davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-11-15
ExtermInats the Rat.

Safety from many diseases lies In
the exclusion Of rodents, not only from
habitations Of man, but also from the
ports and cities Of the world. Those
who dwell in rat-proof surroundings
take no plague. The day Is past when
the rodent served a useful purpose as
the unpaid city scavenger. Rats will
not come where there Is no food for
them. Municipal cleanliness may be
regarded as a partial - insurance
against plague. The prayer that no
plague come nigh our dwelling is best
answered by rat-proofing the habita-
lions Of man. Modern sanitary science
has evolved a simple and efficient
weapon against the pestilence which
walketh In darkness and striketh at
MONDAY, and the United States public
health service has put this knowledge
into practical operation and thus
speedily eradicated plague wherever
is has appeared In the United States
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-11-15
Just received a limited sup
ply Of chestnut size hard coal.
ECLIPSE LUMBER CO.
EDGEWOOD.

Mrs. John Sevey called on her
daughter in Strawberry Point last
Thursday.
Mrs. Jordahl was called to Minne-
sofa last week by the death of her
father.
Mr.. Powers enjoyed visit last
week from his brother, Royal, from
New York.
Norm Scovel made business trip
to Strawberry Point Thursday.
Mrs. Breed and daughter Lottie,
were callers in Manchester last Mon
day.
Messrs. j. Amling and c. Smith are
advertising stock sale to be held
on Friday, November 18th.
Mrs. Frank Woodbridge visited her
daughter near Masonville last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Norris Of the
Point spent Sunday in Edgewood.
Mrs. Hanson and little daughter
visited her mother in Strawberry
Point the first Of the week.
De Forest Aicorn will hold asale
on the Hesner farm November IS.
Mrs. Ed Noble came home Monday
from Waterloo, where she had been
visiting relatives.
e Mrs. Adelaide Seward is spending
a few weeks with her daughter at
Terril, Iowa.
Mrs. Marsha Coolidge came UP.
from Greeley Friday morning. Aay-
ing spent week with her neice, Mrs;
John Lawson.
John Grassmeyer of Strawberry
Point was in town on business Sat-
urday.
John Schacherer will hold sale
on his farm on Thursday, November
23rd. ".
M. and mrs. w. D. Davis were in
Manchester Wednesday to attend the
funeral of the formers father.
The little folks had party at the.
-Dc rOIeSt AiCoIA hoM0 ~ AoAoAN "
Miss Carols birthday.
Mrs Jennie Breed and daughter
spent few days the first OF the
first OF the week in Strawberry Point.
George Ward of Waterloo was in
town last week.
Mrs. Violet Perry went to Manches-
ter Saturday for a few days visit in
the homes of relatives.
Irvie Woodbridge was caller in
Manchester Monday.
Mrs. Ralph O'Neil visited relatives
in Manchester last Monday.
Dr.. Hanson was q caller In Straw
berry Point Tuesday.
Mrs. R. J. Bixby was q passenger
to Cedar Rapids last Wednesday
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-11-15
Could Not r. pisturbed.

Although Jed Hoover was the LATEST
man In town, he always had strength
to hold book or q magazine In his
hand. It was only In emergencies that
the neighbors called upon him for help.
One hot day In July, when the clouds
threatened rain, a farmer hurried to
his shack and asked him to rake
after" the last load Of hay.
Jed hesitated a minute, and then his
eye fell upon pile Of old magazines
that were stacked In a corner Of the
sagging piazza.
well, now, I'd like to help out" was
the reply, 'but I'll have to refuse We
this time. I'm little behind with my
reading. Youths Companion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-11-15
beware peadIy NIahtsh.de eerrle.. .


The berries Of the deadly nightshade
(atropa belladonna), now ripe, are
such tempting fruit for children that
they and their parents ought to know
the plant and the terrible danger of
eating its berries. These are the
source from which the poisons afro
pine and belladonna are made.
The deadly nightshade grows from
three to five feet high on strong,
branched, purple-colored stems. It's
pointed, oval leaves vary in size and
stand in pairs on short foot stalks.
The flowers are purple, pendent and
bell-shaped. These appear in June
and July, and give place to shining
black berries in August and Septem-
Der.
This poisonous herb Is of the same
family as the tomato and potato.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-11-15
Excuse for Breaking silence Rule.

A new story is being told about a
certain London club, famed interna-
tionally for both It's exclusiveness and
Its dullness.
In one Of the rooms a rule Of silence
is stringently enforced, any necessary
order to waiter having to be given in
a whisper. The other day occupants Of
the room were startled to see a mem
Der press bell button with evident
annoyance, and when the waiter APP
peared to hear him exclaim, pointing to
neighbor in q chair: Z
Waiter, remove that member.
The man In the chair had been dead
three days. 8. - y. :
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-11-15
Afraid Of fheir own Rejection.

An interesting bit of animal psy-
chology is revealed in a story that
comes from Elkins, w. Va, Of how a
baby's life was saved by the fear Of
wild hogs for their own likeness re-
flected from mirror.
Wild hogs that exist in the noun
ltains Of Randolph county came down
Into the foothills AND charged into the
home Of Sanford Phillips, upsetting
furniture and attacking Phillips two
year-old son.
The animals had torn nearly all the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-11-15
RYAN.
(Too late for last week.

(TOO late Tor last week.
Will McElliott has purchased the
r. M. Merriam home here. Mayor
McElliott has one of the most desir-
able and most beautiful residences in
the city.
John Riley was business caller
in Manchester Saturday.
William Hahesey and Dan Young
were in Ryan one day last week.
Sam McAreavy visited in Ryan ov-
er Sunday.
4 Mrs. Bert Henderson of washington,
South Dakota, is visiting friends in
this locality.
Fred Houston and sons and J. ].
Dolphin attended the John Aldrich
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-11-15
$4,000 ReeembTe Aeroplanee,

The condnrangO plant in Peru pre-
duces a seedpod from five to
eight inches long, filed with seeds
which are small aeroplanes In con-
struction. The seed proper is q
small oval one the size Of small,
split pea. The planes extend from the
seed like the wings of butterfly or
aeroplane. When the pod bursts hun.
dreds Of these seeds will Hail off on
a gentle breeze anywhere from 100
yards to half q mile.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-11-15
Arbitrament Of Arms.

Charles was in high spirits after an
afternoons play at one of the neigh.
boris.
"You seem satisfied with your vis-
It," his father remarked.
"Yes, but Jimmy refused to let me
touch any Of his playthings. But /
played with them, all the same.
'How could you do that If he OBJ.
jected?" asked his father.
"Why, we had Q fight to settle. It"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-11-15
Daily Thought.

There are certain times in our life
when we find ourselves in circumstan-
ces that not only press upon us, but
seem to weigh us down altogether.
They give us. however, not only the
opportunity, but they impose upon us
the duty of elevating ourselves, and
thereby fulfilling the purpose of the
Divine Being In our creation. Goethe.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-11-15
lncredibIe.

City-bred Doris had arrived at
giandfather's farm for a visit. The
nrst morning she came running into
the house to her mother, crying excit-
edly: ooh, mamma, come see the dear
little pigs. but just think, they have
Il hog for mOtherl' ~
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-11-15
funeral at the Bay on Sunday.

funeral at the Bay on Sunday.
Rudolph Kragenbrink and wife and
daughter Viola of the Buck Creek
locality were callers at the P. F.
McElliott home Sunday.
E. e. Coakley and w. H. Ward had
business in Manchester last Monday.
Dave McElliott was a Saturday call
err at the county seat.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dilinger and children
and Mrs. Houston visited with their
friends at Elkader Sunday.
Ross Dunlap was a business Wis
itor in Manchester during the week.
Mrs. Lille Wilson and Miss Bessie
Waterloo last week.
R. M. Merriam spent a day with
his father at Coggon, previous to the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-11-15

clothing from the child when he ran
into corner where big mirror hung.
The hogs followed, but soon stopped
when they beheld their likenesses In,
the big glass. Only second did they
hesitate, however, then turned, plung-
ing from the house back up the noun
tain side. The child was only slightly
injured. Youths Companion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-11-15

Schiller Pianos, only to be
had at the S. K. Myers Music
Store.
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-01

A recipe given by a famous ply
acian for long life was: Keep the
kidneys In good orderi Try to elimi-
nate through the skin and intestines
the poisons that otherwise clog the kid
neys. Avoid eating meat as much as
possible; avoid too much salt, alcohol,
tea. Drink plenty Of water"
For those past middle life, for those
easily recognized symptoms of infiam-
nation. as backache, scalding ''water," !"
or II uric acid In the blood has caused
rheumatism, rusty" joints, stiffness,
get Anuric at the drug store. This 10
q wonderful eliminator of uric acid and
was discovered by DIR. Pierce Of In
valids' Hotel, Buffalo. N. Y. II your
druggist does not keep 1t send 10 cents
to DR.. Pierce for trial package and you
win know that It II many times
more potent than lithia and that II dis
solves uric "a - hot water doss
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-01
Beware Of the Oou.

A policeman taking his usual round
espied In the back premises Of one
house q dog-kennel
Seeing the lady occupant Of the
house busying herself outside, he ques-
toned her as to whether she had IL
cense, and was informed In the mega
i've.
''Ohr" said the officer, II will call
again In few days."
True to his word, a few days Lence
he presented himself at the front door
Of the lady's house, and demanded of
her the license.
II have none," she said.
"Well," said he, II shall have to
prosecute you"
"For what?" inquired the lady.
"For what! Why, Of course, for
keeping a dog without license"
"Oh!" rejoined the lady, manifesting
q bit of amusement, II only keep ken
mel; II saves me from being annoyed
so much with beggars."
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-01

look like the illustrations. An up-to.
date young feller has got a different
suit of clothes for every purpose men.
toned In a magazine story, even II
he has to 60 without lunches to do It
Yes. Birsky, the magazine artists
which is always drawing pictures from
a young man in full dress suit, q cut.
away or tuxedo leaning over q
grand piano while a lady is playing
her hardest to keep the blood circulat.
ing so she wouldn't freeze from the
waist up, understand, such a maga.
zine artist is doing more to make
young men who are good dressers
raise checks and practice double-dou.
Bile entry than all the pOolrooms, race
tracks. poker games and roulette
wheels In America"
Then, after all. Zapp," Birsky said,
magazine stories has a bad influ-
ence."
"Not on the dress suit, tuxedo and
cutaway business" Zapp replied, NOR
on the rubber tired spectacle business
neither"
And how about gollefY Birsky
asked.
II got no kick about gollef, Birsky,"
Zapp concluded. IF my competitors
only devote enough time to II, Birsky.
l am satisfied"
Copyright. New York Tribune.)
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-01
Plenty More.
Algy Montmorency decided to

Algy Montmorency decided to have
some boxing lessons.
He is one of those tall, thin, nervous
people who sometimes manage to get
reputation for great energy by reason
Of the fact that they are physically
incapable Of sitting still for more than
minute at time.
Having found q brOken-nosed "prO-
fessor," he began his lessons in the no
BILE art, so called. He had a wonderful
belief in his own powers of learning,
and after third lesson began to think
that boxing was very much over
rated accomplishment.
1t was too easy.
He therefore began to hit out, and
on one occasion. having made lucky
shot, found himself on his back on the
floor.
Il say, / say!" quoth he, In the
jerky manner Of his kind. II say, you
know, it's not necessary to knock me
down like that, Is it?"
BLESS you. no. guv'norl" answered
the bull-headed professor. "Get up and
I'll show you thirteen other waysp
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-01

Listen, Birsky." Zapp said. If all
the people which rented studios In
New York was artists. understand,
the competition in the picture painting
business would make the cloak and
suit business look like it was run by
virtuOus monopoly. AS real rs,
tater you should know it, that III
reading magazine stories lot of peO-
pie has come to consider as a studio
any cold water fiat above the third
floor without elevator service and
within ten blocks of Washington
Square, and in changing over such
flats into studios, Birsky, the only dec
Grating that the landlord must do is
to raise the rent from $40 a month
up to $50 a month, payable strictly in
advance"
WELL" Birsky commented. Its
time somebody done something for the
real estate business in New York"
Zapp disregarded the interruption.
Another idee people gets from mag
azine fiction" he continued. ''is that
spectacles amt matter of eyesight
no more, Birsky. They come under
the head of clothing, and a young fel-
Ter that reads the stories In an up-to-
date magazine would consider himself
practically naked If he was seen on
the streets without his rubber tired
spectacles. Then again in former
time young Teller was lucky IL he
had three suits of clothes. y'under-
stand-his working clothes, his best
clothes and a suit of clothes he kept
to go fishing in, supposing he ever did
go fishing-aber nowadays not alone
does young fellers like to act in real
life like the young fellers in maga-
zine stories, but they also want to
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-01

Carruthers. they used to cali him on
the Platinum Excha9ge-it stood to
reason that he wouldn't stand for his
associates shooting down strikers and
their wives and children in cold blood,
Birsky. The magazine owner also
says to the author that he should
ought to be ashamed to write a story
where an American mine owner paid
foreign mine workers such miserable
wages. y'understand. and that for
writing such an exaggerated and un-
true story he couldn't give the author
the regular amount for the story. but
paid him $50 for 1t, which the author
figured was at the rate of &c. an hour
for his work. Later the magazine
owner got to like the story better, so
naturally when them Colorado mining
people reads on the front page of the
magazine that The Guilty Dollar is
marvellous, gripping, genius-inspired
story of the Iowa Platinum Mines,
understand, and is a mastery and
accurate study of the problem of min
ing capital and labor. they want to
find out what II is about. First the
Acting General Manager reads 1t and
says to the Second Assistant Vice
president: what some people w0uldn't
do for money! And to make note
in the story they used machine guns
on the strikers. When the Second AS
SiStant Vice President got through
with it, he said that feller who could
imagine such a rotten state of affairs
in any big Industrial community was
a tiger in human form and made a
memorandum of the bull-ring idee, the
shutting off of supplies to the strik-
ers. including milk for their babies.
and one or two other pointers about
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-01
Split the Verdict.

With faces solemn and stern, the
good men and true" took their places
In the Jury box.
"Well, gentlemen" asked the Judge,
'are you agreed upon your verdictr'
"We are, my lord" replied the fore
man.
do you find the prisoner guilty or
not guilty?"
1--WE do"
"You do!" exclaimed the Judge,
startled. do whatT"
I'VE find the prisoner guilty Or not
guilty" replied the foreman seriously.
"But-but you can't return such a
verdict!" expostulated the Judge.
well, I'm afraid we've got to-" said
the foreman sadly. "You see, my lord,
six of us find him guilty. while the
other six think he's not; so we've
agreed to let it go at that."-Ex-
change.
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-01
Fixing for Company.


Mrs. Shimmerpate said, as she fast
ened her husbands tie:
Before you go downtown, dear,
there are few things wish you would
do for me-"
"Yes. dear. What are they?
take the cat and dog over to Mrs.
Umson's."
Eyes"
"Fasten the pump handle with a
paddock"
Yes"
@Put the garden hose in the attic"
& sYeHv
''Hiass| Tie spples in the cistern."
yea
"Put a wire fence around the rose
bush."
"Here! Herer
"And nail down the barn."
'FortheloveofmiJSe, dear, what's the
lmatterr
"Y0ur sister Is coming over to spend
the day and she Is bringing her six
boys with her."-Harvard Lampoon.
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-01
Frosty Air Aids Hearinu.

Science says that the loudness of
sound varies inversely as the square
Of the distance, says the Popular
Science Monthly. This is merely an
other way Of saying that If you walk
three times as far away from the
source of the sound as you were be-
fore, its lOudness will be not one-third
what 1t was, but One-ninth what it was,
for nine is the square Of three.
On the other hand, the density of the
medium which conveys sound Is very
important. On frosty night the air
is dense. One consequence Of this is
that an automobile runs better, be-
cause the negine gets larger supplies
Of oxygen. Another result Is that
sounds are heard more loudly. How
ever, the report Of a gun high up In
the mountains is like the sound of an
exploded firecracker.
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-01
Felt He Came Second.

One day l took my little boy ovel
to his grandmother's. and while w
were there he got into mischief. so hi
grandmother slapped his hands and hi
came to me crying. and said his rand
mother had slapped him. l being busy
at the time, just told him to 60 away
and not bother me, that his grand
mother would not slap him II he die
not deserve 1t. Later on l asked hin
what he did that his grandmother
slapped him. and he said: "Oh. 1t 1:
no use telling you. you love your moth
er anyhow."-Chicago Tribune.
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-01
Value Of Work.

Idleness standing In the midst OF
uninterrupted tasks is always tending
to humility. Work touches the keys
of endless activity. opens the infinite
and stands awestruck before the i'm
mensity of what there Is to do. | an
sure we all know the fine, calm. sober
humbleness of men who have tried
themselves against the tasks Of life
1t was great in Paul, and in Luther
and In Cromwell. 1t is something that
never comes into the character, never
shows in the face, of a man who has
not worked.-Phillips Brooke
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-01

ft-could hardly keep up at all. I
was much improved In health by using
this medicine; 1t did me a world of
good. / give much Of the credit Of
my permanent gain to this great rem
edy."-MRS. e. G. BELL, 81 West
Markham st.
Get Favorite Prescription today
liquid or tablets-from your druggist
Ingredients o. WIappee.cAdv.
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-01

strikes, and then he passed 1t on to
the Head Actuary and says to him
that no wonder people hated the trusts
when such lies were allowed to be
printed about them, and that he
should look over the story and report
tomorrow morning at the latest what
could be done to eQualize the wages
of the foreign mine laborers out in
Colorado with the foreign mine labor
ers in the story"
"Aber don't people get no good idees
out of magazine stories" Birsky
asked.
WELL" Zapp said, 81 myself got a
couple designs for waists from maga-
zine covers and figured made five
per cent of the regular cost Of the gar
ment or the goods didn't use in the
neck and sleeves"
you could have made more than
that If you would be as sparing with
dress goods as the artists that draws
some magazine pictures" Birsky said.
IF a lady would select the kind and
zine artists thinks plenty sufficient for
their pictures, and If she would wear
such clothes on Fifth Avenue. Zapp,
before the patrol wagon arrives. she
would attract a crowd of twenty thou
sand people"
But there wouldn't be no magazine
readers among them," Zapp retorted.
"The magazines has given people very
liberal idees In the matter of dress
and etiquette. Birsky. Yes, Birsky. a
lot of people have changed their way
of living from reading magazine sto-
ries. Some of 'em moves into other
neighbOrhoods on account Of it. Take,
for instance, Sam Zarodnik of Zarod-
mix and Karpas, in the fur business
and Sam tells me he Is going to move
from Sth Street to 26th Street"
Its funny how people changes"
Birsky said. Ten years ago when Ia
rodnik & Karpas signed checks, Kar-
pas wrote the Zarodnik and the Kar-
pas. and 1t was as much as Sam could
do to write the and Yet nowadays
that feller is reading magazines yet"
"What are you talking nonsense
Sam Zarodnik reading magazinesT
Zapp exclaimed. "Sam couldn't even
read electric signs in words of one
syllable. like Lunch and Cafe
said he was moving away from Sth
Street on account Of other people
reading magazine stories, Birsky.
which II you read anything from mag
azines. Birsky, you would know 1t
that every magazine has got in 1t at
least two stories where the scene is
laid In studio close to Washington
Square, and what nearly happens in
them studios. according to the stories,
Birsky, has created such a demand
for studios close to Washington
Square that all the furriers and cheap
clothing contractors has got to move
away from there; and the old run
down houses they used to occupy is
being made over into studios and filled
with magazine readers at rentals
which a furrier or clothing contrac-
tor would consider high for sprinkled
fireproof loft with two elevators and
light on three sides."
"Abef what does all the people want
studios forr Birsky asked. "They
amt artists, are theyT"
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-01

Plerce'S FavOrite
Prescription. A
physician in Mon
roe We m e
the Prescription
when other rene
dies failed. I took
seven bottles, US
Ing It for three
months. I was In
poor shape when
/ started to take
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-01
chance 70 See n Thrill.

Hotel Attendant-"Get your head
out of the elevator shaft. What's the
matter with your" Uncle Eben-"Just
a minute, son. There's fellow just
made an ascension in that durn thing.
and I'm going to watch him make the
parachute drep."-Puck.
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-01
PROMPT RELIEF

can be found in cases of Colds, Coughs.
La0rippe and Headaches by using
LAXATIVE Quinidine Tablets. Does not
AFFECT the head or stomach. Buy your
winters supply now. Price 25c.-Adv.
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-01
Different VieWa

A New Jersey clergyman resigned
complaining that his congregatio
wanted a phonograph In the pulpit.
A good many congregations complain
because they have one.-Pittsburgh
Dispatch.
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-01

Some look upon marriage as a life
journey, and others consider it mere
ly an excursion trip! -----~-~---
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-01

English colonies total 13002, ,321
square miles in area, with a popula-
ton Of 3S9, ,O65,O35.
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-01

Chilean copper mines are calling for
American capital for development pur-
poses. q.
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-01

It's easy to be a hero-on the films.
Brazil contributes by far the great
er part of Europe's coffee.
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-01

AVOID A DOCTORS BILL
on the first Of the month by taking
now bottle Of Mansfield Cough Bal
sam for that hacking. hollow cough.
Price 25c and 50c.-Adv.
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-01

North Dakota has $64 ,OOO, 900 worth
Of land set apart as school endow-
ment.
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-01

Colombia faces deficit for the COM
ing year Of $1.634.4S5.
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-01

A gasoline engine driven machine
has been invented to bale hay or straw
In cylindrical bales.