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Middletown transcript., 1916-09-02
n1EkMcr TILE pnRES
OE6af1IEO@ III.
OF Your Skin and Make II Fresh ana
Clear by Using cuticura. Trial Fres.

When suffering from pimples, black
heads, redness or roughness, smear
the skin with Cuticura Ointment.
Then wash of with Cuticura Soap and
hot water. These super-creamy emol-
lients do much for the skin because
they prevent pore clogging.
Free sample each by mail with Book,
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l.,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
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Strategy.

what was all the argument be
tween you and Judge Flivver yesteE'
day2"
"Oh, we were discussing the meritA
Of our respective cars"
That's a foolish thing to do. You
can never convince a man that your
car Is better than his"
81 know that, but ! got him so mad
that he committed himself to the state
ment that my car can't make over ten
miles an hour. The next time I'm
brought up before him for speeding
I'll remind him of that"
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to spend the day in the stall, and for
two or three hours about midday they
should not be disturbed. Turning them
out into the yard, or giving them ac-
cess to a strawstack or field of corn
stalks, will cause them to shrink in
milk, no matter how much or how well
they may be fed in the morning and
evening. No more feed should be given
them than they will eat up. The man
gers should be absolutely clean and
free from any feed during the day and
night.
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CALF REMAINING WITH DAM
Three Days Is Limit, Shorter Period
Being Better-CoIostrum Milk Has
Laxative Effect.

The young calf should not remain
with it's dam longer than three days
A shorter time is better. The call
should receive the first milk dPawI
from the udder of its dam. This mill
is known as colostrum milk. 1t ha;
a valuable laxative effect. If the
COW dies so that the colostrum canno
be obtained, it is advisable to giv'
the calf q dose of castor oil.
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HOW MRS. BEAN
met The CRISIS
Carried Safely Through Change
Of Life by Lydia E. Pmkhan's
Vegetable Compound.
Nashville, Tenn.-''When / was going
through the Change Of Life ] had tn

im0R @ large 00
child's head. The
doctor said it was
three years coming
and gave me medi-
cine for it until ]
Twas called sw ay
from the city for
some e time. OF
course / could not
ilgo to him then, SO
lmy sister-in-law told
IIne that she thought
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Green Seed supply.

Swiss chard and rape will furnish an
the. season. The large lower leaves
may be broken off weekly until frost
kills the plants in November.
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Recnne More Efficient.

Begin now to become more efficient
in YOUR farm operations. Take an in
ventory and during the coming year
see that every piece Of ground and
every animal add something to the
profit side of your general account.
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Obtain Laroe Potatoes.

Larger potatoes are sometimes had
by planting one eye only per hill, and
the hills farther apart yet the patch
that stands the drouth best is the one
that has the ground completely shaded
with vines.
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rhere Ere Others.

1T is very strange that no one mas
ever been able to find Captain Ridd's
treasure"
"Oh, well, Captain Kidd isn't the
only man who has put his money into
real estate and couldn't get 1t out
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Humus Retains Moisture.

Humus absorbs and retains sol
moisture II is. tLerefore, advisable to
increase the humus content of the soil
by applying manure or BY turning
under sod.
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Az ETIXIH

NOTHING SO EFFECTIVE AS ELIXIR
BABEK For Malaria, Chills 3 Fever.
Chief of Police, ]. ". Reynolds, Newport
News,va., says: "It Is = pleasure to recommend
Babek for chills and fever. Have used 1t when
necessary for 20 years and have found no remedy
as effective" Elixir E8abiK 80 cents, all drug
gists, or by Parcel Post, prepaid, from KloczeW
ski & Co., Washington D. @.
A Good &oVe-Bahek Liver FILLS.
50 pills 25 cents
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CAP PROTECTS MILK BOTTLE
Sanitary Device Placed on Market tc
Exclude All Dirt, Flies, Etc,
While in Use.

IN order to keep milk bottles, while
in use, free from dirt and flies, a sani-
tary milk-bottle cap has been placed
on the market. This is arranged SO
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Cost of Cleanliness.

It is not true that cleanliness in the
dairy costs nOthing-it costs elbow
grease, and to the lazy man that il
more precious than the ''mazuma."
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Restfui.

who Is that chap riding on the
hearse with the driverf''
That's Smiley. the professional hu.
morist. He's on his vacation"
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What is Castoria
Improved.

EThe clam chowder is very fine to-
lay, SIR" suggested the waiter.
Fl had some Of that yesterday" said
Ii; guest, land I didn't think much of
TYou1l find 1t better today, sir.
Caey've put another clam in"
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Are COWS Makino Money?

Arc your cows making money? Yol
don't know? 1t is not hard to fine
out, but it is profitable TO do so.
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wrighFs Indian Vegetable Pills have stood
the test of time. TEST them yourself now. Send
tor sample to SO Pearl street, N. Y.-AdV.
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We haven't much use for misers, but
1t Is far better to freeze on to your
money than burn It.
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Remedy for seours.

For calves that tend 10 ScOur frOI1
one to two teaspoonfuls of blood mea
lD each feeding Of milk is beneficial.
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Sites, Granulated Eyelids, Sore and Inhamed
Eyes healed promptly by the use OF ROMAN
EYE BALSAM.-Adv.
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LadYlike.

"She's ladylike."
"Yes, indeed. Even her own broth
ers have never heard her swear"
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1t will be all right If the girls they
left behind don't forget them for the
ones who didn't go.
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DR.. Peery's ''DEAD SHOT, is en- effective
medicine for Worms or Tapeworm In adults
or children. One dose is sufficient and no
supplemental purge necessary.-Adv;
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Device Protects Bottles.

that, by moving the stop, milk may be
poured without difficulty. When closed
the milk is kept almost alright.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-13

cl1de1, that afternoon, the doctor n;
formed Bibbs that the result was much
too satisfactory to be pleasing. Here's
4 new situation for one-act farce,
he said. gloomily, to his next patient
when Bibbs had gone. Doctor tells
a man he's we'll, and that's his death
sentence, likely. Dam funny world"
Bibbs decided to walk home. It was
dingy afternoon. and the smoke was
evident not only to Bibbs' sight, but to
his nostrils, though most Of the pedes-
TRANS were 30 saturated with the smell
that they could no longer detect it.
This melted train Of thought which
continued till he approached the new
house. As he came to the corner Of
Mr.. vertrees' lot Mr.. vertrees' daush.
ter emerged from the front door and
walked thoughtfully down the path to
the picket gate. She was unconscious
Of the approach Of the pedestrian and
did not see him until she had opened
the gate and he was almost beside her.
Then she looked up, and as she saw
him size started visibly. And II this
thing had happened to Robert Lam.
horn, he would have had thought far
beyond the horizon Of faint-hearted
Bibbs' thoughts. Lamhorn. indeed,
would have spoken bis thought. He
would have said:
"You jumped because you wers
thinking of me-" 49,. !:
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-13

sought the room-lt was called 1.-THE
smoking room'-where Edith sat with
Mr.. Lamhorn. They looked up in no
welcoming manner, at Bibbs' entrance.
and moved their chairs to less con-
spicuous adjacency.
Good evening"" said Bibbs, pleas
antly; and be seated himself in q
leather easy.chair near them.
what is it," asked Edith, plainly
sstonished.
''Nothing." he returned, smiling.
She frowned. did you want some
thing?" she asked.
Nothing in the world. Father and
mother have gone upstairs; sha'nt
be going up for several hours, and
there didn't seem, to be anybody left
for me to chat with except you and
Mr.. Lamhorn."
"'Chat within shs echoed, incredu.
lousy.
II can talk about almost anything"
said Bibbs with an. air Of genial polite
ness. ut doesn't matter to me. I
don't know much about. business--if
that's what you happened to be talking
about. But you aren't in business, are
you, Mr.. Lamhorn
"Not now" returned Lamhorn,
shortly.
.'I'm not, either" said Bibbs. 1T
was getting cloudier than usual. no
ticed, just before dark, and there was
wind from the southwest. Rain to-
morrow, l shouldn't be surprised"
He seemed to feel that he had begun
q conversation the support Of which
had now become the pleasurable duty
Of other parties; and he sat expectant.
y, looking first at his sister. then at
Lamhorn. AZ il implying that It was
their turn to speak. Edith returned
his gaze with a mixture of astenish.
ment and increasing anger, while Mr..
Lamhorn was obviously distgrbld
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He nodded AGAIN. and they sat for
some time In silence which Mrs.
Sheridan broke with little sniff, hay.
Ing fallen into reverie that brought
tears. '.That Miss Vertrees was good
GIRL she said. "sbe was all right"
Her husband evidently had no din.
Guilty in following her train Of thought,
for he nodded once more, ahirma.
lively.
..Did you- How did you fix it about
the-the Realty company?' she fal'
tered. "Did you"
He rose heavily, helping himself ia
his feet by the arms Of his chair. 81
fixed it." he said, in husky voice. He
went to her, put his hand upon her
shoulder, and drew long, audible, tire.
mendous breath. ITS my bedtime,
mamma; I'm goin' up." When he
reached the door he stopped and spoke
again, without turning to look at her.
1.-THE Realty company'll 60 right on
Just the same" he said. Its like
it's like sand, mamma. It puts me In
mind Of children playin' In a sand.
pile. One Of 'em sticks his finger in
the sand,pile and makes a hole, and
another OF 'em II pat the place with
his hand, and all the little grains
Of sand run in and fill it up and set.
tie against one another; and then,
right away It's fiat on top again, and
You can't tell there ever was q hole
there. The Realty company II 60 on
all right, mamma. There Amt any.
things anywhere, l reckon, that
wouldn't 60 right on-just the same
And he passed out slowly into the
hall then they heard his heavy tread
upon the stairs. s.t.st m; 4
Mrs. Sheridan, rising to follow him,
turned a piteous face to her son. "It's
80 f0rlorn,' she said chokingiy. "That's
the first time he spoke since he came
in the house this evening. Iknow II
must a hurt him to- hear Edith
laughin'. with that Lamhorn. Shed
oughtn't to let him come, right the very
first evening this way; she'd Oughtn't
! to done 1t! She just seems to lose her
head over him. and 1t scares me. You
heard what Sihvl said the other day
and-and you heard what-what-'
what Edith said to Sibyl?" Bibbs
finished the sentence for her.
1--WE can't have any trouble o. that
kindw she walled. "Oh. 1t looks as II
movin' up to this new house had
brought us awful bad luck! 1t scare'
me!' She put both her hands over Ecl
face. "Oh, Bibbs, Bibbs! II you onlJ
wasn't 90 queer! If you could only
been kind of dependable son! DOM
know what we're all comm to-" And
weeping, she followed her husband.
Bibbs gazed for a while ct the FIRE
then he rose abruptly, like q man who
has: come to a decision, and briskly
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SYNOPSIS.


CHAPTER I-Sheridan's attempt to
make business man of his son Bibbs
by starting him in the machine shop
ends in Bibbs going to a sanitarium,
a nervous wreck
CHAPTER Ion his return Bibbs
is met at the station by his sister
Edith.
CHAPTER lille finds himself
an incOnsiderable and uncOnsidered
figure in the New House" of the Sher-
idans. He sees Mary Vertrees looking
at him from summer house next
door.
CHAPTER IV-The Vertreeses, old
town family and impoverished, call
on the, .Sheridans, newly-rich, and aft
erWards discuss them. Mary puts into
words her parents unspoken wish
that she marry one Of the Sheridan
boys.
CHAPTER Vat the Sheridan
house. warming banquet Sheridan
spreads himself Mary frankly en-.
courages Jim SSheridans attention.
and Bibbs hears he is to be sent back
to the machine shop.
CHAPTER oVI-Mary tells her
mother about the banquet and shocks
her mother by talking OF Jim as a
l.matrimonial possibility.
\ CHAPTER VlI-Jim tells Mary
(5Bibbs is not lunatic-"just queer"
! He proposes to Mary, who half &C.
cepts him.
CHAPTER VITI-Sheridan tells
Bibbs he must go back to the machine
shop ais soon as he is strong enough,
in spite Of Bibbs' plea to be allowed
to write ...-
CHAPTER IX-Edith and Sibyl,
Roscoe Sheridan's wife, quarrel over
Bobby Lamhorn; Sybil goes to Mary
! for help to keep LamhOrn from mar
rying Edith. and Mary leaves her In
! the room alone. #l..E
CHAPTER X-Bibbs has to break
Ito his father the news of Jim's sudden
Edeath., .5.s
CHAPTER Kali the rest, of the
|hamily helpless in their grief, Bibbs
)lbecomes temporary master Of the
lalouse. At the fjneral he meets Mary
END rides home with her.
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CHAPTER XII.

Bibbs went home. bordering. He. did
not understand why Sibyl had laughed.
Fat home, uncles, aunts and cousins
from out of town were wandering
about the house, several mournfully
gadmiring the bay Of Naples and
|nothers occupied with the Moor and the
Esplumbing, while they waited for trains.
Edith and her mother had retired to
ssome upper fastness. but Bibbs inter
sviewed Jackson and had the. various
( groups Of relatives summoned to the
dining room for food. One great-uncle.
old Gideon Sheridan from Boonville,
could not be found, and Bibbs went
in search Of him. He ransacked the
house, discovering the missing antique
at last by accident. Passing his ia.
TIERS closed door on tiptoe. Btbbs
beard murmurous sound, and paused
to listen. The sound proved to be q
uusvering and rickety voice, monoto-
nously bleating:
"The Lo-ord givuth and the Lo.ord
t,kuth away! We got to remember
that; we got to remember that! I'm
aigittin' along, James; I'm a-gittin'
along, and I've seen a-many of 'em
go-two daughters and SON the Lord
gave me, and he has taken all away.
For the Lo-ord giyuth and the LO.ord
takuth away! Remember the words of
Bildad the Shuttle, James. Bildad the
Shuhite says, He shall have neither
son nor nephew among his people, nor
any remaining in his dwellings, Bill
dad the Shuttle"
Ribbs opened the door softly. His
father was lying upon the bed, in his
underclOthes, face downward. and
Uncle Gideon sat near by, swinging
backward and forward in a rocking
chair, stroking his long, white beard
and gazing at the ceiling as he talked.
Bibbs beckoned him urgently, but
Uncle Gideon paid no attention.
"Bildad the Shuhite spake and he
says, If thy children have sinned
against him and he have cast them
away"
| There was a mudied explosion be-
meath the door, and the windows
ratified. The figure lying face down
ward on the bed did not move, but
Uncle Gideon leaped from his chair.
"My God!' he cried. whats that?"
There came a second explosion, and
Uncle Gideon ran out into the hall.
Bibbs went to the head of the great
staircase. and, looking down, discov.
cred the source of the disturbance.
Gideon's grandson. boy of fourteen,
had brought his camera to the funeral
and was taking flashlights" Of the
Moor. Uncle Gideon, treasured by
Bibbs' explanation, would have re-
turned to finish his quotation from Bill.
dad the Shuttle, but Bibbs detained
him, and after little argument per.
suaded him to descend to the dining
room whittier Bibbs followed, after
closing the door Of his fathers room.
He kept his eyes on Gideon after
fdinner. automatically preventing sew.
eral attempts on the part of that com.
forter to reascend the stairs; and II
was a relief to Bibbs when George an.
nouncesl that an automobile was wait.
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CHAPTER XIII.

The outward usualness Of things
continued after dinner. In the library,
while his wife eat in her CUSTOMARY
chair, gazing at the fire, Sheridan lei
the unfolded evening paper rest upon
bis lap, though now and then he lifted
1t, as II to read. Bibbs came in noise
lessly and sat in Z corner. doing moth
ing; and from q reception ROOM
across the hall an indistinct vocal MUIR
muir became just audible at intervals.
Once. when this murmur grew louder,
under stress Of some irrepressible mer-
riment, Edith's voice could be heard
Bobby. aren't you awfulv' and Sheri-
dan glanced across at his wife appeal
ingly.
She rose at once and went into the
reception room;;" there was a furry Of
whispering, and the sound Of hptoeing
in the hall-Edith and her suitoF
changing quarters to a more distant
room. Mrs. Sheridan returned to her
chair in the library.
'sThey won't bother you any more,
papa" she said, in q comforting voice.
! she told me at lunch he'd 'phoned he
wanted to come up this evening, and
I said 1 thought he'd better wait 4 few
days. but she said she'd already told
him he could" She paused, then added,
rather guiltily: II got kind Of q notion
maybe Roscoe don't like him as much
- he used to. Maybe-maybe you bet
ter ask Roscoe, papa" And AZ Sher.
idan nodded solemnly, she concluded,
in haste: Don't say 1 said to. I might
be wrong shout 4, anxMsy.'-
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Ing to cOiVey the .ut.,u. .uun and
his grandson to their train. They We're
the last to leave, and when they had
',o"c Bibbs went signing to his owI
room.
He stretched himself YEARLY upor
The bed, but presently rose, went tt
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-13

my God!" He Cried, whats THAR"
the window, and looked for a long time
at the darkened house where Mary
Vertrees lived. Then he opened his
trunk. took therefrom small notebook
half filled with fragmentary scrib-
blings, and began to write:
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Ito be Coatinued)
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-25

Misses Marguerite and Frances True
expect to leave the latter part Of the
week for visit in Kansas city, and
Miss Marguerite will also attend a
house party in Wichita.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-25

Misses Stella and Edith Largent Of
Oklahoma city, who have been the
guests Of Miss Geneva Glasscock since
Saturday expect to return home to
morrow
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-25

Jim Newlin Of Duncan is q we'll
known visitor in the city today
Mrs. "A. VI Parish Of Amber was
trading in this city yesterday
Miss Corcnna Burton Of El Reno Is
the guest Of par. and Mrs. 2. G. Bur-
tor.
George Sutton of Oklahoma City,
state agent for the Mitchell car, Is
spending a few days in Chickasha.
Mrs. William Kell and daughter
Frances Floy, Of Anthony, Kansas, are
the guests Of DR. and Mrs. Il G, Antle.
Miss Alta Holt and sister Mrs
Dickinson Of Alfalfa, are spending a
few days in chickasha On business
Miss Blanche Van Danaker left this
week for two weeks visit in Kansas
city and Excelsior Springs, Mo
Dr. and Mrs }. II. Mallory lett this
morning for their home in Shawnee
after visit Of several days with rela-
tivcs in Chickasha
Mrs. Sidney Webb and son Lloyd.
and daughter Cecil, arrived yesterday
in their car from Bellevue, Texas, for
a visit with Mrs. Webbs sister, Mrs. L.
D. Major
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-25

Mr.. and Mrs. r. W. Bartell who
have been visiting relatives in Chicka
sha, left this morning in Their car foi
their home in Sloan Springs, Ark
Mr. and Mrs. B. II. Gadd and Miss Ma
rion Foster accompanied them home
for a visit.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-25

SMAh WAIST oNlH
Skirt with q dare-and-do air,
clever conception that will cre-
ate admiring attention any
where,
Skirts worth $3.50 at-----$t.73
Skirts worth $500 at ----stA8
Skirts worth $l.5O at 1858 9sc
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-25

s. ]. Laws, accompanied by his sis
ter, Mrs. w. S. Dotson, arrived in the
city this morning from Auxyasse Mo-.
for a visit with his son, s. NJ. Laws
and family. Before returning home he
will visit his sons, S. S. Laws, Alex,
and T. ]. Laws, Blanchard.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-25
Beware of Ointments for
Catarrh That Contain Mercury

as mercury will surely destroy the sense
Of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering II through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles should
from reputable physicians. as the damage
they will do Is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by f. ).
Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.. contains no
mercury, and is taken internally acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surf
faces Of the sytseni In buying Halls
Catarrh Cure be sure You get the genu-
me. II is taken internally and made in
Toledo. Ohio, by f. /. Cheney g. Co. Tes-
timonials free
Sold by Druggists. Price 75c per bottle
Take Halls Family Pulls for constipation.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-25

Cecil Courtney, Reuben Cochran
Roy Norton, Lucien Erwin and Ellis
Horn. members Of the jug Club, have
returned from an overland trip to Meds
|fSfne Park
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-25

It's just right if you get it at Brown
sons fountain. Try that maple-nut
and bisque ice cream. 24-3t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-25
Lunches Sent by Parcels Post.
A HACKING COUGH wEAkENs THE
SYSTEM.

Don't suffer with a hacking cough
that has weakened your system -get
a bottle OF DR.. Kings New Discovery.
in use over 40 years, and benefiting
all who use it, the soothing pine bal
sam with tar heal the irritated air
-soothes the raw spots. loos-
ems the mucous and prevents racking
the body with coughing. DR.. Kings
New Discovery induces natural sleep
and aids nature to cure you.-Adv.
d&w
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-25

Mr and Mrs. Alfred Harris and chill
dren and Mrs. Rosa Harris Of Amber
are shopping and visiting friends in
Chickasha today.