davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-08

Some Groton people who were among the most vigorous -kie'eers against the ferry management of the Thames Ferry company, already begin to real fze that the service was not bad
 after all, as they do not look for any great improved service under the municipal management, The city, of New Lordon has not. had charge of the ferry business a week. vet kicks are being registered 5n public print from people over the river at the new management. They dislike the with drawaI of passes, they object to the
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-08
NORTH SToNINGTON
Mrs. James G. Burr. Of Baltic. Resisns as Teacher of Center School = War Rally With inspiring PrograrnFsss.

Mrs. James G. Burr Of Baltic, teach CT of the Center Grammar school has rendered her resignation to take effect at the end of the present term. Mrs; Burr is most efficient teacher and her resignation is deeply regretted by both pupils and parents.
 tForeefcI Speakers at War Rally. The war rally in Grange han Fri day evening brought out an audience of about seventy five. Hon. George H. Stone presided. Prayer was of- esred by Rev. L1cian Dr,Iry. Rev. How ful speaker. held the interest of all present in an address of an hour s length. Miss Daphne Seiden. of the same place, well known here. also spoke. The exercises were interspers- ed by singing of patriotic songs under the direction of Judge c. c. Gray. Miss Evelyn Main sang solo, Mrs. Geo. ID. Coats was pianist. Rev. O. D. Fish CT pronounced the benediction.
 Family Reunion. ~ The Thompson family held a Thanksgiving reunion at the home of Frank A. Thompson on the Wester-
 Mrs. Thomas P. Norman and Miss Ella Norman were dinner guests Of Rev. and Mrs. O. D. Fisher Thanks giving day.
 MT. and Mrs Leonard Main and family attended a Thanksgiving gath erirg at the home of Henry A. Rich- mond Tn Preston,
 William D. Smith entertained his daughter, a teacher near Providence, over the Thanksgiving recess.
 Allan W. York was home from Hart ford for the holiday.
 MT. and Mrs. Lyle C. Gray and cl1ii- drer spent Thanksgiving in Preston.
 Scouts On Hike
 A large conapany of Boy Scouts came by trolley from Westerly to North Stonington, Friday, hiking thence to Lantern Hill.
 Herbert Main has moved from Clark's Falls to this village, for the winter to make a home fer his daugh- ter and son, veho are students in the Wheeler school.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-08
ROCKVILLE

Rev. I. L. Cottren entertained his son, Roy CottreH. and family aver Thanksgiving. @
 MT. and Mrs. J. E. Smith of Hope Valley were. callers at J. c. Barbee'sa Ferndale, Sunday.
 Deacon Harold R. CrandaIl has 5oin- ed the Laymen's league of Westerly ~
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-08
LAUREL GLEN

Gray Fox, Freed, Shot by Jchn Geer
 Thirty Feet From the Ground.
 Attawayr Main of Naanls spent a. few days last week st the home of his par ents, Mir and Mrs NatIian Main
 Mfr and Mrs. Ernest Hunt were vis- itors in Westerly Saturday.
 MT Powell, Miss Clara Taylor of Ashaway, Eli King and Miss Hattie
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-08

It is we'll that the elmshopse mud de is being cleared and that tue s1akeup wos of such short duration that DO serious harm has been done A-- Mos<broker Is satisfied to serve with Superintendent DonohIIe and they will do effective team work for the public good. AS to John Hackett, who gave up a job he had covered for years te assume charge of the alrns- ,hcuse. he will he cared for He is Booked for a place under the mufiici- pally owned ferry between New Lon don and Groton- He is to be a sort of officer representing the city in a police capacity but under the dfree- ton ct the ferry committee rather than the police committee. and in ad- dition to his other duties may be ra- ouired 10 regulate trafic ir connec- ticn with the serrv on the New Tlcn- don side of the Thannes So every. hody in connection with the aIn1shouse HiaketIp ought to be happy, with the possible execution of Former Alder man Cook and he ought to he hS~opy for being relieved of the tta nkIess honor of serving the city as an al- dfrma7. without pay,
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-08
SOUTH WINDHAM
Many Guests Welcomed on the Heli- day-Sn1ith-Paton Weddins-News in General.

The C. F.. topic Sunday evening was Self Control" The leader was Miss Celia Colbert.
 Mir. and Mrs. Alfred Manning anr their daughter Miss Gertrude Man. ming, spent Ina nlksgiving with reia- tives at Norwich Town.
 MT. and Mrs. c. W Smith had as their guests. Thanksgiving Hr. Smith Brother. Albert Smith, of Newington. and Mr and Mrs. John Roy of Wilfi-
 Snnitfa-Paton.
 Guilford Smith of South Windhan and Miss Anna M. Patton of WiHdhaan
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-08

Strong protests is being made to the county commissioners against qrant- inE liquor licenses to some of the
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-08

lt was the late lannerted Mark Twain during lecture in Lawrence hall,
 more than fifty years ago, who was applauded when he gave the town a hard knock when he said that what New London wanted more than any thing else was several first class fu- nerais. Well, that was a very long while ago and there have been a great many ffrst-class funerals since that Twainism was so well received by a local audience. Yet there were some young chaps in that audience, who are the old New Londoners of today. who felt like treating Mfr Samuel Glenn ems to a showe-r of stale eggs. just as they threw at Washington Tooler when he delivered his lecture on Pork in old Union hall in Golden street and then chased him. almost to his home in East New Lcndon. True NeW London has progressed since then slowly but surek-, and has en- joyed 6 steady and healthy growth with these facts apparent it makes a real New T,ondoner tired to hear some at this late day state in the public print the Twainism, that what New London needs is several .frst-e'ass fu- nerals!
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-08-31
King and TideUater Coal Co.
OvOiaM, West Va.
Splendid opportunity for excellent homes with good garden spots fine
schools and churches for all employees

Wages the world with
effective May 1917 Don forget TEN NEW FORD
Touring Cars
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-08-31
KImBALL

The hea th Of the community is very
Mrs W. Robinson an I family were
I'm k,ntaii th- Ihird SUNDAY ssts nding
tie rally &C the First baptist church.
Mesdanss r.. NJ Crsg;.s al and John
Hsir-tou are wishing i',.ids in Roam
oke, Bedi .ri, i,nehl.urx and Rich
mood They expect " return about the
first Of sept mer.
Rev. j. ". X hinson, pastor Of the
Eirst Baptist charci. lett Monday Of las,
week for 81. L,uls, indianapolis and
other distant citizens. We wish him a
pleasant trip.
Rev. X. 4. johnson, Mesdames Mary
Bullock, Fannie Elliott and George
Hsirton were in Richmond last week at
tending the 10Th Anniversary Of the 81
Lukes-
M iss Berlie Washington 10 the guest oi
her father. Mr.. Garland Wellington She
will teach in the Elkhorn Graded School
this year.
Mrs. A. =. Adams and daughters were
the guest of her father. Mr.. John Adams.
last week. DIR. Adams has purchased
some very valuable property in kImbal .
Miss Beatrice Galloway wss the CUES.
OF Miss Christina Branch last week.
The Miss Mosleys. oi Kyle. were the
guest of Mrs. Bailey last Sunday
Miss Turner Of Northfork, WAS the
guest Of Miss Psgie witcher last Sunday
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-08-31

world and What doss 10 M uhsu ~
vest cisissnry shas eoo . make ~ III
man power Of shss60kn. = Ssasuui1sd.
More - I'm and one-qslf millioa o.
the Afro Aericsn part Of this gress cis-
isenry - fiving 70 be thankful and
pssriosi9s - difference Of the inevitable
undsrseqpt ing that lntsllscsual develop
msns ha6 given them and the fact that
IL army Of 1887 Of their number h.s
been brutalIy murdered in the past Fl
years, by Angio-American citizens Who
have gone unpunished by the <,es and
the federal governments whose honor the
remaining MAJ , willing 'o no 70 de-
feL.
> ~ 'lian 81 men 49, ~>nted for
the .,Ny from the city of Chicago alone.
the ~ .s'-stion OF Negro in that capsc-
ity - 'ns- rfiuous in it's entirety. The
idea Il Neyr aviator is1beyond concep-
tioi M that Of an army volunteer his
GU h. -. To the intelligent Young
Nsgro 81 t''day. who believes that thu
Al 's'ie an Tag is the most beautiful OF
b. nners, 1t The StaA Spangled ban
60 is the paramount of all national airs
al a that response to the call Of his coun
tr, lac duty, death upon the battlefield
is worse than SUICIDE. lie questions his
res -s,ns aud asks if he must lay himself
a, ~n and die upon the battlefield with
brother dangling from = true in Georgia,
'''-'anse lac has tailed To call q cracker,
MI, With his sister i'm Mississippi
broA. IA hearted because her moral rights
have i'ss n transgressed against her will
and with the home of his aged mother
and father burned To the ground because
their crops of the season were better
than their Cauc asian neighbor' s--all un-
protected by the government who honor
he Is willing to defend. IL 80 then this
greatest OF nations must concern itself
with the conditions tina. so intimately
concern il and see TO it that the patriot
ism of Its Afro American citizenry il not
unsested 10y that forceful wave of preju-
diced hysteris-
I remember once having read that
mo American can shrink the duties en-
tailed by his sovereign citizenship, ,
which OF course PRESSES my reason To
ask: Tan a citizenship that does not per-
init Of pride OF the people As freemen,
owing allegiance To n" one individual; q
right they are supposed To have inherited
by being American born and to have had
bestowed upon them by b-ing admitted
10 citizenship, he in it's entirety. a SOW
. reign citizenship? The answer Of tile
X stivnallst comes back NO"
Thrn fellow citizens, brothers ami sis
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-08-31
DIr6OtOrU.
CoALwoOD BAPTIST CHURCH.

sunday school. S..sos m. Preaching
snd and i'h sunday at ~ a m. and :
" IN. frsy.r meeting "Wednesday ~
eninT-. r.. W. q. Clements. ID u
pastor.
-.
PILGRIM NN"r. cIirHCH. Crystal
sunday .-A -. H..;p a m l'reasain..
Id ss~i e IA lisy 40 N a m. and :,
g. w.. Hses.r meet e. EsSine-.ia, ~
eiiin H. ". 4 t...mtnts. 10 a.
fsa-t
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-08-31
FOR T 7S1s LIFE
Duty Demands
Robust Health
Fight to get IL and keep Il

Fight-nrht day in and day out To
prevent being overtaken by Ills ana
ails. Keep wrinkles from marrinE the
cheek and the body from losing fts
youthful appearance and buoyancy-
Fight when ill-health IL coming with
Its pallor and pains. defects and Do
clining powers. Fight to stay ita
course and drive IL on
But nght intelligently. Don't nght
without weapons that can win the day
for without the Intelligent use OF eff
fective weapons the pzilor spreads ana
weakness grows and q seemingly
strong man or woman Outlines becomes
pray To Ills after all.
You Will not find this class OF Der.
sons I'm the hypOferrin ranks. No un-
healthy. dull. draggy. drOOpy persons
In that line. ~ g. a hale. hearty, ro-
bust aggregation OF quick .steppers Who
view life in Joyous frame Of mind
and are mentally and physically equal
10 any emergency. IlypOferrin stands
for sound body and sound mind-it
IL the inviEOrating tonic OF the timss
powerful and Unsurpassed as q health
rertorer. vlializer and health preesrv-
or. Fight 90 hold the vigor OF q found
body with hypOferrin or TO stay the
process ~ decay and restore health
and strength you win. This tonic OF
amazing. wonder working properties
has been approved by physicians a.
a restOrer and safeguard OF health
~ f. = thoroughly scientific prepare
lion ~ the very elements necessary to
tone up the stomach and nerves. TO
build strong. vital tissue. make pure
blood. firm flesh and solid. active. tire
less muscles
Hypoferrin contains those mighty
hIfrfEfN Producing IEerf~. lerffrlu- n&-
iron prf'fDrzfe. o. a form best ADAPTED
90 hen~ht the body ard It's organs III
irrreiifffs ere absolutely necessary 20
The blood D. nine c4s~s out Of ten =
run down condition. ssilow. pale com
l~-iif- ere due o. LEX u I-cffhin- a.
iron rfpforste in the system.
Your mental and physical strength ana
iron pepfonsfe Laden blood: stead. de-
Tefdaii~ nerves and a healthy sfornarn
WIZ those you en- meet nfs at anY
Thi- wonder tonic. hypoferrin. which 10
a. perfrci - silence can get 20 nature.
MN OtE2nisn. 10 ~ safe and sure and =
boon % rundown. WORKOUT men ana
woinen, hypoferrin means natures Own
strength o. the body and keeping the
tigor and buoyancy q youth. fhe pow
not re-ded By kypoferrin -oT.n 40
girls Their blood. nlled with naturSs
sss r ssers and sr. 49, sop ,s ,sss
the Eiow - health 20 the cheeks
" ned q sOinr through NE sickly snl
InsJicsI seience. JOIN n. 'f syp ois g
ranks u puts Into you the sprfnsy -
s sg soS SeS sos sSs asa S a ss, ,s. Ss -
~:.ld en ~ equal fco,lsst - fas, 49,. es
!s sIrse, " from 's =. s ss1 A. -
ss ss,.. ~ 4, -s,, go 20 IdssSS3ks
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-08-31
4 VOICE FROM
THE MELTING POT,
IN "a. DlLLARD LEWIS.

i desire tn express the sentiments Of q
Nationalist on the lack Of appreciation
Tor and the pronounced injustice to the
Afro Ameriern citizentry OF these United
States OF An RIGA.
First. We vi-~ the fact that the evolu-
ton of the = cial proorss, the intelligent
minority hE- At ell times, through the
annals Of history. ancient. medieval.
modern, sacred and profane, been COM
PEELED To assume the burden OF the ig-
norant majority. Knowing that the Cos
mic Process applies this Psychological fact
in the form Of q law with prejudice to-
ward no individual race or people, | will
proceed To ASK from a rational stand
point-Why do the action of the unlaw-
fui Negro and the color of his skin de-
preciate the value of the Afro American
citizenry any more than do the actions
of the unlawful Caucasian and the color
of his skin depreciate the value of Anglo
American eitizenry? The answer of a
rational humanity, white OF black, l.
''No." Then if the well formed laws OF
the several stats can cope with Caucasian
crime and Keep the ignorant mob under
control OF its powe, ca not this same Law
cope with Nsgro crime and keep this
same mob in the same place? II not,
then the Federal Government has per
n.itted Of too much elasticity i'm Judicial
and executive branches, Cor the good of
the several states and itself ~ a whole.
fail u see why in the sight of the
laws of thest United States of America. a
crime OF the mass is any better than a
crime Of the individual. Ii state crime
Is beyond federal control, then the siynlf-
ieaLce Of that most proiund phraseology.
"A government OF the people, 10y the
PEOPLE and Tor the people has faded
into Oblivion. II intelligence does mot
make mankind eqnal, then evolution hs-
permitted Of the phenomena of rer. gre-
sive metamorphoeis, and today is not a
pupil Of yesterday.
May / ask. are We intelligent? Doe
Does the answer, Yes come from the
preiudiced judgement of man or from
natures in~, liable Law Of night? Citi
zens, you are the judge. These great
United STATES of America have becou,e
Involved in the war OF the civilized
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-08-31

- Of shs s.sss An-hss. i..sy. hs.l
me-. when I 81 ssr ~ eoepsrsion snt
equality a AnGso-Anssiess cinissnsy q
THAI tie rishe. dus;ss and uuponsibil-
isy 81 sovesviensy con pos b sddicssed
% that the citizen relation 70 the ssasl
wili 10 estimated according ~ h,s intelli-
esnce and not his color; % that preju-
dice will not rule reason, and Last but
most Of eli. ~ that the destruction OF
this great and veil founded rovsrnmeni
will not be inevitable.
''Fie~cy locks and dark complexion.
Can not forfeit Natures claim
skins may differ. tut Sfie<,,'--
Dw~li- m Shi;, aid black the same"
80 Els Ave.
Chicsr b. a..
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-08-31
MERCY STAT BAPTIST CIIIIscl
taNhatan.

sunday -ch,,ol. 30 a IN I'r.arhin,.
lst and ..ri Sunday at N a. a. ga snL :
~ ni. Missionary ns~'ting every first
at -. IN. Red Cnss- each Tuesday ry
ening- Prayer meeting. "Wednesday rv-
enings Rev. X X Henry. pastor N
q Nsnhook. clerk
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-08-31
WIG . BAPTIST CHURCH

Sunday ~.-l..,i. 9..al a. m Prrarhin,,
snd sn'i iti, >an lay AT II m aud =
y m hi-s's''' meeting 80 81. o'.losk
every 2ud sunday. Rev. X r. iirnr,
pastor. J.h" N rl,-tsr clerk
Putnam patriot., 1917-09-07
Work OF RepairinglSt. Mary'S Church
SpirelCOmpleted
Steeple Tom Fitzpatrick Finishes 10
Days Ahead OF Contract

The work of repairing the damage
done to the spire on st. Mary's church
by lightning was completed last week
Thursday by Steeple Tom Fitzpatrick
of this city. The contract called for
the job to be finished by Sept. 10th so
the steeplejack was is days ahead of
time. In making the repairs $50
states were used, IA pounds of copper
nails were needed, and the actual num-
Der of working days was fifteen.
Steeple Tom is one of the best known
steeplejack on the Atlantic coast. He
has worked on spires from M aine to
Florida. Newspapers have printed
stories of his daring and the people of
Putnam had evidence of it while the
work on the Congregational and st.
Mary's steeples was under way The
work is done without staging. How
the rigging is put up is mystery and
one of the secrets of the stee plejack
trade and is quite often done at night.
Working on the job with Steeple
Tom was Leslie Fiippin, II year-old
colored youth of Willimantic. 1t was
his first experience in high work but
he took to it naturally and was seen
high above the ground with his boss
working away as unconcerned as If he
was an old hand. Steeple Tom says
he is the best man he has had for
many years.
Putnam patriot., 1917-09-07
THINGS THAT sALT WILL DO
Use II to Remove Stains and Dirt
From Chira, Enamel and Carpets
Big Help in the Kitchen.

Salt and hot water will thaw a
frozen drain pipe.
Remove tea stains from delicate
china cups.
Spread in blackbeetle haunts it will
kill the pests.
Added to snow 1t will make the
mixture much colder.
Salt and water, warm, will stop chill
blains from aching.
Thrown on a fire it will extinguish
burning chimney.
Added to the rinsing water 1t will
prevent clothes from freezing.
Placed under baking tins in an oven
it will prevent their burning.
Salt is said to stop neuralgia IL
shifted into the nostril on the affect
ed side.
1t will quickly clean a discolored
bath or enamel utensil.
A lump of salt placed in the sink
will keep the drain clean.
Placed first in the frying pan 1t will
prevent grease from sputtering.
Salt and water rubbed into the scalp
is SoOu I0f IdiilHg MIR dileT llli1eSS.
Salt and water removes the lines
in new curtains and makes washing
easier.
Salt and water will prevent the red
borders in towels, etc, from running
if the towels are stepped in Ii for "a
hours.
Thrown on the fire once a day it
will prevent the accumulation of SCOT
in the flues.
A teaspoonful of salt to a pint of
warm water rubbed into weak ankles
is said TO strengthen them.
Added to Potatoes when nearly
done salt insures fiouriness and pre-
vents them from going to pieces.
Sprinkled over carpets before
sweeping it will preserve the colors
and keeps away moths.
Rubbed into an inkstain on a deal
table, after the spot is dampened, salt
will remove the mark.
Salt and coal dust mixed with wa
ter. put into tins to mold and dried
make excellent briquettes.
Thrown on fallen SCOT salt will
prevent the carpet marking, and en-
ables the SCOT to be swept up clearly.
Putnam patriot., 1917-09-07
Twelve Bio Ones GROWING.

Twelve 10000-ton ships are now on
the ways of a single company in Sc
attic. Under the stress of necessity
methods of construction have been de-
veloped that promise to revolutionize
the ship building methods of the world.
To begin with, the vessels are all
standardized. Parts are fabricated for
q dozen ships on the same plans. The
material is carried from the shops to
the ship on aerial tramways. The
work is done largely by machinery.
The old method was to rivet the sides
together plate by plate. The new
method puts the plates together In the
shops in large sections which are
swung into place by heavy cranes.
This wholesale way of throwing ma
terial together makes it possible TO
launch large ship in 90 days instead
of six months or a year. If the East
ern shipyards are able to keep up with
the Pacific coast in the race for quick
building. the American merchant ma
rine will be something for the world
to reckon with in very few years.
Nebraska State Journal.
Putnam patriot., 1917-09-07
FEW REAL BOOK STORES HERE
Count ToIstoy Struck by Lack of OPP
portunities for Obtaining Good
Literature in United States.

In my country, as In the other parts
of Europe, nobody need have any diff
Guilty in finding book stores in small
towns or in large cities, Count Ilya
Tolstoy writes in the Century maya
zine. Here one can find cigar store,
drug store. all kinds of shops where
luXuries can be purchased, but the
seeking of a bookshop is often very
hard quest. Even In New York 1t Is
hard to find a real book store, where
the attendants know their authors and
can help one select the books that one
needs on any subject. There are
some, but none too many. They can
be counted on the fingers of ones
hands.
In smaller cities the task of finding
books is a hopeless one. There are IA
few stores where books are sold; but
what books? Novels mostly the aver
age ephemeral romance; magazines
with too many ih-conceived articles
containing little upbuilding criticism
of public life, much ill-digested infor
nation, and newspapers which afford
ltltit VI btluE must
ly mediums ofeadvertising. American
literature is yet poor. The good mag
azines are few compared with Euro
pean reviews. The inheritance of man.
kind, the universal literature, is hard
ly known here. There are TRANSACTIONS
in sets, richly bound, but cheaply pro-
duced, and too often done by hack
writer's who do not even understand
what they translate. They are bad
TRANSACTIONS, as rule, but costly.
Poor people are not able to buy them.
Even in Russia, in the country
which Americans think1uncivilized, we
have TRANSACTIONS of all the worlds
great writers. These editions are APP
propriate to the means of the people.
They can be bought for prices from !
to cents. 1t is the same in England.
The result here Is that the people read
only newspapers and magazines. In
Russia for the same price we can build
a library of great books. The best
works of Pushkin, Dickens, Shake
speare, Dante, Cervantes, Goethe, Toll
stoy, Heine, Victor Hugo and count
less others are AT the disposal of the
poorest.
Putnam patriot., 1917-09-07
An American Franc.

Or. John Bassett Moore, who gives
constant attention to the problem OF
extending American trade with the
countries of South America, thinks
that a business requisite now lacking
is the establishment Of a monetary
unit common to those countries and
the United States. His idea is that
this unit should be. in its relation
10 the dollar. similar to the French
franc piece If adopted. 1t would be
known as the American frame, and it
would be so coined as TO have the
value of approximately one-ffth Of
the American gold dollar. The coin
age of such a unit was first preached
by Doctor Moore several years ago,
hut the plan is not forgotten and may
yet be adopted.