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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-12
IN HER NERVES
HER CHEEKS

Easily Nervous Irritable Looks Pale Haggard
Have Her Blood Examined For Iron Deficiency.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-12

mt. B u t
don't take
[ h e old
forms of
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iron, iron
acetate, or
tincture
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-24

ton Of war by the executive council Of
the Wilson women's union and it is not
unlikely that Mis- Boggs is pleading
right now for added powers to make
reprisal on old Harper whenever she
catches him out,
II is more or less of a piece with the
parade and sham pomp of inaugurals
as conducted nowadays and far cry
from the old democrat who wrote that
all men are born equal and stuck to his
text when he rode i'll on horseback,
lighted down" and rested his saddle"
while he was sworn in as president of
the United states and then Went about
making that real estate deal with Ma
pU!con that gave US fellows born west
of the Mississippi river a chance to be
born citizens of the United States.
Once in four years we have a "hoorah"
at Washington. Folks crowd in. To-
vans go 10 the capital and mingle in
with SLOUGH hats and are supremely
thankful when some congressman gets
them tickets 10 function. 1t is re-
lated that 1owans have been seen in
Washington at such times carrying
canes. Sometimes there is parade,
like the one scheduled, for your Ameri
can loves bread and circuses' as well
as any Roman OF the old ampitheatri-
cal days. And the crowd gathers and
hollers mostly because a crowd loves to
hoIler. men swagger and women fight
for precedence and the Wash ington no.
tells raise prices and gold braid glitters
and naval officers pull off social stunts
that are the preliminaries to promo
ton over the heads Of real old sea dogs
and the folks go back home and the
president begins to scheme for a re-
election.
Mrs. BogSS isn't far out of line.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-24

What was that" asked Jimmy
Chipmunk as he swallowed the cork
Billy Bunny was too frightened to ans
wer. He let the glass bottle drop on
the ground and stood still looking
wildly ar the little chipmunk.
The maple syrup was fine said
Jimmy, blu, what was that little hard
lump ! Swallowed"
"Oh. please don't begin to swell up
and bust" cried Billy Bunny, at last
finding his voice Mother says If you
ever swallow a cork it will swell and
swell inside you until you can't stand
il any longer"
What's that" asked Jimmy Chip
munk. Did swallow a cork?'
Yves, you did" sohbed Billy Bunny.
And it's all my fault. let it drop
into your mouth by mistake. OF course
YOU didn't see It. How. could you, with
your eyes shut
Jimmy Chpmunk now began to get
frightened. You've murdered me,
that's what you have done, Billy
Bunny" ne cried "Oh, what shall !
do?"
Just ti.en VINO should come along but
DR.. Heron. He had very long legs and
very long bill What's the trouble?'
he asked. opening his little black bag.
Anybody sick
I'm going to be- cried Jimmy Chip
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-24
Billy Bunny and His Friends

munk ooh, dear DR. Heron. don't let
me die"
Stuff and nonsense. Don't talk like
that" said the big bird doctor SHOW
me your tongue"
Can you see the cork"' asked Billy
going to ask the same question only
DR.. Heron had hold of his tongue, SO
he couldn't.
See what" asked DR.. Heron. What
are You talking about?"
See the cork?' asked Billy Bunny
again Jimmy swallowed a cork ana
he'll swell up and bust in just a few
minutes On, dear! oh, dear! And its
all my fault
We'll, / do see something said DR..
Heron, squirting down Jimmy Chip
munks throat. MY, but it's an awful
ways down." And DR.. Heron looked
very serious; very serious and solemn.
Now sit still and don't you sneeze.
Open wider, if you please;
Maybe ! can pull it out
If you do not smile or pout.'
Then DR. Heron stuck his long bill
down Timmy's throat and pulled out
the cork. 80 joy cried the little
chipmunk as soon as the doctor let go
of his tongue.
(And in THE next story. If my Poll
Parrot doesn't telephone 1t down 10
the editor before do, will tell you
what happened TO Billy Bunny
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-24
Ripping Rhymes
BY WALT MASON
CONvALEScENcE


When ones been lying sick in bed,
with plaster casts upon his head, and
poultices upon his feet, recovery seems.
oh, so sweet! The doctors. round my
couch of straw. have piled the squirt
gun and the saw; for weary days, that
endless seemed, for every ache that
has a name held wassail in my strick-
en- frame, and many aches not classi-
fed whizzed thru my sinews and my
hide. At last fell into a sleep. an old
time slrmber, rich and deep, and when
woke my form was free from every
brand of agony. IT'S at crucial time
like this. when full of convalescent bliss.
a fellow feels how great Is health-far
greater than the whole worlds wealth.
And he can clearly realize how dippy,
batty and unwise, it Is to sacrifice that
boon, to gain another picayune. A mil
lion men, you may observe. are strain
ing every bone and nerve, year after
year. to add one more gunmetal dollar
to their store. Some day they'll be
where have been, with poultices from
feet to chin, and when they lie in soli-
tude, and Ger their years Of folly brood.
they'll say. as am saying yet, that
healthis the one and only bet.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-24

boat. He knew every boat on all those
rivers and eve-y twist and turn, and
every stretch Of deep or shallow water
lie knew where the giant sycamores
and cotton woods leaned out from the
hank and m!rrorcd their tracely .!
limb and twig in the still water. He
knew all thee aptains and mates, pilots.
stckers. and roustahouts; and the
!cunge-s at every Ievee and landing
along d thousand miles Of river; and
they knew him and loved him, and
looked ahead 10 his coming, and well
coined him: for he loved the river life
as they did, and he frightened il with
his guitar and his old time river songs.
For he knew them too Stacker Lee,
Down II New Orleans" Use Coin to
Take a Trip or de Golden Crown ana
all the rest, full Of quaint, dreamy
melody that is as much part of the
river as the lily floating on its bosom.
or the sand crane standing knee deep
on one Of It's pebbly bars: as pc
turesque. as full Of mystery as any
sculptllred ibis of the ancient Nile.
He was fond Of searching out steam
boat routes on little rivers far from
raWod 50 the trees almost met over
head, and wound between mountains
and TUNED sharp corners of beet!!ng
crags one Of these voyages was on
fiat bottomed steam boat from ST.
Louis down the Mississippi TO caro-.
no the Ohio to Paducah. and linen no
the winding Tennessee across Ken
lucky. across Tennessee into Mlssls-
sIppi thru a corner OF Alabama
northeast again into Tennessee al
Chattanooga, and on for upwards Oh
100 miles rlore. with the Great Smoky
mountains off 10 the right the voyage
ending at Newport, almost on the
North Carolina border.
That was his way Of getting the pest
cut Of life and it had such an inau-
ence with him. and upon his He!shn"rs
at home, that when he died the Des
Moines Register said Of this man with
the gentle soul who loved the quiet
river reaches: Life meant more TO
VIII Lehman than to the average man,
because Of his taste for the beautiful
and for the romantic. We shall scarce
" look upon his like again. Kansas
CITY Star.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-24
Topics of the Times

much 1bis session ism, that what W.
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The Chira-o Tribune boasts that It
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-24
MIS- BoGGs SEWERS RELATIONS.

Mrs. Boggs is mad as a setting hen.
She is president Of the Wilson Women's
union and, following a higher presi-
dental precedent, wants to boss ev-
erything connected with her office.
She had a batch of state floats In mind
for the inaugural parade. Chairman
Harper with proverbial male brutality
said they couldn't float. In short Harp
er following another illustrious ruler,
torpedoed EN- without warning. Then
Mis- Boggs, still following precedent,
took her dolls and refused to play.
She withdrew all women from the in
augurai parade. Women are wanted
in the parade. Now Chairman Harper
is trying to square himself ny diplo-
matte notes arguing the case just as
Kaiser William is trying to argue with
Pnle~ Woodrow. Mis- RoeRs has called
home her consuls, severed relations
and the Wilson Women's union await
an overt act to figuratiyely scratch out
Chairman Harper metaphorical eyes.
| .AlI fhaA 10 laairinn IN a formal deoiafa-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-24
LET II r. !. p.

Mr.. Rowleys bill which would SCI
| the extension grounds of the capitol
fell thru and failed as expected The
! bill after having been badly distigured
by amendments was finally put away
with a right hook and counted out.
That was its expected and deserved
| fate. The capitol extension was made
an issue in the last election Of Cover
nor Clarke. Against the advice %
many of his friends the governor as
Sumed the issue for himself and the
| legislature and took the matter direct
to the voters. Il was an issue accepted
| by his opposition and the fight Of that
| campaign ragged around il The COVER
nor ana the extension were both ap-
proved by the people Of the state when
Clarke was reelected governor. That
ought 10 have settled it. Mr.. RowIey
was Il candidate, il wi! be recalled
upon a characteristic platform.
There are many things TO be done
".N!1out '>t'h4iiE 10 revive issues Int
that OF capitol extension which have
been brought to the voters and de-
cided by a practical referendum as
vas the capitol extension issue, things
that legislators may busy themselves
at to advantage OF themselves and the
state. In the final analysis it will be
found that Iowa IS not reactionary.
The seeming reaction Of the present
arrives thru a combination Of circum-
stances which brought to the capital
the nearest to reactionary legisla-
1ure which has been seen there for
many years. But the legislature IS not
reactiona-y. Some Legislators are scared
OF the cars and wondering what the
coming campaigns may have in store
but the spirit and personnel Of the
present assembly are not reaction
AIRY. So much has been proved. not
by what il ha< done or is likely 10 do
but by what It has refused to undo
Let US hope that the capitol extern
sion scrap * over with and ma, Mr..
Row,ey and those who guide as well
a. those who follow him are satisfied
- turn 10 othe~ and more needed az
'ivit.es.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-24
RANhED0M. REELS:
!;1 &&&lh9 = ! Raml - kI
8 or A1oes. N1 adp In Sp0 u3.6 eenoeees. z km&s
THE FROST BITTEN TOURING CAR.

The frost-bitten touring car Is
$4,000 disappointment which Is harder
to get started than third cousin who
has camped down for the winter. II
consists of gaselene engine which
has become chilled to the marrow, com :
bined with cold in the head, quinsy,
tonsilitis and the Vermont ague.
1t would seem that some of our in
ventors ought to be able to put their
bright, wedge shaped heads to worl;
and get up gasolene engine which
will not freeze in one solid chunk
whenever the thermometer drops a
foot or two. 1t is u sore trial to a
man who invested a lot Of his wife's
money in an automobile in the sum-
mer time, when 1t would perspire fast
er than chicken thief on the wit
ness stand, to go out to his garage ON
a bright winter morning and discover
that it has frozen to death in an up
right position, yet this is happening
every day and causing husbands to
forget their religious training.
There is something pathetic about
the efforts of FROST bitten touring car
tc get under way when the starter IS
stepped on. 1t sounds like corn she'll
er trying to digest handful of hard
heads. 1t is also pathetic to see a
short wasted citizen leaning heavily
against the crank and breathing in
short, disconnected sentences. Some
people try to avoid this by robbing
the tea kettle of all the hot water in
the Mouse and pouring it down the
touring cars throat, while others lay
hot cloths on its stomach.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-24
The FREIGHT "EMBaHGO"

An embargo as effective ana # not
broken at once as calamitoys
as any that congress might de-
clare on exports seems 10 exist
n the freight car situation. Boards
Of trade and commercial bodies
are demanding relief from the govern
ment elevators are full. coal short
ages exist and bid fair 70 become more
stringent and shippers both ways be-
tween market centers and the pro-
ducers and retailers find thens elves
desperately embarrassed Eastern
cities are discussing the food supplies
very much as Great Britains premier
IS discussing the food situation with
his people. And all this in land Of
abundance which finds itself unable 70
exchange the necessar!es OF life and
Of trade between those who produce
and those who pay.
The dire results Of declared en-
history Of bankruptcy and disaster TO
, ne coast interests. An embargo which
prevents distribution between home
production and home markets must
prove quite as disa strous to those in
terests If strict and long continued.
| While the cars needed in the Mis-
sissippi valley stand loaded on far
eastern side tracks awaiting export
shipping which fears the seas the west
and the middle west suffers.
Perhaps it is a condition which
| simply made itself and blame is hard
TO place. Railroads look for business
wherever they can find it. They seek
! loads for transportation and loads
have been seeking transportation 20
the seaboard; but that does not solve
anything. 1t may explain but it does
not get cars wherein to carry food to
| our crowded centers which fear
starvation and to bring back from
| markets the necessities Of the interior
Just at present explanations do not
suffice. We need the cars and must
| have them. The moving necessity
| now is a way to get them. The prob
lem before the government and the
railways is how to get cars for the i'm
mediate and pressing needs of the
country. There is way, there is AL
| ways way If sought for with con-
| sideration Of the need and not Of con-
venience. The way to get cars is tc
get them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-24
EAT "MrRSH."

washington, Iowa, Democrat
The other evening we asked Wally
Birdw ell, about half past six, IL he mao
eaten his supper. He said he naa.
They always have supper early, when
they do not work, so they have long
evening. wally and Seem Keep
batch" and Seem does the cooking.
We asked Wally what they had ana
he said mush and milk. And why 90
not more Of US eat more mush anu
milk? What better food lis there anu
even with corn at dollar pushei'
nothing is as nutritious as corn proo-
ucts. II we had our way, we "ouio
have corn bread three times a oa!'
the year round. All our LIE, II mas
been our ambition, to once nave cor''
bread enough, but we never had u.
But that has nothing, in particular
to do with what we we're going 70 say
What we were going to say. was 1nus s
we ought to eat more "mursh ine
Hoosier used TO call it "mursf. When
Cal Black and his sister Ida went %
school at the "Old Tennessee Schoo
nouse," trey brought fried musb C
school, but Cal did not caH 1t mush
so he would say to his sister. ina ~
you want some more murshE
But cali il must, or "fnurst1, or = 80 -
lyop niease there Is nDthing petts'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-24
WHn IasEs PnozE >

A man recently argued with us that
go per cent OF the voters in this v.cin-
ity shipped in and kept Intoxicating
liquor for personal use. We don't
know on what Information he bases his
judgment. but we believe he is en-
tirely mistaken. Our opinion is that
moi more than ) per cent OF the men
Of this vicinity use liquor al all, and
we feel confident that 10 per cent
would easily catch them all. There is
some liquor shipped in. and 1t is pos
sible that a little IS disposed Of. IL
legally; but we could never see that
boCtieggcrs' whisky made any worse
drunks than that which was sold over
the bar. a bootiegger and a saloon
keeper are Of the same stripe SO far
as their evil influence in the com
munity is concerned. we are not
apologiZ!ng for bootleggers in the least
and believe Pella ought to drive out
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-24

Than mush and milk for supper. even
II milk Is high and it does not have TO
he cream. We never had cream with
muEh. when we used to be young,
long long time ago MIX was good
enough then and is good enough now.
Mnsh and milk for supper and fried
mush for breakfast, and If it is too
strong for the indoor worker. let him
eat il once in while but oftener than
he does now. Potatoes are so nigh,
that men wear them for watch charms
and jewelry. but do not use them for
food And Il we all went back to the
simple fare Of our youth, mush and
milk. corn bread and sorghum, we
would do more to solve the high cost
of living than we will with all the in
vestigating committees this side OF
Hades Think 1t over and eat "mursh.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-24
COLD GONE! HEAD
AND NOSE CLEAR
FIRST DOSE OF "PAPE's COLD
COMPOUND" RELIEVES ALL
GRIPPE MISERY.
Don't stay stuffed up,

Don't stay stuffed up!
Quit blowing>an snuff1ing! A dose
Of "Pape's Cold Compound taken every
two hours until three doses are taken
will end grippe misery and break up a
severe cold either in the head, chest
body or limbs.
1t promptly opens clogged-up nos
triis and air passages; stops<nasty dis
charge or nose running; relieves sick
headache, du1lness, feverishness. sore
throat, sneezing, soreness and stiffness
>"Pape's Cold Compound" is the quick
est, sur CIT ieiief ihfio~=;:: I'd coats only
rs cents at drug stores. It acts with
out assistance, tastes nice. and causes
no Inconvenience. Don't accept . sub
stltute. Advertisement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-24
. MHJ0R eENERaL FREDERICK FUNSTON 8

The funeral of Frederick Funston,
the Youngest major general in the
United States army. upon whose
shoulders the active Mexican situation
at the border rested for the last two
years. was held today IN the national
cemetery at the Preside at san Fran
cisco He died suddenly at San An
tonic, Tex. when he collapsed with a
child in MS arms. He was - years
old. He leaves a wife and three chill
dren in San Francisco. \ fnll mill
tary funeral was provided for the dis
tingulshpd soldier.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-24
On. Mar. vse..ion..

A man dies in Des Moines recently
who got more out OF life than men
usually do. He was musician and
music dealer. Each summer he took
a vacation Of a month or two and
spent it in steamboat voyaging on
western rivers. He had been up and
down the Mississippi Missouri, Ohio.
Tennessee. Cumberland, Tombjgbee.
Arkansas, Red. Illinois. Wabash. Des
Moines and every other river of the
mid vast his aransh tn float n Steam
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-24

The sudden death of General Fun
ston sent wave of sorrow ripping
thru the nation. The hero OF the
Philippines campaign and commander
of the southern department Of the
United States army was held in high
esteem
From nigh government officials came
expressions Of the deepest sorrow at
General Funstons death. From Presi-
dent Wilson down 10 the rawest
rookie who * seeing service on the
border. he i sincerely mourned-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-24
Masonic Meetings
Visitors always welcom'


MARSHALL LODGE, No. 1903 A. F. &
A, M.-Special communication. WORK
in Second degree Friday March ;, $50
D m. John w. Wells, secretary; W. H
Steiner, w. NJ.
SIGNET CHAPTER, No. 3S. R. A. NJ.
Special convocation Monday evening,
FEB. %. 1880 o'clock. Royal Arch De
gree, followed by banquet. Carl shan :
uer. II. p; ohm W. Wells, secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King Solo
mon Council No. 20, r. & 5. NJ, Mon
day. March l9. Regular business. l. l..
Forbes. Recorder: George Gregory
l. II.
SPECIAL coNCLAVE, St Aldemar
Commandery. No. 80, X. T TUESDAY
March g. for work. 100 p. N. I.
Forbes. recorder; H. {. Mueller com
mander
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81. o. E.
S.-Regular meeting for business We'd
nesday. March Il. at 1880 p. m. Mrs.
George Downing, secretary; Mrs. ]. f.
Frederick, w NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-24

the illegal traffic in liquor just as em-
phatically as we drove out the saloon,
and II can be done if we are willing to
spend the money necessary to- do IL;
we are simply emphasizing the i'm
provemeut in conditions now over
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-24
Iona Newspapers
DORaN-ECONOMlST.
rStn1.N Git. I0nrnal

Senator Doran proposes that the
state of Iowa shall pay bounty OF ~
cents for each head of cattle, 20 cents
for each head Of hogs and 10 cents Tor
each head Of sheep slaughtered in Iowa
packing houses The Sioux City pack
ing houses can get along very nicely
without this bonus, but If the state m
sists on paying it they probably WIN
not refuse the money. Possibly Sen
ator Doran would be surprised TO hno
ou. how many cattle and hogs are be-
ing slaughtered in Iowa without any
bounty.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-24

neck. This explains why we see so
many handsome touring cars standing
on the street wrapped up in old
shawls, fur overocats and other gilt
tering regalia. The touring car will
not freeze if it is fed wood alcohol in
large quantities, but this is a base use
for one Of the MODEST drinks that
ever cheered the inhabitants Of a dry
state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-24

what they were before the saloon was
banished in 1910. If we believed 80
per cent OF the men OF the community
were boozers. we should have little
hope for the town in this world or the
next.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-24
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

What was the occasion for arrest
ing that German at Nogales on the
charge Of espionage?" demands the
Cedar Rapids Gazette. "If he can learn
what we are doing, what has been
done and, particularly, what we should
do in that neighborhood in heaven
name give him a commi ssion and put
colonel"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-24

The Cherokee Times says: While
there may be places in Iowa where a
fifty foot roadway would be adequate,
taking the state over it would be an
unfortunate mistake to narrow the
highways to that width"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-24

Sometimes when a man constitutes
himself into a watchdog Of the treas
ury, he don't get anywhere or let any
one else get anywhere either" says the
Britt Tribune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-24

"Everything is going up. Even the
American flag 1t should go UP and
stay up" says the Grundy Democrat.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-24

The worst thing that the CONCEALED
touring car does, however, is to freeze
to the pavement every time the owner
steps into saloon to thaw out his
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-24

"If they're for selling part OF the
capital grounds to buy state parks
elsewhere, we're for it, says the Wa
terloo Times Tribune. "If they want
the money just to waste, we're against
it."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-24

$50 far notes the Sioux City
Journal, Iowa has got rid Of the bee
inspector and gained banking COM
missioner. But according to all in
dications, the Legislative session is yet
young"