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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-09
BIRTH REGISTRATION.

One of the aims of the present
National Better Baby Week" will be
to impress upon parents the import
ance Of birth registration. Many a
mother says: why should 1 trouble
to register my baby? Will it make 1t
any heRlthier|'
The answer to the latter is TT wiz
by giving health officers an oppor.
tunfty to check up on the child
health. Here are reasons why it is
worth while for every mother to reg
lister her baby's birth:
1t is the child's proof OF citizenship.
1t will be needed, perhaps. when it
comes time for him to enter school
or when he seeks to go to work
1t may be needed later in regard to
life insurance or the settling of es-
tates Or for proof in matter of in
heritances. Lack of such a record
might prove a bar to civil service
position or seriously hinder the set
thing of some point OF law. There are
dozens of such instances in everyday
life where record Of ones birth will
prove Of value.
Without such vital statistics the
work of state and municipal health Of
ficers is seriously hampered.
Birth registration is badge Of
citizenship and every mother should
demand that the family doctor register
INN ediately the birth Of her child.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-09
THEY REFUSE TO@EAT

AT periods IN most childrens' lives
theyfail to relish their meals and refuse
to eat even the delicacies prepared to
tempt their appetites. They lack am
bition, and growth seems impeded,
which causes anxiety and worry.
To compel them to eat is a grave
mistake, because nutrition is impaired.
Healthful exercise in fresh air and sun
shine is important, but equally import
ant is spoonful of SCOTS Emulsion
three times day to feed the tissues
and furnish food-energy to improve
their blood, aid nutrition and sharpen
their appetites.
The highly concentrated medicinal
food in SCOTS Emulsion supplies the
very clements children need to build up
their strength. They relish Scott's-it is
free from alcohol
Scott ss Bovine. Bloomfield. NJ. 1854
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-09

Nora: It Is now asserted with con-
adence that these painful effects due to
uric acid in the system are entirely eradi-
Gated A new remedy, called "Annric,
has been discovered by DR., Pierce, and Is
the cause OF n drainage outward OF the
uric acid with which 1t comes in contact
within tho body. It VIII ward off back
ache. headache, and the darling pains and
aches of articular or muscular rheuma-
by too much uric acid, such as govt,
asthma, sciatiea, renal calculus. sAn-
uric prolongs life because old people usu-
ally suffer from hardening and thickening
of the walls OF the arteries, due to the ex-
cess Of uric acid in the blood and tissues.
DR.. Pierce, who is director and chief
physician at the Invalids' Hotel and
Institute, Buffalo, N. Y. has
been testing this wonderful medicine for
the relief OF over worked and weakened
The relief obtained by sufferers
has been go satisfactory that he deter
mined to place "Anuric" with the prin-
cipal druggists IN town where people
could get this ready to-use medicine.
" Anuric" Is not harmful or poisonous,
but aids nature in throwing OH those
poisons within the body which cause SO
much suffering, pain and misery. Sclen-
lists assert this remedy Ia 81 times moro
potent than lithia.
remedy is building up reputation ion, as
medicines which have been proven rell-
able during nearly fifty years. such as
Doctor Pierce's Favorfte Prescription
for the ills of women, Doctor Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets, the liver regulator, and
Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Dfscovety
'or red blood.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-09
CARE OF THE TEETH.

Thorough mahcation is beneficial to
the teeth, not only in promoting good
digestion. and hence the general
health of the body. but in three essen
tiM particulars. all Of which have an
important relation to diet:
L Better blood supply to the teeth,
which results from vigorous use OF
the muscles Of mastication.
T. Cleansing OF the teeth, which
results from the abundant flow OF
saliva produced.
8. The securing of the teeth by
the contact Of the dental surfaces
with the foods which possess scour-
ing properties.
Another thing important for the
health of the teeth is the free use of
foodstufrs. such as lettuce,
celery. cabbage, tomatoes,
and fresh fruits of various sorts. 1t
has been shown that certain subtle
but essential elements of food, called
are in largo part de-
stroyed by cooking. says J. H. KEEL
logg, NJ. D., in Good Health.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-09
MEDICAL CORPS IN DANGER.
"Represe0tatiye Hay IN his bill no

1-SPh AA0y, Ia h1o VAL IN "
before congress, proposes to cripple
the army medical corps completely"
says en- editorial in the February is
sue Of American Defense magazine
published for the American Defense
society.
I'm 1903 a medical reserve corps
was authorized by congress as con
Btitueut part OF the medical depart
ment OF the army. This corps Repre-
sentative Hay proposes to abolish.
To-Day the medical department of
the army Is so small that some of the
officers carried on the medical reserve
corps roster are on active service.
Among the 1900 members of the
corps are listed many OF the most
prominent physicians and surgeons in
the United States. appointment 10
the corps is made by the president
only after the applicant has passed an
examination set by a board detailed
from the medical corps OF the United
States army, and has been recommend
ed for appointment by the surgeon
general
The medical reserve corps is eff
Gent. Ii is 1udcr federal control. It
is constituent part OF the medical
department Of the regular army In
emergency. the secretary OF war may
order officers OF the medical reserve
corps TO active duty in the service Of
the United States. Members OF the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-09
SOME LITTLE HINTS
IN CASE OF BABY
This Sovereign of American Homes
VIII Celebrate His Week
April p to 90.

Baby week will be observed in Keo-
kuk and other Iowa cities April % to
20. The following hints for the care
of the baby come from Ames:
If the baby cries. don't spank him.
Maybe hes CROSS and tired from be-
ing tossed about all day.
Maybe he's too warm or too cold
or too wet.
Maybe a pin is scratching him.
Maybe there's wrinkles In his bed
clothes.
. Maybe he's lying IN cramped posi-
ton.
Maybe he's hungry and thirsty.
Try rubbing his back gently along
the spine, suggest the home economies
authorities at Iowa City college It
is often more effective than anything
else in QlIteting the baby. To keep
him comfortable during his nap turn
him over two or three times. Don't
forget to give him a teaspoonful of
water once or twice day.
Shall the baby be breast fed7 Here
are statistics:
eft can be said without contradfc-
tion," says Max Levine, bacterfologist
at Iowa state college, chat IL all
children were breast fed 1t would TO-
dnce from one-third 10 one-haR the
infant deaths in this country"
In New York IS per cent OF infant
deaths occur among bottlefed babies.
In data kept on group OF babies
fed in Boston, 80 PER cent were bottle
fed and GO per cent breast fed, yet "a
per cent OF the deaths occurred among
the bottlefed babies end but 90 per
cent among those breast fed,
OF seventy,nine babies IN New York
fed store milk, fiftyssix died; OF sew
enty-nine fed condensed milk, four
teen died; Of thirty breast fed not a
one died.
Only onehalf of 1 per cent of the
mothers were unable to breast feed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-09
rhey Eorcet the Work.

Profitable Farming: They talk a
lot about the man who owns a little
farm, his independent nook in life
away from strife and harm; they say
he is little king and lord OF a do
main, and about his only worry is in
regard to rain. They see his speedy
auto and bursting bins of corn; they
say he's the possessor of Plenty's
brim1ning horn: they praise his hogs
and sturdy steers. his waving fields
Of wheat; rave DER his towering silo
and barn and residence neat; they
talk about his daily mail, his books
and telephone, his photograph and
ma Observation-Disclosures we own. But
almost always they forget the weary
racking toll, that goes along with all
the rest in toying with the soil; they
never think of a. m. and zero's
cold embrace, and ba1ky mules and
sullen steers, met daily face to face.
They deal in all the poetry and see
all the romance the bosky deIls and
purling brooks where elves and fairies
dance; the hush of rural eWentide,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-09

The consumer, more than the
dairyman. Is responsible for the high
baby mortality in this country, due to
poor milk" is the statement made by
II. Fl. Kildee, head Of the dairy hus-
bandry department at Iowa State col
1ege. ''If people want better milk for
their babies. they will have TO pay for
it. In certified diaries, eight or nine
distinct operations are necessary be-
fore the cow is MIXED. Milk produced
in this manner costs about Is cents a
quart to produce This is IS to 80
percent more than what is ordinarily
paid for milk in the average Iowa
city. Moreover, for the average dairy
farmer to produce such milk is an I'm.
possibility The consumer must real
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-09
You Must Haze Plenty of Iron in
Your Blood to Be Strong, Says Doctor

Euxatec Iron viii Increase Strength
Of Delicate, Nervous, Rundown
People 200 Per Cent In Ten
Days In Many Instances.
NEW YORK. n. Y--aiast people
tooltshly seem to think they are going
TO get renewed health and strength
from some stimulating medicine, SEQ
ret nostrum or narcotic drug, said DR..
.Sauer. a specialist Of this city, when,
as a matter Of fact. real and true
strength can only come from the food
you eat. But peopte often fail to get
strength out Of their food because
they haven't enough iron in their
blood to enable 1t TO change food into
living matter From their weakened.
nervous condition they know some
thing Is wrong. but they can't tell
what, SO they generally commence
Coctoring for stomach, liver or kidney
trouble or symptoms OF some other
eilment caused by the lack Of iron in
the blood. This thing may go on for
years, wnsls the patient suffers I'M
told agony. II you are not strong or
well, you owe il 70 yourself TO mako
the following test: See how long you
can work or how far you can walk
without becoming tired. Next take
two fve-grein tablets OF ordinary nux-
ated iron three times per day after
meals for two weeks. Then test your
strength again and see for yourself
how much you have gained, I have
seen dozens OF nervous, rundown peo-
pie who were sifing all the while
double and even triple their siren 9Th
and endurance and entirely get rid Of
all symptoms Of dyspepsia. liver and
Other troubles in from ten to fourteen
days time simply by taking IRON IN
the proper form, md this after they
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-09
The SPREAD oE GRIP.

1t may be interesting to a consider
able number of persons to know that
the handy term, ia grippe" which is
quite as expressive II deprived of the
ia" and reduced to four letters.
comes to US from the French verb
''gripper," meaning to seize, clutch
or nab, and all three Of these terms in
English are required fully to express
the condition Of the victim of the
dread visitation. Even among rhysi-
clans there is a tendency to indefinite
ness in naming the diseases Of the ma
so-pharyngeal organs, nearly every
kind of severe cold, influenza. coryza.
or catarrh being called grip. DR..
Charles Halpin Namnaack, visiting
physician of Bellevue hospital. says,
the present epidemic. which is a ma
tional affair. has depended for it's
spread and success on three main fac
tors: The tremendous variation in
climatic conditions; the crowding to-
gether OF great masses Of people in
badly ventilated cars. moving picture
shows and other halls. and the con-
tamfnation OF the air which they have
been obliged to breathe by the cough
ing, sneezing, and splitting OF those
already suffering from some form Of
respiratory infection, usually OF the
common cold type. Under direction Of
the New York board OF health the po-
lice OF that city arrested in one week
more than 1900 persons for expector-
ating in public places. OF these 1,49o
suffered conviction and fines. It IS
noted that epidemics of grip as clint
cal entity have been recognized for
almost a hundred years. but it was not
until 1892 that the baci1li were discov-
cred in the sputum Of the sufferer
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-09

had tn some cases been doctoring for
months without obtaining any benefit.
But don't take the old form of re-
duced iron, IRON acetate or tincture o.,
iron simply to save few Cents. You
DlIst take iron in q form that can be
easily absorbed and assimilafed like
nuxated iron II you want 1t to do you
any good, otherwise 1t may prove
worse than useless. Many an athlete
or prize fighter has won the day sim.
ply because he knew the secret Of
great strength and endurance and
filled h.s blood with iron before he
went into the ARRAY, while many an.
other has gone down to VICTORIOUS
defeat simply for the lack OF iron
NOTE-Nu1ated Iron recommended
above by Dr.. EaueT is not a patent
medicine nor secret remedy, but one
which ig well known to druggists and
whose from constituents is widely pre-
scrfbed by eminent physicians every
where. Unlike the older inorganic
does not tnjrrre the teeth. make them
black. nor upset the stomach; on the
contrary, Il fs a most potent remedy.
In nearly ali forms of Indigestion, a.
well as for nervous, rundown condi-
tons. The Manufacturers have such
great confidence in Nuxated Iron that
they offer TO forfeit $4,000 to any
charitable institution II they cannot
take any man or woman under 60
Who lacks Iron and increase their
strength 200 per cent or over IN four
weeks time provided they have no
serious organic trouble. They also Of
fer to refund your money ff 1t does
not at least double your strength and.
endurance IN ten days time. It is dis
pensed in this city by Wilkinson &
Co.. and all other druggista.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-09

IAcCtll Ctti cApul 40 IScAS1AS-
Switzerland is planning to electrify
all its railroads.
Small bakeries now use electric
power. for dough mixing, etc.
! Electric power is extensively used
in the reduction Of gold ore.
Detroit will use Canadian electrical
power for manufacturing purposes.
Nearly 400 houses were recently
wired for electricity in Lancaster, Pa.
Chicago and Albany lead in the
average number of people per tele-
phone with 81 for each phone.
Women electricians are being train
ed in electrical work in England,
owing to the scarcity Of workingmen.
Electric radiators were used to heat
a school building in Duluth during a
recent cold snap when the boilers
failed.
Argentina leads South America in
the total number of telephones, hav-
ing $4,000 two years ago, but Uruguay
has more per capita.
The large searchlights used by the
General Electric company for spec
tacular Illuminating effects at the
Panama-Pacifc exposition have been
sold to the Russian government.
BY installing electric power in
nearly every mining camp of import
ance in Montana it has been made
possible for operators to resume work
on properties which otherwise would
have been idle. This has done more
to reduce the cost of mining than any
other thing.
1t was only four years ago that
electric starting and lighting systems
were put to use on automobiles. Less
than 2 percent Of the cars made in
1912 were equipped this way. fhe
growth of this industry is shown by
the fact that over SO percent of the
1915 models are equipped with these
systems.
The production Of tungsten ores in
the United States during 1915 broke
all records. 1t was equivalent TO
about 2,165 short tons OF concentrat-
ed, carrying 60 percent Of tungsten
trioxide, and was valued at more
than 100000. The largest previous
output of tungsten ore was in 1910,
when 1871 tons was produced. The
price of tungsten as metal, or ferro-
tungsten, rose 81 pound In Janu
airy, 1915, to So a pound in December.
The experiment station of the
American Radio & Research company
at Tufts college has been completed
and experiments have begun. The
tower which VIII replace Tue OEe
nearly completed that blew over last
fail is over 900 feet high, being the
largest in New England and the third
largest in the United States. 1t is
supported on four especially designed
porcelain insulators inserted in f1f
teen tons of reinforced concrete. This
station, as the name Of the company
indicates. will be devoted entirely to
research problems in the wireless
field.
The New York City street-cleaning
depart1n ent is now using gasoline
electric tractors for the collection Of
ashes. garbage and street sweepings
and for mechanical sweeping and
flushing of streets. These tractors,
which were built by the General We
hicle company, have 40-h. p. gaso-
line motor which drives 15-kw.. 1876
volt generator supplying the driving
and other motors. For flushing the
streets the trailer carries a tank
holding $500 gal Of water, from
which the water Is pumped electri-
caily. Ine trailer is also provided
with rotary broom driven by an
electrical motor
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-09
their babies, yet but 20 per cent OF the
tables in this country are so fed.


Rolfe Arrow: What's poor fellow
to do? Here we are being inportuned
on the one hand by ladies asking us
to take UP the cause OF equal rights.
and on the other hand by another
set of ladies asking as to help defeat
the wonian's suffrage proposition.
When the ladies' pull at you from both
sides, how on earth can we decide2
II would be SO easy to satisfy one,
were t'other dear charmer IN Timbu-
ctoo. All we can do under the cir
cumstances is to give them both a
hearing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-09
STOP CATARRH! OPEN
NOSTRILS AND HEAD
Says Cream Applied In Nostrhs
Relieves Head Colds at once'

II your nostrils are clogged anu
your head Is stuffed and you can
breathe freely because Of q coid =,
catarrh, just get q small bottle "
Ely's Cream Balm at any drug stua
Apply q little of this fragrant -.
septic cream into your nostrils NV ~,
let 1t penetrate through every a.
passage Of your head, soothing ans
healing the infamed, swollen mus ,so,
membrane and you get instant renes
Ali how good 1t feels. Your ho =,
trtIs are open, your head is cleal, Nv
more hawking. snunling, bloWing' ~
more headache. dryness or strugsnnss
for breath. Ely's Cream Balm is Ju.s,
what sufferers from head COLDS ssA
catarrh need. IT'S a deiienI
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-09
K eokuk, iowa --...-.- March 8, 1916
FEBRUARY,

FEbHUHHT.
days are growing longer, though
the world is white with snow,
the spring is drawing nearer,
though the winds Of winter blow :
AL the sparrows in the hedges twitter
Courage" as I pass;
j can hear the dandelions pushing up
ward through the grass.
The sun is swinging northward, and
the days are frightening.
The lilac buds are swelling with the
joy they are to bring;
Every morning gives promise,
though the winds of winter blow,
And there's hope in every sunset,
though the world is white with
snoW.t
Selected
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-09
LUMBAG0 AND
RHEUMATIC TROUBLES,

Dear Mr.. Edttor-I wish to state that
I suffered greatly from backache, lun-
bago and rheumatic troubles. I used
Anuric," the latest discovery of Doctor
Pierce for backache and kidney troubles,
and I can cheerfuly recommend the
r Anuric Tablets" to anyone suffering
from any of these maladies.
Yours truly,
j. r. GAEnER.
Leon, Iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-09

Ebenezer Smith, 65, a bachelor Of
Racine, fearing e leap year drive, bar
Sicaded his shack and watched with
loaded rife for the assailants After
weeks Of weary waiting the sheriff
and five deputies leaped on Ebenezer
and took him to a doctor for an ex-
animation Of his bumps.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-09

Then I sent for sample Of Cuticura
Soap and Ointment and the second appltca-
ton relieved the Itching and burning SO
purchased ono box Of Cuticura Soap and
one box Of Ointment aud they healed her:
(Signed) Mrs Charles Culnan. 11s College
ST.. Poplar Bluff, Mo. Aug. Is. 1913.
Sample Each Free by Mail
With sep. Skin Book on request. Ad-
dress postcard ''Cuticura, Dept. 7. Bos-
tom" Sold throughout the world.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-09

Records OF justice Of the peace IN
Butler county, Ohio, from more than
century ago, show that the mag1s.
tfateis fee WAS then ID cents In ali
cases and that civil actions often
were brought over sums of less than
81. The possessor OF these records
also has a wall clock known to have
been in use for 1870 years, with the
weight ropes
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-09
CAMPAIGN TO .ADVER Use
ADVERTISING Is BEGUN

advertised and otherwise properly
handled" said Ca-l Hunt, editor OF AS.
ISOLATED Advertising, in recent adj
dress at Chicago.
we know that the buyer. in all
ages, has paid the cost OF selling and
that advertising, through reducing
selling costs, has been q public benefit.
I'VE know that advertising has
placed wide markets. within the quick
and easy grasp of those who have
merttorious things for the public ana
we know that many an article which
requires a wide market to make it's
exist were it not for advertising.
Makes for Better Products.
I'VE know that advertising, by maxi
ing wide markets possible, has offered
an incentive to inventors and to
masters of business to produce better
goods.
I'VE know what the influence Of ad-
vertising has been upon the food mar
ket-how it has enabled the manu-
facturer OF high ideals to put into eff.
feet sanitary regulations representing
huge investments without increasing
the cost of his products, because these
costs were divided over q very large
number Of sales.
I'VE know the food manufacturer
has felt able to do such things because
he was fortified with the knowledge
that he could educate the public to a
realization of the necessity for better,
cleaner food and that the public would
stick to him.
1--WE know that advertising and
shoddy goods are not likely to be bed
fellows long and that advertising has
reduced the waste the world has al.
ways experienced through buying
goods that do not serve as they should.
shoddy things.
Has Domora!lzsd Education.
1--WE know that advertising has
saved our time in two important re-
spects-and time is money. First, 1t
informs US where to go for things we
need and, second, we know we can
buy without barter-for it has enabled
the advertiser to teach us that we can
bury from him with safety even though
we lack expert knowledge OF what he
sells.
And one Of the greatest Of all bene-
fits OF advertising has been that it
has brought the price of almost count
less publications within the reach Of
the poor as well as the rich. Thus,
indirectly, it has brought to all, the
writings, the thoughts OF the brightest
minds of the age. 1t has brought the
poor man his picture gallery, for in
the advertising spaces and in editorial
spaces, the greatest artists enrich our
knowledge Of things beautiful. 1t has
helped TO democratize education"
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large as q common pea and
1t would itch and burn and
when scratched would run
a wetery fluid and from that
would form scales which
caused an unsightly appear
ancs on her scalp. Her
hair never grew any. She
was very Cross and fretful.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-09
The ordinary Man. View.

Aberdeen American: Not one Of the
common people, whom the American
has asked declared himself willing to
go to war to defend the rights Of
americans to ride on armed ships Of
the warning nations. Let them stay at
home or go aboard neutrals, they say.