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Monroe City Democrat., 1918-08-30

When the Germans finally get
settled nicely ia their Hlnienblrs
line, it will be- just like Focl to swat
them somewhere where lher. isen'i
any Hindenbur9,lne.
Monroe City Democrat., 1918-08-30

} B. Pike. little son OF Mr. ani
Mrs, Will Pike submitted to lieh,
operation Tuesd1y morning foc tn
removal OF his tonsilS aud adenoil s.
Dr. j. D Scooee performed ;tr
operation.
Monroe City Democrat., 1918-08-30

We have received our C0nv rted
Bonds and are now ready to deliver
them to all who left First and Sec
ond Loan Bonds with us for con-
version Farmers & Merchants
Bank.
Monroe City Democrat., 1918-08-30

DR. c A holland and wife. DR. W
D Pipkin and daughter. Miss Velma
and mother. of this city, DR. and
Mrs. Fisher and Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Smith. of Hannibal, returned SaTur-
day from a weeks camping "trip o0
Salt River
Monroe City Democrat., 1918-08-30

Headquarters for School Su: =
plies. - Graud Leader
Monroe City Democrat., 1918-08-30

Emmett Robey and Harry Longmire
have returned from a four m )nths
stay in Akron, OHIO where they
have been employed in the Good
year Tire Factory. Enroute home
they visited at Buffalo. Niagra Falls.
and other points in the East.
Monroe City Democrat., 1918-08-30
Rev. Sam P. Gott aud family left

Rev. Sam P. Gott aud family left
Monday for Jackson this state
where they will make their future
home, Rev. Gott having accepted
a call to the First Baptist Church
at that place, he will begin his new
work next Sunday September /.
Rev. Colt and family have male
many friends during their four
years stay in this city, and all
wish them we'll in there new home.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-10-11
SHERIFF'S SALE

GEORGIA-Ben Hill County.
Will be sold first Tuesday in Nov
ember, 1918, before courthouse door
said county, within legal hours of
sale, to highest bidder for cash:
Twenty-Five acres of land in lot
number 22l in the fourth district OF
Ben Hill county, Georgia, said land
lying and being in the southeast cor
ner of said lot No. 22l bounded on
the south and east by the original
land line, in the southeast corner by
lands of Adam Dixon, formerly own
ed by Sarah Dorminey, on the west
by lands of Holland Dixon, on the
north by lands of Albert Justice,
which tract is very nearly in the form
of a square.
Said property levied on as the
property of Eli Dixon to satisfy Fl
ia issued from Ben Hill Superior
Court in favor of H. B. and c. S. Is
Ter against Eli Dixon
October II, 1918.
At Z. H. Dorminey, Sheriff.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-10-11
MAY SOON ORDER REPORT
OF ALL INFLUENZA CASES

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the STATE
Board of Health has authority to re-
quire each individual case of Spanis.-
influenza or of any other epidemic, re-
ported, an order to this effect has mo-
yet been issued Whether such AZ
order will be issued will depend upon
the progress of the epidemic. =,
Thus far, however, it seems the
Suanish influenza has really not reach
ed what might be called the epidemic
stage, although it is rapidly increas-
ing The doctors in thickly populate
ed communities are keeping the State
Board posted in general way as to
the situation in their localities. Most
of the cases are confined to the popu-
lous centers.
With so much travel on the trains,
however, and with soldiers going back
and forth on furloughs, and automo-
biles running from town to town ev-
cry day, there is every reason to ex-
pect that the influenza will spread alt
over the state.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-10-11
Dixon, chairmen at Union.

Dixon, chairmen at Union.
Rev. J. L. Byrd and Bro. HarJee.
chairmen at Westwood.
Rev. w. A. Stephens and Rev.
Moore, Chairmen at Triumph.
Jesse Smith, David Spearman, Dea-
con A. ]. Brown and Reese Motor
chairmen at Georgia's Chapel.
These chairmen will also see that
some committee be sent to each lodge
for donation to this call to the gov
eminent to help ont in this work.
The city of Fitzgerald is left in the
hands of Mr.. E. j. Shepherd. He is
now busy organizing clubs in every
church and society in the city. we
are praying the results o. all III be
good. Yours for the cause,
REV. Fl. N. THOMAS,
County Chairman.
Rev. A. D. Mccoy, State Sec.
Dr. H. J. Wilson, Sec 3rd Dist. Ga.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-10-11

Miss Aline Kilgore is spending this
week with relatives in Winder.
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Mr.. and Mrs f. f. Harter and Mr..
]. L. Douglas left Wednesday night
for their homes in Cordele after at
tending the funeral of the late Wright
Mckay.
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Miss Zelda Wooten, of Triton, is
visiting Miss Stella Winn for a few
days. !, ssssss
Mr.. Z. w. Pattishall left Monday
night for Chicago, ILL.,, where he will
reside in the future.
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Miss Sadie Britt will leave tonight
for Atlanta, where she will visit Miss
Ollie Cox.
Sell your mules and save feed I'm
till you need them. | will pay cash
for them this week ]. G.. Williams
NV.
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MIR. Louis Stovall has returned
home from Georgia Tech on account
of Spanish influenza.
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Mr.. Frank James, of Ocilla, was a
visitor in our city Thursday after
noon.
Mrs. James T. Mathis left this
, morning for Atlanta where she will
, take a business course.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-10-11
SHERIFF'S SALE

GEORGIA-Ben Hill County
Will be sold first Tuesday in Nov.
ember 1918, before courthouse dool
said county, within legal hours o.
sale, to highest bidder for cash.
Two bales lint cotton, one weighing
400 pounds and one weighing COZ
pounds.
Said property levied on as thu
property of Robert Land to satisfy
a distress warrant issued by T. J
Luke, J. p, in favor of Mrs. Mary F
Gibbs against Robert Land
October II, 1918.
At f. H. Dorminey, Sheriff.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-10-11

/ Mrs. r. H. Mckay, of Atlanta, and
Mrs. Emmett Duncan, of Ellaville,
left Wednesday night for their homes
after attending the funeral of Wright
Mckay.
Mr.. D. L. Perry will spend Satur-
day III Savannah transacting business.
Mr.. Charles Mann is at home from
Oglethorpe University in Atlanta on
account of Spanish influenza.
Mrs. G. H. Johnston received a tele-
gram Thursday from the Georgia
Baptist Sanitarium in Atlanta, inform
ing her that her husband was gradual
ly improving.
Mrs. ]. M. Reid, of Abbeville, was
shopping in our cry Thursday.
pa pa
Miss F1oy Rhyme of LAFAYETTE, is
the attractive house guest of Miss
Iris Davenport.
Miss Nell Averitte left Tuesday for
Gainesville, Fla, to nurse her brother,
who is i'll with Spanish fiji"
nj ID
Miss Blanche Camp and Miss Ma
rian Raglan left Thursday for Haw-
kinsville, where they will visit Miss
Ragan's parents.
Mrs. Owen Clark, of Della, spent
Thursday here shopping.
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Miss Eva Belk is spending this
week in Buena Vista with rer parents
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Mr.. Ray Chaple. of Americas, is
visiting his parents in Fitzgerald.
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Miss Evelyn Wilson left Monday
for Douglas to be at the bedside OF
her mother who is ill.
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Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Laurence and
son, Pickle, of Irwinville, were visi-
tors in our city Thursday.
Mrs. E w. Pattishall left this
morning for Lumpkin. where she will
visit her daughter, Mrs. R. E. Huse
before joining her husband in Chica-
go.
Miss Minnie Gibbs, of Rebecca. was
shopping in Fitzgerald Thursday.
WANTED, A SAWMILL-A good
sized portable engine and complete
saw mill outfit. Address Sam Abram
Fitzgerald, Ga. II
Mrs. ]. G. Williams and little daugh-
ter are visiting Mr. and Mrs. R. M
Pryor in Broxton
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-10-11
SHERIFF'S SALE

GEORGIA-Ben Hill County.
Will be sold first Tuesday in Nov
ember, 1918, before courthouse door
said county, within legal hours Of
sale, TO highest bidder for cash:
One bale of lint cotton.
Said property levied on as the
property of O. D. Davidson to satisfy
distress warrant issued by T. j. Luke
]. P. in favor of II. G. Powell against
o. D. Davidson.
October II, 1918.
At f. H. Dorminey, Sheriff.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-10-11
To The Colored
Citizens of Ben Hill
Fitzgerald, Ga, Oct. II, 1918.
To the Loyal and Patriotic Citizens
of Ben Hill County, Colored:

hZSeldiu, ia, OCt. ii, lSlS.
To the Loyal and Patriotic Citizens
of Ben Hill County, Colo1ed:
We take this metnod of calling your
attention to one of the last and H.
portant appeals of our Pres Vent,
You, | am sure, have been reading
and have some knowledge of the gov
ernment's late call for one hundred
and seventy million dollars. Now,
aside from how we have responded
already to the Liberty Loan and
War Savings call Remember the gov
eminent pays splendid interest on
these moneys. But in this work that
we now call your attention to Uncle
Sam wishes to test our liberality as
well as our patriotism Therefore, we
the leaders Of the race in said county
do earnestly ask and insist that ev-
cry colored man, woman and child
go down in Our pockets and respond
to chairmans Of the many clubs as
are being organized in the county
The work is known as the United
War Work Council of the State of
Georgia. These chairmen have been
appointed to every church and school
house and lodge hall in the county,
this by request of Rev. A. D. Mccoy,
State Secretary OF the War Work
Council of Georgia Each of these
chairmen are to get all moneys in
hand that possibly can be raised by
October 9th, and report the same
to the county chairman, and he shall
report the same to the State Chair
man.
Chairmen appointed as follows:
A. +. Hunter and Rev. N. A. lack
son, Ashton.
Rev. w. E. Carter, Jim Reeves,
Rev. T. B. Davis Chairmen at Dor
miney's Mill.
Rev. w. A. Tucker, Prof Mclean
chairmen at Queensland
w. T. Evans and Miss Victoria
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-10-11

Miss Carolyn Wilkes returned to
her home in Quitman Wednesday af-
ter a pleasant visit to her sister, Mrs
G. H. Martin, Miss Wilkes was &C
companied home by Mrs. Martin and
son, Brunson Martin, and Mrs. L. w
Martin, who will be her guests for
sometime
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Mrs. w. R. Watkins has returned to
her home in the country after pleas
ant visit to her mother, Mrs. A. S
Dorminey on South Main street.
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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-10-11
SANITARY MARKET

The home of good eats. We have a
full line. You will find here nice pork,
spare-ribs, pork sausage, weiner sau-
sage, mince speciality, Swift's pre-
MUM hams, boiled hams, butter and
eggs, and fine lot of GOOD BEEF
at all times. Come and be convinced.
Yours to serve.
J. G. SIMMONS, Manager.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-10-11
She Had Grown Old.

Frederick's mother was showing him
picture just sent from his cousin,
young woman whom he had not seen
since she was a young girl. "Why,
mother" exclaimed Frederick, "Coils-
In Elizabeth is old enough to wear
hairpins, isn't she?"
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-10-11
Supplies Pulp and Paper.

Canada will undoubtedly become one
OF the worlds greatest sources for the
supply Of pulp and paper This in.
dustry has grown by leaps and bounds
during recent years, and further large
developments are said to be pending
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-10-11

Col and Mrs. ]. B. Wall left We'd
nesday night for Atlanta to say fare
well to their nephew, Lieutenant Pitt
man Mills, of the aviation corps. who
leaves shortly for overseas He has
just completed his training at Brook
Field, San Antonio, Texas, and at the
University of Ohio, at Columbus
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DIR. Haile's "KNOCKER" is a pre-
ventive and cure for influenza, la
grippe and colds. SOC bottle St
va "a
Mrs. J. B. Bacon, who has been
the guest of her sister. Mrs. J. L.
Ware, left for her home in Norwood,
being called home on account of her
son, Ed, being called into the Army
Training School at Tech.
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Dir. Haile's "KNOCKER" is pre-
ventive and cure for influenza, la
grippe and colds. Soc bottle. St
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Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Bussey and
daughter, Mrs. Watson, of Thomson,
returned to their home after a short
visit to Rev. and Mrs. J. L. Ware.
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Our SIS light plant Is the BEST and
it is only $4,000 See it at our factory.
Martin Mfg. Co. MFtf
Miss Louise Few is visiting rela-
tives in Madison.
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Jones had as
their guests Thursday, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. E. Lott Mrs. T. A. Curry and Miss
Myrtle May Curry, of Broxton.
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RANGE STOVE-Practically I'M
used range for sale at big bargain.
Apply at l. Goldenberg's Store. If
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DIR. Haile's "KNOCKER" is a pre-
ventive and cure for influenza, la
grippe and colds SOC bottle. st
Mrs. Hilda Robertson, of Ocilla,
was shopping in the city Thursday.
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Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Sanders have
returned home after a pleasant visit
to relatives in Edison and Kim
brough.
Mrs. Sa1lie Smith is visiting Mrs.
Dan Paulk and other friends in Ocil-
la this week
FOR RENT-Nice large rooms,
suitable for light housekeeping Close
in and good neighborhood. Phone
No. 2o2. At
Mr.. and Mrs Walter Martin and
daughters, Misses Ruth and Zerma
Martin left Thursday for Decatur, Ill.,
where they will make their home IN
the future.
Mrs. George Lewis and Mrs. Felix
Webb have returned from Jackson
vile, where they visited Mrs. Webb's
husband, who is stationed at Camp
tombstone.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-10-11
Aubbv's Memory.

A man always forgets the letter hia
wife gave him to mail when he left
De house. But he never forgets tina
%aarter he gave her for spending
money when lie left the house.-Cin-
cinnah EnQuirers
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-10-11
Securely Sealed.

An envelope closed with the white
Of en- egg cannot be opened by the
steam Of boiling water, as the steam
only adds to its firmness
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-10-11
Free Tobacco Seed
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Farmers, fill out this blank and
bring it to this office:
The undersigned agrees to plant
49,. ..acres of tobacco and requests
a package of FREE tobacco seed suf-
ficient for the above acreage.
L will also appreciate booklet CIV
ing full information how to grow to-
bacco and how to cure it.
Signed ................ ........
R. F. D. No. .................
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-10-11
For Tax Assessor

| hereby announce myself for re-
election to the Office OF city tax as
SCISSOR, subject to the voters at the
primary called for November 10.
shall appreciate the support of all
voters.
VIM. HALLE.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-10-11
Don't,

Never tell city girl that she has
a complexion like Strawberries lad.
vises Materfamilas). She knows thai
Strawberries como in box. too.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-10-11

Mrs. ]. G. Williams and little daugh-
ter are visiting Mr. and Mrs. r. M
Pryor in Broxton
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-10-11

VIM. HALLE.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-21
The Woman Behind the Man.

Yes-I grant they're the U. 5. army
Standing there three in a row;
The man in the garb OF the WORKSHOP
The soldier, the with the noe
And | wouldn't belittle their service
All part OF a splendid plan
But | want you to think a moment
OF the woman behind the man.
War! All the word strikes terror
To the heart of womanknd,
1t hasn't a place in her scheme OF lite,
Nor a chord of response in her mind
But look-she has squared her shoulders,
at has come-I must do what l can ,,
And she finds her work-did she ever sh1rk:
This woman behind the man:
Not in the line Of battle
Is that the one place for the brave?
But Just in back in the hospital shack,
Who has measured the service she gave:
Tireless, slceplcss unfaltering,
Never needing the risk she ran,
Strength she spent-strength she gave; hers a
passion to save,
This woman behind the
And back in the homes they are leaving
These boys fired with patriots zeal
Linked close to her life-swectheart, mother or
wife
Can she answer the great appeal?
All! What OF the tircess sewers,
OF the knitting needles that fly,
OF the thought and the care, food to save and to
spare?
This is her mute reply.
Paint us another picture,
Artist with thoughtful brow.
Put them all three in the front-but sec
That she has place there now.
The soldier boy-how love him!
The farmer, the workingman-
But isn't there spacs7just some modest place
For the woman hhind the MANI
--Lette G. Nan peryeer. IN Leslie's
The Washington herald., 1918-01-21

years heuce, however, it will "get by" de-
spite its government protection The bulk of dis
trbution work is now being done by Older clerks
men who have been in the service for years. They
are diminishing with every year. Who is going to
take their placesl True, young men go into the
service, but after few weeks on starvation wages
with Office hours running from eight to sixteen a
day, and then about three more hours to work at
home on schemes, they either resign refuse to
learn schemes.
What the postmasters do9 If they force
them to learn schemes the resign; if they do
not force them to learn the schemes they cannot
keep pace with the work of the service. 1t is be-
yond the postmasters.
The fault lies in the head OF the department
When he awakens if he does to the fact that
days of slavery past and that must be paid
a fair share OF the profits they produce. then the
postal service will begin to recuperate There arc
too many opportunities today the outside
The people have been fooled for half century
by the falsity of the lure of government service
But as one of our most prominent Americans has
said: You fool some of the people all of the
time and all of the people some of the time, but
you cannot fool all OF the people all of the time"
And unless treatment by some other doctor than
Bureson is given will wake up day
in the future to the fact that postal
ice, which pride, is the most erratic,
mismanaged and inefficient in the world.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-21
Only Two Left.

Sir Cecil Spring Rice, the retiring British Am
bassador, is OF the most Democratic diplomat
lists accredited at Washington. In fact he is
very much like his predecessor, Niscount James
Bryce, and has patience with the new rich
and other ariicialy gded society. Although story
telling is luxury for the overburdened diplomat,
a story he told sometime ago is timely, in that it
is applicable to the war-monaries, OF which every
warning nation to have big quota.
Sir Cecil's story IS about lady whose hus-
band made a fortune in rubber, and in due time
had reached the outer edge of society so as to be
permitted to make a few calls, which were better
received il made by card. On visiting days, she
bedecked herself and her motor. and the round
through the streets always question OF hours
On one occasion, however, the tootman beng
sick she broke in the helper, not having time to
secure another footman While on her way Mrs.
Ncwrich discovered that she had lett her visiting
cards at home and thither she hastened sending
the new footman to fetch them, after which they
continued their miss ion.
1t was quite dark when they reached the s,ns5 res
dence OF a foreign minister, and the lady ordered
the footman to leave three cards at the door.
Cant do it, madame" he said bowlng
"Why not?"
I've only got two left, an ace and deuce.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-21
The Rotting Postal Service.

We met postal clerk going home from work
yesterday morning about o'clock. Tired to the
point OF exhaustion he was slumped up in the seat
OF a car with his eyes closed. A jolt OF the car
awakened him, however, and we started CONVEX
saton.
He said that he working from two to four
hours overtime every day, and that the whole pos
tai force was doing likewise, yet it did seem to
do any good The mail kept piling up because there
was not enough help The Office could not get suf-
fcient men and those who had entered the service
recently refused to learn routing schemes Natu-
rally this left most OF the distributing work on the
older clerks He had been in the service about
twenty years.
There is nothing exaggerated in his tale In fact
1t is conservative compared to conditions in the
postal service at large. Several years ago. through
the energetic welding of Postmaster General
Burleson, Otto Praeger and Daniel Roper goodly
number of these old clerks were let out or their
salaries reduced. Wonder how much the service
would like to get hold of few of those old dis
tributers now
But the Burleson-Praeger-R Roper regime insisted
on surplus. What cared they for few human
eogs OF the machine? They have the surplus, a
surplus in Washington even though thrce-fourths
OF the matter handled is handled free But have
they service?
Magazines all over the country are printing
prominent notices in their publications: "If YOUR
copy of the magazine does not reach YOU on time
do not complain wait few days or week be-
cause the Postofhce Department cannot handle the
mail. And this is the service which rates were
raised during the last session OF Congress
Tile Postoice Department is getting by" after
fashion now, because it is Of the government. As
private interest giving such service as it is doing
oat it would have been eliminated long ago A few
The Washington herald., 1918-01-21
Passed by the German Censor.

The semi-official Norddeutsche Allgemene Zei-
tung of Berlin has defied George Creel and his
Committee Public Information by giving the
world some valuable information about American
forces in France.
There is American army in France" it
says, "but it consists entirely OF woodcutters, rail-
waymen and doctors, except two divisions,
whose precious lives are being spared in quiet
places far behind the front"
This really close to the truth that
surprised by German veracity. The Berlin
newspaper might just well have told the actual
facts. instead of burlesqung them, for the facts
they stand not likely to the good
burghers of the Prussan capital to lie awake O.
nights: But it spared Americans, unintentonaly
of course for the naked facts regarding the size
and pussance OF our army on French soil at pres
ent are likely to cause honest, Illuminating Amer-
to lie awake O. nights. In the really modern
of the word, haven't any army in France
yet; nothing more than few divisions with which
to clutter up the scenery.
The Germans are right in emphasizing the
present rather than the future, however for in time
we really going to have a magnificent army in
France-one which will end the war if the Boches
do not crumpIe up before ready.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-21
A FIGHT FOR LIFE.

Il has been fight or die for many ot
US in the past and the lucky people
are those who have suffered. but who
are now well because they needed ma
lures warning signal in time to cor
rect their trouble with that wonder
full new discovery OF DIR. Pierce's
called "An-u-Tic" You should prompt
ly heed these warnings some OF which
are dizzy spells, backachs. irregularity
of the urine or the painful JWInEes
OF rheumatism. sciatica or lumbaEu.
To delay may make possible the
dangerous forms Of kidney diseHS,.
such as Rright's disease, diabetes or
stone in the bladder.
To overcome these distressing con-
ditions take plenty Of exercise in the
open air. avoid a heavy meat diet.
drink freely of water and at each
meal take DIR, Pierce's Anuric Tablets
double strength. You will. In a short
time. find that you are one OF the
firm indorsers OF Anuric. as are thou
sands OF neighbors.
Step into the drug store and ask FOR
Anuric. or send DIR. V. NJ. Pierce.
Buffalo. n. Y. lOc for trial pkg. An
uric, many times more potent than
lithia, eliminates uric tacid ~ hot
Eater melts sugar.-Ady.