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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-28
The Brooks Guarantee Is
Satisfaction to You.

No other rupture appliance,
truss, lock, device, pad, or plaster
is offered to the public on such
terms and under such a suaran-
tee as the Brooks Rupture Appli-
ance.
II for any reason whatever you
do not wish to keep the Brooks
Appliance after you try it, all
you have to do is to send it back.
You don't have to give any rea-
son, you don't have to write. US
why, you don't have to send to US
for any return instructions or
labels. There will be no argu-
ment, no dispute, no misunder-
standins-but you will find that
doing business with Brooks II
just like doing business with
First National Bank.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-28
Seems Impossible"

Holland. Indiana.
Mr. c. F. Brooks, Marshall. Mich.
Dear Sir:
Having used one of your Appliances
until it was worn out. | have been
going without it for nearly year and
have not been troubled the least bit
with my rupture, so / am well salts
fled | am cured
1t seems nearly Impossible, but
have gone through a summers work
on a farm without one and have not
been troubled.
| was born ruptured and never wore
a truss until / was u years of age.
and got your Appliance. IL ever
need another one ! shall send in my
order.
Yours truly.
BARNEY OSkINS.
X. +. ID. No. !.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-28
Doctor Said Operation"

Artesia, Arir.
{. F. Brooks, Marshall, Mich.
Dear Sir:
received your Appliance and have
used it. It has done the work you
guaranteed it to do.
1t is too cheap at the price.
The doctor said that he, or any other
doctor, couldn't cure the rupture with
out an operation. but the Brooks Rup-
ture Appliance did. | remain as ever.
ALDO B. ALFRED.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-28

life However, some helping hand
showed me an adj in newspaper. with
the result that he was in perfect health
through the wearing of a Brooks Ap-
pliance for just three months.
The doctor advised all operation.
which | would not consent TO. Your
advice WAS TO put an Air Cushion Ap-
pliance on him. and | must say that
i is worth ten times what it cost
| wish You could have seen him be
fore we used the Appliance and now.
when he is fully as sound as anyone
could be.
cannot thank you tco much for
what you have done for my boy.
Yours respectfully,
OF MID Ii MON
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-28
"A Blessing to Me"

Mutual, Okla.
Mr.. c.. z. Brooks, Marshall, Mich.
Dear Mr.. Brooks:
/ have been putting off answering
your kind letter so that l could send
you a good report.
took off the Appliance the first
of March and feel that don't need
20 keep it on any longer. l think
! am we'll.
The Appliance has been a Blessing
TO me and / am thankful for your
great invention.
Yours very truly,
A. NORTH, X. No. =.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-28
Sorry He Never Heard of
Brooks Before

Buckley, Ill
c. f. Brooks, Marshall, Mich.
Dear Sir:
Glad 10 advise you that after wearing
your Appliance three months | took il
off and have never had TO put It back
Am completely cured and must say
that ] am sorry | never heard of you
people before.
Yours very truly,
G. o. STREMMEI,
Box No. "a.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-28
Cured in Six Months
After 10 Years

Hinton, Ky.
c. F. Brooks. Marshall, Mich.
Dear Sir
| never wore the Appliance min.
ute over six months and was cured
sound and well-and / want to say no
man ever did any harder work than
did while | was using til hauled
40 perch of rock, too big for any man
to lift
| was ruptured IS'years and words
cannot tell how thankful I am. Use
my name if you like.
Yours sincerely,
RUFUS FIELDS, r. R. No. 1.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-28
Results Are Marvellous"

Middletown, N. Y.
{. +. Brooks, Marshall, Mich.
Dear. SIR
tried all kinds of trusses with out
any relief until | bought your Appli-
ance.
The results are marvellous, and l
praise God that you may live long and,
prosper. and may help suffering hui
mainly as you did me.
You can use this letter as you think
best aud | will answer any inquiry that
/, made with stamped envelope en-
closed
My age is 65 years.
Yours very truly,
V. c. JUMP, 1870 Linden Ave.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-28
Perfectly Cured"

Pueblo, Colo.
Mr.. c. z. Brooks, Marshall, Mich.
Dear Sir:
have been perfectly cured by your
Appliance.
But won't be without it because
il is so easy TO wear and | want to
be safe so that there will be no dan
ger of getting ruptured again.
Yours very truly,
STEVE HORNAT,
szs f. Northern Ave.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-28
"Cured BY the
Brooks Discovery
At the Age of 76. :

Nj. c. f. Brooks.
Marshall. Mich.
Dear Sir:
| began using your Ap-
pliance for the cure of
rupture q had a pretty
bad case) | think in May,
1908. On November 20,
1908, quit using it, Since
that time | have not
needed or used it. | am
well of rupture and rank
myself among those cured
by the Brooks Discovery,
which, considering my age,
70 years, | regard as
remarkable.
Very sincerely yours,
SAM a. HOOVER,
High Point. n. c.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-28
s'Never a Minutes Discom-
fort-Cured"

Bioomingdale. Mich.
Mr.. c. z. Brooks, Marshall, Mich.
Dear Mr.. Brooks:
Your letter is at hand and in
answer to same will say that l am
thankful that I can inform you that
am not in need of any repairs for
my Appliance which / bought of you
about a year ago.
have not been obliged to wear
lit for nearly three months, and be-
liove II has caused cure for me.
1t never gave me a minutes dis
Deomfort or inconvenience.
/ should be glad to recommend
/ your Appliance to anyone suffering
from rupture.
Very respectfully yours,
D. w. STRONG.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-28
Others Failed But
The Appliance Cured

Mr.. C. f. Brooks Marshall, Mich.
Dear Sir:
Your Appliance did all you claim for the little
boy and more, for it cured him sound and we'll
We let him it for about year in all, al
though it cured him three months after he had be
gun to wear it. We had tried several other rene.
dies and got relief and ! shall certainly rec
ommend it to friends, for surely it to you.
Yours respectfully,
WM. PATTERSON.
No. ~ s. Main St. Akron o.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-28

In TACT, at tl1ncs uiu iiot
know I had it on; it
just adapted itself to the
shape of the body and
seemed 20 he a part of
the body, as it chung to
the spot, no matter what
position | was in.
1t would be a veritable
God-send to the unfor-
tunates who suffer from
rupture il all could pro-
cure the Brooks Rupture
Appliance and wear it.
They would C crtainly
never regret it.
My rupture is now all
healed up and nothing
ever did it but your APP
phance. Whenever the
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-28
Cannot Say Too Much


C. +. Brooks, Marshall, Mich.
Dear Sir:
FOUR Appliance cured me sound and
we'll
| feel like a man again and | am
telling all ruptured men to write to
you.
Many thanks for your goodness. |
cannot say too much for YOU.
Yours very truly.
SIMON DAIMLER.
RI ID. No. 1. Box 81.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-28
Cured Without Operation.
WAS sure he would be Cripple"
Ada. Mimi.
Mr.. c E Brooks. Marshall, Mich.


Enclosed is
a picture of
my children,
and the little
man you see
seated on the
chair is the
one who was
cured by your
Appliance.
He had been
ruptured quito
a while before
We wrote you.
n II d | was
sure that he
would be a
cri lie the
RET Of his
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-28

I am sending
you a small pic.
turs of my son.
who Is now five
years old.
w e ordered
your Appliance
for him when
he was only .
months old. and
yet want to say
in about three
months all signs
of rupture were
gone, and he is
some boy today.
/ shall be
very glad to say
a good word
for you when
ever the oppor-
tunity presents
itself.
Xo,,rr
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-28
Tried All Kinds of Trusses
Now Cured

Walh Waila, WashingtpA
Mr.. c. E. brooks, Msrshan, Mich
Dear Sir:
l wore your Appliance for one yeas
and was cured. alter being ruptured
twenty years.
feel like a different man. tried
all kinds Of trussea but nothing did
me any good until got your sppH.
ance.
1t has been worth many dollars 10
me.
Yours truly.
,oss II. RissS ).
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-28

now sOu1u ana Wcli
and can plough or
do any heavy work.
j can say your Ap-
pliance has effected
a permanent cure.
Before getting your
Appliance | was in
a terrible condition
and had given up all
hope of ever being
any better. If il
hadn't been for your
Appliance would
never have been
..~.1 a.~4.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-28
Thankful Beyond
Expression

Riverside, Ind.
c. r. Brooks, Marshall, Mich.
Dear Sir:
am very glad to say that your
Appliance has cured me, and | am as
sound as ! ever was.
/ haven't worn it for eight months.
work hard. but the rupture doesn't
bother me any more at ak
| don't know how TO tell you how
much | think of your Appliance; il
has done SO much for me. / will rec
ommend il to anyone.
Yours truly,
VIM. HYSONG.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-28
Sound as I Ever Was"

Ithaca, Michigan.
Mr.. c. T. Brooks, Marshall, Mich.
am happy to say to you that ] am
entirely cured, thanks to your Appli-
ancc.
Have not been troubled in any way
in 10 months, and am sound as | ever
was so far as rupture is concerned.
You can refer anyone to me if you
wish,
Respectfully.
J. P. KING, r. f. d. No. S.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-28
Threw Away Trusses

West Sound, Washington.
{. F. Brooks, Marshall, Mich.
Dear Sir:
| haven't worn a truss for over four
years and | am sound and we'll.
II gives me pleasure TO say this TO
you for it was your Appliance that
cured me.
You can use my name in your bust.
ness If you wish
Yours very truly,
r. f. SHUT,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-28
Nov Sound and Well"

Atchison, Kansas.
MIR. c. T.. Brooks, Marshall, Mich.
Dear Sir:
have had two Appliances from you
and am now sound and we'll.
Yours truly,
FRITZ RAUPER,
1854 Commercial st.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-28
A Genuine Rupture Cure
Sent On Trial to Prove II
Experience Have Produced
Natural Healing Process No Medicines No Pas, No No Lies
Read Every One of These Wonderful Exp

Every Day That You Suffer from RuptureEvery Hour of
Truss Torture That You Endure-After You Read
This Page, IS YOUR OWN FAULT.
Instead of a Rubber
Cushio o a Appliance
Apart With PadDraw Thorn
Gently With Brooks Appliance.
Steel Spring nfxbe Harness. the
Velvet Soft Brooks Appliance
Without Hardly
Above All Else. IT HOLDS ALWAYS
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-28
DOCTOR PRONOUNCtS
HIM CURED

1to Towle Ave,
Mishawaka, Ind.
Mr.. c. T., Brooks,
Marshall, Mich.
Dear Mr.. Brooks:
Answering your letter.
will say we need no
more Appliances, as our
son has been completely
cured by wearing your
Appliance.
We recently had him
examined. and the doc
tor said the opening was
entirely closed and that
it wasn't necessary to
wear it longer.
Thanking you for
"1ur kindness. I am,
Yours very truly,
MRS. II. TOLMAN.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-28
PENNSYLVANIA Man Thankful

Mr. c. E. Brooks, Marshall, Mich
Dear Sir:
Perhaps it will interest YOU to know that
have been ruptured six years and have always
had trouble with it till | got your Appliance.
It is very easy to wear, fits neat and snug,
and is not in the way at any time, day OF night.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-28
erfuI Experiences as Told by WeIl-known People.
WITHIN AN HOUR After You Receive Your Brooks
Rupture Appliance, You Will Have THROWN
AWAY YOUR TRUSS FOREVER

We have Telling You That No Truss VIII Ever Help
Are Doing We Have
ONLYTruly Comfortable Sanitary and Scientific
Device Holding RUPTURE APPLIANCE.
ON TRIAL to Provst
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-28

eight years old and served three years
in Ec.He's Artillery. Oglethorp Co. l
hope God will reward you for the good
you are doing for suffering humanity.
Yours sincerely,
Ii. u. BANKS.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-28

opportunity presents itself | will say good word
for your Appliance, and also the honorable way
in which you deal with ruptured people. 1t is
pleasure TO recommend good thing among
your friends strangers. | am,
Yours very sincerely,
JAMES A. BRITTON.
SO Spring ST. Bethlehem, Pa.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-28
Veteran Cured

Commerce, Ga, r. j. d. No. II.
Mr.. c. T. Brooks, Marshall, Michi
Dear Sir:
! am glad TO tell you that l am
III
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-28
Cured in Three Months

Salem, Ohio.
$50 Cleveland Ave.
Mr.. c. z. Brooks. Marshaii, Mich.
Dear Mr.. BROOKE:
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-28

Yours very truly,
T. A. MeLArN.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-07
Completing Reunion Programme

There is now ample assurance that the Confederate reunion to be held here May 16, IT and Is will be even more brilliant event than that of eight years ago, which was notable from every point of view.
 If the Chamber of Commerce com mittees were delayed in getting a start in the work of preparation, they are making up for lost time. Fred M. Jackson being in i'll health found that he could no longer serve as general chairman, and R. A. Brown has been appointed in his place. The chairman of the executive or general commit tee is ex-officio chairman of the if nance committee, and with MT. Brown at the head of the reunion organiza tion he will duplicate the high record he has made as president of the Ala bama State Fair association and the Business Mems league.
 The Chamber of Commerce was for tunate indeed in securing MT. Browns services for the reunion leadership. A man of tireless energy and of large experience in affairs he is brimful of public spirit. He will see to it that funds for carrying out the reunion plans on a grand scale will not be lacking. And it is safe prediction that before another week rolls round all the details of the reunion pro- gramme will have been completed.
 Chairman Brown knows how to make cooperation effective, knows how to arouse public pride and get everybody to help in any large move ment which has Birmingham's honor at stake. Enthusiasm is now the rule in all the reunion committees, and MT. Brown will see to it that enthusiasm is kept up until the United Confeder- ate Veterans are here for their twen- ty-sixth annual roll call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-07
Total for eggs and poultry alone. .s72. .Ost
Remnants for Sale of Seals

The Alabama league offered a pennant for sales of Red Cross Christmas seals, to be competed for among counties hav- ing any organization committee, said pr. George Eaves, secretary of the Anti Tuberculosis league. Competition was to be made on the basis of the census of 1910 The following is the result with two counties yet to be heard from, show ing the number of seals sold per inhabi- tant:
 Jefferson, 2.5; Montgomery, 1.o1; Mobile, .91; Walker, .79; Dallas, .59; Tuscaloosa, .949; Lauderdale. .25; Etowah, .217 Talla- dega, IA.
 Jefferson therefore wins the pennant. Of the unorganized counties the leaders are: Macon, 1T; Colbert, .155; Limestone, .15; Lee, IS; Baldwin. Fillmore and Shell by, .12.
 Remnants will be presented at the an- nual meeting of the league. The moral is, that peoples interest depends upon their knowledge and their knowledge grows with the work done in their vii cinity."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-07
Vocational Training

Dr. c. C.. Thach of Auburn, pres ident of the Alabama Educational as- sociation, delivered an address before the teachers assembled here yester- day on the opening day of the an- nual meeting, which was as practical of application as it was animating.
 His theme was "Vocational Train ing" For many years this branch of education has been in vogue in the public schools of Birmingham and other cities of the state, and Dr.. Thach, as the head of the Alabama Polytechnic institute, has been among the foremost advocates of the utilita- rian side of culture, but in the discus sion of his subject yesterday he ann plified ideas and stressed more than ever the importance of making all learning of practical value.
 Perhaps the most significant fac tor in our educational life today said Dr. Thach, Ifs that education known as industrial or vocational" Further on he pointed out that the Subject matterfora practical, definite cause of industrial training in agricul- ture lies immediately at hand"
 Said he: ''The principles of agricul- ture, horticulture, Horticulture, car pentry, basket making, all forms of nature study, habits of birds and plants and fish, why plants grow, how plants grow-all these can be taught and all are of infinite interest and di- rect practical value"
 It was model address and Dr. Thach is more than ever entitled tc rank among the upbuilding spirits o1 the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-07

time when the arch bandit will be taken dead or alive" and the massa- ere of soldiers and civilians at Colum- bus, N. M., avenged.
 It is noteworthy fact that Colonel Dodd is as much older than General Pershing as Pershing is older than Funston. They are all good men, but Funston, when he was colonel, was jumped over the heads of older offl- cers in being promoted to the rank ot brigadier as a reward of extraordinary services in the Philippines, and that accounts for his present high rank while yet far from retirement of age.
 Colonel Dodd will be retired by the statutory limitation of GA years on the 26th of next July, and as va cancy in the grade of brigadier gen. eral will occur on July 19 by the re- tirement of Brig. Gen. JohnP. Wessen,  commanding the Hawaiian brigade, the President should appoint Dodd to the rank. Few colonels in the army have been so long overlooked as Col onel Dodd, who has held his present rank since 1904. The only other way that the flashing cavalryman could retire as brigadier general would be by congressional action.
 Assuming that General Pershing will accomplish the object of the American expedition, it would be a graceful and proper act on the part of Congress to pass bill providing that Pershing be credited a major general and Dodd brigadier general.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-07
Speedway Attracts Attention

Birmingham seems to be improving with greater regularity than most cities I visit" said w. F. Pettingi,l of New York. T find great many people speak ing of the Birmingham Motor speedway which is being built around the lake of the Birmignham Motor and Country club. This is bound to be a great thing for Bir- mingham, and it will undoubtedly be a big success.
 T am quite a speedway fan and have visited most of them in the country. New York has recently completed $S,500, coo speedway which took the place of the old Sheepshead Bay race course. Two races have already been held and it's suc- cess thus far has been phenomenal. have no doubt that thousands of people from every section of the United States will come to this city each fall and spring to see these races of international inter- est. In addition to the large purse that is generally hung up" by the speed way management, prizes are now offered hy most of the accessories and tire people for the one winning the race in cal equipped with that particular product foi which the prize Is offered.
 'l have noticed that the motor racing game has a pretty compact following During the past F months l have seer three speedway races, all in different sec lions of the country. and It each one ol them l have noticed quite number O. faces that l had seen at previous meets Birmingham should be proud of havins heen chosen as the logical location fo the cnly speedway in the south. I believ' ! voice the sentiment of every one whei [ sav that I wish this project much sue e sSn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-07
Dorsey May Run for Governor

T think, from what I have heard,'' said Walter s. Brewer assistant county solicitor, who has recently returned from a two weeks trip to Atlanta and Jack sonville, Fla, that Hugh Dorsey, who was thrown into the limeight of Georgia by his trial and conviction of Leo M. Frank, will run for governor of Geor- gia. I am not positive that this is so, but pr resent indications in Georgia point that way. I had the pleasure of sitting with him in court when he was trying some burglars, and, in my opinion, he is one of the most resourceful lawyers I have ever met. If he runs and I believe he will, he will be elected by an overwhelm- ing majority
 Speaking of courthouses, I would just like to say that I felt like lawyer who had never been outside of an old-fash- toned country courthouse, going from our courthouse into the magnificent one they have there.''
 MT. Brewer spent a part of his va cation in Atlanta and the remainder in Jacksonville. In Jacksonville he wit messed ball game between the Athletics and the Boston Braves. He also visited studios of some of the leading moving picture film producers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-07
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
SPOTTED.

My friends, I stand before you to- night.' said tile orator, with definite purpose in view. l come to you with a message"
 And it's prepaid, too!' shouted a voice in the rear.
 "What do you mean, my friend?''
 .You can't pull the wool over the eyes of the honest voters in this here county. We know you're one of them corporation lawyers"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-07
SHAKESPEARE UP TO THE MINUTE

From the Cincinnati Times-Star.
 It remained for J. M. Barrie to discover unknown possibilities for Shakespeare in the twentieth century. No one but the Scotch playwright seems to have sus- pected that the bard, burlesque and the movie film have been missing the main chance for years The revelation oc- cured at benefit performance in London few days ago. Royalty was present in imposing numbers.
 MT. Barrie's discovery was given to an amazed audience in the form of a film burlesque on Macbeth" All of the usual accessories of the movie theatre, includ- ing the running piano accompaniment, were produced. The film itself seems to have been a masterpiece of satire, a most irreverent parody. Each separate scene in the drama was preceded by the inevitable inscription by which the action is explained to the audience. For in- stance, Macbeth received a special delv- cry letter which he opens. The letter reads: Dear Macbeth, The King has gotten old and silly. Slay him. Yours sincerely. Lady M
 -~ehsOI Oli tiC SCCilOS OL tliC Pldy dIS tagged as '"rhe Drawing Room at the Macbeths," ''The Elegant Home of the Iacbeths No Longer Happy "One Mur- der Begets Another and So is the Whole World Kin Breakfast Room at the Macbeths" and so on.
 The fight between Macbeth and Mac duff, as conceived by Barrie, appears as a strange and terrifying spectacle. It be- gins in the "palm room," rages up the grand stairway, through rooms, corridors, on the roof down into the court yard and through the dim reaches of the forest of Birnam. In the final scene there is Happy ending Macbeth and Macduff shake hands, while Macbeth and his somewhat ambitious lady are reunited. They kiss during the strains of a love song.
 The film world now has it's cue. We may expect almost anything as the result of Barrie's moment of reckless good na- ture. The possibilities are limitless, and, if in the future we see the ghost of Ham, let's father returning to the castle in an aeroplane, or Othello departing to the wars in a motorboat, we will know where to place the blame. MT. Barrie may one day have a great deal to answer for.