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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-11-19
WORKED INSTANT CURE
ITTlE INCIDENT PROVED VALUE
OF HOT WATER BAG.
Wasn't Applied in Exactly the Pre-
scribed Manner, but II Aroused
Bedridden Man to Sudden and
Murderous Action.

There is nothing like a hot water
bottle on a cold winter night" OBJ
served Mrs. Crabbley. 1T warns up
the sheets so quickly! I'm sure I
would be cold all night if it weren't
for the hot water bottle"
1T is awfully good for babies, too,
hot water bottle is" seconded Mrs.
Napkins 1T cures the collie in no
time, and it helps my rheumatism.
We'll, said Crabbley, adding mas
culine tone to the conversation. the
hot water bag is all right when it is
hot. 1t will heat the bed all right if
you can endure the scorching of your
water bag is cold it is the coolest
thing on earth. / would as soon have
toad in the bed with me as enc of
those things when it gets cold.
"A fellow jerks his feet up pretty
lively when the water bag is hot, and
he jerks them up still more quickly
when it's cold. 1t is certainly clammy.
And kicking it out of bed onto the
floor requires a great deal of sci
ence and perseverance.
Filling a hot water bag is a very
difficult performance, that is, to do the
job neatly and without scorching your
self. You are supposed to grab the
water bag by the ear aggressively to
make it behave when you are pour
ing hot water into it,
'fFTIoat roroiOdc br0lTn in Mimi
kins, that one of the most stubborn
cases of something or other, l forget
what, was once cured By the hot wa
ter bag. In the case I speak of it eff
fected an instantaneous and perma-
nent restoration.
"Wallower had the worst siege of
whatever it was that was ever known.
1t was an aggravated case. The doc
tors all gave him up. In fact, every
body gave him up except his wife. She
continued giving him hot water bag
treatments He would start grooming
in the night and she would get up
and spatter hot water around and ap-
ply the hot water bag.
He was fiat on his back and
couldn't move a muscle and the doc
tors said there was no hope. At last
his wife wore herself out and they
hired a male nurse. This male nurse
cured Wallower. f.
One night Wallower was suffering
terribly. He called for the hot water
bottle, and said he wanted it hotter
than ever. He wanted it boiling. The
male nurse arrived at last, bringing
the water bag forcibly by the ear. Just
as the nurse was on the point OF APP
plying it to Wallower's back the
darned ear pulled out and the bag
busted and squirted boiling water all
over the patient.
That cured Wallower. If it hadn't
been for the interference of other par
ties Wall would have killed that at
tendant. AS it was he rolled him
across the floor several times and,
if remember Alright, they fought up
and down the stairs a couple of times
Hot water restores the strength
awfully quick when you get it sud
den and unexpectedly like that"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-11-19
TRUE SPIRIT OF THE SEASON
Thanksgiving Should Find Its Best
Expression in the Doing of Some
Kindly Act.

To limit reasons for thankfulness to
mere material abundance, to national
and individual prosperity, as so often
implied, is to overlook the greater
causes of gratitude. Every now and
then pathetic instances bring out the
heartfelt expression that ''if one has
health he has everything. Position
and possessions count for little COM
pared to the simple retention of
health. So, if a man or woman today,
unblessed by possession of the wealth
or prosperity they think they ought
to have, will ponder upon the bless
ing of health or upon the preserva-
ton of the lives and health of those
near and dear to them throughout the
year they must find deeper cause for
thanksgiving than any mere incre-
ment in material things. This is the
true reverence, the gepujna spirit of
thanksgiving.
But in expressing this spirit in
Thanksgiving services, in giadness and
feasting, it must not be forgotten that
the true thanksgiving must come from
the heart, and will find its fullest ex-
preston in kindly act, in considera-
ton of those less fortunate and in as
sisting to make others equally thank
full. The thankfulness that is limited
to self is ungracious and unworthy.
Yet even in temporal affairs the ma
ton as a whole has cause for graft,
tude. No country has been more
blessed with abundance of crops. In
dustriaI and commercial conditions
are normal We have been spared
from any great disasters. AS a ma,
ton we are at peace with the world.
The census shows splendid
growth. We face the future not only
with confidence but enthusiasm.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-11-19
CAR GOES 28.7 MILES
ON GALLON OF GASOLINE
Red Crown Shows Remarkable Test.
Judged by c. A. c. Committee.

Judged by C. A. c. Committee.
Surprising results were obtained
Tuesday in Chicago. when, in a dis
lance test on the boulevards, a 1915
big six went 2S.7 miles on a gallon of
Red Crown gasoline. The test was
made to demonstrate the fuel economy
of high test gasoline, by the technical
committee of the Chicago Automobile
Club.
Red Crown gasoline, So test, was de-
cided upon by the judges and drivers
as the best gasoline 20 be used. All
through the trip the clutch was not
slipped except when traffic congestion
made 1t necessary. The dash adjust
ment on the carburetor was discon-
nected, and il order that the test be
a fair one, the fan was in operation
throughout the run.
Next came the acceleration test
With the carburetor adjustment the
same as during the economy run, the
car was driven fir, II standing start to
thirty miles an hour in IL 20 seconds.
The flexibility test saw the car run
at four miles an hour, then speeded
up to forty-four
The test proves that the six is not
an excessive fuel consumer, where the
best gasoline is used.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-11-19

ney was begun, the miner leading the
burro along a narrow winding path
that ran across the foothills and along
the edge of the canyon that opened
darkly into the heart of the range. The
sun went suddenly behind the noun
tains and night closed down early
here while yet it was day in the val
ley. Over in the southwest flashes
Of lightning cleaned across the pur-
pie heights and thunder rolled family
up the canyon.
You must not be afraid of our
mountain storms. They don't amount
to much. 'cept to look pretty. An this
little cuss will take you safe as a
rockin' boss"
She smiled up at the rugged. kindly
face that was dimly visible by the
flashes Of light
Il shall not be afraid of anything
with you to take care of me. l re-
member how good you were to Dick. -
"Sho, nowi I didn't do anything
for him. He was mighty good to me
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-11-19
Cor the slaunhtec OF Men.

Even warfare has been brought to a
high state of efficiency. The number
of rounds that can be fired by means
of various guns during an ordinary
battle can only be imagined Statis-
tics from the Russo-Japanese war
show that at Ljaopan one battery fired
$500 rounds in one day, while another
fired 1904 rounds, making for each
gun about Alb rounds in one day. This
was not an uncommon occurrence, and
it shows the expense involved in car
rying on a modern war.
The most common projectile of the
three-inch caliber is the shrapnel.
which is in itself gun, arranged by
time fuses SO that at the desired
height it is made to burst, shooting
forward out of a shell $50 lead balls.
each effective to kill man.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-11-19
DOCTOR KNEW
Had Tried II Himself.

The doctor who has tried Postum
knows that it is an easy, certain, and
pleasant way out of the coffee habit
and all of the ais following and he
prescribes it for his patients as did q
physician Of Prospertown, n. J.
One Of his patients says:
During the summer just past ! suf-
fered terribly with a heavy feeling at
the pit Of my stomach and dizzy feel
ings in my head and then blindness
would come over my eyes SO l would
have to sit down. l would get SO nerv-
Gus I could hardly control my feelings.
Finally 1 spoke to our family physi-
clan about it and he asked if / drank
much coffee and mother told him that
l did He told me to Immediately stop
drinking coffee and drink Postum in
it's place, as he and his family had
used Postum ana found it powerful
rebuilder and delicious food-drink.
Il hesitated for time, disliking the
idea Of having to give up my coffee, but
finally I got a package and found it to
be all the doctor said.
Since drinking Postum in place Of
coffee my dizziness, blindness and
nervousness are all gone, my bowels
are regular and / am well and strong.
That is a short statement Of what
Postum has done for me"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Well
Vile" in pkgs-
Postum comes in two forms:
Regular Postum - must be well
boiled 15c and Csc packages.
Instant Postum-is a soluble pow
der. 4 teaspoonfu1 dissolves quickly
in a cup Of hot water and, with cream
and sugar, makes a delicious bever-
age instantly. 30c and SOC tins.
The cost per cup of both kinds Is
about the same.
There's Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocers~
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-11-19
Kansas Humor Direct From Relgiur

Kansas Humor Direct From Belgium.
Donald Thompson. formerly of To-
peka, is a newspaper photographer in
the war zone, and writes of some of
his experiences to a Topeka friend.
At Termonde he found Belgian who
was able to speak English and en-
gagged as a guide.
"Where did you learn to speak Eng
Iish?" Thompson inquired as they
were strolling atmlessly through the
ruined city.
81 was waiter in New York" was
the answer.
80 you threw up a good job to an
swer your country's CALI" Thompson
said
mo, 1 threw it up because my for
mer wife asked for too much ali
mony."
At this point the conversation was
suddenly interrupted by a splutter OF
rifle shots quite close at hand.
Come on" the ex-waiter shouted
excitedIy, now is our chance to kill
a German"
Your chance, not mine" Thomp-
son replied, hastily-Kansas City
Star.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-11-19

and Toasted, and they went out and
killed fnesDeere, which they brought
to the Plantation and bestowed on our
Governour, and upon the Captaine and
others. And although it be not always
so plentiful, As it was at this time
with US, yet by the goodness of God,
We are so fare from want, that we
often wish you partakers of our plen-
tie
This was the very thing they had
condemned in others in England. Yet
when once they began to mingle
sports with religion in national holt
days it grew rapidly. 1t is interest
ing to note that a little later some
of the men excused themselves from
work on Christmas day from con
scientious scruples. At noon the gov
eTnor found them playing stoole-ball.
He confiscated their implements and
remanded them to their homes. mirth-
fully justifying his claim by saying,
that it was against his conscience
that they should play and others
work. Whatever the justice of the
governor we see the origin of the
new spirit of thanksgiving. 1t re-
mains with us in the game of football.
Exchange.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-11-19

to the sun. Vegetables, fruits, nuts,
raisins and citron were heaped in plen-
ty upon the pantry shelf. And within,
the house was agloW in joyful antici-
patton of the coming guests-a true
hospitality, not SO elaborate as it was
bountiful and not go luxurious as
healthful, but replete with a rare
kindness and grace.
And when the feast was over. and
the long afternoon of sport and games
was spent, and the shadows of eve
ming closed round. the great assem-
blage crowded about the huge fire
place. How gayly the popcorn splut-
tered, how clear was the cider passed
roundi Hearts overlooking with jol-
Iity and gratitude burst into song:
All, on Thanksgiving day, when from east
and from west,
From north and from south, come the pill
grim and guest,
When the gray-haired New Highlander
sees round his board,
The old broken links of affection re-
stored,
When the care-wearied man seeks his
mother once more,
And the worn matron smiles where the
girl smiled before.
This was the spirit of old-time
Thanksgiving.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-11-19

tial election was over and all the lying
stopped for the next four years.
There are church services on
Thanksgiving. You can go or not, as
you please, but if you don't go you'll
get licked.
Baked goose is good for Thanksgiv-
ing, but the trouble is to get the goose.
Our parents enjoy Thanksgiving.
They manage to have a ton of coal
come up that morning, and then en-
joy seeing their son work most all day
TO shovel it in.
Dinners for the poor are given on
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-11-19
Time for EVERYTHING,

Between dawn and dark there is
time enough for the collisions of dis
interestedness with selfshness in our
dealings with our feilow-creatures IL
the life of our own homes; time
enough to meet or TO eYade the de-
mands of homely faithfulness in our
several work, time enough to con-
front the sturdy rebellion of passions
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-11-19
First American Thanksgiving.

We have come to look upon Thanks
giving day as one of feasting and
pleasure. 1t may differ from that OF
our grandsires, but it's not so very
far from the customs of the pilgrim
fathers who first instituted the custom
in New England. Did you ever have
an account of the first American
Thanksgiving? The Puritans were &C
customed TO somber religious obsery-
ances, but the spirit of a new world
began to change the method Of giving
thanks. The transition was gradual,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-11-19
VIEWED BY LITTLE JOHNNY
Cherub Writes a Composition on
Thanksgiving, Just to Please
His Dear Teacher.

My dear teacher has asked me to
Write a composition on Thanksgiving,
and ! viii therefore say:
While it is a better day than April
fool it does not begin with Old Fourth
OF July.
1T began with the Pilgrim Fathers.
They were thankful that the presideu-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-11-19
THE BOY HEARD FROM

The relatives all gather round when gran
dad carves the turk,
On this glad day it seems about the finest
kind of work,
To sit down at the table when the bird is
steaming hot;
It makes a Teller happy, for he's surely
got a lot
Of blessings to be thankful for, no mat
ter what you say,
When he sights the plate of good things
slowly coming down his way.
A Teller who is sitting near the foot with
all the kids,
When the tarnel relatives have answered
to their bids
And come and filled the table up, it makes
it kind Of late
Before he gets to carving up the things
that's on his plate.
It's pretty slow in coming If he has. by
any chance,
Been seated far away beyond his Unclss
and his aunts.
When he has been a-saving up his appe-
tite a week
And is so 'tarneI hungry that he finds it
hard &c. speak
After all. it sometimes seems it's middling
hard work
To have so many relatives when gran
dad caTves the turk.
Every last one wants a leg, but grandad
pays no heed
Except to say. You kids must think this
turks a centipede."
So one Of US viii get the neck. another
one the part
That's always last to clear the fence. an
other one the heart,
And a little gizzard and the wishbone. al
most bare,
Just to jolly him along and make him
glad he's there.
But there is plenty of good stuff that
travels with the bird
To make US kids feel thankful that the
dinner has occurred.
The fine Thanksgiving eatings we have
ne'er been known to shirk,
For it's always good to he around when
grandad carves the turk.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-11-19

and left passenger VINO
STOOD on the platform looking over at
the southwestern range as if dropped
suddenly from another planet into an
unknown life which presented puzzles
Of bewildering character.
s'Be you Miss Lyleford?"
The girl looked attentively at the
shaggy face as if with view OF clas-
styling it and assigning it a place in
the vast museum of human nature be-
fore admitting her identity.
Il am. You, I suppose, are Mr..
Mawyer?"
Vas: I'm Dicks pard."
Miss LyIeford extended her hand to
him, while a smile lit up her face bril-
iiantly.
Il am deeply indebted to Dicks
pard," she said.
mo; it's t'other way round. I'm
OWN you for a sight O. things; more
particularly Dicks life"
She cIasped her hands and look
of anxiety replaced the smile with
which she had greeted him.
He will get well?"
fSure-noW. The sight O you'd
call back a man what had already
S: ked his claim in t'other world and
filed his application with the land Of
fee up yonder. He wouldn't want no
land patent when he could take out
the patent for the happiness o. jest
lookin' at you"
The winning smile came back and
| dimpled her cheeks and filled each
curve of her face with ripples of
light.
"A girl what can make sunshine out
O. all the clouds around her can take
the grumps out O any man." thought
Dicks pard," looking at her admir-
ingly.
Now, miss, we'd better mosey," he
said, "fer it's gittin' dark and the road
long to our place isn't jist the path
| I'd recommend a delicate young lady
| to take when she wanted a constitu-
tional to brace up run down sys-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-11-19
Persist In Belief.

Only believe in your idea, and It
will carry you through every difficulty
If you live you will do great things;
if you die, well, how can you die bet
ter? And your idea will not die
Hubert Hervey.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-11-19


BALKAN will take you safe through,
no matter how shaky it looks"
She looked up into the kindly, reas-
surfing face, and smiled confidently.
Il am not afraid; but it all seems
so strange and so beautiful, and aw-
full 1t is uplifted so far above the
world that I do not seem to belong
to earth any more. 7 wonder how the
people who are used to such scenes
feel, and if they are not larger and
grander than we who live on the COM
mon levels"
Il s'pose most folks are about the
same old bad pennies, no matter where
they live nor what they ,ook at"
How do you know about me so far
away?"
Dick had told me where he come
from, and then, when he was out o
his head, he talked about you, and
thought mebbe you lived back where
he did. He didn't talk about anybody
else, and thought mebbe you might
be all he had, and then I sent the
telegram hoping you might get it and
come"
You and I are all he has, and we
will save him"
The man lifted his face up toward
| the dark sky.
yes, please God, we'll save him.
They had left the narrow defile and
were on high plateau.
There is Tent Town just before US.
That is our camp We have no houses
yet. Will you mind staying in a
tent?"
81 shall love it. 1 never saw tent
| before. 1t will be such novel eX-
perience to live in one"
That is his tent that has the light
in it. Away over there, where the
clouds have divided and there is a
big, white star shining down onto it."
They fixed their gaze on the white
tent and silence fell upon them until
they had reached the little cluster of
tents and Daisy's escort led her to the
one next that on which the white star
shone.
his Is yours next W Ills. Dill .
| taking care Of Dick. Do you see the
pink light in the window? That
means he is better. I told Bill to put
that light in the window if he was so
| that you might see it,"
She stood for a moment in the
doorway and looked over toward the
east, where Thanksgiving day would
| dawn in a few hours. How full of
gladness was the deep, dark night.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-11-19
Free Clinic in Schools,

The health commissioner Of Milwau-
kee is planning to establish free dis
pensaries and clinics in school build
ings, at regular hours, not only fol-
service to the children but to the gen.
eral public.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-11-19

Until the middle Of the past century
Thanksgiving was practically un-
known in the South. In Virginia the
first Thanksgiving proclamation was
issued by Governor Wise in 1857.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-11-19

Bishop Berry.
~o-~-~-~-~-~-~->~-~~1~~
Thanksgiving and they are pressed to
stuff themselves. Then the doctor
gets job and the long green is kept
circulating.
AS a rule, parents give their IA
voTite sons cranberry sauce on Thanks
giving day as a token Of their esteem,
but as the sauce is never sweetened
it is hard to see where the esteem
comes in.
last Thanksgiving day 1 got licked
for hurrahing for Washington. This
time am going to hurrah for Captain
Kidd and see what will happen"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-11-19

In most cases our habits of mat
tenton may be traced to a want Of
curiosity Stewart.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-11-19

The plea of ignorance will never
take away our esponsibiliies.-Ru
kin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-11-19

but occasionally the unexpected was
thrust upon them in very positive
way.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-11-19

and besetting sins against our spirit
uaI nature, time enough TO win or to
lose heaven in.-Henry Wilder FOote.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-11-19
o PUMPKIN PIE
Q pumpkin pie!
By WILBUR Q. NESBIT

Athwart thy face
A hundred fancies may trace!
| see the CLINT of summer sun,
And twilight, when the day is done;
The sober peace of musing cows
Who in the meadow grasses browse;
The radiant glory of the morn
That sweeps across the nodding corn.
A thousand happy fancies start
When thou art nesting near my heart.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-11-19

and the folders in the SHOCK
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yht by Daily Story Pub. COD
HERE was snow on the
peaks and the wind swept
down the slopes and skur-
ried wildly through the can
yon.
The train pulled out from
the little mountain station
and left a passenger who
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-11-19

lowship. for the charm of simplicity
and the peace that comes from a con-
tented heart, that marked the old-time
Thanksgiving, there would be no re-
gret for the good old days that are
gone But why can't they be con-
jured back again that we might cher
ish the generous spirit of that house
hold festival?
1t is the character of the day that
we would have back again-the after
math of the harvest, with its spirit
of ioyousness, the bounteous feast
gathering together the family, making
sacred the beauty of home ties.
In cid New England a hustle OF
preparation began long before the ap-
pointed day. The turkey, strutting in
naughty disregard of his fate, was
watched with furtive eyes and fed
with liberal care The pumpkins were
gathered and lay with faces upturned
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-11-19

HE old-time spirit of
Thanksgiving. "Ah,
those were good old
days! This, with
reminiscent sadness.
If there was not a Turk
ing sentiment for the
splendor of good-fel-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-11-19

Capacity seldom lacks opportunity.
Bishop Berry.