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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-02-04

Physicians know that drugs will no,
correct the evils caused by coffee and
that the only remedy is to stop drink.
ing it.
An Arkansas doctor says:
Il was a coffee drinker for many
years and often thought that could
not do without it, but after years Of
suffering with our national malady.
dyspepsia, attributed it to the drink
ing of coffee, and after some thought,
determined to use Postum for my
morning drink.
II had the Postum made carefully
according to directions on the pkg. and
found it just suited my taste.
"At first used it only for breakfast,
but l found myself getting so much
better, that had it at all meals, and ]
am pleased to say that have been re-
lieved of Indigestion. gained 10
pounds in 4 months and my general
health is greatly improved.
II must tell you of young lady in
Illinois. She had been in i'll health for
many years, the vital forces low, With
but little pain. wrote her of the good
that Postum did me and advised her to
try It,
"At the end of the year, she wrote
me that she had gained 40 pounds in
weight. and felt like herself again"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich Read The Road to Well
ville," in pkgs
Postum comes in two forms:
Regular Postum-must be well boiled
15c and Csc packages.
Instant Postum-is a.soluble powder
A teaspoonful dissolves quickly in q
cup of hot water and, with cream and
sugar. makes delicious beverage In
stantly. 30c and Soc tins. !.
The cost per cup of both kinds Il
about the same.
There's q Reason" for Postum.
sGold by Grocers
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-02-04
she concentrated in Genera,


An editor of the Ohio State Journal
went to see a vaudeville performer who
does dozen or more interesting
stunts in an almost perfect way. Then
he returned, the editor returned, to
his sanctum and wrote an excellent
little sermon for the young On the
beauties of concentration.
This recalls the story of tae Chi
cago woman who told Author Arnold
Bennett that his famous chayter on
Concentration" had greatly aided her.
Why" she said. II never knew
what it was to concentrate before
The author was interested.
"And on what have you concen-
trated, MADAME" he asked.
"Oh, on lots and lots of things" she
replied.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-02-04
Mr.. J. M. Sinclair.

~ 1eCLeu SuHer-
NA.' - NA' ed for four years
md was in nervous state and very
much depressed. The Doctors medi-
cine didn't help me, SO decided to
Try Dodds Kidney Pills, and cannot
say enough to express my relief and
thankfulness, as they cured me. Dia-
mond Dinner Pills cured me Of Con-
,tipation'
Dodds Kidney Pills, soc. per box at
FOUR dealer or odds Medicine Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y. Write for Household
Hints. also music of National Anthem
English and German words) and rec
lpes for dainty dishes. All sent free.
ADV.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-02-04
The Asylum's ADVANTAGE.

At the orphan asylum the childless
Mrs. Hathaway, who had selected an
infant for adoption. suddenly showed
trepidation.
will | have to keep the baby if it
doesn't suit my husband?" she asked,
hesitatingly.
"Of course you won't have to keep
It," responded the accommodating
matron. you can bring the kid back
and exchange it any time. We're not
arbitrary, like the stork."
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-02-04
An omlnous selection.

A Baltimore man tells a story Of
minister who, rising to address his
congregation, announced that the sub
jest of his discourse would be "A
Mans Wife,"
And now." he added, 1--WE will first
sing the hymn, beginning:
:" From every stormy wind that
blows,
From every swelling tide of woes.
There Is calm. sure retreat
It's. found beneath the mercy seat ("
And he couldn't imagine why the
wives of the congregation present all
looked daggers at m.-Baltimore
American,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-02-04
why GRIP Is DANGEROUS.

It requires q good tonic laxative to
keep the body Of the patient as strong
as possible to counteract the effect q
the poisons created by the grip bactl.
lus. An expectorant tonic with sons
laxative qualities Is the safest rem.
edy. Such Is Peruna.
Mrs. Gentry Gates, 1919 First Ave,
East Lake. Ala. writes: Il had .
bad case Of grip. I tried Peruna ana
1t cured me. can safely say It u .
fine medicine.r
Mr.. George 2. Law. 13li N. Frank.
lin St, Brazil. Ind, writes: II am
satisfied that Peruna 10 I wonderful
remedy for grip. and I do most hearte
fly endorse and recommend It"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-02-04

Inflammation of
the bladder. La
ter l became so
much worse that
I consulted a
doctor, who said
that l had Dia,
betes and that
my heart was af-
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-02-04
Monument to Cats.

In memory OF the countless cats
which have been slaughtered since the
invention of the samisen, or three
stringed Japanese guitar which has
sst's skin as one of its principal ma
terials. a number Of japanese philan-
thropists have caused a tomb in the
form of cats statue to be erected III
Toxic
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-02-04
When Your Ewes Need Care

Use Murine Eye Medicine. No Smar,ing-Feel
Fine-Acts Quickly. Try IT for Red, Weak.
Compounded by our oculists-not patent
Medlcine"-but used in successful Physicians
Practice for many years. Now dedfcated to
Bottle. Murine Eye Salve,in Aseptjc Tubes.
PIC and Soc. Write for Book of the Eye Free.
Murine Eye Remedy Company. Chicago. Adv
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-02-04
Proverb Didn't Apply.

Mrs. Brown was in the kitchen help.
ing Nora, the cook. prepare supper.
Its an old saying" she remarked
to Nora. that too many cooks spoil
the BROTH What do you think?"
Sure. num-" she replied, there's
nothing to worry about. There's only
one cook here."-National Monthly
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-02-04
HERE'S THE WAY TO
PRONOUNCE PRZEMYSL


London. Jan. 19-The proper
pronunciation of Przemysl. the
Austrian fortress so prominent
in the war news. continues to be
one of the mysteries of the war.
Grand Duke Michael himself
has added zest to the contro-
versy by offering to supply the
pronunciation of the word to all
3ritishers who contribute five
shillings to the Comforts for
British soldiers' fund.
A Well known British author
ity offers the following rule to
prnounce the word:
"Say ~ damp cllemiseH make
you sneeze.' Extract from the
sentence p chemise III. throw
the rest away, and you have
'Przemysl"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-02-04
Quick Work.

Rome wasn't built in day"
THAT just goes to show how much
more powerful than human agencies
the forces of nature are"
Explain"
What it took man centuries to
build, little old earthquake can de-
stroy in about forty seconds" ~ ~
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-02-04
Too Old to Lear,

TOO OIu 10 learn.
Sweet are the uses OF adversely"
quoted the confirmed quoter.
Il believe it," retorted the dissatis-
fled one. but, somehow or other, l
don't seem to be able to cultivate q
taste for it"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-02-04

Nothing equals Deans Mentholated Cougl
Drops for Bronchial weakness, sore chests
and throat troubles-5c at all Druggists.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-02-04

Two heads aren't better than one
when they're both solid Albany
Journal.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-02-04
Rather Mixed.

II don't like that deal you're in"
Don't worry; you won't be answer
able if it's questionable
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-02-04
HAIR OR NO HAIR7
L 10 Certainly Up to You and cutI
cura. Trial Free.

Hot shampoos with Cuticura Soap,
followed by light dressings of Cuti-
cura Ointment rubbed into the scalp
skin tend to clear the scalp of dan
druff, soothe itching and irritation and
promote healthy hair-growing condi-
tons. Nothing better, cleaner, purer.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. Ky.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-02-04

Don't strike man because you
think he is a coward. He may be your
eQual-and then some.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-02-04
SUFFERED FOR FOUR YEARS.

Mr.. ]. NJ. Sinclair of olivehill,
Tenn, writes: Il strained my back,
which weakened my kidneys and
caused an awful bad backache and
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-02-04
Appropriate Nam

What do you call this vine on your
WALTZ"
II call it the bouncer vine"
why do you give it such a name
as that?"
Because it is always throwing out
suckers"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-02-04
Reouisite for optimisn.

HSQuI6Ite TOT OptIIHISH.
What are the qualifications for
membership in your international OPP
.imist club?" asked the phi.anthro-
pist's friend
We'll, in the first place, you've got
20 speak English with an American
accent"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-02-04

Some people are born polite an,
some acquire the habit Of telling whit,
lies.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-02-04
THE COLONIES GOLD MINE

Out in Gregory County. South Dakota,
lives Colonel johnson, the famed Alfalfa
King of that great section.
About thirty Years ago he left Wisconsin
for that domain. All he had was willing
hands, clear brain and bright vision
Today he is the owner of thousands of
acres, president of several banks
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-02-04

Two rights always make wrong
speaking of shoes.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-02-04
Obstinate.

Obstinate.
did the dentist drill your leeth?"
Eyes; but he can't make, them &C
right"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-02-04
Passed Up.

Passed Up.
How did the poker scene in the
play go:
Never got hand"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-02-04

Good Reason.
Here's new book called Gin
ders.'"
Il suppose the author wants to be
IN everybody's eye
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-02-04
OUR NATIONAL DISEASE
Caused by Coffee.

Physicians know that drugs will no,
correct the evils caused by coffee and
that the only remedy is to stop drink
InO n
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-05-14
Mexico Land of Cathedrals.

The distinctive characteristic OF
Mexico is a land of cathedrals, which
like the scattered beads from the ros-
airy of some Franciscan monk, are
strewn from the Bravo del Norte to
where the winds from the tropics watt
the palms. Previous to disestablish-
ment of church and state, the treasures
and wealth of these old monasteries
were fabulous; and though Juarez,
the full-blooded Indian who is looked
upon as the emancipation of Mexico,
seized church property and confiscated
much, yet the buildings still stand
as monuments to a colonization that
was ardently Catholic, and are won
derful types of the Spanish renais-
sance. With huge domes, half-orange
shape ESQ designated in Mexican archi-
lecture, Media Naranja'O, these stu
pendous buildings are decorated with
wonderful specimens of wood cary.
ing, where solid mahogany beams
form the joist in many cases. Mexico
lavished the interior Of these edifices
with onyx columns, marble affairs, sill
yer chancel rails and gold taber-
nacles.
The woman worshipers in their man.
tillas and rebozas are in keeping with
the old world atmosphere and taper
ghts.-Cassie Moncure Lyme.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-05-14
Not Dead Yet.

DR.. Bernhard Dernburg, at the Ger
man-American chamber of commerce
in New York, said about Turkey:
They called Turkey the sick man
Of Europe. Now they have taken to
calling her the dying man. Well, Tar
key may fool them yet. She may fool
them like the dying man of Dussel-
dorf.
3, Lutheran pastor called on a dy-
ing man in Dusseldorf. During the
conversation that ensued the pastor
noticed that the dying man kept put
ting his hand under the bed, whence
he carried to his mouth something
that he ate with appetite.
What are you eating, my good
friend?' the minister finally asked.
My funeral biscuit the dying man
answered, with loud, bitter laugh.
While my wife's out I'm going to fin
ish them up"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-05-14

CORONER'S JURY FIXES RESPON-
SIBILITY FOR DISASTER.
Captain Turner Declares He Was
Warned That Submarine Was in
Path of Liner.

Kinsale, Ireland, May 12.-The YER
dict rendered by the coroner's jury
which investigated the deaths result
ing from the torpedoing of the Lusi-
tania follows:
eve find that the deceased met
death from prolonged immersion and
exhaustion in the sea eight miles
south-south-west of Old Head of Kin
sale on Friday, May z, 1915, owing to
the sinking of the Lusitania by torpe-
does fired by German submarine.
1--WE find that this appalling crime
was committed contrary to information
al law and the conventions of all civ
ilized nations.
1--WE also charge the officers of said
submarine and the emperor and gov
eminent of Germany under whose or
ders they acted, with the crime of
wholesale murder before the tribunal
of the civilized world.
1--WE desire to express sincere con-
dolences and sympathy with the rela-
tives of the deceased, the Cunard CON-
pany and the United States, many of
whose citizens persisted in this murder
Gus attack on an unarmed liner.
Capt Turner of the Lusitania, ap-
peared before the coroner and was
questioned. The coroner asked him
whether he had received a message
concerning the sinking of a ship off
Kinsale by a submarine, Capt Turner
reDlied that he had not and that his
first warning of the attack on the LUIS
itania came when he saw the approach
of the Torpedo.
Captain Turner was asked whether
he had received any messages in re-
gard to the presence of submarines off
the Irish coast He replied in the af-
firmative
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-05-14
HIS HEAD IN SHARKS MOUTH
Black Diver Claims to Have Had Re-
markabIe Experience With Sea
Monster.

Writing in Harper's Magazine of his
visit to Thursday island in the Torres
strait, Norman Duncan narrates some
astonishing tales of the adventures
of the natives with the savage tiger
sharks of these waters:
ct is said that the coastal aborigine
is not greatly afraid Of a shark-that
he is match for shark, indeed, in
fair water, when not taken unaware.
He may lose leg or an arm, or he
may be carried off bodily; but In any
event the damage will be due rather
to the cunning approach of the shark
than to the limitations of the diver.
Fairly warned, he will dive to the bot
tom, roll the water, and thus eiude
the attack; and if he Is pugnaciously
disposed at the moment (tney say)-
If the shark impolitely interrupts him
at a critical or deeply interested mo-
ment-he will give fight. 1T is true,
of course, that the naked divers are
accustomed to escape by rolling the
water; such instances are common;
but | have no stomach for the tale
that any man will go out of his way
to challenge combat with a twenty
foot tiger-shark-even when angered
by an untimely interruption.
81 recall two stories of narrow es-
cape. The one concerns young jap
anese diver who was taking crayfish.
to the surface, and all at once found
himself in a furious engagement. 1t
was incautious of the diver to have
crayfish; and this indiscreet diver
came out of the consequent encounter
with lacerated thigh and one arm
missing. The other story is hardly
credible, related far from the scene;
cannot vouch for it, at any rate, hav-
ing had no means of authenticating
it; but as have not hesitated to swal-
low it whole, and have been pleasant
ly moved to shudder and thrill and
exclaim aghast, / will tell it for what
it is worth. 1t seems that a black
beche-de-mer boy, swimming, naked
and distracted, close to the reef in
search of slugs, awoke all at once to
an amazing situation. 1t was not that
the shark was near-not that 1t had
turned and was darting; but that his
head was actually in the sharks wide
open mouth. The black boy acted
sharply; he withdrew his head in a
flash, having at the same time
punched the shark Gas they put IT'D
to distract attention from the matter
in hand; and he rescued himself after
a brisk tussle, and lived to prove the
adventure with a SCARED cheek"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-05-14
GERMANY SENDS
NOTE OF REGRET
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION ON
SINKING OF LUSlTANiA RE-
CEIVED AT WASHINGTON.
SHIFTS BLAME TO BRITISH
kaiser's Foreign Office Holds That
Cunard Liner Carried War Material
and Could Not Be Treated as
Merchant Vessel.

Berlin, via London, May 1.-THE
following dispatch has been sent by
the German foreign Office to the Ger
man embassy at Washington:
Please communicate the following to
the State Department.: The German
government desires to express it's
deepest sympathy at the loss of lives
on board the Lusitania. The RESPONSE
bility rests, however, with the British
government, which through it's plan OF
starving the civilian population OF
Germany has forced Germany to re-
sort to retaliatory measures.
In spite of the German offer to stop
the submarine war in case the starva-
ton plan was given up, British mer-
chant vessels are being generally
armed with guns and have repeatedly
tried to ram submarines, so that a
previous search was impossible.
They cannot, therefore, be treated
as ordinary merchant vessels. A re-
cent declaration made to the British
parliament by the parliamentary Sec
Rotary in answer to question by Lord
Charles Beresford said that at the
present practically all British mer-
chant vessels were armed and provid-
ed with hand grenades.
Besides it has been openly admitted
by the English press that the Lusi-
tania in previous voyages repeatedly
carried large quantities of war ma
terial On the present voyage the Lu-
sitania carried 5,400 cases of ammuni-
ton while the rest of the cargo also
consisted chiefly of contraband.
If England, after repeated official
and unofficial warnings, considered
herself able to declare that that boat
ran no risk and thus light-heartedly
assumed responsibility for the human
life on board a steamer which, owing
to it's armament and cargo was liable
to destruction, the German govern
ment in spite of it's heartfelt sympathy
for the loss of American lives, cannot
but regret that Americans felt more
inclined to trust to English promises
rather than to pay attention to the
warnings from the German side.
(Signed.) FOREIGN OFFICE.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-05-14

my own. put on my coat and waist
coat over it.
81 made my way aft, and, seeing no
one on the navigating bridge, scram-
bled up there and could see everything
happening along one side of the ship
1.-THE ship now heeled over so much
that passengers were clinging to the
deck rail. 1t was a terrible sight
their helplessness with the great ship
steadily going down from under us.
knew there was no place for me in the
boats, so I stayed on the navigating
bridge waiting for the final plunge.
'The steamship was now getting at
an angle of As degrees, when suddenly
there was a terrific rumbling, roaring
noise. The huge ship trembling all
over as it's tunnels went over, and it
just slid down under the waves by the
head and then it seemed to me sud-
denly checked as though it's bow had
struck something. But it was only
momentarily and it disappeared under
the water.
IT went down with it, but came to
the surface again quickly and looked
around for something to keep me up.
Presently there f1oated near me rect
angular sheet metal canlike air tank
of a lifeboat, and I clutched it. Two
men came along hanging to barrel
with handles at each end, so left my
tank and caught on to it. Four hours
later we were picked up by a trawler."
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-05-14
Bad Habit.

Emerson Keough, the governmental
efficiency expert, said in an address
on efficiency in correspondence be-
fore the Denver Y. M. G. A.:
"Why shouldn't business CORE
spondence read as easily and grace
fully as a personal letter? Well, eff
cient business correspondence does so.
The world is tired of the old-fashioned
business letter with everything re-
versed, like
Yours of 18th ult. to hand, as per
duplicate order inclosed, for shoes,
high, laced, vici, eight dozen, shirts,
assorted, calico, two dozen; socks,
black, wool, sizes assorted, four
dozen
''They say that one of these old-fash-
toned correspondents who reverse
everything went into a restaurant one
day and ordered his dinner like his:
Pudding rice one; tomatoes one;
po ditto ditto; steak beef one; soup
lie turf mock one"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-05-14
No Halt in Ocean Travel.

New York, May 12.-No general can
collation. of the sailings Of steamers, or
of passengers engaged from New York
to European ports has followed the
sinking of the Lusitania, according to
agents of steamship lines here. They
say, however, that there has been an
increase in the popularity of vessels
flying neutral flags. 1t was estimated
that 1850 passengers are on board the
various steamships from American
ports bound for destinations that will
take them within range of German
submarine activity.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-05-14
JEFFERY TELLS OF RESCUE
facturer Had Remarkable Escape
When Lusitania Went Down.

Kenosha, Wis, May 12.-Charles T.
Jeffrey, president of the Thomas B.
Jeffrey company, has told to Kenosha
people in special cable the story of
his remarkable escape from death in
the sea after the sinking of the steam
er Lusitania. He says:
81 was in the smoking room of the
Lusitania when the explosion took
place. 1t shook the whole ship as a
train might shake if the locomotive
was suddenly stopped and back into.
There was no panic then or any
other time. went down to another
deck to see what was happening there.
But there was no commotion.
II went down to my cabin. There
were not many people in the alleyways
with lifebelts. Others were going for
them. ! had an air life preserver of
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-05-14

stroyed off the English coast and it's
captain drowned. / then called at
tention to what / had said two
months previously when the Germans
established the war zone and an
nounced that with mines and subma-
rines they would commit the deeds
that since they have actually COM
mitted, and that these deeds could
by no rule of international law be
regarded otherwise than as pure pir-
acy.
This represents not merely piracy,
but piracy on vaster scale of muir
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-05-14
PURE PIRACY" SAYS T. R.
Former President Roosevelt Makes
Emphatic Comment on Torpedo
inc Of Lusitania.

Syracuse. n. Y, May S.-When in
formed Friday night OF the sinking
of the Lusitania, Col. Theodore
Roosevelt made the following state
ment to the Associated Press:
Il can only repeat what | said
week ago. when in similar fashion
the American vessel Gulhight was de-
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-05-14
Course Laid Out For Liner.

London, May 1.-THE liner Lusi-
tania was following the course laid
out for it by the British admiralty
when it was torpedoed by a German
submarine off the south coast of Ire
land Friday afternoon. Winston Spen-
Ger Churchill, first lord of the admir-
atty, admitted in the house of COM
mons that warnings had been sent to
Captain Turner of the Lusitania, to-
gether with instructions as to the
course to follow. Captain Turner had
received both and acknowledged them