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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-20
FREE IF IT FAILS
Your Money Back II You Are Not
satisfied With the Medicine
We Recommend.

We are SO positive that our rem
edy will permanently relieve consti-
patton, no matter how chronic it may
be, that we offer to furnish the medi-
cine at our expense should it fail to
produce satisfactory results.
1t is worse than useless to attempt
ito cure constipation with cathartic
drugs. Laxatives or cathartics do
much harm. They cause reaction, ir-
ritate and weaken the bowels and
| tend to make constipation more
chronic. Besides. their use becomes
habit that is dangerous.
/ Constipation is caused by weak
ness of the nerves and muscles OF
/ the large intestine or descending col
on. TO expect permanent relief you
| must therefore tone up and strength.
en- these organs and restore them to
! healthier activity.
We want you to try Rexall Order
lies on our recommendation. They
ARE exceedingly pleasant to take, be-
/ ing eaten like candy, and are ideal
4 for children, delicate persons and old
folks. as well as for the robust. They
TACT directly on the nerves and mus
Giles OF the bowels. They apparently
have neutral action on other asso-
ciate organs or glands. They do not
purge, cause excessive looseness nor
create any inconvenience whatever.
They may be taken at any time, day
or night. They will positively re-
L lieve chronic or habitual constipation,
if not of surgical variety, and the
myriads OF associate or dependent
chronic ailments, If taken with regu-
larity for reasonable length of
time II tablets, 10 cents: So tab
lets, 25 cents. Sold in keokuk only
at our store.-The Rexall Store. Nc
Grath Bros. Drug Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-20
Save Money by Buying MeritoI
Couch Remedy.

You will pay just as much for a
bottle of Meritol Cough Remedy as
for any of the other cough med-
cines. but you save money in buying
it. The saving is in what you get,
not what you pay. The sure-to-cure-
you quality is in every bottle Of this
remedy, and you get good results
when you take it. Neglected colds
often develop serious conditions,
and when you buy a cough medicine
you want to be sure you are getting
one that will cure YOU, cold. Meri-
tol Cough Remedy always cures.
Price 25 and 80 cents bottle. For
sale by the City Drug Store. druggists,
members of America Drug & Press
Association
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-20
Observations Are Juagled.

Those versed III nautical observa-
tons will know that this is not the
correct position. From the examina-
ton of such data a group of friends
will stretch point and indorse the
claim. Hostile ones examining the
same material will pick it apa-l and
come to a reverse opinion. but neutr-
al men, straightforward and honest
must core to the conclusion that IN
such figures there is no proof. Since
the days of the earliest explorers the
final finished and printed narrative
has been accepted as the travellers
record of doings. In this every phase
of the pioneer work has been present
ed with its proper perspective. Here
In, with due afterthough and suffi-
cient study, the rough field notes and
the disconnected observations are
properly elaborated and reduced. In
such a narrative, after due digestion
and assimilation, there is to be
found neither the proof or the disproof
of the conquest
Subsequent travellers and other ex.
perts, with no interest to serve except
that Of fair play, have re-examined
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-20
freed ON Of Speech.

Newspapers In England had not
the right to criticise the policy Of the
king and the ministers until the end
Of the eighteenth century. Mr.. Wal.
ter, the first editor OF the London
Times, had to serve years imprison.
ment for censuring the duke of York.
That was more than 100 years after
Milton, In the "Areopagitica," stated
in unanswerable fashion the reasons
for freedom of speech.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-20

Tells How to Make a Pint
Of Laxative Cough Syrup
Very Cheaply at Home.

The reason that most all cough
syrups are ineffective. is that the
ordinary preparations are very
constipating and after a while they
aggregate the congestion and
bring on fever and pneumonia. 10
avoid pneumonia the bowels
should be laxative and the cough
will soon be overcome.
The finest acting. most pleasant
tasting and laxative cough syrup
can be made at home by anv one.
optaln from a we'll stocked drug
store 21a ounces of essence mentho-
laxene; empty it into a pint bot
tie. Make a syrup with pint of
graduated sugar and a half pint
boiling water; stir and let cool.
Then fill up the bottle with syrup.
Shake it well and take a teaspoon
full every hour or two until s,he
cough is cured. This is the quick
est acting and surest cough rem
edy every conceived. All wholesale
druggists and most retail druggists
sell essence mentho-laxene.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-20
Hail to be Beauty Place.

A small army of workers will begin
in a few days to affect the transfer
nation Of the spacious Woodmen hall
in manner suited to tile occasion.
Special decorative features are en-
route from Chicago and the scheme
will be military throughout The hall
will be rewired and a generous NUM-
Der OF incadescent globes used
The grand march will begin at Q
O'Clock and will likely be led by Gen.
eral Guy = Logan and Mrs. Logan
IN line will be other officers of the
state in the order of their rank A
midnight luncheon will be served
following the military mess call
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-20

cred at two p. m. in exactly the same
spot where the man disappeared.
Taylor was married and lived with
his wife on a small place in Des
Moines county just over the line. He
had been employed on the bridge
work during the winter, and was an
industrious and reliable young fellow.
His parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. |. lay
lor,, live south OF Viewer.
The drowning cast gloom over the
little town of Viewer yesterday where
Taylor was highly respected. He had
lived in that vicinity his entire life
time.
DAVENPORT, Iowa, Feb. 20.-Oscar
Rowker. aged seventy, of Oxford
Mills, la. is probably the first victim
of the flood in the Maquoketa and
Wapsie river bottom lands. He has
been missing since Thursday, and as
he was known to have been going TIC
the river to watch the flood, it is
feared that he was drowned.
The stage of the water in the two
rivers is about stationary, although in
the Mississippi at Davenport the wa
ter has risen another foot in the last
twenty-four hours. A large steel
bridge costing $4,000 was washed
away neor Wheatland The Milwaukee
bridge at Noels still holds, but train
men and passengers refuse to trust it
The trains are run to the bridge, the
passengers alight and walk over, the
engineer starts the train SLOWLY
Jumps off and the fireman jumps on
after it is safely over and stops it,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-20
What Admiral schley Says.

Admiral Schley says, Without col
fusion two accounts could not have
been written SO similar Therefore, ii
Mr., Peary has reached the pole the
evidence for that accomplishment is
in his book. If have reached the pole
the material to support that claim viii
be in my forthcoming book. Get them
both and put them side by side. All
ask for is fair play. You, am sure
will grant that
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-20
Careless.

A man was arrested in New York
for selling stock in company that
does not exist. There is no excuse
for such crude methods in commu-
nifty where charters may be obtained
so cheaply and no questions asked,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-20
Proof Of Polar Claim.

Since Peary compelled Whitney
to bury my instruments and part of
the field notes in far off Greenland /
determined to rest my case at Copen-
hagen on report and the complete
set of reduced observations. The YER
dict given on this was, that from ma
terial submitted there was insufficient
evidence to indorse the attainment of
the pole The press seized upon this
as the most unfavorable verdict pos
sible and storm Of empty abuse has
ragged since, but the case is not yet
closed.
Never before in the history of the
world has the question OF absolute
! geological proof been raised. In the
heated excitement OF this polar prob
lem, new and false position has been
introduced. To settle the controversy
sextant readings and other figures
we're suddenly seized as proof of a
voyage Of exploration. But is this cor
recte
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-20
Stronu French Porters.

The porters of the central markets
at Paris, which are the largest mar
kets in the world, are called the
strong men of the markets because
Of their great muscle and endurance.
They wear hats as big as parasols,
which enable them to carry on their
heads most unwieldy and unpleasant
burdens, such as crates of fowls, rab-
bits and little pigs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-20

A few minutes delay N treating
some cases Of Group, even the length
Of time 1t takes to go fc- doctor Of.
ten proves dangerous. The safest way
is to keep Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy in the house, and at the first indi-
cation of Group give the child dose.
Pleasant to take and always cures.
Sold by all dealers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-20
Won't Take Much Money.

After the dam has been built across
the river, there will not be much of
en- expense, for the United States gov
eminent because of the lake which
will be formed forty miles long, and
which will need practically no re-
pairs or attention at all, as navigation
will continue uninlpeded because OF
the unusually high stage of water.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-20

While it is often impossible to
prevent an accident, it is never i'm
possible to be prepared-it is not be-
yond any ones purse. Invest Is cents
in a bottle of Chamberlain Linz
ment and you are prepared for sprains
bruises and like injuries. Sold by all
dealers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-20
Qucer!

Fom-yearold Philip Went for the
first time with his auntie TO an Epis-
copal church one Sunday recently,
and the little fellow was especially
Impressed with the white-robed.
surpliced choir On reaching home.
he said enthusiastically to his nam
ma: And ] saw lots of ladies' sing
in, but they had mans heads on!n
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-20
RAISED DRAFT;
NOW UNDER ARREST
Supposed College Student Works :
Game in Quincy and
Springfield.

At Springfield, Mo-, several days ago
occurred the arrest Of young man
by the name of A. E. Meacham, re-
garding which there is some local in
terest says the Quincy Wing. He
worked clever game similar to the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-20
About the Locks Width.

Whether the government lock which
will be built afterwhile rnd which will
take the place of all three locks, is
to be ITO Or 80 feet wide, has not yet
been determined officials OF
this district of the river not knowing
the plans of the government yet. with
regard to that.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-20

this material. After sufficient time
and cool conscientious thought have
elapsed, history has thus presented a
fair verdict upon the merits of a
travellers success.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18

well, there must OF necessity spring
up that perfect confidence and inti-
mate understanding which enables
the one to Al the wants or the other
with an insight 6hat Is born Of per
feet comprehension.
This factor is no doubt largely IN
fuentiaI in causing Perth Amboy res
idents to buy at home N the we'll
kept and well stocked stores, whose
arrangements have so closely studied
the needs Of their patrons and where
every dollar spent is spent with a
fellow townsman, who is helping 90
bear the burden Of municipal ex-
pense.
rs Perth Amboy citizens invest their
money at home for they believe in the
opportunities offered by their own
city and they feel confident that when
others know the facts as they do
they will in turn be convinced and
1t is to present some Of these facts
that the PERTH AMBOY EVENING
NEWS is sending broadcast the story
Of Perth Amboy opportunities.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18

handiwor& in this particular with
that of any other city.
While Perth &mboy is a manufac-
turing City and has many of the
small homes of the working people.
of which, by the way, It is especially
proud, it has also many fine resi-
dences, pleasing in their architecture.
neat and tasteful.
Some belong to the heads of the
factories in and about the town. who
were first attracted to Perth Amboy
by its industrial advantages and who
found in its healthful, cheerful sur
roundings the ideal mean between
the convenience of the large cities
and the pleasures of suburban life.
Perth Amboy has a handsome fed
eral building which contains the
custom house and the first class post
office which has a frequent house to
house mail delivery.
1t has a well patronized and we'll
housed public library which contains
many thousands of carefully chosen
volumes.
A free city hospital equipped with
all the modern appliances for the
care Of the sick and injured, Is main
tanned by the city. Highly skilled
physicians are constantly In attend
ance, assisted by a corps Of trained
nurses
Perth Amboy's Schools.
The educational facilities OF Perth
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18

in cheerful healthful surroundings
give a zest o study by building
strong, healthy young bodies.
Perth Amboy has a police force
capable of coping with any disorder
hat might arise, which serves the
city f~earlessly. diligently and hon
estly and whose courtesy would be
an example to that of larger cities.
Perth Amboy has an excellent fire
department consisting of seven COM
panies. 1t has at all times shown
itself, by its promptness and skill in
handling the thoroughly modern ap-
paratus with which it is equipped to
be a safe and efficient guardian.
Churches of all denominations
supply the religious needs of the peo-
pie. The pulpits are filled by men
who by their teaching and example
are able to inspire their congregation
with the spirit and zeal with which
they are themselves animated.
The banking facilities of the city
are admirable. There are three
banks: The First National, The
Perth Amboy Trust Co, and the
Perth Amboy Savings Institution.
These all have ample capitalization
and large deposits. They are ef1c-
iently and conservatively managed
and are animated by a spirit of prog
ress that impels them to place at
the disposal of worthy enterprise
such assistance as is proper and all
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18
Found the Word.

The late Thomas Lowry Of Mime
apolis was a great wit and a great
story teller as well as a great fnan-
cier. He needed 100000 one time
for n Of his railroad enterprises. and
he went TO New York to get 1t. On the
morning Of his arrival a friend met
him at the hotel and asked, What are
you doing. Tom?"
Il am going downtown to get $1,000
600"
Can you do it,"
my boy" said Lowry impressiyely,
ain the bright lexicon Of youth there
Is 70 such word as fail"
That night Lowry came back to his
hotel after a hard day. The same
friend met him. Did you get the mil
lion?" he asked
mo" replied Lowry, Il didn't. 1
opened that bright lexicon of youth,
and the word was In II. "-Philadelphia
Saturday Evening Post.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18

Amboy will stand the keenest crit
icism. Her schools employ all the
modern methods that have stood the
test of experience. The school houses
are commodious and taken as a
whole, r among the finest group of
structures devoted to education in
the state. They are well lighted,
cheerful and of pleasing construc-
ton and are thoroughly equipped.
There are eight grade schools, one
central grammar school and one
high school, which is on the approved
list of all the leading universities
in the country. 1t has also an ex-
cellent private business school and
four parochial schools.
An able body of teachers is en-
ployed, who, by their diligence and
training, have successfully proven in
the past the efficiency of their meth
DDS by the attainments of their
scholars.
The children Of Perth Amboy will
have all the advantages of a thor
ough schooling in a city noted for
its moral tone.
Perth Amboy deserves the earn
est consideration of those who wish
to remove their children from the
communicating influences all too prev
alent in the larger cities where the
play ground must of necessity fire.
quently be the streets, for in it fresh
country air, the ample room for play
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18

the facilities at their command.
They are supplemented by build
ing and loan associations, solid and
substantial, which offer opportunities
that are eagerly grasped by the
thrifty working people Of the city.
During the past year many new
.Fbuildings have been erected In Perth
Amboy from which an estimate may
be made Of the rapid growth Of the
city.
There are In Perth Amboy two
daily newspapers, The Perth Amboy
Evening News and the Perth AmBoy
Chronicle.
Several social clubs and branches
Of practically all the large ~fraternal
orders serve to cement the social in
tercourse Of the city where hospital
ity and Eeighborliness are so pro-
nounced and its handsome club
buildings and commodious and we'll
equipped lodge rooms AFFORD meet
ing places where cordially and good
cheer reign.
There are here two first class thea
ters, The Bijou and Proctor's. where
clean entertainment of a high stand
ard is afforded at popular prices.
Moving pictures are also popular and
well patronized in the city.
Perth Amboy also has a large fire.
proof Auditorium. able to accommo-
date large gatherings. Here, during
the fall, winter and spring months
sporting events of all sorts are held.
Perth Amboy As a Summer Resort.
Had Perth Amboy not been natur-
ally selected as a place Of industry
it would undoubtedly become famous
as g. summer resort. Excellent shelly
ing, sandy bathing beaches abound
all about the town. The waters of
the Sound are always enjoyable dur
ing the warm months IN are never
too rough. Well kept bathing pavil-
ions are maintained at points along
the shore and on the outskirts Of the
city summer hotels attract a large
patronage.
Raritan Bay affords excellent fish
ing and attracts many anglers to the
city, while it's waters offer line boat
ing opportunities.
The Raritan Yacht Club has a large
and enthusiastic membership. Most
of the members own yachts, speed or
pleasure Launches.
The markets Of the city are filed
with the choicest foods at reasonable
prices. The stores are clean and
well kept.
There is a $4,000 public market
open every week day in the year,
fully equal in every respect to the
largest and best of those in New
York. The city also has a public
farmers market open during the
summer months where fresh garden
! truck is sold on Tuesdays and Fri
days of each week.
In a city where neighborliness is
such a striking characteristic, where
lawyer and client, doctor and patient,
merchant and customer hold not only
professional or business relations but
! personal and friendly relations, as
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18

Not every pun is as good as M
credited to a Dublin gentleman of
long ago by the author of a book en-
titled IN Many Lands" George ",
on his visit TO Dublin in 1921, met at a
reception Sir Philip Champion, Ire
lands greatest surgeon.
In what branch Of the service is
that magnificent looking man." asked
his majesty.
The gentleman to whom the question
was put was too polite to hint that the
king was mistaken in supposing that
the distinguished surgeon was a naval
or military officer.
Sire" he replied, 'he is a general
In the ~laRcers."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18
UnexCeIled Location
of Perth Amboy
CONTINUED from page ~

Amboy Board Of Trade, composed Of
the leading merchants and men of
affairs in the city lends It's assist
ance to every industry seeking loca-
ton.
The population of Perth Amboy is
industrious. Labor of all kinds is
plentiful and contented.
The labor troubles that often ham
per and frequently paralize industry
in the larger cities are practically I'M
known in Perth Amboy.
Most of the Iaborers and employees
in the factories and mills of the city
own their own homes and take all
the interest of the property holders
In the public welfare and the cause
of good government.
Public Utilities.
Perth Amboy has all the public
utilities demanded by modern bust
ness and residential requirements.
1t has an excellent system of sew
erage and owns it's own water plant,
which not only pays for itself, but
earns thousands of dollars for the
city yearly by the sale of water to
the city of South Amboy and several
villages in the vicinity.
The water supply is at Run
yon on the southern side Of
the Raritan River about seven miles
above the city where it is stored In
forty ground storage wells, having
q capacity of IL, 600, 900 gallons. The
water is clear and pure blush white
in COLOR.
Two mains, "a inch and IA inch,
respectively, lead the water to the
city under the Raritan River. An
other "a inch main is now being
built. The city contemplates the
construction of q reservoir on the
northern bank of the river n has
purchased land for that purpose.
Two telephone companies furnish
local telephone service, which is
supplemented by long distance tele-
phone and two telegraph systems.
Perth Amboy Is furnished gas by
a local company which manufactures
its W gas in the city. Electricity
is furnished at the rate of ten cents
per kilowatt hour with special rates
to factories.
The streets of Perth Amboy are
clean, well kept and neat. Over 10
miles Of them are paved. In a
large part of the residential dis
trict they are bordered by handsome
homes, surrounded by carefully
tended lawns and gardens, dotted
here and there by shrubs and flower
beds, while the luxurious shade trees
are the especial pride of the city.
These trees are under the ARE and
protection Of a shade tree commits
sion, which invites comparison of its
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-02-15
V1CTUAIS FOR LINERS.
Great Stores OF Food Needed by
Olympic and Titanic.

Sixty thousand dollars worth OF
American food and drink will be
placed or board the new ocean lin
ers Titanic and Olympic each tine
these big boats dock az New York
city. For meat alone $4,000 is 10
be paid each time either o. the big
sister ships comes into port Large
quantities OF beef. lamb. pork. veal
AID mutton will be brought from
all over the country and stacked
away in retrigerators that must hold
enough to feed $500 people on 4
transatlantic voyage. Wasonioads
o. poultry costing $500 are TO be
added to this array. with piles OF
fish worth $4,000.
Far away in the frigid depth o.
the new liners cold storage com
partments $1,000 worth Of ice cream
is to be stored. and for cigars $4,000
Will be spent. Wines and spirits
costing $4,000 are SET down as nee
essary for each stipload Of passen-
gers. together with some $4,000
worth Of beer and mineral waters.
II both boats are able to begin
their regular trips next spring. ST.
100000 viii be spent in New York
city in year simply to stock up their
capacious larders.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-02-15
DARING RESCUE By FIRE,lEH
sCrowds in the Street Cheer Their
Thrilling Work.

Firemen achieved spectacular res
cues OF two impe-illed clothing work
ers from upper stories Of q big fac
tory building in Goerck street. New
York. Wednesday while the flames
were bursting out on al! sides OF
them.
The men in danger were in en-
actly similar positions. one on the
fifth and the other on the sixth floor
Of the burning structure.
Twining their legs about the Are
escape ratings OF the next door
building, which ran close 20 the fac
tory wall. two fremen reached over
and joined hands with the workren
as the latter mounted the "-indow
ledges and extended themse IS to
the limit. Both dansled in m!da!r
for moment but we're finally land
ed safely on the Are escapes.
Crowds OF the street cheered the
rescuers. The FIRE burned out the
three upper floors OF the building.