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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-03
great shtbboleth Of the fellow who II

great shfbb0ieth OF the fellow who
has q food, a drink, a remedy or an
appliance to sell IS the statement that
the article is approved by eminent
medical authorities. or that certain in
gradients or features which enter into
the construction of the article are
praised by these same eminent author
tiles.
We suppose this must influence the
Iay-reader, else the advertiser would
not waste printers ink telling about
it, But for the life Of rs we can't see
why the Iayman should fall" for argu-
meuts OF this kind when eminent
medical authorities" voluntarily or in
voluntarily. can he quoted 10 uphold
almost any foolish idea you care TO
mention.
Beer, brewers. tobacco manufactur-
ars. sawdust breakfast food manufac-
turers. divers and sUndry petroleum
oil purifiers. all sorts and conditions
Of patent medicine exploiters, patent
or mail orders systems" Of exercise,
diet or mental gymnastics, Institutes
fitting from town to town with their
t7y-by-n3Eflt expert specialists all
/ Of these can quote you the most con-
viucing words Of eminent medical au-
. thorittes TO support their various
claims.
A criminal court trial with eminent
medical authorities serving as expert
witnesses" on either side for pay
ought to show the thinking person
how mach reliance is to be placed in
the testimony Of eminent authori-
ties"
. Suggest any doubtful question bear
ing upon health or hygiene and we will
undertake TO show YOU eminent medt-
cal authorities supporting each side.
No article SO worthless but that emf
nent medical authorities can be, willy
nilly. made to say q pleasant word for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-03
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-03

# humble mechanic" really is en-
titled to credit for originating the
slogan, Rock Island from river 20
river" why not give It 10 him in his
own proper person? Here is at least
one contributor to the columns of the
organ of obstruction who has. OF
should have, nothing to be ashamed
Of It is a good slogan, and inaamucb
as the Rotary club has adopted it and
it is being advertised far and wide,
the author Of 1t need have no fears
that it wiz be dropped, whoever he
may be- Though Captain Rosenheld
was the first TO bring It 10 the atten-
ton OF the slogan committee Of the
Fifty Thousand club, there is glory
enough in it for all.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-03
Sept. 3 In History.

15S8-Bichard Tarleton, most noted
English comedian before shake
speare's time and jester ~ queen
Eliza beth. died,
1752--New style calendar adopted eieY-
en- days added, making Sept 'oid
style. Sept. IA new style
l87s-Frightful river collision on the
Thames at London, the favorite
river steamer, Princess Alice, car
rying 100 or 500 excursionists, vas
run down and over 700 persons
drowned
1914-Three German armies cOncen-
trated southeast of Paris. French
and British armies retreated south
of Marine river, close TO Paris.
French seat Of government was re-
moved to Bordeaux.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-03
Bra dy.m.D
Eminent Medical Authorities.

il, or made to seem to say pleasant
word for IT, Tie way some eminent
medical authorities are misquoted to
suit the requirements Of some takers
Is scandalouS.
Beware of the eminent specialist who
isn't named and definitely identified.
Also look aska1ce at the quotes which
are slapped onto certain remarks at
tributed 10 well known medical men.
You know, it is possible to make fool
out OF most any man BY quoting only
selected excerpts from his sayings or
writings
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-03

Il IS an open question whether Pres
ident Wilson's diplomatic triumph has
been as great abroad as it has been
al home. 1t has discounted his crit
les on both sides-those who condemn
ed him for failure TO rush into war,
and those who denounced him for
taking course that they fancied made
war inevitable When this war is end
ed the world will look 10 America for
guidance in establishing terms Of en-
during peace. This country may be
expected TO dominate international
policy, and after his diplomatic sue
cesses there should be little reason for
Americans, at least TO question the
leadership Of President Wilson In de-
fning what those policies shall be.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-03

That the country is entering upon
a period Of unprecedented prosperity
is the belief of ali thinking men. The
banks are full Of money. industries
everywhere are either in full opera
ton or are preparing to resume activ-
tiles. The farmer has not at any time
ceased 10 prosper and with record
breaking crops there IS no danger that
he viii do so. Students Of economics
say tho danger to the country lies not
in business stagnation but in over
doing this prosperity revival and thus
making inevitable another reaction.
All the United States needs to do now
is to keep out Of war, attend to bust
ness and sit steady i'm the boat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-03

Elihu Root has been before the pub
lie long enough 10 thoroughly appre-
ciate the value of publicity and what
ever other objections there may be TO
him as a statesman and leader, few
viii take issue with him in his efforts
to put plenty Of windows In New York
states new constitution
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-03
Rock Island-From River TO
River

Evidently the allies. when they IN
dertook the Job Of carving up TurkeE.
lid not take into consideration the age
Of the bird.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-03

Amsterdam. - Correspondence OF
The Associated Press The Brussels
ketjes-street boys-have found new
method Of annoying the German sol
dies They carry scissors IN their
sleeves and when they get close to a
German soldier in q crowd, the cut of
the leather knot of his sword and
carry it away as a trophy.
A boy OF IS has justtbeen sentenced
to three months imprisonment for
having boosted that he had secured 54
OF these knots. A Belgian banker is
said to have offered $500 to anyone who
will relieve General Won Kissing Of
his sword-knot. The knots are gen
orally sold for the benefit of the Bel
gian Red Cross, and they bring higher
prices than any other trophies.
The Hague, Netherlands.-(Co CORES
pondeuce Of The Associated Press. -
The secretary. Of the Dutch navy has
issued a special proclamation express
ing his appreciation Of the work done
thus far by the Dutch naval mine lay
ers, whose duty since the European
war began has largely been the re-
moval of the mines Of other nations
which are blown into Dutch territorial
waters More than a dozen Of the men
have been killed in performing the
risky operation Of blowing up these
mines or taking them apart
Altogether 234 mines Of foreign orig
in have been washed upon Dutch
ground and put out Of harms way.
Dublin, IreIand.-The report of the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of ireland for 1914
shows that Ireland's decline in popula-
ton has been arrested and also her
prosperity increased if the number of
marriages is a criterion. Last year
shows a population of 1881 1898 against
4.379,012 the previous year, with the
lowest emigration rate since 1851 Mar
riages gained 80 per cent over 1913
improvement is shown In the matter
OF illiteracy. which is rapidly dying
out. The figures of husbands and
wives who signed the register instead
Of making their mark give s4.6 for hus-
bands and 95.4 for wives.
"As regards ilIegitimacy. ireland
compares favorably with most coun-
tries" says the report. There were
only three per cent of illegitimate
births in the whole country. Ulster
showing the highest rate OF any coun-
ty at 4 per cent and Connaught the
lowest at r. The general birth rate
shows & slight increase.
drop Of s per cent in the death
rate is also noted, "old age" heading
the list of causes with tuberculosis as
second. Last years death rate was
1853 the thousand.
TOXIC Correspondence of the AS
socIated Press Owing TO persistent
reports that armed German merchant
men have been sighted in the South
seas, the Japanese navy has dispatched
severa fast cruisers to search the wa
tiers OF the Southern Pacific. Advices
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-03
ADVERTISING IN PUBLIC
HEALTH WORK.

The modern public health movement
has been a development Of the present
generation, almost OF the last decade.
Two distinct methods, based on equally
distinct lines Of reasoning. appear to
have been adopted. One view assumes
that public health must be secured and
maintained by means Of q great organ
ization, q state health police force
which will prevent the violation Of the
laws Of health in the same way that
the regular police force prevents
crime. The other view aims rather at
the education OF the people, 50 that the
laws Of health viii become common
property and the power for their en-
forcement Will lie in public opinion.
The advocates Of the first theory de
vote themselves to securing larger APP
preparations, so tbat more inspectors
can be employed The advocates Of
what may be called the educational
method endeavor rather TO spend such
funds as are available in presenting
basic facts to the people in q strikiDEIy
impressive ana convincing way. In
this educational work the State Health
Department of Virginia has been espa-
cialIy prominent. Few, il any. states
with as limited funds have been able to
produce so many new and excellent ed
vocational devices. The Health Al
manac. now used by six or seven
states. was first issued from Virginia.
The state department of health saw no
reason why the household almanac
should be monop0lized by uOstrum
vendors The latest innovation from
Virginia is another device, captured
from the patent medicine advertising
agent. ANY enc who has driven in
country roads and lanes is familiar
with the omuipresent tin sign, tackled
on fences, gate posts, telephone and
trolley poles, and even on trees and the
sides Of barns. urging the public o try
DIR. KiIlem's Sure Cure for Brights
Disease or "Ketcham 5 Old Reliable
Cure for Consumption. Obviously,
such advertisements caught the public
eye and held attention, or patent med
tcine" firms would not continue to EN-
pIoy them. Why not use the public
highways to advertise health as we'll
as quackery2 No soon said than done
series Of six placards, printed In
black on yellow sheets. 10 by Il, are
being tackled up all over the Old Do
minion. The farmer. the automobiles
the country swain riding with his
sweetheart even The humble foot trav-
eIer trudging along the duty road, viii
now see from fence posts, walls ana
telegraph poles such messages as
these;
The best farm in this county is
the one On which the health Of the
family IS best protected. Beware
Of mosquitoes. They breed in stag
Gant or slowly running water. Ty-
pboid fever can be prevented
The education Of the people in re
gard to health is advancing, says The
Journal OF the American Medical as
ISOLATION, when the trees and posts by
the wayside are converted into heraIds
Of good health and disease prevention.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-03

Uncle Sam has given Up the task Of
trying 10 educate bis sailors TO sleep
in pajamaa They win wear them for
overaus, but they utterly refuse TO
use them for ntghties, Another straw
which shows that the u s. navy IS
n G.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-03
Our YaudeyiIIians.

Knight-"That's a cute little gown
you are wearing"
Moore-"GIad you like it."
knight-"You must have had it a
long time"
Moore" What makes you think so?''
There is so much worn of
at the top
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-03
CHORDS AND
DISCORDS

ONE suspects the press agent had
hand in that divorce action of Harry
Thaws brought at the beginning Of
the theatrical season. The cores
pondent, you'I observe, is a newspaper
man.
AT Winsted, Conn, live skunk was
found in a piano, Il is said the instru-
ment has lost its sweetness Of tone.
FOUR thousand dollars reward is
offered for the capture Of the slayer Of
the Tolleston, Ill. minister You can
leave 1t to the sleuths to find a goat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-03

People Of sIl nations and Americans
of ali political parties must concede
that President Wilson Is the biggest
man in the world today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-03


BEAUTY expert advises you to
stand erect when stair climbing The
ladies may be able TO follow this ad-
vice. but there are members Of the
other sex that can't make the stairs on
some occasions even when they are
down on all tours.
GIRLS are constantly writing beauty
doctors asking how to gain round
throats. Three square meals a day
ought to do the business.
JOHN Fiddler has been sued for
divorce in Indiana Wife refuses to
dance to his music.
russ hospital a cabaret; 400 pretty
nurses ousted." Which may explain
why so many Of the fighting Slavs are
being wounded.
NOW we know why so many men are
nearly drowned at Ocean Park beach.
California. The life guards there are
girls.
FEDERAL department of agriculture
/ announces officially that apple pie is
healthy. OF course that doesn't mean
that we'll have to eschew pumpkin,
mfnce and other makes Of pies which
made our mothers famous.
COBB county. Georgia, refuses to
acknowledge the corn.
EVER notice how a married man
speeds up when he approaches a mil
linery store while in company of friend
wife?
THESE are the nights our corn is
getting an ear full.
CHAUTAUGUA lecturer says the
high cost of living is due to an in
crease in the supply of gold. So you
see all you have to do to make life
easier is TO get more OF the gold. Very
simple vurrh.
PRINCE Of Wales has taken an oath
that he viii not marry a German girl.
He should not be so sure that he would
have the chance. The German girls
may be more particular than he.
ADMIRAL Won Tirpitz appears to
have sickened on his Job. Well it has
not been the most pleasant.
DISPATCHES tell us Indiana coal
operators have organized to keep
prices down But Indiana, you know
is where nearly all our fiction comes
from.
CLARENCE S. DaTrow has had a wo-
man arrested for causing a disturbance
in his Office. 1t was not so long ago
that Clarence laughed at dynamite
bombs. He must be growing irritable
in his old days
FOOD. not cholera, has been found
cause Of illness aboard the informed
German liners in New York harbor.
Perhaps the boys were shipped some
Of those watermelons the sailors
aboard the Prince Eitel are accused
of having SWITCHED from that southern
plantation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-03
Handy Like.

McCreary county has q sheriff.
There is nothing unsual about a eoun-
ty having a sheriff, but the sheriff Of
whom McCreary county boasts IS also
a sexton. To have a sheriff and sex
ton in one and the same person is. a
convenience that can be appreciated
by those who are familiar with the
pastime Of sheriffing in the mountain
Gus counties Of Kentucky It's mighty
handy like. Prairie County Ky
Advocate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-03

B. L. T. in Chicago Tribune. "Ac-
eording to a Kansas editor the softest
snap is writing paragraph for a news
paper Next to that comes growing
hair on mud turtle"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-03

EVEN the cattle in this country are
getting tick. They got 10000. 900
worth last year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-03

Moline, Iu.--When I arrived home
last night it was so late that neglect
ed turning on the light for fear of wax
ing friend wife When I awoke this
morning I was dressed in my white
Palm Beach suit, having mistaken It
for my pajamas in the darkness. And
I had a perfectly restful night. They
don't scratch a bit. OSCAR A.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-03
Sidelights on the European War

Germans in the Eastern Pacific in the
Panama canal where she was sup
posed to be waiting to prey upon mer-
chantmen Of the allies,
Rear Admiral Suzuki. vice minister
Of marine, explains the dispatch OF
warsnips as a measure Of precautGH.
AS a matter OF fact, he said the navy
scarcely credited the reports. but
wanted TO make certain that shipping
was safe IN the Orient. About City
German vessels were tied up in ueu-
trail ports IN the South seas. n prop
erly armed, at least thirty Of them
could do active service as volunteer
warships It was just possible that
one or two had escaped.
DOrtmund, Germany Women have
so far supplanted men i'm some Of the
large industries of DOrtmund that
there are now 1000 doing the ordi-
nary work Of their husbands or broth
ers, while fully 1000 more are seez-
ing positions
Out of this total, 5000 IN the
iron works have to do work eugtomaT-
lily considered too heavy for women.
About one quarter OF the women are
those whose husbands are st war, one
sixth are widows. and the balance
are unmarried. The number who
have to be dismissed because Of in
ability to do the work ls compare
lively small
Sheffield. England Henry staal
head Of the great English steel firm
Of Steel, Peech & TozeF, who has Just
died at his home here, was perhap5
best known outside trade circles as
the man who laid King Edward then
prince Of Wales, $4,000 TO o carrot
against a horse at the Epson races.
The prince lost and paid with car
rot formed of corals mounted in gold
Mr.. Steel and his partner, Mr. Peach,
formed the greatest firm of book
makers on the English turf SO years
ago. The fortune which they made on
the race track enabled them 20 enter
the iron and steel industry IS pioneers
In 1875. Mr.. Steel died at the age
Of SO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-03

MARIE c. Brehn. former president
Of the Illinois branch of the Woman s
Christian Temperance union. says that
when the nation goes on the water
wagon the breweries can be turned
into soap factories. Even so, won't
they still be making suds?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-03

neutrality-suspicious. of the AS
ISOLATED Press Owing 10 persistent
reports that armed German merchant
men have been sighted in the South
seas, the Japanese navy has dispatched
seyera fast cruisers to search the wa
tiers OF the Southern Pacific. Advices
from Australia placed one of these
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-03
Best In the World

For sale-Ffne grocery business. No
trade Best reasons for selling .-Du-
buque Telegraph
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-03

The Factory Magazine Of Chicago
has taken 2 poll Of 162 manufacturers
as TO the prospects for business in the
fall. Forty report exceptional .
"fne" or "aboye normal" &c good. %
IS 'fair" and fairly good only
seven dull and poor" and only one
much below normal and very. poor -
The poll was taken il cities n tie
east and middle west a good MANY
straws had already Indicated the same
direction Of the wind
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-03

FOOD. not cholera, has been found
cause OF Illness aboard the informed
German liners in New York harbOr.
Perhaps the boys we're shipped some
Of those watermelons the sailors
aboard the Prince Ettei are accused
of having SWITCHED from that southern
plantation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-03

BEAUTY expert advises you to
stand erect when stair climbing The
ladies may be able TO follow this ad-
vice. but there are members Of the
other sex that can't make the stairs on
some occasions even when they are
down on all fours.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-03

CLARENCE S. Darrow has had a wo-
man arrested for causing a disturbance
in his office 1t was not SO long ago
that Clarence laughed at dynamite
bombs He must be growing irritable
In his old days
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1915-01-21
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION.

The U. s. Civil Service Commits
sion announces that stenographer
and typewriter examinations will lie
held In a number OF cities in this
state as follows:
Departmental and Panama Canal
Service. Jan. rs, 1915.
Field Service, Feb. 20, 1915.
Both men and women will be adj
mitted to the Departmental and
Field Service Examinations. Men
only Will be admitted to the
Panama Canal Service Examination.
There are excellent chances of ap-
pointme4t for those who pass the
Departm ental examination.
Applicants should apply to the
local sefretary. board Of civil ser
vice examiners. post office building,
this city. or to the Secretary, Elev-
enth Ciyl Service District, Room
2O7 Post Office Building, Seattle,
Washington. for application blanks
and further information.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1915-01-21
RACING FOR SLEEP.
Running Around the Bod 10 Said to
Induce DrowsihSss.

Running Around the Bod 10 Said 70
Induce DrowsifSss.
There Is nothing In the world quite
as exasperating as not being able to
go to sleep when you want to, and
persistent insomnia Is one oftthe great
est curses Of mankind. But many peo-
pie suffer from insomnia from lack Of
knowing many of the simple devices
that have been used in the past to pro-
woke sleep, and Sir James Sawyer in a
recent work points out how valuable
some Of these simple means have been.
Few plans are more successful he
suggests, than that of running around
the bed, particularly If the night is
cold. 1t will be remembered that
Charles Dickens, who was greatly af-
n1cted with sleeplessness, declared that
II he could lean on the bedpost in thin
attire, in which he usually slept. I'M
III he got chilled clear through the re-
turn to warm bed would produce a
drowsiness that led him along the path
of sleep.
William Harvey. the discoverer of
the circulation Of the blood. was II be.
lever In the circulation OF the bed
also. He declared that for sleepless.
ness nothing was better than to jump
out of bed suddenly, as though fright
ened, race around the bed with very
little on until the skin was cold and
he body heated and then jump back
INTO bed Not only was the exercise
rood, he believed, but also the feeling
hat one was being withheld from go
ng to bed caused a desire for it.
which prepared the mind for sleep
Vhen once more lying down.-Oeve-
and Plain Dealer. I
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1915-01-21
Continent ENGLISH.

The idea that English is to be the
universal language Of the future seems
to be spreading. Certainly thousands
Of Europeans struggle bravely with its
rules and idioms. Here is a sample
Of the progress that has been made in
one quarter. 1t is taken from the ad-
vertising matter that large CONT
mental hotel publishes In the form of
an elaborate illustrated booklet:
Its spacious dimensions, exquisite
comfort, elegant fashion of its fur
nishing, the unobjectionable preroga.
lives as to the produces of its kitchen
and contents Of its cellars. beside the
distinguished managing, which. assist
ed by well experienced attendants.
does its utmost In always duly treat
ing-aH this united already for many
years past obtained general renown,
even abroad too"