davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-12-17

Somehow the handwriting looked
strangely familiar to Mrs. Green. John
Spencer had written contract for her
when she had sold some land She
turned one of the cards over. on the
other side. In big black type, was John
Spencer. Attorney at Law" II didn't
take the condolences that Mrs. Spencer
was now pouring ont 10 make Mrs
Green understand II all,
Then Mrs Green went home and had
n good cry aud sent special delivery
letter TO Virginia. such letter as had
probably mover found is way into
that state before She tried TO pie.
tire John Spencer MS his friends au1
neirhhors saw hin, as they had learn
cd IN know him his strength and cour
age and tenderness day by day ms be
cared for hh helpless, stricken wife
She wus iacfful enough not 10 mention
any knowledge OF @ family estrangc
mcnt llo had just done this thought
mi. delicate thing because his wife Ind
sighed Tor something from home. and
he tried to satisfy her every wish and
within When they heard about It they
would be- only too glad 10 make that
wish come true, aud, u COURSE they
must never let Mr. Spencer know that
she had written. lie would never Tor
give her
And n was two weeks yet an Christ.
mas. aud letter would go 10 Virginia
In 1--WE days and II they acted real
quickly. which VlrrInIans sometimes
all maybe
John Spencer had always. been y
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-12-17

vcrr uarerla''siic minded man. That
was ole thlag the Virginia Pres
toms had against him But when q
sure enough box dil come from Nir
g.uh hy special express ou Clrlstmi -
day. au1 when that box di1 contain O
r.uk si's cvHllH- dress. quite tlH lnrH
iirst thing Dee bad ever scou aHi 90 aII
embroidered flrgctmuHot COLLAR and o.
rasehl1 cap such lg he bad tried % dH
THe ia Am Doc iaa carried od aI
Che dr.t lot NJ thIues 10 O. secondhand
Shop and began reading works on fciap
afhr HGl mental suggestion uul Do
Iagas 90 THIS day that AIMS desire
plus hl- projected thought hrnHrii
that box
10 q Few wccls AIMS sight was fuilr
RESTORED AMI she was feasting her
eyes on tho benufirf " her gifts let
iers BEGAN u 90 iafk nad forth and
NOW christmas havcs 80 both ways
each year acrnss tho continent The
one rning casi has dozens and dozens
81 luscious western oranges. grown
on Spencrrs own hundred acrr ranrh.
And now the proud rrestons % vlr.
Finia are never prouder than when
speaking Of ~our cousins, lodge and
Nm. Spencer"
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-12-17
A Christmas
Miracle
Observation-Disclosures
BY LANNIE HAYNES MARTIN.

Observation-Disclosures
Copyright 1915. by American Press Asso.
cntionl
WON SPENCER always knew he
was not good enough for Ann
AN Preston, but John Spencer did
" resent being told 80 often and
oGlclously by AIMS people that he was
not good enough FOR her They only
augmented his determination to get
Ann. And 30 John Just picked up his
bride and his lawbooks and carried
them OF 10 tho west
The travel across from virginia, the
opening of law office. the establish.
ing Of n new home, even though very
simple one, made money evapornte
very rapidly. And although no legal
business had as yet found IT, way 10
Johns Office, he was always busy get
ting read up or Strengthened ont or get.
tied down Ann was extremely lonely
and homcHinl. She cried q good part
NJ the time when John wasn't there
John was making such O fight. But
lust now they were having house
parties hack no home. and peaches
were ripe. And here the land WIS a.
hot and dry M a desert The dust got
In her throat and. worse stl'l, in her
owes rlrs, tbcrc c,mc borrllc dis
8,.,-t,s, suotod otosscs tbou , groom
oro shado ,bon a d,rl,onod room and
I'D, oa,,,on, n,i, ,,1 Tho, nor,
.sa 49,, -, .aa.,a,,,, r., n,a.a,.o,i 1, a
80. 80" ...i,n. a,.. - .,a ,ron,t. aud
80 -, .' ~. ~. ,,,,, .,.,t,.i..
,,.I sro ', -. ' W., ,a.Ssns, an re-
, uul '''' "''e avn '''N'' wv Wv
ro' 'nIeo u''''',' III, ''" "un ~
u"rN'ncu '"oui 'o'', ol""''' ''"' ~
her' uresseu her' ''u "or onu '"'r"
TOT ner ~ u Hne W're u "npl ~
NOSE tlree months MS nnlr nv" urne',
gray never hnd sue spoken 10 MN OF
the ones hncK nome hnt rs nrlS'iills
'llne grow nearer ana he'Ier sue N"u,u
ASK every uay WIN Su,h u pa,ue'''
qun'er IN her voice ANY letters
John
ue Knew sbe was hooking FOR , Christ.
mas bov and no knew mons would
como Uc knew them all especIolly
hor u,cio Tnmes who bad Intended
MAKING ber bls hciress before sbe had
dlsprored tbc family bv marrying
moor white troshr and her two nroud
cold mercenarv sister, Her nnrents
Ind dlod when She was very Young
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-12-17

Copyright. 1915. by American Press Asso.
clntionl
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-11

Keokuk merchants carry a varied
line of merchandise. They do no,
have the same price for all goods
Some are worth more than others
Some articles cost more to produce
some articles have better material In
them than others-hence the differ
ence in price. All newspapers are
not worth the same price and do not
possess the same advertising value
The paper with the much larger cir.
culation. possessing both quantity and
quality, is %orth more than the in
ferior article. The Gate City spends
more money than any other Keokuk
newspaper to make the best paper
and furnishes it's patrons a circula
ton of approximately 1000 copies
more than any other local paper
This FACT is important and should
be seriously considered by the mer
chants OF this city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-11
Makes Stubborn Coughs
Vanish In a Hurry
SurDfig1nGly Good Cough Syrup
Easily and CheapIy
Made ut Home

If some one in your family has an OBJ
stinate cough or q bad throat or chest
cold that has been hanging on and refuses
to yield to treatment, get from any drug
store Pr ounces of Pinex and make il
into pint of cough syrup, and watch
that cough vanish.
Pour the 21a ounces of Pinex (5C
certs worth into a pint bottle and fill
the bottle with plain graduated sugar
syrup. The total cost is about 90 cents.
fnd gives. you a full pint-a family
supply-of most effective remedy, at q
saving of 81. A days use will usually
overcome hard cough. Easily prepared
in minutes-full directions with Pinex.
Keeps perfectly and has pleasant taste.
Children like it.
It's really remarkable how promptly
and easily 1t loosens the dry, hoarse or
tight cough and heals the inflamed men,
pranes in painful cough. It also stops
the formation of phlegm in the throat
and bronchial tubes, thus ending the per-
sistent loose cough. A splendid remedy
for bronchitis, writer coughs, bronchial
asthma and whooping cough.
Pincx ia special and highly concen-
trated compound of genuine Norway pine
extract, rich in guaiacol, which is 50
healing to the membranes.
Avoid Disappointment BY. asking your
lruggist for "21a ounces of Pinex," and
do not accept ANYTHING else. A guarantee
of absolute satisfaction goes with this
preparation or money promptly refunded
The Pinex Co.,. Ft. Wayne. Ind.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-11
Postoffice Department Sends Post
master McManus Suggestions In
Which Local People Can
Help.
TO BENEFIT SERVICE
Postmaster Calls Attention to the
Fact That It's the Peoples
Service and They Can
Help.

Closer cooperation between the
postoffice department and the big users
of the mail service is suggested in a
letter received from the department
by Postmaster e. P. McManus today.
Some of the suggestions of the depart
ment are that by facing mail; by sep
arting the long letters from the short
letters; by mailing early and fire.
quently: by not holding mail until the
last thing at night: by depositing 1t
in the main office rather than in sub
stations, and by calling for heavy in
coming mail. Wholesale houses, ship
pers and everyone can help to make
the mail service just that much more
efficient.
People must realize" said the post
master, that the mail service is
their service. and everything they can
do to cooperate with us, will be help
ing them just that much more"
Another suggestion IS that the peo-
pie provide proper receptacles for
mail. This will help the mail carrier
and will help the service because 1t
will relieve the carrier of additional
burdens.
Mail early" is holiday sugg estion
of the department contained in the
letter It is suggested that the public
hear In mind ali Of the work that must
be done in the Offices during the holt
day rush, and that by mailing early
they can help that much.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-11
Purple and White and Blue and
White Battle Promises to be
one Of the stiffest Of
the Season.
BAIRD IS TO BE UMPIRE
Carthage Man Who Rendered Such
Good Service Here Last Two
Saturdays, Secured
by Quincy.

The Purple and White team has
been putting every ounce OF energy
in the preparation for the Quincy
game at Quincy on Saturday. The
defeat of Carthage two weeks ago
and the splendid showing made
against Kirksville last Saturday, has
inspired the squad TO a high degree
and the team goes to Quincy Satur-
day. confident that it will put up the
best game of the year.:
The Quincy Herald yesterday con.
tanned the following on the game:
Announcement has been made that
Baird. ex-football coach atSCarthage
college, has been engaged to serve as
referee in the Quincy-Keokuk high
school football game at Baldwin park
next Saturday afternoon. Keokuk
asked that a nonresident neutral offi-
cial be secured for the game II pos,
s;ble and suggested Baird Always
willing to please II possible, Prin-
ctDal Zens Smith Immediately called
up Mr.. Baird by long distance tele-
phone and in less than three min
deal was closed.
Inc hiSh SShooi hSoi' W 80
line up against Keokuk without Sin.
mock Dickson or D. Best, but Schauf
will be in the backfeld in Sinnock's
place and w. Best or McCarl will take
Dickson's place at end. Cottrell will
probably play. halfback through at
east part of the game. unless he Is
needed to strengthen the line. This
will be the last game for Quincy high
until Thanksgiving day. Capt. Stuarts
team has won four out of six games
and hopes to make it five out OF seven:
The game between the high schooi
OF this city and the high school team
of Keokuk. here Saturday. Is expect
ed to be one OF the hardest of the
year. In preparation for the battle,
Coach Lineberger Is giving his
charges a stiff workout and hopes TO
have them m the best of condition
for the engagement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-11
BOARD |NDORSES
DRAINAGE PLAN
-
Supervisors Vote to Adopt Plan az
Submitted by Engineer e. T.
Perkins for Green Bay
District.
FINAL HEARING DEC. 81
At This Time Plans and Specifications
VIII be Presented and
Report VIII be
Made.
FINAL HEARING DEC. 81
Especial to The Gate City.1

Especial to The Gate City.1
FORT MADISON, Ia, Nov. Ii
After several weeks Of investigation
and several delayed hearings, the
board of supervisors in session here
this morning adopted the plan for
the Green Bay drainage district as
submitted by Engineer Edmund T.
Perkins. The members OF the board
unanimously voted to adopt the plans
as feasible.
The board set Tuesday, Dec. 81, as
the date for the final hearing on the
report Of the engineer. Plans and
blue prints will be submitted at this
hearing, and final action will be taken
then.
The plan voted on by the board
this morning, includes the pumping
station. The engineer reported the
names OF thirty-four as benefited by
the proposed station. A petition
signed by twelve of the land owners.
more than the necessary number, one
third, has been filed.
While there may be delays in the
actual work of the drainage district,
it is generally understood that the
boards action this morning means
the building of the Green Bay district,
according to the engineers plans.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-11

Seven years ago. as the long shad
ows approached, DR.. Cyrus T. Kimmel
a civil war surgeon of Kansas City,
gave into the keeping Of son pine
box filled with bottled quinine, says
the Omaha Bee. Don't sell until the
price reaches $780," said the old doc
tor The admonition was almost fo:'
gotten until the pressure of war sent
drug prices into the clouds. One hun.
dred ounces of quinine was found in
the box and local druggists are trying
to buy the prize package at $2.75 an
ounce.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-11

A BOYS SONG.

A BOYS SONG.
Where the pools are bright and deep,
Where the gray trout lies asleep,
Up the river and DER the lea,
That's the way for Billy and me.
Where the blackbird sings the latest,
Where the hawthorn blooms the
sweetest.
Where the nestlings chirp and fee
That's the way for Billy and me.
Where the mowers NOW the cleanest,
Where the hay lies thick and greenest,
There to trace the homeward bee,
That's the way for Billy and me.
Where the hazel bank is steepest,
Where the shadow falls the deepest,
Where the clustering nuts fall free,
That's the way for Billy and me.
Why the boys should drive away
Little sweet maidens from the play,
Or love to banter and fight so well,
That's the way for Billy and me.
But this I know, I love to play,
Through the meadow. among the hay;
Up the water and DER the lea,
That's the way for Billy and me-
James Hogg, in the Chicago Even
ing Post.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-11
|STROLLERS IN
APPEARANCE HERE.
Mems Quartette Pleases Large Audi
ence at United Presbyterian
Church Last
Night.
ENTERTAINMENT UNIQUE
Program Was Interesting and Varied
one-FIrst Number on the
Local Lyceum
Course.
ENTERTAINMENT UNIQUE

The first number Of the Century
Entertainment course under the man.
agement of the Century Lyceum Blu
reau Of Chicago was presented at the
United Presbyterian church last
night, the original Stroller Quartette
making its appearance.
The entertainment provided by
these four was so unique, so out Of
the ordinary, SO interesting and 80
varied, that there was not dull mo-
ment throughout and after each pro-
gram number the Strollers were
forced to respond to two and three
encores.
The quartette was composed of E.
second tenor; w. G.. Wells, baritone
and e. c. Parmenter. basso. All had
excellent voices and their glee
choruses were perfect things. Their
songs We're mostly new material and
they charmed their audience by their
excellent rendition OF their selec-
tions.
Their performance on the Swiss
bells was also greatly enjoyed, as
were the readings, and violin and
trombone numbers.
The program was as follows:
The Jolly Blacksmith's Lay. /. .Geibel
Quartette.
Know a Lovely Garden. .......
'Guy d Hardelot
Melody in F...........R ubenstein
Swiss hand bells.
Reading. Mrs. Casey on Long Dennis
Mr. Parmenter.
The Song of Winter. ....... Billiard
Quartette.
Berceuse-Jocelyn ......... Goddard
from bone solo.
Speed Bonny Bark. Geibel
Quartette.
Selection from II Trovatore. -. Verdi
Swiss hand bells.
Duet-Somewhere Voice is Call
ing dle
Mr.. Moon and Mr.. Hutchings.
Jesus Savior Pilot Me
Quartette and bells 1885
When the Little Ones Say Good
Night Parks
Quartette.
The Strollers also responded to
score of encores besides the regular
program.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-11

Miss Mildred Armour Of Elyastou
ILL.,, spent three years up in the Icy
north assisting DR.. Grenfell in his
wonderful work along the coast OF
Labrador. She no doubt thought that
she had done all that could be ex-
pected of her in that part of the world
and came home last week to announce
her engagement to an Evanston man
who fell in love with her in the high
school,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-11

Colorado and Wyoming road build
ers are boosting plan to connect the
Rocky Mountain national park and
the Yellowstone national park with
3,000-mile circle highway. State appro-
priation will be sought and congress
jollied for S1,O0u0OO
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-11

Atlantic City's electric lines are
sore and grumpy, being short $4,000
Of their calculated haul of revenue.
AS consequence they are jumping
upon the jitneys as IAN unmitigated
source of evil to the treasures OF
the corporations.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-11

A fuel for internal combustion en-
gines that is said to be as effective as
gasoline, but much cheaper, is being
made from gasoline, kerosene and ben
zol in England.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-11

New York City's bureau Of stand
ardization cut the salaries OF city en-
ployes Sl,500,000 to lend color Of JUS
tifcation to an expenditure of $780,
900 for it's own maintenance.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-11
Used Whenever Quinine Is Needed
Does Not Affect the Head

Because of its tonic and laxative eff
feet, LAXATIVE BROMO QHININE
will be found better than ordinary
Quinine for any purpose for which
Quinine Is used. Does not cause ner-
vousness nor ringing in head Re.
member there is only one promo
Ouinine.' Look for signature of E.
w. Grove. 25c.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-11
It's a Gamble,

Sioux Fails Argus-Leader: Spending
money for military preparedness is
like paying it out for life insurance
It Is all right to pass it up if you are
absolutely sure that nothing will hap
pen.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-11

Introducing Wellington Koo. the
new Chinese minister to Washington.
Sounds like an entry in fat stock
show.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-11

A ruling by the attorney general OF
Kansas exempts jitneys from state
regulation and leaves them to the
tender supervision of cities and towns.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-11
Desperate Measure. Justified.

ST. Louis Globe-Democrat: II the
average pay of Baptist ministers is
s1.s7 a day they should organize a
union.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-11

The friends of President Wilson be.
gin to fear that Thomas Riley Mar
shall will insist on being his running
mate in 1916.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-11

According to Berlin specialist,
knitting in bed is an excellent anti
dote for tired nerves.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-11

A few minutes day spent in an
electric cage giving high frequency
waves will enable man to get along
with less food, according to French
Scientist.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-11

Billy Sunday plans revival service
in Chicago. He will earn his money
in that town, all right.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-11

This Is no year for the blind man.
Ladies' skirts are to be shorter than
ever this winter. as
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-11
THOUGHT FOR TODAY.

The Puritan hated bear-baiting, not
because it gave pain to the bear but
because it gave pleasure to the spec
ltators.-NcCauley.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-11
In Suffrage Geography.

J. R. in Davenport Times: Darkest
America: New York, Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts, and New Jersey.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-11

Perhaps Carranza was recognize
because there wasn't anybody else.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-11
The Secret Of Success

Fremont Tribune: Anybody can
spend money. but few know how to
save it. That's why SO few succeed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-11
Some Comfort In This

Iowa is better than a good crop most
anywhere else.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-11
@soo1 Dyspepss!a

will relieve your indigestion md M thsn
and we have vet to hear of case SEW si for.
thew have failed. We know now . 'I bos,
mula. Sold only by us-25o DIV
McGratn Bros. Drug 20
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-11

Does Villa Known
Kansas City Star: Speaking Of Cen
eral Funston. has Villa ever heard OF
what happened to Aguinaldo?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-11
ECZEMA BROKE
OUT ON FACE
Got Worse and Worse. Disfgured
for Time Being. Caused itching.
Scratched and lrritated. Used
Cuticura Soap and Cuticura 0int-
ment. Face Free from Eczema.

127 Emily st.. Saginaw. Mich. - severa
months ago my face broke out With eczema
1t got worse and worse: it was sight. all re<
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-18
Bedtime Stories
For Little Folks.
BOBBY'S PINK PIG.

Aunt Mary had sent her little nieces
and nephews a box stuffed with beau
tiful presents; there were daintily
dressed dolls, and wonderful story
books, and the squeakiest jack-in-the-
box, and a brand new set of furniture
and dishes for the doll house, and a
cute little roast turkey and plum pud-
ding for the dolls dinner.
All these the children were to di-
vide, but when they came to opening
the box and choosing, Bobby spoiled
all their pleasure. He had been quite
sick, and everyone had let him have
his way so much that now he was
very, very badly spoiled. Every pref
ty thing they took from the box Bob
by insisted must be his and would
grow angry until it was given to him.
So the other children Jared very
badly.
Now, at the bottom of the box Aunt
Mary had put a little pink plush pig,
a gorgeous little pig, with the cum
ningest pink snout poked saucily out.
When they took it, out and unrolled it
from the cracklys paper there was a
cry of delight. The children said it
must belong to them all, but Bobby
insisted it must be his, and in spite
of the tears of the other Riddles, he
took it.
That night, long after the other chill
dren were dreaming of their new
skates and sleds, Bobby woke up and
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-18

were just making her fast for the
night
Fifty dollars if you'll take us out
to the Durham and catch her before
she sails" Quest shouted to the man
who seemed to be the captain
They clambered down the iron lad
der and jumped on to the deck of the
tug. The captain seized the wheel
The two men who formed the crew
took off their coats and waistcoats.
Give it to her, Jim,' the former or
dered. Now then, here goes! Wei
just miss the ferry"
They swung around and commenced
their journey. Quest stood with his
watch in his hand. They were getting
up the anchor of the Durham and
from higher up the river came the
screen OF steamers beginning to
move on their outward way.
We'll make it all right" the cap
tain assured them.
They were within a hundred yards
of the Durham when Quest gave lit
tie exclamation. From the other side
of the steamer another tug shot out
away, turning back towards New
York. Huddled up in the stern, half
concealed in a tarpaulin, was man
in plain black suit Quest, with a
little shout, recognized the man at
the helm from his long, brown beard
That's one of those fellows who
was in the truck" he declared, "and
that's Craig in the stern! We've got
him this time. Say, captain, it's that
tug / want Never mind about the
steamer Catch it and I'll make it q
hundred dollars!"
We've got her!" he captain ex.
claimed. There's the ferry and the
first of the steamers coming down in
the middle They'll have to chuck IT,
Right ahead of them, blazing with
lights, huge ferry came churning
the river up and sending waves in
their direction. On the other side.
unnaturally large. doomed up the
great bows OF an eeean-going steamer.
The tug was swung round and they
ran up alongside. The man with the
beard leaned over
Say, what's your 'troubleg' he de-
manded.
The inspector stepped forward.
Il want that man you've got under
the tarpaulin," he announced.
Say. you amt the river police?"
I'm Inspector French from head
quarters" was the curt reply. THE
sooner you hand him over, the better