Ada City Election Sees Three Commissioners Vying for Jobs
Voters pick mayor commissioner for public justice and safety P H Deal and George Young compete for public works and property W B Jones seeks accounting and finance in Ada. New officers to assume duties around May 1 following tomorrow's election.
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Ada
W. E. Conzer
W. T. Melton
Public Justice and Safety
P. H. Deal
George Young
W. B. Jones
W. E. Conger
Geo. W. Young
Balmards Snow Liniment Offer Stresses Rural Readiness
Farmers and others living far from a drug store are urged to keep a bottle of BAL LARD'S SNOW LINIMENT for cuts wounds sores sprains or rheumatism. A powerful healing penetrating remedy priced 25c 50c and 1.00 per bottle sold by Bart Smith successor to Ramsey Drug Co.
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Ballard
Bart Smith
Ramsey Drug Co
Men of Draft Age Pledge Fifty Members
Fifty men pledge membership in our class for men of draft age and are urged to join next Sunday. Meeting time is Sunday School hour at First Methodist Church. A. T. Boggan, Acting Secretary.
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First Methodist Church
A. T. Boggan
Rare Copy of Koran Will Be Returned
Petrograd March 1 The Holy Koran of Osman held by the State Public Library is to be handed to the Moslem National Organizations under a Workmen's and Peasants' government decree. The priceless manuscript was rescued at Samarkand and entrusted to library care by the first Turkestan Governor-Generar.
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al Kaufman
Samarkand
Chodjel Achrara
Musselmen
Mahomet
Osman
Tamerlane
Petrograd
Associated Press
Turkestan
Gener
Bitter taste signals torpid liver treatment note
Advertisement claims bad throat pain and dizziness indicate a torpid liver and promotes HER BINE as the medicine to activate the liver vitalize the blood regulate bowels and restore energy with a 50 price sold by Bart.
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Bart Smith
Ramsey Drug Co
Germans Tell Tales On American Behavior In France
The Berlin Tageblatt, via the Swiss Frontier dispatch dated February 5, reports Americans in France have signed numerous five year contracts for troop camps and housing and, while establishing themselves, they ignore others and tear down buildings in their path.
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New York
France
Berlin
Bowser Goes to War Warned by Silent Wife
Mr Bowser declares he will join five colleagues for military service after a brisk, anxious dinner scene. Mrs Bowser calmly supports his decision insisting duty and country matter, while Bowser returns home late, ponders fear, and ends by resuming quiet life with wife and cat as the war plan lingers unnamed.
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Mr. Bowser
Mrs
Mrs. Bowser
Where Mistletoe Grows On Various Trees Across Regions
Mistletoe persists on many trees including paper mulberry persimmon locust ash gum sassafras elm osage orange pecan hickory cherry pear and apple trees. Birds especially see thrushes waxwings sparrows and cardinals disperse the whitish berries while robins aid seed spread. The berries pulp is sticky and overripe fruit falls and sprouts new mistletoe despite agricultural pest warnings.
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Department of Agriculture
Pep Systemic Pills Praised By Texas User
Brasher Texas January 2 1918 letter from E E Baker requests one box of Pep Systemic Pills and reports having taken one box and finds them fine. Firm Pep Pharmacal Co Fort Worth promoted through Hope Conn Drug Company and others.
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Brasher
Texas
Pep Pharmacal Co
Fort Worth
P. O
E. E. Baker
P. S
Hope-Conn Drug Company
Warranty Deeds and Oil Leases In Ada and Roff
7 aa warranty deeds listed with grantees Claude Kearnes Paul Womack T H Smith and R W Burden across Ada and Roff Oklahoma. Oil and gas leases filed: H C Stephens to W H Bowers J Henry Collins to R Co Jeter covering sections 1 27 4n 7e. Also an ad touts White's Cream Vermifuge for worm symptoms in children priced 25c per bottle sold by Bart Smith successor to Ramsey Drug Co.
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W. W. Sledge
Claude Kearnes
College Add
Ada
Mattie B. Thomas
Paul Womack
T. H. Smith
Roff. Co
H. Pinnell
R. W. Burden
Bart Smith
Ramsey Drug Co
Better Babies Drive Starts Across Nation In War Effort
Washington April 1 United Press reports the Woman's Committee of the Council of National Defense launches the Better Babies Drive by the Department of Labor Children's Bureau. Apr 6 marks the welfare campaign using child hygiene, public health nursing, and state inspections to care for dependent, blind, and deaf children and place homes for vulnerable youngsters. Kansas plans to introduce a Children’s Bill emphasizing school health and child welfare.
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United Press
Washington
England
Woman’s Committee
Council of National Defense
Department of Labor Children’s Bureau
Jessica Peixotto
The
Council
Kansas
Patriotic Meeting of Col ored Citizens at Napier School
Principal I B McCutchen calls a Thursday 8 30 pm gathering at Napier school for colored citizens to discuss Liberty Bonds Thrift Stamps and the role of the Negro in the war. Speakers include Sergent T C Copeland and Prof J E Hickman with County officials addressing school exhibits and local housing issues.
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I. B. McCutchen
No- Pier
Sergent
T. C. Copeland
Chillicothe
J. E. Hickman
Pontotoc
Floyd
J. B. Hill
Napier
Napier School
Easter Music Triumph By First Methodist Choir
Easter Sunday featured a unique mining program by a girls choir at First Methodist Church. The First Easter rendition at evening hour was artistically perfect and praised by large, enthusiastic audiences. Credit goes to musical director Miss Marian Mentzer. A fuller report will follow in a later issue.
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Methodist Music Makers
First Methodist Church
Marian Mentzer
Vr Savings Stamps Birthday Offings Promote Patriotism
The message suggests giving Vr Savings Stamps as gifts for birthdays to make friends and relatives happy while performing a patriotic act. It promotes using stamps as a celebratory token linked to national service values.
Ada Lodge No 1275 Regular Masonic Meeting Schedule
B P O E Ada Lodge 1275 holds regular meetings on the second and fourth Mondays each month. H P Reich serves as past exalted ruler and S Haraway as secretary.
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A. F
A. M
Ada Lodge
John Thrasher
R. A. M. Ada
Royal Ares Masona
H. P. Reich
E. R. E. S. Haraway
Minnie Winn
Quarantine Lifted For Unvaccinated Schoolchildren
The quarantine against sending to school for unvaccinated children has been lifted. Children kept from school to avoid vaccination may not resume their school duties. Dr. I L Cummings City Health Officer.
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I. L. Cummings
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Nick Heard
L. Moss
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Dist
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Hugh Bennett
Otto Stone
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