davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-24

bouquets for the dead. It's wiser to
give flowers to the lving-in smiles
and good deeds.
Custom is blindly ignorant. We
stumble along in the same old rut,
with no apparent chance of interrupt
ton. We sit up three nights with
he dead-''the wake" they call it.
Why? Heathenish custom, that's
all; get drunk sometimes to boot.
Why not get rid of all this sorrow
at the earliest possible moment and
be sure and wear no widows
weeds" over it. I've instructed my
wife to wear no widows lamenta-
tions on her skypiece should kick
off, first, and to have my carcass
cremated the same day l die.
We should talk up the cremation
business and let sentimentalists sit
back and shuddeT. - Tom Harris,
2525 Jackson Blvd.
OFFICIOUSNESS.-n every es-
Enlistment, private or public, the
personnel is divided into two cate
gories designated officials and en-
plOyes. The word employees in this
case means subordinates. As a rule,
in those places harmony and con-
cord are supposed to reign supreme.
Nevertheless, very often it happens
that some employees (for they are all
employees, whether officials or subor-
dinates) have such an exaggerated
opinion of the importance of their
jobs that not only they expect con-
-descension, but constantly assume
airs of social or intellectual superb
Ority in their dealing with some
other employees, which, if perhaps
not so Immediately dressed and
starched (perhaps on account of
their OccupatiOns) possess, never
theless, enough good sense to attend
to their own business.
Every one has an inalienable right
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-24

sions, it is bad form and unprinci-
pied to hurt the feelings of fellow
employees by trying to impose con-
victiOns to which, for their own rea-
sons, they disagree. This, perhaps,
is not to be COMPOUNDED with trying
to persuade others to just and hon
orable cause.-Leon Pescheret.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-24


orable cause.-Leon Pescheret.
THE MAN IN THE MOON.-The
man in the moon came down to my
window last night and talked to me.
He said:
Your astronomers and other sci
entists are very ignorant. They claim
our world is not inhabited. The rea-
son they give is very absurd. They
cannot discover any water or air on
the moon. am free to say now that
we are so ashamed of the way people
act on your earth that we turn our
very worst side to you and it is only
by chance 1 have been able to visit
you"
What's the matter?" I inquired.
Everything" he replied, wiping a
big tear from his only eye. you are
eternaIly fighting about things that
we fixed a million years ago.
''YOu are so ignorant that you al
low some of you to own the best
parts of the earth and won't allow
any one to use any of it without pay
ing rent to the few eaTth-OwneTs.
You allow government to fall into
the hands of the few who make a
business of political maneuvering
and you imagine patriotism consists
in bowling down to the flag, and go
wild over the chance to go out and
fight people that worship other flags.
you compel your governments to
steal from the poor people enough
to pay idiotic and corrupt officehold-
ers' salaries, and divide yourselves
off into political parties that never
get right enough to do justice any
where. You allow yourselves to get
so angry with each other that you
lose your reason and thus prevent
enough of you getting sensible
enough to do what ought to be done
for tho hpOefif Of all Of Won ....-r
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-09-21
GRANDPA A w BRADY

Mr. A w Brady of Omaha formerly
of Extra, has concluded to try the
mild climate of California for an
indefinate stay, for his health. He
starts for the Golden State about
tomorrow in company With a Mr.,
Weeks, who is here on a visit
with relatives We Trust Mr. Brady
will enjoy good health on the coast
and that everyone NAV be kind to
him which in his old years he richly
deserves.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-09-21
Constipation the Father OF Many
Ills

OF the numerous ills that affect
humanity large share start with
constipation. Keep Your bowels reg
ular ard they may be avoided.
When laxative is needed take
Chamberlain's Tablets. They not on
ly move the bowels but improve
the appetite and strengthen, the di-
gestion. For sale by T Keariey
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-09-21
ATTENDED, THE TURNER
NIrpVJ
Mr. and Mrs Johnny Nelson attend
ed the Hayes-Turner wedding at
the home of the bride.
BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY

Miss Christina Beck, daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs Martin Beck, entertained
a large number of her friends Sun
day of last week in holor of her
birthday anniversary.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-09-21
MRS BERT PINE SICK

Mrs. Bert Pine, sister of Will and
Ernest Hickman, who have been
seriously i'll with typhoid fever has
come down with that dreaded di-
sease and is lying very low at her
home east of town. The Hickman
boys are improving nicely.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-09-21
OPERATED ON NosTRIL-

Mrs. Henry Tibben and daughter,
Miss Helen Went to Audubon where
Miss Helen submitted to am opera
ton ON her nose. They returned
home Monday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-09-21
HARVEY JENSEN
TO AAIES-

Harvey Jensen went to Nevada,
Iowa where he had his tonsils re-
moved after which he went to Ames
College to take up the studies for
the coming year.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-09-21
OSCAR HUNT AND
WIFE HERE

Mr. and Mrs Oscar Hunt of Whit
tier, California, arrived in Extra
Sunday of last week for a visit of
a month or five weeks With runner
Gus relatives and friends.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-09-21
Cahmberlain's Ctlic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy

This is medicine that every fam
lily should be provided with. Collie
and diarrhoea often, come on sud
denly and it is Of greatest import
ance that they be treated promptly.
Consider the suffering that must bel
endured until a physician arrives
or medicine can be obtained. Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy has a reputation sec
ond to none for the quick relief
which it affords. For sale by ] I'll
kearney.
Mrs. Joe Sandberg and son of
Council Bluffs visited the first Of
the week with her parents, George
Paige and wife.
Mrs. Doll Spoo completed her trip
on the mail route, Tuesday. She has
BEEN carrying mail for A A Seibert
for fifteen days.
Mrs G. Petersen returned home
last Wednesday from a visit at the
Jake Oberholtz home near Anita.
Herman Bornholdt suffered a
sprained wrist last Thursday while
crankimg his car. He is Obliged to
bandage his arm.
With years of experience in con-
ductdng funerals, offer you my best
service. phone
George Gore, No 3s Extra.
Not one accident occurred during
the County Fair last week. 1t was
| certainly remarkable for as many
thousands of cars as were present.
Henry and Miss Lena Bush went
| to Missouri Valley last week to
visit relatives and friends.
DR.. Newton is recovering very
slowly from his recent severe ILL
ness.
Mrs. Arthur Statzell and Mrs Cliff
ford Poster visited a couple of days
last week at the Lloyd Graham
home in Audubon.
Lena Houston was a northbound
passenger, Monday.
Misses Anna Dorr and Gertie Bell
of Sioux City attended the funeral
of the latters father Joe Bell il.
Extra, Sunday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-09-21
Rust Proof Corsets.
Sold by n. Larson and Son,
T.F. Brayton

A kensington was held at the Mrs
Sturgeon home last Friday by the
Ladies Aid Society OF the Congrega-
tional church. A large crowd was
present. and good time was had
by all present.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-09-21
Most Eminent Medical
Authorities Endorse Il.

DIR. Ebere and DIR. Braithwaite as
we'll as DR.. Simon all distinguished
authors-agree that whatever may be
the disease, the urine seldom fails in
furnishing us with clue to the princi-
and accurate knowledge concerning the
nature OF disease can thus be obtained.
If backache, scalding urine or frequent
urination bother or distress YOU, or if
uric acid in the blood has caused rheu-
matsm, govt or sclatica or you suspect
kidney or bladder trouble just write DR..
Pierce at the Surgical Institute, Buffalo,
NY; send sample OF urine and de-
scribe symptoms. You will receive free
medical advice after DIR Pierce's chemist
has examined the urine this will be
carefully done without charge, and you
will be under no obligation. DR.. Pierce
during many years of experimentation
has discovered new remedy which he
finds is thirty times more power
full than lithia in removing uric acid
from the system. Ii you are suffering
from backache or the pains OF rheuma-
tism, go to your best druggist and ask
for 5O-cent box of "1nmic" put up
by DR.. Pierce. DIR. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription for weak women and DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for
the blood have been favorably known
for the past forty years and more They
are standard remedies to-dav-as we'll
as Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for
the liver and bowels. You can get u
sample OF any one of these remedies
by writing DR.. Pierce.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-09-21
FARM AT AUCTION

24O acres in sections and 6
Grant township, Monona County, Ia.
= miles from Rodney, and miles
from two other good market towns.
Rolling land no foul weeds, stone
gravel. or overflow and good i'm
provements. $50 acres in corn, will
go 45 to- SO bushels.
In Danish settlement. Will
leave Manning for the farm Monday
morning at 4:45, Sept. 25, returning
same evening over G M and St. P.
Come whether you buy or not, you
Will be welcome.
\, For information enquire
Tate and Mclaughlin,
! Auctioneers,
Manning, Iowa.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-09-21

Doctor Pierce's Pellets are unequaled
as Liver Pill. One tiny, Sugar coated
Pellet a Dose. Cure Sick Headache,
Bilious Headache, Dizziness, Constipa-
ton, Indigestion, Bilious Attacks, and
all arrangements of the Liver, Stomach
and Bowels.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-09-21

Mrs. Joe sandberg and son of
Council Bluffs visited the first of
the week with her parents, George
Paige and wife.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-09-21
AT ARMSTRONG VISITING

Miss Augusta Jensen daughter of
Mr. and Mrs B jensen north of
the city returned TO her home We'd
nesday OF last week after several
weeks visiting at Armstrong, Iowa.
Miss Jensen lived at Armstrong Will
her parents for number of years
and being of very amiable and So
ciable turn formed a large acquaint
ance.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-09-21

AT ATLANTIC THURSDAY
Mr.. Frank Williams was a bust.
ness visitor in Atlantic last week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-09-21

Mrs. Doll spoo completed her trip
on the mail route, Tuesday. She has
BEEN carrying mail for A A Seibert
for fifteen days.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-09-21

Mrs G. Petersen returned home
last Wednesday from visit at the
Jake Obenholtz home near Anita.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-09-21

Lena Houston was a northbound
passenger, Monday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-09-21

Misses Anna Dorr and Gertie Bell
of Sioux City attended the funeral
of the latters father Joe Bell in
Extra, Sunday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-09-21

Mrs. Arthur statzell and Mrs Cliff
ford Poster visited a couple of days
last week at the Lloyd Graham
home in Audubon.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-09-21

Herman Bornholdt suffered
sprained wrist last Thursday while
crankimg his car. He is obliged to
bandage his arm.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-16
Cbe Message Christmas
By CaTd.na, Sibbons, Ercb-
 btsbop of Baltimore

TO-DAY the whole Christian O world prostrates itself in adoration around the crib of Bethle- hem and rehearses in accents of love a history which precedes all time and will endure throughout eterni- ty. If asked to explain the raptur- ous influence which controls us we have no other words than the evan gel of joy which the angel gave unto earth, For this day is born unto you a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord"
 The blessings resulting from our Christian civilization are poured out so regularly and abundantly on the intellectual, moral and social world, like the sunlight and the air of heaven and the fruits of the earth, that they have ceased to excite any surprise except to those who visit lands where the religion of Christ is little known.
 Before the advent of Christ the whole world, with the exception of the secluded Roman province of Palestine, was buried in idolatry. Men worshiped the sun and moon and stars of heaven. They worship ed everything except God only, to whom alone divine homage is due. Christ, the Light of the World, pro- claimed unto all men in its fullness the truth which had hitherto been hidden in Judea. He taught man. kind to know the one true God, a God existing from eternity unto eternity, a God who created all things by his wisdom and whose su- perintending providence watches over the affairs of nations as well as of without whom not even a sparrow falls to the ground"
 The message of Christmas day is intended for all men, for all times, for all conditions of existence. Only by stern adhesion to the principles therein contained can individuals and nations hope to share in that peace which has been promised to men of good will To violate them is to reverse the order established by God
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-16
Christmas and
 Motherhood
By tbe Rev. Or. C. Dc Witt
 Calmase

bred motherhood. The angels
 on their wings might have brought an infant Saviour to Bethle- hem without Mary's being there at all. But, no motherhood for all time was to be consecrated, and one of the ten derest relations was to be the maternal relation and one of the sweetest words mother" In all ages God has honor- ed good motherhood. In great audi ence. most of whom were Christians, I asked that all those who had been blessed with Christian mothers arise
 and almost the entire assemblage stood
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-16
REAL CHRISTMAS BABY.
Found In the Shadow of New York's
 Big Municipal Tree.

The varicolored lights from the big city Christmas tree were splashing the paths in Madison Square Garden, New York; on all sides trolley cars were changing by and under the tree more than POO persons were chattering when, above the din, Policeman Matthew Adams heard the cry of an infant
 On bench in the shadow of the big tree Adams found small bundle GOV cred with coarse paper and tied with hemp cord. In one end was a hole, from which came the walling of a child.
 Adams cut the cord and, unwrapping the paper covering, found a gray blan- ket. Inside was the nude and dimpled form of baby boy. fist to his eyes and sending out repeated S O S's in lusty wells.
 The big policeman at first was so surprised that he stood and grinned welcome to the little stranger. The youngster stopped crying long enough to take one squint at the policeman and then renewed his throaty protest
 Running to Twenty-flfth street, Adams hailed a taxicab and Jumping in with his burden. ordered the chauf- feur to speed to Bellevue hospital
 Dr. Carr sent the boy, who, he said, was two or three days old, to the chil- drens ward. where the nurses soon had him busy at bottle.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-16
Old Christmas
 Sayings

Alter Christmas comes Lent. A light Christmas, a heavy sheaf. VOWS now, but Yule's in winter A white Easter bringeth green Christmas.
 A Iule feast may be quit at Pasch Easter.
 A black Christmas maketh fat churchyard
 lie hath eaten many Il Christmas pie
 Ihey keep Christmas all the year. It smells of Muscadel like an Eng nsh Christmas.
 NurlStmas, long looked for, comes at last.
 nt' Andrew, the king. three weeks qua three days before Christmas comes in.
 ,ne oevn makes his Christmas pie ~ ~ M"yers' tongues and clerks fingers. AnlIsInas Ana aIas comes but once a year,
 "'eh u comes 1t brings good cheer. 1hrstmas time or little after.
 @u m the hedge and thanks to the SSIpuhce' buckram, velvets dear.
 tnas comes but once n year. A ,ra,t,tnas ,n,iStnas day on Sunday fall It Ouoious winter we shah have all Tho Thourlstmas on Monday be
 great winter we shall see.
 se IS come, and Yule is gone,
 A4d We have feasted we'll
 1eck must to his flail again
 ana Jenny 10 her wheel
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-16
St. Nicholas
 And Christmas

~HE origin of the idea that pres
 ents are presented at Christmas
 time by St Nicholas, or Santa Claus, probably originated from the following circumstances: St. Nicholas Is said to have been bishop of Myra and to have died in the year 326. He was noted for his fOndness for chil- dren, and he became their ratrCn saint, and the young were universally taught to revere him. He Is said to have sup piled three destitute families with mar riage portions by secretly leaving mon ey at their windows, and as this oc cured just before Christmas he thus became purveyor of the gifts of the season to all children in Flanders and Holland, who hung up their shoes and stockings In the confidence that Knecht Globes, as they called him, would put in n prize for good < .duct. a Formerly, and still in some parts of Germany the practice is made of all the parents in small village sending the presents to some one person, who, l In huge buskins, q white robe, a mask and an enormous flax wig, goes from house to house on Christmas eve and, | being received with great pomp and reverence by the parents, calls for the | children and bestoWs the intended gifts upon them, after first severely | questioning the father and mother as to the character and conduct of the child.
 As this custom became less frequent | the custom of children hanging up their stocking was substituted, and, as the purveyor no longer visited the houses, it was necessary to explain by telling the children that he came into the house at night, coming down the chimney and leaving their presents and departing. The custom of decking the houses and churches at Christmas with evergreens Is derived from ancient druidical practices.
 It was an old belief that sylvan spirits flock to the evergreen and re- main unnipped by frost until milder season, and 1t was probably on account of the good omen attached to the ever green that Christmas trees came into use.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-16

"TNORGET your devils and keep
 T your pink lamps lighted" says
 O Frances Hodgson Burnett.
 "A pink lamp always makes everything look lovely" The counsel is never more imperative than during the holiday season when we not only want to be happy ourselves, but to make others happy. Chrictmas cheer should be contagion unchecked and unfettered. The universal brotherhood taught by the One whose nativity is commemorated in the holiday season makes the element of cheer second to that of love.
 All Christmas associations are warm ed by it. The great fireplace, through which the patron saint gains entrance, is ever the embodiment of cheer. The face of the old gentleman ever reflects cheerfulness, if we may trust the DOT traits. And the little folks who have an interest in the stockings hung by the chimney but echo the sentiment. Cheer is in the Christmas air. as N the robins spring note.
 but yet tnefc are always some cor hcrs where gloom rests some shadows amid the sunlight There are some clouds which none of us can remove, but these are the feecy clouds which just obscure the light of love from some lives. A little gust of wind. a touch of the human breath and they are dispelled, or at least shifted, and the sun shines over the shadowed spot
 Says Robert Louis Stevenson: "A happy man or woman Is better thing to find than five pound note. He or she Is radiating focus of good will, and his or her entrance into n room is as though another candle had been lighted The Christmas tree should have many candles. Every little heart should be made to beat more radiantly, and it takes very little of this worlds goods or of human kindness to render even the child of the street radiantly happy. A bit of cheer leaveneth the lump of human misery. The wreaths of holly become mockery unless we strive to add to the brightness of some neglected life.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-16
Cbe Christmas Upltft
By the Rev. George B. Van Hrs-
 ddIl of Denver

As the moon lifts the great waters of the deep to floodtide, so Christ's magnetic personali- ty lifts our great human race at the Christmas season, as by the irresistible compulsion of love, out of our sordid selfish ness into the practice of peace and good will, Those who have struggled against each other in business, society and politics forget the plottings of selfish preferment in the contagion of wellwishing.
 Oh, that this good spirit of Jesus might abide with us through all the days of the new year. It is applicable to every day. It is here if only VIC will practice it. Let us cultivate the fine art of ex- pressing the best that Is in us for and toward each other. Surely every man wants his neighbor to prosper and be happy. Surely no man wants to build himself up at the ex- pense of another. No man wants to see poverty and sin and misery become the portion of his fellows. Such a sight cannot be pleasing to any hu- man being Shall we not then say every man to his neighbor, Be of good cheer, brother" and seek each to help the oth- CT? Practice fraternity, jus tice, sympathy and good will with all men.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-16
When Christmas Comes.

While passing days are short and cold and drear. While nights are long, the longest of the year, While cruel winter solstice reigns supreme Der earth and air. OCT field and wood and stream, Glad Christmas comes with glowing hear. of cheer, The brightest. bravsst day of all the year.
 Ladies Home Journal.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-16
Ss.,..
 (ll|lbristalas >sSSszGbffr >Ss

NORGET your devils and keep
 & your pink lamps lighted" says E Frances Hodgson Burnett.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-16

 Cbords
By Sister M. ftdes Shopper
 son, M. H.

THF world is at its best on V Christmas day. The spirit whence issued the Sermon on the Mount, the spirit eminent in the sublime world-absolution of the cross, the spirit of the gentle Christ of Bethlehem, of Nazareth, of Cali lee, Jerusalem and Calvary, seems strangely at home in an alien world on Christmas day.
 The churches chant "Adeste" and we go. Faithful or unfaithful, self commenting or self condemning, loving, doubting, sorrowing, yet we go to the church on Christmas day when the chimes ring out "Adeste."
 Something deeper than life calls through the Christmas call It mur- murs of the eternal years; 1t con- notes the one Knower; it tells of the gentle Lover of souls. And then in golden silence there is hope in the world, there is promise, there is One who knows and cares, there are Calvary, compassion, kindness, good will, Christmas.
 Gather together all the children of the world under thy sheltering wings, 0 Spirit of Christmas day! Let them not sorrow any more; let them not hate one another any more; let them not despair; comfort the lonely console the mothers that mourn, the women and children that wait; assuage the bangs of madden ing memories that arise from happier Christmas days; breathe blessings over the nameless graves; speak par don and pity over the battletelds tell of peace to a war wounded world.
 And tell again the old, old story of the Prince of Peace and bid the churches chime as joyfully as ever their welcoming "Adeste" and let the little children sing the hope songs of the year to be-peace on earth, good will to men, glory to God in the highest.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-16
Queer Christmas Dinner.

Roast ostrich was the prime dish at the Christmas dinner of the Young Mems Christian association of Los An geles, Cal, few years ago. More than 1,500 persons were served from one bird.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-16
Christmas Joy.

Only once in the year the whole world stands still to celebrate the ad' vent of a life. Only Jesus of Nazareth claims this worldwide, undying re membrance