davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-07
Dear Dad:

What do you do for a horse when
he's got the snorts. I wish you'd
tell me pretty soon because that's
what Edith's got all right, and she
heaves and puffs worse all the
time, and it's kind of hard for us
fellows when we half to get home
for dinner ON time.
You know, dad, mother and all
the people up there at the Red
Cross have been selling flowers on
Saturday afternoons, SO Bill and
us fellows took Edith and went out
there in the country after some.
1t was pretty hot SO We let her
go real slow going out, and be-
sides we all were getting flowers
all the time, until we had the cart
pretty full. We were having a
pretty good time 50 we didn't no
tice about things very much until
after while we came to post that
said five miles back to town. Then
Bill looked at his wrist watch that
he just got for his birthday, and
cad, we just had half an hour to
get home in time for dinner.
l said come on fellows we've got
to get there quick, so they all piled
in and we started, but dad, that
pony wouldn't do a thing but
wheeze. When we were going up
hill she'd take about two steps and
then stop to heave a while, and
when we were coming down hill
she just sat down on the back part
Of the shaves and slid She's all
right when things are level, but
there wasn't any level part to that
road. 1t was the Stright Line Pike,
you know, dad, and Bill said he
guessed they named it that be-
cause it went straight up and down
all right.
I slapped the lines around and
followed at her, and ratified the
whip and did everything, first, be-
cause you know dad how a fellow
would hate to hit anybody with a
whip that was named Edith Cavell.
But after while | just had to some,
but it didn't do any good, and we
thought we never were going to get
home, until all at once load of
hay came out on the road just in
front Of us, and as soon as she saw
that she let out one long whinny
and started to trot after it. But
just as we were about up to it and
making real good speed, the wagon
turned Off into a barn, and then
Edith wouldn't 90 thing.
We didn't know what to do, and
it was getting later all the time,
Then finally Bill had a new idea
and he said, III tell you fellows,
We'll make that woman travel yet.
So he got some long grass and
clover and held it in front of her
nose, and then when she'd start to
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-07

Dear Aunt Polly:
What are the six leading states
in wheat production in 1910?
Ruth B.
Dear Ruth B.:
The six states that produced the
most wheat in 1910 are: Minnesota,
Kansas, Indiana, Nebraska, North
Dakota and Illinois. The number
of bushels produced ranged from
94,0S0,000 in Minnesota, to 31,50O,-
600 in Illinois. Indiana produced
40,500,000 bushels. Aunt Polly
Dear Aunt Polly:
When was the Kaiser born?
What should be done with him?
-... T.. M. H.
Dear R. M. H.:
Friedrich Wilhelm Victor Albert,
in other words, the famous Tor in
>famous) Kaiser, was born January
q, 1859, at Berlin.
If we acted on the same princi-
pies that Citizen Wilhelm has acted
upon for many years and started
out to give him all he deserves and
all we have wanted to give him a
thousand times, (if we could just
have laid our hands on him) there
is scarcely anything horrible that
wouldn't happen to him. All kinds
of things have been suggested from
putting him in cage on a desert
island to making him sleep in one
of the graves that his soldiers have
Intentionally bombed. But our
ideas and ideals have not gone
through the same development that
has produced his fiendish thoughts,
plans and ambitions; so we will
have to contain all our feelings of
terrible revenge behind the law OF
love and forgiveness which we
know is more powerful than all the
laws of force and hate.
Anyway, we want it arranged
most decidedly that he is put where
he can never, never have power
enough again to put in practice his
barbarous thoughts and principles.
Isn't that so? Aunt Polly.
Dear Aunt Polly:
Can you tell us anything about
the boyhood of Duh president,
Woodrow Wilson?
Yours truly,
l.. NJ. T.
Dear L. M. T.:
When President Wilson was a
little boy, he was just called tom
my" and was a regular boy" play
ing with the other boys. He did
not know his A. b. C.'s until he
was nine years old, and did not go
to schoo: until he was twelve years
old. The reason for his going to
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-07
THE JUNIOR PALLADIUM

The Junior Palladium chdrens Richmond
Palladium founded May
All boys and girls invited Be reporters End contributors News
items social c.ents want and
original poems acceptable and win be published Articles should
be plainly and side Of the with authors
and age sgned Aunt hoy always glad the children
sonaly articles Office
letters addresse Junior Editor
and we hope each and girl win use II thoroughly.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-07
BOYS 90 SPLENDID WORK.

Four Of Richmond's boys have
assisted during this vacation in the
collection Of waste paper on South
Eighteenth street. They have
worked so well that they have net
ted the Day Nursery the sum Of
about four dollars. Their names
are Richard Summers, Byron Paint
er, Joseph and Glendow Kenny.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-07
I O. OS0E1wcQ0

lace swarmed the streets within q
few minutes after the news was
flashed to the city. The picture
shows just a small part Of the
celebrating crowd grouped around
the Statue Of Strassburg, deco
rated in honor Of victory. Until
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-07
Background of the War

Let's pretend We are still artists
daubing In one dark stroke after
another In Europe's clear blue
skies. Already, We have darkened
some OF the background Of our pic
ture Of the war with European
happenings, qHarrels and almost"
Quarrels. that were slowing chang
ing Europe from . rich land Of
peace to q poor Land, suffering with
all the agony and cruelty Of var.
Now We viii put In another black
cloud which We may call the cloud
of the Middle Europe" plan. which
II. ~ anyone WIN say, . queer
name fol q cloud. But we are
painting the background Of the
war and painting in as clouds or
dark, distant mountain peaks, those
events that started to disturb the
peace Of Europe and later. Of al
most all the world. This plan Of a
strong Middle Europe" was one Of
those peace-disturbing things.
This was the plan. There was
to be a union of the states Of Cen
trail Europe Austria
Hungary, Turkey and several Of
those long-named. little countries
that lie close to these larger coun-
tries. Ttis group Of countries was
dominated by Germany and formed
. broad band of Prussianism clear
across and right In the center Of
the big continent OF Europe. The
smaller countries were brought In
to this union by many deeply-laid
plans. Many came under the pow
err of it by marriages between their
rulers with the powerful families
of Germany. Some were drawn
into it because they were caught In
some financial net laid for them by
Germany and Austria. Others came
in just from fear of the German
soldiers that were seen every
where and whose very presence
seemed a threat to them.
Then a railroad was built by Ger
many between Bagdad and Con-
stantinolle which Joined Bagdad to
the Central Europe countries, and
almost completed the wedge Of
Germanism in the center Of Eu-
rope. The very presence of this
wedge was an unfriendly chal-
lenge. to the other nations Of Eu-
rope.
The last dark cloud that we viii
paint in the now grey and dreary
skies Of our picture is that cloud
which stands for the result Of some
little wars that took place in the
years, 1912-1913.
In 1912, after a short war, Italy
took Tripon from Turkey. This
was very unfavorable to Germany
and Austria, as Turkey was also
an ally OF theirs, and this tended
to weaken the union.
During the next year, the Balkan
States fought Turkey, trying to
free themselves from the rule OF
that country which has always
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-07

the end Of the war the statue
stood as a memorial to the loss a
Strassburg in 1871, when the Ger.
mans took it. Mourning wreathS
were covered by gay decorations
when It was known that the aliea
had won the war.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-07
A REINSURANCE.

Dear me! What's the matter.
sonny?"
"Boo-hoo! Here I've bin a-fishin'
all day an amt caught nOthin'."
well, never mind; you're bound
to catch something when you get
home"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-07

To say that the French people
went wild with Joy when the news
that the armistics had been signed
that Germany had bowed to de-
reat-reached them is putting it
mildly. In Paris the entire popu-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-07
Corner

The editor will try to answer
Questions readers Of the Junior
submit to her. She will mott
promise to answer all of them.
The questions will be answered
in rotation. SO do not expect the!
answer to be printed in the|
same week in which you send
| 1t in.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-27
Missionarie. Tell !
Stories OF Shortages
OfFoodI III Europe

Salt Lake City. Utah. May 57.--
Missionaries Of the church Of Jesus
Christ Of Latter Day Saints Nor
mons). returning to the UnitAd States
from foreign work, in their reports to
the church tell stories Of desperate
food scarcity in parts Of Europe:
Although food scarcity among the
nations allied with Germany and neu-
trail nations ID. well. knoYn, the re.
turning missionaries bring detailed
stories describing the condition as q
Carl 7. Peterson OF Logan, Utah,
recently returned from Sweden, and
q L. Otteson Of Spanish Fork. Utah,
Just arrived from Norway, said; that
the bread problem in these countries
appeared critical. Long lines Of
women and children. waiting for
hours with their food cards and often
turned away in fainting condition
with empty hands because the sup-
according to these men.
: Foreigners, especially in some
parts Of Norway, Mr.. Otteson said.
we're asked to leave, the government
officials declaring there was no food.
One missionary stated that he saw
in Christiana $4,000 people. standing
in line for allowances Of POTATOES.
six pounds to a family, and the Sup
ply was exhausted before one-half
ance. Wood pulp was being used in
IS per cent proportions in much of
the bread. along with mixtures of
various wheat substitutes.
!Only six Mormon" missionaries
are left in Norway, where there were
formerly az many as 100, according to
Mr.. Ctteson. Twelve are left in Swe-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-27
NEVER GAVE AN INCH.

London. April 1s.-In a letter re-
ceived this week, q lieutenant in a
London regiment says. according to
the Daily News:
: 10 give you some idea Of our last
seven days, we were gassed and she'll
ed and attacked every night and
morning. Although we suffered
casualties I am proud to say we never
gave an inch and the casualties we in
f1icted on the venemy were enormous.
In parts of our front they lie eight
and nine deep Of wounded and dead.
I've seen more fighting during the last
month than during the rest Of my
previous fifteen months actual expert
ence in the line put together. One
day we finished up with our fists, and,
as you may guess, in that art we had
Fritz beaten to a FRAGILE. We are
now enjoying a. few days rest"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-27
YOUNG WAS WELL KNOWN.

London, April ~27.-Newspapers
here devoted much space to chron-
telling the. death at Belfast Of Samuel
Young, aged 90, an influential menu
Der Of parliament. An Irish Nation
alist, he probably was the oldest
member. It is stated. the house OF
commons ever had.
Mr.. Young entered parliament at
the g OF 70 in 1899. At belfast
he had amassed a large fortune as a
distiller. He lived during the reign
Of five English soyereigns. !.
King Edward asked him on one oc-
casion how at His age he could stand
the long hours Of parliament. IT hope
to live" he replied, ITO see your ma
jesty open the Irish parliament in
Dublin"
A few years ago he was asked the
secret of attaining a ripe old age. II
haven't got one," he gaily replied.
1--we never bothered about my health
at all. I am a teetotaler. I smoke
eat what eniOy.n
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-27
SURGEON one
OF HARDEST
WORKED MEN
Military Doctors3Are Real
Heroes but lNl'otling is
Said ofatheF Fact

sornewhete tn&Francs;NApril 90
corresponding s.of the Associated
PresS)-One ofS.the'unsunF heroes Of
the va is the military surgeon. No
mar has been harder worked in the
tremendous fshtingt--of the, past few
weeks and his has been in most
cases lar from pleasant.
There is nota the. same. romantic
stimulus for the medical man that
Tor the infantry or artillery
officer. 1t is one thing to dash about
killed; it is another thing to dash
about under fire and; take the same
risks while calmly attending to those
with wounds from which all other
mel as they pass avert their heads.
eThAnk God, I am not. a, DOCTOR" said
an omcer who had been detailed to
inspect q number of .s1mprovised
casualty clearing stations along the
front during a recent attack.
The regimental, surgeon.insthe Brit
ish army has5tn his charge the we'll
being -QfT more than. q. Thousand. men.
When there is no fighting on, he has
p!eny 70 90. He a to strike q hap
py medium in discouraging the faint
hearted who come to him as a means
OF obtaining a forniEhts rest and in
holding out a helping hand to those
who are in real distress. If he Is too
lenient, the commanding officer be-
gins to ask. whether he intends to de-
plete, the. whole regiment; IL he IL toe
harsh the junior officers and men lose
patience ~ d.
The doctor is the only officer in the
regiment. however. who is the for.
tunate possessor Of q cart, but this
leads to numerous complications
There are some, thirty-oddi officers II
the regiment, and each m Of them
that cart. If he is weak enough tc
take them, the q Is overloaded and
before long breaks down and precious
medical stores have to be abandoned,
II he. refuses to take them, his posi-
ton In the officers mess becomes
well-nigh unbearable.
The doctor doesn't ride. but "foot-
slogs' 1t with his regiment through
the same mud. the same wind and
rain. and the same perils. Hts dutie,
are not confined to caring for the Ill
and injured. He must supervise the
sanitation Of camps and billets, en-.
sure the purity of drinking water
keep a lookout for outbreaks and
epidemice, maintain q continuous
campaign Of inoculations and vaccin-
atoms. and fill u a long series Of
records and army forms. He has tt
do his utmost in the light of, his spe.
cial. knowledge to maintain the health
Of his unit. and any remissness on his
part may lead to a serious diminutior
in its strength.
In billets he has the added duty o,
playing the role of medical attendan'
to the villagers, as all the. French doc.
tors in the country districts have
gone. ~
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-27
MORE JAM FOR TROOPS.

london. April 'so.-The capacity Of
the factories in which the government
makes jam for the army and navy .is
to be trebled this year. The govern
ment started jam making last year
with ten factories, which converted
10000 tons offfruit into jam. A few
n me9t h, ne hene 6 Thirty tnGt' 4 fss s;9M ~, Win Ids dis
cipal fruits handled are ieobr apples
and plums. Strawberries. Fsspberries
anf gooseberries are ALSO used but to
smaller extent. ,t,> :
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-27
TO ARRANGE FOR PRISONERS.

London, May 24.-The war cabinet
has decided to open negotiations with
Germany through Holland. for the
extension. Of the present arrange
ments for the repatriation and intern
ment Of civilian and combatant pris-
onels. =.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-04

thee olonfes in America and of the United States from the Pequot Indian War in 1887 up to the and including the present Worlds War.
 Lieutenant Minton is a veteran of the Spanish-American War and saw active service in the United States navy off Santiago de Cuba and else- where and is the holder of the IT. & Naval Campaign 1898 Medal (samp- son MedaD, and the West Indies Campaign Medal. He is a member of the Society Of Founders and Patri- ots of America Order of Washington. Society of Colonial Wars, Society of Cincinnati, Sons of the Revolution. Military Society of the War of 1872. Military Order of the Loyal Legion. Milyftary Order of Foreign Wars. So- c1ety of American Wars, Naval and Military Order of the Spanish-Ameri- can War and the Society of Ameri- can Officers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-04
DIxED

HODGINE- In Stratford, Jan. 2. 1918. Mary. widow of James Hodg1nS.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from her late residence in / Stratford. Jackson avenue. on Sat uxday. Jan. s. at S:3o a. m. and from St James church at a. m.
 Intsrmsnt St. Michaefs cemetery. Automobile cortege. A b. FINAN-In this city, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 1918, Della, wife of Thomas F. Ethan.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from her late residence, No. 2S3 Charles street, on Saturday, Jan 5th. at 8:3a g. m., and from St. Pat rtek's church, where 8 solemn high mass of requiem will be offered for . the repoSs of her soul at o'clock.
 --B1riai in St. MfehaePs ceme- teEZ,
 -Assto1noesIs eortege. AS b~p f1AAuLiEO&-4n Danbury, Dec. 31, Jo- seYh H. Hamilton, in his 6oth year. GORDON-IR Daabury, Dec. 31. Mi eARAi H. Gordon, WBITE-En DanbdTy. Dec 31, Helen F., wife of Thomas F. White. 1E06RE-Ia Danbury, Jan. l. Miss Margaret Moore. aged S4. HDHT-In Pound Ridge, Dec. 2S, Annie Waite Hunt, aged b9. GFARK-Ia Stamford, Dee, S1, Mary StR<k, widow of Henry Stark of Noraten, in her sSth year, NOzdfIB-IR Danbury, Jan. 1.G. Fred eEiek Morris, aged 62, ,TZrCH-In NoFwalk, Jan, l, Louiss. widow of Edwin Fitch. aged ss.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-04
EXHIBITION OF MINTONS
 COLLECTION OF FLAGS IS
 ATTRACTING MUCH ATTENTION

The Rowland Dy Goods Co. has been very fortunate in securing the services of Lieut. Te1fair M Mfnton of the New York Naval Militia and flags, which is ono of the largest and most complete in the United States. Lieutenant MintoA has placed his flags on exhibitieInn thel ast three days of this week and gives a short talk on describing each flag and it's history. mong the flags on exhibi- ton will be the flag which flew from the Susan Constant which brought the colonists to Virginia in 1907; the flag of the Dutch colony of New Netherlands, 1909; flag winch flew from the Mayhower which brought the Pilgrims to Massachusetts in 1920: flag of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. 1895; flag of the New England Con- federation, 1643; Three County Troop flag of Massachusetts, 1859; the Green Pine Tree flag of 17O4: flag of the English Colonies in Anrica, 1707, Liberty Flag of Tauntaon, Mass 1744; the adsden Flag of 1775; flag of the Bedford Minute Men at the Battle of Concord. 1775; flag of the Culpepper Minute Men, 1775; flag of the Philadelphia Light Horse, 1775; Dfnk Hand fiag,. 1775; flag of the United Colonies of merica (Cam- bridge Flagp), 177s; flag as carried by the Connecticut troops, TIT; United States flags of 1777 (Betsy Ross), 1793 (15 stars and IS stripes). 1918, 1S4e, 1861, 1896 and 1912. The collection includes about 40 flags. The flags are not miniature ones but are of fairly large size, 214 feet. Lieutenant Mfnton will also display his collection of the flags of our AL lies in the present war and will de. scribe how each nation entered the great war by showing the flag of each one of the Allies in the order in which they entered the war.
 Lieutenant Minton's collection of the flags of "Our Country. are au.. theEic and the data on each has taken several years of research, He will show they arious flags as used by the colonies in America from the settlement of Jamestown, Va., in 1907 up to the Revolutionary War; the various flags as carried by the Con- tfnenta1 troops and flown from naval vessels during the Revolutionary War and the various designs of tn national emblem from ths Cambridge or Grand Union flag of 1T76 to the flag of today,
 Lieutenant Mintoh's talk will be especially interesting, for outside of being an authority on the flag and a eless geuGent of it's history he is a direct deseeRdent of one of the men who with Benjamin Franklin de- signed the first official flag of the United Colonies of mmeriea the Cambridge OF Grand Union flag and suggested to General Washington the use of the stars in lieu of the erossss in our first flag a copy of which is said to have been given te Betsy Ross as tine design for the flag. He is also a direct deseendent of one of the founders of this great republic and q member Of a family whe f6- gen. eaat5eas have -fgusht in every ear of
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-04
COMMISSIONERS OF BUILDING PRESENT
 ANNUAL REPORTS

For the first time in a period as far back as Building Inspector Daniel M. Rowland can remember, the Board of Building Commissioners failed to re- cstVe an application for a permit at last nights meting. Rowland has been connected with that department for Fl years.
 Having now new business to trans Sct the board organized and elected c H B0tsf0rd president to succeed William Martin William McLennan was named treasurer and Rowland was reappofnted clerk
 The quarterly report of the board for the last three months shows a falling oG of approximately $500, 900. comparing it with the same period of the preceding year. The total value of new building forw hich permits were granted during thee a1endar year just ended is $4.s4S. .05S, approx 4u1a4eIy $4.oee, 600 less than the fg- Rres of the previous year.
 The report of the last quarter, end- ing Dec. 31. is as follows: Meetings. 2S: permits granted. 27S; aggregate valns of new buildings. $4S9, ,000.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-04
ROWLAND DRY GOODS co.
MEN NEEDED FOR
 ENGINEERING CORP

Men are needed for the engineering free of the United States army and men who have been training for any branch of engineering work are urged to make application at the Army re- cruitins station at 15 Fairfield ave nJe- No recruits will be accented who are employed in plants on gov ernment work Recruits fcr the United States Guards, a ree,erve or ganizaftSn to enforce proclatnations
 of the President will be enlisted and former soldiers, except of certain classes. are desired. The following men have been accepted and sent to Fort Slocum; William Macdonald S5. of Barnum avenue, aviation corps: Edwin w. Prescott. 31. of Dover street, infantry: Thomas J. Hickey, 20. of South NorwaIk. aviation corps5 Frank A. Algara 20. of Norwalk, avi- ation corps: Arthur H. AmiDt, 20, of Fairfield avenue. aviation corps; George L. Hawley. g. of Bridgeport, aviation corps: Edwin L. BouchaTd, IS, of Union avenue. aviation corps.