davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-10
------------------------------
RAW ECZEMA ON HANDS

II had eczema on my hands for ten
years. had three good doctors but
none of them did any good. l then
used one box of Cuticura Ointment
and three bottles Of Cuticura Resolvent
and was completely cured. My hands
were raw all over, inside and out, and
the eczema was spreading all over my
body and limbs. Before l had used one
bottle, together with the Cuticura
Ointment, my sores were nearly
healed over, and by the time l had
used the third bottle, was entirely
well. To any one who has any skin
or blood disease l would honestly ad-
wise them to fool with nothing else,
but to get Cuticura and get well. My
hands have never given me the least
bit OF trouble up to now.
MY daughters hands this summer
became perfectly raw with eczema.
She could get nothing that would do
them any good until she tried Cuti-
cura. She used Cuticura Resolvent
and Cuticura Ointment and In two
weeks they were entirely cured. /
have used Cuticura for other members
OF my family and it always proved sue.
cessful. Mrs. M. Il. Falin, Speors
Ferry, Va, Oct. 10, 1909"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-10

which have taken place fashions during the past
fury and half as pertaining to the costumes of both
and women The distinctive styles of the periods
OF 1880 and the civil war shown well the
ler epochs Especially significant in this regard Is
old valentine bearing date of 1906 in which sailor lad
is shown bidding sad farewell to his sweetheart The
costume Of the tar is interesting exempfying
toys by early in the history Of the
republic.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-10

skv.bue rose with pink IeaVes-isnt It artIstlcY
And you've seen those that are just row OF pen
dants all busily pending from twisted and tasseed
silk cord haven't you? Great! On the top card which
is shaped like scalloped pancake, is painted beau
ful little girl with the scarlet dab that had been meant
for her lips striking her the end Of the
the chin and with golden hair that has blue high lights
On the next pendant (Which is square and hangs
about two inches below the other) Is picture of
Oklahoma landscape with the pyramids of Egypt and
Dutch windmill In the distance
The Just below is a cutout figure OF Queen Maria
Teresa the Venus de Medici Katherine de Milo
Mrs. Maybrick early Christian martyr.
Still below hangs twoinch heart of red with cupids
it. and below that continues string of lesser
So. when 1t gets right down cases. and to the kind
Of evidence that would be accepted In a competent
court of law where nobody corrupted which ara
the comic Valentines?
Don't all speak at once.-strickland W. Gillian
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-10

E ALL the different and
distinct classes Of mail
that pass through Uncle
Sans postal channels in
the course of the year, 1t
Is probable that none
show so large a proper
ton of loss en- route as do
the valentines. That so
many valentines go astray
is, however, due almost en-
tirely to the negligence of
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-10
an 3 Z. z7Aeky LzLkszvZszHT

o CLASS Of antiques is OF
greater rarity to-day than the
valentines of we olden time.
Nor is this strange, for filmy
creations of lace paper and
scrap pictures could scarcely
be expected to stand the wear
and tear of a century or more
and survive, as does old fur
niture or pewter or brass.
Possibly because old valentines
are so comparatively few In
number and so hard to find,
only a very limited number of
persons have ever attempted
to gather collections of an
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-10

First American Paper Money.
The first American paper money
was made In 1740
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-10

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Fake LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets.
Druggists refund money II IL fails Co cure ~. ".
OhONES algnatnre u on each box. 90.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-10

cient valentines as a fad or pastime.
recent canvass of the leading museums and
libraries in the United States disclosed the
fact that none of them possess SO much as
single specimen of the valentine of our
great-grandmothers' period. although the
British museum in London boasts the own
ership Of number of early valentines.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-10

Sloan's Liniment is the best
remedy for sprains and bruises.
1t quiets the pain at once, and
can be applied to the tenderest
part without hurting because it
doesn't need to be rubbed - all
you have to do is to lay il on
lightly. 1t is a powerful prepa-
ration and penetrates instantly
relieves any inflammation and con-
gestion, and reduces the swelling.
Here's the Proof.
Mr.. L. ROLAND, Bishop of Scran-
ton, Pa. says:--" On the 9TH of
this present month, as / was leaving
the building at noon for lunch, I
slipped and fell, spraining my wrist.
i returned in the afternoon, and at
four o'clock I could not hold PEN
Gil in my hand. / returned home
later and purchased a bottle Of
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-10
When the Trouble Started.

Sewswell cut out by dresses after
this"
II have decided to cut out about
half of them myself, dear"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-10

The face that lights up In converse
ton Ia not necessarily lantern-jawad.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-10

gusting. Surely the truly comic val
entine Is the kind which exhibits a
lot of absolutely meaningless combi-
nations of color and shape and MI.
gree and gingerbread and which car
ries II all Off with conscious air OF
being Just too beautiful for anything.
Who except maker of valentines
for the trade ever sat down and mag
ined four-arched heart with silk and
celluloid blisters on II, arranged
tastefully about flgleafess card
board Cupid sitting on the back OF an
accordion-plaited tissue-paper swan,
which he was guiding across tinsel
desert by means of ribbon snaflle
bit? Eth? | wonder what they irri.
gate their designers with before they
hand 'em the scissors and paint pot
and glue bottle and turn 'em loose
for that sort Of thing?
Then these blood-red pansies foot
across. with more celluloid revers on
'em, turned back from n nice empty
spot over which Is pasted with a
hinge, lot of paper insertion of the
kind they have In the edges of cigar
boxes! And when you lift up the
cigar-box paper (cut in designs like
those mother used to cut In the shelf
paper) you read underneath. in old
English type:
I think II would be mighty nns
II you would be my valentine.
Isn't that deep and original and
thrilling?
The the lapels OF celluloid--what
would the valentine perpetrators do
without celluloid ARE fastened back
at the points. each with little string
of tinsel arranged in loop. while on
the bend of the lapel ia painted a
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-10
Sloan's
.lninnent

and used It FIVE or six times before
] went to bed, and the next day I
was able to go to work and use my
hand as usual"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-10

Sloan's Linim emit
is an excellent anti
septic and germ
killer heals cuts,
burns, wounds and
Commissions, and viii
draw the poison
from sting of poi
sonous insects.
POO. 900. and $500
sIoan's book ON
horses, cattle, sheep
nnd poultry sene
free. Address
DR.. Earl s. Sloan,
Boston, Mass, U.s.A.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-06-02
Aviation 400 Years 400.

The proposed Scottish aviation meet
ing will not be quite the first gather.
ing of the kind in this country. At
least one of the French favorites of
James. w., the luckless hero of Flod-
den, summoned the Scottish court to
an exhibition at Stirling, where he
proposed to fly by means of a pair Of
mechanical wings from the wall of the
castle. This was exactly 400 years ago.
The rash inventor sprang boldly
forth from the wall with his two great
wings upon his back. But they proved
quite insufficient for the contest with
the force of gravity, and the inventor
was lucky to get off with no worse
hurt than broken thigh. He ascribed
his failure to the unuwary use of the
feathers of domestic poultry In the
construction of his pinions rather than
the feathers of some of the nobler
birds. History does not record, how
ever, that he made any second attempt
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-06-02
THOUGHT TO
BE A BOMB
NAN WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE
Commotion Caused Among Ger
man Royalty While Return
Jug from Military Review

Birlin, Jung There was COM
motion ameu The royal party return
ing frcrn the annual joint review of the
Berlin and Potsdam garrisons at Tenn
pie field today when man who had
followed at a distance, hurled missile
at Crown Prince Frederick William.
The object missed its mark and fell
harmlessly at the feet of policeman.
Upon nvestigation it was found to lie
an ordinary tin can such as is used for
the preservation of fruit and vegetables
and was filled with ubcooked beans.
The party was about to enter the pal
ace when the incident occurred and
for a moment it was believed that a
bomb had beeu thrown.
The police seized the assailant, who
proved to be a Russian named Abra-
ham Eierweiss, resident of this city.
1t is thought that he is not responsible
for his action.
The crown prince represented the
emperor at the review, as the abscess
on his maiesty's right wrist is still
bothering him.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-06-02
SOAP PINCUSHIoN THE BEST
How and Why They Were Introduced
Into the Hospitals by
Surgeons.

In the operating rooms of hospitals
and on the surgical carriages in the
wards may be seen a piece of soap
stuck with the varieties of pins which
1t pleases the doctor and the head
nurse to affect.
The black headed pin long associ.
ated with crinoline dressings, retains
still an honored place says the
Alumnae Magazine of Johns Hopkins
hospital. The history of the intro
duction of the soap into the hospital
is interesting.
Three years ago DR.. R. H. Follis op-
Grated upon patient at the Church
Home. The patient was tailor by
profession and CHANGED to reside at
Annapolis. When dressings were made
he observed the difficulty with which
the safety pins were put through the
binder and suggested trying the meth
cd the cadets at the Naval academy
had evolved to help in pinning through
their stiff ducks.
This simple but most effective de-
vice was a piece of soap as pin
cushion, and he further remarked that
carpenters applied the same principle
to screws. DR.. Follis Immediately tried
the plan, with such success that it
has been generally adopted in the
surgical service.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-06-02
CHUCKEY VALLEY DIARY

Emery Booth is building himself a
large barn. Emory will build a good
barn il ii takes him week TO do it.
Dean Chase returned a few days
since from Dante, Va, where he made
his daily bread with surveying par
ty. Our prodigal tells us that wild
ard Woody Dante doesn't need electric
lights, as the entire town is brilliantly
lighted throughout the night by the
flare of gun flashes.
Hubert johnson is still sticking to
Johnson City. We are anxiously
awaiting news from Hubert, as 10
whether the blind tigers of Potlicler
are still i'll operation or not.
The officials of Conkling high school
have moi yet appointed the teachers of
the rchool for next year, and countless
ignorance tinted rumors are going the
rounds as to whom they will appoint.
1t is rumored that the angel Gabriel
has applied. However, great num-
Der of our people would be opposed to
him.
Fred Rowe, who recently returned
from a theological school at Chatta
nooga, has departed for Virginia. Fred
assure ed US that the fact that Virginia
is a non prohibition state has nothing
to do with his departure from dry
Tennessee.
Happy fibbing, fishing time is here
and several young nimrods ofthis neck
o. the woods are trying with pin hook
and yarn string TO beguile the innocent
sucker into changing his habitat. A
petty annoyance to fishers is the fact
that few fish are to be found in Chuck
ey However, little luck is found. A
recent party caught in a days fishing
ID socks, saw logs, colds, l tadpole,
and hbce of Noah's ark.
Our farmers are now we'll started on
their summer work. Corn is being
plowcd, and the tobacco fields are
claiming much attention. Owing to |
damp, cool weather bugs and worms
are also paying attention to the tobac-
90 plants. One farmer declares on his |
word Of honor that he found on one !
small tobacco plant 437 tobacco worms
one centipede, bushe and half of
tut worms and twelve rods of worm |
enee.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-06-02
STUNNED THE TAcTLEss MAN
His Excess Of CALAMITY Decidedly
unplsasIng to Woman of Good
Sense.

The pretty young matron hastily
edged away from a male guest who
was approaching the corner where she
stood.
What is the matter?" asked the
hostess, in surprise.
ooh, If you will pardon me, would
rather not talk to that man."
HAS he been disagreeable to your"
"Oh, no. l don't know him; but
recently overheard him talking with
a mother and daughter, and he was
trying to be very gallant. He was
telling the mother how extremely
young she looked, and he kept saying,
over and over, Positively, can hard
ly tell you from your daughter OF
course that might have been very
gratifying to the mother-though /
think not-but 1t certainly didn't make
a hit with the daughter, especially as
she is getting to those days when the
less said about age the better. No, /
am not sensitive about my age, but
there is no telling what he might say.
Anybody wi so little tact that he
cannot see both sides of a remark
like that is likely to say almost any
thing to one, and those laundering
things are so hopeless. If anybody
gives you a direct blow, socially, you
can retaliate, if you are that kind, but
deliver me from a well-meaning, tact
less person. If you'll forgive me- I'll
ask you to turn him over to some
body else-some old lady, preferably.
l should think he might have some
success in cheering her up"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-06-02
WATAUGA NEWS ITEMS.

Walauga. Tenn, May 8O-Claudt
Smalling, who has been employed for
several months at Lenoir City, is visit.
ing home folks.
Miss Stella Rhea, of Alton, is visit.
ing her many relatives here.
The residence of Isaac T. Williams,
two miles up the river, was burned
about | p. m. Friday. The fire origi-
mated in the roof which was about
ready to fall in when discovered. Very
little was saved and it is not known
here whether there was any insurance
Joseph CURTIS, aged about 36 years,
died at the residence of his mother,
Susan Curtis, in Turkeytown, Satur-
day morning after an illness of two
years. He was buried Sunday at the
Mottern cemetery.
Porter Allison and family spent
Sunday here and returned to their
home at Piney Flats.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-06-02
LEDGERWOOD IN REPLY

In the press report of the joint de-
bate Friday at Cookeville between
Col. Ledgerwood ane I'll. &. Snodgrass,
we clip the following in reference TO
the.rejoinder of the Red Fox:
"Col. Ledgerwood took up the chal-
lenge upon the charge that he was a
bolter, after reading denial that the
Monterey special was paid for by out
side people. The special was paid for
by subscription among those who
came on it, subscriptions ranging from
% cents up. The speaker told of the
five times he had been elected to the
legislature, of his two races for con-
gross and his having been democrat
ic elector.
"Little dId | think, y said he, "that
my democracy would ever be question
ed. always fought my fights within
the party and not outside of it, | am a
democrat who believes in honesty and
fair dealing, aid when Chas. T. Gates,
rs chairman of Knox county commit
tee, and the republicans made deal
TO rob democracy, / did take shotgun
in my hand and see that fair deal
was had. | saw them stuff forty-two
ballots into the box, and | went in
there and made them take those forty
two ballots out. l did fight that ring
until today there is not one of them on
the county committee, and not one of
that crowd that went down to Nash
vile from Knox last week is on the
committee"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-06-02
IN BATTLE OF SAN JACINTo
Sole Survivor Of Gen. Samuel Houston
Command Gives Description Of
Historic Event.

The celebration of the seventy.third
anniversary of the battle of San ia.
cinto, which was an event OF special
significance to Alphonse Steele Of
Mexia, Tex, who is the sole survivor
Of the little army of Texans who, com.
manded by Gen. Sam Houston, met
and crushed completely an overwhelm-
ing force of Mexican soldiers upon
that battlefield.
Mr.. Steele is "a years old, but is
still full of strength and vigor.
He was voted a handsome gold
medal by the state, and this insignia
Of his faithful military service was
presented to him with most impress
sive ceremony by a committee of leg.
islators.
A large painting of Mr. Steele was
also purchased by act of the legisla-
ture and will be hung in the Texas
Hall of Fame" in the state capitol
One other man, Capt. Zuber of Aus
tin, who was in Gen. Houston's army,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-06-02
SNUFF and saintshlp.

The Bulletin de la Societie cuntre
labus du tabae" informs us that the
amiable Saint Vincent de Paul was an
lnveterate snuff taker Nature pro-
vided him with an ample capacity for
indulgence in his apparent weakness.
The habit almost cost him his saint
ship. When the question of his beati-
fication was under consideration
''l'avocat du diable" brought forwar.'
the snuff taking as sensuality. For
tunately among the papers of Vincent
de Paul was found physicians order
in which he was recommended to take
snuff freely, among other reasons, to
clear his brain. Without this docu-
ment there would have been no beati-
fication and without beatification
there would have been no canoniza.
tion.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-06-02
DIVORCE ANNOUNCE
MENT CARDS

There is no reason for man or a
woman in feeling proud over being di-
vorced. The announcement cards
which are now. prescribed by society
represent another folly of fashion.
Cards to announce the divorce of wo-
man are shameful. 1t is a sad com
mentary upon the abuse of the mar
riage vow. The union of man and wo-
man is n beautiful and sacred cere-
mony, which has been reverenced
through ages. The dissolution of such
a union may, at times, be necessary,
but it is not the same holy rite blessed
by the Almighty, Divorce i'll this
country is too lightly treated. Divorce
laws have grown lax. Por the slight
est provocation divorces may be OBJ
tanned. Reno, New, is known as a
refuge of broken hearts. There was a
time when modesty forbade the pub
lefty of divorces. The woman who
found it necessary to seek separation
from her husband did all that she could
to keep the details from becoming pub
lie. Ii is different now. 1t seems that
society has decided TO celebrate the an
nulment of marriage. The fashion
able wife, who has been released from
her bonds by law, must send out an
nouncement cards. Probably this
wouldnot be necessary if the courts did
their whole duty III providing for
proper newspaper publicity when cases
are being heard, 1t is not matter
that one needs feel pride in. 1t is a
deplorable necessity, which always has
tendency to lessen the respect for the
time honored and beautiful service of
matrimony. -Commercial-Appeal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-06-02

DR.. r.. S. Bolton was not appointed
as a member of the subcommittee to
hold the democratic primary in this
county, but that sterling democrat,
DR.. r. l.. Patton, of Telford, who
never bolts nor fiickers when it comes
to standing with organized democracy,
was appointed and is serving. Dr..
Bolton takes occasion of an error of the
telegraph operator in substituting his
name for Patton, to make statement
declining an honor not conferred upon
him.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-06-02


is still alive, but he was not an actual
participant in the battle of San Jacin-
to. 1t was this battle that won for
Texas her independence from Mexico
and marked the overthrow Of Gen.
Santa Ana as military despot,
When only II years old Steele left
Hardin county, KY, where he was
born, and went down the Ohio and
Mississippi rivers in a boat to Lake
Providence, La, where he worked
until November, 1885, when he Joined
a company of volunteers commanded
by Capt. Daggett, and marched to
Old Washington, Tex. It was found
on reaching that place that Texas had
not yet declared her independence,
and the company of soldiers disband
ed. Steele remained in Washington
until the declaration of independence
was signed, whereupon he immediate
ly started for San Antonio to join
Travis and aid in defending the Ala
mo. While on his way he learned
that the Alamo had fallen.
In company with other patriots he
then proceeded down the Colorado
river and Joined the army which Gen.
Houston was gathering about him. As
Gen. Houston and his force of patriots
and adventures moved onward to-
ward the Buffalo bayou and the San
Jacinto river, Gen. Santa Ana and his
army followed closely, hoping to get
the Texans in a close position and
make an attack.
The Texan army found itself in a
cornered position on April 81, 1888,
and in order that it might be fight
to the death the only bridge leading
across the water course over which a
retreat might be made was destroyed
by order of Gen. Houston. Mr.. Steele
gives an interesting description OF the
battle of San Jacinto, which took
place on that day. He says:
after dinner on April Il Santa
Ana who was close upon us, received
about 500 additional troops under
of Gen. Cos. We received
orders to prepare for battle. We ad-
vanced upon the Mexicans in the fol-
lowing order: Houston, with the ar
tillery. in the center; the cavalry. on
the right, and Col. Sherman with his
troops on our left. The Mexicans had
thrown up breastworks out OF
their baggage about 100 yards south
of a belt of timber, where they had
stationed their artillery. Santa Ana's
right wing was placed in thick grove
of timber. When we got up pretty
close Gen. Houston sent word to Col
Sherman to attack this position. We
were ordered to move forward and
hold our fire until orders were given.
When we got within 60 OF, 70 yards we
were ordered to fire.
Then all discipline SO far as Sher'
mans troops were concerned, was at
an end. We were all firing as rapid |
" as we could and as soon as we fred |
every man reloaded as quickly as pos
sible and the man who first got his
gun reloaded moved on. not waiting
for orders"
Mr.. Steele has lived at Moxia, Tey-
as. for many years. He has ITO de-
seendants.