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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1918
Page
7
The Ada community emphasizes self sufficiency and regional pride as corn bread greens and garden crops replace wheat. Citizens are urged to stock coal for next winter and to focus on constructive building rather than neighbor knocking while supporting local farms and commerce.
The report notes plenty of gas and coal locally but warns many in the county still burn coal and should lay in supplies early. It says mines can meet national demand and railroads have ample cars, though conditions could change next winter.
London scene as Lloyd George presents a king granted request for 125000 to Lady Maude widow of General Frederick Maude. The House awaits approval while England continues its tradition of rewarding great victories with public grants to notable generals and war figures.
Negotiations continue for wireless stations at Chefoo and Shanghai with Admiral Liu Kuan Hsiung backing the Japanese proposal. A Danish loan contract was canceled with compensation. The move aims to aid China’s navy. British and Japanese officials voiced protests.
In a Washington report by United Press leaders praise the first year of U S involvement. Dent Flood Padgett Kitchin Lewis Swanson Curtis and others laud army navy and civilian effort and support for Wilson's war aims.
A War Savings Society is described as a vital war club essential for the pro mulgation of thrift and savings, likened to the war club's role in morale and support.
The Commerce Department urges a win the war spirit in business letters to bolster confidence in war policies. Secretary Redfield says foreign business mail informs many who doubt or oppose the effort, and letters should show unwavering support despite trade losses or inconvenience.
A government memo urges writers to show unwavering backing for the war and avoid conceding to foreign sympathy. It warns against apologizing for restrictions and stresses presenting a strong, unqualified stance.
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy that reaches the disease through the blood. It claims testimonials and lists the Toledo company as the maker, alongside a note on Hall's Family Pills for constipation. It also mentions a 72 year old man finishing a 15000 mile walk and a Methodist Stewards Meet at the Granger home in April with social activities and a reading.
Oklahoma CityApril 2 Special The Third Liberty Loan drive opens April 6 under J H Gordon state chairman with a strong patriotic appeal. Speakers include Senator Robert L Owen ex President Taft Douglass Fairbanks Charlie Chaplin Lieut K F Nance Sergeant Edward Edwards aviatrix Dorothy Brooks Dr L H Knight and many Oklahoma leaders. County organizations reach every district school and individual. The drive promises patriotism over politics and avoids involving political candidates in speeches.
Sergeant Amil Wiman of the Marine Corps guard at the Pekin American legation returns home on furlough and describes in San Francisco a China where eggs cost 25 cents per hundred and polo ponies sell for 1.50 dollars. He notes shopkeepers, cigarettes, tea, and wealth dreams as Marines influence locals.
A fragmented note claims a California giant tree had four thousand rings from center outward signaling an age of forty centuries. It claims vast antiquity linking it to events from Abraham to Christ, though the text is garbled and uncertain.
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