Navy seeks volunteers for reserve program in Oklahoma
A 1918 letter from Lt. Commander Vanderbeck invites Ada Chamber of Commerce and Oklahoma postmasters to promote Navy Coast Defense Reserve enrollment. The four year program offers same pay as regular navy plus one dollar monthly retainer, with roles from apprentice seamen to ship fitters and cooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. N. Walker
Chamber of Commerce
Ada
Oklahoma City
United States Navy
Naval Coast Defense Reserve Force
United States
National Guard
Chambers of Commerce
Oklahoma
Co. P. Vanderbeck
U. S. Navy
Do You Enjoy Life Chamberlain’s Tablets Ad
A health claim notes that a man in good condition enjoys life while the dyspeptic do not. The advertisement suggests Chamberlain's Tablets to tone the stomach improve digestion and regulate the bowels and invites readers to try it.
Oklahoma State Bank Expands Building Front and Back
Construction begins on a two story extension to the Oklahoma State Bank building. The addition will extend to the alley with plans to place bank offices on the new upper and lower floors and rent remaining space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma State Bank
Bank
Torpid liver relief promoted by Herb ine remedy
An old advertisement touts Dizziness vertigo and related liver symptoms as signs of a torpid liver. It claims Herb ine acts as a powerful liver stimulant with a quick recovery after a dose or two. Sold by Bart Smith for 60 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bart Smith
British raid findings on Zeebrugge and Ostend harbor
Air observation reports a clear twenty yard break in the Zeebrugge mole at the inner end and a sunken object blocking most of Ostend harbor channel per an admiralty bulletin.
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London
Zeebrugge Mole
Ostend
Admiralty
Henry D. Baker
Trinidad
British West Indies
Agricultural Society
Eatnidad
Tobago
Board of Agriculture of
Prince’s Building
Port of Spain
Land for sale inquiry from McKinley and Finley Ada OK
The advertisement by McKinley and Finley of Ada Oklahoma seeks descriptions of land for sale. They offer quick action and urge contact for buyers with available parcels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley & Finley
Ada
Oklahoma
Jones Chapel School Closed for Saturday Program
Jones Chapel reports school closure on Saturday April 27 with an entertaining evening program. Farmers in the area plant cotton as rains bring growth and optimism, while Mr. Charlie Norton has fully recovered from mumps.
Sale of 10 week Purebred Jersey Swine
Pure B Duroc Jersey swine 10 weeks old sired by large type boars and from equally bred sows. Price twenty dollars. Conducted by M. Zimpel of Sterling, Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey
M. Zimpel
Sterling
Farm loan notice for Arthur L. Bowes
Notice lists Arthur L. Bowes seeking farm loans through First National Bank. The brief appears to advertise loan services and banking contact for agricultural financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur L. Bowes
First National Bank
Scout Officials Serving War Effort Amid Draft Demand
The Boy Scouts of America executive board affirms current scout officials in government service retain rank and privileges while a nationwide appeal seeks 100,000 volunteers eighteen and over. With many leaders entering military service and recruitment expanding, the movement aims to supply trained leadership to meet wartime needs and guide boys in patriotic service and food production efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guard
Officers’ Training Corps
Boy Scouts of America
National Council of the Boy Scouts of America
Scout Movement
United States
America
War Emblems for Scouts Recognition Program Details
The National Scout council will award service emblems to scouts aiding food production. Criteria include leading a personal garden and convincing nine others to start or expand gardens, entire troops achieving this, top national performer, leading state troop, and leading local council nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Scout Council
United States
Scouts farm with tractor at Potomac Park end
The United States turned over 300 acres in eastern Potomac Park in Washington DC to the Boy Scouts for a farm. Henry Ford, impressed by the scouts work, hurried a tractor to completion and loaded it on a special train for their use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Boy Scouts of America
Potomac Park
Washington, D. C
Henry Ford
Washington Scouts
Scouts Show Preparation Across Counties
Scout troops mobilize across the country marching to Scout train offices to offer service at work and send messages by wire reflecting organized wartime preparation and coordination.
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Scout Train
Dodson's Liver Tone replaces calomel claims
An advertisement promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, vegetable alternative to calomel for liver care. It warns calomel is dangerous mercury that can cause sickness and salivation and promises people will wake up feeling great with regular use.
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Dodson
Proposals to Reform Federal Reserve Banking Law
Washington reports major bill changes to the Federal Reserve Act addressing director elections bank fiduciary powers large denomination notes up to 10000 and new fiduciary duties for bank officers. The measure aims to widen bank participation standardize group representation and tighten penalties for misdeeds within reserve banks.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Bank
House
Federal Reserve
Banking and Currency Committee
Phelan
Massachusetts
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Banks
Currency Committee
Federal. Reserve
Guy Fuller in France Sends News Home from Amb. Co. 27
In a letter from Amb. Co. 27 AEF France Guy Fuller describes seasickness on the voyage to Europe life in a rest camp far from the front and adapting to French money and customs He notes crowded barracks water boiled for safety and improving health while awaiting further orders and asks about an insurance policy and funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Fuller
Ada
Guy
France
Frances
U. S
McGees Baby Elixir Promises Relief for Infant Stomach Ailments
An advertisement touts McGees Baby Elixir as a grand corrective remedy for babies with indigestion sour stomach vomiting and colic. It claims purity and pleasant taste with bottles priced at 25¢ and 50¢ and notes Bart Smith as the seller.
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Bart Smith
McAdoo Issues Order on Railroad Damage Suits
Guthrie Oklahoma April 26 under a 1918 act McAdoo directs that all suits against rail carriers under federal control be brought where the plaintiff resides or where the action arose. The move limits remote court locations and eases railroad operations. The notice was sent to Santa Fe representative John Hildreth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Okla
McAdoo
John Hildreth
Santa Fe
Repair the Highways by Savannah Boy Scout Troops
Savannah Georgia Boy Scout troops join highway repair efforts across rural roads. Groups of about fifty to a hundred scouts select needy sections and work together to improve pathways, proving collective effort yields significant results even with limited time.
Rexall Store Ada Promises Chill Breaker Deal
A garbled notice from Gwin Mays Drug Co at the Rexall Store Ada claims the Chill Breaker kit offers no benefit and leaves customers with nothing to show for the money spent, urging caution.
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Rexall
Gwin Mays Drug CO
Ada
Electric button on toes corn relief advert
An advertising paragraph describes pressing a button to trigger a shock against a corn. It promotes Freezone as a painless method to remove hard or soft corns or calluses by applying a few drops, stating it stops soreness and lifts the corn with its roots. The product is claimed harmless and non irritating.
Famine Grim in Persian Cities Amid Russian Aid Delays
Thousands of Persians starve in Hamadan and Senne as famine spreads. Descriptions of decaying streets, dying children, and mothers selling daughters reveal a society overwhelmed by hunger, corruption, and failed public aid. The dispatch notes possible revolt by Kuchik Khan if Russian troops depart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kazvin
Hamadan
Kuchik Khan
Resht
Pontotoc County Sets Red Cross Quota at 18800 This Summer
Pontotoc county's Red Cross quota is set at 18800 for the next campaign. County chairman is J M Wintersmith and district chair is R R Cain. The article expects the county to exceed the target with strong local spirit.
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Pontotoc County
Red Cross
J. M. Wintersmith
R. R. Cain
Candidates Ousted From Defense Councils In Oklahoma
Oklahoma City April 25. Men who announce candidacy for county or state offices will cease to be members of county or state defense councils. Chester H. Westfall assistant secretary says the move keeps politics out of council work as members already running for office have been removed from the executive committee.
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State Council
Oklahoma City
Chester H. Westfall
State Ecouncil
County Councils of Defense
Westfall
Growing Hogs With B A Thomas Hog Powder
An Ada Oklahoma advertisement asserts hogs remain profitable only if healthy and growing from birth to market. It claims B A Thomas Hog Powder prevents cholera removes worms cures thumps. Agnew Milling Co. backs the product if it fails.
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B. A. Thomas
Agnew Milling Co
Ada
Oklahoma
Silent Barrage at Target Range on April Zero Hour
Poem describes Barrag forces at Target Range awaiting an order to fire. Guns on the summit prepare to engage foes while sunshine guns below ready a deadly spray. Eugene Atkison of Company D 344 M G B Camp Travis records the sequence of an April battlefield moment.
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Sunshine Guns
Eugene Atkison
Co. D
Camp Travis
Oklahoma Hardware & Furniture seeks dissolution order
The Oklahoma Hardware & Furniture Company petitions to dissolve under the 1910 laws. On April 11, 1918, the court orders the application filed with Pontotoc County Court Clerk and publication by May 30, Ada Oklahoma. Attorney E. S. Kerr represents the petitioner.
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Pontotoc County
State of Oklahoma
Pontotoc Mining Company
Totoe County
Oklahoma
Ada Weekly News
Ada
Pontotoc _ County
Oklahoma Hardware & Furniture Company
Adams
Oklahone 2
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Scouts
Calomel
Quicksilver
Reserve Bank
Guy Fuller
GUY. Amb. Co
New York
Houston
Texas
Federal Agricultural Department
Texas Agricultural Department
South
W . D. Hunter
Federal Horticultural Board
Hobby
Dr. Hunter
J. W. Bolen
Kerr
Petitioner
Boy Scout
Savannah
Adv
E. S. Kerr
James E. Webb
Mays Drug CO
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