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The Washington herald., 1918-05-24

Belvoir and get the two mumps cases
"a A-mile drive, and three miles al
most impossible, especially after q
rain, which we had had the night and
day before. However. went-a sep
arate expedition-as supposed-and
drove about 20 miles an hour, as my
battery needed working up.
On my arrival at Belvoir had great
difficulty finding my patients. Just
as was about to leave, however. one
mumps patient was given me and
brought him safely to the Washing
ton Barracks and turned him over to
the man In charge. Reaching home
at 9:15. tired and hungry, but happy.
because the trip had been worth
while.
Tuesday the corps assembled to
have another drill.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-24
Wife Gives Husbands
Easter Suit to Tramp

Greensburg. Pa. May z-Be-
cause she gave away her husbands
new Easter suit 70 . tramp who
told a pathetic story Of hsrdships
at her door, Mrs. Antonio Olish. an
Austrian woman. was sent to Jail
for thirty days By q local Justice.
olish charged his wife with disor-
derly conduct in giving away his
clothes
The Washington herald., 1918-05-24
Romance, Sentiment, Thrills,
In Wartime Washington
Red Cross Motor Ambulance Corps Member
Tells Her Impressions of Capital Some
thing Passer-by Does Not See.

Editors Note-The following s taken from the diary of Capt
Bumenberg Company D. of the Red Cross Motor Ambulance
She tells interesting and hitherto unpublished of the
side Washington time The business and professional
the official worker hures along the and
perhaps quite appreciate the significance of the
driven by woman in uniform, as it speeds by.)
The Washington herald., 1918-05-24
Red Cross Reports All
Funds Given and Spent
$77,721 o1s Used BY National Body; District
Chapter, $25I ,oS5; Minute Details
for All Inquirers

The American Red Cross issued booklet which
fully and completely the question What do Red Cross dollars
dor"
booklet financial members which
includes the great Of the Americas people intended report
them how their has been expended The
March Briefly expenditures far have follows
ef Fun6s
The Washington herald., 1918-05-24

ern seaboard have reached extraordi-
nary proportions, many ohaptsr TO
freshment units have surpassed the
record set by he wsshtngton chap
ter last september-that OF servtng a
900 cups Of coffes IN q Day,
The Washington herald., 1918-05-24

During air raids or long-range bonn
bardments OF the French capital.
American Red Cross ambulances have
almost invariably been first on the
scene Of any casualties.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-24

"a Paid National RED Cross and
allowed in settlement Of war relief
fund between National and District
chapter.
(3) Disbursements for materials
made on behalf OF Treasury De-
partment Auxiliary. Like amount
received from auxiliary 20 included
In miscellaneous receiptk
(3) Refund on account OF over
subscription for ambulances-
90 Disbursements made for wool
Receipts from sale OF same included
in miscellaneous receiptG
CNB) Disbursements in connection
with theater benenta- Amounts re-
ceived included In miscellaneous re-
ceipts.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-24


prlaUons 10, a. .g16E
A booklet is ready for distribution
which gives appropriations IN fuller
detail and explanations OF each item
contained in this summary.
AT the close Of the first year Of
the war;" says the statement. the
Red Cross goes to the public for the
raising Of the Second War Fund,
with a record OF appropriations which
warrants continued contributions to
this great relief work. As an tnfiu-
entail citizen Of your community,
join with your local Red Cross chap
ter to make this campaign successful.
Your Red Cross is the army behind
the army. Give till your heart says
stop"
How District Funds Were spent.
For the District II. B. +. Mac
Farland. chairman. gives a report OF
funds received and expended from
April 1. 1917, to April 1. 1913. a.
follows:
Reeeipts-
Cash received from War
Fund Campaign Commit
Tee NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. tlS4. fof-L
Cash received from Mexico
City Auxiliary ......... 3,S0.F
Cash received from miscel-
laneous sources .... G.p6se
Cash received from trans
fers general fund .......... B.b5o 70
Total receipts ............. n1,ss-sz
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-09-20
Careless Use Of Soap
Spells the I Hair

Soap :houid be used very carefully
il YOU ant to keep your hair look
ing its best. Most soaps and pre-
pared shampoos contain too much
alkali. This dries the scalp, makes
the hair brittle. and ruins il.
The best thing for steady use is
lust ordinary mulsified cocoanut oil
(Which is pure and greaseless), and
is better than the most expensive
soap or anything else YOU can use.
One or two teaspoonfuls will
cleanse the hair and scalp thorough.
~. Simply moisten the hair with
water and rub it in. 1t makes an
abundance Of rich. creamy lather,
which rinses out easily. removing ev-
cry particle of dust. dirt, dandruff and
excessive oil. The hair dries quickly
and evenly. and it leaves the scalp
soft and the hair fine and silky,
bright. lustrous. fluffy and easy 10
manage
You can get mulsifed cocoanut oil
at any pharmacy, it's very cheap, and
few ounces will supply every mem
Der Of the family for moaths.-Adv.
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CANAAN

Albert Smith attended the Splrltualis'
Campmeeting at Madison the past week
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Rolf were in Pitts
field Sunday. the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Thurlough.
Miss Celia Peavey and friend Of Fair
field visited her parents. Mr. and Mrs
HartwelI Peavey, Sunday.
Mrs. Alice Douglass and Mrs. Lewis
Cavanaugh Of Skowhegan were at Reu-
ben Reeds saturday.
Miss Alice Moore has returned to her
school in Bangor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Anes and chill
dren and Mrs Azuba Burrili Of Pitts
field visited Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Holt
Sunday
Mrs Reuben Reed Is passing few
days in Skowhegan with her grand
daughter, Mrs. Lewis Cavanau.h.
Mrs. Arthur Leavitt Of Watervl,ie
came Sunday for a few DAYS visit with
her father. David Goodrdge.
There will be an entertainment and
pox social at the red schoolhouse Sat
urday evening. Sept. q. for the benefit
OF the Sunday school
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-09-20
GOOD WILL,

Rev. 9. ". Hincklev has anlounc-
ed the program for Harvest week
which begins Sunday. Oct 12. with
special sermon by Mr. Hincklev. The
following Monday will be observed
as Harvest day when the balance If
unharvested crops viii he gathered
Monday evening there Will he 4 lee
ture in Prescott hall by M. Powers
IF the Washington County State
Normal school On Winter Birds IN
Maine Tuesday will be Forestry
Gay and the boys will he in the
woods. Tuesday evening there will
be an organ recital III Prescott hall
by Will c. MacFarlane. municipal
or-anist ri Portland Wednesday
morning at II 0 clock there will be a
meeting Of the trustees and di1ec-
tors Of the Good Will Home Associa-
Jon. In the afternoon at o'clock
there will be an unvellinE IF por-
traits ami several paintings. The nu-
cleus Of art donated to the Cool Will
Home Association. On Wednesday
evening there will be n song recital
in Prescott hall BY Mrs Martha Phil
lips Of New York City Mrs. Phillips
Is SOmetlneS cameo the second SWed-
ish nightingale. Later in the week
there will he the usua, annual Sun
day school picnic for the Good Will
boys ard girls
L. Patrick Green. for several wears
a missionary and traveller in Rodesia.
will give 4 lecture in Prescott hall
Friday evening. Sept. 20, on Hunt
ing and Travelling in Rodesia," His
lecture vii be illustrated
Harry Pratt of Rockland and Miss
Mabel Pratt and Mrs WINNER of
New York City are visiting Miss
Jennie Packard at Golden Rule cot
tage.
Cards have been received IT Good
Will announcing the arrival IF Rob
ert Gordar Porter. now son 70 Da-
vid 4. Porter Of Montclair, y I Mrs.
Porter IS the daughter of Rev G. ".
Hincklev.
Rev. Jesse c. Donahue Of Auburn
is visiting at j. C. Berdeens.
Miss Adelaide Berdeen has return
ed 10 finish her senior Year in Can-
gor high school
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Toas!'an Grange

Topshan Grange met in regular ses-
sion Saturday evening and the lecturer
presented the following program Sing
ing By Grange: tableau, Two Was 10
Can the kaiser Mrs, Gertrude TAR
and Miss Mar taret Hamlin; question.
Does Daylight Saving Really Save
Time for the Farmer, or Toes II Waste
Daylight" opened By J. n. Strout: fol-
lowed by Milward Potter George Hill
dredth and Charles Given. reading. Mrs
Milward Tatten, vocal solo Mrs. Ger
trude Tarr; question. WHICH PAYS Bet
ter. Drying Fruit or Canning" dis
cussad nv Miiward Fatte1. Winifred
Rackiey. J. H Strout and Mrs. H saw
yer The Grange accepted an invita- ton
from the United Baptist church to at
tend services ir BODY next SUNDAY
morning Sept. g 1t Is hoped all
Changers will make = special effort to
De present.
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Enterprjse Granoe

Enterprise Grange. 80 Is. ?. 0, II.
Of Richmond. held its regular meeting
on SATURDAY night. Sept a. WORTHY
Master y. II. Shelton presided and after
the regular business meeting the follow
ing program was presented by the wor-
thy Pomona. Miss Geneva Libby piano
solo, Sister Alice Libby: reading Miss
Minnie stewart; question, Brother Leon
Batchelder: story. WORTHY overseer
Eay Toothaker reading. Sister Julia
Clark; question. How Can We Best
Interest Both Ole and Young in Our
Grange work." Erother Patten. current
events. Brother Ed Stewart After tire
program all enjoyed social hour, The
Third and Fourth degrees vii, Re
worked on a large class at the next reg
ular meeting. SATURDAY. Sept p. after
which harvest supper will be served
bY the sisters Of the Grange
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-09-20
The German Seer Propaganda

II is an of day for German beer
.rust prcpa gauda when the Hearst
papers do not assail whiskey and
boom their marvellous temperance
drink" beer. In cartoon and edito-
rial they picture the evils OF whis-
hey and cunningly glorify the devils
chief imp, Beer Booze, in the same
breath
Arthur Brisbane. Hearst's right
hand philosopher Of appeal 40 the
rabble. the uniformed and the per
sonal liberty" gangsters. devotes coll
umn after column Of his mighties.
eneeavor in sophistry to convicting
whiskey Of its sins at the same time
he Is mailing wings and halo IN beer
and wine. Below we give specimens
Of Brisbane's service to the Jevil in
his Washington Times, the paper
bought Of Munsey for the beer trust
business Of intimidating Congress
.:to defeat Of dry" legislation.
we judge a man by the company
he keeps-by his friends.
In the picture in the next columns
are few of the friends of whiskey.
the poisonous drug
''Whskey makes his own friends:
he actually crates them.
Whiskey changes health into sick
ness Il changes comfort into mis-
cradle poverty.
Whisky creates crime-at least
.hree-fourths of the crimes of vio.
lence. The detective in every muir
der case looks automa tically for the
empty whiskey bottles, or for the
place where the criminal last bought
his whiskey.
This is followed by columns Of
adroit advocacy Of the use Of beer
nd wine as temperance drinks" to
ave the nation from secretly made
vhiskey and other booze. on which.
- the way. no powerful makers and
eellcrs' organization could collect
900 per cent. profits at the same
inc they were perfecting their grip
IN mother crop OF drinkers.
The German beer kindergarten
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Editorial Comment
The Saving Of kewsprint
F.eyis+Or7 T0.;rn9,


If the L. s. Government Will only suit
its own waste % newsprint paper IS
Congressman Watch OF Massachusetts
indicates. much good will come OF IT.
This is not our conviction alone--lt Il
shared by business men, II A leading
banking house in QUE of our cities Tues
day the cashier said our wastebasAet
is full Of needless printing from all
sorts Of public and quasi-pub.ic sources.
The Reserve Banking institutions could
save enormously. They seem to he
thinking up methods for keeping men
busy sending out useless circulars"
1t would be far cheaper 10. the gov
eminent to spend a few dollars issuing
public notices Of their work through the
newspapers than in wasting money, la
Dor and paper on this propa ganda.
Our own waste baskets are rli, Of
stuff every day from different publicity
agents of war-work information. 1t is
a terrible waste. But little of il can be
run-under government orders TO cut
reading matter. The mails are bur
dened with free-mail, reports Intending
We are receiving duplicates of practi-
cally every report from some Of the
publicity men.
Picture houses, theatrical agents au-
tcmcbile concerns. colleges. schools. 7.
NJ. c. A. news service may as we'll in
derstand the impossihility for the news.
papers to give them anything. under or
ders for newsprint reduction.
Cons. Walch is right. Il is a fearful
waste. Shut up George Creeis print
shop CIT all government notices and
blanks 30 per cent. and the situation
would be relieved
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-09-20
HIS TROUBLE
STARTED WITH
NvMbNESS
Severe Nervou, Cordltion Of Hart.
ford Man and the Means Through
Which He found Help

The efficacy Of a tonic for the
nerves in serious nervous disorders is
the best indication If the beneficial
results C. its use in minor troubles
since the principal is the same. The
only way to get medicine to the
nerves is through the blood. The
tonic treatment of building up the
nerve centres TO perform their nor
ma; functions IS the basis Of most
successful treatment.
4 nervous breakdown with its
sym )tonls of supersensltlve nerTes
its irritabillty. sleeplessne5s and uor-
~ IS often complicated by the crush
ing pain of pressu on one or more
nerves that is knows as neurltis. If
YOU have nervous pains do not so to
great expense for treatment until
YOU have tried building up the blood.
If you are pale the chances are very
strong that the treatment with DR..
Williams Pink Pills is all that you
require.
MY trouble started with numhness
IN the feet" says Mr., Harry La
Francis, Of No. q Seymour street.
Hartford. Conn. and the numb feel
ing gradually went up the limbs to
NY hips. This was accompanied by
pains that were almost unbeara BILE.
The pains were so bad that at times
l could not sleep and often l would
have to get out of bed the agony was
so intense. When the disease reached
my spine it affected my limbs so th.t
I could not walk right. There was
poor circulation in my legs and they
were colorless. l could not bear the
weight Of the bed clothes on them.
My n.rves seemed to twitch. my
appetite was very poor and l could
hardly eat anything. My eyes we're
also affected. I doctored with a ply
had a form of paralysis bordering on
iocomotor ataxia but he did not nelp
me one bit that l could see.
Il read about DR.. Williams Pink
Pills in the Hartford Times and after
had taken three boxes noticed that
my appetite was better and my
nerves more quiet. was encouraged
ana continued lHp llSdtilIcI1t anu me
result was most gratifying. l can
feel a circulation in my limbs and l
can walk much better. l certainly
have great faith in DR.. williams
Pink Pills for they have helped me
wonderfully
Dr.. Williams Pink Pills are
tonic for the blood and nerves. They
begin at once to build UP the system
weakened by excess or overwork.
The rich. red blood soon begins to
show in cheeks and lips the step is
quicker, the eyes brighter and the
good effect is felt in every organ of
the body.
Two useful books. Diseases of the
Nervous System" and WHAT TO Eat
and How to Eat" will be sent free by
the DR.. Williams Medicine Co. Schen-
ectady. y. Y. Your own druggist
sells DR.. Williams Pink Pills or you
can order them direct by mai. post
paid. at so cents per box. SIX boxes
for $3.50.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-09-20

lying. whose gradu-
school OF oually tuned out in hun
s'es are thousands Of "whiskey's
~ as"-crime, Failure. Disgrace
a.rerty, Sorrow. Sickness. IS 'ne
1cbool represented by those fghtins
N the Hearst and Brisbane ard SIM
liar papers. for beer AID VINE the
temperance drinks
This school should be bon'oea ana
dee+-ove, IS we are pledged 20 de-
strc~ other Hunis5n. The Hcopie
ghauld serve patriotic notice on this
whole Fang ard is German beer
uropaganda.
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ALBION

SOTTH-Niss lola Allen passed
Sunday with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Alien.
An ice cream social and Quilt
sale will he held at the Sar,ew
schoolhouse in Freedom Saturcia =
evening. Sept II. for the benefit Of
the Red Cross.
h1r. and Mrs. Elmer Marks called
Sunday afternoon III Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Qu,mb".
Miss Amy Witham vas week end
guest With Miss Ruth Marks.
Mrs O:-in T-aek. who has been
i'll for the past week. Is better # this
writing
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-09-20
OUR Us
OUR CoUNTRY'S SERVICE
On Active Service with American
Expeditiorary Forces
Winchester. England.
Aug. rs, 1915.

Aug. Is, 1918.
Dear Jeszica:
Each letter is TO everyone Of you
but | will mix them up little for
variety. wrote Mother on the ship.
And how does the heading look.
Sister, Yes. and I'm IN a great big
bloody" English Rest camp as big as
pevens only different for all its for
is to accommodate troops for two or
three days just long enough TO take a
bath and wash your clothes. Thank
the good Lord I've done both. Such
a long voyage in the place we were
in. and together with the place | slept
last night. gave the coolies q start
but by gracious, l walloped all | could
find and after a hot shower and
clean change of clothes all over | felt
like a rejuvenated being and now am
settled down for the so called rest.
The Captain promises us hike to-
morrow down around Winchester to
see the sights; bring on the hikes. l
like EN-. It's a great life if you don't
weaken. and when saw those darned
bugs l began TO think l was getting
TO be a real soldier
The officers bought their new caps
and leather belts and Shoulder straps
today and are nrancing around as
tickled as kids. they do look pretty
spiffy. We get our caps pretty soon:
you know. the little pointed ones
which 60 on over one ear.
We landed here last night after
long ride by train from the big town,
the place where the bridge falls down
and the fair lady lives. oh Coy.
Travel. Gee. I'm seeing things but
haven't seen hardly a store which
was not a saloon. No wonder the
bloody" English are demoralized.
You know that word bloody" is the
Englishman's favorite expression ana
If he is little bit ri:ed at an Amer
ican he berates the bloody Yankees"
IN fine style. The trains are funny.
eight men in a compartment just like
parlor car, private box, but not so
good. Cars? Theys not. just car
riages. The bigg st freight car holds
twelve tons Of coal and hey lay can
. vas over the top. Good night. Bow
mine if W. s. Given Co. had 10 i'm
port its diamonds in that fashion.
And houses, they are all one ami the
same. Id never find my way home.
but walk irto the first door handy. al
brick and stone. shaped funny as the
deuce.
Every bit Of land everywhere s
cultivated. If twas in England YOU
would haze cabbages planted on those
little banks which run up 70 the brick
foundation Of or house. Not a zee
bit Of ground is empty. I've seen SO
many aeroplanes I'm lick Of them.
they're all over the lot all the time.
I'm in an Ameri IAN Y. NJ. G. A.
which is a blessed place. Just drank
two cup Of cocoa which cost "tup-
pence Oh I'm getting to know
things pretty we'll
Perle's picture ai.d PRAYER is right
on the vail here framed; Milly has
one too, so OF course :. locks like
ZONE
Well probably go to france pretty
quick, but supper corr first so I'll
quit now and get it. haven't eaten
since last night been too busy wash
ing myself.
Do write. Heaps Of love to I'll
from Your soldier over there.
HARVEY.
Letter % Iess,ca Amcs of Bow
doinham from her brother Harvey
An1es. who recently arrived safely
overseas.
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BELGRADE

The school at Lakeside opened
Sept. 8, with Miss Anna NJ. Pratt as
teacher.
The funeral Of the late Asa Brack-
EFT took place Sunday, Sept. Is ut the
residence of his daughter. Mrs. AL
vim McIntire of Lakeside with whom
he had made his home. Mr.. Bracket
was IS years Of age and had been in
failing health for some time.
The remains of Private Mellen Ad.
ans. who died at Camp Devens
Monday morning at $50 o'clock were
brought here Tuesday. The funeral
took place Thursday at the home Of
his mother. Mrs. Herman Adams at
Lakeside.
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Stomach Misery
Get Rid of that Soarness, d&
and Indigestion

When your stomach Is out Of orc
run down. your food doesn a!Ets.
ferments IN your stomach and toltD' h 4.
which causes sourne5s. heartburn n
breath. pain at pit Of stomach
many other misera BE symptoms a
Mona stomach tablets Will eNt ~
full relief N five minutes. II taken "a "A
larIv for two weeks thew VIII tu.n III
fabhy. sour. tired out stomach ~ o,.
sweet. energetic, perfect roFk,ns IN
You cant he very strong ana VIZ IA
if your food only half d!Eest$ =.
appetite will 90 and nausea. ail I,,,f
hiliousness. nervousness SICK heAN''
and constipation will follow. -.
Mi-o-na stomach tablets 7Ft -,
and easy to swallow ana are eudI ~. ~
to Danish indigestion and any or ~ ~
the above symptoms or money
For sale by Observation-Disclosures "
al. leading druggists.
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CORNVILLE

Elmer Trask and family have moved
to Oakland. where he is employed in the
WOODEN mill
William Stott was happily surprised
one day last week by receiving A visit
from his brother whom ne had not see
for years.
Miss Sadie Flanders was weekend
guest Of Erwin Smith and family.
Merle Judkins. who is somewhere in
France. sent to his father a Germa 4
helmet
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Norland fraona

Horland Grange, East Livernore. held
an an-da,- session last Saturday. with
a good attendance. for the busy season.
The guest Of the day was Or. o.tn1an
of the William Penn school of Phiiadel-
phia who gave most able and helpful
address 81 Excepting Tinre.y The next
session will be Past Masters Wives
nav
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did YOU know" said 4 Lewiston
tailor that a lot of my customers
have lost from ~ to u pounds in the
last wear? No, I'm not Joking: il IS
q literal fact. The great majority
rave. The only way I can account
fo~ i, IS that we eat 50 much less Su-
sor-and not sugar alone, but cake
a-d other desserts of which i is
rort Of course We take The measure
r,ents of our customers, and in this
way we know"
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Brewer High Cancels Football

The Brewer High school voted Tues
day to cancel the football schedule, as
many OF the best players have enlisted
or expect to enter military service. Fall
baseball practice will be substituted,
two mines being made up in the school
to compete tor q trophy.
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A little Auburn girl who was in
Lewiston with her mother for some
shopping a short time ago, was Civ
en- a quarter. and was told that,
since she did not come over Very e.
ten. she might spend it exactly as
she pleased with no suggestions from
anybody. The little girl took the
quarter and made rapid survey Of
the vicinity. I'VE don't need 10 60
any farther" she said decidedly.
Here's thrift stamps right here"
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Short Life in Prospect

a girl in Riverside City. = Muncle
suburb, was singing loudly one eve
ming. Il would Not Live Always" A
woman next 6oor. ,ryins to nut the
baby to sleep, sent the following note
by her six-year-oId son to the Young
singer: II you don't stop that noise on
receipt of this. YOU won't even live
few minutes. indianapolis News