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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-08-25
f3 DEAD IN TEXAS STORM.
Property Loss Estimated at $2,oo0,0 900
Towns Strawn With Debris.

Towns Strawn With Debris
Corpus Christi. Tex. Aug. 22.-The
loss of life from the tropical storm
which struck Corpus Christi and rem
adjacent south Texas counties on Fri
day night, was placed at ID On Sunday,
including nine members of the crew
of the small freighter Pilot Boy, which
foundered off the Arkansas pass jetties.
Two Mexican men and one Mexican
woman were killed at Katherine, a
settlement on the King ranch, near
Alice, Tex, and one Mexican was re-
ported killed at San Diego. Both
towns are from fifty to sixty miles in
land.
The total damage in this section, of
which Corpus Christi bore the heaviest
part, was estimated at 100000. This
includes devastation of a large portion
of the lower coasts cotton crop, which
was ready to be picked.
The storm apparently already has
spent its force over southwestern
Texas, where comparatively little dam
here.
G. A Gates of Dallas, general man.
ager In Texas for the Southwestern
Telegraph and Telephone company, ar
rived at Corpus Christi from Rockport.
He says scarcely building escaped
damage and a number, including the
city hall, were demolished.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-08-25
SUBMARINES SINK
. z BRITISH WARSH|PS
Two Others Damaged by Ger
man U-Boats in North Sea.
GERMAN FLEET OUT AGAIN
Cruisers Nottingham and Falmouth
Torpedoed While Searching for
Enemy Squadron-Two Sub
mersibIes Destroyed.

London, Aug. 22.-Two British light
cruisers, the Nottingham and Fal-
mouth, were sunk on Saturday in the
North sea by German submarines while
the vessels were searching for the
German high seas fleet, according TO an
official announcement issued by the
admiralty on Sunday.
One German submarine was de-
stroyed by the British, while another
was rammed and possibly sunk.
A German squadron of some fifteen
warships, including large cruisers, is
reported in the North sea by trawlers
arriving at Ymuiden, Holland, Reu-
ter dispatch says.
The squadron was sighted early Sat
urday in the region of White Bank and
was accompanied by two Zeppelins. 1t
was on northwesterly course. This is
believed to be the squadron the Brit
ish were searching for.
The admiralty statement follows:
Reports from our lookout squad
rons and other units showed that there
was considerable activity on the part
of the enemy in the North sea on Sat
urday, the 10th.
1.-The German high seas fleet came
out, but learning from their scouts
that the British forces were in con-
siderable strength, the enemy avoid
ed an engagement and returned to
port.
''In searching for the enemy we lost
two cruisers by submarine attacks,
FL. NJ. S. Nottingham, Capt. G. B. Mil
Ter and H. M. S. Falmouth, Capt. John
Edwards.
"All the officers of the former were
saved, but of the crew were missing.
All the officers and men of the Fal-
mouth were saved, but one leading
stoker, Norman Fry, died of injuries.
IAN enemy submarine was de-
stroyed, and another was rammed and
possibly sunk.
There is no truth in the German
statement that British destroyer was
sunk and a British battleship dam
aged"
(Ihe Nottingham was vessel or
5,400 tons and was built in Pembroke
in 1913. It's complement was $50 men.
The Falmouth was $3.50 tons. 1t was
built in 1910 and carried a crew of 376
officers and men,
Berlin, Aug. %. by wireless to Say
vile, n. Announcement was made
by the German admiralty that Ger
man submarine operating off the east
coast of England torpedoed and sank
a small cruiser and damaged a battle
ship. and small cruiser. The state
ment follows:
"A German submarine off the Brit
ish east coast on August 10 destroyed
a small cruiser and a destroyer of
the enemy. Another small cruiser and
Il battleship were struck by torpedoes
and damaged"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-08-25
SHIPPING BILL is PASSED.
Measure Appropriating $5o,ooo,ooo
Wins in Senate


Washington, Aug. 21.-The admins
tration shipping bill, creating a ship
ping board and appropriating $5O,O00.-
600 for it's use in government pur-
chase or operation of ships, was
passed by the senate by a strict party
vote of SO to q. 1t already had passed
the house in a slightly different form.
An effort by Senator Borah TO at
tach the immigration bill to the meas
ure as a rider was defeated. % to 81.
The child labor bill was finally
passed without debate or record vote
in the house. Senate amendments were
accepted without change. 1t now goes
to the president. Final action on the
Philippine bill promising independence
to the islands as soon as stable gov
eminent is established, was taken In
the house when the conference report
was adopted and the measure pre-,
pared for President Wilson's sigma
ture, which is the only action remain
ing to make it law.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-08-25
LOBELIA USED AS A DRUG
American Indians Gathered Plant for
Their Chests-Called "lndian
Tobacco"

American Indians found one plant
growing in damp woods, handsome in
spikes of pale blue flowers, which they
used as medicine.
When the white man came the same
plant won the favor both of the apOth-
ecary and the gardener, but the gar
dener has paid more attention to its
cultivation than has the apothecary.
Hence we know it more as a flower
than as a drug. 1t is the lobelia,
named for Matthias Lobel, Flemish
physician and botanist, says the Phil
adelphia North American.
The medicinal substance in the plant
is called lobelin, an alkaloid, although
the Indians probably didn't know it.
The common use of the plant among
the aborigines led the early settlers to
call it Indian tobacco"
When it is cultivated for commerce
the seeds are scattered on the sur
face of the ground late in fall or early
in spring. They terminate early in
spring and send down roots.
When the flowers are blooming the
plants are cut and dried in the shade.
An acre of good soil will yield 1000
to 1000 pounds of herbs.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-08-25
Susnicion Confirmed.

A worthy vicar In an English rural
parish who preached one Sunday in
the interest of foreign missions was
surprised on entering the village shop
during the week to be greeted with
marked coldness by the old dame who
kept it.
He asked the cause, and the good
woman, producing a half-crown from
a drawer, and throwing it down be-
fore him, said
81 marked that coin and put IL in
the plate last Sunday, and here 1t Is
back in my shop. | knowed well them
poor Africans never got the money"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-08-25
Worked Too Well.

EYES," the young medico sighed, "the
healing profession is full of difficulties.
The other day for instance, | had a
patient who ought to have gone to a
warmer climate. Couldn't afford 1t. /
decided to try hypnotlsm. painted
a large sun on the ceiling and by sug-
gestion induced him to think 1t was
the SUM-"
"And how did 1t work 2" inquired the
listener.
The doctor passed a hand YEARLY
over his brow.
Hes down with sunstroke," he said,
sadly.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-08-25
why WOMEN
WRITE LETTERS
To Lydia E. Pinkharn Medi-
cine Co.

Women who are well often ask care
the letters which the Lydia E. Pinkham
Medicine Co. are continually publishing,
genuine?" Are they truthful Z"
"Why do women write such letters?"
In answer we say that never have we
published q fictitious letter or name.
Never, knowingly, have we published
an untruthful letter, or one without the
full and written consent of the woman
who wrote it.
The reason that thousands Of women
from all parts of the country write such
grateful letters to the Lydia E. Pink
ham Medicine Co. is that Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has brought
health and happiness into their lives,
once burdened with pain and suffering.
1t has relieved women from some of
the worst forms of female ills, from dis
placements. inflammation, liberation,
irregularities, nervousness, weakness,
stomach troubles and from the blues.
It is impossible for any woman who
is we'll and who N1S@6N
has never suffered SNE/ -~$1MssN 0lJ
to realize how these I'M GS SEsEA\M
poor, suffering wo- a~@NC
men feel when re- Sy % WI
stored to h health; ~ =
their keen desire to <y7 ~
help other women MN GNz@SM>/W
who are suffering as GyESolINS:1GS
they did. UNA piNKss1a
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-08-25
Man Is EIectrccuted.

GAINESVILLE, Wis. Aug. 22.-Henry
Burgman, district manager of a brew
ing company. was instantly killed when
he touched q guy wire here. The wire
had become crossed with an electric
line charged with $500 volts.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-08-25
EIoht Killed in Arms Plant.

Montreal. Quebec, Aug. 22-Eight
persons were killed and more than
score injured In an explosion in
munitions plant at Drummondville.
The cause Of the disaster has not been
determined.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-08-25
HENRY FORD IN NEW YORK.
Detroit Manufactures Says He Is on .
Business Trip.

New York, Aug. 21.-Henry Ford
came to New York from Detroit anC
registered at the Hotel Biltmore
This is the first time Mr.. Ford has
stopped at this hotel since he fitted
out his peace party last fall. He has
always put up at the Waldorf Astoria
Mr.. Ford said he was here on per-
sonal business.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-08-25
Auto Turns over; One Dead.

South Bend. Ind. Aug. 22.-Mrs. Or.
lando Stowe, fifty-fve years old. was
killed, and her husband and daughter
were injured when their automobile
went into ditch west of South Bend
on Sunday.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-08-25
BuIcars Advance in Greece.

Paris, Aug. 22.-Bulgarian troops
are advancing toward the Greek seq
port of Kavaia, ii was announced here
on Sunday. They have seized two
Greek forts.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-08-25
Admits Sinking Dutch Ship.

The Hague, Aug. PIT is officially
announced that the German govern
ment has admitted that the Dutch
steamer Rijnlijk was struck by a Ger
man torpedo and has apologized and
offered to compensate the owners.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-08-25
A Busy Murdarer.

Prisoner at the bar, do you plead
guilty or not guilty of this murderY
Not guilty, judge. | can prove an
alibi. | was engaged in killing anoth-
er man at the time and he wasn't the
same man the indictment says killed,
as can prove by this picture of him,
which | drew myself from memory"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-08-25
August rs, 1915.

August rs, 1915.
Brest-Litovsk captured by Aus
tro-Germans.
Germans took Bialystok.
Reims again sheIled by the
Germans
British aviator Ellsworth
sank German submarine with a
bomb.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-08-25
August IS, 1915.

Allies on GaIiipoli peninsula
advanced on 12-miIe front.
German cruisers bombarded
signal stations near Riga.
Austrian aeropIane bombarded
Brescia.
Sixty-two French aviators at
tackled DiIIingen, Rhenish Prus-
STA.
Sixty allied areopIanes sheIIed
Mont Huest forest in Belgium.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-08-25
His Weakness,

81 married Jack to reform him."
"Of whatT
"Of telling other girls that he loved
them"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-08-25

A woman likes to have people say
that she is looking young and is a
member of an old family.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-08-25
August 27, 1915.

German advance northeast of
Brest-Litovsk drove Russians
nearly to kobryn.
Austro-Germans broke through
the Zicta Lipa line in Galicia.
Italians developed great move.
ment against Trent and Trieste.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-08-25
DEUTSCHLAND IN HOME PORT.
Geneva Dispatch Says German Subsea
ii Ship Arrived Safely at Bremen.

Geneva, Switzerland, Aug. PA
private telegram received here on Fri
day from Berlin by the Neue Zuercher
Zeitung says that the German subma
rine Deutschland arrived safely Thurs
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-08-25
Knew When He Had Enough.

Knew When He Had Enough.
The beautiful blonde was presiding
over a booth at the church fair.
A strange man came her way.
"Would you like to take a chance,
sir?" she asked sweetly.
He gazed into her deep blue optics.
"No, thank you," he replied. 81
have been married three times al
ready"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-08-25
August "a, 1915.

Germans crossed the NareW
river.
Germans planned TO invade
Serbia via Bulgaria.
Austrians attacks checked by
Italians.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-08-25

An old bachelor says that the vocali-
zation at wedding is even more de-
pressing than the singing at a funeral.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-08-25
August %, 1915.

Ossowetz captured by the Ger
mans.
italians evacuated heights of
MonfaIcone.
Austrians repulsed Italians
east of PoIazzo.
British fleet Of 80 vessels
shelIed Zeebrugge.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-08-25
No Extreme Gases.

No Extreme Cases.
"What is meant by an embarrass@
ment of riches, pap
"That means having more money
than you know what to do with"
'Does anybody ever have that much
money!"
mo, my son. l dare say there is
such a thing as embarrassment OF
riches, but it never reaches the point
where it Is painful"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-08-25

We all have soft spot in our heads
at birth--and some always retain 1t.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-08-25
THE EUROPEAN WAR A
YEAR AGO THIS WEEK
August II, 1915.

August II, 1915.
Germans advanced on Osso-
Wetz.
Russian fleet defeated German
fleet in Gulf of Riga.
British submarine F-13,
aground on Danish island,
sheIIed by German torpedo boat.
Great Britain and France de-
clared cotton absolute contra
band.
VenizeIos accepted Greek
premiership.
August %, 1915.
Severe artillery fighting in Ar
ras region.
italians gained ground in the
Carso front.
Two French torpedo boats
sank German destroyer off Os-
tend.
Russians retired from the ME-
men and Bobr line.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-09
VACATION HINTS.
H.A ppINGToN BRUCE


II is at this time OF year that
people begin 10 plan vacations. They
look forward TO them with high an.
ticipation. Too often they return
disappointed. feeling that they have
been cheated out OF the good time
they counted on having.
Sometimes they come back 20
their work more tired than when
they went away. Sometimes they
come back really i'll and UNIT to
work for weeks or months.
All this Is wrong. II Is contrary
TO the natural order OF things. And
II usually is the result OF preventa-
BILE mistakes by the vacationists
themselves.
One common mistake Is to choose
as the place for the vacation a spot
too far from home This means a
long and wearisome journey both at
the outset OF the vacation and at
ile NiOScs AHtu ucffNo dio cNN plh
edge before the vacation really be-
gins.
Some people, indeed, select so re-
mote a vacation place that they
have to spend most OF their time
resting for the return trip. which
again has an exhausting effect on
them.
A change In surroundings Is al
ways desirable when one takes n
vacation. But II Is better not to
leave home at all than 10 travel too
far for the change in surroundings.
Still more common is the mistake
OF beginning ones vacation too
strenuously.
A person whose working time ia
devoted TO a sedentary or practical
ly sedentary occupation cannot ex-
pect TO plunge instantly into a Wig
orous outdoor life without expert
encing III effects Yet this is pre-
cisely what many people OF seden-
tary occupation do.
The clerk whose muscular exer-
else has been pretty much limited
10 handling light merchandise or
using a pen. goes TO the mountains
for a vacation. The day OF his ar
rival. or the next day. he blithely
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-09

! sets out to climb the highest peak
in the vicinity.
He may achieve his ambition Of
getting to the summit. But the
tramp back 10 his hotel or boarding
house Is sure 70 be a painful one.
And It can be taken for granted
that for the next few days be will
be more interested in the arnica
bottle than in mountain climbing.
What he should have done is TO
have fitted himself for his ambitious
attempt by few days OF light. pre-
liminary walking Then he would
have escaped lameness and exhaus-
ton.
Physical OVERRIDING Is the bane OF
thousands OF vacationists. They
have left home 10 play, and some.
times they play harder than trained
athletes would think OF doing Nee
essarily. their vacations do them
more harm than good.
Other vacationists, while playing
in moderation, make the mistake OF
letting their minds dwell, even
while at play, on the business cares
and worries they should have left
behind them.
Mentally. that IL TO say. they still
are at work. They. too. are certain
10 get little good out OF their vaca-
lions.
Again. other people fail 10 reckon
sufficiently with their personal likes
and dislikes when planning a vaca-
ton
They may be so constituted that.
for example, camp life would not
suit them. Yet they allow friends
10 persuade them TO go camping.
and too late discover, that camping
Is 70 them the reverse of enjoyable.
The rule regarding play is the
same az the rule regarding work
find that which is congenial. This
II IL always we'll TO remember.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-09

eat the meat OF COW az this ami.
NAL was the sacred one Of the god
Isis, and the eating OF the flesh OF
any other animal that was consid.
cred sacred was also violation
OF the religious or civil code
II was illegal for the Athenlans
20 eat the meat OF lamb that had
not been shorn once, and by the
Romans goat meat was considered
unwholesome. but pork was their
iavorite, 30 different preparations
being made OF this kind OF meat
The art OF sausage making was
a finished one In Rome. and most OF
the we'll known varieties we're made
and relished by the inhabitants. and
the sailing OF meat was practiced
as far back IA the times OF Homer
In the days OF ancient Rome
slaughter houses and meat booths
were among the largest OF public
buildings.
The Israelites were forbidden by
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-09
Pointed Paragraphs

Two women can remain good
friends IL they don't meet often.
Silence has every other kind OF a
blum backed OF the boards.
It's easier 70 grasp some oppor.
tunities than Il In 10 let 90 Of them.
Every man expects 10 become
great rome day, but no keeps put
ting II of.
And it's as easy for a man to
break a promise as II is for a won.
an 10 break man.
A man and his wife are different
also indlferent--after they have
been married a few years
The fatter a woman gets the
easier IL is for her to believe other
women are unable TO notice II.
Never Judge man by his rela-
tlves, instead OF by his companions.
Relatives are thrust upon him. but
companions are usually selected by
himself
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-09
Tradition and Fact About
Source of Family Income

Man supports his wife and children: theoretio-
ally, this lie fine tradition. We all Like 70 be-
lieye in II.
But perhaps II hatters man too much
An investigation OF 100 representative fannt-
lies OF Springfield Ill. made recently by tho
Industrial surveyors of the Rockefeller founda-
ton with a view 20 determine the sources Of
the family income.
It was discovered that not quite one-nfth Of
the men in the surveyed families were support
ing their wives and children without assistance.
In fact only 10 families each lived on the earn
ings Of one person.
Thirty families had two bread winners, ~
had three. Is had four and nine had I'VE or
more" runs the report The figures include the
children under IL years who made regular con.
tributions by earning dollar or two q week
selling papers or running errands. With but
few exceptions save in the case OF mothers who
cared for the homes and OF small children, all
who were able helped In some financial way In
maintaining the home; and In some cases
mothers forced by economic pressure to
earn substantial amounts either by taking In
boarders or dodgers, or by going outside tho
home TO work"
Altogether II took 266 workers 10 support the
100 investigated families, instead OF the 100
legal heads of families allotted by fate
This condition is not the fault OF mans heart
but OF his head.
Somehow man has permitted the development
OF an economic system the results OF which must
completely destroy his compIacency whenever he
considers his former reputation as good pro-
WIDER"
Economic pressure. not mans selfshnem and
Indifference, drives women and children to con.
tribute 10 the rent and grocery bills.
Parting with hattering sentiments which con.
Germ his honor as a bread-winner is sure TO hurt
his pride.
But possibly information like that ouo,ad
above may complete mans education az 10 the
failures OF the existing Industrial system and
many drive him to study and remedy them.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-09
A Poem a Day
THE APPROACH OF AGE

EhE Aeb
Six years had passed. and forty ere
When time began 20 play his usual
tricks:
The locks once comeiy in virgins
Locks OF pure brown. displayed the
encroaching white:
The blood. once fervid. now 10 cool
And Tims; strong pressure to subdue
I rode or walked as was wont
And now IN. bounding spist was no
A moderate pace would now my body
A walk OF moderate length distress
I showed my stranger guests thos.
But said. "The view ia poor. we need
not climb"
At friends mansion I began 10
Tn. 500 neat p.rior and the gay
A. home felt a more decided taste.
And must have all things in my or
I ceased to hunt; my horses please
Ny dinner more; learned TO play At
I took my dog and gun. but saw the
Was disappointed that did not
shoot.
Ny morning walks now could bear
20 lose,
And blessed the shower that gave
me not TO choose.
In fact. felt a lanTuor stealing on;
The active arm. the agile hand. were
Small daily actions into habits grew.
And new dislike to forms and fash
ions new.
7 loved my trees in order 20 dispose;
numb ered peaches. looked how
stocks arose:
Told the sans story oft-in short.
George Crabbe.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-09

Moses 70 eat fat or blood and were
commanded TO avoid the meat oil
hogs. While the Phoenicians alb
stained from eating the meat OF the
COW. dog meat was very much de
sired by them.
The japanese were forbidden tc
eat hsh for the reason that the
flesh decomposed too rapidly. Hare'
were considered unclean and I'M
wholesome and were eaten only by
the poor in Rome.
There were many penalties at
tached for the violation OF the mn
nicipal laws or religious customs
In Rome, condemned meat was
thrown into the Tiber and fines
were devoted 20 the erection OF a
temple 10 the goddesses.
The early German food laws i'm
posed penalties for violations oil
the meat laws or for dishonesty on
the part OF the butcher.
Each country inflicted punishment
peculiar 10 the times and the inhab.
ltants and in early Egyptian days
the death penalty was prescribed
for priests who slaughtered an ami.
nal that was unclean. unhealthy,
defective or uncertifed