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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-02-08
Really Broad-Minded Man.

Broaden out, to be sure, but be care
full that you do not find yourself to
be thinning out as a result. The
broadcast man is he who takes in the
richest scope of knowledge and has a
wide circle of friends.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-02-08
Willing to Follow Orders.

Lady-"Tm worried about my com
plexion, doctor. Look at my FACET"
Doctor-"You'll have to diet" Lady
Il never thought of that What color
would suit me best, do you think ?"-
Pickings.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-02-08

Professor Fudge-"What do you
mean, Mr.. Jones, by speaking of Dick
Wagner, Ludie Beethoven, Charlie
Gounod and Fred Handel?" Jones
well, you told me to get familiar with
the great composers. Musical Amer.
lea.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-02-08
Must Be at Price.

Uncle Joe-Why, Edith, where did
you get that pretty ring?
Little Edith-Mamma bought 1t for
me.
Uncle Johns it a real diamond?
Little Edith-Well, should say it
is. Mamma paid forty-nine cents for
it..
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-02-08
Seeking Artificial Rubber.

Artificial rubber as by-product Of
the manufacture of steel may be
possibility. as English scientists are
experimenting with its production
from coke-oven gases.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-02-08
Mo Place to STAY.

you know the old saying that truth
is found at the bottom of we'll"
"Yes," replied the cynic, ''and | also
know that wells are going out of fash
ion nowadays"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-02-08

from my age that
when going up
stairs | had to go
very slowly with
my hands on the
steps, then sit down
at the top to rest.
The doctor said he
thought / should
have an operation,
and my frie n DIS
thought | would not
live to move into
our new house. My
dal1phter asked me
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-02-08

Constipation, Indigestion, sick-headache
and bilious conditions are overcome by
course of Garfield Tea. Drink on retiring
ADV.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-02-08

The Ouinine That Does Not Affect The Head
Because of its tonic and laxative effect, Laxative
Bromo Quinine can be taken by anyone without
causing nervousness or ringing in the head There
is only one "Bromo Quinine." II. w. GROVES
Signature is on each box. 26c.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-02-08

For restaurant use cups and saucers
that can be stacked for safe carrying
have been designed
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-02-08
CLIMBED STAIRS
ON HER HANDS
Too I'll to Walk Upright. Operations
Advised. Saved by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.

This woman now raises chickens and
does manual labor. Read her story:
Richmond, Ind. two years
was so sick and weak with troubles
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-02-08

An acre of good fishing ground will
acre of land in a year
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-02-08

One lighted gas jet consumes as
much oxygen as five adult persons.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-02-08

A postal card to Garfield Tea Co., Brook.
lyn, N. Y, asking for a sample will re.
pay you.-Adv.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-02-08

st. Peters cathedral in Rome will
accommodate $4,000 people.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-02-08

.@You say your wife is economical?
Slee Look at the clothes she wears !"
Eyes, but look at the clothes she
doesn't wear
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-02-08
lmportan. TO Mothers

Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA, that famous old remedy
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-02-08
w. N. u, PITTsBUReH, NO. 4--1e17.

Mrs. YoTngwife-"My husband is a
very Influential man in politics.
Friend-"You don't sayv Mrs. Young
wife-"Yes. George has voted in two
presidential elections, and both times
1t has gone the way George Voted
Puck.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-20
Frank Lawson, School Com.
position, A Little
Boy.
Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors:
AS l have never written to, the
Courier Junior for some time / thought
| would write about little boy.
Once upon time there was a little
boy whose name was Jimmie. Jimmie
was out playing in the yard with his
dog. when a car came along and ran
over his dog. Jimmie cried and cried.
So he ran in and told his mother and
his mother said well we will just go
I'D town and get you another one. So
as they were walking along Gil their
way to town Jimmie found dollar and
he said, Now, mamma, 4 have enough
money to get my dog myself. So on
their way Jimmie said to his mamma,
Here comes man with dog that
want; may l have it mamma: She re-
Piled yes, you may if he Will sell 1t.
BY this time the man was near and
Jimmie said, Man, what will you take
for that dog? The man said What will
you give me? Jimmie said / will give
you all the money have. And the man
said. How much have you? and Jimmie
laid down a dollar and the man said
You can have it for dollar, and jim
mic went home with his dog.
He called his dog Jack. SO the next
day he and the dog were sitting out in
the yard playing. A car came along
and ran over the dog. So he ran in and
told his mother and his mother said,
Well, you can just go without dog,
and so Jimmy cried a great while and
then he said. well, mamma, IL ]
can find another dollar can ] get one
more" and his mother said yes, if he
found another dollar he could get one,
but he never found any more dollars.
Frank Lawson, age II,
Hedrick, Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-20
Dorothy Christie Writes
From a Wyoming
Ranch.

I am spending my vacation in Wyom-
ing on my grandfather's ranch near
Douglas.
arrived here June II just in time for
the sheep shearing.
Reece and Wood, "a large sheep
company have their ranch and shear
ing pens about three miles from my
grandfather's ranch.
There We're eight men shearing this
year. They sheared $4,000 sheep in nine
days. One of the men sheared as high
as 1876 sheep day. To those OF you who
have never seen sheep sheared this
would not seem like a very large mum.
Der to shear in day, but If you could
see what slow, tedious work it Is you
would understand what a fast shear
er this man is. He told us that he had
sheared sheep ever since he was eight
years old.
When they shear the sheep they
drive the ones they want for the day
into the pens which are like the cattle
pens you see in the stock yards, only
not so large.
They then put into the small pens
under the shed in which the men shear
them, nine or ten sheep.
The shearers catch them by the leg
and throw them. Then they cut the
wool off with large shears, something
like hedge trimming shears.
The wool is then put in large bags
holding 400 pounds each.
The wool this year sold for SAC PEI
pound, making the company thousands
of dollars.
Dorothy Christie, age Is,
1918 n Court ST.. Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-20
Sam Bookin, How the Jew.
ish Army Occupied
a City.
Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors:
My father teaches me the Hebrew
language One day l learned in the
bible about Joshua, Chapter 8, where
it says the manner the great comman-
der of the Jewish army, Joshua occu-
pied the city of .Oyi 1t was like this:
At night Joshua placed guard behind
the city and gave them orders not to
move away too far from the city The
guard was 10000 and at the front of
the city was Joshua and the whole ar
my. When the King of Oyi found out
that the great Jewish army was there,
they all gathered to fight The Jews
turned back and ran to the wilderness.
The people of Oyi thinking that they
scared the Jews, pursued them
and did not think about their homes.
Little by little they moved away from
the city, and then the great Jewish
commander, Joshua, commanded to the
guard behind the city, to set the city
on fire and capture it. When the smoke
went up to the sky, the people of Oyf
did not know where to pursue the Jews
or where to run to rescue their homes.
When the Jews saw the smoke of the
city, they knew the city was captured
and turned back after the Oyi people.
The 10000 Jewish soldiers which were
now in the city, came out to meet the
pursued people of Oyi. Consequently
the people of Oyi were surrounded by
the Jewish warriors and the Jews won
the battle. Now 1t is like this with
Germany: They are surrounded from
the west side by the great armies of
the glorious America; Great Britain
and France; on the east side is the
great Russian army which is now
fighting with holy spirit for their
fatherland and liberty. Now If the
Germans don't surrender at once, let
all the armies from east and west
start to surround them easily and they
will quickly ask for peace.
Sammy J. Bookin. Age s.
OffnmKa Ia 404 e Main street
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-20
Audrey Law, The First
Flag.

Our flag was first unfurled August
8, 1777, at Fort Schuyler (now Romeo
New York.
Betsy Ross made our first flag at her
home in New York.
At first it had two crosses, indicating
faithfulness to the king. On June II,
1777 1t was changed to a blue field with
thirteen stars placed in a circle. and
thirteen stripes, seven red and six
white ones.
They stood for the thirteen colonies
we had to begin with. The colors are
red white and blue. They stand for
the blood of the soldiers who lost their
lives fighting for our flag and country,
truth and purity. Our flag should be
treated with all respect.
At first for every new state admitted
they added another star and stripe but
it was soon seen what an ill-prOpor-
toned banner it would make to add an
other stripe for each new state. so the
stripes were reduced to thirteen to
stand for our thirteen colonies we had
at first We then added another star for
every state until at last we had so
many stars that we put them in rows,
eight in the first row and six in the
next until now we have forty eight
states and forty eight stars and thir-
teen stripes.
The first battle our stars and stripes
was in was the battle of Brandywine
on September II. 1777
Almost every nation has either
changed or made important alterations
American flag is now one Of the Oldest
national banners.
Audrey Law. age IL,
Milton Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-20
Lola Irene Ritter, Vacation
Time.

Dear Junior.
AS | have never written the Courier
Junior before, / will write about va
cation Time" | thought / would like
to join the Junior page. am 13 years
old. My mamma is dead. | stay with
my uncle. My papa patches. / am
going to stay with him a couple of days
before school begins. ! will be glad
when it is time for school to COM
mence. I milk two cows. The men
have been putting up hay and have
been driving the horse. l have one
sister She is IL years old. My school
was out the 9th day of April | like
the country better than town. Our
teacher this year is the same one who
taught last year. Her name is Mrs.
Elsie Weber like her fine. As my
letter is getting long, will close.
Lola Irene Ritter, Age 10.
Fremont, Iowa, r Q.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-20
Louise S Hat

Until she was six years old, little
Louise had lived in the city. Then her
mother moved to smaller town where
the houses stood in large yards, and
there were trees and flowers and plen-
ty of grass. Louise had little gar
den all her own, and in it she raised
one tomato plant, one pea-vine, two
dandelions, and geranium. Think of
that!
There were many other things about
her new home that pleased little
Louise. One was swing with two
chairs that faced each other, and here
she and her sister used to sit and
swing and play they were riding in the
cars.
On day Louise was sitting in the
swing alone, when bird pumped
down out of the apple-tree right upon
the crown of her hat. Louise was a
bit startled, but her mother, who sat
near in the hammock, called out:
Don't be frightened, dear; it is just
baby robin! Keep still, and see
what he will do"
So Louise kept still, and the robin
perched on her hat and looked about.
Then he seemed to think that he would
like to take walk. for he got down off
the crown of Louise's hat and hoped
around the brim, until at last he tum-
bled off into the grass.
Pussy saw the bird fall, and started
at once to creep slyly toward him;
but Louise's mother saw her and scar
ed her away, and picked the baby robin
up and put him in the tree, where the
old birds were making great fuss.
They seemed glad to get their baby
back again.
Louise's mother says she doesn't
like hats trimmed with dead birds;
but, il little live bird wishes to trim
a hat with himself, why, that is quite
a different matter!-Mary Wood Al
len, in Little Folks.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-20
Lavada Tolbert, Liberty
and the American
Flag.
Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors:
AS I have not written for a good
while thought l would write another
story. I will write about the picture IN
the upper right hand corner. In the pic
ture we see six persons rejoicing.
think they must be marching as to war.
Back in the distance we see scene.
The scene is Liberty UNFOLDING her
hand and in the hand is a torch. LIB
erty always shines in the hearts of true
Americans. The reason Liberty shines
bright in the hearts OF true Americans
is because 1t means love. happiness
and peace. Every American and all
should rejoice when they look upon
Liberty because 1t means something.
In the upper right hand corner of the
picture we see the floating Amer
lean flag which is holding its people
up today. Whenever you see the flag
in the air it has a COOL silent ripple
floating in 1t. That shows that 1t Is
strong and will stand to the last. The
flag has thirteen stripes which repre-
sent the thirteen original states. 1t has
forty eight white stars on field OF
blue The forty-eight stars represented
the forty-eight states Of the United
States.
Every citizen Of the United states
should recognize the American flag.
whether he is native citizen or not.
Even the little children think as
much of the flag as the grown ups. So
the thing to do is to be, loyal to your
country, the flag and the president and
then you will be serving you country
well. The men and the little boys In
the picture seem to be very happy.
have an idea that the people in
this picture feel better than President
Wilson does in his office.
The old man seems to be crippled
and he seems to have been wounded.
but that doesn't spoil his happiness a
bit.
The younger men seem the be as
happy as they could be. They don't
spoil his happiness bit.
The younger man seemed so happy.
that his hair looks like It is going to
rise up off his head. The little boys
seem to be rejoicing too. So let us re-
member Liberty and the American flag
and let them stand forever more.
Lavada Tolbert, age ID,
$40 Ogden ST. Ottumwa, Ia.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-20
WORK FOR THE RED CROSS

All the Juniors papas. and mamas,
sisters. and cousins are working for
the Red Cross. How many Juniors
want to work for the Red Cross too
and try for prize that will help keep
some soldier boy warm this winter?
Well we think we hear all the Juniors
saying. 81 do, l do" To encourage this
helpful and patriotic spirit in the Jun
Tors. The Courier IT. will give the yarn
and knitting needles to the Junior who
writes the best story on some patriot
3c subject The Juniors can select some
present day patriotic subject or some
great event of the past. Now, we must
70 back to the prize. The yarn we VIII
award can be knitted into scarf or
muffler and when it is done, the Jun
Tor can give it to the Red Cross.
You know that the Red Cross has
use for many articles. If the prize
winning Junior cannot knit, she can
come to The Courier Junior office and
some one will teach her how to knit.
This contest will close Tuesday July
-
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-20
THE COURIER JUNIOR
DEPARTMENT
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING co.
Ottumwa, Iowa
EDITOR
MATILDA DEVEREAUx
a NEW CONTEST.

Dear Juniors: during vacation
time we know that all the Juniors have
a wonderfully good time. We also
know that one Of the greatest pleas
ures is going to picnic. Now we want
all the Juniors to write on one of the
following subjects for new contest:
President Wilson.
An imaginary visit to the Presidents
home.
I Summer Pleasures.
My Soldier Brother.
No doubt the readers are asking
themselves, what have these subjects
to do with a picnic" Well the picnic
explanation will be the prize. full
picnic basket, not just an empty bask-
ct. This contest closes July %. AS the
other contests are not closed yet, we
will run the rules again.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-20
NJ andel Cooperwasser,
''Why l Want To Earn
Money in Vacation"

Dear Juniors:
7 did not write for about two months
so / will write now about making
money during vacation.
| wish to earn money on account OF
the high cost Of living and would like
to save some money for next winter.
hope that all the Juniors will do the
same thing for they would not repent
it. am sorry that cannot tell more
but I hope the Juniors will be happy
because I wrote this.
Mandel Cooperwasser.
212 South Union St, Ottumwa Ia.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-20
Jennie Shaw. Likes the
Consolidated School
at Bussey.
Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors:
Please permit me to join your happy
circle. am girl 1S years young.
have dark brown hair and dark brown
eyes. | am 5 feet. inches high.
live on farm three and half miles
from Bussey and / enjoy farm life and
as / have never lived in the city
do not know how | would like it,
20 to school at the Consolidated school
at Bussey and like it SO much better
than the country school. ] graduated
from the eighth grade last May ex-
pect to enter high school this fall and
am rather anxious for school to com
mence.
| would like to correspond with some
of the Juniors of my age or older, very
much.
will close hoping to see my letter
In print. A new Junior
Jennie N Shaw. Age 10,
Lovilia. Ia. r. F. d. No. 2.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-20
o1HER suRIEcIs.

We want all the Juniors 10 sehu III
school compositions and other stores
sw.gest Sometimes children can
write better compositions when choos.
ing their own subjects. We especially
want letters and ancestor stories.
70 encourage originality and variety
IN the juniors work the following ils'
ID given:
School compositions.
Ancestor stories.
Interesting letters.
Unusual stories.
Current events.
soldier stories related by veterans
and retold by Juniors.
Corn and Apples.
8weet Potatoes and Cotton.
select prizes from among the follow.
ing: Flag pin, book, box of letter pa
per, doll, box of school supplies, oo1
of candy or knife
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-20
Edythe Klise, The Snow
Man and the Fun
at School.

Dear Junior though l would
write about the snow man. When it
SHOWS we have fun at school. The boys
make snow men and the girls and l
play fox and geese. The boys some
times make big rings Of fox and geese
and we girls play, too. / have two lit
tie sisters. one of them 2 and the other
5, and am seven years old. live on
a farm with my mama and papa. We
have dog named Shep and a kitten
named Tabby. We have cistern well.
We have a spout on our house and 1t
runs into the cistern.
Edythe Klise, age I.
Bentonsport, Iowa.
TODAY.
1t isn't tho things that your grandfath-
In a hazy. long-dead day.
But the things you think and the
things you do
That the world must have today.
No, it isn't name nor breath of
fame.
Nor a pile of horoed pelf
That the world must have to help 1t
through.
But the things you do yourself.
So go in to win. with happy grin,
Let Fame and Wealth go to.
For the world needs men whose hearts
are right.
Needs men who think and do.-By
Stanley Porter Haines In The
. American Boy.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-20
Nina Shaw, Composition,
Caroline The Heroine.

Dear Juniors Here come again to
join your happy page. / am farm
CARL II years Of age. have mediur
brown hair and dark grey eyes. am
in the seventh grade at school. also
!, take music lessons. like to take les
sons. am going to wdite compo-
sition Caroline the Heroine"
When the Blake boys learned that
their cousin Caroline was coming on
visit they held an indignation meeting
behind the cowshed. Girls are no
godd," said Allan. Mother says she
may stay all summer" added Jack.
She's only IL. She will be afraid Of
everything. I suppose. as most girls
are. She was western girl" The
next day the boys set OF for the near
est town to meet their cousin. AS the
western train pulled into the station,
Allan then went up to the platform
and began looking for Caroline. Some
one said IN a low voice, els this Jack
or Allan, I'm Caroline" While driving
home they found that their new cousin
knew lots about horses and sports.
She was very good natured and always
kind. She became interested in the
horses, especially in one they called
Demon" that no one could manage.
Caroline petted and worked with
Demon until she had him quite tame.
One day Jack jumped down from the
hay NOW and ran rusty rail In his
foot. Caroline carried him to the
house and his mother bandaged his.
foot. Their father was not at home.Jeck
grew worse Mrs. Blake became UNI
easy. Allen went for doctor 10 miles
away. Allan soon arrived with the
doctor who said as he closed the boys
room, your son is in a dangerous con-
dition.' What is it" asked Mrs.
Blake. He said "a bad case of lock jaw.
One thing only can save him and that
is prompt use of anti-tetanus. He
NAV have a chance to live" The doctor
rapidly took out note book and wrote
few words on it. saying send with
out delay to the druggist at Glenville.
10 miles away. Who shall take 1t?
cried the mother?" This is matter
Of life and death. II the medicine is
here within two hours he will live"
said the doctor. Caroline with out
stretched hands stood in the doorway.
saying" I'll take it." ut is now ten
O'Clock" the doctor said, go! remem-
Der this is race with death" Away
went Caroline to the barn. She saddled
Demon and away she went over the
mountainous road to Chenille. At
list she came to Chenille and rode up
to the drug store and when
someone raised the window please
hurry" she cried. The man read the
note and got the package and Caroline
and Demon rode through the darkness
the steed going like the wind. At last
they reached home and rode up to ~
door where the doctor was waiting,
and gave him the package, as Caro-
line exhausted fell upon the hard floor.
After few hours Caroline said with
anxious tones, Were we in time. did
we win the race, Demon and II"
Eyes" said the doctor, "You have won
the race with death. Jack will live
She then laid back down with joyful
tears in her eyes. They all were very.
very thankful to Little Caroline, but
I must say Jack was the most thank
full.
hope this story isn't too long Hop
ing to see it in print.
Nina Shaw Lovilia, Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-20
rue VACATION CONTEST.

Now that vaction time IS here we
want all the Juniors to write on the
different ways of spending vacation
Every one has some pet" idea how q
vacation shauld be enjoyed. The 1oi-
lowing subjects may be the pet va
cation idea of some Junior:
Vacation on the Farm.
Vacation In the City.
Why Want to Earn Money During
Vacation Time. ;.
The contest will close July %. Select
nrjzes from among the following: can
dy. flag, book, doll, necklace. work box
knife or ball.
An the Juniors whose stories appear
TODAY will receive beautiful flag pos
tai card.