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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1917
Page
4
A wartime morale song urges citizens to lick stamps to support soldiers and depicts home front fundraising with youthful energy. The piece merges patriotic verse with cautionary warnings about Christmas fires and safe decorations to protect children during holidays.
A wartime sign at the federal building urges food conservation. Reports say winter wheat acreage is about one quarter larger than last year as citizens brace for shortages. A soldier writes from the front about candy cravings while home folks share war bread and popcorn.
An OCR fragment references a cold remedy claim with LAXATIVEE BROMO Quinine and GROVW'S signature on each box. It mentions curing a cough and a bodily weakness, but the text is garbled and lacks clear dates or entities beyond the product names.
The first big snow of the season fell Thursday night and Friday. Neighbors and friends held a farewell party for Leon Girton and family Saturday night. A class started at the Gray home after a pleasant Sunday gathering. Orpha and Lola Girton plan a trip to Towns and Kansas to visit relatives while Mr and Mrs Girton consider Arkansas relocation. John Macey visited home during weekend. Hen Smith hauled wheat to Shattuck and coal back, and Frank Robinson made a business trip to Shattuck.
Chamberlains Tablets are intended for stomach troubles biliousness and constipation and have met with success in treatment. People who suffered for years and found no relief have been cured by using these tablets. They are valued for biliousness and could permanently cure chronic constipation when directions are followed.
Mr and Mrs Will Lecrone hosted their visiting uncle and welcomed little Emery Lecrone to North Fork He will attend North Fork school for the remainder of winter L Shaffer of Ohio visited his niece Mrs Henry Brady O W Doops sale drew a large crowd with high stock Mr and Mrs E M Henson spent Sunday with Harry McNulty The Gheen and Williams families visited the Williams home at Falette and Calvin Williams attended a fal l et te sale The Mothers Club met at Mrs Arthur Williams home but voted to suspend until May for Red Cross work Mrs Ela Lawson rushed to Enid Oklahoma to be with her ailing father T E Stevens and daughters Aita and Audrey visited the Ba Daily family Sunday Country Lad
Short-handed operation asks contributors to submit all editorial and job matter by Tuesday noon so typesetters can prepare for Thursday publication. Readers are encouraged to use Herald Want Ad for results.
A fragmented roster lists officers and chairmen for Beaver County Red Cross branches including chairs such as J C Jadd, Mrs W F Carson, Mrs Emma Mannon, and others with secretaries noted. A general note invites information about Red Cross work from the Beaver County Chapter or branch officers.
Communities in Beav er county not yet organized for Red Cross work are urged to act. Residents should contact Rev. J. E B Perkine, extension chairman, or Maude C. Thomas, Beav er County Chapter chair, to arrange local organization. The county chapter aims to organize every community promptly upon request. Write today to participate.
Classified snippets include rental offers, sales listings, cash for hides, farm loan ads, a nose and throat clinic date, a lost car part notice, and retail notices from Beaver and Liberal communities. Includes names like Parker and McKelvey, Cayter’s Meat Market, and J. Miles, with dates and locations in Oklahoma and Kansas.
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