Prohibition Targets Alcoholic Medicines in New Policy
Washington lab under Dr. A. E. Adams will enforce a ban on non beverage medicines with alcohol. Any product lacking an average therapeutic drug dose will be classified booze and barred from sale after prohibition starts. Estimates show about 100000 alcohol containing preparations with 14 to 16 percent alcohol. many fail the standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Barleycorn
Treasury Building
Washington
Bureau of Internal Revenue
A. E .Adams
W. V. Linder
United States
Doctor Adams
Adams
Obituary: William Tatum Harris Dies at 63 in Texas
William Tatum Harris 63 died at his West Fifth street home yesterday afternoon. Born November 30, 1855 in Hill county Texas, he joined the Christian church at 22 and later the Missionary Baptist church. He married Harriet McKeown at nineteen, who died years ago, then married Amanda Sellars who died February last. He leaves a brother a sister four children and seven grandchildren. Funeral held at his home this morning at 10 led by Rev. Co. C. Morris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Tatum Harris
West Fifth Street
Mr. Harris
Hill County
Texas
Co. C. Morris
Christian Church
Missionary Baptist Church
Harriet McKeown
Amanda Sellars
Past Due Allotments To Be Paid Without Delay
The War Risk Insurance bureau will pay past due and current allotments to soldiers sailors families and Civil War veterans dependents without waiting for the urgent deficiency bill. The President authorized immediate action via a cable to Secretary Glass.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Wilson
Glass
Labor forces rise as railway unions join
Oklahoma City May 23 five thousand new members added to the state federation of labor through affiliation of the maintenance of way employes of M K T Midland Valley and Frisco railways across Kansas Oklahoma and Arkansas.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Okla
George B. Johnson
State Federation of Labor
Midland Valley
Frisco Railways
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Camping Trip Advice for Travel Health Kit
A columnist urges travelers to buy Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy before leaving home for camping. It cannot be obtained on hunting fishing or prospecting trips or while traveling by car or steamship. The message stresses keeping the remedy with you as the safest practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ady
Let a Want Ad Get It for You Today
A compact want ad urges readers to use classified notices to find or offer goods and services quickly. It promotes the ease of placing or answering ads, highlighting the efficiency of local newspaper classifieds.
Allen Oil Field Taps Another Good Well
The Reserve Oil and Gas Co drilled the Joe Gilmore forty in the southeast quadrant of section 14 in 5 8 and brought in a strong well shot at 764 feet with oil spouting over the derrick. Estimated at fifty barrels per day, the shallow field extends Allen northward and attracts oil men from St. Louis seeking leases as Pontotoc County nears oil town status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reserve Oil & Gas Co
Joe Gilmore
S. E. Cor
S. W. Cor
Allen
K. C. Company
Reserve Company
St. Louis
Pontotoc County
Colored School Presents Program at Ada City Hall
The Na pier school pupils under teachers A. B. McCutcheon and wife staged closing exercises for 1919 before a mixed audience of whites and colored. The program included dialogues recitations drills choruses a solo and quartets with their own pianist, showing strong training and conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. McCutcheon
Napier
City Hall
Ada
Time for Final Guardian and Administrator Accounts Set
Oklahoma Pontotoc County County Court sets final hearings for four guardians and administrators. Cases listed include Abijah Colbert minor Frank Jackson Guardian. M H Hawkins deceased E D Tyson Administrator. Roy Izard minor Mary Carson Guardian. Virgie Fischbeck deceased Willard S Emerson Administrator. Hearing scheduled for Thursday June 56 1919 at 10 A M Ada courtroom. Notice to be published in Ada News for two weeks prior.
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State of Oklahoma
Pontatocoss
Abijah Colbert
Frank Jackson
M. H. Hawkins
E. D. Tyson
Roy P. Izard
Mary Carson
Virgie Fischbeck
Willard S. Emerson
Ada
Oklahoma
Ada News
Dietary Guide Advises Age and Job Tailored Diet
A health note recommends a diet matched to age and occupation and keeping bowels regular. It suggests taking one Chamberlain's Tablet Adv when feeling overfull or constipated.
Americans Endure Freezing Front in Archangel Campaign
From Archangel March 28 AP dispatch Reuters describes the Russo Allied force fighting Bolsheviks in a harsh northern front. Outnumbered two to ten, they show pluck under zero temperatures and snow trails while awaiting reinforcements. Major General Edmund Ironside leads, as Americans earn British French ribbons for bravery amid hardship. One officer laments unjust redeployment from German theater to Russia and longs for home as bombardments echo around a snow hut field station.
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Archangel
Associated Press
Washington
London
Paris
Russia
Tommie
Edmund Ironside
Uncle Sam
Camp Custer
France
Daring Aviators Hold Ada Overflight Exhibition
Lieut Elliott and mechanic E A Couture from Post Field Lawton flew to Ada for a 20 minute display over Main Street. They performed flips spirals and sidewise whirls then landed in Barringer pasture for oil and gas. The pair departed for McAlester after about ten thirty, traveling from Post Field in under ninety minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lieut. Elliott
E. A. Couture
Post Field
Lawton
Ada
Barringer
McAlester
Main Street
Remedy for rheumatism via liniment advertised
The notice claims internal medicine is wasteful for chronic and muscular rheumatism and 99 of 100 cases respond to external use of Chamberlain's Liniment. It urges trying the liniment, priced at 35 cents per bottle and 60 cents for large size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adv
Turkey Pesthole of Disease and Misery
Constantinople is being cleaned up by the allies as a general sanitary campaign begins in the Near East. An American Red Cross commission is asked to aid with sanitary engineers, sewage work, mosquito netting, and hospital improvements. The physician urges skilled workers and notes dire conditions from Saloniki to Belgrade amid typhus and famine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Turkey
American Red Cross Commission
Balkans
Near East
Red Cross
Serbia
Saloniki
Belgrade
East Side
Toulon
New York
Seaplane Plan Aims for New York to Plymouth Flight
Washington reports experts are developing a seaplane able to fly non stop from New York to Plymouth England with potential reach farther. Congress funding could speed development. Navy officers say no current power matches this design and expect speeds of 130 to 140 miles per hour while minimizing surplus fuel.
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Washington
New York
Plymouth
England
Congress
Navy
United States
Eighth Grade Class Promoted at First Baptist Church
The eighth grade exercises were held Wednesday evening at the First Baptist church with a large turnout. Fifty-one students were promoted to high school and received grammar school diplomas, including Willard Abney, Elise Alexander, Harley Bentley, Lois Brown, and many others from South Ward and Irving School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Virginia Abney
Elise Alexander
Sammie Bentley
Harley Brown
Lois Cooper
Jewell Crumley
Ronald Combs
Reginald Cotton
Denton Floyd
Daisy Heard
Herbert Hamilton
Beulah Jones
Rose Jackson
Irby Mallory
Anna Mae Moore
Myrtle Qualls
Kathrine Stone
Carl Zorn
Germans Predict Revenge by German Militarism
Berlin on the eve of a decision to sign soldiers and officers claim revenge and recovery of lost provinces within fifteen years. The government spends over two million monthly to raise volunteers while the militarist spirit grows across the nation. If allies reject counter proposals the Ebert government may resign though the national assembly may not resist without rising nationalist pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Ebert
National Assembly
Huff Heads Francis Schools Visit to Ada
James W. Huff newly elected Francis superintendent tours East Central Normal seeking teachers for his district. He just returned from six months in France with active service. Previously he led Cache schools in Comanche county and is a Central State Normal graduate. He stays with Mrs. Mary Bentley on East Ninth street in Ada.
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Huff
Francis
James W. Huff
East Central Normal
Sup. Huff
France
Cache
Comanche County
Central State Normal School
The
State University
Ada
Mary Bentley
East Ninth Street
Ten Months to Demobilize All from Overseas Troops
New York May 22 The army expects at least ten months to complete demobilization of overseas troops totaling 1 655 000 who did not reach France The period will cost about 1 000 000 000 dollars for maintenance with 379 428 1230 million for food Demobilization transportation and maintenance of the rest brings the total to 2 230 273 000 dollars impacting Victory Liberty loan receipts
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
France
Credentials of Austrians Approved
Paris May 26 The credentials of the Austrian peace delegation at St Germain have been approved by the credentials commission of the peace congress and the Austrian delegates have sent their first note to the allied and associated powers dealing with the treaty terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
St. Germain
Judge Brown Renovates Court Office for June Weddings
Judge H. J. Brown prepares his courthouse chamber with repainting of the overhead ceiling and walls. The judge aims to accommodate a anticipated surge of June weddings and to handle related business efficiently.
Rexall Chill Breaker Promises Quick Relief
Ada Rexall store advertises Rexall Chill Breaker to stop chills fever and malaise with a money back guarantee if not beneficial. The ad emphasizes no substitute and lists Gwin Mays Drug Co as The Rexall Store in Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rexall
Gwin Mays Drug CO
Ada
Ada Ice Cream Company seeks dissolution in Pontotoc Court
Notice is published that Ada Ice Cream Company of Ada Oklahoma has filed for dissolution in Pontotoc County District Court. All persons must appear within thirty days from first publication to show cause why the dissolution should not be granted. Witness is dated April 17 with court seal and clerk signature.
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State of Oklahoma
Oklahoma road levy could raise funds for federal aid
Oklahoma officials say current road laws allow a combined state and county levy to generate 5 to 10 million dollars annually for road construction when matched by federal funds. Patterson notes 1918 valuations yield 4.96 million toward a ten million dollar total, with Portotoocc County contributing 57 thousand. The plan depends on county and state levies and may be limited by delinquent tax provisions and statutory caps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Fred Parkinson
Parkinson
Portotocc
American Soldiers Found Everywhere
On Mytilene island in the Aegean Sea American soldiers are common sights in remote villages. Greek born Americans from several U S Army units work with the Army Food Mission and the Red Cross Balkan Commission or visit locals with army permission. One Springfield Ohio native wears the Lion of St. Mark insignia and fought with the 332nd Infantry in Italy.
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Mytilene
Aegean Sea
Greece
Italy
Near East
Army Food Mission
American Red Cross Balkan Commission
Army
Mytilene Island
United States Army
Springfield
Sheriff's Sale Foreclosure Notice Pontotoc County OK 1919
Notice of sale to satisfy foreclosure. Sheriff Bob Duncan will sell at Ada court house at 2 PM on June 23 1919 the described property in Ross town Pontotoc County Oklahoma to satisfy multiple judgments in favor of George W Byers Commercial National Bank of Sherman and Southwest National Bank of Commerce against Cottonseed Products and Roff Oil. Attys J F McKeel represent the plaintiffs.
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District Court of
Pontotoc Couny
Oklahoma
George W. Byers
Commercial National Bank of Sherman
Texas
Southwest National Bank of Commerce of
Kansas City
Cottonseed Products Company
Roff Oil & Cotton Company
Pontotoc County
Ross
Pentotoc
Commercial National Bank of
Sherman
Ada
State of Oklahoma
Bob Duncan
J. F. McKeel
Echols Named to Oklahoma Corporation Commission
Governor Robertson appoints R. T. Echols of Elk City as a member of the State Corporation Commission. Echols replaces W. D. Humphrey, who resigned to resume law practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Echols
Humphrey
Oklahoma City
R. T. Echols
Elk City
Democratic State Central Committee
Robertson
State Corporation Commission
Mr. Echols
W. D. Humphrey
Bankers Return From Tulsa Meet As Hosts Praised
H. P. Reich of the Oklahoma State, Tom King of the First National and M. R. Chilcutt of the M. P. attended the state bankers meet in Tulsa and report a royal time. They voted Tulsa bankers and business men the best entertainers they have met in many moons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. P. Reich
Oklahoma State
Tom King
First National
M. R. Chilcutt
Tulsa
Allied Troops Move to Coblenz Vantage Points
In Coblenz on May 21 Lieut General Hunter Liggett and Major General John Hines were recalled to base as 900 motor trucks began shifting from the west of the Rhine toward the East Rhine area for use at security vantage points during possible American advance. Berlin council calls for peace treaty and appeals to allied workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Coblenz
Germany
Hunter Liggett
Army of Occupation
John Hines
Third Corps
London
Rhine
East Rhine
Berlin
Greater Berlin
Workmen’s Council
Oil boom continues in Allen field with new drill plans
Allen Oklahoma May 26 The Marjorie company nears 1000 feet with a promising hole while Homackla starts a deep Harp lease test in section 26 5 8. Texas Company gears for a deep test in 34 5 8 and John E Lee drills second location in 23 5 8. Strong activity and high expectations swirl around whether this region joins Oklahoma's richest oil fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening News
Allen
Okla
Allen Field
Marjorie Company
Homackla
Texas Company
John E. Lee
Sene
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W. T. Price
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Cardui
Cardal
Willard
Glenwood
Cliff Wade
Willie Smith
Mel Bumpers
Ruby Belew
Lena Gresham
Hazel Harrington
Valma Kitchens
Mary Kitchens
Mildred Cales
South Ward
Wilna Chilcutt
Stella Daniels
Roberta Fairchild
Pearl Hargis
Myrtle Howard
Eddie Mae Horn
Donnie Hughes
Maurine Jackson
Charles Jackson
Smith Jarrett
Velma Laird
Kathrine Marshall
Alta Montgomery
Roland Roquemore
Vivian Simmons
Sol Solloway
Glenn Spencer
Aliene Thomas
Stacy Price
Edward Williams
Irving School
Jesse Redmond Carr
Jessie Bell Ellis
Jessie Clio Guest
Fred Gillon Harrison
A. R. Bugg
L. E. Fraklin
Cpt
J. F. McKerl
Gwin & Mays
Lightning Ridge Schoolhouse
A. W. McKeel
F. D
Roff, Okla
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