Camp Bowie school graduates cooks from large class
Nine hundred cooks trained for overseas duty graduate in Camp Bowie program led by Captain Fred H. Morrell. The course covers rations, sanitation, menu planning, field cooking and food conservation with strict grading. A bread usage record shows efficiency in fourteen days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Fort Worth
Tex
Government School For Cooks and Bakers
Camp Bowie
Fred H. Morrell
Morrell
Hunger in Vienna as crowds besiege train of Rumanians
Paris dispatch reports hundreds of Austrians in Vienna gathered around a Rumanians’ train seeking bread. They described wartime privations with turnips and beets as staples, calling for relief as authorities searched passengers and stripped Mrs Titelescu and others of clothing.
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Paris
Associated Press
Vienna
France
Hitzing
R. Rosetti
Austria
Rosetti
Germany
Madame Titelescu
Rumania
Allies Improve Bombing Methods Behind British Lines
Behind British lines in France the Associated Press reports aerial bombing has become an exact science. Bomb sights and trained crews reduce errors. timing fuzes is crucial for maximizing damage, with different targets requiring different fuse delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Associated Press
Germany
England
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Endorsed by Mothers
This remedy is praised as one of the best for coughs colds croup and whooping cough and pleasant to take for children. It has been used for years with favorable reception from mothers. A Chillicothe Missouri mother notes it as ideal for all ages and safe with no opium.
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Wm. Scruby
Chillicothe
Croup
Chamberlain
Y M C A Remittance Drive Over War Front Totals Three Million
American soldiers in France sent $3,000,000 to relatives and creditors in the United States through the Y M C A National War Work Council in six months ending mid August. Through Paris to New York the process handled 50,000 remittances, with postage of $150,000. The program, begun March, shows growing volume from 97,000 in March to 18,000 names by August 21.
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France
Inerica
Y. M. C. A. National War Work Council
New York
America
Paris
Y. M. C. A. Bureau
W. D. Bish
W National War Work Council
Great Britain
Oklahoma Applicants for Commission List Named
Washington reports the field artillery central officers training school at Camp Zachary Taylor Kentucky has graduated and recommended fourteen Oklahomans as eligible second lieutenants. Names include Homer H. Gough Ponca City Norman J. Hardin Duncan Benjamin F. Harrison Chickasha Clyd B. Harrold Ponca City James H. Hodges Hickory Charles Pixley Howell Edmond Sherman L. Jeffords Muskogee Luther Edward Johnson Elk City Chester B. Johnston Heavener Sherman Krisher Walter George Towell Livingston Norman William Patterson McAnally Durant Lawson Doak Mitchell Mustang Floyd Detming Mowbray Jefferson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Field Artillery Central Officers’ Training School
Camp Zachary Taylor
Kentucky
Muskogee
Luther Edward Johnson
Elk City
Chester B. Johnston
Heavener
Sherman Krisher
Walter
George Towell Livingston
Norman
William Patterson McAnally
Durant
Lawson Doak Mitchell
Mustang
Floyd Detming Mowbray
Jefferson
Herbine promising cure for biliousness malaria and constipation
The advertisement touts Herbine as medicine that cures biliousness malaria and constipation. It notes the first dose provides relief and several doses cure. Price is 60 cents and Bartmith sells the product.
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Bart Mith
Hall's Catarrh Cure touted as constitutional remedy
In a claim promising a cure for catarrh the advertisement argues catarrh is a constitutional issue and not just local. It states Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio acts through the blood on mucous surfaces and offers a $100 reward for any uncured case. It also touts Hall’s Family Pills for constipation and urges readers to request circulars and testimonials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Y. M. C. A. Workers Display Heroism in France
American Y M C A workers attached to the Moroccan division of the French army distinguished themselves by heroism during the Marne salient offensive. They relieved the wounded under constant shellfire, carried water cigarettes and food, acted as interpreters, and many earned miraculous escapes. Named for extraordinary bravery were R H Bacon New York City Frank Hamilton Buffalo S H Bush Iowa City Ray Coyle Berkeley California and William Murray Brooklyn New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Marne Salient
R. H. Bacon
New York City
Frank Hamilton
Buffalo
S. H. Bush
Iowa City
Ray Coyle
Berkeley
Calif
William Murray
Brooklyn
N.Y
Cardus Relief Boosts Health After Severe Circulation Issues
A woman recounts severe weakness and numbness easing after using five bottles of Cardus. She notes improved circulation, regained strength, and the ability to perform housework and care for her six children, urging others to try the product.
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Cardus
Local Community Notes On School Week And Visits
Mrs Mayhan visited Myrtle Roddy Monday afternoon. The Council of Defense met Saturday night and the school gave a fine program. Several Bebee residents went to Ada to see boys off to Camp Pike. Unclear dates and names appear in social visits and travels across nearby towns.
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Bebee
Ada
Camp Pike
Ben Burnside
Miss New
J. R. Reddy
Bob Maxwell
Brother Smith
Egypt
Mary Rushing
Josie Raines
Miles Haynes
Arkansas
Collinsville Entered Tulsa County by Governor Proclamation
Oklahoma City Sept. 5. Governor Williams issued a proclamation making Collinsville in Rogers county part of Tulsa county. Claremore citizens protested and the governor awaited an Attorney General opinion on whether only a majority of qualified voters voting suffices to carry the Tulsa county election.
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Collinsville
Tulsa County
Oklahoma City
Williams
Rogers County
Claremore
Germans Loot Belgium for War Funds in WWI Chronology
Paris reports Germany extracted 466 million dollars in war contributions from Belgium in four years of war. The piece recounts raids from August 1914, with towns fined, Burgomasters coerced, and bank deposits of 430 million marks seized in September 1916, described as history's greatest burglary by the occupiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Associated Press
Germany
Belgium
Brussels
Little Kingdom
William
Hussars
Liege
Baron van der Goltz-Pasha
Baron von Bissing
von Bissing
Banque Nationale
Societe Generale de Belgique
Remedy Advice For Child Diarrhea In Early Years
A medical note recommends Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy for children one year and older followed by castor oil. It advises keeping the remedy on hand and giving it at the first sign of abnormal loose bowels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
July Exports Show Increase Despite Imports Dip
July exports rose to 508 million dollars from 485 million in June while July imports fell to 241 million. For the first seven months, foreign sales totaled 3.483 billion versus 3.661 billion—imports in that span 1.787 billion, up slightly from 1.779 billion last year. Gold movements were smaller in 1918 with 52 million in seven months, versus 505 million in 1917. silver and exports rose, with exports 29 million this year and 272 million last year, while silver imports reached 40 million this year against 22 million prior.
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Washington
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Department of Commerce
White House ends Wilson tour for fourth Liberty Loan
Washington announces definite abandonment of President Wilson's transcontinental speaking tour for the fourth Liberty Loan. The decision comes from the White House as officials cancel the remaining appearances.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Battery trouble causes and expert repair guidance
A detailed guide explains why storage batteries fail and how improper care harms performance. It emphasizes expert testing by ADA Battery Hospital, led by Mr. Ed Haynes, noting free inspections for battery condition and charging issues at Ada, Oklahoma.
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Ada Battery Hospital
Ed. Haynes
Haynes
Ada annex Belmont Addition petition to city limits
Property owners in Belmont Addition south of Ada request annexation into the City of Ada Oklahoma. The Board of Commissioners will act on September 17 1918 at 2 PM. Signatories include Gee N B Dodge Jr W B Atkins John P McKinley H J Conley Edna Conley and J E Hickman.
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City of
Ada
Belmont Addition
Board of Commissioners of
Oklahoma
Gee N. B. Dodge, Jr
W. B. Atkins
John P. McKinley
H. J. Conley
Edna Conley
J. E. Hickman
Pontotoc Missionary Baptist Association Closed Session
The Pontotoc Missionary Baptist Association closed a profitable session at Center on Friday afternoon. Nearly all churches were represented by letters or messengers. Rev. Bonnie Grimes was elected moderator, T. E. Shelton assistant moderator, D. W. Swaffar clerk, and J. D. Gaar treasurer. Next meeting site to be chosen by the associational board. Rev. R. E. L. Ford re elected county missionary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Association
Pontotoc Missionary Baptist Association
Bonnie Grimes
T. E. Shelton
D. W. Swaffar
J. D. Gaar
R. E. L. Ford
Ada Woodmen Camp to Honor First Gold Star
The W O W Camp of Ada will place the first gold star on its service flag for Ira O Butcher who died at Fort Sam Houston on September 2. He is the first of about 45 Ada Camp Woodmen now in service. The local order has 627 members.
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Ada
Ira O. Butcher
Fort Sam Houston
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Army and Navy
Okla
RED Cross
Bart Smith
Gwin & Mays
Rexall
Gwin Mays Drug CO
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Farmers State Bank
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