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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-01
Half Your Living Y
Without Money Cost

We are all at danger point. On
the use of good common sense in our
1918 farm and garden operations de-
ponds prosperity or our "going broke"
Even at present high prices no one
can plant all or nearly all cotton, buy
food and grain at present prices from
supply merchant on credit and make
money. Food and grain is higher in
proportion than are present cotton
prices.
It's time above all others to play
safe: to produce all possible food,
grain and forage supplies on your own
acres: to cut down the store bill.
A good piece of garden ground,
rightly planted, rightly tended and
kept planted the year round, can be
made to pay nearly half your living. It
will save you more money than you
made on the best three acres Of cotton
you ever grew!
Hastings 1918 Seed Book tells all
about the right kind Of a money saw
ing garden and the vegetables to put
in 1t. It tells about the farm crops as
well and showg yoU the clear road to
real and regular farm prosperity. It's
Free. Send for it today to n. @.
HASTINGS CO., Atlanta, Ga.-Advt.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-01
The Boy Scouts.

want to say just a word for the
boy scouts and the movement. II
is not only movement for the boys
but it make for the community
They love to help in any movement
that is for the good of the country
and have been of untold good to the
Government in this great crisis thru
which we are passing. We ere in
need Of some money Just now to
further our cause and to perfect our
organization. How many men in
Union City will give as much as SIS
and upwards. want about two
hundred dollars this spring, as we
want to purchase some tents and At
up our home. ! am making this
plea as their Scout Master, for the
movement will not permit the boys
to solicit funds for themselves. And
viii say here that we are going to
raise truck patches and do other
work to help ourselves. Can you,
will You, help us?
R. NJ. WALKER Scout Master.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-01
Recruiting Station Notes.

The following men were accepted
for enlistment and forwarded to re.
cruit depots for enlistment this
week:
Henry Cunningham, of Ripley
Tenn, accepted for infantry. This
man reported at this station for en-
listment after reading a handful
that was printed by The Commercial
OF this city. 1t pays to advertise.
Forrest Logs, of Glass, Tenn, ac-
cepted for 37th Engineers. This
regiment is for immediate service
abroad. Anyone desiring to serve in
beautiful France may have the as
surance of quick action in the 37th
Engineers.
James l.. Long. of Martin, accept
ed for coast artillery corps.
George e. Mosier, Union City, ac-
cepted for coast artillery corps.
Wayne G. Monrotus, Union City.
accepted for coast artillery corps.
Corporal Russell canvassed in
Dresden Monday.
Private, First-class, Frazier was in
Trenton on detached service wednes-
day.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-01
WEHMAN has supply of Poul-
try and Garden Fence at prices that
are right.


The u. s. Civil Service Commission
will hold an examination for clerks
and carriers on March 8, 1918, at
Union City, Tenn, to fill vacancies
in the postoffice in that city. The
examination is open to all who meet
the requirements. Application blanks
and full information, including sam
pie questions, can be obtained from
the secretary, Local Civil Service
Board at the postofFice, Union City,
Tenn, or from the secretary, Fifth
Civil Service District, Atlanta, Ga.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-01
BIG CORN CRO
IS NOW NOW
More Than 5000 Million Bushs
Raised In 1917-Gives
Big Surplus.
America Beginning Greatest Corn Con
sumption In History, Using Cereal
In Many Delicious Dlshea

Corn, Americas greatest cereal crop,
ts now moving rapidly to market.
More than 5000 million bushels
80 bushels for every man, woman and
child in America-were raised In 1917.
1t was q mighty crop. The actual In
crease Is about 500 million bushels.
And this extra store of grain is COM
ing on to the market In the nick of
time, since the American wheat sur
plus has been sent to help feed famine
threatened Europe.
Just as It happened In the Colonial
! days, the War of the Revolution, and
the Civil War, corn has actually be-
come the nations mainstay.
In the ontire list OF Americas food
commodities there is no Item that is
better than corn. IN buildings, bread.
corn pone, and az hominy combined
with meat or eggs, corn Is without a
peer. Housewives are fast learning
che large number of delicious dishes
that may be made with corn and their
families are benefiting By an increas-
cd use Of the cereal Corn, more than
any other cereal, contains all of the
elements essential 30 maintaining life
and health.
In order that the fighting men
abroad and in the army camps at home
may be fed, and In order that actual
famine may be kept from the nations
associated with America in the war,
the citizens OF America are finding
corn products delicious and palatable
on "wheatless days" and glory in the
fact that "wheatless days" here mean
more wheat for the war worn allied
nations In Europe.
England, France and Italy must be
fed from Americas great storehouse.
They will get some corn-especially
ments must be wheat Their ability
to use corn is small compared to the
facilities they have for using wheat.
And 1t is the opinion Of officials In
Washington that the present is no time
to try and change the eating habits of
Europe.
Americas greatest use Of corn will
be in the form Of corn bread and corn
meal, mixed with wheat in the making
of leavened bread.
Mixed with 80 per cent. wheat -four,
corn meal can be used in bread max
ing, producing loaf more nutritious
than bread baked with wheat alone.
1T is a fact corn millers will verify
that dozens OF the large American bak-
;ers have been successfully using corn
flour I'm bread making for several
years
Hominy grits, served at breakfast
with a poached egg, or eaten at any
other meal with meats or gravy, Is an
other use Of corn that will become I'M
usually popular during the war.
Corn syrup to sweeten corn cakes.
and corn oil for use in all kinds Of
cooking. are two more products that
are already welcomed in thousands Of
American homes
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-01
Mengel Box Co. Sinks.

Hickman, KY, Feb. 26.-Ths
steamer Mengel Box Company, d bis
towboat owned by the Mengel Boz
Company of this city, was completely
destroyed last night during a hard
wind storm at Hale's Point, Tenn.
opposite Osceola. Ark.
The storm at o'clock began to
roll the waves over the second desk
of the boat, filing her.
The crew worked nearly two hours
before giving her up, but were un-
able to siphon out faster than the
water poured In. She sank a few
minutes after the crew got on. The
news was not received by the COM
pany here until this afternoon, the
crew arriving shortly afterward.
The steamer was in charge of
Capt. Lawrence McMakin, master,
with crew 6f IA. The value of the
boat is estimated to be about
$4,000. She was laying at shore
waiting for derrick to finish load
ing log barges, one steel barge with
logs breaking away and going down
the river.
The waves and hard wind broke
the boat in two across the head. She
turned to her side and rapidly sank
in 30 feet of water, the crew work
ing until she began to sink.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-01
Fine Sausage.

a few weeks ago we killed hogs
for Mr.. w. L. Alexander and worked
up his meat. Mr.. Alexander sent
some OF the sausage to his son, J. A.
Alexander. OF Atlanta, who writes
back that the sausage is very fine
that none like 1t is to be found in
Atlanta. Another shipment was
made to Mr.. Locke Alexander at
Montgomery. Ala. He says the
sausage is very fine and wants the
Reynolds Packing Company to fur
nish him all the sausage he puts up
another winter.
The good MAJOR was also well
pleased with the sausage and lard,
also the cutting AMI handling.
We expect to put up the highest
grade goods made, not only of sau-
sage of all kinds, but ali other meat
products. 49-1t
REYNOLDS PACKING co.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-01
LAY IN HALF YOUR COAL.
Fuel Administrator Seeks to Avert
Another Coal Famine.

Nashville, Tenn. Feb. 2e.-Do-
nestle consumers of coal in Tennes-
see may be allowed to buy half of
their annual fuel supply during the
months of March and April only.
Mines will be required to operate at
full capacity during the entire SUM
mer. These steps are to be takea by
the fuel administration, it was an
nounced Tuesday by w. e. Myer.
State Fuel Administrator, for the
purpose of ayerting as far as possible
the consequences of a more serious
coal famine during the winter of
1913 than has been experienced this
winter Mr.. Myer returned Satur-
day from Washington, where he
spent the week discussing the coal
situation with officials of DR.. Gar
fields administration. He brings
back a warning that the outlook for
1918 is by no means encouraging
and only the strictest economy in
the use of fuel can prevent serious
consequences. Heretofore the mines
have been in the habit Of letting up
on their mining operations during
the summer. This year. however,
they will be required to maintain
their capacity output. The purpose
of allowing domestic consumers to-
buy half of their years supply of
coal during the coming two months
is to get that much coal mined and
delivered early in order to relieve
the strain OF the railroads when the
weather gets cold again. No one
will be allowed to purchase over half
of the amount normally used.
Mr.. Myer says that there will not
be enough coal to go around and ad-
yises that wood be substituted for
the other half and laid in carly.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-01
Red Cross Auction.

Monday, March 4, there will be
sold to the highest bidder several
articles donated by friends of the
Red Cross. One article, especially
attractive and novel, is hall tree,
made Of horns, presented by a
mighty good friend of the Red Cross
movement, who by reason Of his re-
firing and modest nature refuses to
let US use his name as the real donor.
Anything brought in. from a mule
to stand OF bees. will be offered In
this sale, and will be appreciated by
the boys in the trenches.
Sale on Washington avenue at 3
o'clock by Col. Jno. Saunders.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-01
Judge Kenney's Brother.

The death of Judge G.. r. Kenney's
brother. ]. L. Kenney, in Dallas,
Texas, occurred on the 18th inst.
Mr.. Kenney was manager of the
Union Telephone & Telegraph Co.
offices in Dallas. The kindest sym
pathy is extended to Judge Kenney.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-01
Burglars

Burglars broke in the store OF J.
w. Pressly at Troy Tuesday night
and appropriated goods to the value
of $500. including clothing, silks,
hosiery, 1ewelry, etc. A horse be-
longing to Jas. Clemmons was found
afterwards which had been ridden to
Rives. 1t seems that the burglars
are operating between Troy and
Rives and the chances are that they
will soon be rounded up.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-01
THE UNITED STATES FOOD
ADMINISTRATION SAYS

Food saving !s IN 'ts essence the
daily Individual service Of all the
people. Every group can suhsti-
tute, and even the great majority
Of thrifty people can save little
and the more luxurious elements
Of the population can, by reduc-
tion to simple living, save much.
This means no more than that we
should eat plenty, but wisely and
without waste.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-01
AMERICAN RED CROSS.
Committee of Civilian Relief OF
Home Service.

The Union City chapter of the
American Rcd Cross has named the
following to assist In looking after
the interests of families of enlisted
men. This will be great work and
those named are signally honored in
thus having part in this patriotic
service:
DR.. j. D. Carlton, chairman; Miss
Eva Luther, executive secretary
Mrs. Will Nash, Mr.. Lea Garth, Rev.
Burgess Cunningham, Hon. Jas. M.
Brice, Saml. d. Woosley, DR.. HI. w.
Qualls, Mr.. Dougherty. R. H. Rust,
Walker Martin, members.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-01
Sold His Farm.

DR.. r. G. Reynolds has returned
from Number Seven and reports the
sale of his farm to Mr.. Ad Osborn,
one of the good citizens of that coun-
try. This is one of the finest and
best farms and sold at the prevail
ing high prices for land.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-01
5000, Bales Sold.

Dyersburg, Tenn, Feb. 27.-The
largest cotton deal in the history OF
the business in Tennessee was con-
summated in Dyesburg to-day, when
the local Office of Black & McFadden
bought of the Lake County Manu-
featuring Company 5000 bales of
nigh-grade cotton approximating in
value one million dollars.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-01

during the time /
was lookingforward
to the coming of my
little ore that / am
recommending it to
other e xpe c ia n t
mothers. Be fore
taking it, somedays
/ suffered with neu.
ralgia so badly that
! thought / could
not live, but after
taking three bottles
of Lydia E. Pin k
hams V e ge table
Compound / was en-
tirely relieved of
neuralgia, l had
gained in strength
and was able to go
around and do all
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-01

my homework. Ny baby when seven
months old weighed 10 pounds and / feel
better than I have for long time. ]
never had any medicine do me so
much good. Mrs. PEARL MOUNTAIN,
Mitchell, Ind.
Good health during maternity is q
most important factor to both mother
and child, and many letters have been
received by the Lydia E. Pinkham
Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass, telling Of
health restored during this trying period
by the use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-01
Church Notice.

Rev. w. e. Powell will preach at
the Presbyterian Church, North
First street, next Sabbath, March 8.
Public cordially invited.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-01
clAS RRFEGGIsTRAH1s
vOlS Erred IN SERVICE


Men voluntarI ABDUCTED Thru Thu
Local Board e Jan l.
Cecil ! n Aensa 81 Lesven.
worth, !, Feb- d
William r. Andrews, Jr., TT
Leavenwort Kama, Feb. %.
Ivory No 3 Ben, Camp Greene
Charlotte, q. Feb. Q.
Arnold B. coleman, Camp Greene
Charlotte, y c., Feb. ..
Alfred B. dEenshaw. Camp Greene,
Charlotte. N. c.. Jan. 20.
Connie Lee Doad. Camp Greene,
Charlotte, N. 81, Feb. 1G.
Ollie G. carp, 1T. LeGsanworth,
Kans., Feb. IS.
Oscar j. Elan, Van Couver Bar
racks, Wash, Feb. Is.
woodfin H. Hardy, Camp Zachary
Taylor, Louisville, KY. Jan. 10.
Jewell H. Jones& Ft. Leavenworth.
Kans., Feb. rs.
Sam Jackson Jones. Ft. Leayen-
worth, Kans., Feb. rs.
Tom Ladd, Camp Greene, Char
Iotte, N. c., Feb. 20.
Charles w. Lowrsnee. TT. Leaven-
worth, Kans., Feb. is.
Etheldred A. Morris, Van Couver
Barre cks, Wash, Feb. LIS.
William Burnie Mod B, Van Cow
or Barracks. Wash. Fen. Feb. is.
Wade Moore. Van (Auver Bar
racks, Wash, Feb. 10.
Wallace Richard Mole TT. Loav-
enworth, Kans.. Jan. 6.
Levy N. Ragsdale. ~ Leaven-
worth. Kans., Jan. 80.
Jack Scott Rock. TT. jLeavenworth,
Kans., Jan. Is.
Roy Killebrew Stanley, 1T. Leav-
enworth, Kans., Feb. rs.
VIM. Marshall Wright, TT. Leaven-
worth, Kans., Jan. 6.
Joe Hugh White, Ft. Leavenworth,
Kans., Feb. 8.
Lexie Parks Walker, Fort Leaven-
worth, Kans., Feb. rs.
Jess Dewitt Walker. FIT. Leaven-
worth, Kans., Feb. %.
Any registrant may be volun-
tarily indicted now, at any time,
and have some choice in the mat
ter. OF course the board does not
know when these places will all be
closed.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-01
Notice.

A call meeting of the M. w. A.
meets March with business of inn
portance. All members are request
ed to be present. We will have with
us Mr.. J. w. Carpenter, district
deputy, and Mr.. Kindleshire. of Mar
tin, council.
L. A WRIGHT
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-01

Ordinance to provide for the saE9ssIf5
disposal OF waste matter within the
limits OF Union City, Tennessee, and
to provide a penalty for the viola
ton Of the same" be amended by
striking out all of Section OF said
ordinance, and inserting in lieu
thereof, the following.
Section 6. A sanitary privy with
in the meaning of this ordinance
shall be a priyy provided with well
and close fitting lids or covers over
the opening in the seats, which lids
shall be on hinges and shall be kept
closed when the seats are not in use !;
and which privy must be provided
with a fiue or stack extending from
the compartment beneath the seat
up through the top OF the building,
or to point just beneath the caves
thereof, so as to conduct the doors
and gases outside and into the air;
and said privy must also be arranged
so that the human excrement, focal
matter, etc, will be deposited upon
the earth beneath the seats; and 1t
must be provided with close fitting
hinged door to the rear compart-
ment beneath the seat extending to
the ground. so as to hide the de-
posits from view, and which must
be kept closed at all times except
when being inspected or cleaned
out"
Section 2. Be it further ordained.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-01
MOTHERS
TO BE
Should Read Mrs. Monyhan's
Letter Published by
Her Permission.

Mitchell, Ind.-"Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound helped me so much
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-01

hah
lies. a
herefron
shall also
shall the ma
Maintaining
her contTo
he provisions
the City Marsh
81 ssary steps to ei1
ia 3 herein provided 3
It further ordained.
That Of said ordinance be
amende5 riking out the words
the re rs Of which appear
Just aft word Tin" in the first
line and before the word the
in the I'll
Section Be 1t further ordained
That SectiSp 15 of said ordinance he
amended by>striking out the words
aside from the furnishing of cans
for waste matter" appearing Just
after the word place ia the second
line and just before the word eshall''
In the third line.
Section s. Be it further ordained.
That Section is Of said ordinance is
hereby repealed
Section 8. Be it further ordained,
That the use OF water tight metal
recepticles In the privies within the
limits OF Union City are hereby abol-
ished and prohibited.
Section q Be 1t further ordained.
That this ordinance take effect from
and after its passage.
Passed Feb. 10, 1918.
F. e. QUINN. Recorder.
Approved Feb. 10, 1918,
F. L. PITTMAN, Mayor.
Published In The Commercial at
Union City, Tenn, March j, 1918.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-19
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-19
Books and Authors

Among the best-sclng nonfcticn books as
iiankeyS "a Student in Arms" and Henri par-
buses Under Fire. both published by L: j..
"i their best sellers during the holiday ;ca"om
:, ADMIRAL Albert Glcaves has set all pulses beat
ing lister throngh his gHllantry in Safcl.ua~d-
nS our Transports from the danger; THAI h,.
mem on their ADVENTUROUS voyage To- France
,hc discharge of The in,portn, service TO- %, N
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cnly :s an oi"Gr but as writer has A.:u, ~!
leaves received deserved recognition. Ills liz,
81 Jnmes Lawrence. commander or Tho ,'h"s-
mn n ,h ne man whose admiration Don't aivc
the live books OF American biosranbv 81 ''e %
William Wallace Irwin. of the c1i,orio, .,..
OF f.: y Dut,on X Co. will soon leave for i,r"ns
whose purpose is TO look after the WIZ az
american university men among our rsii OF
is Arson r'clps STOKES secretary .. Of w Val, Ii
We 1rfI ht The nrsanization viii have II me
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-19
News of Fifty Years Ago
From the Richmond Dispatch, Jan. ~ 1853

Governor perpont sesterday pardoncd four
pardon reached the penitent-ry before the negro
convic; go; there the train which he was
laycd several hours hy the snowstorn.
YESTERDAY and last night all the pavements
some Of them costly Thomas Boswell slippeG
and fell about o'clock last night seven
him up and when he got home n' M. p boswell "sWen
found that his pockethook, containing $3.50,
while They. were pretending help him.
Rev. a. II. Dickinson returned from Clarks-
burg. w. Va yesterday. where he has been
pit at Leigh Street BAPTIST Church Tomorrow
AIRS. Sarah y. Thompson has been appointed
The radicals in the North Carolina RECONSTRUCT
mel newspaper for designating the members
al the convention az white and negro" and
solved. That no repartcr for any ncwspa per shall
hereafter be allowed on this floor who in his
it's members with disrespect. but that they shall
in Of ofense in this respect be excluded
from the doors OF the hall and from the gal
!crieS by the president"
Hon William F. Hamilton has been elected
United states Senator by the Democrats OF the
Maryland Legislature.
In Buffalo, ~ r." negro yesterday com
%sced sui, againss The anager Of the Buffalo
the building. whittier they had gone 10 attend
Il performance.
The vote on the now reconstruction bill will
he taken in the House Monday. To-day's
session will be devoted entirely TO discussion OF
the same.
The records show that Napoleon lit. has
pulled down $4,000 houses in Paris and put up
g. j. Cowles the president Of the North Caro-
lima Sorn is What is
ab'ins him TO go into the woods and select
around IN. war times. and It ss said he made
with ..y1,rios'