davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-19
Small Comfort.

"Never despair. Somewhere beyond the clouds the sun is shining"
 "Yes, and somewhere below the sea there's a solid bottom. But that doesn't help a man when he falls overheard" Baltimore American.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-19
panion.
The p. p.

q put my faith in the wisdom of the plain people," said the statesman.
 'Yes," replied Senator Sorghum. 'aThe wisdom of the plain people is all right. The only thing I fear is that some of them are getting so that they know too much. ."-Washington Star.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-19
Smart Girl.

Teacher-Now, Nellie, would 1t be proper to say, q can't learn you noth- ing?" Nellie-Yes, rum. Teacher Why? Nellie-'Cause you can't.-Lon- don Telegraph.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-19
His Job.

Ut takes two to make a bargain"
 "Yep; my wife and the storekeeper. But I'm paying the bills single handed" Detroit Free Press.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-01-25
VOTE TAMPA HARBOR SLIPS. 900
WITH ONLY 100000 ASKED FOR
House Pays Unique Tribute to Con-
gresham Sparkman, Soon to
Leave Congress, and Bene-
fits Tampa's Port

Washington, Jan. %. .+Somethil.
was done yesterday in Congress.
which, so far as known here, ha.
never been done before, and Tampa
is the beneficiary. An appropriation
was not only increased but trebled
many times, in spite of the protest
of the committee chairman reporting
the bill. The item in the rivers and
harbors bill appropriating s6O,Ovc
in Tampa harbor and channel was
increased to s1,125,000.
When this section of the bill was
reached in the House, Representa-
tive Treadway of Massachusetts said
that he proposed to increase this
amount as stated, not only because
the project is worthy one, but also
as testimonial of the deep regard
in which he holds Mr.. Sparkman, Of
the First Florida district, who is
soon to leave the House. He made
aISlilUllOH, WHICH was SecOn0eQ Dy
five or six other members, who said
that in their judgment this project
was a worthy one and that 1t was
sound business policy to appropriate
an amount sufficient to do the work
Among these was Representative
Frear of Wisconsin, who said that
he heartily endorsed and would vote
for the amendment.
Mr.. Sparkman said that he thor
oughly appreciated what was about |
to be done but that not having acted |
for others this way himself, he was
not in position to accept such |
hing for his home city, though he
'ealized that it was fully merited
He was voted down and the item
passed.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-01-25
WINTER HAVEN TO THE FORE

Those Polk county folks are i'm
portance of permanent highways so
such an extent that although the
county as a whole now has under
der construction modified sheet as
thalt roads that will cost when COM
pleted a million and half dollars,
individual sections of the county
are adding to the mileage by build
ing community roads that will con-
EJECT with the main county systeE
A notable instance of this is the car
rying of a bond issue few days ago
b Y the residents of Winter Haven
that will provide some ffty-hye
miles of asphalt roads at a cost for
construction OF $325,000. The terri
tory covered exceeds fifty-three
square miles, from Lake Alfred on
the north to Eagle Lake on the south
and from a mile beyond Lake How
ard on the west to Dundee en- the
east. 1t is stated that the scenic
attractions of this region are unsur-
as he location of hundreds
Of the most prosperous and thrifty
orange groves in Florida. 1t is to
be expected that from now on Win
ter Haven will outdo the wonderful
development of recent years.-St.
Record.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-01-25
Isr OF UNCLAIMED LETTERS
Remaining on hand in the Lake.
land, Florida, Post-Offiee TOR
the Week Ending January
"a, 1917.
Mems List

| MGHS LIST
| A. NJ. Bentley. Charley Bevercomb,
IL. B. Barnes, II. H. Brown 90, E. A.
FCarter. Frank Casson, Butler Crerry.
lLeavi Clark. ]. A. Cox, Geo. Craw-
fford, Mr. Croswell. Jeames Davis.
James Elley, w. NJ. Gordon, Harry
Grain. Willis Grant, Jim Hargie, L.
Micus Harris, r. ]. Hicks, Monroe
Hutchinson, James Johnston, L. A.
Kerr, Villa Nixon. Hospital McEwen,
r. L. Marshall. Ermond Miller, Will
lie Nixon, Carson Patterson, Sunny
Perry, Dark Right, MARCEL Roby.
Edgar Sheffield, r. d. Smith, Eddie
Stephens, Bob Stokes, Jackie Story
Frank Turner, S. S. Webb, Nathaniel
Weeks. John Wescott, B. A. Westber-
ry, T. w. Wheeler, ]. C. Warren, Neal
]. F. Yarbrough,
Women's List
Mrs. c. T. Babers, Mrs. Iris Bailey.
Miss Navella Cassele. Miss Lille Ca
ror. Mrs. Loise Carson, Pasce Carteo,
Mrs. Daisy Golfers. Miss Ethel Col
well, Mrs II. ID. Corbit. Mrs Hattie
Daniels, Mrs. Bessie Davis, Mrs. Hat
tie Davis. jamie Davis. Miss Junita
Douglass. Mrs. Hucie Dugas, Mrs.
Jane Gordon. Miss Ether Cream, Miss
Lille Homes. Miss Irene Hooper, Mrs.
A. j. Jackson, Mrs. L. 7. Lester Sr.,
Miss Lula Measur, Mrs. Catharne
Miles, Miss Sale Miller, Mrs. Ger
trude Mink, Mrs. z. ]. Mossman, Miss
Luis Parlor, Mrs. j. Z. Peacock, Mrs.
Minnie Porter Mrs. Ella Prather, Mrs.
Viola higgins, Mrs Maggie Singleton,
Mrs. Lillian Shilling, Miss Ada Sowar-
ron, Mrs. Froive Bell Thomas, Miss
Fannie Tillmins, Mrs. Josie Thompson,
Miss Ruby Thomas, Mrs. Louis Wells,
Mrs. c. f. Wend, Mrs. Vince Wilks.
Miss Edith Willis. Zaidie Wilson,
Miss Lueoyer Woods, Miss Carrie
Wipells, Mrs. NJ. A. Young.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-01-25
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Free Farm Offer Made to Those Who
Attend the Southeastern Land
Show, Atlanta, Feb. is. !.

|. The applicant must attend the
show and secure numbered appli-
cation blank from the Information
Bureau. No applicant will be al
lowed more than one blank during
the operation of the show, and no
blanks will be issued previous to or
after the opening and closing of tie
show.
2. The applicant must be an ex-
perienced livestock grower; must re-
side outside the four States embraced
in the show alabama, Florida,
Georgia and South Cardinal; must
invest in houses, fences, barns and
live stock an amount equal in the
aggregate to the appraised value of
the land given him at the Land
Show.
3. In making application the az
plicant must give responsible refer
ences who are able to verify his
claims and statement regarding his
ability to fulfill the requirements
mentioned.
4. All applications for free farms
thus received on the above basis will
at the close of the show be turned
over to a body of men to be known
as the Free Farm Committee of the
Land Show, which
will carefully investigate
all applicants and will allot the
farms at their disposal to those ap-
plicants making the best showing in
the investigation.
5. Those being allotted farms must |
operate them as live stock farms |
(either cattle or hogs, or both for a
period of five years and the one to |
whom the farm is allotted must live |
hereon during that period. In case
# the death of the original appli-
ant the person to whom his estate
,oes may have the privilege of cori-
'leting the free farm agreement on
he same terms as the original ap
'licant, and all agreements in con-
lection with same signed by the
riginal applicant must be faithful
y carried out by the second party to
he transaction as above indicated.
6. When all conditions have been
omplied with as above outlined
ond for title to the property will
e given the applicant with. the
erms and conditions stated in the
'ond for Title and Deed in fee /,
imple placed in bank in escrow; .
t the end of the five years IL the ,
onditions have been complied with. /.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-01-25

The formation of an organization
among the people of Iowa who are
residents of Lakeland, or who an
visitors to the city, makes the second
state association of the kind here,
the Illinois folk having had such an
organization for several years. These
movements are founded on a beauti-
ful and proper sentiment. and tho
Evening Telegram hopes to see sim
liar societies formed by people Of
other States with large representa-
tions here.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-01-25

Except in case of gross and palna-
Die abuse of prerogative on the mart
Oh the teachers or management of
the schools of any community. the
citizens should stand as a unit he-
nind the school authorities in their
efforts to enforce discipline and com.
pliance with school regulations Anv
other course will inevitably disrupt
tine school and destroy the usefulness
OF the best faculty that can be Sc
cured.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-01-25

the deed in fee simple will be deli, :
cred to the applicant.
z. If more desirable applications
are received than the committee has
farms at their disposal to give away
on these terms, the committee will
make an effort to secure other farms
from communities and land owners,
in order to take care of all those
whom it thinks would make desir-
able citizens for this section.
8. The object of the Southeastern
Land Show in procuring these gift
farms is not solely to increase at
tendance at the show, but primarily
is to interest in the southeast a con-
siderable number of experienced
live stock growers who will serve as
object lessons in growing live stock
to the communities in which they
settle, and incidentally thereby in
creasing the usefulness and value of
the remaining lands of those who
donate the gift farms. There is no
element of change in these farms.
as the applicants are chosen solely
upon merit based upon the invesri-
cation made by the committee. Those
most likely to render service to the
in which they locate
will be given preference. The man
agement hopes to procure free farr,s
'or a very large proportion of the
qualified and approved applicants.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-01-25
w. c. T. U. Committee.

The Mothers Day superintendent,
Mrs. r. B. Paret, wishes for the com
mittee to meet at her home, 51I
South Missouri avenue, Friday after
noon at O'Clock. The followins :
ladies are on this committee: Mrs.
L. B. Bevis, Mrs. J.. A. Walker.
Mrs. j. w. Scally, Mrs. w. ]. Red Z.
dick, Mrs. Gary Collier and Mrs.
Kellogg.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-01-25
THEATRICAL NEWS

The Lakeland Auditorium, this
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, pre-
sents the greatest popular priced
theatrical attraction ever seen on
the American continent, presenting
"The Wizard" and his
palace of mystery intact
Richards, "The Wizard" present
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-01-25

Washington, Jan. PA patriotic
and picturesque feature of the cere-
monies attending the second inaugu-
ration of President Wilson and Vice
President Marshall, March 4, will be
supplied by the rapidly thinning
ranks of the Grand Army of the Re-
public. At former inaugurals these
venerable veterans have marched in
the escorting division which accom-
panied the President and Vice Pres
ident from the White House to the
Capitol, where the oath of office is
administered with ceremony preced-
ing the general parade.
Recently when the increasing fee
bleness of the grim and gray old
boys in blue was called to the at
tention of Inaugural Chairman Rob-
ert N. Harper. he conferred with
Col. John McElroy and other repre-
sentative men of the G. A. r., with
the re-ult that the length of march
Of the veterans is to be greatly shor-
tened in what may be their last in
augural procession. This will add an
atmosphere OF pathos to the slowly
moving picture they will present
while passing the Presidents re-
stand in front of the White
House, and the impulse will come to
he beholders to bare their heads be-
'ore the passing battle flags In their
alters Of glory, and that talisman
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-01-25

More trouble and litigation down
In the Everglades. And we were sure
by this time Mr.. Cats and his side
Kick, Col. Goethals, would have had
the darned things dreamed" What's
holding up operations?
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-01-25
Street Paving
Contact Not
Yet Let

The contract for the street paving
had not been let up until 4:3O this
AFTERNOON. The City Commissioners
We're in executive session all day
last night and since 1870
this afternoon, and have so far failed
TO make an award of the work.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-01-25

Our winter visitors are pleased
with the cosmopolitan atmosphere
that pervades this community. Our
population is made up of people from
every State in the Union, and there
is broad spirit of liberality and
tolerance active amongst them. Now
and then there will be found a per-
son who does not know that the war
is over, and who is still living in
the shadows of the past, but this by
no means represents the spirit of
the community. There are only two
or three people who care what your
religion is, and that is a pretty
small percentage Of cranky fanatic
ism for any community. As a rule.
our visitors find the residents of
Lakeland obliging, cheerful. good
tempered, broad-minded, and kindly.
That is why so many people came
here for only brief stay and pro-
long their visit much longer than
they intended. Every citizen should
do his share to impress the stranger
within the gates that the qualities
we have enumerated are the rule
with our people rather than the ex.
ception.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-01-25

Some way we find it hard to work
ur much sympathy for a man in this
DAY OF general enlightenment, who
VIII fall for the wire-tapping game,
which is attempted in Florida every
winter, and which Invariably finds
easy victims.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-01-25

Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Hurt, of Dyers-
burg, Tenn, are in the city the guests
OF DIR. and Mrs. ]. P. Getzen. These
excellent people are parents of Mrs.
Getzen and have visited Lakeland be-
fore. their friends being glad to well
come them back at this time.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-01-25

Rev. Smith Hardin, of Orlando, is
a business visitor to the city today.
attending to business and shaking
hands with his many friends.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-01-25

From almost every section of
Florida come stories of road build
ing and road improvement, but no
section is doing as much in this re-
spect as Polk county.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-01-25

STOLEN-Princeton bicycle, blse
24-inch frame, from Lake Morton
school. Reward if returned to
w. w. Chase, State Bank. 61SS
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-01-25
DON'T EAT ORANGES
=. DRINK THEM

Served at all soda fountains at
hve cents per glass. Nothing but
the pure juice of the orange.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-01-25
DRINI

Served at all soda foun|
five cents per glass. Notd
the pure juice of the orange
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-01-25

Like all men who really amount to
anything Wilson is the almost con.
tinual recipient both of praise and
criuclsm. His latest address to Con.
gress, outlining his plans and ideas
Tor world peace, has received the
Warmest praise or the severest con.
oemnation, dependent upon the point
OF view of the commentor. In any
event, it is most notable utterance.
and has set the world to thinking,
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-01-25

or course, there is the possibility
that the Legislature, which meets
before Gov. Cats can use his axe on
DR.. Porter, will take some action
that will prevent the State from be-
ing deprived of the services of a man
who has served it so efficiently and
unselffshly. The health of the pao-
pie OF this State is of too much i'm
portance to have it jeopardized by
the spoils system of partisan politics.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-01-25

of duty and service, the little bronze
button.
The veteran escorting division is
the outgrowth of an incident of the
first Inauguration of President
Ulysses S. Grant, March 4. 1869.
when a group of his former fighting
men who had followed his fortunes
from the Wilderness to Appomattox
insisted in marching behind the car
riage of their chieftain to the east
capitol portioo where he took the
oath of Office.
At the first Inauguration of Pres
ident Wilson his immediate guard Of
honor to the capitol was the crack |
and noted Essex troop of Newark. N |
J. He has not announced his selee-
ton for this honorable service at the
coming inaugural.
The Black Horse troop of cavalry !
and the Culver Cadets, both of the
Culver Military Academy, Indiana.
viii serve as the personal escort Of
Vice President Marshall In the pa
'ade to the capitol, which will move
rom the vicinity of the White House
It $3.50 the morning of March a.
Commander-in-Chief Daniel v.
chisholm Of the United Spanish War
'eterans, which organization has
upplied part of the escorting d.
'ision In several previous inaugur-
Is. Is to have conference with
Harper and Gen. Scott in
eference to the participation OF the
ounger soldiers. sailors and marines
the pageant Of March 4.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-01-25

$3.50 will buy 10 acre m
with small buildings, with
miles OF Lakeland |
Phone 429 or address Boz
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-01-25
DON'T EAT ORANGES
DRa

Served at all soda FAM
five cents per glass. yo1
the pure juice of the orau,,
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-01-25

ing the twelve cylinder, eighty horse
power fun show de luxe of the
twentieth century, the entire pro-
duction being mounted with a sump.
tuous gorgeousness that makes il the
mightest and most costly musical
show that has ever toured the
American continent, will take Lake
land by storm as 1t has every other
principal city in America.
Ralph Richards is the legitimate
successor to the great LAFAYETTE
and presents the great mystery
show with entire original produc-
tion intact, supported by Miss Crys
tai Williams, "The Girl of Mystery.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-18

| Additional building of industrial prop
erty of the city. and an important en-
| largement of the plant of the mills of
1.-THE Western Grocer Company, were
! the directors. held here Wednesday
afternoon. Authority for the appro-
priaIlon for an investment in an office
| building was given to provide not only
more office room. but also to furnish
space in the offices to be vacated and
| in the new building for the enlarging
| of departments.
| Directly west of the present office
building is to be built a two story and-
! basement brick office having ground
dimensions of about so by 80. estimated
to cost 100000 to $4,000, Work is to
| be begun as soon as the weather per-
mits.
.. Offices to Be Moved.
The first floor of the building will be
occupied by the offices of the mills and
the auditing department of the West
ern Grocer Company. The floor space
for offices will be enlarged 80 TO 40 per
cent over the present office room.
\ feature of the building is to be in
the basement. where dining room is
to he equipped for the use of employees
OF the factory y This dining room will
be found especially useful during the
rush OF the pa cking season. when the
force of employees is greatly increased
and are fed on the premises. hereto
fore in temporary quarters.
To Enlarge Printing Office.
The second floor OF the building will
be used temporarily for warehouse
purposes. but later will probably be
converted into other uses more direct
~ connected with the offices.
The printing department is to he
moved from its quarters in one of the |
factory buildings into the old offices,
which will furnish much larger floor
space for this department that has be-
come one of the large and crowded
d departments OF the factory. Its pres
ent crowded condition and plans for
Of its output have made
il necessary 10 give the printing shop
more room Before building can be
begun railroad tracks. which cross the
building site, must be taken up and
moved out OF the way.
One Director Added.
At the meeting of the stockholders.
held Wednesday. the hoard of directors
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-18
COUNTY ~" TO HAVE MEET.
All Boys Of County Organizations K
Be Here Feb. 10.

Boys of the Y. NJ. c. A. organization
in Marshall county will have an ath-
letic meet at the city Y. NJ c. y. build
ing on Saturday. Feb. 10. 10 be fol-
lowed by supper and genera! get
together in the evening. Frank P.
Harris, county Y. NJ. C. a. secretary,
announced today that this would be
the annual mid winter affair for the
county organization.
Relay races by the different groups
from the county towns. indoor baseball
and games of various kinds will con-
stitute the afternoon program. which
starts at 1870. The supper will be
served at the Y. NJ. c. A. building at
$50 Mr. Harris expects to have an
out-of-town speaker here TO address
the boys at this meeting, which will be
the Sennad affair Of its kind
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-18
The Gundsr Meetings.

"A Reasonable Hope" was the sub
ject of the sermon by Evangelist
Claude A. Gunder at the Baptist church
last evening. He preached from the
text BE ready always to give unto
every man that asketh thee, reason
for the hope that is in thee" and said
in part:
You may be dissatisfied with your
life, and you may reach out in many
directions to find peace and hope. You
may secure power, wealth and station.
But you will find that none of these
things can bring the hope as you look
out upon the future that G. faith in
Jesus Christ can. 1t would be hard for
me TO tell you what hope is. / have
it. I can't tell you what love is. yet
.love-my mother, children, wife and
God I can't tell you what Christ or
the love Of God means in my soul, but
if could tell it so sin-cursed world
could understand. they would want it.
"The sinner has no hope. He listens
to the specious arguments Of hell and
says he hopes to get right with God
some day. But he has no assurance
of ever reaching that time. Our life
here is temporary. We are eternal. A
thousand years from tonight we shall
still be alive. What preparation are
we making for the long reaches of
eternity?
1.-The world offers us many things,
but it can not satisfy. 1t has beauty
for our eyes. rest for our body, food
for our taste, but no hope for our soul.
We are constantly on the search for
something new. We are never salts
fed A man may have ten thousand
dollars, but he wants twenty, fifty, a
hundred thousand. a million. and on
up and still is uE:sa.isit..i ..,ne
with the eye Of faith beyond the stars
| into the high heaven, and see my loved
ones there. and have the blessed hope
that / shall be with them.
How do know Tn saved? Be-
| cause I have met the conditions of sal
vation-repentance from sin and belief
on the Lord Jesus Christ as my Savior.
ss--..:::s :uv:s :-r {: strange feeling. the
bible says nothing about It.. beii-ye
and thou shalt be saved. It is the only
hope that brings comfort now and for
| eternity. May God help you to get
right with Inn and get this reasonable
| hope"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-18
DEATH AT ST. ANTHONY.
Mrs. J. w. Gibson, Wife of Lumber.
man, Dies Suddenly.


Stricken with apopleXy at o'clocl'
this morning. Mrs. Rose Gibson, wife OF
]. ". Gibson. a lumberman at St
Anthony. died an hour after she was
stricken at her home. Mrs. Gibson had
been an invalid for several years, but
when she arose this morning was APP
parentiy in her usual health.
Mrs. Gibson was about 30 years old.
and came with her husband to ST.
Anthony two years ago from Utah.
Formerly the family lived for several
years at Norfolk, Neb. Mrs. Gibson is
survived by her husband and two chill
dren. The latter are Mrs. c. NJ. Need
ham. of Grand Junction, Colo. and H.
r. Gibson, OF Miniature. Neb. Three
sisters are also living. in the persons
oil Mrs. L. n. LOOMS, of Minneapolis;
Mrs. Nettie Hood, of Pasadena, Cal:
and Mrs. Amelia Burke, of Chatfield.
Mimi