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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-16
May More Follow Her Example

Dear cynthia--I am going to give a fare
well surprise party for a chum OF mine who
~ going to take up nursing September j.
There will be about twenty-four present.
probably an even number OF boys and girls.
Gould you give Inc any suggestions for
hing that will be easy to pre-
pare, but will make lively evening? !
also would appreciate any suggestions for
refreshments. CONSTANT READER.
Three cheers for the girl who is going
to take up nursing! The suggestions for
games have been mailed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-16
peaseeNcM
What toDo -
BY CYNTHIA

did not love him. For l am a girl myself
who is writing this note,
I am sure that the girl did not understand
true love. But when Miss Right shall come
around | am sure that YOU won't be dis dis,
love means. II means only your sympathy.
Please take courage and walt, .-,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-16
B.by'II Have q Sweater

20 ths Editor 81 WoHaH's Faes;
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-16
How to Make Friends

will the young lady who wrote the
very nice letter asking how to make
friends please let us hear from her
again?
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-04
CITY NEWS.

Onion sets 1Oc ID. Schaefer's.
ID. E. Reeves & Co. phone No. is
Black 1914 and 207.
For summer underwear, visit the
Central Store, all kinds.
Telephone operators moonlight
Friday, June Z. Benefit Red Cross.
Mrs. S. G. Wolfe has received
letter from her son John H. Wolfe, Co
D, 43rd engineers, that he has arrived
in France.
ladies vests Is. 20, 25 and soc
each. All sizes at the Central Store.
-Pineapples-now is the time to
put them up. The first fruit Is always
the best and cheapest. Order today
from your grocer.
Mrs. w Frank Brown announces
a pupils recital of her class in express
sion at ST. Peters hall Friday, June
Z, p. m. Public cordially invited.
Telephone operators moonlight
Friday. June T. Benent Red Cross.
"A large display of summer wash
goods. Is, 10, Csc and 75c yard. Sell
lect them now at the Central.
-keokuk nurses have learned that
an army training school for nurses
will probably be established soon at
the base hospital, Camp Dodge, Des
Moines. Several nurses here are
planning to take the training, it is
learned.
-Schaefer's truck for picnics. Ride
on air, there's difference.
Regular meeting Of Morning Star
lodge No. S, Knights Of Pythias, Tues
day evening at 8 o'clock. Visiting
members invited. DR.. o. W. Rowe, C.
C.; J. A. Burgess, X. OF R. & S.
Visiting knights fraternally invited to
attend.
Largest display of hosiery in the
city. Prices to suit any purse. White,
black and cofors Central Store.
While carloads OF cantaloupes
cities no shipment of melons has
today. They are expecting the melons
in soon, however. Vegetables are
abundant Beets. can1iflower, green
onions, peas, rhnbarb, lettuce and tur-
nfps are plentiful. The asparagus sup
ply is about exhausted. There is
little on the market now, but not
much Spinach, TOO, is scarce.
Ladies' dressing sacques, light
and dark colors: long or short sleeves
choice SEC, at Central Store
Seed navy beans. SOC per ID. at
Schaefer's, III Main Phone $50.
Don M. Alexander, Keokuk boy,
has graduated from the State college
of Washington as bachelor of science
in electrical engineering, with honor.
His diploma has been sent to his
mother, Mrs. Julia II. Alexander, 727
North Ninth street. Alexander was
one of two in his class to graduate
with honor. He has taken up his
duties as chief engineer for the Alex
ander Electric company in Spokane.
He has made specially Of illuminat-
ing engineering. His brother, ]. DON
is proprietor of the electric
company and president of the Titan
Feature Photo Play company
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-04
CITY NEWS.

For summer knitting, yarn 90c
and 81 skein. See the Central.
-Pneapples-now is the time to
put them up. The first fruit is always
the best and cheapest. Order today
from your grocer.
Mrs. George Banghart Sr., of Iowa
avenue, who underwent a slight OPP
Grafton at st. Joseph's hospital, is re-
covering.
Time of enlistment for eligible
applicants for industrial training in
military service, has been extended to
June 10. H G. Sutherland, recruiting
officer in Keokuk, received word to
this effect Monday.
Regular meeting Loyal Order OF
Moose, Keokuk lodge No. 7o4. tonight
at O'Clock, in Moose hall. Business
of importance. Initiation. Social
session. Visiting brothers cordially
invited. Ed. G. Vaughan, dictator.
Five young men tried to beat the
draft by enlisting at the recruiting Of
fee in the last month. These are
bows who have reached the age of
twenty-one years since the war began
and who will have to register June 5.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-04

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-04

mods, which were formerly consid-
cred by the entire assembly are now
referred to the commission for hear
ing, and it's findings and decisions be-
come the action of the assembly on
being reported to it.
1t becomes therefore the supreme
court of the church Membership on
the commission is accordingly consid-
cred a great honor.
DIR. Newcomb served similar term
on the commission in 1909, 1910 and
1911, in which period some important
cases, involving grave doctrinal ques-
lions as well as large property inter
ests, were decided by the commits
sion.
The commission meets each year In
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-04
TELLS ABOUT
CANNING FOOD
Gold Pack Demonstration Comes to
keoktk and Lee County to
Spend Three Months
in Work.
REFRIGERATORS

Miss Ruth E. Fortney demonstrat-
or appointed by the O. S. government,
arrived In heokuk Monday night and
VIII spend the next three months in
the olnerent townships of the county
interesting women in the cold pack
me.noo Oh preserving vegetables and
.ui.s- sue Is working, too. through
Ames college with farm bureaus
She will remain in Eeor-,1- $3.50,
days. Wednesday afternoon En- iii
give a demonstration in the birb
school during which she win ca, hoth
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-04
ON
COMMISSION
Keokuk Minister Elected to Three
Year Term on High Presby-
terrain Administration

Dr.. E 3. Newcomb, of Westminster
church. has received word of his cleo
ton at a recent meeting of the gen.
eraI assembly of the Presbyterian
church to a three-year term of mem
bership on the permanent judicial
commission Of the assembly. This
is a body Of fifteen members, three
classes of five serving for three years
each. elected by the assembly.
All cases of doctrine or church poll
ty appealed from presbyteries or sy-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-04

and asparagus. Empha-
sis will be laid on the prevention OF
waste by the proper canning, drying
and storing of fruits and vegetables.
She will show that the cold pack
method is easier to follow, in that it
turns out fruit with better flavor and
keeps fruit better than any other
method which has been used.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-04
connection with the session of the
general assembly.
Modestv is secomino.

Philad eIphia Public Ledger: 1t is
not strange that American army Of
ficers in the field deprecate the top
glowing accounts of American per-
formances at the front No harm is
done by little modesty. Our work
is still largely to COMA
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-04

DRY GOODS AND READY TO WEAR
DEPARTMENTS LoWITZ.
Too busy to write adds but thousands
OF new summer things ready to show
you. Watch windows-visit both
foors-attend the big sale-It GER
tainly pays to act quick.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-04
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-02

and his present specialties are the
boxing bouts he arranges in his
"Y" and the brass band he is or
ganizing. All of these educators
are busy most of the time about
odd jobs, such as the sophomores
require the freshmen to do, but
which make up the sum OF service
to the soldiers.
The Bishops Sunday Afternoon.
Preachers who have come over
in this service, bringing their star
sermons with them, find that there
is little preaching for them to do,
but such an endless amount OF hum
drum service as never entered into
their imagination. Over here re-
ligion spells work for the soldiers.
If that work is hot chocolate, or
giving out writing paper. or selling
cigarets, or running moving picture
shows, or presiding over boxing
match or vaudeville exhibition, 1t
is up to the preacher to do it. Most
of them have succeeded wonder
fully well. Their close and infor
nal and friendly relations with
men has been new experience to
them They have found uncount-
ed opportunities for giving the cup
of cold water'-even though that
has usually been hot chocolate
Some ministers have even develop
ed a skill in cooking doughnuts
A few Of the clergymen who
come over are dudes; and they are
quickly on the homeward route
most OF them, though, find them,
selves early, and wonder what they
will ever do when they have to go
back to America, to the convention
al round of parish duties, where
they are not looked upon as merely
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-02

haustive topic. A Standard Oil
magnate was over here looking into
things, and getting a sample OF
what the Y. M. c. A. ministry is.
On his first night at the front,
when his truck had been under the
German fire, the supply OF gasoline
gave out, as ii in mockery OF the
oil mans presence. and he had to
walk several miles through the
night to get to base. Then he was
sent off to difficult front line
hut, where he learned how to work
without being able to call upon a
secretary or a staff for assistance;
and to his credit be it said, he did
good service for the soldiers, none
there are many American troops.
expense. Few American families,
OF whom knew that he was not 4
preacher or other professional y.
NJ. {. A. worker.
These Y. NJ. c. A. men get far
ther to the front than even the
correspondents Three have been
wounded thus far, and one woman
worker has Leen killed by shell fire.
1t is almost a daily experience for
the drivers of the trucks to pass
through the fire zone, and ! motto
ed that the Red Triangle on one OF
these trucks had been dented by
shrapne. These men carry gas
masks as naturally and inevitably
as the cowboys used to carry pis-
tolls. A steel helmet is part OF
every drivers equipment.
All this quickly becomes a mat
ter of course. On the front above
foul | have met repeatedly bust
ness man OF Columbus. Ohio. who
has left his store and banks and
other interests, and is out here in
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-02

men, but as professional caste,
apart from lifcs red realities. There
will be many ministers, who amid
the dullness OF board meetings, and
the banalities of church socials will
think longingly of the days when
they lived a rough life in khaki,
to the music of the big guns, and
could hear man swear without be-
ing shocked, and were themselves
indistinguishable from the laymen
with whom they worked.
The Protestant Episcopal bishop
OF Erie, Pa, is having the time OF
his life over here among the sol
diers. He is one of those who has
made good as a speaker to the sol
diers, and he itineraries among the
huts, visiting with the men by day,
and addressing meetings at night.
His everyday yestments are a uni
form and the fact that he is a
bishop means d deal less to the boys
than that he is good scout Nat
uraliy, on Sundays, the D!shop ad-
ministers the communion, at least
once. for the soldiers show de-
sire for the sacrament greater than
they display at home. Recently,
alter the first large action in which
the Americans were independently
engaged, the bishop held TWO COM
munion services for the men on
Sunday morning-and in the aft
ernoon he sold cigarets and candy
over the counter OF the "Y.' And
everybody who knows the condi-
tions here believes that the latter
action was also Christian minis
try.
One Family's Mission.
The personnel OF this many-sided
work for the troops is an eX-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-02
THE RELIGIOUS RAMBLER
By WILLIAM T. ELLIS

Y. NJ. c. A. work under lire beats
hunting big game.
College professors have been a
conspicuous success. | ran across
the Harvard professor OF geology
out amid the mud of an engineers
camp. Only geologist could do
Justice to that mud. 1t was thick
and sticky and all-pervasve, 1t
constituted the dominant factor in
the life of the men. Mud seemed
to have got everywhere, except into
their spirits. Here was this Har-
ward. scholar, as genial a hail-fellow
with all the boys as any profession
al drummer, having avowedly the
time Of his life. He does every
thing, from the selling OF cigarets
to lecturing upon science, and he
is overflowing with enthusiasm
over it. When / saw him he was
as pleased As Punch over having
preached the first sermon OF his life,
the preceding Sunday.
Another professor, this time \
theologian from a western Pennsyl-
vania seminary, was selling tobacco
and other dosirables, to marines,
down by little pond in southern
France. He frankly does not care
whether school keeps or not, back
in the states, for he is really min
istering to men, instead of talking
about books Another professor of
philosophy from New England, |
whom | met at naval aviation
base, is called Dad by the boys
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-02

the fire zone, working night and
day upon the task of organizing and
directing the business end Of sup
plying the soldiers with the incl
dentals which can be got only
through the "Y." 1t is the hard
est work this man has ever done.
but never has he enjoyed anything
more.
In one OF the base cities, where
there are many American trops,
there is a western physician, with
his two adult daughters, who are
running a Y. NJ. c. A. cafe and con-
cert hall for the men, at his own
charges. Few American families,
outside OF actual military service,
are doing 50 much for the cause
as he.
Upwards OF 1000 "Y" workers
are now in France. Seventyfive
per cent of them have made good.
But as mary more, beyond draft
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-02

age. are needed. They have to
stand in tn. stead of mother and
father and home and church to an
entire army OF boys.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-02

such information If you think that you
are getting by" and avoiding prompt pay
ment of your obligations you are mistaken.
Your record is kept. And when you 'move
on to some new town your record will fol-
low ,,~,t tg&rH
Your credit rating is actually your most
valuable business asset. Whether you be
rich or poor, that is absolutely true. Do
you think you can afford to abuse it?
The Business Mems Credit Association
is organized for good. When you hear any
one "cussing out" the organization be as
sured that that party has been neglecting
some obligation and has felt the prod"
You may hide behind the law'-as many
do-and escape physical punishment. But
be sure your delinquency will find you out.
Your credit reputation will soon be gone
and you will be credit pauper" You will
not be able to secure credit accOmmOda-
ton when you really need it.
On the other hand: The man who pays
as he promises, who deals openly and
squarely, establishes a rating and a repu-
tation that helps him whenever he needs
help and that makes him welcome in busi-
ness way wherever he goes. And when he
moves on to a new town his record follows
him. He Immediately has reputation for
honesty and has only to ask for credit to
receive it
THE FIRST OF THE MONTH
is the natural time for making payment of
all that has been credited to you during the
past thirty days. Pay once a month-and
pay in full. To do otherwise is to cOerce
your creditor into lending you part of his
capital-a thing you have no right to ex-
pect
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-02

Read it in the Ardmoreite first.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-02

All bills incurred during the past thirty
days are due, unless otherwise specified.
You should pay those bills tomorrow or
make arrangements to take care OF them
by the tenth. 4: :
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-25
CHAPTER xxx.

Frederick the G-.A>. VII" :''.:'.:,',' :
,ha, he wen: - war IN o:d'r !" u
talked about" W. h"aNi"d mat - !'"'
only or., cook ana ). l.uaG-9| >i'.''S "ii"
was orc. -: tI.,. r,rSt ;y:H.t;'ca! N'i;SS
~ all history, has Il wh"l" book t.D'-
Gated % ham Tor use II I'll" r"2"S
schools o. New York. .T'd"rirN h"t%.
head o. IN" department -; nl"d"ru IAN
ruaGcS III las; high $',Ao'! 81 st"cE'StS..
y. Y is IL. ;tutilu: OF u o"Hk CATS"
About a Great MIX and Others. a.
author N the preface S:at"S tAat tn%
anecdotes which l." pTi:iS q" not N''-
40 the story .0c tii" .tv"S 0i tn"Se Ia
nous Germans. hu;. nevertheless. SiNH
SlimpSeS 81 wh:t, they |": anI may hep
20 show whE n. ,icrmi:s- hci! them ~
such h!st, eSt".nn. Tho book contains
four anecdotes ahcG: King Frederick
William |. ;nc father o: Frederick lHe
Great a v;l.aIa"HS n:"c. w" MAS pr
vented from executing his nw:: son on.E
by the pro;cS; .: II" Cher kings Z
Europe
Then follow for:E- nine anecdotes aPoUs
Frederick the Grca:. a.. % tHcal. q
course revealing him as good King
about Beethoven. Mozart. Schiller H.
Leasing. and the remainder OF ins book
Is made up OF ono anrcdcte about Queen
Louise. one about Field Marshal Blu
cher. eighteen anecdotes about Bis
narci. three about The Emperor Wal
liam I and three about :he present En-
peror.
Tho book entitled German Poems fer
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-25
The Story of a Drunkard
Told by the Sister Who
Secretly Cured Him

New York. and when I found my h-"lh-
nr he did not recognize me and hards"
knew HIM Immediately began 10 gu"
he remedy without his knowledge" IN
few days H." seemed 10 b. losing ms
appetite for drink. He .-icd different
saloons in an. effort 10 iinG one wn"'"
whisk"y wou!d taste right. bat it was
useless Within Il month he Stopp''t
drinking. Al. tho dr@lr" mad LETT hln.
the chains ~ alcoholic slavery had boon
broken HIS health began 10 impr"N"
and soon II" was How man. Hr So
cured A splendid position and the GRAY
nag for liquor never returned. After
eight years I told him how he had been
cured and gave him tho formula. MAS
afraid to rcli him III" secret before FOR
fear he might return Ia drink.
advis" everyone, VIII" mas rclat!v"
or friend addicted % the liquor habit in
any form - use this prescription II Is
harmless and marvriousiy effective.
Just ask Your druggist for prepared
Tc%rum powders: drop on" powder twice.
:; dav IN tea. COFFEE. milk or any food
or drink Each powder makes a dose.
I; ie iastnl">< and ndorlcsS and cannot
b.. detected by anyone.
NOTE rne ErsnG;4ctUrers ~ prepared rtso'm
r.,adcr> r,.frrrrd above hr Miss I'rUWu s-ll II
through druggists under Sie~l bound money rr:ur'!
guarantee h-n l.Srt hr thousands since tho
fcrrnu!, was n-S, made public and has brought i'm
measurable happiness Ia many homes 1t Is sold ~
Wheeling By III. John Coleman Co.. Z. H. Gnes; &
Co.. And othcE1.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-25
CHAPTER xxx.

Inter tho other German newspaper.
took tho Foreign Office to task for maxi
such weak denial OF an incon,rovcrt-
AM" fact. And note the charming parli:.
'arY language Of dear old ReventIow.
The article. by Rcvcntlow. comment.
ing on my publication OF the Ka!s"r's
personal message to President Wilson.
"f August 10. l?l4. which appeared ~
Tho TaEcs Zritung Of August II last. is
interesting because Rcventlow is with
ont doubt tho oracle and mouthpicc" nf
tho rrusSian Conservatives. He CON
;iru"S 10 attack me in this article" bat
mitch Of III" attack is in reality praise.
and. "" say in expressive slang.
"cv"ry knock is a boost" The artic'c
continues:
Il, is very desirable to know II I'll"
former Chancellor WAS present al the
audience: il is rcErc;iablE not nCnn
c"Ivahl". but i; is a new proof of the IN
competence Of the chancellor that h"
did not. according to his duty. perform
his Imperial Lord of tho political per-
'sonali,y and character OF a man ILL.,"
Gerard.
Tn the I-hoat crisis Mr.. Gerard had
boon able ID play quite decisive part
II" was. like Mr.. Won Bethmann-ii "l!-
w"C. entirely Of tho Wow that the Ger
man ompir" must Gi"" in IN the demands
Of tho United states and constantly
showed himself wonderfully informed
about VIVA; step each inner circle woul"
for ;hc moment take.
Tile influences of Mr.. Gerard is alj
tho more shameful and heavy r.
rroach for The official leadership Of Mr..
Won Rcthmana- HollweE. since this Amer
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