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Newspaper
Checotah Times
Location
Checotah, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1917
Page
3
A Lynn Mass manager tried slow dialing to curb profanity during calls by instructing operators to insert the word dash after each digit. A rush caller demanded Beach 3000 and heard Beach three dash oh dash oh dash oh dash, prompting the order’s abolition and removal of dashes.
A playful exchange notes a cat used for a penwiper and the wife of an author comments on Egbert reacting to war articles. The quip contrasts experience gained from folly with practical curiosities about Marks and lodge chairs and the idea some people still fail to impress at home.
British forces under Field Marshal Haig shattered the Passchendaele Gheluvelt ridge and pushed toward the Ostend Lille rail line. German prisoners crowded rear areas as heavy bombardment battered defenses along a nine mile front.
Uruguay's President Viera announced severance of relations with Germany after a 71 to 25 vote in the chamber of deputies. The German minister was given passports. Peru recalled its envoy from Berlin and ordered its minister to Germany, with all Peruvian consulates to depart. Ecuador warned it would not receive the German minister Pearl, from Lima, if he attempted to enter. U.S. state department officials saw Ecuador’s move as a rupture move with Germany.
London dispatch reports a Tokyo typhoon left 12 percent dead and 217 missing with 10 000 homeless. 1 346 houses demolished and rail and telegraph services disrupted. Chinese government allocates 300000 for relief at Tien Tam while Dr Paul Reinsch seeks 200000 from the Red Cross. Coal to neutral ships from South America blocked to limit German supply lines.
Eleven British ships over 1600 tons and two smaller vessels were sunk by submarines last week. Total global shipping losses since Germanys U boat campaign began amount to about two thirds of German claims issued September 1. That report estimated an average 900000 tons sunk monthly for eleven months.
London reports the Khedive of Egypt has died. Hossein Kemal was selected by Britain in 1914 to succeed his uncle Abbas Hilmi as ruler during a British protectorate. His father served as khedive from 1865 to 1879.
Washington reports two German raiders manned by the crew of the Sea Adler have stranded on Mopeha island in the south Pacific after seven months of roaming and preying on Allied ships. Captain Hador Smith of the American schooner C Slade, a victim, relayed the dispatch from Tutuila Sakao Naval Station. The raiders left Mopeha after August and September voyages, with prior actions including sinking the A B Johnson Manila and Slade as part of a run that began in March.
Melbourne telegram reports a See Adler raider crewed by Germans captured in a Fiji near shore engagement. The whaleboat carried a gun and machine guns. Germans admitted they were detached from the See Adler for raiding duties.
Ten of the thirteen defendants on trial for the July 2 murder of Detective Samuel Coppedy were convicted and sentenced to fourteen years each. Three were acquitted as hearings opened on white men indicted for riots tied to the East St. Louis violence.
In Marshfield Missouri prosecutor Paul M. O'Day outlines the state case against Claude J. Piersol as jurors are sworn. The infant Lloyd Keet's mother sobs at the display of the baby’s garments. Witnesses describe the night of the disappearance and the body found in a cistern. The defense figures are limited to close relatives. testimony includes medical uncertainty about the infant's time of death.
A vintage advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable remedy to cleanse the liver and bowels, avoiding calomel’s risks. It claims quicker mornings, relief from headaches and dizziness, and warns calomel can cause bone necrosis and sickness, urging readers to switch.
Nell and Bell discuss a reporter eyeing Nell’s nose while joking about papers. An ad hawks Mansfield Cough Balsam for cough relief. Clarence S. Keever, Indiana Union Traction superintendent, is noted for reading electrical topics and missing some current events.
An Irish recruit on his first spell of sentry duty wanders from his position. An officer asks what he is there for and Pat replies with a mischievous line claiming Tam is there for a century, reflecting local humor and wordplay.
An excerpt advertises Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root with eight years of local selling and uniformly positive customer feedback. The letter from a June 15 1916 drug store notes no criticisms and urges sending ten cents for a sample bottle and a booklet. It mentions kidney and bladder information and notes availability in drug stores.
War department orders redistribution to fill three southern national guard divisions and form an additional Negro army division. Guardsmen from Camp Jackson, Camp Gordon, and Camp Pike to relocate. remaining troops consolidated at Camp Jackson. Louisiana Arkansas Texas and Oklahoma Negroes to be trained at designated camps. Farmers pledge to sell wheat at government price and urge others to do the same at the International Wheat Show.
A gleeful moment captures a woman beaming at the wash day scene as she praises the sparkling whiteness of her laundry. The cheerful expression contrasts with a typical grouchy mood, highlighting delight in clean linen and domestic effort.
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