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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1918
Page
9
A simple bath lotion recipe uses two fresh lemons and three ounces of orchard white to yield a quarter pint. Strain juice to remove pulp and store for months, claiming to bleach freckles and tan while softening and whitening the skin on face neck arms and hands.
Baroness T’Serclaes and Miss Mairi Chisholm known as the Good Women of Pervyse arrived in London in poor health from a gas attack on the Belgian front. They lived in a dugout near Pervyse caring for Belgian troops, with an operating room and living space. Their dog Shot died when gassed, and they described a dreadful bombardment and shelling that wounded their orderly and forced evacuation.
Barbed wire cuts and harness galls heal quickly with BALILARD'S SNOW LINIMENT which acts as a healing and antiseptic. Available in 25c 50c and 1.00 bottles. Sold by Bart Smith.
In Allen Field Homackla No 10 on the Harjo lease southeast quadrant of 26-5-8 struck the pay about 20 feet higher than a nearby offset. The Harjo lease bought for 63000 now valued at 200000 plus, with a well near tract center producing about 60 barrels in shallow sands. Other rigs are being prepared on Archer farm 35-5-8 and 28-5-8, and comparisons with McCann Stabb and Bayou 1911 locations are noted along with Cummings No 1 on 27-5-8 southeast quadrant.
Ten week old pure bred Duroc Jersey pigs for sale priced at 20 dollars each. Sired by large type boars from well bred sows. Contact M Zimpel in Sterling, Iowa for details and purchase.
Federal Food Administrator Orel Busby issues sugar sale limits for city and country customers. Daily use limits are 50 cents per city buyer and one dollar per country buyer, with canning certificates needed for larger quantities. From May 15 only those with certificates may sell to soda firms, bottlers, and manufacturers. 25 pounds is the maximum per family for canning certificates, with proof required to extend.
Poem by E. F. Brammell honors soldiers who died in defense of the land. It urges the nation to answer their sacrifice by supporting the Red Cross and ensuring the stars and stripes remain waving.
An 19th century medical ad touts Herbine as a powerful liver stimulant. It claims dizziness vertigo and other signs of a torpid liver will vanish after a dose or two. Price 60c. Sold by Bartmith.
The marriage of Mr. W. S. Bagley and Miss Jesse Everett was solemnized Saturday evening with Rev. C. B. James officiating. The bride, a Stratford resident and Ada public school faculty member at Irving school, is praised for her charm and accomplishments. Bagley works for Coca Cola bottling and soon leaves for the army. he is described as steady and well regarded. The News extends congratulations.
Chas. Clark and Miss Carrie Figland, Sherman residents, wed at the Christian parsonage Wednesday with Rev. C. B. James officiating.
A distressed woman describes severe nervous weakness and poor circulation improving after using Cardus. She reports lifting fatigue and numbness, returning to housework and caring for six children after five bottles. The ad touts Cardus as safe, herbal, habit forming free, and endorsed by many women.
Albert S Ross son of Mrs. Robert Ross south of Ada writes home from France in April 1918 about raining days, mud, building work at the front, gas masks, helmets, air raids unlikely, a sight seeing tour of 17 men, captures of German soldiers, a town celebration, mail delays, a lecture at the Y hut, and his wish to return home.
Notice notes a seven passenger automobile in splendid condition offered for sale on easy terms or trade for real estate due to sons going to war. Includes ad style statement from W. W. Sledge Ada Oklahoma dated March 15 1918. Bank statement and signatures follow with names J I McCauley Chas Berger J B McCauley Helen M McCauley.
An advertisement from Williams Mill Mfg Co promotes a large capacity self threading blockless hay press that reduces labor by two men. It lists hay ties and twine from W C Rollow and notes the company location in Tex Arkansas.
Oklahoma City May 16 Arthur H Geisler will retire as chairman of the Republican State Central Committee next August after the convention vote 573 to 216 to elect a new chair. The body also rejected proposals to shorten terms and named nominees for governor and other state offices amid war support pledges and speeches by local leaders.
Surgeons urge prompt first treatment for cuts burns and wounds using an efficient antiseptic. Borozone touted as ideal antiseptic and healing agent for man or beast. Available in several prices 25c 50c 1.00 and 1.50 from Bart Smith.
The Fuel Administration in Washington urges immediate coal orders across the West Southwest and parts of the Midwest to keep mines running through summer and avert a severe winter shortage. Officials warn delayed orders risk supply cuts and compare noncooperation to dodging front-line duties or skipping Liberty Bonds. consumers should accept alternative coal grades and stockpile to cover fall and winter needs.
A letter from W D Simmons to Mrs. W G Meador recounts the death of Euclid Simmons in a trench mortar explosion at Camp Bowie. He died neck wound and was laid to rest in Henrietta with military honors, about 2000 locals attending the funeral. Three soldiers served as pallbearers. Also included is a Sheriff sale notice for land in Ada and an old farm machinery ad from Williams Mfg. Co.
A compact classifieds item invites readers to use want ads to find or sell goods and services. The short note underscores ease and wide reach of placing a voluntary notice in the newspaper.
The article explains headaches often stem from a disordered stomach or constipation. It recommends Chamberlain's Tablets as a simple remedy and notes many have found permanent relief. The tablets are described as easy to take mild and gentle in effect.
A brief item notes binder twine from W C Rollow with a date stamp 5 9 5tw. The fragment mentions a supplier and a product line without further details.
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