Protect corn from crow pests in extreme winter
Article reviews crow migration southward due to cold winter and notes Oklahoma may see no increase in crow numbers. It outlines USDA endorsed methods including soaking corn before planting, tarred seed corn with ash or plaster, and deterrence by shooting or poisoning a few crows, with a poison mix recipe and safety tips.
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Oklahoma
C. E. Sanborn
Department of Entomology
Oklahoma A. A& M. College
Stillwater
Prof
Sanborn
Biological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
Value of a Free America Worth Fighting For
A reflective plea asks if a free America and its free institutions are worth defending. It emphasizes the child’s growth in a liberal home and the need for Liberty-loving citizens to sustain the nation. The passage frames democracy as a moral and civic commitment for individuals.
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Hall
America
Japanese Troops Land in Siberia to Protect Vladivostok
Washington reports a small Japanese landing at Vladivostok to safeguard life and property after Russians killed one Japanese and wounded two following a dispute over a Japanese office. The act is not viewed as a prelude to broader Japanese Siberian intervention.
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Siberia
Washington
Vladivostok
State Department
Japan
Liberty Loan drives underway as campaign opens nationwide
Washington reports the Third Liberty Loan starts with machinery for collecting subscriptions in smooth order. Banks, post offices, and agricultural agencies coordinate reports to Washington, with New York occupying large space to manage accounts. Volunteers, speakers, and women lead a nationwide rollout, aiming to subscribe the full quota within days.
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Associated Press
Washington
Federal Reserve Bank
Liberty Loan
District Federal Reserve Bank
New York Federal Reserve Bank
National
Government Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Federal Reserve
Department of Agriculture
War Savings Committees
Central Woman’s Liberty Loan Committee
William G. McAdoo
Lewis B. Franklin
Treasury
War Loan
Frank B. Wilson
Charles F. Horner
Ada
Message to the South urges thrift and expanded farm outputs
Bradford Knapp delivers a 1918 appeal from the U S Department of Agriculture urging Southern farmers to save waste, economize time and labor, produce surplus hogs eggs poultry soybeans peanuts corn for sale, pay living expenses, and shift toward cash operations by investing in Liberty Funds and government securities. It promotes profitable crops like sweet sorghum and molasses and notes revived demand for syrups and fair prices.
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Gwin & Mays
Warren
West's
J. W. Bolen
Konawa
Ada Greenhouse
Val H. Murrell
Sherman
Texas
Harmon Ebey
Martha Porter
Oklahoma City
Stewart& Smith
W. K. Chaney
Mineral Wells
Tex
Stewart & Smith
M. B. Molloy
Wewoka
Place
S. S. Holcomb
Hugo
Lancaster Cafe
H. M. Goad
Moody
Goad
Ada
Yandell Lain
War Department
Physicist Science and Research
S. J. Philpott
Boynton
Muskogee County
J. M. Gordon
E. C. Wilson
Shawnee
Newkirk
Fraternity of
Oklahoma
E. A. MacMillan
Charley Griffeth
J. W. Sweatt
Bobbie Markis
Camp Sheridan
Alabama
Charley
Engineers Corps
W. R. Riddle
Ben Hatcher
Mr. Riddle
Bradford Knapp
Office of Extension Work For
South
United States Department of Agriculture
Chinese cleverness in confectionery secrets praised
The text notes Chinese skill in making confectionery, claiming they can empty an egg and refill with almond nougat without breaking the shell and can fill an orange with fruit jelly without any shell incision, highlighting their reputed secrecy.
Undefined Ad Offer Sparks Local Interest
Fragmentary note suggests a want ad offer to obtain unspecified goods or services. No clear names or places are readable. A follow up in the newspaper may clarify who is seeking or supplying items and any location involved.
Cleaning Brass with Soap and Ammonia Solution
To remove marks and discolorations from brass or gilt objects, dissolve a piece of soft soap the size of an egg in a pint of boiling water, add a tablespoon of ammonia, wring a cloth and wipe the article, then sponge with cold water and dry with a soft cloth.
Time the Only Cure in a Cautionary Tale of Age and Marriage
In a brief that hints at a young romance, a sixteen year old hero resists marriage to a fourteen year old heroine, suggesting time as the sole remedy. The note mentions hay for sale at Texas Wagon Yard with a dated 3 28 12t.
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Texas Wagon Yard
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