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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-03
FELT
HOTTEST AUGUST
Record for Fifty-seven Years Equal
led Last Month When keokuk
SHELTERED for
Days.

August this year was noted for its
high Temperature for which it will be
Historical.
On August 4, the record of the Keo-
kuk weather bureau station for forty
seven years of its existence was
reached when the thermometer went
to 10S degrees. 1t fell two degrees be-
low 100 degrees again on August s.
with a sharp decline to 80 degrees.
Again on August -. it went to lob,
and was 100 the next day. The mean
for the month was 81 de-
grees which has been exceeded only
twice, in 1876 and 1900. The lowest
temperature recorded in August this
year was SIS degrees on the last day of
the month. last Saturday.
Those who have been disputins
whether August this year was dry
month or not are told that it was ex-
actly an average August for the total
rainfall of 324 inches is the average
of the forty-seven years. In 1878, only
half an inch If rain fell in August, and
in 1885, the rainfall was six inches.
During the year 1918, the rainfall at
keokuk has been five inches less than
the average for that time. Twelve
thunderstorms were recorded during
the August just closed, and an inch OF
rain was all that fell any one day.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-03
Washing the Baby.

LONDON, Aug. 16.-(Ry Mai)-
The Yankee boys are making them
selves at home in England, and house
holders are learning to help the boys
feel at home.
The doughboys don't want to go to
tea at beautiful houses where they
have to sit stiffy and uncomfortably
in rows in a drawing room while love-
them-often very badly. What they do
want is a touch of real home life, and
that is what they are getting.
In a very short time the American
soldier has made friends with the
whole family. He is Just left to look
after himself-no fussing or emharas-
sing attentions are bestowed on him.
After the first visit of two he just pot
tiers about, does odd jobs around the
place, and in fact becomes a member
of the household.
At the house of young. English
married couple-the husband having
got his discharge badge-two heftv
American lads were found enjoying
themselves immensely, bathing the
babies Gee whiz, this is great"
they said, in which sentiment they
were heartily backed by the young
sters. And the young husband and wife
were equally pleased to have got on
such good terms with their American
guests, whom they declared to be the
best company in the world"
It's just that word home" with all
its wonderful associations, that
makes the difference.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-03
40 YEARS ON THE JOB

put 40 years in the study and prac-
tice of medicine and pharmacy before
was fortunate enough to secure and
perfect the wonderful prescription for
Number 40 For The Blood" and at
this late date in life i would not offer
suffering humanity a medicine that |
did not believe better than any offer
ed by any doctor or druggist. l have
observed the effect of Number 4O''
in thousands of cases and can safely
recommend it in all diseases of the
blood such as specific blood poison
ing, in chronic rheumatism, catarrh.
constipation, stomach and flyer d.
seases, to cause sores and ulcers to
heal and dispense nodes, tumors and
scrofulous swellings. J. c. Menden-
hall, Evansville, Ind.
Sold bv McGratli Bros. Drug Co.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-03

WARSAW, Ill, Sept. S.-Warsaw's
third chautauqua closed Sunday night
after a most successful five days and
nights. as far as attendance and
satisfying the patrons is concerned,
but with a deficit of $242 owing to
weather conditions during the week
and counter attractions nearby.
There was a balance in the treas
ury of the local association of about
S109, but this would not of course.
pay half of the shortage. The con-
tract with the Mutual Chautauqua as
ISOLATION called for $500 and half of
the single ticket sales.
Realizing the shorta ge above men
toned, the Mutual association offered
TO knock off 500 from this seasons
contract, if Warsaw would agree to
contract with it for 1913 at the same
price as this year and get pledges for
$50 tickets at $500 each. On Satur.
day evening after the entertainment,
1876 tickets were pledged and Sunday
evening 81 more, none Of the money
to be paid until next season, thus
Warsaw is assured of a chautauqua
for next season.
The program for each day Of our
chautauqua was good and seemed to
please the crowds that attended. The
music was good, but the opinion
seemed to be general that the comic
Japanese opera OF the Mikado's might
have been omitted as a Sunday even
ing entertainment and a concert of
popular sacred songs selected from
the concert company's long roper
toire might have been substituted
and offense have been avoided.
The lectures of the course, four,
were patriotic and to the point and
left a message that was understood
and will not be forgotten. Warsaw
needs more such. The juniors of the
chautauqua were quite a feature and
enjoyed the morning hour devoted to
play and profit. Saturday morning
they had a pet parade down Main
street which was nearly a block long
Each child was asked to bring their
special pet, human, animal, bird, or
rag doll, and they brought them In
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-03
THIS IS THE
Au 4 Iu
H. a l-s4i
-
subO ~ ~.
=
AGE OF YOUTH
Strands of Gray Hair May Be
Removed.

Strands of gray hair are unattrae.l
tive and very unnecessary and accele-i
rate the appearance of approaching
age. Why not remove all traces Of
gray in the hair and possess an even
shade of beautiful dark hair in boun-
teous quantities by the use of LA
Creole" Hair Dressing? Used by
thousands of people every day
everywhere-with perfect satisfac.
ton. No one need be annoyed with
gray hair-hair streaked with gray
diseased scalp or dandruff when
offered such a preparation as La
Creole Hair Dressing. Apply II
freely to scalp and hair. rubbing i'll
in well, and after a few applications
you will be delightfully."- Surprised
with the results.
LA CREOLE HAIR DRESSING
for gray or faded hair and retain the
appearance of youth. Used by gentle
men in every walk of life to restofe|
an even dark color to their gray hair
beard or mustacfle. Sold by McGrath
Bros. Drug Co, Keokuk, Iowa. and ALI
good drug stores everywhere Mail
orders from out of town patrons
promptly filled upon receipt of regu-
lar price, $1.20.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-03
What He Thinks of Keokuk.
AFTER FIVE YEARS
xeokuk Testimony Remains Un-
shaken

xeokuk Testimony Remains Un-
shaken.
Time is the best test of truth.
Here is a KeolSuk story that has
stood the test of time. II is story
with point which will come
straight home to many of US,
Mrs. ]. G. Wycoff, GIG High ST.,
saws. 81 had severe pains in my back
pnd dull headaches extended to the
hack of my neck. Having heard of
Doan's Kidney Pills being a good
medicine, got some from Wilkinson
G Co.'S Drug Store and they proved
satisfac Glory. / haven't had any an
novauce from my kidneys since. /
sloen better and my back is strong"
over FIVE years later Mrs. Wycoff
said. 81 am always glad to say q
GOOD word for Doan's Kidney Pills
am pleased to continue publically
endorsing them"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. wycoff had. Foster Milburn
CO Mfgrs.. Buffalo. N.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-03

wagons and carts and baby buggies.
There was little brother or little sis
ter, of course they were the pets OF
the family: then there were bird
cages containing kittens. rabbits,
hares, and other pets; there were
Red Cross nurses carrying wound
ed soldiers on stretchers, besides
little tots pushing decorated doll car
riages with dolly within. The parade
was led by boy blowing shell as
& horn, and bringing up the rear were
eight little girls bearing large flag
spread out between them. The parade
was a great event for the kids and
gave them much pleasure, and at
traeted much notice and applause or
the street from Ninth to Third streets
on Main and return.
Jack Worthen of Chugwater, Wye,
is visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. 3. Worthen He is looking fine
and expects to be called to the
colors.
Marvin Sack, in the service for
some little time, has been promoted
to quartermaster sergeant and is in
the Camp Gordon, Atlanta, Georgia.
cantonment
Sergeant Earl Wallace. son of Chas.
f. Wallace, is a member of an anti
air gun battalion and is located in
Virginia, expecting soon to go 'over
there"
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Shepherd of
Quincy, are here visiting relatives.
Miss Mack of Carthage, is the
guest of Miss Halloween
Mr. and Mrs Albert Buckert and
little daughter Alberta returned Fri
day from a few days visit in Peoria
with relatives, and Mr.. Buckert at
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-03
Workman Digging Cellar Comes Up
on 1t Six Feet Below the Sur
face of the
Ground.
UNDER HER SUN PARLoR
Remains of Man Who Died Before
keokuk Was Even a Town to
be Inferred in First
Cemetery.

Charles G.. Whapales, a workman,
excavated full length skeleton OF a
man while digging a cellar Saturday
afternoon under the sun-parlor at the
home of Mrs. Thos. j. Warner, 12S
Blondeau street.
The man had dug six feet below the
surface when he unearthed the I'M
canny spectacle. Through Rev.
George Giglinger of the ST. Mary's
church. arrangements were made for
an undertaken to come and take
charge of the skeleton and later it
was inferred in the Catholic GENE
terry.
With the body were found three
bells an inch and half high, three
rings, some corroded metal beads and
some small fragments of deer skin.
There was a chain corroded in two
which had held the bells together,
and number of small things OF
metal which had corroded out If
shape so much that it was impossible
to tell what they ha been. All these
things were kept with the p,.y and
reburied with it.
White Man or Indian?
Inc teeth were very ldfSS anu very
strong and excellently preserved
The height of the man had been
about six feet.
Some of these things create the
guess that the man was an Indian,
convert of the priest, who had been
buried in holy ground by the church
when he died.
Before there was any city of Keo-
kuk, the few settlers here were
served by missionary Catholic
priest who built an altar in one cor
ner of the living room OF his two
room log house near where Second
and Blondeau sweets is now.
There was also cemetery there in
that early day which was removed as
Keokuk became a town. The place
and the depth it was buried leaves
no doubt that the skeleton unearthed
beneath Mrs. Warmers sun-parlor is
that of some good Catholic first
settler of Keokuk, white or red,
whose identity it is impossible to de-
termine.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-03

tended the dry goods merchants con-
vention.
Mr.. Halsey X Sack has returned
from a weeks visit in Des Moines
attending the Iowa state fair. He re-
ports a large attendance, the record
breaking day being Thursday of last
week when $4,000 persons attended.
He says the races, were fine, with
tip-top horses. The order in city and
at the grounds being most excellent
considering the great mass of people.
not a drunken man being in evidence.
Mr.. Sack also visited Camp Dodge.
fourteen miles distant, which Is
reached by a fine macadamized road.
The race track is but a quarter mite,
while Springfield track is a half mile.
The grand stand is constructed of
concrete and steel and has large
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-03

because my congregation, like the
rest of KeolSuk, has been SO cordial
and appreciative. AS home place, it
is a place I'd like to come back to-.
Mrs. Bacon and have talked about
how we would be glad to come back
here to make home sometime.
Il surely never will forget the riv-
er and views from the bluff here. The
town itself is a better town than they
led me to believe at first. When l
came here, ! was told 1t was dead
town, but have found out better"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-03
POWDER WORKS
KEEPING BUSY
The Big Dupont Plant Is Hustiing to
Get All the Work Possible
Done and Employs
Much Labor.

The plant of the DuPonts at Mooar
is busy place these days and fur
nishes plenty of work for many
hands. including construction trades
and common labor
There are no signs Of lessening
of the activities there in the near
future, and like other manufacturers
the company is much interested in
employing good men and keeping
them practically permanently.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-03
ROBERTS AGAIN
is REFEREE
Reappointed Referee In Bankruptcy
for Lee and Van Buren,
Counties by Judge
Wade.

w ]. Roberts has been reappointed
referee in bankruptcy in the United
States court by an order issued by
Judge Martin J. Wade. Mr.. Roberts
will have charge of Lee and Van
Buren, counties.
A. NJ Antrobus of Burlington, has
been reappointed referee in bank
ruptcy for the counties of Des
Moines, Henry and Louisa.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-03
Popular Pastor of the First Christian
Church Resigns His Pulpit in
keokuk on Sum
day.
20 IMPORTANT POSITION
Has Done Much to Increase the Eff
cheney for Good Of His Church
During His Passionate
Here.

Rev. Wallace r. Bacon announced
his resignination of his pulpit and pas
torate at the morning services at the
First Christian church, Sunday.
he leaves keokuk to take UP very
important work in China missions,
after nearly three years work in keo
kuk.
He resigned to the trustees last De.
cember. but few days later the mis-.
sion board of the church gave him a
year delay in reporting for duty, and
his resignation was not accepted at
that time. Now the time has come
when he must begin his work in mis-.
sions, and his resignation will be as.
copied with regret.
He hopes to leave Keokuk Septem-
Der %, and will go at once to Indian
apolis from here.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-03
These ater DAYS.

Life: Mamma, what does it mean
when you're wiued and dined?"
That's an obsolete term, Harold,
Now you are only grapejuiced and
cornbreaded."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-03
The Allies Speciality.

New York World: The kaiser's
chief trouble is that the allied armies
are largely made up of advance
specialists.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-03
To Take special Training.

There he will enter the graduate
school of missions for training in that
specially. After commencement next
June, he will go to Chicago university
or Columbia university for ore tech
meal work needed by the modern mis-
Bionary. He : ill sail for China in a
year from now.
First he will go to Marking univer-
sity, where he will study in the school
of languages to perfect himself on the
dialects of the Chinest language as fl
nal preparation for his work.
Then he will begin his actual mis-
sionary work at Nantung Chow very
important missionary station. It's dis
trict includes population of 100000
souls and the city has about $4,000 in
habitants, including Chinese states
men. The Christian domination has
the old missionary work in that dis
trict. The Rev. Mr.. Bacon Probably
will be placed in charge of the evan
gelistic work OF the district.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-03
Some Prohibitions.

Breakfast foods and oat meal, or
pancake flour are not substitutes.
The dealer must deliver the substi-
tutes at the same time as the wheat
-four and any system of future de-
livery of flour or substitutes with a
system of accounting of each is for
hidden. All certificates are elimi-
mated and forbidden, as coupons with
substitutes calling for wheat -four
later.
1t is hoped that the victory mixed
flour, mixed at the mills will soon dis
place any other method of combining
substitutes with wheat flour.
All persons are requested. as mat
ter of patriotism, not to use corn
meal substitute for corn bread, but to
mix it with wheat -four if they buy
it as substitute.
The bulletin setting forth the new
regulations plainly must be kept
posted in the store of every retailer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-03
Constructive Church Work Here.


Born in Marshall county, iowa,
and reared in Des Moines, Mr.. Racon
came to Keokuk after graduating at
Drake university and three year
pastorate at Richmond Center. Wis
consin.
His work in hi church here has
been vitality constructive all The time
he served. Perhaps it's most important
feature as seen by an outsider was
the unifying OF the congregation and
membership on a progressive program
of christian activity throughly with
modern trends OF thought while re-
naming strictly orthodox.
He solved problem of presentation
of Bible truths with cinematograph;
the church raised $1,000 for extra
ordinary educational and missionary
needs due to the war, besides $500 for
its own war neds; it put in new and
large organ; the building was decor
ated throughout; many other improve
ments were made during the pastor
ate of Mr.. Bacon.
BY Keokuk people generally, the
Rev. Mr.. Bacon was looked upon as a
very sane and sensible constructive
minister, Iuil or enthusiasm and ener-
gy and constantly on the lookout for
opportunities to do good to his fellow
men and the community in general.
He was equally popular with his
fellows in the Keokuk ministry, and
was beloved by his congregation. His
church roll was increased from four
hundred to about six hundred while
he was It's pastor
The family include Mrs. Bacon and
two children, and Mrs. Bacon made
very many friends in Keokull who re-
greet to see her leave the city.
What He Thinks Of keokuk.
Il feel that Keokuk is my home
town." said MI Bacon to The Gate
City, for their is a cordially and
warmth-an Unborn courtesy-here
that is very pleasant and commend
allie and conductive to mat.ing one
love the town and its peorle.
My associa tons in Keokuk have
been most pleasant for me. perhaps
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-03
NEW FLOUR
REGULATIONS
New Rules In Bulletin Of Food
Administrator
Deems.
Is EIGHTY-TWENTY NOW
Corn Meal, Corn Flour and Barley
Flour and the Substitutes That
Must be Kept on
Hand.

Great simplicity and convenience
to the grocer and at least equal con-
yenience to the housekeeper mark the
new flour regulations, an official copy
,of which has been sent to each Keo-
kuk retail grocer by j. F. Elder,
county food administrator.
Eighty-twenty instead of flfty-fifty
lis the new ratio OF wheat flour to
substitutes to be sold by dealers.
Four pounds of wheat flour with
one pound OF substitute is what can
be bought now.
The quantity bought at one time is
not unlimited, provided the proper
proportions of substitutes are in
cluded.
The New Victory Flour.
Victory flour is -four mixed at the
mills with one of the three subst
tutes which may be called the stand.
ard substitutes. These are barley
flour, corn flour and corn meal, and
retailers are required to keep them
on hand all the time and sell them
not higher than wheat flour per
pound.
Victory flour, mixed at the mill will
be in the market soon, and it enables
the retailer to sell it in any quantity
desired like any other one thing, and
as -four used to be sold. This will be
very great convenience to the gro
GERS, and it saves the housewife the
bother of mixing the substitute into
the -four at home.
In addition to the standard official
substitutes, a long list of flours from
al tvs he h~,y oLf
stitutes If the householder wishes
and the retailer has them for sale.
But rye flour must be bought and
used in the ratio Of two pounds of
rye to three pounds of wheat flour,
instead of one to four as obtains
with the other substitutes.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-10-06

examinarlo embellishments 81 lie gusta Ia claSe Y ell precio,
lc comprara listed; pero nuIca Sc ha visto que lie dlgan al
.cliente amigo, Mariana lie decnmos el precio; pero mientras
tanto, dejenoS aqui cuanto traiga en- la holsa, traiSanos 10 que
tenga en- su casa y cuando lie mandemoS el traje lie diremos
.cuanto lie hemos colorado" 81 a listed lie hacen semejante pro-
posicion. estamos SECURES que declara loco al que Sc Ia haga
o Sc desternilla de risa.
PUES 10 MISMO PASA CON Ell DINERO.-Hay algunos
que nunca lie quieren decir cuanto lie van a pagan ALA, nj
cuanto le van a cobrar aqui por suS servicios. nj la clase de
moneda que le van q dar ALA q la familia de I'd.
NC Sc DEJE-EXijales siempre que lie den toda clase de
explicaciones. Dor escrito Y bien a~rregladas. de modo que I'd.
las entienda. Para este, 10 mejor eS que Sc dirija a
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-10-06

phcante. La decision de Turquia Sc
cree que sea definitiva Y que 81 no
cbtiene il que ha demandado de su d
hada. Eevara adelante su PROPOSE
to.
El despacho de r~eferencia agrega
que Alemania ma declarado su inten-
eion de ocupar nilitarmente a Bull
garia. por 10 cue Sc cree que. de po-
ner en- practica su intento, sooreven-
dram en- breve serios acontecmlentoS
en- los Balkanes. pues eS SECURE que
los bulgaros Sc opondran a quedar re-
ducidoS q Ia calidad de vasal!os de
los teutoneS.
Contrariamente q 10 eNpueSto por Ell
deSpacho de Zurich, otro mensaJe de
Paris, dice que ell Consejo Min:ste-
rial de Turquia ha decidido mantener
la albania con Alemania Y Austria
Austria-Hungria V seguir IA Suerte
de estas potencias.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-10-06
NO HARA NUEVA 0FERTA
De PAZ Ell KAISER A
LAS NACIONES
B~ELIGERANTES

AMSTERDAM. octubre 4.-Entre
las cuestiones que Sc discutieron en- la
co~nferencia r~ecientemente convocada
por ell Kaiser, figure la de 81 Sc harlan
0 no nuevoS esfuerzoS por Aiemania
en- favor de la paz, segun dicen los in
formes que Sc han recibido en- esta
ciuGad. habiendose acordado que las
circumstances eran deSfavorables pa
IA IN movimienIo de esq naturaleZa.
e. Vorwaerts, organo de los socia-
listas, dice en- una information que pu-
blica en- su edicion de de hoy, que Fee
lipe Scheidemann, el lidec de Ia mayo
ria secialista, sera nombrado como u
no &c los dos secretaries de Estado sin
ssxsaxs e. 81 assys sabinete aleman,
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-10-06
UN MILLION OCHOCIENT0S
MIL SOLDADOS TIEMEN
LOS ESTADOS UNID0S
EN- FRANCIA
De! Serricio Especial pcrc LII PRENS.i.

De! Serrjcio Especial pcrc La
WASHINGTON. OctuDre 4.-Las
tropas americanas que Sc encuentran
ahora en- ell extranjero, %asciencen a
1900, 0O0. segun dice IN informe que
ell General March, Jefe del Esrado
Mayor americana die q los mlembros
de IA Comisi5n Mi.itar de Ia CANA
IA de piputados Y a los representa-
ties de la prensa.
Ese numero De tropas no aumenta-
IA mucho en- los meses su~cesiros, de-
bido q que la epidemic de influenza
espanola Sc ha desatado en- Tarlos
campamentos americanos, hara que Sc
xstardaa sas enyiss de iuerzas al OTTO
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-10-06
MAS DE 100000 PRISIONEROS
HAN CAPTURADO LOS
ALIADOS.
Del seru;cio Especial oera Ia PRENsA.

Del SeTuicio Especial oarr Ia PRENsA.
PARIS, Ocubre 3.-Durante ell pc
riodo c~ompTerdldo del 20 de sepcem-
bre a: so del nismo, los ~ejercitos a
liados en- Francia y Beigica han cap
turado 2,S44 oficiales, I20,192 solda-
dos; 1900 canones y mas de 6.00G
ametralladoras, segun dice ur infor-
me Official quo Sc puolic6 anocile en-,
es:a capital.
Desde el 10 de julio pr6Ximo pa
sadC, en- cue Sc inicio Ia ofensiva ALA
da hasta ell 80 de septiembre, los ALA
dos habian capturado 5,51s ofic.aIes,
24S,494 soldados, 1869 canones y
mas de $4,000 ametralladoras Y Glen
tos de tubos lama bombas y lama
,BD1aa