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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-12-12
WHAT HOME SERVICE MEANS

So many questions are constantly
coming 10 the Home Service Section OF
the Red Cross thai few words as "a
Us objects may not come amlSS. The
Home Service section aims Ia serve
the folks M home To bring them
nearer To the man In the field, and 10
bring him nearer 10 the ones az home
Sometimes IL means helping 10
straighten out a financial ianglc. some.
lines help in the training of the chill
dren. sometimes being a big brother 10
q young lad who needs bit OF friend.
ly counsel, or advising a young wife
who may be worried about the coming
due OF The mortgage and whit her
rights under the law may be-
Then. TOO, there are sometimes de-
LAYS In the mails or lost letters. and
sometimes delays in the allotment. or
errurs IN the amount which should be
forthcoming. These problems and
many others are being Strengthened
out by the Home Service Section. with.
out charge 10 the families. and with
an efficiency which is daily growing
more valuable More than 300 oO0
calls huve been answered
For hose who are worried because
~ fhc uon-arrval OF letters "A cable Is
sent inquiring about the mans wei
fire
IN fact the Home Service Section T.
wing up % its nHme--ii f. really the
"rvicc. Of those at home-it Is trying
hc the father brother or husband
% hose left behind
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-12-12
FRENCH AUTHORITIES ACCLAIM
WORK OF AMERICAN RED
CROSS

pr ChaSsal4nc ~ the French Mill
ary sanitary Service and VI CoyOn
n recent addresses paid warm tribute
in the work of The American Red Cross
100 tle war. md VI. Amrand. project Of
The department of the Seine. praised
the personal efforts ~ Red cross
WORKERS
~ our task is not ended said "
Nuirnd "Our friends and our benc
.,''ur~ nuW are more than ever indls
Ia..~nlie to us. our task Is Immense.
ii,Ir lis. We have known how 10 van
So We will know how to organize
.f~alte~ ia victory"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-12-12
DO YOU KNOW?
Ra Gsss 0ristnas Rel Cal
December 18th to 23rd

Do you know the Red Cross
Christmas Roll Calif Do you know
when it, going to bsf Do you
know It's the call OF our brothers,
who are far away. over the seal
DO you know that II you answer
present" you1l be helping some
boy over there. and you'll show
that you're backing our soldiers sad
willing 20 do ysuf full sharsf DO
you know that TO millions Of chill
dren this Agn Of q haven. indeed.
for they know II means food. cloth
Ing. shelter end love To supply every
nssdi DO you know what the mil.
lions of members all over our we'll
beloved land have been able 10 do
through the Red Cross IN Offering
n kind. helping hsndt Will you an.
swer I'm here" TO the roll call,
VIII YOU be member this year,
IL you will yDull receive the hove
buttons token ~ Christmas good
cheer.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-12-12

h Beware tuberculosis after In 4
h fiucnza. No need To worry IL 4
h you take precautions In time
4 Don't diagnose your own con.
h dltion. Have your doctor exam 4
+ inc your lungs several times a, 4
Z monthly intervals Build up your 4
\ strength with right living. good 4
h food and plenty OF fresh air. 4
= Don't waste money on patcul 4
= medicines advertised TO cure tn 4
\ berculOsis. 4
, Become fresh-air crank and 4
= enjoy life.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-12-12
ADVICE TO FLU"
C0NvALESCENTS
SPAIN AND ENGLAND REPORT
INCREASE IN TUBERCULOSIS
AFTER INFLUENZA
EPIDEMIC.
U. S. Public Health Service Warns
p1iio Against tuberculosis.
One MMisa Cases Tubsrcu-
losis In United Statss-Each a
Source OF Danger.

,aNvsnxs cs~vsissrs~ts shssis Have
lunes EssmInsd-cstdsW which Hang
On Often Beginning ~ tuberculosis.
No Gauss for Alarm N Tuberculosis
10 Rseesnired Eariy-estsrt Msd'-
cines Not to Be Trusted.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-12-12
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Washington. j.. g. Especial. l-Ac-
cording to a repor, made to the United
States Public Health Service, the cpl
demlc OF influenza in Spain has al.
ready caused an Increase la the preva-
lcnce and deaths from pulmonary tu-
berculosis. A similar association lee
tween Influenza and tuberculosis was
recently made by Sir Arthur News
holme, the chief medical officer OF the
English public health service. In his
analysis OF the tuberculosis death rate
in England.
In order that the people OF the Unit
ed States may I,ro6t by the experience
OF other countries Surgeon General
Rupert Blue Of the United States Pub
lie Health Service has Just issued
warning emphasizing the need Of spe-
cial precautions al the present time.
Experience seems To indicate. says
the Surgeon General. "that persons
whose resistance has been weakened
by an attack OF influenza are peculiar
~ susceptible to tuberculosis. With
millions OF It's people recently affected
with influenza this country now Of
fers conditions fsvoring the spread OF
tuberculosis
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-12-12
Home Ties
Most Precious

Those having the biggest salary
the best automobile necessarily the richest
Riches consist OF things happiness comes
from within from without
Real home bought sold
close association by sacrifice the
the other by sharing anohers and by actually
living each the other.
good wife and mother is of the blessings
buy provide She Of
and shapes the destiny of the Nation
She Stacker Her thoughts the welfare
and children and her To properly guide the footsteps
her loved and to have them
always uppernost Ter
To such take pleasure in offering
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-12-12
One Million coosv~ptlvss In the
United States.

Then you consider this q serious
menace7" was asked. in my opinion
II In, though / hasten to add IL Is dis
unctly one against which the people
can guard so far a. one can estimate
there are At present about one million
cases Of tuberculosis In the United
States. There Is unfortunately no
complete census available To show ex-
sctly the number OF tuberculous per-
sons In each state despite the fact that
most OF the states have made the dis
ease reportable. In New York city,
where reporting has been in force for
many years, over $4,000 cases OF tu-
berculosis are registered With the De
partment OF Health Those familiar
with the situation believe that the ad-
dillon OF unrecognized aud unrepOreed
cases would make the number nearer
10000. The very careful health sur
vey conducted during the past two
years in birmingham, Mass. revealed
200 cases OF tuberculosis In n pOpula.
tion OF approximately 1900 II these
proportions hold true for the United
States rs whole they would Indicate
that about one In every hundred per-
sons Is tuberculous. Each OF these
constitutes a source OF danger to be
guarded against"
What to Do.
In his statement to the public Sur.
geon General Blue points out how
those who have had influenza should
protect themselves against tuberculo-
SIS. All who have recovered from in-
Guenza," says the Surgeon General.
should have their lungs carefully cx-
amined by n competent physician In
fact, II Is desirable 10 have several ~.
aminatlons made month apart Such
examinations cannot be made through
ne clothing nor can they be carried
oui in two or three minutes. II the
lungs are found To- be free from tuher.
culoSis every effort should be made 10
keep them so This Gun be done by
right living. good food and plenty of
fresh air"
DANCE Signs.
Tho Surgeon General warned espe- (
rnHN against certain danger signs.
such as decline" ana colds whics
hang on"
These, he explained, were often he
beginning OF tuberculosis. III you do
not get well promptly. II your cold
seems 10 hang on or your health and
strength decline. remember that thes.
arc often the early signs OF tuberculo-
sis. Place yourself at once under The
care Of competent physician Tuber-
culosis is durable In the early stages.
Patent Medicines Dangerous in Tuber
culosis.
Above all do not trust In the mis-
loading statements OF INSCRIPTIONS
patent medicine takers There H. no
,peItc medicine for the cure OF tuier.
Tllusi~ The money spent Oh such
nritrncs u thrown away II should
''fu instead FOR good food aud q.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-15
Audrain County Asked
to Increase Her Wheat
Acreage in 1918 by 1917
MRS. ELLEN JACOBY
DIE DTHURSDAY AFTERNOON

Mrs Ellen Jacoby, rs years old, OF
Martinsburg, died Thursday afternoon
at o'clock at the Mexico Hospital,
where she had been patient for the
past week. She had been i'll three
weeks. The funeral service will be
conducted at the Martinsburg Catholic
Church Friday morning by Father
Freese.
Mrs. Jacoby has no relatives except
a brother-in-law. Her husband, Joseph
Jacoby, veteran of the Union army,
died 20 years ago, and since that time
she has made her home in Martins
burg.
She was a devout member of the
Catholic Church, and one of the lead
ing figures in all of the activities of
the Martinsburg church.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-15

each operation. The animal learns
to associate the cue and the act of
raising t. the perpendicular atti-
tude. Then the chains are loosened
and the cue is given. The chances
are that the bull will rise of his
cwn accord. From this point on the
way is clear. The chains are soon
done away with altogether and the
pachyderm has the trick down fine.
To teach him to lie down, his legs
have to be pulled out from under
him with the same machinery. The
training goes on in the same way" !"
See the Sells-Floto elephants in
the two-mile street parade and in
the rings in the big show You'll
see it took mighty big chains to
give these huge beasts their first
lift toward an education.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-15
HOW TEACH YOUR ELEPHANT
TO WALK UPRIGHT.

Wonder how one goes about
training wild animals" said boss
animal man of Sells-Floto circus,
which will exhibit at Mexico, Tues
day, Aug. 81.
IL had a woman ask me how l
ever got an elephant to stand UP
on its hind legs. To her it seemed
tremendous proposition. Without
meaning any pun, | state that 1t
is big task, but II Is done in a
big ay; in act, It Is done with
derrick and crane. Simple. EN-? The
bull, as we term the elephant, is
lifted by chains passed around his
front legs, but only upon certain
command or cue. When this cue is
given, the chains go up and so do
Mr., Elephants front legs. He is
thus brought to the required posi-
Ition. The cue is given just before
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-15
PAYNE DISTRICT ITEMS.

Misses Naomi and Mabel Vance
and the Misses Cleeton were guests
Tuesday of Mrs. David Meyers.
Revival meeting at New Hope
continues thru this week. Good at
tendance, splendid sermons, come
out and hear them.
Mr., and Mrs. David Meyers were
Sunday guests of j, p, Woolery's.
w. T. Cleeton entertained ], E.
Shock and family Sunday.
Mrs. Lizzie Musick is guest of
friends and relatives hereabouts.
J.E. Berrey and wife entertained
]. F. Cleeton and Miss Effie Chick.
All enjoyed the rain Friday and
Saturday nights. Hall Jones deliv-
cred hogs to Emmett Mundy at 19c.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jenkins Wis
tied H.H.Jones's family Thursday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-15
". ". POLLOCK MADE
COUNTY CHAIRMAN
4TH LIBERTY LOAN

w. w. Pollock, president of the
North Missouri Trust Company has
been appointed chairman of the Fourth
Liberty Loan for Audrain County. Pol
lock has headed the county organiza-
tion in each of the preceding bond is
sues, and has made a marked success
in managing the campaigns.
The executive committee for the
Fourth Loan will be practically the
same as the committees in the previ-
Gus issues. Mrs. Theodore Benolst,
state chairman of Woman's Division,
has again appointed Mrs. Cyrus F..
Clark as chairman of the Womans Di-
vision of Audrain County.
The other members are:
viii Daniel, vandalia, vice-chair-
man.
L. NJ. White, Director of Publicity
John T. Stewart, Director Of Speak
ers
R. r. Wagner, Director of the Sales
Division.
R. R, Arnold, Director of the Bank
ers Division.
Rufus Jackson, Director of Cities
and Townships Organization Division.
w. Clyde Johnson, Director of Town
ship Organization.
The various subcommittee will be
announced later They will, with few
exceptions, be composed of the com
mittee members in the Third Liberty
Loan.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-15
THOMPSON AND VICINITY.

John Beatty and family attended
services at New Hope Sunday and
took dinner with Henry Wilmot's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cephas Gibbons and
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Haislip visited
friends in Mexico Sunday.
George Sansberry and family of
NeIosho, Mo-, were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Claude Sansberry Saturday
Edwin Davis and wife, and Mrs.
Worsham visited at Robert Davis
Misses Beatrice and Eliza Goslin
entertained at a lawn party Sat
urday night
w. H. Blythe and John Beatty
shipped carload of hogs Tuesday.
Several from this part will attend
the State Fair at Sedalia.
Misses Leila Davis and Flossie
Haislip each have had their tonsils
removed Monday. Doctors Fulker-
son of Cant and Harte of Rowena
performed the operations.
Eula and Reed Woolery are Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Woolery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Hoover are the
proud parents of new daughter,
born Aug. 6th.
Edwin Davis sold a COW to Joe
Considine for 500.
Mrs. Mordacai Jones underwent
an operation for appendicitis at
Mexico Hospital Monday.
Miss Lily Hendrix of Mexico is
visiting Mrs, Robert Davis.
Mr., and Mrs. Tom Hrosddus and
children are in Amarillo, Texas on
visit with relatives.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-15
PoWEL1 FoRD IrENIs.

Several very hot days. A good lit
tie rain Saturday and Sunday. All
was good, but we need lots more,
the ground is so dry. The grasshop-
pers and potato bugs and the drouth
are very trying. 1t is wonderful
how well everything looks after SO
much to contend with.
We are glad to hear such favor
able reports from France. Hope the
war will soon be over.
Miss Edna McMurtry was the
guest of a friend in Centralia Sat
urday night
Miss Anna McMurtry will teach
at Deepwater, Mo. She gets $S5 per
month.
This district has employed a
teacher from Paris.
Mr.. and Mrs Milford Berry and
M. N. Powell and sister spent Sun
day evening with Mr.. and Mrs. j.
P. Powell in Mexico.
Misses Hattie and Carrie Kennan
of Mexico are guests of their sister,
Mrs. VIM. Mason.
Mrs. Conradde Schultz was quite
i'll last week.
Elmer Robinson, who is home
from the hospital, continues about
the same.
Floyd Robinson spent last week
with his uncle of Laddonia.
Many in this vicinity are planning
to have sorghum made this year.
Some of the cane is almost ready to
work up.
Turner Lewis and Grover Dowell
attended the Moberly Fair one day
last week
Mr.. and Mrs. McMurtry are en-
tertaining their niece of Indiana.
The people are planning for a
concrete culvert just north of the
Milford Berry home.
Misses Mary Cordelia, Eleanor
and Frances Mason are enjoying
the Hardin College pool-learning
to swim-they think it's great
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-15
LUKE r.. EDWARDS
AT NEWPORT NEWS.

A letter with superscription of
Camp Stuart, Va, Monday, Aug.5,
1918, to Mrs. E.A. Edwards from
her son, Luke, reads as follows:
Dear Mother!--How are you? 1
am fine, enjoying life. Uncle Sam
is showing us good time; this is
a fine, healthy place. Can see the
Atlantic from my window. Lots of
ships, big waves and everything in
proportion. I've been in every State
south of the Mason & Dixon line
except Kentucky and Tennessee.
One day 1 stood with one foot in
Florida and one in Alabama. Saw
New Orleans, thru Mississippi, AL
abama-Mobile and the big towns.
into N. Carolina, Virginia. Took a
hike at Danville, Va, at Richmond
and also in Georgia. You should
see the wonderful swamps in Louis
lana! 1 wish we could all of us to-
gether see these sights. Just now
the waves roll in; lots of ships and
always a breeze to make it pleasant.
If you see Lon Smith tell him
his promise of tobacco looks good,
tits scarce article here 1 haven't
had a payday yet, but don't need
much money. l took out $4,000
insurance for you and also made
an allotment of SIS a month to you.
II you haven't received the policy
yet, 1t will come, 1t is good. l won't
draw over $3.50 month now, but
that is enough for all needs II | get
it often enough. How is Hattie?
You see 1 can't write to very many.
Tuesday, 1 moved last night. My
address now is Co. H. 15Srd Inf.
Camp Hill, Newport News, Va.
Answer soon, from your son,
LUKE r. EDWARDS,
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-15
PUBLIC HEALTH-THE
FLY IS DANGEROUS.

The truth of flies as to their
spreading disease is seldom recog-
nized, and where it is the measures
for the suppression of the nuisance
are frequently ineffective.
The list of diseases which may be
spread by flies is both long and i'm
portant. Experience and observa-
tion have demonstrated the fly as
as the one great mode of infection
in the following diseases: Typhoid,
Paratyphoid, Diarrhoea, Dysentery,
Cholera and tuberculosis,
Diptheria, Smallpox. Anthrax, In
fantile paralysis, Sore Eyes, and
large number of other diseases.
1t has also been proven that flies
often carry the eggs of many intes-
tinal worms, especially those of the
tape worm.
From the similarity of the germs
of epidemic meningitis to those of
infantile paralysis both as to
form and natural habitat in the pos
terror portion of the nose, we may
also suspect that flies may be act
i've agents in disseminating both
meningitis and infantile paralysis.
Since these frightful and terrible
diseases are carried by the common
fly, it is only fitting that the public
should know how flies carry dis
ease.
Flies scatter disease germs in
three ways. Bacteria and other dis
ease germs may be carried from
place to place on the feet, body, and
wings of flies; or the infected ma
terial may be eaten by the flies, and
the germs may be multiplied by the
thousand in the body and then scat
tered in the "specks," which are
nothing less than the fecal dis
charges. Particularly in this latter
way an infected fly may continue to
scatter disease for several days.
Experiments made with blowtlies
indicate that food may be infected
by something akin to spittle. Blow
flies that were permitted to feed
upon milk thru openings in zinc
plate so small that they could only
insert the proboscis, thus infected
the milk up to 26 and 80 days after
the fly fed on infected material,
Diseases reducing baeteia and
protozoa have been taken from the
outside and from the inside of the
lfiy, This is equally true of the eggs
of intestinal worms having also
been so found. Finally, by direct
experiment flies have been proven
carriers of disease, He is therefore
nuisance and should not be allow
ed to exist A number of these ar
ticles may follow. Clip and save for
future reference.
DR.. W. A Allen, Mexico, Mo.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-15

Mrs. Dan Kurz of st. Louis is
the guest of here niece in Mexico,
Mrs. Andrew Bobenhoffer. Mrs. .Kur2
who has a son in the American Ar
my in France, has herself spent a
long time in the Alsace-Lorraine
section with relatives. She has
some interesting accounts to give
of that fearfully war-beset region
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-15
RED CROSS ROOMS CLOSED
FOR LACK or MATERIAL

The Red Cross Surgical Dressing
laboratory at the Elks Club has been
closed temporarily on account of the
scarcity of gauze and other materials
necessary in the construction OF
bandages and dressings. Red Cross
chapters in many other Missouri towns
also have been forced to suspend the
operation Of their work-rooms.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-15
LOSE HARDWARE STORE.

Boatman Brothers, who owned a
large hardware store and business
in Dallas, Texas, lost the property
this week by fire, which swept a
large portion of the business dis
trict of Dallas. Their loss is near
$4,000. The brothers are sons of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Botman, Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-15

Proceeds of the supper for bene-
fit of Lawder Red Cross Chapter
held at the home of c. H. Shoup
Tuesday amounted to over $4,000.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-15

The Francis Rodgers Glass Of the
Methodist Church hold their regu-
lar monthly business meeting Mon
day. Afternoon. Aug. 10. All mem
bars and friends OF the class are
urged to attend.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-15

Lieut., Kirk Roberts. in aviation
training near Houston, Texas, is
here ON a short furlough. He says
he has been up in the air some. One
trip was a fight of three miles
above terra firma.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-15
For Fifty Years
MexicO's Authority on BOOks-Fiction,
School Books and Magazines. /.

And now, just for minute, consider the book seller
He ia unique in his ways-who, out of his fond
ness for books sacrifices himself and his family COM
radeship to the buying and selling books with its
mow all about the new books he must keep always,
supply of school books for the kiddies eager
learn. He must help the school teacher-for the
bookseller is her greatest friend
But withal, it pays. 1t pays the satisfied feeling
of service The bookseller advises you, your wife
and your children to what books read. years
Mr.. salee has been "keeping in touch" with all the
new books-fiction and school books. He has fur
later their own children go him for their
school books-from generation to generation Certainly
'hi' 10 " part Oh MS satlsileo leelns -ta.%
Again, this year, his stock is full of school books
for the boys and girls who ready to the
school bell Mr.. Saee says it's strange-but "school
books of the few things that have not advanced
materially, in price" OF course, has his usual
big stock of second hand books-the economical kind
This is his fiftieth year. You'll be glad him
and ask him to fix up" your children school--be
they the cunning primary folks or the sedate High
School Seniors.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-15

Miss Frances Rowland will teach
at Beaver Dam the ensuing year
Mr.. and Mrs, Carl Thomas of
St. Louis are visiting in Mexico
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-15

Audrain's quota for this noble
work is $2,2O0 and The Elks of
Mexico viii see that we go over
that quota in cheerful contribution
to help the Salvation Army to help
our boys "over there" Give the
Elk your contribution ac-
companied with a great big, really
hearty smile.
This is the first time the Sal
vaton Army has made appeal for
your support. This organization
has financed their noble work from
their own funds. Now, its our
time. Let's show 'em we appreci-
ate the good cheer they give our
boys in France.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-15

H. L. Wakefield, connected with
the st, Louis Postoffce, visited
Mexico relatives a part of last and
this week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-15

WHEAT LAND FOR RENT.
20 acres of Oat stubble adjoin.
ing Mexico, Mo.
GEO. w. ADAMS q son.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-15

Fifty years! What wonderful record for man!
lowing his profession-for it profession good and
glorious profession that along with church.
school and the great public libraries
And this is ]. H. Saee-"Jim" Saee, as the
elder folks like to call him. Way back in 1858 he
TO Mexico the age fourteen years job for
they called them jobs in those days) the
flee under Squire Hooton. Thencame a series of clerk
ships in grocery general, and shoe
nally the berth of manager in the shoe store w D.
Hunter
Mr.. Saee's first advent into a business of his
land he says this partnership business where he
did the work and his furnished the money! met
with a sudden and disastrous end 1t a cigar and
candy store in a wooden shack the where
the Mexico Light Heat and Power Co. is located.
And twas times-our Civil War times One
night, after a good days trade from the Yankee SOL
diers who eamped here, he counted his change,
smiled, locked up and home, Next morning he
hurried back to upbut the German soldiers from
Iowa had beat him it. All that left of his
store were the door knobs and windows
But Mr.. Saee a great lover of books. He
loved to read and interested in school work-he
has been secretary of the Mexico School Board for
wenty-one years So, in 1899 he opened book store
and seoR became known as "sallee, the Bookman."
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-15
SALVATION ARMY DRIVE
CONDUCTED BY ELKS.

The Mexico Lodge of Elks is
putting it over" this week, Aug.
11-17. in their drive for the Red
Circle War Service Fund for the
Salvation Army.