davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-12-20

Remember the folks at home" with
q box OF Huyler's delicious candy. The
Smith Drug Company. 800
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-20

Half Linen Towel
ing, pure white
with red border.
worth l2isc yard.
Friday only, yard.
1nA
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-20

Offered elsewhere at
$3.50; well tailored; 8 to IL
year sizes, and two pairs
of pants to match: all new,
sturdy, serviceahle and
dressy fabrics. and a good,
guaranteed watch free.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-20
Curtain Scrirn
ord er

Curtain s cri m
fine quality 4:
, sc value: 3S-inch
Friday only.
yard,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-18
STREETS PAVED WITH GOLD
Oklahoma Town Uses "sludoe.
Which Holds Precious Metal

The main business street Of Kusa,
Okla, WILDE paved, with material
which carries a certain percentage Of
10th gold and silver. The material Il.
the residium or "sludge" from a zinc
smelter which George e. Nicholson
and associates are building there.
Arrangements have been made with
the smelter people to save the waste
paving material. Much Of the one hun
dred tons of ore that will be smelted
daily at Kusa carries rich gold and
silver values. The ore is shipped to
the town from Montana, Idaho, UtaL
and other mountain states. When the
gold value is sufficiently rich to de
fray the cost. Of shipment is is sold TO
shelters in Colorado that make y
specially of handling precious metals.
II found to be insufficient it will be
used ON Kusa streets.
1t is estimated that about ten tons
of excellent paving material day will
be saved, practically all Of which will
carry gold and silver. None Of the
Joplin ore has precious metal. Thou
sands of tons, however, will find It's
way into Kusa smelter.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-18
GAS euesLEs AS LIFE BELTS
New Invention Intended to Save Ship
wrecked Passengers

As the ship goes down the panic
stricken passengers rush for the life
belt lockers only, too often, to find
soggy doughnuts of sawdust. All that
may be changed in the future If an in
vention just patented by a New York
firm is universally adopted. Hence
forth the. shipwrecked passengers
will drift to safety on gas bubble, a
bubble with light duck covering.
The new device may be worn be-
fore the wearer comes aboard, for its
bulk is, SO slight that it may even be
concealed under the waistline OF a
lady's fashionable dress. 1t consists Of
i light canvas belt. not unlike a bicy-
Gle tire before it is inflated. Attached
to it is a small metal chamber filled
with calcium carbide. AS the wearer
strikes the water the moisture enters
the contents Of the chamber and gen
crates a gas sufficient in strength and
quantity to fill the belt like fat sau
sage.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-18
SCARLET. BATHING | ! / |:
SUIT DOOh|S FROGS
GIRLS BRILLIANT COSTUME IS
TRAP WITH HOOKS FOR
DUMPING HoPPERs
Jumpers sauirm and WrisaIe Edibls
Legs in Agony

A girl with brilliant mind and q
red bathing suit conducted one OF the
most remarkable frog fishing expedi-
tions in the history of Winsted,, Conn,
AS result of her J. ingenuity
there is hardly a portion Of frog legs
left in Highland lake.
The young woman who wore a scar
let garment .cut low and high, here
and there, entered the lake at seven
minutes Of 2. At 2 O'Clock about
thousand frogs croaked. The young
woman swan about skiffully for a
time, but suddenly noticed that she
was being bumped now and again by
objects beneath the ripples-the rip
pies of the lake. Inasmuch as the
young woman. has been at Winsted
Tor several days and knows every one
IN town, she was confident that the
submarine commotion must have been
caused by frogs.
Summoning all her courage for the
second time. counting the time that
she walked out of the bath house with
the suit. the young oman peeTed
down into the water. There abe bel
held small frogs, large frogs. leap
frogs and many curious beasties, .,s4s
Well. what was she to do? Raising
her beautiful soprano. chin to the
heavens she exclaimed Help"
which came. BY the time it arrived
she had hit upon a scheme and step
ped upon several frogs. She got In to
shore and obtained from an old fisher
man, who intended to wait on the
shore for years if necessary until she
came out, great supply Of fish hooks,
which she placed in. profusion about
her beautifully fitting water garb.
Then she returned to the lake.
Within an hour the young woman
was on shore again and as you may
nave suspected, knowing that High
land lake is in Winsted, she was sim.
ply alive with frogs. Every hook had
at. least one squirming resident Of
Highland lake, cursing his luck
hoarsely and wriggling his edible legs
In agony. lasss
The weather is as usual, superb.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-18
INvEnrs A NEW FIRE ESCAPE
US . Portable Affair to be Thrown
From. Window

A new fire escape. the invention Of
an itinerant workman at present locat-
cd at Davenport. Iowa, is designed to
be tossed from the windows of upper
rooms when other ways Of escape are
cut off. The affair is folded up aud
placed inside window. In case Of fire
IL can be thrown out, one end being
anchored firmly. A ladder is thus
formed on which occupants Of the
burning building may descend to SAFE
ty. One of the advantages Is that IN
case fire is coming from lower WIN
dow. it may beGeized from below and
pulled away from the building. It can
also be carried on fire wagons to he
hoisted to windows ii necessary. Ihs
inventor has the recommendation OF
the chiefs Of several fire departments
and is looking for someone to push
the new device.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-18
Dolly WARDEN csks.

Have ready one cupfIl chopped raj.
aims. one teaspoonful each cloves. cas-
sia and nutmeg. one Tablespoonful mo.
lasses. Stand aside until needed. Beat
to q cream two cupfuls sugar with two
thirds cuoful butter. add slowly one
cupful sweet milk, yolks three eggs
beaten light, three .cupfuls -four. ono.
half teaspoonful soda. one teaspoonful
cream tartar, one teaspoonful lemon or
vanilla extract. Add whites Of two
eggs beaten stiff. Divide batter in two
parts, bake, two white layers. TO other
half add inolasses ana fruit mentioned
above. Bake IN same sized tins. Take
one white Of egg. beat . little, then
add sugar, one tablespoonful. to stick
cakes together. Very nice and worth
trying.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-18

Fresh asparagus is plentiful and de-
licious Just now. Try this recipe the
next time you prepare It. Tie the
bunch up with : soft string, cut on
the heceSs6ry part, and cook for At
least Is minutes In sailed water. Have
ready Z, few slices Of cfustlcss toast
ed bread, Dip these in the asparagus
liquor. then butter we'll and arrange
on platter. Drain. the asparagus and
place Il on the toast. Now make q
good cream sauce, using I cupful Of
milk, l tesspoonfui OF -four and a Ia
blespoonfui n butter and seasoning.
This n the simplest Of dishes, but 1t
ii an ever welcome one.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-18
FORMER PLow BOY
COMET FINDER
lucky In Love Also, as Bride Selects
Him From Many 40 "Per-
feet Man"

Two men stood in the tower Of the
yerkes Observatory. at, Williams Bay.
Wis. just before dawn with their eyes
Glued to telescopes. One was the regu.
lar comet seeker of the institution,
the other was John r. Mellisch, dis.
covered of three comets that bear his
name and hero Of romantic love az.
fair. Suddenly Mellisch removed his
eye from the tube and in wildly ex-
cited tone called to his companion.
eve found another-can you see
it?"
"Where?"
"In the constellation or Monoceros
right ascension, 6 hours and 81 min,
utes, declination north 8 degrees and
so minutes.'' III
'"The one with the bright nucleus
and the curved tail?" asked his COM
panion. VA as@
eyes, that's it," said Mel1isch.
"well that's the fourth you've pick
ed out Of the sky" said the other
man. That's going some for man
only 70 years Oiu. ~
Mellisch, who is spoken Of by Prof
Edwin B. Frost of the observatory as
zone Of the rarcst of living geniuses
in astronomy" only. a few years ago
was blowing his fathers Wisconsin
farm by day and studying the sky by
night. He had become interested in
the sky thru catching glimpsds Of the
heavens while he had his telescope
trained on birds, then the particular
object of his research. He had no good
telescope for astronomical work, SO
he made one. He had no map Of the
sky, so he made one. Hc had no con
cave mirrors for his work. so he made
one. He has made mirrors for the
Johns Hopkins University. He made
the two inch telescope thru which ne
discovered the new comet. l.,
Mellisch not only beat other astrpn
omers at finding comets. but complet-
ed successfully against 1000 suttors
for the hand of his wife, formerly
Miss Jessie Wood of Glencoe. Miss
Wood advertised for perfect man"
last July. and out OF the more; than
1000 replies she received picked Mel
lisch's letter as the ideal. On closer
acquaintance the young star gazei
proved her ideal. The couple elope.l
and are living at the observatory.
The young scientist is supported by
grant from the National Academy Of
Science.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-18
SAFETY, DEVICE IS PATENTED
intended for Better Control Of Rail
way Trains

What IS said to be the most promis-
ing Of the inventions submitted dur
ing the year to the Interstate Com
merce Commission in its contest for a
successful railway safety device for
the regulation of traffic is an appara-
tus on which a patent has been secur
ed by a Spokane. Wash, inventor.
The device is SO arranged tina,
steam is shut off from the cylinders
and air is applied to the brakes when
trains come within a predetermined
distance of one another
Applications for patents on the de
vice have been filed in England and
France.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-18
BIBLE IS INSPIRATION
t,j ,3i FOR CoRRER INVENTION
Illinois Man Read Story Of Lost For
mula Ten Years Ago-Thcn He =
Got Busy

A formula has been discovered
which is said to prove effective III
the hardening of copper and to have
solved a problem which scientists
have been striving to master for cen
turtles. 5t. sA
For about ten years q resident Of
Quincy, ILL.,, who has always. been OF
an inventive turn of mind, has been
striving to learn of some manner to
harden. copper. About decade ago
he read that in Biblical days there
was formula of some sort that was
found for hardening this metal, but 1t
was afterward lost and that inventors
since have been striving to find one
to take its place. Realizing that a big
fortune was awaiting the man that
could find the formula. he has been
making experiments since and now
claims to have succeeded.
To show the effectiveness Of his
discovery, a razor has been made OF
copper material. The blade is as hard
as steel and can be sharpened in the
same manner AS other examples he
has pieces Of copper metal which
have been treated with his formula
which are as hard as high tempered
steel and equally hard to bend.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-18
Baked s.u,,,.,o,..

After the sausage is curled in ! fry.
ing pan It should be- covered WITH i
tin cover. Place IA & moderate oven
fcf one hour. turning once of twics.
This fnxkes It . delicate brown and 10
Is thoroughly cooked. Squxres Of
TOASTED bread are served with Il.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-18
s,noshsrsd Peek chops.

!. Put choRs or steaks in bottom OF
pan. sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Put in 9 layer Of sliced potatoes, sprin.
Me with fdur, salt and pepper. Repeat
layers IL potatoes. slicfng onions in
through me layers. Almost cover with
bot wetsr. and bake IN o. III hours.
Uncover the lest. half hour to brown
the top. Veal may be- used the same
way, It u very nice for supper.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-18
TWO WHEELED COASTER cYcLt
New Amusement Continuance Soon to
Appear

A coaster cycle soon to appear on
the market and which may be manu-
featured at Elkhart, Ind, is equipped
with two wheels and consists OF a
wood bar arrangement with seat
bar. The rider astride the, machine,
can propel it with both feet while
the weight Of the body rests on the
seat bar.
This arrangement II Is pointed .odt
permits of hill coasting, something
that is not possible with other tyesS
81 coasters now on the market. and 1t
can be made at small cost.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-18

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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-18

Gold handled by dentist is always
1t q premium, f4
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-08
'RUMANIA MARE" APPEARS
"ARME RUMANIA" OVER DOORS

FOGARAS, Pennsylvania, Dec. 8.
The legend "Rumania Mare" and pa
FER ribbons in the Rumanian national
colors, blue, yellow and red, are the
only signs left in this region today
which speak of occupancy by the First
and Second Rumanian armies, though
many wrecked or burned house gives
evidence of the recent passing of some
hostile force. "Rumania Mare
Greater Rumania-has been painted
above the doors of nearly all houses
in which some Rumanian official had
his headquarters. Those who caused
them to be placed are gone, and the
Central Powers troops, by transposing
the letter IN" have changed the legend
to "Arme Rumania"- Rumania.
The paper ribbons still hang in the au-
tumn-leaved trees.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-08
THE SCRAMBLE FOR FOOD.

While we are wondering about how
the farmers are going to sell their
produce in this immediate section,
when we come to grow other things
than cotton, some astounding reports
are coming to light concerning Just
how hard put we are for food right
here in the midst of plenty--in this
land of milk and honey, so to speak.
Just at the harvest time we find
sweet potatoes selling for dollar a
bushel and hardly any to be had at
that. Corn is scarce, and we find big
mill in Augusta territory advertising
for corn in any quantity just so it is
shelled; the hay market is out of sight.
Fods and feed of every kind seem to
be scarce.
This, of course, cannot be the case.
because we have grown one of the
best crops known in the history of
this section, and the rest of the terri,
tory in this immediate part of the
South has done equally as well. Yet
IL the face of this transportation au-
thority tells US today that in Augusta
we have received nine cerloads o.
cocoanuts against the usual two
carloads up to this time These come
from New York and after having been
handled by ship from the tropics, they
are freighted down here to us.
| From California we have bought in
Augusta this fall nine carloads of
Lima beans, against two cars at
other times. To these we have added
two carloads of black-eyed white peas.
something we have not been doing be-
fore.
Bananas are coming in so rapidly
that the transportation companies are
not keeping an account of the arrival
OF the cars.
1t strikes us that there must be
something radically wrong with our
+ market system if the people in Cali
fornia. Kalamazoo, Central America,
lor the West Indies, can sell us things
and we cannot sell the very things we
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-08
GIRL IN JAIL PENDING
DECISION IN HER CASE

ATLANTA, Ga. Dec. S.-Because
her mother and her grandfather are
engaged in a court fight to determine
which shall be her custodian, nine
year-old Lucy Gathey is today confined
in Fulton county Jail and will have to
spend two more days in the care of
the matron, pending a decision in her
case.
NJ. NJ. Banks, a prosperous South
Carolina farmer residing near Green
vile. claims that the childs mother
who is his daughter is not a fit per-
sen to raise the child; while the mother
claims that she was awarded custody
CT the child and that her father kid
mapped the child and took her to
South Carolina. The mother was di-
vorced from her first husband and is
now living with a second whom she
married shortly afterwards.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-08
HOLIDAY BONUSES.

Giant corporations are not entirely
heartless. At frequent intervals we
have evidence presented to US that
sor1e of them really care for the well
fare OF their employees. Here is the
Western Union Telegraph Company at
the beginning of the Christmas season
disbursmg a substantial bonus among
IFS employees that receive the smaller
salaries. Every employe who gets
ST. coo year, or less, is to share in
this distribution. The Western Union
is not the only big concern that has
announced a distribution Of funds
among its employees. The Santa Fe
railway, we observe, has ordered a
distribution equal to approximately 10
per cent. of years pay to all of its
SAhpiOySS WIZ nave bSSu III luS oSiflSS
Of the company for at least two years
and whose annual compensation does
not exceed $4,000.
1t is stated authoritatively that this
will mean the distribution of some
thing like $2,70O,O0O The increase is
made because of the high cost Of liv-
ing.
The Western Massachusetts paper
mills at Springfield, have granted an
emergency bonus of 10 per cent, as
have those at Pittsfield. in the same
state. There are many other firms and
corporations which are included in the
concerns granting this holiday bonus.
A Pennsylvania bridge constructing
company, we see, has also granted a
marked increase, and a New York
electrical concern has given a 10 per
cent. bonus to all on its payroll.
1t would appear from these instances
that there is very general movement
toward letting the men who toll share
in the added incomes of the big com
panies.- Savannah Press.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-08
HEROISM OF VERDUN TO BE
COMMEMORATIVE IN SWORD

TOXIC. Dec. 8.-The heroism OF
! Verdun will be commemorated by the
Emperor of Japan, who will send to
| the French city a Japanese sword
newly wrought by the leading sword
smith of the nation.
The sword is of the kind known as
Efu-no-tachi," used by the warriors
of ancient Japan solely on the battle
field, and is accordingly thought an
ideal gift for honoring the martial
spirit and bravery of Verdun.
The swordsmith is Yagoro Gassan,
OF Osaka, believed the best of the con-
temporary experts of the art in Japan
1t was he who fashioned the sword
worn by the emperor on the occasion
of his coronation or conservation cere-
mony in Kioto last year. The sword
guard and other accessories will be
made of pure gold with raised work,
representing flowers, vines and other
figures. On the upper part of the hil.,
the imperial crest of the chrysanthe-
mum in gold is to be mounted on both
sides. The sheath will be made or
wood, its outer part being covered with
mother-of-pearl and mounted with gold
lacquer designs. The sheath and hilt
are to be sculptured by master artists
while the sword-guard and other metal
accessories will be produced by we'll
known goldsmiths.
The sword is expected to be ready
about the spring of next year when it
will be presented to the city of Verdun,
through President Poincare
Incidentally the Japanese depart
ment of education has begun the dis
tribution of essays concerning heroism
of Verdun and other European battle
fields. The underlying idea is that the
rising generation is too prone to think
that Japanese valor and patriotism IS
the greatest, if not the only real, pa
triotism in the world. To broaden the
minds of the young on this subject
and give them a truer conception of
world courage, educational leaders are
daily presenting the deeds of valor #
Europe
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-08
ATLANTA IGH-BROW WIVES
DISAGREE WITH HUSBANDS
CONCERNING BALLET Russo"

ATLANTA, Ca, Dec. S.-A lot of
high brow Atlanta wives got sore at
their husbands the other night be-
cause the widely heralded Ballet Russo
which they took their husbands to see
was not sufficiently entertaining to
make their husbands arise and take
notice. They accused their husbands
OF stupidity and lack of the quality Of
true artistic appreciation, ct cetera.
But he who laughs last laughs BEST,
as the old saying goes, and now the
much berated husbands are having
their turn because at least couple Of
of Atlanta's music critics, who know
whereof they speak, declared that the
Muscovite aggregation left it's punch
on Broadway when it departed from
Gotham for tour of the interior"
Whether the ballets have been cut,
or whether the stars simply didn't
care to waste any soul power on the
inhabitants of the smaller cities of the
United States, no one has ventured to
say, but the aforementioned critics
are getting strong support for their
opinions from the husbands lately ac-
cused Of being stupid and unapprecia-
tive.