dispatch from Prague reports strong popular support for the Allied cause amid wartime tension.
Norval R. Corkham of Company F C A C Fort Moultrie S C writes Ada Oklahoma friends detailing life on Sullivan Island near Charleston. He describes quarters under construction, strict daily drill schedule, quarantine status and eagerness for mail. He asks to locate a missing friend Leon McMinn and invites letters.
E G McAdams of Oklahoma City president of the state bar association is selected by Alien Property Custodian A Mitchell Palmer or his Oklahoma representative. He will work with the Washington bureau of law and assume duties soon.
The War Savings Stamp program is praised as a unifying force for the American public and as a strike against Prussian militarism, framing the program as central to national effort and morale.
The Southwest Bell Telephone Co offers a six day week with six dollars per week during a four week training period led by Miss Minnie Nelms. After training a substantial increase is promised with future raises. Applicants are invited to speak with Miss Ethel Rankenton, Chief Operator, at the new office move.
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