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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-02-14

appeared and your Vegetable CoTnTooD0
has made me a we'll, strong WOMAN $50
/ do all my own homework. l cannot
recommend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vcge-
table Compound too highly to wOgDea
passing through the Change Of Life; "
Mrs. FRANK HENSON, 1916 S. 0rcbads
St., Urbana, III.
Women who suffer from nerv0UsDesat
cheat flashes" backache, headaches
and "the blues" should try this famous
root and herb remedy, Lydia t. fsrs-
hams Vegetable Compound.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-02-14

The bachelor is the pruDe ~ she
human family and the spiDster is she
preserved peach.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-02-14
Why Not Have "Stay- at Home" Day for Women?

<tvxyHY not aahome the local street probmy
last Il believe the women
this matter if they take mind to- he
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-02-14
People Learn to Become Fond Of Animal Chorus


animals
the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-02-14
Worth Waiting For, Was This Particular "WOrm'

CHE face into rows of fine ucks ana
hair sparse you
of asfgray AS she
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-02-14
SPORTING JINGLES

Ban Johnson is not the most
popular guy in the American
league. Ty Cobb made 225 hits
this year.
Harry German will not be
candidate for chairman of the
national commission in 1850.
Take in q wrestling tourney
if you don't believe 400 pounds
of cheese can make an awful
} fuss.
Looks as though the Interna-
tional league will have a play
less season in 1918.
Since the Frawley lay cashed
in. New York fight promoters
J are observing many eatless
days.
. = - a. a. o. a. q. o. a. a. e. "a a. a a a
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-02-14

James Clabby of Hammond, Ind.
nas just received letter from his son,
Jimmy, in Australia, stating that he
now is heavyweight champion Of the
Antipodes, having recently won de-
cision over Albert Lloyd in 2O-rOund
contest.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-02-14
Many Puzzle Their Heads Over QUESTIONABLE


filling 1.-THE
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-02-14

continued. From daily observation on
the street cars of the city, 1 am con-
WINGED that the serious overcrowding
of the cars is brought about in large
part by the women.
'NTry to go home any time in the
afternoon, especially between four and
six O'Clock, when the workers OF the
CITY. in all walks Of life, seek their
homes for rest and a good dinner.
"Then you will see every street
car packed with human freight, and
you will observe that practically every
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-02-14

Cheap notoriety is dear at any price
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-02-14

Occupied-Dy
mming
be essened to a
donb
halfso job
think philosopher.
I
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-02-14
WOMEN OF
Middle kGE:
Need Help to Pass the Crisis Safe
ly-Proof that Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound
Can be Relied Upon.

Urbana, Ill.-"During Change Of LIFE
in addition to its annoying symptoms, !
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-02-14

Only One "BROMO OUININE"
To get the genuine, call for full name LAXATIyH
BR0MO OUININB. Look for signature of II. w.
GROVE. Cures a Cold in One Day. Doc.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-02-14

Sherwood, private secretary to POST
master Chance, bought the candy.
Sherwood as right-hand man TO
Chance, who is chairman of local eN-
emption board for division NO. 8,
knows a whole lot about the draft. He
received his training under Chance'
who runs the city post office with
his right hand, the affairs of the
exemption board with his left mana
and the "Billy" Sunday campaign the
ord only knows how. | learned.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-02-14
n WIASHDNGTONf 81
q q SIDELIGHT0 .
One More Instance of the BIRD in the Hand

VXTASHNGTONTow of and
w a the poverb "A brd
demonstrated at the city post
ChriSt
Rock Island Argus., 1918-02-25

cutting down on the daily allotment"
Then she shifted and lead with her
left: Suppose that 100000 men
smoked half dollars worth of cigars
a day. 1t would take about four days
abstinence to raise that $35, ,00O, 900 for
the Y. M. C. A., wouldn't It? A years
expenditure would mighty near pay
off the first Liberty loan, wouldn't it?
And what do you men get out of 1t,
stomachs, ugly morn
ing dispositions and an offensive per-
sonal stencil.
why don't you lords of creation do
something yourselves? Why don't you
have cigarless and tobaccoless days?
While suggesting so much to US wo-
men, why don't you organize a week
of no tobacco, no downtown lunches,
no treating and the like of that, and
turn the money saved to the Y. M. C..
A., the Belgians, or the babies that are
starving while you burn your money
for nothing except arterial sclerosis?"
Well, there it is-somebody talk
back to her.-Gorn (Mo.) Argus.
MRS. L. E..
Rock Island Argus., 1918-02-25
pe0lbypllpIt
An Enemy Of Tobacco.

Rock Island, ILL.,, Feb 23.-Editor
Argus: A woman made this remark:
Il see newspapers and magazines full
of suggestions where and how women
may save for the war, and 1 see that
most of my friends have signed the
conservation pledge. Also take note
that the average woman is figuring
ways and means Of saving. But l
haven't yet seen the pledge papers cir
culated or signed where men have
agreed to abandon tobacco in order to
save for the war. l have seen appeals
to men who use tobacco to double
their expenditures, and when buying
it for themselves, but the same guam
tity for the soldiers, and it appears
they do it by the newspaper reports
Of barrels filled by those purchases
She went on: Il haven't been in any
town of any size for years that hasn't
half dozen or more cigar stores. The
druggists all sell cigars. Some of the
barber shops sell them. 1 heard a
man complaining the other day that
the price of cigars had gone up, but l
didn't hear him say anything about
Rock Island Argus., 1918-02-25
FARM COURSE IS
PLAN OF COLLEGE
Augustana VIII Add Agricultural
Training to Its Curriculum II q
Number Enroll.
FOR BOYS BETWEEN 1s AND 20
Present Intention to Devote Three
Hours q Week to Education in
Crop Raising.

Augustana will have a course in
farm training this spring incorporated
| into the academy curriculum, provid-
ed that a sufficient number OF young
| men register for the subject This an
nouncement was made this morning by
Professor c. L. Esbjorn, registrar of
the college.
| The course will be offered to those
I male students in the academy anu
| commercial departments between the
ages of 16 and 20 and those taking the
course will be released for work on
the farms May l. The work will be
Peter Benzon, who will also be ap-
pointed official registrar for the
academy and will be given a substi-
tute to handle the work which he is in
/ charge of at the present time
! 1t is intended at present to make
| the course three hours of instruction a
week beside the practical work which
the students will be called upon to do
Those who take up this course will
be required to drop one of the sub
1ects they are taking at present. The
instruction will consist in acquainting
the students with the different pro.
ducts Of the soil, care of livestock
etc, so that they will be of immed
late use to the farmer on entering his
employment.
Only Tentative Now.
The plans are as yet merely tenta
tive and 1t is not yet known whether
a sufficient number of students viii
be willing to take the course to justif.
its introduction. although there is bu
little doubt in this regard. Augustan;
is offering such a course in respons,
to the appeal of State Superintendent
F. G. Blair to all high schools ant
academies to introduce this work.
Rock Island Argus., 1918-02-25
Store RANSACKED
BY BOLD BURGLAR
Makes Way With 600 Worth Of Cloth.
ing From N. Kavensky's Store on
Fifth Avenue.
BREAKS In THROUGH TRAxs0x
Disoards Old Outfit In Room and
Dresses Himself in New Garments
From Head to Foot.

A burglar entered the clothing store
Of NJ. Kavensky at 253O Fifth avenue
some time after IL o'clock Saturday
night and made his escape with loot
valued at 5000.
Entrance to the store was gained by
smashing panel over the rear door.
The robbery was not discovered until
Sunday morning, when the proprietor
opened up. The burglar took, among
other articles, ties, collars. shirts.
pants, undersuits, sox, suspenders, q
hat, handkerchiefs, a raincoat and six
ladies' house dresses. Most Of the
loot was packed into two suit cases
and two handbags, which were also
stolen.
Conditions along the once busy Fifth
avenue district. were ideal for a burg
lar to work Saturday night. The sa-
looms were closed for the first time in
years, the street being dark and de-
serted. The burglar approached the
store from the alley. the marks of
new rubbers being plainly visible in
the soft dirt this morning.
Took His Time.
That the burglar felt absolutely Sc
cure from detection is evidenced by
the fact that he undressed in the store
and outfitted himself completely with
new clothing. even taking care to
place a pair OF new rubbers over his
| new shoes. His discarded clothing
and shoes were left behind in the
store. From the condition of the
clothing it is evident that the burglar
was q tramp, as he had been very
poorly dressed.
Rock Island Argus., 1918-02-25

could reach her a deadly Jack John
son" came HURTING through the air
and burst over the corrals where the
horses were kept, In another moment
the captain would have been in the
path of the shell.
On another occasion he was riding
t"vard the lines in an ammunition
wagon, perched on huge 15-inch
shell. He was following supply
train, some distance in front of him.
But when he caught up with the sup
ply train it had been blown to atoms
by German fire. Horses, men, wagons
and provisions all were destroyed.
Captain Peg" was put in the front
line trenches as soon as his regiment
had finished its training at Salisbury
Plain. The men were put in the
front lines because there were no 9th
er trenches then. One officer tells of
a German officer who was captured in
an early engagement. He kept ask
ing his captor where the supporting
forces were located. Each time the
Canadian would tell the German that
the lines were back few miles. Fin
ally he told him there were no sup
porting lines. and the German burst
into tears He sobbed that had the
Germans known the forces were so
small they would have stopped for
nothing until they had gone over.
The trenches Of the Germans are
lined and reinforced with concrete.
Pianos, chairs and other furniture,
looted from Belgian homes, make
these trenches very "likable" places,
says the captain.
'No wonder they fight like hell to
keep the trenches" says the captain.
Rock Island Argus., 1918-02-25
REMOVE GERMAN
MONUMENT NOW IN
DAVENPORT PARK

The monument which stands In
Washington square in Davenport COM
memorating German victories In the
Franco Prussian war, will be removed
as soon as possible, according to
statement issued by Mayor John Ber-
wald, speaking for the Deutschep
Kampgenossen Verein. 1t will be
stored somewhere in the city for the
present.
Meanwhile. the mayor states. po-
lice vigilance is being exercised to
round up the culprit who tore the
American flag from the top Of the
monument sometime Friday night.
The Argus some weeks ago called
public attention to the fact that there
was q growing sentiment calling for
the removal of the shaft
Officers Of the verein. who noti-
fled Mayor Berwald of their decision
to remove the monument, are: Pres
ident, Rudolph Hebbeln; secretary, Ed
Won Bergen; vice president, William
Behn; treasurer. Henry kruse.
The monument has been a topic OF
discussion in Davenport ever since the
entrance Of the United States into the
war. 1t was erected in 1907, and at
the time Of the unveiling, a personal
letter from Kaiser Wilhelm was read
Thursday afternoon at 1:45, 30 ci-
villains and dozen soldiers raised an
American flag over the monument
The inspiration originated in the Day-
export Y. NJ. c. A.. and the flag-four
by six feet-was presented for the pur-
pose by A. A. Garthoff, one of the dor
mitory men.
Private John W. Schwack, stationed
at the Rock Island arsenal for guard
duty, raised the flag. while Richard
Toll, Boy Scout, sounded q bugle
call
| Late Friday night several automo-
biles drew up at the entrance Of the
park Men at present unknown disem-
! barked and chiseled off the word
"Deutscher' from the inscription at
the base Of the monument. The men
/ left as silently as they had come.
Mayor Berwald. in order to correct
mistaken impression, states the
eagle which surmounts the shaft is
not Prussian eagle but an American
eagle, typifying the protection OF the
United States for its German-American
citizens.
THE action Of the society in remov.
Ing the monument is to demonstrate to
all that they are loyal to this countr,
and do not wish to excite any racia
antagonism between the citizens o.
the city," explained Mayor Berwald.
Rock Island Argus., 1918-02-25
Especial to The Argsu.)

Camp Dodge, Ia, Feb. 25.-All good
soldiers have big feet
And if they aren't big when the sol
dier enters the service they get big
before he has been in training six
months.
1t seems rather unusual that mans
feet should begin to grow after he is
% or perhaps 80 years cid.
This TACT has been proved at Camp
Dodge with the completion of a recent
foot and shoe survey which shows 20
per cent Of the soldiers were fitted
with shoes too small for them when
they reported for service.
Military training broadens and
thickens the soldiers feet until some
of them now are wearing shoes one
and half and two sizes larger than
they entered the service.
Numbers and 10 and even II are
the rule rather than the exception
among the national army men.
In a circular issued at the instance
of Lieutenant Colonel J. r. Shook, di-
vision surgeon, a warning is given to
officers to be sure and fit the recruits
scheduled to report Saturday with
shoes that are plenty large enough
Any one desiring to see a city SPRING
ing up in night should visit Herrold
and see the marvellous hospital addi-
tion OF eight wards, also quarters for
nurses, which has sprung up in the
last 10 days under the hammer blows
of several hundred carpenters.
Ten days ago there were no build
ings in sight in the big field south of
the present base hospital. Now eight
wards, apparently almost complete,
have jumped out of the ground almost
in a night.
There are only 81 nurses at the base
hospital. Two arrived from South
Dakota.
The problem Of clothes troubles the
nurses as well as the officers some
times. While the government pro-
vides white uniform and blue cloak
Rock Island Argus., 1918-02-25
BEAUTIFUL FEET AT CAMP DODGE ARE AS
SCARCE AS SNOW IN JULY, TRAINING AT
CANTONMENT CAUSING THEM TO ENLARGE

hospitals and grounds, il nurse
wishes a regulation government street
costume of navy blue she must buy it
herself. Some of the. nurses are pur-
chasing these for wear downtown.
Insignia to wear on the collar such
as officers wear is now being issued by
the government to head nurses.
Major Cooper, in charge of the base
hospital, is seriously contemplating
the use of roller skates for his order
lies to facilitate them in covering the
immense distance through the corrid-
ors of the great building.
Rock Island Argus., 1918-02-25
THEY GAVE HER
v|NOL FOR
BRONCHITIS
And It Cured Her-Read
Mrs. Thayers Letter

West Somerville. Mast suf-
chitis. with terrible cough, no ap-
petite. no energy. no strength and
loss OF sleep. The usual remedies
failed to help me, but they gave me
Vinol and It restored my appetite,
stopped the cough and built up my
strength 20 ! am able to do my house.
work again. Mrs. p. B. Thayer.
We guarantee Vinol for chronic
coughs, colds, bronchitis. because it
is a constitutional cod liver and iron
semedy. Formula on every bottle.
Red Cross Pharmacy. Charles ]
Strate, Bengston's Drug store. Rock
Island. and at the best drug store In
every town and city in the country.
Rock Island Argus., 1918-02-25
POSITIONS SECURED
406 LAST WEEK

Positions for 406 men and women
were secured during the last week by
the Illinois free employment office ac-
cording to a. report issued by F. w.
Rinck, the superintendent. The re-
mort fnllOWS.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1918-12-14
HEALING WOUNDS OF WAR
BIGGEST JOB OF RED CROSS
Broken Homes and Men Must Be RebuiIt-Re education
Of Disabled Soldiers for Future Usefulness.

They are already rebuilding the
broken homes of France. And they
are already rebuilding the broken men.
Over here we, too, are getting ready
to devote to the same task the best of
American skill and genius.
For each million OF our men who
enter action ten thousand will be so
crippled as to need mechanical appll-
ances, and they Will have to be Spe-
cially educated to use these so that
the action of the missing limbs will
be redupllcated as closely as possible.
If the Germans had had the entree
to certain parts of France last fall
they might have seen fields that they
once destroyed yielding their best crop
In years. And they might have seen
some of these fields being reaped by
men they thought they had done for.
They were men with varying de-
grees of leglessness and armlessnesS.
Some ran (and repaireO tractor en-
gineS. Some with both arms gone
above the elbows, spaded the ground
with the aid of clever mechanism
TO which the spade was hooked. One
man, who also had but the stump of
each arm left, not only used a scythe
but kept it sharp.
The Red Cross is running a five
hundred acre farm in France on which
the manned are taught the use of farm
implements and the care of domestic
animals and is already laying its
plans for great work for the manned
In this country. The end and aim of
all it's work will be to fit men to re-
turn 70 their own homes, and re-enter,
as nearly as possible, their former
place In life.
Sometimes these re-educated men
take a far higher place in the COM
munity than they occupied before. For
Instance. men who have been automo-
bile mechanicians, and whose legs
were mutilated, have been re-educated
In mechanical drafting. Bridge work
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1918-12-14
WORTH REMEMBERING

Dried white mulberry is one of the
principal articles of food in Afghan
iStan.
The japanese loNrr presents to his
sweetheart beautiful silk sash in
stead of an engagement ring.
\ folding rack that can be attached
to an oil or gas stove has been invent
ed for drying small articles of cloth
ing.
The French Academy of Sciences
has created a new department to con-
slider the application of science to in
dustry.
There are more than 200 specimens
of silk-producing insects, though very
few of these are of any practical value
o mankind.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1918-12-14
KEPT HER AWAKE
The Terrible Pains in Back and
Sides. Cardui Gave Relief.

Marksville, La.-Mrs. Alice Johnson,
OF this place, writes: "For one year !
suffered with an awful misery In my back
and sides. My Left side was hurting me
all the line. The misery was something
awful.
could not do anything, not even sleep
at night. II kept me awake most Of the
night E. | took different medicines, but
nothing did me any good or relieved me
until took Cardui :.
Twas not able to do any OF my work
for one year and got worse all the time,
was confined to my bed off and on. got
so bad with my back that when stopped
down | was not able to straighten up
again . decided would try Cardui
=. BY time had taken the entire bottle
| was feeling pretty good and could
straighten up and my pains were nearly
all gone.
shall always praise Cardui. con-
hnued taking II until was strong and
we'll" Iiyou suffer from pains due to
female complaints. Cardui may be Just
what yo0 need. Thousands OF women
who once suffered In this way now praise
Cardui for their present good health.
Give II q trial. NC-lD
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1918-12-14

A new automobile bumper can be
locked to the front wheels Of cur to
prevent theft.
great deal of oil made from TO.
mato seeds finds its way into paint.
1t is quick dryer
In olden times. when men kissed,
each took hold of the others beard
during the operation.
\ new typewriter of light weight is
made of three separate Self-contaned
units, the base, action and carriage.
Tumblers for cold drinks that are
made of ice and provided with paper
holders have been invented by a Ger.
man.
a safe toy gun for children that has
been invented shoots wire ring with
such spin that ii returns to the
shooter.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1918-12-14

men have made similar advances. 4
Canadian mechanic who was manned
and afterward re-educated became Il
foreman at more than double his for
mer pay. 1t was only their seeming
misofortunes that opened for these
men the opportunity TO secure the edu-
cation their talents merited.
The Red Cross sends out a strong
warning against mistaken kindness to-
ward the manned men who are even
now returning. II, it says, the public
insists on making lions of these men,
1t will end by making them babies. IL
employers hunt through their plants
for snaps for them, and give them
jobs that mean little more than hold
ing down stools and reminIscing about
their daring deeds, then indeed we
shall complete the work of destruction
for them, manning minds as well as
bodies.
We, the American people, are going
to be asked to spend more time, more
money and energy keeping these men
in the game than 1t would cost to
merely support and amuse them and
let 1t go at that We must make item
special harnesses, actually and meta
phorically, and then have patience
while they are getting adjusted to It..
And we must see that they have their
chances at suitable employments.
But these men are going to have
something more than just marvellous
appliances that will enable them to do
almost any kind of work These mems
tremendous sacrifices won't be paid
back by letting them in on life's work,
but not its social game. SO they are
going to have Sunday arms and legs
as we'll as the work -aday wonders A
man with both hands gone may, with
perfectly nodded fingers light his own
cigarette or play cards. And man
with his face so ravaged that his best
friend could not restrain a Shudder
may wear, over the disfgured part, u
mask that is perfect and delicate, a
work OF art and science.
may supply these liberated nations Of
Europe with food. Hunger among a
people inevitably breeds anarchy.
American food must complete the work
of making the world safe for democ-
racy.
Last year we sent 11,S20,000 tons OF
food to Europe For the present year,
with only the European Allies to feed,
we had originally pledged ourselves to
a program that would have increased
our exports TO 100000 tons. Now,
to feed the liberated nations, we will
have TO export total of not less than
20,00O,000 toas-practically the limit
of loading capacity at our ports. Re
viewing the world food situation, we
find that some foods will be obtainable
In quantities sufficient to meet all
world needs under a regime of eco
nomical consumption. On the other
hand, there will be marked world
shortages in some important commodl.
ties.
Return to Normal Bread Loaf.
With the enlarged wheat crops
which American farmers have grown,
and the supplies of Australia, the Ar
gentine and other markets now acces.
sible to shipping, there are bread
grains enough 10 enable the nations TO
return TO their normal whent loaf,
provided we continue to mill -four at
high percentage of extraction and
maintain economy in eating and the
avoidance Of waste
In fats there will he heavy short