davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-12-28

Good Home Cooking. 35 cents meal. Circle City Cafe.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03
PROHIBITION GLANDS TEST.

The year 1916 has witnessed tri-
umph perhaps even greater than the
mere gaining of territory, thorough
and satisfactory testing Of the prohibit
ton policy. During the past 81 weeks
the new prohibition states have so con-
vincingly demonstrated the economic.
social and moral benefits of the law
that they are quite sufficient refutation
of the false charges made by the liquor
publicity bureaus that prohibition does
not prohibit; that it is a failure; that
1t leads to economic disaster, and other
statements of like tenor. As to the sat
isfaction Of the residents of these
states with the new regime. the mag
nificent vote in Oregon, Washington,
Colorado, Arizona and Arkansas on No
vember against the measures initiat-
ed by the liquor interests to weaken
or nullify the new laws, furnishes
abundant testimony.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03
DRINK AND MACHINERY.

Things have changed since the day
when a man could drink and injure
no one but himself and few others,
says the Kansas City Star in an edi-
torial on Booze and Machinery"
A drunken man might drive horse
through street crowded with other
horses and not damage himself or any
one else; but drunken man in a
motor car in street crowded with
other hurrying motor cars becomes n
veritable death angel. A drunken man
might drive stage coach filed with
passengers and all arrive safely. But
drunken man at the engine throttle.
or asleep in the signal tower is n
different thing. A drunken blacksmith
In the Old days would simply spoil a
few horseshoes, and maybe give his
wife black eye. But now a drunken
factory hand can ruin thousands of
dollars worth of machinery and en-
danger lives Of fellow workmen.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03
BUSINESS AND HEALTH.

why Is our country going dry so
fastT' asks the Philadelphia Ledger,
and answers: Business and health
That combination beats moral suasion
and the appeals Of a Ten Nights in a
Barroom.'
Life insurance companies for some
years past have paid very close atten-
tion to liquor as an insurance hazard.
They have compiled figures, using
hundreds of thousands of persons as a
basis for computations. These prove
that man who does not drink will
on the average live much longer than
the man who drinks even moderately.
Taking 100000 policyholders as a
test, insurance companies discovered
that men who only occasionally got
tight suffered death rate just one
half greater than strictly temperance
men. Among men who drink only two
glasses of beer or one glass of whisky
in n day the mortality was almost
fifth greater. Other men who drink
more than that but still not enough to
bar them from insurance companies,
showed an appalling mortality of al
most double that among men who were
never introduced to John Barleycorn."
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03
INSANITY AND DRY STATES.

The publicity bureau of the liquor
interests is trying to make the public
believe that prohibition Kansas has
more insane in proportion to the pop
ulation than have license states. He
selects for selection three wet states
which are more than so per cent dry,
rather than three which are mostly
wet, as New York, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania. But that Is way the
liquorites have.
The insane rate in Kansas is 1922
per 100000; in New York II is 1922
per 100000; in New Jersey, 23S.1 per
100000; in Pennsylvania, 229.1 per
100000.
When 1t comes to the percentage of
what is known as alcoholic insanity
the only fair basis for test-the rate
in Kansas is remarkably low. That
state has only II per cent of alcoholic
insane.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03
A Mans Work.

The distinction and end Of sound
ly constituted man is his labor. Use
is inscribed on all his faculties. Use
Is the end to which he exists. As the
tree exists for its fruit, so man for
his work. A fruitless plant, an idle
animal, does not stand In the universe.
They are all toillng, however secretly
or slowly, In the province assigned
them, and to a use In the economy of
the world, to higher and more catholic
service. And the man seems to play,
by his instincts and activity, GER
tain part that even tells on the gem
raj face of the planet, drains swamps,
leads rivers into dry countries for their
irrigation, pelforates forests and
stony mountain chains with roads,
hinders the inroads of the sea on the
continent, as If dressing the globe for
happier races.--Emerson. 49,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03
FALLING HAIR MEANS
DANDRUFF IS ACTIVE
Save Your Hair! Get q rs Cent Bottle
Of Oanderine Right kow-Also
Stops itching Scalp.

Thin, brittle, colorless and scraggy
hair Is mute evidence Of a neglected
scalp; Of dandruff-that awful scurf.
There Is nothing so destructive to
the hair as dandruff. 1t robs the hair
Of Its luster. Its strength and Its very
life; eventually producing feverish-
ness and itching Of the scalp, which
II not remedied causes the hair roots
to shrink, loosen and die-then the
hair falls out fast. A little Danderine
onight-now-any time-will surely
save your hair.
Get 25 cent bottle Of Knowlton's
Danderine from any store. and after
the first application your hair will
take on that life, luster and luxuriance
which is SO beautiful. 1t will become
wavy and fluffy and have the appear
ance Of abundance; an Incompatible
gloss and softness. but what will
please you most will be after Just n
few weeks use, when you will actual
ly see n lot Of fine. downy hair-new
hair-growing all over the scalp. ADV.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03
INDIGESTION, GAS
OR SICK STOMACH
Time it! Pape's Diapepsin ends
all Stomach misery in five
minutes.

Do some foods you eat hit back
taste good, but work badly; ferment
into stubborn Jumps and cause sick,
sour, gassy stomach? Now, Mr.. or
Mrs. Dyspeptic, jot this down: Pape's
Diapepsin digests everything, leaving
nothing to sour and upset you. There
never was anything so safely quick, so
certainly effective. No difference how
badly your stomach is disordered you
will get happy relief in five minutes,
but what pleases you most is that it
strengthens and regulates your stom-
ach so you can eat your favorite foods
without fear.
You feel different as soon as "Papes
Diapepsin" comes in contact with the
stomach-distress just vanishes-your
stomach gets sweet, no gases, no belch-
ing, no eructations of undigested food.
Go now, make the best investment
you ever made, by getting large fifty
cent case of Pape's Diapepsin from any
store. You realize in five minutes how
needless 1t is to suffer from indiges-
tion, dyspepsia or bad stomach. Adv.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03
Texans Hail Birthday.

Texans celebrate their own private
Independence day, commemorating the
signing of the declaration in 1896,
which freed their ancestors from Mex
lean rule.
Texas was in all probability a part
of the ancient Aztec empire, and since
then 1t has been under six flags. Spain
claimed the country by right of its
conquest of the Aztecs, and France,
too, claimed 1t as part Of the ter
ritory Of Louisiana, with the Rio
Grande as the southwestern boundary
of French possessions. When the
Mexlcans gained their freedom Texas
became part Of their republic, and
so remained until 1896, when the Lone
Star banner Of the republic of Texas
was raised. In 1s45 the Stars and
Stripes were raised over Texas, to be
temporarily replaced by the stars and
bars Of the Confederacy during the
Civil war. .'
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03
SECRET NOT LOST
Composition Of Greek Fire Of An.
cient Days Still Known.
Ingredients Are Said to Be Identical
With Those Of Liquid Used In
Modern Times by Some Of
Warning Powers.

IL Is common error TO suppose
that the secret of the composition of
the Greek fire so jealously guarded by
the emperors of Constantinople is
lost. On the contrary, II is set out mt
length in an Arabic manuscript Of
the year 1926, now In the Royal mu-
scum at Lcyden, as well as In the bet
ter-known "Liber Ignium ad Combur-
endum Hostes" of Martin Graecus.
written five years later and repub-
lished in 1912. It's ingredients are
there given AS naphtha, pitch, resin
and sulphur and are identical, accord
Ing to n scientific writer, with those
of the liquid used today by some OF
the warning nations.
The well-known passage In the Sire
de Jolnville's Memoirs about IL COM
ing flying through the air like. a
winged dragon, about the thickness
of a hogshead, with the report Of
thunder and the speed of lightning so
that the darkness OF the night was dis
PEELED by this horrible illumination"
has misled scholars as to the way 1t
was projected. Pots containing 1t
were undoubtedly hurled by engines
on board ship resembling the modern
which was also the anclent--cata-
pult; but the Greek sailors of the
Middle Ages also used a cheirosiphon,
or hand tube, worked by an officer,
called a siphonator, which enabled
him TO direct IL on any point he
pleased of the enemy's vessel. This
was undoubtedly the parent of the
modern method.
How the liquid In question was
forced out OF the tube may still be
doubtful but Professor Bury, In the
notes to his edition of Gibson, thinks 1t
was done by gunpowder, the compost
tion of which was, according to him,
already known to the Greeks of De
Joinvilles time. This would, perhaps,
get over the difficulty of ignlting the
liquid before 1t was pumped on the
enemy. The Germans, for example,
seem to have improved on their model
by using compressed air. The ignition
was also arranged by mixing with the
naphtha an organic substance which
will spontaneously take fire when ex-
POSED to the atmosphere. But this
was found to have its disadvantages.
The liquid. once inflamed, was liable
to blow back upon its projectors, and
had the Inconvenience of revealing the
carrier OF the engine and thereby ex-
posing him to the attention of "snip-
ers" of the other side. Hence 1t was
found to be more prudent to separate
the burning fluid itself from its means
of Ignition. Attacks are now begun
by throwing fireballs into the enemy's
trenches, with fuse which lights
them as soon as they touch the ground.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03
Old Looks !?
(BY DIR. L. II. SMITHD

Persons suffering from too much uric
acid In the system frequently look older
than they should. They age faster and
the appearance Of gray hair or bald
head In early years is, indeed, often
sign of uric acid. The face appears
lean and haggard, lines and wrinkles
appearing in young men or women.
The best way to combat this prema-
ture age and the obstruction to the
arteries and faulty circulation Is of the
simplest: Drink copiously of pure water
between meals. This will not make
you fat, as 1t is only the water taken
with the meals that fattens. Obtain at
any drug store package of Anuric,
double strength, which is to be taken
before meals, in order to expel the uric
acid from the system. The painful eff
fects of backache, lumbago, rheuma-
tism, gout, due to uric acid in the blood
should quickly disappear after treat
ment with Anuric.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03
The Bitter Bitten.

An Indianapolis wife took one Of her
children to throat specialist. The
specialist looked into the juvenile
throat. "Tonsils poorly taken out" he
declared crisply. "Ilave to be done
over again."
Then followed brief explanation OF
the reason why the offending tonsils
should be attended to again. "Who did
this work." asked the doctor, his face
assuming keenly professional air ms
though he must know who had been
thus derelict In his profession.
"You did" said the mother with a
smile. And the doctor smiled too
Indianapolis News.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03
Fantastic,

A government official, condemning a
suggested war economy of rather
fantastic nature, said ut Washington
dinner:
This economy reminds me of the
private who visited the canteen and
asked for pound of bacon.
"'Yes, SIR said the canteen keeper,
and what kind of bacon do you pre-
ferr
"'That there nice, long, streaky
kind said the private. Then l can
use the rind for shoe-laces.'
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03
Eates of OueenA

Why do we think enviously Of those
who are born to the purple" and con-
slider them happy and fortunate when
their lives are shadowed by sorrows
and perils that those of humber sta
ton never know? Eugenie, once queen
of fashion and empress of France !;
Carlotta, hopelessly mad; Elizabeth of
Belgium, an Exile in England; Natalie,
one-time queen of Serbia, discovered
last summer doing mental tasks In a
French hospital; Alexandra of Rus
sia, at the mercy of an unfriendly
peonle--surely these are not women 10
be envied. Upon the leaves of the
ages we find countless other tragedies
that have been associated with queen
,ship-Mary Stuart and Marie Antoi-
nette come at once into mind.-Detroit
Free Press.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03
Mother Knows Better.

Willie liked to look through the
pages Of Gu illustrated history, and
had q good memory for the pictures.
One day friend of his mother came
in wearing new hat.
"Oh." Willie exclaimed, "you look
just like WITCH"
The lady was very much compli-
mented, as she thought he meant she
was bewitching, but his mother Vas
much embarrassed because she knew
he had reference TO very ugly Salem
witch In the hook.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03
TRULY PITIFUl!

"Speaking Of drink" he said. though
nobody had been, 'you hear 1t said
that nlcoho' stimulates the wit and
imagination. That's rot. Have you
ever been on the water wagon ut a
dinner where every one else was
drinking? They say things they
wouldn't think worth saying, and
laugh at things they wouldn't think Of
laughing at, II 1t weren't for the cham
pagne. The drinking doesn't make
them brighter. 1t merely lowers their
standard Of appreciation. When you're
stone sober. It's pitiful."
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03

prove. I took in all six pakages. am
very glad to testify" VII
CHEZ, Ala +. Social st.
Every package of Anuric is sure to
be DR.. Pierce's. You will find the sig
nature on the package just as you do
on DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription,
the ever-famous friend to ailing wom-
en-, and DIR. Pierces Golden Medical
Discovery, proven by years to be the
greatest general tonic.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03
Realistic Art.

Mother, Peter says that his grand
father was in the Revolution. Were
cur relations there, too?"
"Yes, DEAR both your great-grent-
grandfathers were In the Revolution"
"But, mother" said Freddie, ~
should think they would have been too
were hundred in the dining-room
paintings" I.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03
An Exception,

Johnnie's father had comfortable
income that did not require that he
should have any settled occupation, and
the only thing In the nature of work
that Johnnie had ever seen him do was
to write checks. At school Mary an
pounced that her father was doctor.
"My father is lawyer" said Ed
ward.
Johnnie thought moment, and then
said: "My father pays his debts"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03
AVERAGE TAX RATE.

In 1915 the average tax rate In the
dry Illinois cities Of Mattoon, Decatur,
Champaign. Bloomington, Freeport,
Elgin. Canton, Galesburg, Rockford,
and Jacksonville was 6.01. The aver
age rate in the wet cities Of East st.
Louis, Springfield, Joliet, Waukegan,
Moline, Rock Island, Aurora, Peoria,
Danville and Quincy was 6.S4.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03
PROHIBITION is PROHIBITING.

Three breweries In st. Louis have
gone out of business within the last
few months. The Mutual was closed
November IA by order of the referee
in bankruptcy; the Excelsior closed
its doors January l, and about the
same time the Forest Park Brewing
company filed petition in bankruptcy.
All on account of the encroachments
of prohibition!
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03
W. N. u, WICHITA, NO. i5--isi7.
Turn About.

Turn About.
young Blithers took up law and
dropped It,"
"Yes?"
"lIe then took up medicine and
dropped that"
"Whats he doing now?"
Hes In the hospital with broken
leg and several fractured ribs. Ho
took up aviation and that dropped
him."
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03
Whenever You Need a General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as Cen
eral Tonic because il contains the we'll
known tonic properties of QUININE and
Malaria. Enriches the Blood and Builds
up tie Whole System. 50 cents.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03

WHAT EVERY WOMAN KNOWS.
Every woman takes great pride in
having her home well kept, In having
the family wash done early in the
week. Good bluing is needed even
more than good SOAP. Be sure to use
Red Cross Ball Blue.-Adv.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03
COVETED BY ALL

but possessed by few-a beautiful
head of hair. If yours is streaked with
gray, or Is harsh and stiff, you can re-
store 1t to its former beauty and lus-
ter by usiag "La Creole" Hair Dress
ing. Price $1.00.-Adv.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03
Some Support.

"Mr. Flubdub, am candidate for
your daughters hand"
swell, I'm unpledged, my boy. II
ballot is taken you can have my
vote"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03

1t might be well to remember that
the lengthening Of the days doesn't
prolong the reckoning Of thirty
days obligation.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03

Humanity is unequally divided be-
tween those who can't stand prosper
ity and those who can't get any to
stand.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03
Small Ones.

"Thls writer does his best work In
the small hours.,'
"That kind of hours would suit
me-"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03
Knew What Dad Would Saw.

Jack, the three-year-old brother of
the new and historic Bellefontaine
Avenue twins, has taken up his dads
burden in a remarkable manner, con-
sidering his years. A neighbor lady
calling on the twins the other night
expressed her approval of them, and
then turned to Jack and asked:
Jack, may / have your little sis.
ter Betty?"
Jack consented readily.
"And how about little brother Bob
may / have him, too?'
Jack said sure.
"Well, what would papa say when
he came home and found them gone?"
"Oh," said Jack, he'd say, You're
very welcome.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03

II is sometimes difficult to distin-
gulsh between n sympathetic person
and curious one.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03

II man tells woman she has Q
musical laugh, she will fall for any old
Joke he may get Off.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03

One pair of potato beetles may have
0,000.00O descendants In one season.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03

New York city has 36,422 manu-.
featuring establishments.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03

Los Angeles in 1916 paid out near
ly $4,000 900 for new buildings.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03
woMAN's GROWING GLORY

Is her hair. II yours is streaked with
ugly, grizzly, grny hairs, use la Gre
ole" Hair Dressing and change 1t In
the natural way. Price $1.0O.-Adv.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03

Kalispel, Mont, is to have a paper
mill.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03

Duluth, Mimi, and Gary, Ind.,. will
soon be connected by trolley lines.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03

Superior, Wis, now has 45 miles ok
paved streets.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03

San Francisco last year spent $751;
S37, ,173 for new buildings.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03

A brave man loses his nerve in a
dentists chair.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03

SOAP Is STRONGLY ALKALINE
and constant use will burn out tho
scalp. Cleanse the scalp by shampoo
ing with LA Creole" Hair DRESSING,
and darken, in the natural way, those
ugly, grizzly hairs. Price, $1.OO.-Adv.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03

The custom of hand-shaking dates
back to Henry ii of England.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03

United States contains 100000
stammerers.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03

Chile is 2,GOO miles long.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03

The mills of fashion grind swiftly,
but they grind exceeding finery.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03

North Dakota and Mississippi have
nearly nine-tenths country folk.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03
., Il. WlLSUN, DruRgist.
Oct. IA, 1916. Altoona, Kan.
Prove What Swamp.Root WIN Do For Yu

Send ten cents TO. DR.. Kilmer q Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y, for sample size bot.
tie. II will convince anyone. You Win
also receive a booklet Of valuable infor.
nation, telling about the kidneys and blsd.
this paper. Regular fifty.cent and one
dollar size. bottles for sale at oil drug
stores.-Adv.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03

There is more power In kindness
than there is in dynamite, but it takes
longer TO develop 1t.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03
TEXAS NEWS

Tyler, Texas.-"I am SO years old,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03
A Worthy
Kidney Medicine

I am very well pleased with the results
obtained from the lnle Of Dr. Kilrper's
Swamp-Root for the past fourteen years,
and my customers after taking it speak
very favorably concerning benefits OBJ
tanned. Ii has proved very valuable In
the treatment OF bright's disease (diaE.
nosed as such bv physician), and really
believe 1t is very fine preparation and
worthy Of recommending;
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03
Temperance
IL Mites g

Conducted by the National woman's
Christian Temperance Union)
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-03

Suitable Excitement.
Current events are lively
"Yes; sending electric thrills
through people" 5.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-30
FIsH

Corrected Daily by the Eastwood llshs
Poultry and Ses Food Market.
W. Washington AV-)
FRESH FISH DR.. No I trout -tl4e
ID. haIibut. 23l2c whole. ciseoes. litzc
10: large perch. 2Olzc ID. pIekerel. lo. 1.,
To-: smoked salmon. 81 ~ 10. white nsu.
22l5c To-. fancy salt mackerel. p - lb
bloaters 2d5 los. each. -. .o-- r3ueless
salt Goldfish, - d. hunan haidi' 3ts-
10