davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-01-15
LETTERS FROM MOTHER
She Answers the Announcement

My Dear Daughter:
Your letter this morning made very happy and
and dreamed little of that time when found that
ing into my life. a.. 4.
glad DEAR that you have the great happiness
that brought know your put
will realize there bliss conceivable like that
Of clasping your child your breast.
friend that beautiful prose poem of Robert nger
soils when expecting 1t has always hung bed
l am you remember the first paragraph
Born of love and hope of ecstacy and pain of
tears and lowered with wealth of two united =
hearts-held in happy with lips upon ife's
drifted founL blue veined and fair, where perfect
peace finds perfect form-looking with wondrous,
WIDE startled eyes things of light and
day"
This what you my girl and it is what
your first born will be to you.
made proud the night of your marriage when
said blessed than girls because had
impaired you full knowledge of all the great of
way that understand the sacednss and beauty
of married life.
Now when you find the very of womanhood has
been placed upon you that you become mother
it makes me very glad know that there nothing but joy your
heart
When this is so for that silly selfconscous
ness which often goes of modesty There nothing
vulgar about the birth of child The who realizes the
greatness of Natures plan work Immediately with
Intelligence and sympathy by beginning her child from
You must begin yourself this which will be
little where not only yourself but
1;fa VI htt n6ofp6 IIk
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21
ASCENSION DAY
COMES MAY 10TH
a Committee of Local Knights Temp
lar Preparing for Days
Celebration.

This year Ascension day comes on
May 18th and Keokuk Knights Temp
lar are going to have special services,
more elaborate, present plans are.
than those on previous dates. com
mittee is at work On the plans at the
present time and as soon as they are
formulated, they will be announced.
An invitation has been extended to
communicates in several other cities,
and delegations from those places are
expected to attend. Invitations have
been sent to Memphis, Canton,
Keosauqua, centeryille and Carthage.
DR.. Sage, rector of st. Johns
church, has extended the knights an
invitation to attend services In that
church on Ascension day. The COM
plete program to be arranged by the
knights includes a number of adj
dresses with various musical se1ec.
tions In addition.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21
PERSONALS.

U. M. Downing formerly resident
of Keokuk, now with the Iowa PAGER
company of Waterloo, is spending
Sunday In the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. II. Kennedy of
Philadelphia arrived yesterday to visit
with Mrs. Kennedy's parents. Mr..
and Mrs. C11as Beer Mrs. Kennedy
was formerly Miss Linnette Beer OF
this city.
G. A. Wright, janitor at the court
house, left yesterday for vincennes,
where he will spend Sunday with his
daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Logan Of
Keithsburg, Illinois, arrived in Keokuk
yesterday for visit at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. c. Bever of 925
Bank tsreet.
Cy Chambers, the horse trainer
leaves next Thursday ~ Kahcika
where he will PUT on the finishing
touches for John Chambers string Of
steppers, with which he will tour the
eastern section OF the country, begin
ming In June.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21
BUTCHER, CARPENTER AND
BUTCHER

Are still In the lead in the electric
wiring fixture business. Now Is your
time to take advantage in the low
price of wiring before the underwriters
rules take effect. We are still wiring
under old contract. Fixtures we furn-
ish at absolute cost If we do your
work. Get busy before the new line
of construction is made and avoid the
rush. Our office is at No. 1904 Main
street. Bell phone No. 1477.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21
EAGLES NOTICE.

All members of Keokuk aerie No.
6s3, F. O. E. are requested to meet at
Eagles hall Sunday afternoon at 2
O'Clock to attend the funeral Of our
late brother, George H. Greaves
PHIL CHASER, w. President
CHAS. A. NOAKES, Secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21
NOTICE.

The Keokuk Loan and Building AS.
ISOLATION offers for sale 500 shares OF
stock to date May /, 1912. These
shares may be used as an investment
or used in obtaining loan for build
ing or repairing.
]. D. ECKER, Secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21

Are you frequently hoarse? Do you
have that annoying tickling in your
throat? Does your cough annoy you
at night and do You raise mucus in
the morning? Do you want relief? II
so, take Chamberlain's Cough Rene
dy and you will be pleased. Sold by
wilkinson & Co. Pharmacy and J. +.
Kiedaisch & Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21
ATTENTION /. o. o. E.

Members of Keokuk Lodge No. II
|. o. o. F. are requested to meet al
the lodge room at p. m. Sunday, April
81, to attend the funeral of our late
brother. George H. Greaves. Members
of Hermann and Puckechetuck lodges
invited to attend.
ALFRED LUNDBoRG, n. g.
E. l.. BOUD, Secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21
ANNOUNCEMENT.

wish to announce myself as candi-
date for the office Of county supervis-
or for term OF 1913. subject to de
cision of republican voters.
JOHN DeROSEAR.
Mt. Hamill, Route /.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21
Program.
Sonata A fiat major. Opus 26
Married at CARTHAGE.

The following item is from the
Carthage Gazette: Miss Elizabeth
Darlington. of this city. and Mr..
Lowell Cline, of Keokuk, We're mar
ried at the Catholic parsonage Sun
day evening, Father O'Brien offlciat
ing. They will reside in st. Louis
where the groom is following his
trade of cabinet maker. The bride
has many friends in this city who ex
tend best wishes and hearty congratu-
lations to them.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21
Mrs. HNlberu Concert.

Mrs. Hfilberg Concert.
Mrs. Wilma Hultgren Hillberg will
appear in a piano recital before the
Burlington Musical club, tomorrow
afternoon at four O'clock.
She will represent the Monday
Music club of this city, which is send
ing her in return for the recital given
here by Mr.. Martin Bruhl Of Burling'
ton, last Monday evening.
Mrs. Hillberg is young Swedish
pianist of much ability. and the club
feels honored in having her as it's
representative. Following is the pro
gram to be presented:
Il
Program.
Sonata A fat major, Opus &c
........,... beethoven
Andante con variazini
Schetzo
Marcia funebre
Allegro
(a) Prelude; (b) Ballad, G
minor ................. Chopin
Andante spianato ct Polonaise
................. Snopln
ta( Romance .....-........ Slpellus
(bl Waldesrauschen ........... List
(c) Etude en- forme de valse
.....,....... Sandstone
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21

Read The Daily Gate City. Il
cents per week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21
Baptist Brotherhood Banquet.

|
1t was a pleasing banquet given by
the Brotherhood Of the First Baptist
church Friday night at the parlors of
the church, which was enjoyed also
by the wives and sweethearts of the
membership. 1t was pronounced one
OF the best and most enjoyable social
events given since the organization
has been in existence. The banquet
was spread at O'clock, F. e. Citing.
president of the club very acceptably
acted as POSTMASTER. Happy re-
sponses to the toasts were made by
Rev. DR.. Sanders, D.. A. Young, L. T.
Montgomery and Mr.. Hall.
Mrs. George S. Merriam made a
very pleasing response for the ladies'.
After the banquet the following Of
ficers were elected to serve six
months:
F, e. Elting, president, reelected.
L. 7. Montgomery, vice president.
Ed Laubersheimer, vice president.
Clyde Inman. treasurer.
The banquet board didn't groan, but
smiled under its weight of substan-
tials, the centerpiece of which was
chicken pie, with appropriate accom-
panying dishes, and the choicest del
icacies, including ice cream.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21
Ladies' AId socletx.

Ladies' Aid Society.
The Ladies Aid society Of the First
Baptist church will meet for work in
the church parlors on Friday after
noon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21
Meetlno Postponed

MeetIng Postponed.
There will be no meeting of the
Woman's Whist League this week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21
Shakespeare Program.

The Shakespeare program which
was to have been given for the Mon
day Music club in the Y. M. G. A..
auditorium tomorrow night has been
postponed one week on account OF the
inability of some who were to par
ticipate. to appear.
Others in the club have consented
to substitute, but owing to the short
notice given, the recital Is necessar-
lily postponed. 1t will be given prac-
tically as outlined in the yearbook.
on Monday, April 30.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21
Mrs. Iaeaer to- Entertain.

Mrs. Edmond Jaeger. 7o4 Grand
ave-, will entertain the Fortnightly
Whist club on Tuesday afternoon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21

Mrs. Huiskamp VIII Entertain.
Mrs. Henry w. Huiskamp entertain.
ed the Travel class on Saturday af-
ternoon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21

Gate City want ads. bring results.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21
YOUNG Ladies', cuiIs.

The Young Ladies' Guild OF St
Johns Episcopal church will meet
Monday afternoon at the parish house.
Mrs. John C. Sage, Mrs. W. H. Cart.
er and Mrs. Ida Davis entertaining.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21
Epworth League picnic.

One of the prettiest affairs Of the
month was the regular spring picnic
of the Epworth League held In the
ample basement of the Trinity Meth
odist church, Thursday evening. The
decorations OF the apartments where
the happy picnic was held we're tasti-
~ arranged and added beautiful at
fractions. There were goodly num-
Der present who greatly enjoyed the
event which was given over entirely
to social features. no program being
prepared. A regular picnic supper
was spread and amid the pleasing sur
roundings was fully enjoyed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21
Shakespeare Club.

The Shakespeare club has for a
number of years celebrated Shake
speare's birthday anniversary on
April 80. This year they plan to hon
or the great bard as usual. only the
date Of the banquet is set for the
thirtieth of April instead of April %.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21
ladies, Society M. ia church.

me Ladies' Society of the Trinit'
NJ. e. church will meet ON Friday at
ternoon at the residence of Mrs.
Frank w. Brown, 314 North Fifth.
Mesdames Lacey and Cochrane will
assist in entertaining.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21
Westminster Guild.

Westminster Guild.
The Westminster Guild will be en-
tertained on Monday afternoon by
Mrs. e. B. Newcomb, TIP Blondeau
street
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-03
W,N NOT NOTIFY THE BURGLARS

An exodus OF gamblers and prosti-
tutes from tho city is expected by rea-
son Of the appointment OF ! w. Jenney
as chief Of police. The liberal element
Of tho city is greatly disappointed in
Councilman Van Liew's selection as
head Of the police department. The
word which has already passed out to
the gamblers and prostitutes that ii
they remain tn the city they may AK
pect to be prosecuted has cut off all
hope that their operations will be per-
mitted by the new regime.-Des Moines
Register and Leader.
The above Is a common announce
ment: Word has been passed out to
the gamblers and prostitutes"
But why pass out word; TO gamb-
lers and prostitutes more than to the
forgeTs, the burglars. sneak thieves and
hold-up men7 Why Is it necessary to
notify lawbreakers that they will not
be permitted 70 operate" In defiance
Of city ordinances and state laws?
Commissioner Van Lew. it is said,
has the confidence Of decency In Des
Moines and u expected to make a bet
ter record than his predecessor. Blu,
it is burning commentary on our
municipal governments and our police
systems that gamblers and prostt.
tutes'' expect notification that they
will not be permitted to operate"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-03
MAKE A NOISE.

The counties to elect delegations .his
ueek will add largely to the Cumm1ns
count in the state convention. Clay
and Hamilton have held theirs and nave
sent instructed delegations other
counties will fall in line this week, but
il should be fully understood by pro-
xress,ye leaders that activity and vigil
ance is the price Of the state conVen-
ton. There has been too much walt
ing and dependence on the other fellow
to get out the vote.
That is all there is to 1t In progress
sive count1ea Get out the vote. 1t Is
the right kind when 1t is routed out
The proSreasives In a strong progress
siye county are inclined to count on
enough being there" to take care of
the primary. What is needed now is
to wake up the voters and set them out
to take their own part
It is up to the progressive leaders
to make noise that will rouse the
progressive vote which Is needed to
make the convention assuredly pro-
Sressive. The responsibility for the
convention now rests on the counties
whence delegates are stiu to come Get
busy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-03
Topics of the Times

A Chinese baseball team from Homo
iu1u VIII begin an American tour late
i'll May. The name OF the laundry rep
resented IS not given in the dispatch.
San Franciscos chief Of police has
forbidden the sale OF certain news
papers within the city and confiscated
as many copies as possible of the Bull
letin, leading Frisco daily, thereby
assisting the propaganda he was en-
deavoring to suppress Inucn more than
the papers under the ban could have
hoped to do.
Ottunwa business houses have four
feet Of water in their Easements, Blu,
for all that the vets" are not happy
in Ottumwa.
The most Of living and the streams
seem to be bucking each other for the
high record
Senator Proudfoot will make can
vass Of the state in a motor car. That
sort OF thing will work now but ina G.
inc candidate for governor going out
among the farmers with an automobile
1--WE years ago!
OF course 1t takes time TO spray the
| orchard, but it will take money to buy
apples next January.
Florida isn't 50 slow. The battleship
Florida is said to be the fastest in
the world. And those everglade pro-
motors can go some too.
II q party thunderstorm should
sweep over the democratic convention
would Mr.. Bryan rush out and stand In
the rain?
Uncle George Perkins acts as tho
Congressman Hubbard failed to send
him any garden seeds this spring.
No one questions that manufactured
butter in healthy when properly made
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-03
- vifs's illness. and s.ya:

His wifes ulnessI and seyA: "a 4. .e.
Il took her to the best Aoceore J
knew OF and thsy said she must b Ap-
eratsd on. So aAe was operated on and
got steadily worse and 'werse-~had to
take to crutcheA tried one doctor
after another. with no good results.
Finally. In the hope Of q cure. we took
to Christian Science. and she still got
worse. I sent her here to Oakland. and
finally moved to Oakland to live.
About this time heard Of some people
who believed in divine healing; so we
turned to them and mad them pray for
my wife. She improved from that time
on, and now We both have taken Jesus
Christ as our Savior and Healer. My
wife is doing all her own housework
and two weeks ago discarded her
clutches. There have been such mar
velous healings already In our family
that dare not In the face of what God
has done already in our family keep
up my Insurance.: altho I think very
much Of the Mutual Life. Still, having
found out what it means to know Jesus
and let him take care OF my troubles. I
can not. in justice to God, my Wife,
and family, turn back now. will
close. hoping that you cir wou are not
christian) will turn to Jesus before
1t is too late and see If the Lord is not
true.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-03
SECRET VOTE on SALOON QUESTION:

The Cedar Rapids Gazette advocates
"the use Of the secret ballot when de-
ternining whether or not saloons shall
be licensed. With the ballot men could
vote their convictions without being
subjected to attack from men or or
CARNATIONS which opposed their ideas.
The Gazette hopes the next general
assembly VIII have gumptlon enough
to abolish the petition Of consent and
substitute tho secret ballot"
The Gazette 10 right IN this matter
IN one statement. With the ballot men
could vote without being subject to
criticism 1t homo or outside, because
the ballot would be cast in secret The
churchman who desires to get a con-
sent rakeon could vote for his purse
and lie about It afterwards with prac-
teal safety. Husbands could pledge
themselves to their wives and daugh-
tiers to vote against the saloon and keep
on lying after they had voted for it.
The man in trade who so desired could
play both ends Of deceit against the
middle Of performance. It would be
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-03
A Cruise to Panama
[By J. L. c arney.1

Fort De France, Martinique Islands,
March 1.-THE Moltke made he
short run to this place on half
speed last night and anchored in
a beautiful bay about one mile
from shore before daylight. We
found on reaching the deck that light
| showers had fallen during the night
and the shores Of the island rising from
the water front to quite q hetghth were
green and fresh looking. Our cruise
SO far has been during the dry season
and every place visited has shown the
effect of long continued dry weather.
This island is one of the few colon
ial possessions of La Belle France
and Of course Is noted as the birth
place OF the once glorious Josephine,
wife Of Napoleon, whose later years
were spent In sorrow but with I'M
abated love for the heartless man once
her husband but who had divorced
her. A fine statue in q plaza near the
landing place perpetuates the memory
Of the faithful wife. A carriage drive
Of a couple Of hours Is fully sufficient
to satisfy the curiosity OF the average
tourist in this city. Altho It was the
Sabbath the market was open and
crowded with all the types Of natives
that are usually found In such places.
The language Is a sort OF French pa
tots or dialect The island - quite
mountainous. there being about 400
mountain peaks on It. To the west OF
the town is = large gray fort but like
most Of the Notifications In the West
Indies seems 30 for the most part
have fallen into decay. The island,
like mcet Of the group has been swept
at different periods with destructive
hurricanes but for the most part few
Indications are left Of their destruc-
tive power.
AZ noon the Mo1tke ieft its anchor
age and departed to cover the few
miles that separate Fort de France, the
only town Of any consequence on the
islands, and the site Of IT'S former gay
capital city, st. Pierre, which on May
8. 1902, was snuffed out as a candle
is extinguished. together with all the
lives Of its 10000 Inhabitants Except
one man in prison) by the awful ex-
plosion from Mt. Pelee and the ennis
! sion Of poisonous gases and super
heated air that burned as the flame
from a furnace mouth It was with
solemn countenanoes that the passen-
gers on our steamer crowded the rails
and gazed at what Il left Of the sum-
NIT Of mountain crest about $500
feet high, whose name filled the world
with horror, when its destructive ef-
fects became known
Tho - being calm the captain Of
the Moitke performed his promise,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-03

the easy way without any manner Of
doubt and the voter could thus dodge
any personal moral obligation to his
church. his family and his community
to which he may have pledged himself
by word or act. It would also admit
the hoater to full privileges. Thirty
days would make bunch OF lodging
house buns the arbiters between vets
and drys, and assured the supremacy Of
"the big wad."
There will be no objection to secret
ballot on the question Of saloon con-
sent II all persons Of legal age and
equal interest shall be permitted to
vote If there Is any good reason why
lazy, worthless and irresponsible loaf
ers should vote on question vital to
every woman In town and decent
womanhood be refused the privilege it
has never been rendered. Not every
woman will vote for saloon closing but
every drunken. panhandling lout Of the
levees Will vote for open saloons. The
Joe Shelleys who leave their babes I'M
buried and their wives dying, all vote
liberal How would Mrs Shelley vote
were she alive and empowered to cast
ballot? Open the vote to all vitality
interested in its result and the anti
saloonist and anti-saloon press which
defend the petition plan will meet the
saloon element and the newspapers
which are voicing saloon desire half
way for a secret ballot which shall in
clude all persons Of legal age.
There Is no occasion for lanentatlon
over the unhappy plight Of the man to
whom is presented for his signature or
refusal a saloon petition or a saloon
remonstrance. He has certain civic
He may sign one or the other, or refuse
TO sign either. 1t is HIS privilege to
voice his conviction with his signature
OF stand neutral. It is merely a ques-
ton Of men, mice and longtailed rats.
1t is often embarrassin sometimes
hardship. but that is true OF all ques-
lions bitterly fought. Howeverif he
desires to avoid public announcement
Of his position that Is no good reason
why he should cast secret ballot for
others quite az deeply interested as he.
Make it secret ballot if you please,
but give the woman whom the saloon
robs opportunity TO protect herself
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-03

and the high cost Of living 10 a TIRE
mendous argument for popularizins
manufactured butter. But even then
nobody can give a good reason for al
lowing manufactured butter to be sold
or used as dairy BUTTERFLIES Noinea
Register and Leader.
Does the logician Of the Register and
Leader conclude that oolored cleo mus,
necessarily be sold "as dairy butter
and that wood stain 10 used only that
elm may DO sold as quarter sawed
0ak7
Ed Chassell. candidate for secretary
Of state, has compelled political cal.
endar for 1913. which is the hardi.
est most concise brief of primary. cleo.
ton. registry mad convention data evel
issued. The T.-R acknowledges Its re-
ceipt as q welcome favor.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-03

"1r 'neurotic' is fatal disease, there
will soon be room for lot OF home
steaders IN North Dakota" predicts
the Council Bluffs Nonpareil.