davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-10-23
Meeting a Condition With a Theory

relative industries we mus
opposed another
the seeming confusion
greater opportunity
greater by invites
prohtess to the
hope accomplishment the whole
isn't
what hope for but cannot reasonably expect should get little of ou
reasoning is amount anything we must at thu
dealing with condi
a
have magnificent factory the last &c
years of its capacity
No being do the
occupants will discontinue
their operations this plant could
be indicate however that
years than the past 20 may do as
we'll as it now doing but there is room anxiety
that
the Marston
idle has just been purchased
by to be said that the
machinery purchase
Mr. Briggs is already
enterprises the Mars
its ownership and operation
a of equipped
mills and the people with whom Mr.
the unless they have
The shoe factory offers
providing such structure at any price they might be
!" - - - -
Every like bust
ness It's operatives among them
other occupation and would leave town the shoe
business choose between
100000 building for the cardng and spin
will While this state
it fact for we know
there many ready will bring
machinery build buy
a nominal
To dispose of the shoe factory to
will be equipped with hun
that with the Marston
$4,000 to retain the
with there be of its growth
ping outlook have Mr. Briggs
pectve enterprise
proposal The
investment of speaks
planning and what he will
be able to accomplish The enterprise carried through
Sooo within two
project in time of doubt and
business
rs a
where small mistake could wreck
the factory, the people
mill the Marson plant
would likely abandon town they to find
jealousy and locate in community
in their path and
them with
dealt with uncertainties We
reasonably exist In
the present fuess sacrifice by
going in the Marson
plant If machinery shall it
local promoting scheme will ever
raise $4,000 to fill that great
stripped doubtless the property of Mr. Briggs
him of effort to work in harmony
community financial and social interest and its
of his attempt The structure thus vacated
and that purpose events
yest its dedication
happens through
the unoccupied
let be
The outer walls o inscription
BURIED THE HOPES OF sKoWHEGAN
BORN OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND SPLENDID UNLOCKED
OPPORTUNITY
WELCOMED WITH GOODNESS DISTRUST
andd
THE WEEK ENDING TWENTY FIFTH, NINE
THIRTEEN
OF JEALOUSY HESITATION AND NEGLECT
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-10-23

THURSDAY, OCTOBER %. 1918
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-10-23

Envelopes printed with your name
address and business announcement.
$50 for SIPS, Postpaid to any ad-
dress. ., The Independent Reporter Co,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-18

tend high SCHOOL and concentrate his
mind on his studies for the hours that
he 10 expected to attend school and
not make paper aeropisnes. w,tch n
Kindergarten work and only = substi.
tute for our old time pinwheel.
e. CRAIG.
4 TaPsan Suggestton.
To tie Editor a Ths Dvenins World,
My husband and myself-and to my
knowledge many other Evening World
readers--wers disappointed over the
ending Of the "Tarsan OF the Apes
serial. Tho author should take w
tho unhappy results as ne left them
In tho last chapter. carry them into
the snemy's country and give to the
public a Sequel" that would satisfy
II. He gave us "Tarxan'' "uncivilizsd.
Now he ought to give to the public
another thrill with . civilissd Tar
nS---.-., q ~ II
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-18


juno myself tf take notice Of desp.ca-
BILE enemies
Once upon a time there was q woman.
Tho woman liked to talk-ABOUT
OTHER PEOPLE In truth. she lived
on talk.
Just when her neishbor was busy
some Thursday morning she would ny
In and buzz little while about all sorts
OF things. And then. by and by. she
would send forth q sting. She would
tell about seeing O neighbor's husband
downtown talking very attentivsly" to
another woman" Horrors!
And she would feel bad about 1.-THE
poor little thing Cine wtfe), &c. Then
the maid next door was discharged, and
she said so and so-and-thus. Awful
things! No matter how lightly she was
waved OF. she would como back again
and make hsrseas FELT In spite Of I'll
esows \ hasosssa ~ . youns wpsnaz
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-18

Mrs. Stryverr' L
Those two l.dies observed the Jars
and came gayly over.
You mustn't tell on u.s." they said.
land No won't tell on your
who'll tell?" asked Mrs. Jar.
"rm sure don't see any harm In IT,"
did you como here because Mr..
Omission. who 10 known here. a. The
Great Plantasenst,' 10 he instructor"
asked Mrs. Jarr.
I'VE have heard OF The Great Plan
tasenet.' but we havS been instructed
by The Noted Alphonse' at the Night
Blooming Cereus Cabaret. Society
women pay him . thousand dollars .
lesson"
II don't believe t." said M. Jarr.
TN the first place. all the miilionairea
and society people ever I met wouldn't
give two cents to sec an earthquake.
| In the second place. there isn't Q thou
sand dollars-in real cash--in the world.
In tho third place. II these dancers
could get a dollar An hour. in real
money. to teach anybody they wouldn't
be dancing themselves to death here
/
and giving free lessons to women from,
Williamsburg besides"
How you talk" cried Mrs. Jarr
Mrs. stryver herself knows million.
aires wife who paid The Noted Al
phonse' a thousand dollars an evening
Tell him who II was. Mrs. Stryver."
| But Mrs. Stryver blinked her eyes
and then said:
| but you know. my dear. she told me
In confidence. She wouldn't want hei
husband to think she had been 20 ex.
travagant. She told him she had los,
the money at bridge. And 80. really
you must excuse me-
And thus, with tea and tattle. tongue,
and bodies wagged the afternoon away
at tho cabaret. Yes. nearly every
body's doing II.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-18
A MORALS COURT FOR VICE CASES.

Of the popular interest aroused by the inquiries in
Chicago there has proposal to establish "Moras
Court 1t might have been expected. Every movement
among tends to REFORM for generation Of reormers find
ing in reform something propous bodies
oous but later each Of these turned awy
into the great hoad that leads legislation the creation Of
institutions and the establishment OF Offices.
Multudnous and mutsous the testimonies given before
the vcenqant committee and the ades
as the testimonies but nobody suggested Morals Court Some
wished better some, better homes some better some
better laws better social few better girls but
nmaed need Of either better another
it is court likely to get.
The conclusion appears inevitable In the effort to throw tho
blame for the employers Of girls cheap wages the
poys have been forced sedeense girls
ruined in domestic service than in factories and highly paid
astray than poor proportion numbers employed
Business in fact has been reused defend itself ns
upon at least Court Of Morals nobody
but it will postpone the issue
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-18

Yes. Ne Papers Needed.
10 IL Editor AZ Ths Dsrnins wosh:
] was born on April Z. In. In New
York. Ny friends say that a my father
wac not citizen must take out citizen
papers. ] say need no papers and an
. United States citizen. Am ] rtghtf
MAX NJ.
Tuesday.
10 ~ Editor ofAhs Evening World:
On what day Of the week did Feb. o.
lsN. fall? @. W. b.
~AeseD1sne" sche0DSOy Again.
10 ~ Editor Of The Evening World:
y think tho high school boy who
throw the paper aeroplane into tho
street deserves worse punishment than
h, got A boy in high school. on the
threshold OF manhood. should have
civic pride enough not TO throw papers
isos the street He should appreciate
~ Goe6 fessans N esiag abls - a.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-18
How to Add 10 Years to Your I life
by J. A. Husik NJ D.
V %. tThs New York rvuA.s w~ld,

hing O. tThs New York EvsAas wosld.
Disease in them may easily ind it, way
into the organs Of breathing. and - the
dangerous diseases Of pneumonia and
tuberculosis may be contracted.
Bronchitis, or 'cold in the chest" Is
especially dangerous. For the delicate
membranes which line the tubes Of the
lungs cannot Withstand tho invasion Of
the germs Of disease whom in an un-
healthy state. Consumption or pneu-
nonia win never attack Q person in
sound health with the orssa. OF breath
ing intact
Moreover, those mild conditions named
ere not only . menace to htm who 10 III
bu: also 70 those that are weM. Tor
every one III with catarrh. bronchitis
and tonsihus carries about with aim
and disseminates wherever he goes the
germs that cause these ailments. Per
| sons with whom ne comes in oentac,
may contract disease from him.
To prevent "a cold" 10 simple. Lave
az nature demands you to live. Fat
plenty Of wholesome. nourishins food,
but do not overeat. Take enough eest
and sleep. Avoid fatigue and staying
up TIL all hours of the night Enjoy
plenty Of fresh air both day and night.
As . direct measure to prevent these
mild affl'ctions. battle daily and sponge
face, neck and chest thosoustly with
cold water and keep teeth and mouth
wholesome and clean.
These simple natural measures Will
keep you we'll. will minimiss general Ais-
case and thus lead to longevity.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-18

the larger bronchial tubes. or perhaps
al Of these at the same time. Not one
OF them = . severe anliction BY Itself.
Usually the ono AFFLICTED suffers the an
noyancs for . week or two till tho dis
eass has run Its natural course and died
It's natDral death. But IN each OF them
there 10 the lurking danger OF far graver
trouble to the sufferer himself a. we'll
as to those who chance to como In oon-
tact with him. 1t a for this reason
that these common. trivial diseases must
be guarded against and prevented in
order to raise the general standard OF
health and to prolong life.
The ordinary attack of nasal catarrh,
or cold In the head. II frequently re-
peated. will not merely !njure the deli
cate mucous membrane OF the nose and
destroy the sense Of smell. but may, by
direct extension from nose to throat and
from throat through the custodian
tubes into the ears. result in impair
ment Of hearing or total deafness. or
even death.
Catarrhs and tnfammatlOns of the
throat and tonsils are dangerous for all
these reasons. as well as for the fact
that such organs arc in direct proximity
to tho opening that leads into the lungs.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-18

The Jars Meet an Old Friend Who
Staggers Under Topheavy Name

vas known here. The Great Plan
tagsnet'-guided her.
That gentleman returned her to her
seat when the music ceased, bowed and
than departed at the swapping finger
call Of the manager. who wished THE
Great plantaEenet" to instruct middle
aged lady from Williamsburg who. ~
she explained. had dropped In to set q
freq lesson.
FOR" she added. ''ons might - well
Do IN the cemetery ~ out Of the fash.
ion."
Really" said Mrs. Jarr. ~, danced
with proper repression these dances are
no worse than tho waltz or the two.
step. I suppose the same outcry was
made against those dances when they
frst came out! Isn't It queer. but the
more q dance 10 attacked the more
eager everybody seems to dance II. Al
the same time I am glad no one W.
know 10 here"
She had no sooner spoken the word
than she gave q gasp and cried:
] There's Clara Mudridge-Smith and
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-18
Fables of Everyday Folks.
BY Sophie Irene Loeb.
THE HUMAN HOUSE FLY.


ing Co. tThs New York Evenang Wosld).
in the nelshborhood had become the
particular target for the talking crea-
ture. At every little meeting the talker
would whisper to some one:
"Oh! have something awfully good
10 tell YOU"
Then would follow a something new
she had seen or heard about the par.
ticular young woman.
As things 60. It came TO the youns
woman's ears. But she bravely needed
It not and brushed the momentary re-
sentiment aside. Yet the woman per-
sisted--and finally to the point Of Tell
ING the young woman herself, Their
there was an AOCO UNITING.
The talker was made to PROVE hei
assertion--and as usual she could not dc
so, for II was ALL talk. Everybody
saw her ~ she was-a human ny. nit
ting from one place to another. and one
ONLY to be regarded IN the light OF Z
ny.
One nelshbor after another found ex
cuses for not being ''in' when sh'
called. For they recognized at last onl,
. busNbody-a gossip. The woman
Swoke. For she wondered why she wal
not received here, there and everywhere
Soon she found she had no friends. Sh
was Stunned.
For once she saw herself as OTHER!
saw her. She was compelled TO tax
counsel with herself. and this was wha
she found:
| MORAL:
GOSSIPS ARE BUT HUMAN HOUSl
FLIES. AGAINST WHICH SCREEN,
OF EVASION MUST BIZ FlRNI,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-18
, !:@||J@%SSSdp50v

Mr.. Dinlsston bowed and smirksd -
though he believed Il himself. but made
no remarak At the time.
go on and spiel." said Mr.. Jam. SEE
ing both his wike and the manager Of
the cabaret restaurant, ~ well ~ Mr..
Omission, were gazing at him in an IN
Quir4ng manner.
" bog pardon. SIR" said the manager.
We do not permit 'apieling:' that 10 .
vulgar dance"
Mr.. jar fsit himself properly rsbuked,
and Mn. Jarr arose to learn the
mysteries Of the very latest dances.
Where Mr.. Omission had learned to
dance and whore and when and why
he had given himself the sobriquet OF
The Great P1antassnst" were puzzles
to Mr.. Jarr.,
Whom can We trust after this" he
said to himself. ''when even Michael
Angelo Omission leads . double life.
dancing the sing1s.step dances?"
Mrs. Jarr was an apt pupil In the
sedate variety OF the one-step through
which Mr. Dinkston-or. rather. a. h<
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-18
The SWINDLINC OF IMMIGRANTS.

EvELATIONS made in tho report Of the State Buresu
Industries and immigration expose condition Of Affairs sbou
~ bad any brought to light either in police scandals
the white slave traffic. barring murder The immigrant arrived Of
hosbe shores subject to thousand forms OF winding rang
ing petty overcharg hotels and lodging houses robbery
and exoron The variety the rascae interestingly increase
BY discovery Of Justices Of the Peace localities hnng immi
grants imaginary oaenses and pockens the money
The State Bureau has done much 10 protect the unway
punish the rascas finds itself thwarted often BY the feet tina
either the immigrant swndr he's left the State The sub
jec fact that should BE- dealt with by tho Federal Govern
well enough to have mighty Statue Of HberI 1t tn
gate the Republic but there should be display Of Justice aDs
Law within the door.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-18
WHAT TROUBLE US MOST.

GEORGE L. WALTON, described can eminent neurolo-
g lectung before the Harvard Medical School, said the
present generation Of Americans less emotional than
those of fifty ago. On the other hand Dr. NJ Shspp Of
Cornell described nuropathoog addressing the conference
Mental Hygiene Philadelphia amened "e growing number
Of the insane both and and with them the growing
number Of criminals in every country in the world
Believing less than fathers Dr. Walton
still too much given rctng and swearing He
should work harder and home ired and happy DR.
Schapp work too much least do This is the
destructive force said he "that filing asyums and ja
killing third Of the babies born the first year Of their lives
demonstrate that these physical disturbances due entirely
to industriasm"
Whether these differences Of scientific due to natural
con between neuroogsts and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS between
Harvard and Cornell left the initiated decide But
both should be right, confront crisis.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-18
THE CAMPAIGN FOR STREET CLEANING.

~ONCERNING the task Of cleaning up tho city such
leave clean when done, Commissioner Lederle Of the
- Department of Health says: 81" private societies will
operate educating the people and the people turn will
accomplish this whole cleanup month"; We have to
resort to executive ORDERS it will take year"
On that showing there should be cooperation prompt pressing
peeverng But be also reasonable and ucious
matter Of getting house snitors to clean out
their areawa throw the stuff in tho Nor will b
great advantage to clean the streets themselves If residents
begin all Of stuff them the cleaners have
passed on
In Short there must b campaign Of education before the
cleaning begins That the task be undertaken This
where every earnest be Of They talk
the into the the dull neghbor until he wakes and
takes interest in it.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-18

az /OU have no objections to the
lady bdng instructed IN the
4 tango. the one-stsp or the
horse rotf" asked an affabls man. paus-
ans IN front Of the talbls where Mr.. and
Mrs. Jarr were observing the semitic
psstimes OF the cabaret performers.
This" continued the speaker. who
was evidently the floor manager, "is
The Great Plantagenot.'
uie tapped the shoulder Of Jars Old
acquaintance, MIR. Michael Angelo Dank-
ston. a. ne spoke.
Now. both Mr.. and Mrs. Jarr HAD too
much tact to say that ''rhs Great Plan.
ta@enet" was the husbandette Of Mrs.
Gratch- Omission. the sufrasetts. but as
Mrs. Jarr said later:
Il was struck all Of q heap."
The Great Pan.sGenet,' continued
the manager. mas been engaged by ua
ut enormous cost. Mnlionaires' wives
stve him ono hundred dollars an hour
for ten-minute lessons in the turkey
trot. But here he instructs our lady
patrons. free OF charge. The Great
Plantagenct' COMES TO US direct from the
Folies Bergeres IN Paris"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-18

Try came UP ana
kept buzzing about
ms bald pate and
singing him from
time to time. The
Man aimed a blow
At his little enc
my. ibut-wha ck!-
his palm came on
his head instead,
Again the Fly tor
msnted him. but
this time the Man
was W iser and
said:
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-18
Hed6eVille
Editor
BY John L. Ho bile

Copyneht 1913 by The PTpAs fhIhishlnG Co.
THE New York Evening World).
n n RS. PLANK says that the one
lvx who does the most explaining 10
usually tho tirthest wrong.
AID FORK says that when he was
~ a young man he always associated
with evil characters 20 they would be
benefited by his influence.
'NoUR age /hould be reckoned from
i the years tina; are before YOU and
not from the years that are behind you,
ISIS PAFAUN says she never takes
AVA ono man's advice on how TO treat
ooo0eQ @oA
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-18

"0'OS "eN0 tuOuBnt i was want
Ing In dignity. but the Presidents dig
nifty was % in evidence aiways-so un-
osndingly dignihed-that Il created a
kind OF awkwardness in one. Again, I
like q little variety now and then, e.
pecially In mudc. I love the Greeorian
chants and was brought up on the
hymns Of John Wesley. but I like to
change on once in . while to The b.
homian Girl or Martha or John An
derson. my 10 john or even to He's
. Jolly Good Fellow
But to b serious. he was sincere
ana kindly. always courteous, and
brought into the White House the sweet
simplicity Of his village home In Ohio.
He discharged the duties Of the Presi-
dency. as he saw them. with absolute
integrity. and the South has much for
which to be grateful to Mr.. Hayes"
''D4dn't he break up the carpet-bag
rule In the South?"
Yes. madam. and by naantAining
the faith piighted by his friends In the
Southern States We. your friends here,
Senator Butler WINS a general N IN,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-18
The Man on the Road
BY q. +. Rskt4r.

Ing 90. chs New York Evening wcsid).
Of Tang1ers,' ratified on. turnins
page of the prospectus.
Yes, I know continued Pa v.spv-
ously.
THESE ruins were built In me TX.
teenth century by Mulai Ismaei, with
the enforced labor OF thousands Of
Christian captives.' continued.
Yes. know put in Pat.
This man was so rich that he kent
forty thousand horses. each ten horzes
cared for by slave"
Yes. I know said Pat again.
I grew tired of his responses. Had
he kept still might have practised up
on him.
sec here ! demanded. can ysu
read"
NO.. replied Pat. but Ike toSnD
-. ->--lA. - i00
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-18
By Mrs. Gen. Pickett
SON. C. BUTLER, csssrsl ssi Ssassss.

WITH wA ~ se1aat
O ~ Amous and Wits Of the day.
madam" saae sovsensua
Mississippi Charles Onward fso I'd our CHARMING ss.sast TIE
departure Richmond Your
che eight gentlemen present whom
paraly
o .
table the three above IT,"
had loving
aim and which cunning
Tou would
MANNED Of
sdisrs
table. whsrs
down for me and win repeat Il In his N
shall be to
said anpton '
The silence which
~ senator Butler who remarked
make her
NE
END made Tn.
Yankees An everlasting debt
cover my soul And credit
hampton he
oed In the Navy Yard
Dhpn vh,.h
~ ~ '"' WIN" was s"o' o" at
speaking Of Mrs know You ,s.s
ne did Bot did like the Presiden ~ W. '"'@N
IKE PRESIDENT HayesT' madam
We not Mace
n.on me iaintest
- fhsn he little
Again.
IKE wine In the White ~ ""eu
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-18
Copyright. loD. By The Preo Pu
The Common "COld."

z "a cold" people generally
understand one OF several
common. everyday. mild dis
eases affecting either the ma
sal passages or the throat or
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-18


Senator Butler
his political disabilities
south
Senate and made friends snsmi
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-18

Copyright. 1919. BY The Pres Publish
A N old fable says: There was once
~ bald man who sat down after
a work on a hot summers day. A
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-16
They Can Get Along
tremendously if They
Wish It.

But while this Is true, it is also
true that any mother-in-lay and
daughter-in-law can get along harA
moniously if they want to do so,
and try to make friends of each
other instead Of enemies, and that
they can sink their differences for
the sake Of the man they love, II
they love him unselfshly.
For in her heart every wife
knows that her husband cannot bs
happy If she separates him from
his mother, and every mother
knows that she is wrecking her
sons life If she parts him from his
wife, or does anything to Kill HE
love for his wife.
This is the lesson Of this picture
ladies. Study It well. Look With
seeing eyes at the tragic figure Of
the unfortunate man, forced to
choose between wife and mothea
and never give to your son or hu@
band that dread alternative