davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-02-05

The man who is placed on a pedes-
tai must take a certain amount of
pride in his very loneliness
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-02-05
Where He Learned,

Where did he learn to love
that girl?
Jill--In a correspondence school.
Nonsense"
mo; you see they we're both study
ing typewriting there"
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-02-05
Avoid Scaly Leo

Don't allow your chickens 70 have
scaly legs. Clean and apply good
disinfectant, then rub ia plenty q!
good grease.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-02-05
Stern DUTY,

well. little boy, do you want to buy
some candy?"
Sure do. but | gotta buy soap
Life
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-02-05

Take a close look at the people you
meet every day and rejoice that you
were not born a cannibal.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-02-05

No, Cordelia, it may not be a char
table instinct that prompts man to
give himself away
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-02-05
ExtraXaQance.

Hicks-Is it true, then that you're
living beyond your station?
Wicks-Yes; two miles.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-02-05

High minded people do not have to
become airship chauffeurs In order to
prove II.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-02-05

John Tyler was member Of the
Virginia legislature at 81 and a con-
gresham at &c
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-02-05
Mencino Stiff Felt.

Breaks in stiff felt frequently may
be mended by holding under them a
lighted match. the heat causing the
shellac for stiffening to melt and run
together.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-02-05
That Was Her Business.

How did that manicure ever man
age to marry that old millionaire"
She just nailed him, l guess"
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-02-05
A Grateful Atlantic Coast Woman.

HoDeDoN MEI feel it duty owe to all suffering women to
tell what Lydia Pnkhams Vegetable Compound did for One
found myself terrible sufferer had pains in both sides
such could scarcely straghten times My
back ahed had appetite and nervous could not Sleep
then would be tired mornings that could scarcely get around
1t almost impossible do bit of work and
thought never would be any better until submitted to
ton commenced taking Lydia Pnkhams Vegetable Compound
and felt like had palms, slept WELL had good
appetite and fat and could do almost all work for fam
lily of four shall always feel that good health to
medicine."-Mrs HAYWARD Sewers, 4odgdon, Maine.
For so years Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable GS9>~SSA
Compound standard remedy NV
male ills No sick with wOmans ailments M ~" V%&s\M
herself If this II u
medicine from roots and herbs 1t II ~ W II
has restored suffering women tOhealth II (AN
BsNDWrite LYDIA E.PINKHAM MEDICiNEC0 (o\ --3 III
MASS, for advice MN fSA&SM
opened read and answered ClH&64M1NS
by a and held in strict confidence.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-02-05
Same Here.

Same Here.
do you object to the income taxi"
NO l only wish ! had occasion to-"
Boston Transcript.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-12-04

uATS elaborate and rich enough to
- grace the smartest of occasions
are shown in the pretty group pictured
here. One of them came from that
celebrated woman among French de-
signers to whom some excellent judges
of millinery would hand the blue rib
bon II contest for supremacy were
on.
This delightful and novel headpiece
from Madame Georgette is a rather
small hat with narrow dropping brim
of velvet. The odd crown Is like a
fan, supported at the left side by a
band which narrows to the right until
it almost disappears. The crown Is
made Of overlapping strips OF fancy
braid and might be effectively man.
aged with velvet or other ribbon.
At the front tall fancy feather of
ostrich and chenille makes a decora.
ton full Of dash. The hat is worn at
saucy tilt but its lines are SO well
managed that nothing Of it's elegance
II lost.
Entirely different in character is the
picturesque and exquisite brimmed hat
which first came to the eyes OF woman.
kind in New York establishment. II
cannot suffer by comparison even with
20 good an example of French art a
the 0eorgette turban.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-12-04
Winter sprins
Entire wheat flour I,

Entire wheat flour Is wholesome,
but patent process -four, being un
natural, Is less wholesome, even
though pure and more digestible by
demonstration outside the body.
Genuine whole wheat flour is diff.
cult to obtain, but its high value as a
food Is worthy of a determined effort
to get 1t and eat 1t each day in one
OF the many palatable forms in which
1t may be prepared. AS bread. raisin
bread, nut bread, gems, pancakes
mush with cream and sugar and fried
mush. 1t is appetizing as we'll As nour.
fishing. 1t cannot ordinarily be OBJ
tanned at the markets; the -four sold
as whole wheat" is usually q combine
ton of few of the several grades
of -four and bran produced by the
roller process and the germ 10 absent
for -four containing tho germ will not
keep. It IL necessary to seek out the
occasional small miller. who win grind
the whole wheat berry for you, or to
grind II yourself IN . small mill at
home-of . coffee mill win DO q 4
pinch.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-12-04

WI HEN entire costumes made of
" plush first appeared they made a
strong appeal on the score of novelty,
but seemed somewhat heavy. Manu-
facturers have improved the quality
of the new pushes or fur cloths"
for making suits and costumes by
making them lighter in weight, more
supple and handsomer than ever.
Some of them are marvelously faith
full copies of certain furs, as broad
tail and mole. They are made in a
greater number of colors than in for
mer seasons and there is no doubt of
their success in entire costumes.
In any representative display of
suits and costumes those models en-
ploying fur cloth are found combined
with plain smooth-surfaced cloths
Occasionally contrasting colors are
used but much oftener the two cloths
are of exactly the same shade. The
rich but sedate colors, fashionable
for the coming season, play into the
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-12-04

hands of those who are introducing
fur cloths in entire costumes. hut
the most attractive of al the fc1
models are these in which ssa&t r.
faced cloths and fur cletAs ;.r3 L-4I.
together.
In combinations OF this kid 4 III
skirts of broadeloth with very was
borders CT fur Cloth a.c Y - NJ ,
skirted coats in which the two fsar.-i.
are cleTerly worked Up t9~e fer
Fur cloths ere as well a2-ayl -
millinery as to costumes ara orc
made M INTO TORIES sd Il Aci 5.
They are utilized III niuas ARA ieck--
pieces and IN coats fer f'tlo ell
dren. In these particular directions
they have been considerably e%2t IT,
ed. But in costumes only the beein-
ming of their story has been teld;
we may expect to see its splendid de-
velopment as the winter season adj
vances.
JULIA BoTToMLEY.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-12-04

The shape has round crown Of
moderate size and brim with slight
curves in the edge. The hat is in
white and black, the top crown a rich
brocade In raised flowers on a satin
ground. Very handsome ribbon, with
pivot edge Of silver. is draped about
the side crown. The brim Is OF white
faced with black velvet. A very I'M
usual ostrich fancy feather with Jet
stem and ornament is posed on the
brim, two OF the pompon-like ends
near the front and the remaining one
ut the side.
The third hat Is palmer but is q rich
and elegant model depending upon It's
unusual outlines and richness of ma
terials for the distinction that flxes its
class. 1t is Of deep sapphire velvet
trimmed with pilage collar and the
handsomest Of shaded ostrich plumes.
This 10 also the creation Of an Ameri.
can designer, which goes to prove that
we can do very we'll by relying upon
the talent Of our own millinery design.
ers whether native born or imported.
Any OF these delightful hats might
DO made up In other colors than those
described here. II the color har.
monies are we'll thought out replices
OF them will lose nothing in beauty.
JULIA eoTToMLgY.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-12-04
Forehanded Beetles.

Several farmers were sitting around
the fire in the country inn and telling
how the potato pests had got into
their crops. Said one:
Them pests ate my whole crop in
two weeks"
Then another spoke up:
They ate my crop in two days and
then sat around on the trees and
waited for me to plant more"
Here q commercial traveller for q
seed house broke In:
well. boys" he said. that may be
SO, but I'll tell what / saw in our
own warehouse. saw four or Ave
beetles examining the books about Q
week before planting time to see who
had bought seed"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-12-04
eracslsts.

state ornaments and worn only By the
sovereign.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-12-04
Brittle.

Brittle.
Little Elsie latter being lectured)-
Mamma, the commandments break
awful easy, don't they?". Boston
Transcript.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-12-04

Knowledge IL the parent Of lovoi
w1Ddom, love itself--Augustus E.s~
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-12-04

l have been 80 miserable and I'M
happy!" She laid her head upon his
knees and clumsily he stroked It. His
girl!
That's the trouble with ue Irish,
Nora. We jump without looking, with
out finding whether we're right or
wrong. Well, your daddy's opinion IL
that you should have read his first
letter. II 1t didn't ring right. why.
you could have jumped the traces. /
don't believe he did anything wrong
at all. It isn't In the mans blood to
do anything underboard."
But l saw her." a queer look in her
eyes ~ she glanced up at him.
II don't care a kioodle II you did.
Take It from me. 1t was put-up Job
by that Calabrian woman. She might
have gone to his room for any num-
Der Of harmless things. But l think
she was curious"
"Why didn't she come to me, II she
wanted to ask questions?"
81 can see you answering them. She
probably Just wanted to know II you
were married or not. She might have
been in love with him. and then she
might not. These Italians don't know
half the time what they're about, any
how. But I don't believe It of Court
landt He doesn't line up that way.
Besides. he's got eyes. You're . thou
sand times more attractive. He's NO
fool Know what I think? AZ she
was coming out she saw you at yoas
door; and the devil In her got busy"
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-11-26

Total for 3 years---s111. 648, $4,000
Up to January l. 1914, there had
also been voted State highway bonds
to the amount Of s158, 500, 900,
which makes a grand total Of all
highway bonds voted and reported
to the Office Of Roads January l.,
1914, of s445,621,01S, or very near
ly a half billion dodllars of State
and county money expended or to
be expended on highway and bridge
improvements.
While many counties did not re-
port the term Of the highway bond
issues, it was found that the mean
term for approximately $47,000.O00
issued prior to 1913 was 24.8 years.
The issues Of 1912 and 1913 which
were studied indicated that bonds
maturing in 20 years or less, or else
retired under the serial payment
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-11-26

plan. were more popular than those
running ver 20 years.
In speaking of bond conditions,
the authors Of the bulletin state that
inasmueh as probably over so per
cent Of local bonds for highways
and bridges r still outstanding,
the highway bond movement has yet
to meet the test Of repayment, and
that the maximum outlay for the re-
tirenent Of outstanding highway
loans will apparently be reached in
about 20 years.
Highway Bonds.
The continued success Of high
way bonds as a means of road i'm
provement will depend largely. the
authors point out, on whether or not
the county authorities follow the fol-
lowing principles Of sound road
financing:
(a) A steady and we'll admins
tered system of meeting interest and
providing for the retirement of
bonds on maturity, whether by
means of a sinking fund, by the an
nuity method, or through serial pay
ments.
% The limiting Of expenditures
for road improvements to sums
which are warranted by the actual
saving in cost Of hauling that the
road improvement will effect. In
this item may also be considered in
creased tonnage which follows road
improvement.
(c) Expanding bond moneys only
on roads OF such a character that a
satisfactory share of this money may
be regarded as a permanent i'm
provement. This means that the
bond issue should not be spread so
thin over an exorbitant mileage that
the improvement will be largely
superficial and practically disappear
in a very short time.
his means, also, tnat a large per-
centage of the bond issue should go
into building a satisfactory and per-
manent foundation for the road
which would call principally for re-
surfacing repairs, rather than fire.
Quent complete reconstruction.
(d) Provision for proper mainten-
ance and repair of a bond-built road
throughout the life Of the bonds, so
that when bonds are retired the
county will still have an actual and
valuable property to show for its ex-
penditures.
(e) Limiting the term of bonds SO
that the life of the bond will not
exceed the life Of the improvement.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-11-26
NEW FARM TRACTOR SELLING
FOR $495.

A MONG the specialties for which
"a Hughson & Merton are exclus.
i've agents on the Pacific Coast,
Is the Bull" Tractor, a low-priced
tractor which merits the energy with
which 1t is being introduced to far
western farmers. Perhaps the most
wonderful thing about the tractor,
which does the work Of five horses,
is the price-$495 delivered. COM
plete. From this standpoint alone it
might we'll be considered the farm
sensation Of today.
Demonstrations are now being
made to hundreds Of farmers of
Southern California, at the Pasadena
City Park. 1t successfully pulls
plows, discs, harrows and cultiva-
tors, blowing = inch deeper than five
horses, and covering so per cent
more ground in a day. 1t uses about
one gallon of gasoline to pillow an
acre.
Mr.. ]. J. Brown, sales manager
for the tractor, Is very enthusiastic
about its reception on the Coast. He
says: 1--WE have been arousing an
unusual amount Of interest among
the farmers, which will do all kinds
OF farm work, both pulling and sta
tionary OF belt work, and which sells
for the price Of a good span Of
mules.
% ut has given perfect satisfaction
wherever it has been tried, and
used, and we anticipate a demand
which will soon bring the sales into
the thousands. We aim to give per-
sonal and direct service to pur-
chasers, and expect DUR first sales
to be only a starter in each local
ity."
Hughson & Merton have their
main store in San Francisco, and a
branch at Los Angeles. In other
cities the tractor will be sold through
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-11-26
County Aid to Road Building

Nff1TH the object Of gathering data
w that will help county and
township officers to determine
the best way Of financing their local
road improvements, the Office Of
Public Roads of the United States
department of Agriculture has Just
published. under the tile, Highway
Bonds" bulletin No. 1867, an anal.
ysis OF the economic features affect
ing the construction and mainten-
ance OF highways financed by bond
issues.
The bulletin, which consists Of 81
pages Of text, with a number Of
maps and plates. gives complete ia
bles of costs OF. various types Of
roads and the amounts of bond is
sues, as the result Of inquiries ad-
dressed to county officers of all the
counties, which brought definite re-
turns from 1880 counties. These
led the office to fix the total amount
of highway and bridge construction
DonuS Issued by counties and town.
ships up to January /, 1914, at
S2S7.OS1,018. In addition, the bull
letin gives elaborate tables and
charts whereby county officers a
determine the total cost and annual
appropriation necessary for con-
structing different highways by bond
issues.
The investigation shows that Jan
uary /, 1918. slightly owe s202.-
100000 in bonds were outstanding.
During the past three years, county.
district and township highway and
bridge bonds were voted as follows:
1911 -----$29 zoe, 022.0 90
1912 31,793,274.00
1913 50,655,554.00
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-11-26

Send for
Free Booklet
Lean for. yourself why hun
dreds OF farmers all over the
country are using The Bull
Gas Tractor in place Of horses.
READ THESE FEW LETTERS
Enclid. Mimi.
May 18th. 1914.
I hare the Bull" hard at
work and 1t Is pulling three
bottoms in the stubble, and /
sbelieye It will haul -four. I
hAye had from fifty to one
hundred visitors every day, and
1t proves to be one OF the best
tractors ever built.
JOHN BIEvER
Bird Island. Mimi,
April "a. 1914
The Bull" Is working flne-
ly. I pulled a six-horse road
grader at an average speed Of
four miles an hour yesterday,
and six horses can't ' erage
over three miles per hour u
their best.
HEANEY & PALMLUND, a.
bingham, Mont, 4;
June 10th, l9iL.
Tho Tractor that we got Is
working every day. blowing
from four to five acres per
day and eight inches deep with
a harrow bohind it. and does
elegant work. q
k1MPEL MP. & HDWE. Co ?
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08
lM00t@dl Points Of
Wirlt@r Z asnioms

A struggle is always going on in the
world Of fashion.
II fashion were not constantly strug-
Cling, constantly changing. there would
be little excuse for fashion. So the strug-
gle and change are justified.
This winter the struggle Is as pro
nounced as ever. American women, who
have rebelIed against the narrow line at
the ankle. are 10th to give It up. and
therefore they refuse to accept the new
fun skirt that Paris launched in August.
So there is struggle between the marrow
and the fun skirt.
American women have found the w
shaped neck line becoming. so. although
Paris prescribes q neck line cut straight
across, American women cling to the
more becoming fashion. There's another
struggle.
Then there Is the rivalry between the
large and the small hat
Ever since small hats came into de-
cided fashion there have been many COM
plants against them. The piquant type
Of face usual among French women might
find them becoming. That no one
doubted. But the American face found
them trying. The departed days Of large
hats were lamented. and the smart and
fashionable little hat was dubbed unOe-
coming.
Now that big hats have again come into
fashion, American women are showing
a, surprising tendency to retain the tiny
hat, perched on the side OF the head. So
there is another struggle.
Now, here are three things that women
have wanted-a skirt wide enough At the
ankles for safety. frock high enough in
the neck to ward on pneumonia, and a
hat big enough to shed a becoming shad-
ow Of softness over the face.
Women have ionged for these things.
Now the things are here, and women
almost refuse to accept them.
The smart women Jof this country have
never been siavfshlt bound to Paris,
much as they have liked. her fashions and
looked to her for Inspiration Perhaps
their refusal to accept the big hat, the
wide skirt. and the high-necked frock is
simply another declaration Of their In
dependence. To be sure they wished for
these things. Bot while they were wish
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08

/ ing. they learned of ali me advantages Of
the things that were then in fashion. And
now. when they have just learned how to
how to put on tiny hat and arrange
the hair so that the best points Of the
face are emphasized. and when their
chests have become hardened to the
Iciest blast. why should they 30 suddenly
into big skirts. big hats. and high frocks2
Probably the fate of these various in
novations viii be that Of tafeta. Tafteta
was prescribed for the fashionable wom-
an by Paris for almost a year before II
was accepted in this country. When 1t
was finally accepted. Il was accepted en-
Enthusiastically. The shops could not sup
ply the demand for IL. So. by next sum-
mer, we may see the reign OF the different
fashions that Paris launched in Au-
gust. We may be overcrowded with huge
hats. wide and full skirts. and frocks
with really high necks.
The High Collar.
Already the high collar has many advo-
Gates among smart women. Some OF the
new blouses have high collars, unstif-
feRed. that fastened directly In front. or
eboAA NNo ihNhcS 20 tCAt oAuc- AhNu
there are the high ruches Of tulle that
not only encircle the neck. but envelon
the chin.
On coats, the high collar Is generally
accepted. High. rather tight collars, that
buttoh at one side, are one form Of the
high coat collar, and another IL the turn
over. military type. These collars are
both most often made OF fur In the new
coats.
Another phase of the high collar Is the
fur collar on afternoon and evening
frocks. Sometimes tulie evening bod
ice, sleeveless. has a fur collar that fast
ems high about the throat Sometimes
there IL big fur collar on an afternoon
frock, and below the collar the bodice is
cut sway In ~ shaped fashion. This
looks like a combination OF the passing
and the coming fashion. this use Of the
high collar with the ''V" shaped line bo-
low Il.
On Evening Frocks.
To 90 back to the skirt of the late au-
tumn. Sometimes it IL very full. some
times At u very narrow. Always Il Is
full above the ankle line, whether this
fullness Is obtained by means Of ruff
aes. a tunic that flares. or drapery.
The skirt that Is narrow at the ankle
and slashed to allow freedom for the feet,
has been found quite suitable for dancing.
and doubtless this is q fact that works
for its permanence. But slowly the fun.
short skirt that swings out from the hips
viii probably take its place.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-20
Is Diplomacy Bankrupt7

If the Chinese ambassador in Eu- rope, after the fashion of the Venetian ambassadors in the sixteenth century
 are writing home full accounts of what is passing under their eyes, they will have a strange and well-nigh increci- ble tale to tell. Europe dreads war, yet Europe is heIplessly slipping over the precipice into war. In no country is there a vital interest dir ectly at stake. England's- ministry openly de- clares that she has none. France has none. Germany has none. except as it is arti6cally created. Neither has Russia All these countries protest that they do not want war. yet each of them is straining every nerve to pre-
 pare for war. The fear of war Is set ting like a pail over the peoples of Europe. Everywhere is apprehension. The anticipatory losses are already enormous. In advance the disastrous repercussions of war are world wide. Yet European diplomacy stands as it were, wringing its hands But yes- terday protesting to be all-powerfuL today it seems reduced to feeebleness and imbecility. So the Chinese an- bassadors might say.--New York Post.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-20
Nv Vacation at the Shore.

Dear Uncle Jed: have been think ing of you most every day but I haven't had time to write as I have been on my vacation.
 I am going to tell you of some of the good times had.
 We lived near a shallow, sandy beach where we went in bathing.
 There were s.nall crabs and it was great fun to catch them in our hands. They pinched a little, but we didn't mind. We used these crabs for bait for catching blackifsh-
 I caught one blackish, and my brother caught one at the same time About every morning at seven o'clock we went for milk to a farm some dis tance away.
 On our way we would see jack rab- bits burrowing in their holes in the sandy hills We also saw a family of wild turkeys.
 Once on my way home from the farm I lest my way and it / me very long time to get home. eot real frightened running amongst the hills like rabbit trying to find my way
 I will write again and tell some more of my good times.
 DOROTHY RASMUSSEN. Age 10. Norwich.