davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-09-27

our imports were imported free. This
explains why there is a great shortage
in our revenues"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-12-21
SCIENCE INVENTION.
Machine For TeStinq Cloth.

A machine for testing the wearing
quality Of cloth has been produced in
, Bradford, England IL may he found
OF interest TO American firms which
manufacture, sell or use textile fabrics.
Relative wearing qualities of different
prices Of cloth may be determined by
placing them In the machine and Civ. 4
ing them a uniform number Of rubB
perhaps 200 each. This makes it pos
sible to compare one kind Of cloth Will
its imitation or to compare cloth sam
pies Of the same character from diff
ferent mills. A piece of cloth is clamp
ed in a rigid jaw and passes over q
rubbing surface formed by dull blpdes
set in a cylinder. This cylinder makes
one revolution clOrkwise. then one il
the opposite direction. and this is re-
corded by a counter as ohe rub The
other end of the cloth is clamped to
roller on which is placed the quadrant.
from which any number of weights
can be suspended and thus put the
cloth in tension. The machine can be
driven by an electric motor. When the
cloth is worn through the machine au-
tomatically stOps.-COmmerce Report.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-12-21
WHATS IN A NAME7
We'll the Man Who Owned This One
Was Not to Blame For Il.

We'll the Man Who Owned This ons
Was Not to Blame For II.
The lawyer was in his private Office
when the Office boy brought In a card.
The lawyer took it and after one look
at It frowned and then smiled. The
inscription on II read: Mr.. Roller
Skates.
rs IT a pair or only oneT" he in
quired.
What. sir?' responded the boy. not
seeing the point, Of course.
That's all right. Bring him in"
The caller followed shortly. and be-
fore the lawyer could put him on the
stand he volunteered his Testimony.
He had observed that the lawyer still
held his card in his hand.
Pardon me-" he said. smiling broad
ly and nOdding toward the card. but
I'm not 10 blame for it. Ny fathers
name was Skates, and my mothers
name was Roller. and they give me
my mothers family name. That was
sixty odd years ago. and there were
no other roller skates in this country
At that time"
The lawyer cheerfully accepted his
apology and also a comfortable retain
Ing fee ere the caller skated away
W. ]. hampton IN Judge.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-12-21

The bureau Of standards. department
Of commerce, las just issued a report
Of a survey Of statistical data relating
to life and property hazards from
lightning Ani also of existing methods
Of projections against lightning. The
field covered does not include electrical
power and signal system. but does il.
clude buildings of various kinds, pre-
cautions to lie observed by persons in
thunderstOrIls and interesting infor.
nation in regard to lightning. Tie
paper is. in the main. desigaed for the
layman. although some parts OF it are
Of necessity rather technical The net
result of the Investigation IS to show
by means CT reliable statistics that the
lightning rod. when propcrl.. installed.
IS Il trustworthy Hcans of prutertin.
property against lightning. Copies of
the report. which is known as tech
nologic pauer NJ. sc. may be procured
free from the bureau of standards
Washington.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-12-21

One beef tongue, one cupful of sugar,
one tablespoonful of cloves and one
pinch Of saltpeter Rub sugar, cloves
and saltpeter into tongue, immerse in
brine made Of one-quarter Pound of
salt, two quarts of water and keep
we'll covered Let stand four or five
days; then make thin paste Of -four
and water, wrap tongue in it and bake
slowly in pan, basting well with lard
and water. When done remove the
paste.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-12-21
TIE EsEEIV!IIG NATIONAL BANK,
nnERNUILLE.OHIO.

GREENVILLE. OHIO.
Has the iNrgest Capital surplus and
ResDOn sihiIity of aUy Bank In Oarke
County. Is regularly examined un-
der Government sup erVisiOn.
CAPITAL Of the Bank is 100000
SharehOIders' Liability is JOO,OOO
SmrnIws of Rank is = 10000
Total Responsibility is $4,000
All Of which is a guarantee Of absO-
Iute protection to it's dePOsitOrs.
We invite your business, which
shall have our best attention.
Money in shape of drafts lissued
available All over the wOrl
Junely
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-12-21

tied relatives here Friday.
George Katzenberger transac'
ted business in Dayton Thursday.
Mrs. Lottie Fink of Bradford
was shopping in this city Friday.
We wish our readers, patrons,
correspondents and all a Merry
Christmas and a Happy New
Year.
Herman Biehaut left Saturday
for Logan, o., where he will Wis
it relatives and old friends dur
ing the Christmas holidays.
Upon our roll of nonor To-Day
we can place the following man,
ed patrons
w. C. Grossnickle.
Wesley Wright.
Wilbur Marshall, who lived
near Arcanum, died of typhoid
fever last Thursday afternoon,
after an illness of about three
weeks. He was "a years old and
leaves his wife and one child.
Roy Stockum pleaded guilty
last week to the charge preferred
against him by Zelma Henderson.
He was then ordered by the court
to pay the plaintiffs guardian,
George w. Mannix, Jr., the sum
of $3.50 and costs of prosecution
within ten days. This money ls
to be used for the education and
maintenance of the child.
Iva Mae Shank has entered
suit against Ebbert and Altha
Shank, her father. in-law and mo-
ther. in-law, for $4,000 as dam
ages for alternating the affections
of her husband, Robert Shank,
she claiming they induced him to
leave her and that his wherea-
bouts are unknown to her. The
parties to the suit reside in or
near Arcanum.
Mrs. David York Of Plkeville
died Wednesday morning Of last
week of pneumonia, aged 72
years. Three daughters-Mrs.
H. N. Oliver of Brock, Mrs. E.
S. Matthews of PikeviIle and Mrs.
]. S. Mannix of Dawn survive
her. She was an aunt of George
and Charles York of this city.
Her remains were inferred in the
Brock cemetery Sunday forenoon.
The automobile of Charles Os-
walt, who lives near Lightsville,
in which he and his son were rid
ing, turned turtle on the pike
near the Brethren church, mile
north of Union City, last Friday
afternoon, when he turned out to
pass a rig. The car skidded and
overturned in "a ditch. Mr.. Os-
walt was rendered unconscious
for awhile and was badly bruised,
but the son escaped uninjured.
A harm and tobacco shed on the
Stockdale farm on the Union City
pike, at the edge of the city, was
burned to the ground last Thurs
day morning. The tenant, Mr.
Ebling, lost all his winters feed,
some farm Implements and chick
ems: loss covered by insurance
Our fire department was called
but were unable to reach the blaze
L l4
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-12-21
LOCAL BRIEFS

visitor here Friday.
Mrs. L. L. Hunt of Gettysburg
was in Greenville Friday.
Louis George of North Star
was a visitor here Friday.
James H. Hawes of Arcanum
was in Greenville Monday.
Albert Harter of New Madison
was a business visitor here Sat-
urday.
Mrs. Wallace Miesse of Van
Vert visited GreenviIle relatives
last week.
George Miller of Anscnia Wis
tied with C. L. Lawrence and
wife Friday.
Mrs. Shields and daughter o.
i've of Arcanum were in Green
vile Friday.
Lew Anderson of Franklin was
calling on the lumber trade here
last Thursday.
Considerable ice of a thickness
of six and seven inches is being
cut and housed here this week.
Mrs. Scott Elliott, nee LaVirge
Whitacre, of BIuefeld, Va, is
visiting her parents in this city.
Azariah RrusS of near Arcan-
uln visited with his son, Jesse
Bruss. and family. this city, last
Thursday.
Z Misses Mabel and Agnes Train
or are home from the Western
Reserve, Cleveland, for the holi-
day vacation.
Missgs Clyde WhiteIey, Mer-
cedes Curtis and Anna Lee Mains
are home from Ypsilanti, Mich,
to spend the holidays.
The county commissioners, on
Monday, adjourned the hearing
of the Painter Creek ditch case
until January II, 1917.
Earl Anmon, son of Ed AM
mon and wife of Gordon, was
married last week in California
to Miss Estelle Ringer at San Di-
ego.
Rev. ]. P. Alden, pastor of st.
Paul's Reformed church of this
city since 1902, has rendered his
resignation and accepted a call to
Massilon, Ohio.
If your subscription to The
Journal is due better pay up now
and get a year subscription to
our club of four magazines. You
are entitled to a year subscription
to these four magazines if you
renew for The Journal and pay
Is cents extra.
Charles Leas, a respected far
mer of this county, died Saturday
morning in the home of his dau-
ghter in Dayton of paralysis. He
was 63 years old. a widower, and
leaves three daughters. Funeral
services were held tuesday aft
ernoOn at the Wakefield church,
north of town.
Mrs. Ed Engelken of this city
has filed a suit, on behalf CT her
two minor children, to have the
will of her father. Milton E. StO-
yer. set aside. She AYERS that
she is the only child of the de-
ceased. who. with her mother.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-12-21

pastor of the M. E. church, and
burial made in GreenvilIe Gene
tery.
Walter B. Lott, a former resi-
dent of this city and county, died
at the Gallipolis epileptic hospital
last Friday afternoon, where he
had been an inmate for several
years. He was a brother of E.
K. Lott, to whose residence on
Central avenue, the remains were
taken Sunday and funeral servi4
ces held Tuesday afternoon at the
Christian church. He leaves a
daughter-Mrs. Grace .Repp of
Chicago, his mother and a broth
er. Burial was made in Green
vile cemetery.
John Fourman, a son of Mr..
and Mrs. David Fourman, died
last Thursday afternoon, the re-
suit of injuries sustained at Gary,
Ind, where he was working. A
large crane broke and fell upon
him a few days prior to his death,
breaking both legs and an arm,
besides sustaining other injuries.
He was about q years old and
had been working at Gary only
about a week. Funeral services
were held Monday norning at
the AbbottsviIle church and bur-
ial made in the adjoining ceme-
terry.
We have had some decidedly
winter weather here during the
past week. Friday morning the
government thermometer regis
tered 4 degrees below zero and
Saturday morning 8 below. Since
then there has been some m0der-
alton, but it. is yet quite winter
ish. A little snow covers the
ground, where the high winds of
last week didn't blow it eff and a
few sleighs were out Saturday,
but only the paved streets affor-
ded any sleighing. The creek is
frozen in places from three to
four inches thick, makinA' fair
skating for the young people.
Clyde Reigle bad a valuable
horse killed on the Pennsylvania
railroad at Bishops crossing, last
Saturday morning. He was driv-
ing a team hitched to a farm wa
gon and was walking alongside
| the wagon. owing to the severe
cold weather, and failed to see
or hear the approaching train un-
til it was almost upon him. He
pulled the team to one side, but
not in time to prevent one of the
horses being hit by the engine,
and it was instantly killed.
The other horse was only slightly
injured. The train was east
bound and due in this city at 6:3C
am, but was running nearly two
hours late.
James L. O'Blien, formerly q
resident of this city and a son Of
Cornelius O'Brien. deceased. dieG
Saturday evening in his home il
Dayton, o. He was employed a:
engineer by the Dayton Pulp anC
Paper Company for several years
The deceased was born neal
GreenviIIe and was 81 years,
months and 20 days old. HI
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-12-21
At a DISADVANTAGE,

The safest time to sass your wife
Is when she's dressing.
To this one versed in married life
Is now confessing.
Her mouth is full Of pins, and they,
OF course, are pointed.
And so the little she can say
Must be disiointed
Louisville Courier Journal
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-12-21

Coal in France at $40 a ton above
the average here also helps to make
us feel thankful
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-12-21
Judge Bowman. on Monday. oy-

ainst John Weaver, saloonist of
Arcanum. The pleas set out by
Attorney Maher-that of the
manner in which the grand jury
was drawn, vacancies filled from
bystanders by the sheriff, quail
fications of jurors and presence
only in grand jury room of an in
terested attorney-did not con-
stitute grounds for pleas in abate-
ment of the charges preferred,
the duties of the grand jury be-
ing to investigate and not to try
cases, and for these reasons
Judge Bowman overruled tn e
pleas. Prosecutor Porter tn en-
asked that the trial be set for De-
cember % next. To this Mr.. Ma
her, attorney for Weaver, objec-
ted as being too soon and owing
to a press of other business he
could not be ready by that time
It is said both attorneys got into
a heated argument over the mat
ter, which Judge Bowman halted
by stating that it had not been
customary to hear trials during
holiday week, only on agreement
of attorneys interested, but that
he would sit in the case during
that week, provided the attorn-
eys could satisfactorily and agree
ably arrive at a date. but that he
preferred not to hold court dur
ing that week. AS Mr.. Porter's
term of office expires on the last
day of this year. be was espec-
ially anxious to try the case be-
fore he went out Of office.
Sarah Fourman Baker of Ar
canum brought suit last week a.
gainst VIM. Shields, administra-
tor of estate of George W. Baker,
for $50, 900 as damages and COM
pensation. She alleges in her pc
tition that Mr.. Baker told aer
that in the event she should mar
ry him, he would give her or deed
her property to the value of $780,
600, but that the marriage would
have to be kept secret and that
neither a minister or license
would be required, that such
common-law marriages were le-
gal, valid ard binding and not III
violation of their church rules and
regulations. To this, she says,
she agreed, and on January l,
1901, in the presence of her mo-
ther, who had been previously
consulted, they were married by
mutual agreement, thus fulfilling
her part of the contract. She al
leges they lived happily, she per-
forming her household duties and
looking to the care of MIR. Baker
during that time and in his last
sickness, which ended in his death
on November q, 1918. She aisc
alleges that Mr.. Baker failed tt
carry out all of his part of sale
contract, in that he never paic
over to her any part Of the sun
he agreed to, although he die
deed her land to the value of $40,
600, but that she was never giver
possession of the deed. She states
in her petition that her service
are worth $4,000 and prays til
court to allow that sum to her
The administrator, in behalf o
L
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-12-21

If every revolution must have its an
niverSary holiday when will the Mex
icaus work?
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-07

For many years it was believed that
petroleum existed in Northern Sicily,
but only recently was experimental
drilling begun, resulting in the dis
eovery Of oil OF good quality.
Canada last year raised 4S8, 000,99a
bushhels of wheat on IL ,365, 600 acres
Of land.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-07
in FIVE Minutes
NO SICK STOMACH,
INDIGESTION, GAS
"Pape's Diapepsin" is the
Quickest and Surest Stom-
ach Relief

If what you just ate is souring Oh
your stomach or lies like a lump OF
lead, refusing to digest, or you beleb
gas and eructate sour, undigested food
or have feeling of dizziness, heart
burn, fulIness, nausea, bad, taste in
mouth and stomach headache, you can
surely get relief in five minutes.
Ask your pharmacist 20 show you
the formula, plainly printed on these
fifty-cent cases of Pape's Diapepsin,
then you will understand why dys
peptic troubles of all kinds must go,
and why it. relieves sour, out-oforder
stomachs or indigestion in five min
utes. "Pape.s Diapepsin" is harmless;
tastes like candy, though each dose
will digest and prepare for assinlila
tion into the blood all the food you
eat; besides, it, makes you go to the
table with a healthy appetite; but
what viii! please you most, is that you
will feel that your stomach and intes-
tines are clean and fresh. and you will
not need to resort TO laxatives or liver
pills for biliousness or constipation.
This city will have many "Pape's
Diapepsin' cranks, as some people will
call them, but you will be enthusiastic
about this splendid stomach prepare
ton, too, If you ever take it for indl-
gestion, gases, heartburn, seurness,
dyspepsia, or any stomach misery.
Get some now, this minute, and rid
yourself of stomach misery and, indi-
gestion in five minrtes.-ady.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-07
LOUISIANA CROP.

According to a report recently is
sued by the United States Department
of Agriculture, Louisiana's cane sugar
crop for the 1856 campaign totaled
1865 tons, compared with a crop
of 247.700 tons in 1914-15. This un.
usually small output of sugar is laid
to the wet weather throughout the
growing season, and the damage done
the crop during the general storm
last September.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-07
THERE SA VAST ARMY

of men and women who really never
know what it is to enjoy sound, vibrat-
ing health-who would be surprisedto
suddenly gain that exhilarating vitality
that robust health brings.
Literally thousands without any par
ticular sickness live in general de-
bility", as the doctors call it-have
headaches, are tired and Indifferent.
To.all such people we say with unmis-
taxable earnestness -" Take SCOTS
Emulsion after meals forone monthan
allow its rare oil-food to enrich and en-
liven your blood, quicken your circula-
ton, stimulate nutrition, and aid nature
to develop that real red-blooded life that
means activity, enjoyment, success.
SCOTS Emulsion is not drug, but q
pleasant food-tonic-free from alcohol.
One bottle may help you.
Scott & Bovine. bloomfield. M. 1874
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-07
LOCAL ENGINEER
TO WE'D TOURIST
MET LAST YEAR
Romance of Army Headquar-
tiers Man and Denver Woman
Develops Fast

News of a Honolulu romance of last
years tourists season arrived here
with the last steamers consignment
of Denver newspapers. The Denver
Post carries a long account of the
matrimonial adventures and misad'
ventures of Mrs. Grace Gaylord-Du-
vall-Snow. daughter Of Edward GAY
lord, a widely known man of the mile
high city"
She is to be married again, and this
time to Henry Caldwell, an electrical
engineer employed at the Hawaiian
department headquarters Of the United!
States army.
Mrs. Snow visited Honolulu in COM
pany with her aunt, Mrs. Edward
Chase of Denver, in February of last
year. They stopped at the Ainahau
Hotel Caldwell was living there at
the time. For three weeks the trio
were almost constantly together.
Then the tourists left
But there remained a memory in tho
heart of Henry Caldwell, engineer and
world wanderer. He bought much
writing paper-and he used it.
Now he is planning on going away
and when he comes back he will bring
with him bride. For in one of his
many letters he proposed and in the
return mail came an acceptance. He
expected to get away this month, and,
meeting his bride-to-be in Chicago, tour
the East, but sudden rush of work
prevented and he cannot get a leave
OF absence until next month or the
month after. 49,. T.: II
more than two years, coming from Chi
cago. He expected to stay but six
months and declares that Honolulu is
the first place he eyerfwanted to stay
in for lenger period. But then he
met his bride-to-be here. He has lived
in New York, Boston, New Orleans
and numerous other Southern and
Eastern cities and travelled all over
the Orient. e-.
Mrs. Snow is now living in Chicago,
working as stenographer, earning
her own living in preference to receiv-
ing help from her wealthy family.
Ten years ago she finished her edu-
cation in Europe and returned to her
home in Denver. She had been home
but year when she married Frank P
Duyall, floor walker in Denver de-
partment store Her father settled 1.
large sum on the couple and they went
to live in Portland, Ore. Her husband
is said to have run through the mone,r
in hurry and LIS Duvall returned
to Denver and secured divorce on
the grounds of cruelty and non-sup-
port A year later she met and mar.
ried A H Snow, wealthy broker Of
Salt Lake City, Utah. He was SO and
she but 81 and December and MAY
failed to agree She divorced him
after the birth of son several years
later. 81.
Soon after the divorce she was
taken to Mercy Hospital in Denver
suffering from gunshot wound. Her
closest friends insisted that she had
attempted to take her life, but her
family contended that the revolver
that had inflicted the wound had been
accidentally discharged. .. Il
Last year she came to Honolulu.
When she left she went to Chicago
and it was announced that she was to
go on the stage. Instead she became
stenographer. -,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-07
ENGLISH LANGUAGE BUT "
LITTLE USED IN JAPAN

Commenting on his recent visit to
Japan and his inspection of the
schools of that empire, Henry w. Kin
ney, superintendent of public instruc.
ton, says he was impressed with the
fact that Japanese school children in
the common schools are not given a
rudimentary education in speaking
English. Mr.. Kinney says that Eng
fish is included in the curriculum of
the secondary institution, but that 1t
is not taught at all in the common
schools. III ~ e.. -
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-07
COAST SURVEY OBSERVES
IT'S TOOTH ANNIVERSARY

The Tooth anniversary of the begin
ming of its work was celebrated yes
terday by the United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey, which is the
federal governments oldest scientific
bureau. Meetings were held in the
new national museum in Washington.
D.. c., and, at banquet last night,
President Wilson spoke. William w.
Merrimon is director of the local
magnetic observatory. located at Eva,
this island rs..... -. III
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-07
FUNERAL TOMORROW OF
MRS. WILLIAM TINDLE

Mrs. Tresa E. Tindle, wife of Sgt.
William ,Tindle, U. S. A., who died
last Tuesday night at the department
hospital, Fort Shafter, will be buried
at O'Clock tomorrow afternoon in
the Catholic cemetery, King street
The remains are now at Williams
undertaking establishment, Nuuanu
and Vineyard streets.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-07

Chicago has 2 500 pacaage cars
leaving the city daily for through
service to 1900 shipping points in
thirty-four states.
Because of the large number of de-
mands for invitations to White House
receptions President and Mrs. Wilson
now pass on all invitations.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-07

Mrs. Mary NJ. McGrath, of Wor.
cester Mass, widow of the late Henry
MeGrath who died recently leaving
an estate of $750,000, was liberated
from the Worcester State Hospital for
the Insane, where she had been an in
mate for "a years.