davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-05

We looked at each other sol
EMMY, and then | said, Here,
this will never do. You and | are
only going to pass through an or
deal that our mothers and their
mothers before them passed
through. Surely. We can be as
courageous as they" and then we
Strengthened up and went into
the nursery where Bulge and
Teddy were sleeping.
If ever there were adorable
children on this earth, they are
Harry's boys which Eliene adopt
ed, and when they are asleep,
they are almost too beautiful. AS
we looked at them, Eliene came
close to me and said, "Margie,
I've thought a lot since have
been expecting my child of the
poor mother of these dear boys.
She must have had the same ply
steal fear that l have, and she
could not have had the same hope
and spiritual uplift to sustain her.
What to me will spell the physic-
al aspect of honor, to her could
only be proof of disgrace"
She must have lived in hell
all those long months until she
died. Do you know, as much as
l love Harry, and as much as
know that he suffered, sometimes
when he comes in at night and
takes me in his arms and tells
me how happy he is. between my
lips and his kisses the ghost of
that poor girls pain-twisted
mouth fingers. When | feel the
warmth of his living body against
mine again l feel that GOODNESS
that is not like any other chill
know-the chill that l felt as
clasped In her stiffened hands
across her breast a tiny flower
that had lain for a moment on
the seeking mouth of each of her
sons.
I'VE women are all imaginative
creatures, Nand We are always do
| ing more or less temperamental
things. 1t seemed to me, Margie,
when | placed that flower on her
breast. the shadow of smile
descended on the face from which
death had carved out all but ever
lasting peace.
We were both in tears when
the bell rang, and Eliene said, 81
expect it's the people back from
the theater."
Sure enough 1t was, and when
we went downstairs, we found
that Eleanor Fairlow and Jim
Edie had joined the party, and
that Aunt Mary was absent.
Continued Monday
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-05

to take a chance" She opened
little shop at the public market.
All white-enameled it was, with
clean plate glass showcase, and
with butter on ice and eggs that
were stamped an hour after they
were laid and guaranteed not to
be more than five da. ) old.
The shop was a tremendous
success. Miss Keith was literally
swamped with business. Other
butter and egg dealers took no.
pce. and Immediately modernized
their shops in order to keep up
with the remarkable young
! woman.
In three months Miss Keith
leased the entire store where she
had her shop. made her counters
and showcases and refrigerators
many times larger. and continued
W tame III tne SneckelS.
The business continued to
grow, and the young business
woman became prosperous. All
in few months, too.
| So two weeks ago Miss Keith
decided to branch out into anoth-
er line. She leased a storeroom
at 719 e street, on the ground
floor of an apartment and in the
center of an apartment house dis
trict. She fitted this place with
neat white enamel walls, plate
glass cases. and spotless floor
coverings.
And she opened a first-class
delicatessen that began to- show a
profit on the very first day. Miss
Keith started alone, but now she
has three pretty young girl at
PENDANTS handling the business
for her In the two shops, while
she manages and does the buying
H II simply had to get into some
kind Of business where | could
fbe outdoors a good DEAL" explains
the young businesswoman. (She
was only 20 years of age when
she started her venture.)
II had tried teaching school,
and my health broke down. Then
tried stenography, and | broke
down again. The little shop in
the public market brought me
back all my health, besides pro-
ducing a nice profit.
i've learned two important
things from my business life, al
ready. The first is that shop
pers, men and women alike, will
always appreciate and patronize a
spotless store where everything is
white and sanitary.
THE second is, that the sue
cess of business like mine is In
the buying. Anybody can sell
goods. But 1t requires skill and
practice to buy them. When
started out, the wholesalers were
just as heartless with me as they
Would have been with a man. /
didn't expect any other treat
ment, however. They sent me
poor goods, and took every advan-
tage Of me that they could.
II But now l have become expe-
rienced. and | am as cold-blooded
II with the wholesalers as they were
with me. Buying 10 the whole
game---if you can master that,
you can make money
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-05

Q.-Is IL necessary for a
man to wear a mourning
band when his wife dies?
l..
At il a matter of personal
taste, of feeling. IL is not always
those who flaunt their grief be-
fore the public who feel IL deep
est. Secret grief Is usually the
most sincere. Frequently you will
find men who observe all other
conventional forms refuse to wear
a crepe band on the sleeve. 9th
ers wear the band six months,
others only three. Follow your
own inclinatiOns i'm the matter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-05
HER TWO RULES

p I've learned two things {:
q already: .
q J Shoppers will always ap-. .
q preciate and patronize a 9
% spotless store. .. Z
o THE success of business 9
. like mine is in buying. Any .
@ body can sell goods" 9
o 8 o o o o o 9 o 0 o o o . q Q
by Il. A. PETERS.
Getting there?
Well. we should say SO!
Here's a young Tacoma miss
who is getting there" in a most
unusual manner and under con.
ditions that entitle her to hearty
encouragement for her efforts.
Her name is Isabel Keith. And
she Is the newest acquisition tc
the ranks of successful Tacoma
merchants.
Six months ago Miss Keith de-
cided that there was a splendid
field in Tacoma for a modern,
hygienic butter and egg store
Sounds interesting? Just listen
Miss Keith had heard house.
wives grumble over the stores
where they were trading. Some
of them had seen the white
enamel, sanitary shops of the
east, and were not contented with
the class of shops in Tacomf
where they purchased butter ant
eggs.
SO the young woman decided
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-05
Personal
Social

Mrs. Joel Vigus, S13 South 21st
street, was pleasantly surprised
by large number of friends ON
the evening of her birthday, May
81. When she returned home
from evening meeting she found
the house filled with guests. and
huge birthday cake In the CEN
ter of the dining room. Mrs.
Vigus was presented with beau
tiful gift, Mrs. Charles Parkhurst
making the presentation speech.
The evening was spent with vo-
cal and instrumental music and
games.
y y
More than 80 guests enjoyed n
fried chicken and strawberry
shortcake dinner "Wednesday
evening at the Central M. f.
church, given by the Ladies' Aid
society.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Central M. e. church will meet
Wednesday afternoon, June 8, at
the home of Mrs. Rasmussen,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-05
Saturday, June 5, 1915.
Confessions ofaWife
(Copyright. ID14, by Newspapes
Enterprlss AssOcia toni =

(copyright. IDI4, by Newspapes
Enterpriss. Associa tioul
After the children had gone to
bed, Eliene took me up to the
room she had prepared for her
self and her coming baby during
the first few months of its life
She Is not going to the hospital
and so she had this room pre-
pared and sterilized with the
same hygienic care that is be.
slowed on the operating room OF
q clinic.
Everything was white tile
white paint and white furniture
A white hospital bed stood al.
most in the center of the room
and beside it a beautiful white
bassinet for the baby. "Baby's
nurse can sleep in here, after
am able to leave It," she said
II hated to go to the hospital
\ and leave the boys and Harry, sc
he had this fixed up for me under
the supervision of my doctor and
nurses"
Eliene suddenly took my hand.
"Margie, are you afraid?" she
asked.
Eyes, 1 am, dear, awfully
afraid"
IL get just all trembly chills,'
she explained. "Oh, | just wish
1t were all over. Have you heard
Margie, that there is a man over
In Germany who, they say. has
found out how to prevent pain
at childbirth. They call it 'Twi.
light Sleep. Harry told me 6
month ago that he would take
me over there If l wanted to go
but | was afraid of that also
You know Harry's mother is aw.
fully Old-fashioned, and when
mentioned 1t to her that possibly
might go, she said that she
thought 1t was sin for women
to try to get rid OF the pain OF
childbirth. That 1t was going
against the teachings of the
Bible"
"The agony that comes from q
woman when her child is borr
IL the payment she must make
for the sin committed by the first
woman id the Garden of Eden
she said.
isn't that terrible theory to
have, Margie, that we must suffer
pain for the sin of ou- >ldest an.
cestor? Isn't it enough to have
to suffer for our own sins? | feel
my courage oozing, and have
come to the conclusion that the
real test of bravery is in being
able to wait, patiently. l was not
half as heartbroken when thai
awful episode of the twins was
being enacted before my eyes, be.
cause l too could act, as l was
while l was just waiting fol
Harry to come back to me in the
long months after that girl died
and | had adopted the children
think l shall be brave during
the coming ordeal, but just now
l am terror-stricken."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-05

Miss Ida Isaksen and Charles IL.
Baurland were married at the
home of the brides mother, 3S47
East X street, Tuesday afternoon.
The Rev. U. G. Gum officiated.
The couple will make their home
in Idaho.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-05

Q.-They say that moth
ers know what is best in
most cases, but do you think
my mother did the right
thing In my case? I was
going with a boy last summer
and in the course of the
summer | met another boy.
My mother liked him instant
ly and insisted that l tell The
first boy that all was over
between us. 1t broke my
heart to do so, but thinking
my mother knew best, did.
Now, Miss Grey, | hate the
last boy. He has made him
self disgusting to me, and I
have not gone with him for
months. My heart is yearn-
ing for the first boy, and I
think my mother sees her
mistake. ! see him quite
often when ! go to work and
he stops and talks to me, and
l long to tell him that it is
all a mistake; that l love
him, but that is not a wom-
ans place. What shall / do?
Please answer. Miss Grey,
for 4 shall wait.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-05
zoos South r. street. All men,
bers are urged to attend.

Miss Ellen Asdeni, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Asdem, was
quietly married Wednesday after
noon at the home of the Rev. r..
W. Wightman, the officiating
clergyman. Only a few relatives
were present. After a short
wedding trip to Portland, the
couple will be at home at 2sol
North 18th.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-05
.MNAIIIIIIIlIIIu|IIIIIlIIIIlINIIIlIIIIzlm.
: A NSWERS.... e
= 1 By Cynthia Grey IS
WNINnIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIlIIIIIIINlVvVNW

sympathy. II Is beyond ones
power to sweeten anOther's sour
disposition IL that person Is not
willing TO receive help, so perhaps
the best way is to walk off out of
hearing and let her be her own
audience when she loses her
wrath. Complete isolation from
her friends ought to cure her II
temjer is the cause of the out
bursts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-05

The last business meeting of
Logan circle, Ladies of the G. A.
r., before the convention, will be
held Monday evening. A large
class is to be initiated and the
president has requested that all
members attend.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-05

Dixie chapter of the U. ID. O., In
a picnic at Point Defiance park
Thursday, were presented by Mrs.
Harrison G. Foster a handsome
old family portrait of Robert Il.
Lee,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-05

Dear Miss Grey: no.
ticed query in your columns
not long ago from a Moth
er" asking how to rid her
children's heads from nits.
white precipitate" sprin-
killed. In the hair will drive
away lice and kill the nits in
one night. A druggist told
me of it after l had tried
everything from kerosene to
fish-berries. Never have
been bothered since as l
sprinkle my children who go
to school with 1t once q
month.
ANOTHER MOTHER.
A.-Thank you for this bit Z
advice. 1t will prove beneficias
to many.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-05

Their -

Tacomans Who are Getting There or Who
Have Recently Arrived They Tell some.
thing about Themselves and Their Meth
DDS That Explains the How and Why Of
Their Success.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-05

Twenty classmates and friends
were pleasantly entertained last
evening by Miss Bertha Wotton in
honor OF her sister. frankie, who
Is one of the popular graduates of
Lincoln Park High this year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-05

Owe have a friend that
has a perfectly terrible tenn
per. She Is either recover
ing from an outburst or
about to boil over again.
She is 35 or more years old
and should be able to see the
folly Of 1t. The most dis
gushing phase of it is the
lame excuses she makes to
Justify her actions, and how
she hedges and even tells
yarns to get sympathy-any-
thing but to give up the very
thing that will surely ruin
her.
What is the best way to
handle such q person? Your
good advice will certainly
help. Respectfully yours,
A. VA.
A.-The fits of temper may b
hue to iii health and In such cas-
the woman is entitled to som
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-05

Q.-Tm q working girl
22 years old. Three years
ago | was engaged to the
only man l ever loved. Later
he went away to college, and
through Observation-Disclosures
on my part l broke the en-
gagement. Later, 1 found /
was wrong and apologized,
but the engagement was new
er renewed. He comes to see
me on the rare occasions
hen he is home from col
le and am practically sure
that when he is through in
two years he will ask me to
marry him.
Now for the last six
months | have been going
out steadily to theaters,
dances, ETC., with another
man. He has spoken in a
general way of getting mar
ried and has lately shown
unmistakable signs of falling
In love with me. So far he
has never presumed i'm the
slightest manner and | like
him very much, but feel that
l never could love him
enough to marry him. He is
earning a good salary. I'm
sure he enjoys my company
better than any other girl
he knows; but | want your
opinion as to what is the
right thing for. me to do re-
garding him. Thank you.
Nj. S.
A.-FOllow the dictates of you
,wn conscience. The chances ar
hat you would not be happy MAJ
led to one man when You love
mother better and thought tl,er
vas a chance to win him, and
TOu waited to win him and failet
md in the meantime lost the otl
r. too, you would probably be jus
Is unhappy. Marriage is a gan
de anyway you take 1t, and eac
must play his own cards.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-05
Z. RUNAWAY JUNE

A.--Ihis r. the most common
mistake mothers make; that Of
selecting their daughters suitorss
A girl who is old enough TO have
. steady bean Is old enough to
choose him. III your mother now
realizes her mistake she should he
willing to correct IL, and the
least she could do for your sake
Is to explain to the young man
that you gave him up at her bid
ding. II she will not do this,
there is no reason why You should
allow silence to stand between you
and happiness and probably ruin
two lives. In such an event, do
the explaining yourself.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-26
LEGISLATURE QUITS TUESDAY
Final Adjournment Reached Tuesday
With Few Members Present.

The 1915 session Of the Wisconsin
legislature came to a close Tuesday
afternoon. With the exception of a
few members who remained to tran
sact business, there was nothing par
ticular to mark the obsequies. The
legislature has been in session two
hundred and twenty-four days, COM
pared with two hundred and thirteen
days for two years ago. To date six
hundred and eight laws passed at this
session of the legislature have been
published and there are still about
twenty acts in the hands of the state
printer. Of the scores of proposals to
amend the state constitution only one
went through. This was a resolution
to change the constitution so that a
sheriff may succeed himself an un-
limited number Of times. The legisla-
ture has been marked for its con-
solidation bills and for the reduction
of state appropriations. So that no
institution will be crippled, an emer-
gency appropriation bill was passed
which gives the state officers the right
to expend amounts above those allow
ed in the definite appropriations for
each department. The cost of the leg
islature was upwards of $270,000, the
definite figures will not be available
until all of the printing bills have
been submitted. Aside from the print
ing expenses the salary of members
of the legislature is an important
item Of expense. The passing Of this
legislature also marks the passing of
the important tasks heretofore impos-
ed on the chief clerk Of the assembly
of calling the roll on bills. When the
next legislature convenes an electric
voting device will have been installed
in the assembly chamber, arranged
so that by electric buttons on the desks
of the members the vote may be
rapidly recorded. When this bill was
under discussion Assemblyman Ham
brecht predicted that it would be the
agency Of saving nearly two weeks
time of members.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-26
PLANS ARE COMPLETED.
Picnic for Elks and Their Families to
be Held at Bonds Woods Sept End.

All arrangements have been com
pleted for the big picnic of the Elks
and their families which has been
arranged to take the place of the
annual clam bake and the picnic viii
be held at Bond s Woods on the after
noon and evening Of September End.
It is planned to make it the most
unique event of the kind ever held in
Kenosha and it is expected that no
less than a thousand people will at
tend. DR.. G. FL. Gephart is chairman
of the committee in charge of the
picnic and DR.. G.. FL. Adams is in
charge of the program of sports and
games. twenty-five prizes have been
offered by Kenosha business men to be
competed for during the afternoon.
There is going to be dancing all after
noon and evening and big play
festival for the children which prom
Uses to rival the annual flag day party
of the Elks. The big basket dinner
is to be served at six o'clock in the
evening and there will be lot of
sport arranged for after dinner. With
a good day the picnic is going to be
the biggest thing of the kind ever
pulled off in Kenosha. The program
Of the sports and games will be an
nounced later.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-26
MISS COLE WINS MATCH.
First ladies Day. at Kenosha
Country Club Proves a Success.

Golf as a sport for women was re-
vived at the Kenosha Country Club
today when the first of series of
Ladies Days" was put on. There
was a golf match this morning with
twenty nine of the women of the club
entered. Many women who had not
played golf for several years were
back on the links again and the match
was hotly contested. Miss Harriet
Cole won first honors with a score Of
ffty-two for the nine holes. Other
leading scores were Miss Janet Lance
ffty-eight, Miss Anna Kimball sixty
and Mrs. Dan o. Head sixty-two.
After the golf match there was a
luncheon at which covers were laid
for thirty-two of the women Of the
club. This afternoon approaching and
putting contests were held It is plan
ned to make the Ladies Day. a
weekly feature of the club program
during the remainder Of the season.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-26
GRAB TWENTY ONE PLAYERS
Three Men Arrested in House on North
Congress Street Pay Heavy Fines.

Three Twenty-one" players, Frank
Kruhke, Sam Kruhke and Steve Kruhke,
all having the same surname but not
in any way related to each other, were
arrested early this morning when the
police made raid on house on North
Congress street. The men were charged
with gambling Sam Kruhke was the
man who S'squealed'' on the game. He
went to the police and declared that
he had been trimmed and trimmed right
and alleged that he had lost consider
able sum of money. The police hurried
to the house and arrested all three of
the men. Sam Kruhke had the same
fate as the other players this morning
and when they pleaded "Guilty'' all
three were fneG twenty-five dollars and
costs. The men paid their fines. The
two men who were alleged to have been
trimming the other one declared that
the game had been on the square at all
times.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-26
TWO sHoTs-woMAN SCREAMS.
Police Unable to Solve Mystery At
tending Shooting This Morning.

The police of the city are making
an effort to solve the mystery attend
ing two revolver shots and the scream
of woman. The shots were fred Just
about one o clock this morning down
on South Exchange street and the
scream of the woman punctured the
night air minute later People in the
district were aroused and the police
were notified, but when a search was
made every light was out in the dis
trict and the police were unable to
find any one who could furnish any
information in the matter. While the
police were investigating the shooting
In the second ward report reached
the police office that two shots had
been fred on the west side, north of
Grand avenue and west of Fremont
avenue. The posse made up of Of
ficers Rock, Harrison and Borden was
rushed over to the northwest side but
they could find no trace of the man or
woman who had been doing this shoot
ing. Exchange street was greatly
worked up over the shooting this
morning but up to a late hour TIE
police had found no solution to the
mystery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-26
HAS UNUSUAL HALLUcINATIoN.
Salem Man Believes He is Married
Neighbors Say he is Insane.

Ward Van Wormer, member of a
well known family in the town of Sa-
lem, was brought to Kenosha Tuesday
evening by Sheriff Stahl and this
morning formal application was fled
with the county judge asking for an
examination into his mental condition
Van Wormer is said to be laboring
under the hallucination that he is mar
ried and he has been bestowing his
affections upon a number Of women in
Salem much to the dislike of their hus-
bands and friends He is about
twenty years of age and his relatives
are anxious to have him sent to
private sanatorium, but so many com
plants have been made by people in
the neighborhood that it is probable
that he will be sent to one of the state
institutions.