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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-18

cough in the past two years and 1A
deaths against 1t in the prior two years,
it does not look as though they are
comparatively harmless diseases as they
are too often called. particularly when
contrasted with the 35 deaths from scar
let fever and the six from smallpox in
the same two years. 1t is very desirable
that parents have more rational ideas
about whooping cough and measles and
that they have more help from health
and school departments in safeguarding
children from these dangerous infections.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-18

such seed cutters, with $4,000 capital
stock, Of which nothing is paid in.
Officers: President, NJ. James Spell
man of Bangor; Treasurer, Wilfred A.
Finnegan of Bangor. Certificate filed
Nov. IS, 1914
Maximum Power Transmission Co.,
organized at Portland. for the purpose
of manufacturing, buying, selling and
remodeling motor cars, motor trucks,
cycle cars, traction engines and other
vehicles, with $4,000 capital stock, Of
which nothing is paid in. Officers:
President, Albert F. Jones of Portland:
Treasurer, T. S. Croteau of Portland.
Certificate filed Nov. 16, 1914.
Blue Diamond Canning Co., organ
lied at Portland, for the purpose of
manufacturing, packing. preserving,
canning, buying, selling and dealing
in any and all varieties of food prod
ucts. with $4,000 capital stock, of
which nothing is paid In. officers:
President, Sidney st. F. Thaxter of
Portland; Treasurer, Nathan Fl. Cole
of Portland. Certificate filed Nov IL,
1914
Corporations Organized. ,
Certificates of organization have
been filed with the Registry of Deeds
at Portland by the following recently
instituted corporations:
Maximum Power Transmission Com
pany to conduct a general business in
power and motor driven vehicles and
engines, cars, etc. Capital stock,
$25, 900. Par value 800. Paid in MOTH
ing.
President-A. F. Jones; Clerk-James
E. Manter; Treasurer-T. L. Croteau;
Directors-A. F. Jones, 7. L. Croteau
and A. B. Farnham.
Blue Diamond Canning CO., to con-
duct canning and manufacturing
business. Capital stock, $4,000. Par
value of stock 500. Paid in nothing.
President-Sidney ST. F. Thaxter;
RECONSIDERATION H. Cole; Directors
S. F. Thaxter, n. II. Cole and A. l..
Robinson, all of Portland
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-18
Old Advertisement for Library CoIlec
ton.

via NuWSFttSGWcnt TUT OOIIeC'
ton.
State Librarian Henry C. Prince re-
Gently procured for the State library
collection a broadside advertisement
dated 1884 and the sheet Is in re-
markably we'll preserved condition.
The advertisement is Of special interest
to people Of this vicinity as 1t refers
to settlements then made on the Ken
nebec River and particularly to the
town Of Frankfort near Richmond.
Another thing that adds interest to the
library specimen is the fact that in
that year (1754) both Fort Halifax and
Fort Weston were built. The adver-
tisement reads as follows:
ADVERTISEMENT
Whereas the Proprietors of the Ken
nebeck Purchase from the late Colony
of Plymouth, have made and are max
ing divers Settlements on the Kenne-
beck River. particularly at Frankfort
near Richmond: For the Encourage
ment whereof the said Proprietors
have voted to make Grant of One
Hundred Acres of Land to every Fam
fly who shall settle there; of which
they hereby give publick Notice: And
any Person or Persons inclining to set
tie may apply to the Committee Of said
iProprietors who shall show them q
Plan of said River and Land. and let
them know the Conditions Of Settle
ment.
! And to encourage the People here
to. the said Committee hereby inform
them. that at the said Town of Frank
fort thAV te. ca Gv;
Mill erected and about Forty Families
settled who Notwithstanding they went
there SO lately as Spring 1852 have
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-18
BIENNIAL REPORT OF
STATE BOARD OF HEALH

THE grim fact that tuberculosis is de-
stroying so many lives calls for contin-
ued and persistent work against this dis
ease which is levying so heavy a tribute
on the resources of the State, say the
members of the State Board of Health.
G. II. Woodcock, Nj. D., of Bangor, Rich
ard H. Stubbs. M. D.. of Augusta. Prof.
Marshall p Cram of Brunswick. w. L.
Haskell, NJ. D., of Lewiston. Eugene w.
Goss of Auburn and Edward H. Gehring,
NJ D., of Portland in their biennial re-
port which was filed Tuesday with the
Governor and Council. .
The report further says:
The value of the lives prematurely
in the homes of the afflicted and the cost
of medical and other treatment and care
is enormous. The enormity of the bur-
den demands relief; but, from a more
optimistic point of view, there is an in
centive for continued and more effective
anti-tuberculosis work. The fact that
there has already been a marked cutting
down OF the death-rate from tuberculo-
sis gives assurance that we'll directed
work may drag tuberculosis down far
from it's present place as a life de-
stroyer In our first registration year
the number of deaths from tuberculosis
of the lungs was 1852, and the death rate
per 100000 of our population was 202.4.
Last year the number of deaths was 736
and the death rate was only 9I.2. death
rate only per cent of that in our
first registration year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-18
Exhibits and Illustrated Talks.

cannot be done under the present con-
ditions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-18
Scarlet Fever.

while scarlet fever in the rather mild
form has prevailed in most of its out
breaks caused only SO deaths in the past
two years, it still remains at all times a
very undesirable disease for the reason
that though the current mortality regis
tered against scarlet fever may be low,
1t is an insidious malady and its sequels
tend to swell the mortality rates from
some other cause of death, and further
more. among children who convaiesce
from the disease many are left handi-
capped for long while and sometimes
through life with physical ailments and
infirmities.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-18
infectious Diseases.

I'm the past two years the number of
deaths from some of the communicable
diseases was as follows: tuberculosis,
1872; Influenza, 27e; typhoid fever. 195;
diphtheria, 1856; measles, 124: whooping
cough. SO; scarlet fever 80; smallpox, six.
1t will thus be seen that the mortality
from tuberculosis outranks that of any
other infectious disease or from their
combined mortality, for the total number
of deaths charged to the other diseases
is only o.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-18
Smail-po

Though so loathsome a disease and one
always to be combatted for the physical
harm it inflicts and for The undesirable
kind of notoriety it gives to communities
who harbor 1t. II caused only four deaths
last year and two deaths during the pre-
ceding year. Notwithstanding the out
breaks of this disease were disturbingly
frequent. particularly in the former
year-unnecessarily frequent In view Of
the fact that vaccination affords pro-
lection against smallpox which is al
most absolute.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-18
The Laboratory.

1.-THE demands for laboratory work to
settle questions relating to health work
and health conditions is steadily increas-
ing. The fact that the work of the lab
oratory has so direct bearing upon the
health conditions Of our people and is
an indispensable aid to the solution of
many questions which present them
selves to tire health officers. physicians
and households, Is a sufficient reason
why the State should provide this i'm
portant branch of the health service with
a building and equipment TO enable it to
do it's work more easily and to carry
on some important lines of work which
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-18

WhoopIn0- Cou9h.
with 81 deaths against whooping
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-18
Influenza Grip

which may lead the people generally to
observe rational precautionary measures
in their homes and elsewhere against the
spread of this dangerous infection.
Typhoid Fever
Next in the lessenng mortality from
this list of infectious diseases is typhoid
fever. The mortality from it, though
lowering rapidly is still excessive when
compared with the death-rate of the
same disease in many foreign countries,
and 1t is very much greater than it
would be if we put into effect the more
restrictive and prophylactic measures
which are employed in those other coun-
tries. There has been a large reduction
in the deathrate from this serious COM
municable disease. The rate of mortality
from typhoid fever was last year but
little more than % per cent. of what 1t
was in our first registration year.
Diphtheria.
THE deaths which resulted from diph-
iberia in the past two years were re-
spectively 81 and SO. or 1S6 for both years.
The lessening of the deathrate from
diphtheria is notable but the diminution
is not as great as should be. The cut
ting down OF the deathrate from diph-
iberia Ia not wholly a matter of isolation
of the infectious persons; it is dependent
largely upon the prompt administration
of immunizing doses of anti-toxin to ex-
posed persons. and Of curative doses to
the sick. While the present arrange
ments of repositories for the furnishing
of anti-toxin at reduced prices in ac-
Until he
the producers is very great help, a re-
grettable delay in its use too frequently
results from various causes
Measles.
I'm the deathrate from these diseases
to which special reference has been
made have been going down. that cannot
be said of measles. While the local
boards of health have sought the utmost
Limitation of the prevalence of scarlet
fever diphtheria and smallpox, measles.
in many of the towns, have not had the
attention to which the dangerous nature
of the disease entities it.
The State board of health has sought
to impress upon all, and especially upon
parents and health officers. the desira-
bility of giving young children the ut
most degree Of protection against the in
lection of measles. because the measles
deathrate falls heaviest upon children in
their earliest months and years, though
1t is far from being devoid of danger to
adults. For instance. among the sos
deaths from measles in the past II years
there were 539 of these deaths among
children under five years Of age and 60
among children from FIVE to 10 years of
age.
Whoopins- Cough.
with 81 deaths against whooping
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-12-25

Tha Carthage Democrat has
called off its motor cor contest,
declaring Its due to the apparent
crookedness'' OF the campaign
promoter. All contestants were
paid for their time, the Democrat
.spocksiing the losses. !"
A certain frankness characters
izes the expressions oiths Roger
willie Record. When adissoIu!e
youth from q neighboring town
pitched hsadlong from his horse
and was brought to Rogersviile
70 rrepairs the Records commen,
was: "The only thing to regret
about Il was that his neck was
nol broken. "
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-12-25
A TEXAS WONDER

The Texas Wonder cures kldney and
bladder troubles, dissolyes gravel, cures
diabetes, seak and lame backs, rhonz
matism, and ell irregularities Of he kid-
neys and bladder in both mer s:se E0-
men. Regulates bladder troubles Ia
children. II not sold by your druggist.
will be sent by mail on receipt Of 81 %.
One small bottle is two mouths treat
ment, and seldom fails 10 perfect cure.
Send for testimonials from THE and
other states. DR.. E. W. Hall. 202e
OllFe street. 81. Louis. No, Sold b
dFuggisss. S062t.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-12-25
Avn Must Ba WslI nan..

Nothing is done well enough for
the present which is not well enough
for all time. The idea that imperfec-
tions are OF no consequence now, and
that the crooked lines can be straight
ened. and the rough corners smoothed
OF by and by has put many . worker
In the failure class.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-12-25
How To Prevent Pneu-
monia.

The person who makes q hot
house out Of himself is the one
who Is apt to take pneumonia,
which is so prevalent at this
time OF the year. says the pre-
yentive medicine department OF
the University OF Missouri. Liv-
ing In artificially heated rooms
till all the resistance OF the cody
Eis lowered is the poorest way Ia
resist such q disease. Instead
lcne should sleep in the open OF
in a room with the windows open
and having no artificial heat. In
addition one s,ould take a cold
bath every morning followed by
a good hard rub.
Pneumonia, which is an infla-
nation of the lungs, is no respec-
tor of persons. 1t is caused by a
germ which is found in the saliva
Of many healthy persons at this
of the year, especially il they
live in cities. These persons will
take the disease any time that
for any reason the vitality Of the
body is materially lessened. Such
a weaking Of the resisting power
Of the body is caused often by
the use OF alcoholic liquors or by
any other abuse Of the body.
Overwork, mental worry; pro-
longed exposure to cold or i'm
pure air, exposure to noxious
dusts and gases and other causes,
The diseaseis contagious. Il Of
ten occurs in prisons or other
crowded places as an epedemic.
Prevention of pneumonia must
come from the Punishment Of the
causes Of lowered resistance,
Common sense must be used in
caring for the body. Take az
much exercise in the open air as
possible. There is no danger
from exposure to cold as long as
it is not for any great length Of
time. Avoid overheating in the
workroom or office, especially
when il is accompanied with dry
ness Of the Dir as is usual with
artificial heating. Sleep in the
open or, If not in the open, in 9
room with the windows open, and
where there is no artificial heat
Every morning one should take
a cold bath lasting from one tc
three minutes. Start before The
weather gets cold and you viii
find it easier, but anyone 10 good
health can get accustomed to the
cold water by using a sponge
Rules must be modified for very
old or very young people or fol
those suffering from an organic
disease. Indications OF injury
are blueness of the lips and the
finger nails and failure to re-
spond with a warm feeling to !h'
rub down afterwards.
The symptoms Of pneumonil
are sharp pains in the chest fol-
lowed almost Immediately BY
raising OF blood. The patien
should be put TO bed in a we'll
ventilated room and a physician
should be called.
Pneumonia, instead Of making
the patient immune to future at
tacks, makes him more suscep
tible. Persons have been know
to have nine or ten attacks. TIL
rate Of mortality is very high
from 20 to 40 per cent.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-12-25


A Texas colored preacher esme
recently 70 q Liberty, coloeed
church, that was needing q psstor
on "try-out," and be squarely
toll the congregation where he
stoC d, that there might be ''no
offense or misunderstanding"
afterward. II belieb in the good
old Baptist dOotern OF One faith,
one Lord and one baptism, and
bruddern | hsh annuder one, jes
as good, and that is. 'One hus-
band, one wife and one set Of
chilluu.'"
The oldest settler 10 Worth
county died the other day. His
name was James Ira Teasly and
he came to what is now Worth
county with his parents in 1846,
sixty eight years ago, At that
time only nine families lived in
the present county of Worth and
there was not a town in the coun-
ty. All Of the original members
of those nine families are now
gone.
A movement is on foot at Pleas.
ant Hill to build a monument
marking the grave there OF Col.
Hi Bledsoe. Hi Bledsoe served in
the Mexican war and recruited a
Confederate company in Lafay-
atte county in the fall OF 1851.
Later he commanded a battery
conspicuous in Missouri and the
south. He died in 1899. His grave
is unmarked.
John O'Boyle, a citizen Of
Brookfeld for 48 years, died lat
ter part of last week at his homo
in that city. 1t is said he could
recall the name and politics Of the
governor, senator or congressman
from any state or congressional
district in the United States. He
was noted for his powerful mem-
ory.
Harrisonville merch ants have
made arrangements'for series
OF free shows to be given Satur-
day afternoons during the winter
months. The entertainments will
be held in the opera house and
two matinees will be given each
Saturday afternoon, one for the
country and one for the town
people.
A formal charge OF criminal
libel has been preferred against
the South Missouri editor who
referred to a contemporary as q
"well known drunkard and 800
faced animal who is trying to go
to hell before he dies and whom
any man can purchase his
opinions or ideas for so much
money"
Few pilfeFers are 80 fortunate
as the one who at jefferson City
stole a coat from W. F. Rosen.
Noting his loss, Mr.. Rosen.
jumped into his motor car and
soon ran down and captured fine
thief, who put up such a good
talk that Mr.. Rosen not only did
not turn him over to the police,
but gave him the coat.
The usually conservative Creig-
ton News is ecstatically praiseful
of Uncle Ike fuckers yellow tom
cat that caught three nice a. one
time-two in his mouth and one
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-12-25
'RoUNDABOUTTHE STATE.
Cleaned from Exchanges--Madeby by the Shears.
the Pencil and the Paste Pot--Some OrgR
nal. Some Credited and Some Stolen.
but Nearly All Interesting Reading.

Mountain Grove will soon 8


joy the distinction Of having re-
representatives. on the force of Billy
Sunday, the celebrated evange-
list of world; wide fame. Rev.
and Mrs. f. r. Stcv OF Noun
tain Grove, vino are now work.
ing with Lincoln Mcconnell at
Fort Worth, Texas, have closed
a contract with Mr.. Sunday and
will begin their work with him in
his Philadelphia meeting the lat.
part of the month. Rev. Sunday
formerly was one OF the greatest
base ball players in the country.
When he deserted the diamond
for the pulpit his fame increased
until he now is one Of the most
successful evangelists in the
country. He has been engaged
for meetings for the next three
years, and practically all his time
is filled. He is now in tine east.
William Hirth tells in The Mis-
souri, Farmer of'an Iowa man who
dropped off the train in a certain
Missouri coun " to look around.
Real estate men tried TO sell him.
"a farm. He explained that he
had just sold his Iowa farm aud
was looking around in Missouri,
but he proposed 10 60 TO Pettis
county, where Farm Adviser Sam
Jordan was doing such wonder
full work in the development OF
farm life and prosperity. The
county where the Iowan had
dropped off took the hint, called
a big meeting Of farmers land
commercial clubs, raised a fund
and hired a good farm adviser,
1t pays to be advertised, for Pet.
tis county got the Iowan as a
buyer and citizen.
Harry M. Coudrey, former Re-
publican congressman from st.
Louis, is a prisoner in the Tombs.
He is in trouble on q federal
charge in st. Louis and was ar.
rested by detective Russo of the
district attorneys office on q
bench warrant, charging him
with the larceny of $3.50. T1ie
complainant is Francis H. Ross
OF 100 William street, who alleges
that on De-. /, 1909, be gave
Coudtey a check for $3.50 to
hoy stock in the International
Fire Insurance Company Of
America aud that he Withheld the
money.
Ben Lister, who bore the dis
linction OF being about the only
really unshaved man in that sec
ton ofthe country. died at his
home in Atlantis last Friday. He
was a retired farmer and was one
OF the pioneer settlers OF that
section, coming to Macon county
with his father when but small
lad. As soon as he attained man
hoods estate, Mr.. Lister began
turning out his oeard and q razor
never touched his face in all Of
the years since. His beard was
q fine glossy one and he was
very proud oft.
After summing It ell up, Jim
Wright of smithville is about con-
vihced that his business judg.
msnt was at fault when he let &c
the steering whselof his motor
car to restrain . turkey that was
Topping from the car to freedom
The car. moved down four OF
five fence postsand stopped afteI
one wheel had been broken OF
Jim held on 70 the turksy, bu
now fears It was false econom,
| to do %.
Apparently The negroes In Pop
lar Bluff zrsN poor marksmen
Last week two men fired Nv
shots each Il other negroes. -,
not . shot took effect.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-12-25
RoIia WaI,s has been appointed

governor Of the federal reserve
bank in st. Louis at salary OF
S25 600 a year.
The Kirksville Graphic is la
mentiug the fact that about the
time it ecuts out" meat, the price
of eggs goes up.
Some midnight visitor. suscep-
tible to superstition, broke into
the express office at Bolivar and
stole thirteen quarts of whisky.
Ostensibly hunting small game
hunters near Shelbina killed a
1900 pound steer foe a farmer,
whose only recourse was to post
his land against return inva-
eion.
Not all the tragediesare taking
place in the war zone. A Sedalia
man has been sent to Jail for 10
days because he helped himself
20 suit of underwear belonging
ia a fellow. .lodger when the m'er-
curry took dive.
Ralph King, ayoung man from
Prathersville, aged twenty years,
was killed Thanksgiving day in
an automobile accident at Excel
sior Syringe. He was running
his car at rapid speed when it
upset, throwing him and other
occupants out, King was killed
outright and his companions es-
capsd with slight injuries.
A possum was caught the other
day in the residence part of Lib-
erty, and a Jefferson City man
toasted on another he had caught
within a block, of the governors
mansion. In Springfield l. flock
of quail have taken up their
abode 10 the city square and are
being protected by the authors
ties. y
DIR. Thomas e. Turner, a prom
nent st. Louis dentist, for eight
years a member of the state
board of dental examiners, was
run down and killed by his mot
or car which he cranked, while
1t was in gear, in fcont Of his
residence in that city. His wife
was in the car at the time and
was utterly Frustrated by the
shock. M
Some time ago a motor car
went dead in the road in front OF
a certain county home west OF
King City. "A young woman, resi-
dant of said certain county home
cav the car stop and the driver
alight and look for the trouble,
whereupon she fled joyously to
the piano and began playing
sGet Out and Get Under. king
City Democrat.
Will Scherf, = Platte county
farmer, living near East Leaven
worth, sells enough pecans every
year to pay his taxes and keer
up his insurance. Last Monday
he marketed pecans ia Leaven-
worth selling them for s4s75, per
bushel, He has 1000 pecan trees,
which are volunteers. he says q
pecan tree win not bear until i
is 90 years old.