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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1918
Page
7
A Cincinnati man debuts a new freezone based corn remover. A quarter ounce costs little and soothes tender corns or calluses instantly. The sticky liquid dries without irritation and lifts the corn without pain, claimed to prevent infections from improper relief methods.
Mollie, lonely after Aunt Drusilla’s departure, welcomes an elderly visitor who asks to stay. The woman, Martha Manton, becomes Mollie’s fairy godmother, lifting Mollie’s spirits and bringing warmth back to the cottage. A soldier son arrives, sealing a hopeful future for Mollie and her guest.
Herbert S. Houston of New York urged immediate establishment of a League of Nations as a war measure to ensure permanent peace. He cited the League’s potential control of coal, steel, copper, cotton, petroleum, and food supplies, and compared Allied and Central Power economies to show its strategic dominance. Houston noted the economic heft of Britain France Italy and the U S versus Germany Austria Hungary and emphasized the League could wield power through communications, trade, and customs operations.
To detect artificial coloring in tea, rub a small amount on white paper with a table knife until powder forms. Then brush the paper with a bristle brush. if Prussian blue was used as a coloring agent, fine blue streaks will appear across the paper.
The House approved the conference report on a bill requiring registration in the draft for youths who turned 21 since June 5 last year. The vote was not recorded.
Grapes stay fresh for months by inserting stems into corked glass bottles filled with water. Corks are pressed in tight and sealed with paraffin if needed, then inverted on wooden racks in a cool dark cellar with bunches hanging freely and stems in the water.
New York dominates U S tale production with Vermont second. Wm Carter, a prosperous Oakman farmer, says peanut acreage will rise by 300 percent this year. Carter pioneered large scale peanut farming, inspiring many neighbors to adopt the crop.
Official Food News brief from the Federal Food Administration based in Oklahoma City reports the latest actions and guidance for food control and distribution. Officials outline policy changes, supply measures, and regional impact for producers and vendors.
Judge C. B. Ames announces a county level fair price committee to work with county food administrators. The panel will publish a price list reflecting what prices should be, not necessarily what dealers charge. State and county members include leaders from agriculture labor retail and general standing.
The Food Administration aims to ensure sugar for canning this spring. Judge Ames will send 200,000 cards to every county to survey needed sugar and will tally family responses. Ice prices are to be controlled. ice dealers must file proposed price schedules for review before any rise, to prevent unfair practices between domestic and commercial users.
The Food Administration seeks economy in all meat consumption without restoring meatless days. Shipments needed for the army and Allies are vast, about 75 million pounds weekly versus prewar normals under 15 million pounds.
The Food Administration announced new contracts for sale of dried peaches apples prunes or raisins from new crop fruits cannot be made before June 1. The change aims to curb speculative dealings by delaying futures sales until crops exist and encourage voluntary agreement among producers manufacturers and consumers.
A fragmented wartime piece noting German peace as uglier than war, Russian and English actions on rationing, and a push to eat potatoes and fish. It reflects propaganda style urging action through adverts and rhetoric amid scarcity and morale efforts.
An advertisement extols Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable liver remedy that replaces dangerous calomel. It claims calomel causes sickness, cramping and salivation, while Liver Tone starts the liver without side effects and is harmless for children.
Professor R S Newcomb will head the East Central Normal College mathematics department and oversee athletics. He was elected by the State Board of Education in Oklahoma City and will join the Ada campus after summer work at the University of Oklahoma.
An advertisement claims hogs stay profitable from birth to market age if fed B A Thomas Hog Powder. It asserts the remedy prevents cholera removes worms and cures thumps. If the powder fails, Agnew Milling Co. of Ada Oklahoma offers a remedy guarantee.
J A Dorsey age 74 died Thursday evening at his home 219 West 15th street. Funeral from the family residence at 5 pm with Rev G W Beck of the Presbyterian church. Native of Tennessee he came to Indian Territory 22 years ago and served in the Confederate army. He was adjutant of the Ada veterans camp and survived by his wife and seven children.
American ambassador Roland S. Morris and other prominent Japanese attended the cornerstone ceremony for a bronze statue honoring Townsend Harris the first American minister to Japan. The statue will stand at Kanagawa near Tokyo on Honganji Temple grounds where the first Japan US treaty was signed. Gombei Nakamura backed by Viscount Kentaro Kaneko and the American Friends Association sponsors supported the project at the campfire tree where Harris planted the Stars and Stripes.
May 17 Chihuahua City reports the Foreign Club has become a German club since the war entry. Germans and Austrians dominate the gathering place, with few Americans left. members allegedly use aliases, exchange war news, toast the Kaiser, and receive advance information via underground channels from Mexico City.
Norman Howard writes from Camp Travis Texas April 28 1918 describing quarantine for 14 days after arrival 45 000 soldiers and more coming he notes good living conditions elect lights showers and meals and that he is assigned as a stenographer awaiting a typewriter address until further notice to Co 22 6th Battalion 165th Depot Brigade and he plans to write letters home regularly
The newspaper notes that cards of thanks fall under D matter and cost five cents per line in both Daily and Weekly editions, roughly a cent per word for an average card. It reminds readers to consider the pricing when submitting such notices.
Copenhagen reports Denmark's swine stock has fallen from about 2.5 million at the war start to 400000, with imports of fodder mostly corn blocked. In 1913 pork exports reached nearly 250000 tons, about half to England, but all exports have ceased and domestic supply prospects look grim if the war persists.
Unofficial reports to the treasury indicate the third Liberty Loan total has exceeded 24 billion dollars and may reach 4.95 billion. The exact final total will be announced next week.
Mrs W S Crow died Wednesday afternoon at 7 at the family home in Portland Park after a long cancer illness. Funeral services were held at Rosedale cemetery this afternoon by Rev W H Nettles. Survived by husband and seven children, she was an Ada pioneer who moved here fourteen years ago.
Sallow complexion blamed on torpid liver. Herbine C purifies and strengthens the liver and bowels and restores the rosy bloom of health to the cheek. Price 60c. Sold by Bart Smith.
In Pontotoc County District Court Oklahoma the Inter-State Mortgage Trust Company and others are named defendants. Sheriff Bob Duncan will sell June 21 1918 at 2 PM at the north front door Ada to satisfy court judgments and costs. The sale covers Lots 1 2 3 in Block 109 Ada, with various monetary judgments and attorney fees listed.
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