davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-15
MRS E N8llEah
 A Sought in Vain for Relief From
 Her Ailments CONDITION ALARMING
CONDITION
0N ALARMING
New. Tonic "Tona Vita" Produced Quick Change for the Better in =
 Very Short Length of Time

Mrs. Emma Whiteey of Ensley, Ala, also well known in Birmingham, has thls to say of "Tona Vita" the new tonic that is making such record in Birming- ham at present. T have been in miser- able condition of health for some time. never did know exactly what was the matter with me. just felt half dead all the time. l got no enjoyment from any thing and could not eat or sleep or prop erly' attend to my affairs.
 T was as tired in the morning as when I went to bed, and stayed that way all day. My nerves were in frightful state and the least little thing would upset me and make me very nervous.
 T was constipated and I had very little strength. My appetite was poor and when l did eat heartily would be troubled with indigestion.
 q got some of the 'Tona Vita after talking with one of the representatives. have now taken one bottle, and the first thing l noticed I began to sleep better and did not toss all night as formerly. Then my appetite began to improve and my food did not distress me. l have grown steadily stronger each day and now hardly seem like the same person.
 T have tried much medicine in the past, hut nothing I have taken compared with this. It has made me into a well woman whenI had about given up hope"
 The representatives who are introduc- ing the new tonic in Birmingham say that several thousand people are now taking the medicine in this city.
 We are selling 'Tona Vita to great many people here" said one of the rep resentatives recently, but when you think that this city has at least 10000 debilitated, half sick people who would be immensely benefited by the tonic 1t does not seem as if we are accomplishing as much as we should However the sale is growing larger very fast as people who are talk ing the medicine tell their friends what it has done and this does more than any thing else to make people realize what a really wonderful medicine Tona Vita is.
 we. will continue to meet callers at the Collier Drug company, 1O9-1n North Twentieth street. from a. m. to D. m. as long as we remain in this city If the tonic does not do all we claim for it the purchase price Is refunded.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-15
DUNCAN D|ESAT
 FORT SAM HOUSTON End Came Suddenly in Tex as Yesterday-Will Be
 Buried in Arlington


 San Antonio, Tex. May 14.-Brigadier- General Joseph w. Duncan died suddenly at 12:3D o'clock this morning. He will be buried in the National cemetery of Arlington at Washington. His death caused a shadow to fall over Fort Sam Houston. He was always popular there as soldier. In San Antonio city and the state of Texas, his native state, General Duncan was well known. He was born at Fort Ewell, Tex, while his father, a captain, was stationed there. In cam paigns against the Indians. against the Filpinos and in the Spanish American war he won several service medals.
 General Duncan's career as aAsoldier ex- tended over two score years and he rose from the rank of second lieutenant rapidly to brigadier-general.
 He leaves widow and a son. Captain Thomas Duncan. and daughter, the wife of Lieutenant Palmer of Fort Sam, Hous- ton. .i,T
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-15
RAMSEY CLASS ID
 GIVE A BANQUET.
Annual Banquet Occurs To- morrow Night at First
 Methodist

The second annual banquet of the Ram say class of the First Methodist church Sunday school will be held tomorrow night at that church. J. E. Ramsey, pres ident of the class. said yesterday that over 200 members had indicated that they would attend and on that account it is anticipated that one of the most success ful occasions in the history of that class will be held.
 The class is composed of young men and ladies of the church and is said to Dc numerically the strongest in the state.
 MT. Ramsey will preside as toastmas- ter at the banquet, while seven speakers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-15
PARDON BOARD HAS
 MANY APPLICATIONS

Montgomery, May 4.-(Special. 1.-The state pardon board met in regular month ly session today in the office of Secretary of State Cyrus B. Brown, one of the mem bers of the board, The board had before them a large number of applications for clemency and received many appeals from relatives and friends of convicts.
 Owing to the absence of the governor from Montgomery the boards action on various matters today will not be made public until after the executives return to the city. The boards recommendations will be made to Governor O'Neal upon his return from New York, where he has gone to attend to some personal mat ters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-15


 will reply to toasts. The ladies of the church will have charge of the individual tables, even to the decorations. A rival " has sprung up as to which table shall be the most elegantly decorated. and it is expected they will be very lavishly ar ranged:
 The programme includes selections by the Ramsay class orchestra The com plete programme follows;
 J. E. Ramsey Postmaster
 "OUR CLASS" 'T shall the effect of this good lesson As watchman to my heart"
 --Mr. P. P. Pepper.
 "OUR ORCHESTRA" Sweet the exultanee of song, But the strain that precedes it is sweeter."
 MT. c. F. Manly.
 "OUR BACHELORS" Iris better to have loved and lost Than to have married and be bossed.'
 Dr. E. c. Yielding.
 -OUR SERVICE" Not he who scorns the Savior's yoke Should wear his cross upon the heart"
 MT. Hugh A. Locke.
 "OUR SWEETHEARTS." "The light that lies in womans eyes, And lies and lies and les.'
 MT, Walter c. Weems. ABSENT BUT REMEMBERED" "Our friends are often least away When absent from our sight"
 Mir T. A. Murphree.
 "OUR IDEALS" :" Iris the set of the sails and not the gales Which tells us the way to go'
 Dr. l.. C. Branscomb. RAMSEY CLASS ORCHESTRA. March, Suite" (Franz Iachner); "The Smuggler's Bride" (Carl Bohn); Barcarole waltz (Charles J, Brown). "Tete-a-Tete'' (E. NJ. Wheatley); Molly Lee" CTheodore Morse) Tales From Vienna Woods" fStrauss) After Vespers INeil MoreD:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-15
Belgian Chamber Dissolved

Brussels. May 14.-The chamber of rep resentatives was dissolved today by royal decree and general election convoked for June ?. It Is expected the liberals will combine with the socialists against the cierieals and the fight promises to be a very bitter one. The chief demand of the liberals and socialists is for unre- stricted general suffrage and obligatory education.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-15
Weather Forecast

Washington, May 14.-Forecast for Ala bama: Showers Wednesday and probably Thursday.
 Tennessee Generally fair Wednesday and Thursday; slightly warmer Wednes- day.
 Georgia: Showers Wednesday or Wednesday night except southeast DOT tion, cooler Wednesday northwest DOT tion; showers Thursday.
 Mississippi Local showers Wednesday; Thursday fair north; showers south DOT ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-15
FRATERNAL ORDERS
 MAY PROTECT NAME

Washington, May 14-The rights of the Moose, the owls and Eagles. the Elks and other lodges to the exclusive use of their names would be protected in bill which Representative Dyer of Missouri introduced at the request of the Order of owls, forbidding the use of the malls to any organiza- tion named after any bird or animal which may have been previously adopt ed as the, name of another. order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-15
Taft Remits Fines

Washington, May 14.-President Taft to- day remitted the fines of eight men con victed in the so-called night rider to- hacco cases in Kentucky. requesting the defendants to pay only the costs of the trial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-15
OFFICE New Orleans Railway and Light COmuany

New orieans Hallway and Light
 Company a17 Baronne street, New Orleans, La.
 May 3, 1912. Sealed bids will be received up to I2 o'clock noon, Monday May 20. 1919, for furnishing one years supply of coke to this company as per specifications now on file in the office. SIT Baronne. street, copies of which may be obtained on ap- plication.
 All bids must be addressed to MT. Hugh McCloskey. President.
 JOSEPH H. DE GRANGE,
 Vice President and Secretary.
 s-5-7-9-11-l3-15-17-16-19-20
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-15

THE EXCHANGE CAFE, IN THE POST CARD EXCHANGE, IS NOW UN- DER ITS FORMER MANAGEMENT W. H. FAULKNER, PROPRIETOR, WILLIAM l.. HOLLAND MANAGER.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-15

The bond issue was lost by an over whelming vote from the county The ma jority against the bond issue being 7Ol votes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-15

The Volunteers of America have been rendered the use of the upper floors of the Dillard block free of rent for one year to establish home to shelter and feed the destitvte in the Tri-Cities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-15

MT. and Mrs. John T. Benson of Nash vile, who conducted a Bible conference at the courthouse every day during the past week, made strong impression on the non-church going men. who listened to the message with attention and re- spect.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-15
FLORENCE PYTHIANS
 HONOR THEIR DEAD

Florence. May 14-tSpecial.)-At the me- morial services held by the. Knights of Pythias at the cemetery Prof. G. L.. Bailes of the Normal college was the orator of the occasion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-15
eI''1 CTS 3E )RE:
 1l,uLIoor1 PROBE Story of Captain and His
 Officers Differ !. GIBSON TELLS STORY Says Rockets Were Plainly Visible, But Californian's Crew Did Not
 Believe They Were
 Titanic's Lights
GIBSON TELLS STORY

London. May 14.--In expectation that J. Bruce Ismay managing director of the White Star line, would be present. the hall and galleries were well filled today when the British inquiry into the Titanic disaster was resumed. They were disappointed.
 Captain Lord of the. Californian, which was near the Titanic when she sunk, was the first witness. The att torney general indicated that there would be a material difference between the stories of the captain and his of ficers in regard 10 the steamer seen from the deck of the Californian dur ing the night of the wreck.
 Captain Lord said that he was sure the steamer was not the Titanic, but vessel of about the size of the Call fornian.
 Captain Lord said that he had not been told that the deck lights of the vessel had disappeared. The second of ficer of the Californian, he said. re- ported in the morning that the ves- sells masthead lights that had been observed. stopped during the night but had started about 1 o'clock again, was seen again at o'clock to the starboard.
The record., 1912-12-19

Cne ard a half cupfuis of sof. p7'e
fellow sugar. half ou9:Ul of it.A
sugar. two and one half Cm'#s oi q 3
iccatsI oocoauut. one Eeapin- tate
srconfll of batter. qGar'c- 81 ''a-
spoonful Of cream of tag'ar, h2H a
pint Of cold water and two ounces OF
plain fondaE; Pat in pan tie sugar,
water and cocoahut and stir ana DIS
solve. adding cream 81 tartar when u
boiis. Stir most carefully all the time
and boil to 2fJ degrees +. Norh the
iundant quite soft and pliab!e and "u'
II in the batch aad mix and stir il IN
til it begins 10 grain. Pour INTO out
tered tin and whoa half cold cut II
strips and wrap each in wax paper.
The record., 1912-12-19

Take two cupfuls of silie1 pastry
Cour. ,wo toaspoonfuls Of baking pcw-
der. one teaspoonful Of san. two iah'e-
spoonfais of butter. two-thirds cup!m
OF milk
After the -four has been sii;od anc
measured. add baking powder asa
salt sift again then rub bHt;rr IN
with the finger tips Now VIII io'h
combine this and the Tlilk. neither siiT
nor knead. Just see that ingycdieai.:
are blended, then take ca hRE''
noured board. With a ilouE2d ro'l."s
pin roll into a sheet little r'ore th2H
an inch. cut with small rourd cutter
and bake in CREASED Nat tins.
The record., 1912-12-19
YCJ CAN EiAXe WASHING EASY
JE-rc Will nc 40 Af;or Aef-a u tNa
Tubs arc O-ly Placed
f-igh EnoGSh.

III vashtay is rn spoken 90 -
'I.uc Monday" because Il is usually
say of hard wcra sJllowed by days
II r,cort.> from such aches as N"''-
ar thinks her auc. Now. it has he'
iclnit. Il proved, s"ss !. i.o"ari
'ri,E. instructor ot NJ -l.as' corrccuHa
gymnastics H jbr Samaritan Eys'l''.
of Germantown. ac.,-l'ar io ia- r'"
yoyk Tribune. that rashiHs ''o'a -
1as no;hin. to DO v'th maxim Won
an feel gloomy. bat tEaj the Wy sA'
lces it has All to DO with b.' "'t"F
health
The most common c."plaiu' oi
Nomen after days washing Is tho
terrible bac.acho which aluv-t com
pcls them To 20 tC bed This D. some
times followed by headache in the
middle Of the head and behind 'he
ewes. which ofica last for days. Now.
what IL the cause Of those af'er t!-
'ectsc Certainly ordinary work Should
not entail such arcr suiieringa. ihe
whole cause Is thc position ~ the
woman while working oFr" the tuhs.
The ma atority of wash herShes ere too
tow and The woman nUst stcCr over
while az work This cause ia" mis-
clcs Of the abdomen to relaN Na.ch Il
lows the stomach liver. kidneys, ara,
In fact all the organs. Ia tiN i>.N.".H
out of their normal positions. ''NS-
ing the terrible after effects 81 '"' n
work
The proper position before tHb is
perfectly erect pasitian. il,r" it is
impossible for the abdominal organs
to fail out Of position. as the abdom'
inal wall is tense rs il shor!i be when
in the erect position.
Another point &C value n the 'lec'
position is the fact tha' ,nc WTilHin!
OF the clothes is much easier. since
the whole force of th2 ana can ht
used without haNin@ 20 CT-9, an ed"!'
&c keep the erect position
The UfiiuE of tA2 tubs Is On c',. re
Is unnecessary L.bor NAoA taoy ar'
not Of the stati,'.2rr kind th'y cai
be emptiod BY means Of 4 si.aan.
The record., 1912-12-19
ChccoIatc Gre am Pic.

Here is a chocolate cream pie whicf
everybody likes and it has the merit OF
being cheap. Into your double boiler
nut one pint CT hot water. Blend 10
gether ore and one-half cups OF sugar.
four tablespoons Of flour, two of co
Goa. butter size of small egg, pinch
Of salt ani stir into the water. COOK
until thick. Cover with deep PIE
.date with rich pastry and set another
plate inside mixture. cover with Hh'p
ped cream and sprinkle with chopVod
cuts.
The record., 1912-12-19

Cut in thin slices the white parts OF
'sour leeks. the same of two heads CT
celery. and a lettuce: wash and throw
thou, into boiling broth. add pint OF
young peas. d Htyie sugar and pepper,
two large spoonftls Of -four mixed
thinly and smooth. After boiling eae
and one-half hours put it into the
tureen with little ''crusts" OF bread
fried in drippings. The last should
be carefully dried in the hot closet
so that they shall be crisp and not
greasy.
The record., 1912-12-19
Onjcn Chowder.

Two large onions. three good sized
potatoes. Slice thin. put into pan with
Hster enough to cook without ha'n-
ing. When soft, mash very fine. !sav-
ing water in Add one pint OF milk
Or more if desired, let come to a'h-
Have ready one egg well bc2ion IN
serving dish and stir chow3er into
egg. Season with pepper salt q q
bu,ter. Fine for a cold day f5r lRnc'.
con
The record., 1912-12-19
Worth Knowing.

To get rid OF carpet moths scrub the
loor with hot water made exceedingly
salty before laying the carpet an1
sprinkle the carpet once week before
rweeping tilr the pests disappear
To have gems bake nicely, when IT.
Ing the gem pans with batter leave
me of the cups empty and I'll il wi'i
water. The gems will not scorch When
his method is followed and viii tHoSs
nicely
The record., 1912-12-19
To Fresh n C73c

To freshen stale cake - J.
second or two in cid ri'= ~ ! 't''
rebake il in a rajh cci
will taste almcst hsc -" a;..'A
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-26
EVENING CHAT
Are you accurately dressed?
BY RUTH CAA<ERON.

Are you accurately dressed?
There is young girl who passes my
study window every morning on her
way to work whom it is always i
pleasure to look upon. At first
thought that she was exceptionally
well dressed, but soon L realized thai
there was nothing particularly eX-
pensive or in any way remarkable
simply the way she put them on. In
other words she was the most accu-
rately dressed person 1 ever saw.
What does that mean?
1t means several things.
1t means that her neckwear and ner
belt are always perfectly neat and
properly adjusted.
1t means that her hair is always &C
curately dressed. And by accurately
I do not mean that it is either spank
ed down or arranged in one of those
just-so coiffures that look as if they
had been freshly produced from a
bandbox. On the contrary, this girl
wears her hair in q soft, loose coil
and has several natural curls about
her ears. What I mean by accurate
ly is that it is always arranged just as
it is meant to be, with no locks escap-
ing that are not meant to escape, and
metry of the coil.
1t means that her hat is always on
at the psychologically correct angle.
1t means that her shoes are never
" 1
ly polished.
1t means that she never appears in
the half soiled white gloves that even
well dressed women allow themselves.
1t means that her skirt always hangs
we'll.
It means that her gowns. no matter
how simple and inexpensive, are al
ways fresh and spotless.
It means that she always wears
clothes that are appropriate for the
street, never goes in for freaky fash
ions and never decorates the front of
her dress with a lot of chains and
beads and other fussy and litt9ry
du-dabs.
A man writer who was trying to
tell why a certain woman appeared
much better dressed than her neigh
bors put it this way, 1T wasn't that
her clothes were so wonderful it was
simply that there were never any
loose ends about her"
Undoubtedly he was describing the
same thing 1 am trying to convey
when I speak of this girls being ac-
curately dressed.
And undoubtedly that is charm
about a woman who deserves this de-
scription which is keenly felt by botn
sexes.
And mind you, it is not a God-given
charm, but one which can be acquired
by anyone.
Are there any loose ends about you
Are you accurately dressed?
Suppose you ask this question of
your mirror every day until you final
~ get the right answer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-26
SAYS UNCLE CAV

They who complain of the lack of
inspiration to high deeds had better
cultivate habits of industry. Lack of
inspiration is usually sheer laziness.
When it isn't that, it's a physical con-
dltion such as no man should know.
Inspiration is never lacking to a
healthy man who knows how to work.
Inspiration is health, plus industry
And that is all there is to it, whether
it is the inspiration of poet, preacher
or artisan. The ancients, and not a
few moderns, regarded man warmed
with wine as inspired. And they have
not been so far grong, for a certain
amount of alcohol creates a counterfeit
of perfect physical condition, intensifies
perance man knows how to get the
same effect out of beefstea,- and pota-
toes, without the backfire. In other
words, he eats proper food, keeps
proper hours and attains a nearly per-
feet state CT health, in which every
red corpuscle in his veins is redoIent
of life and none of the white ones is
overworked. He keeps himself in
tune, and hand and tongue respond to
every mental impulse. SO we say that
he is inspired. He has merely re-
Trained from abusing his body and
brain He just works and enjoys it,
Hence. everything that he does bears
the bloom of art.
There have been a few great men
who were physical wrecks. In them
will conquered their infirmities But
have been strong physically and for
the most part healthy. When health
has departed from them because of
worry, overwork or dissipation, they
have ceased to be geniuses- Not even
the sickly poet of the popular i'm
agInation has made good, except in
rare instances. The great noveltsts,
with one or two notable exceptions,
nave been virile men. AS Fer the war
riOrs, builders, inventors, statesmen
anG the vast army of the pre-eminent,
most of them have been gifted with a
splendid animalism that supported
their extraordinary mentalities. Their
genius has consisted in hard and Joy
QUE work, their inspiration in the
healthy glow that comes from the nor
NAL exercise of the normal body and
brain.
He who suffers ris work to bring
i'll health or even excessive WEAKNESS
kills first his inspiration and then him
SELF. He that is too lazy to work, who
has not firmly ingrained the habit of
industry, never knows inspiration
Copyright, 1912, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-26
JlYHAWKER JOTS

CASEY Jones' is far from being as
dead a one as the song would nave IL:
He's the high school correspondent OF
the Rexford News.
The high school department OF the
Marquette Tribune quotes an ex-
change" with having presented this
Freshie's composition on COWS
Cows are nice animals Cows chew
cuds. Cows give milk, but as for me-
give me liberty or give me death
Related by the Norton Champion: A
young woman went to a grocery store
and asked the polite clerk if he had
some good cheese. Yes, indeed" he
replied. Il have some lovely cheese" 1T
is not correct to call cheese lovely, "
she said How is that?" he inquired
Because lovely should be used to
qualify only something that is alive"
We'll" retorted the clerk, I'll stick
to the lovely
There's some work for the Carnegie
Peace Fund commission in Rocks
county. According to the Stockton Re
view some serious fighting has been
going on recently near Plainville be-
tween Sam Wood and his renter on his
farm near that town. Three times the
parties have come together, the rumor
says. The first time the renter used a
club on Wood. Then he was arrested
and handled by the courts. Then the
last time Wood drew a revolver on the
renter, and now the renter has Wood
in the hands Ct the court. Justice
Posegate would like to get the parties
this time articles of agreement are not
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-26
GLOBE SIGHTS
BY THE ATCHIsoN GLOBE.

Noise is several things, but not a bar
ometer for votes.
If you really enjoy quarreling. study
law, so you can get paid for it.
A temperance lecture shouldn't be Ions
enough to drive men to drink.
Sometimes a baby is given such beau
tiful name she never can hope to live up
to it.
A man can't consistently fight woma4.
but there are times when he wishes he
could.
The humble bee, you may have OBJ
served, doesn't make honey in proportion
its noise.
However, the frost doesn't improve the
pumpkin nearly so much as aIlspice
cloves and such like.
Did a man ever come in late that his
wife didn't arise to remark that she
couldn't sleep wink till he got home?
Sometimes a man gains a reputation as
a conversationalist by using such large
words no one else can understand him.
When the frost is on the pumpkin and
the folders in the shock, it's then a man
would like to place his wife's cold feet
in hook
While the family horse is slower than
the automobile, it seldom turns turtle or
succumbs to punctures or carburetor
trouble.
There seems to be more exceptions to
the rules of punctuation than any others.
with the possible exception of the Golden
Rule