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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-23
The Brooks Guarantee Is
Satisfaction to You

No other rupture appliance truss,
lock, device, pad, or plaster II Of
fered to the public ON such terms
and under such n guarantee NJ the
Brooks Rupture Appliance.
IL for any reason Whatever you
do not wish TO keep the Brooks APP
pla.nce after yOu try IL. all you have
to % In to send IL back. Yeu don't
have to Rtve any reason. yen don't
have to write us why, yen don't
have to send to NJ fDr any return
Instructions or fabels. There will
be NO arKuRents Ne dispute, No
Observation-Disclosures yo1 wifi find
that doing busfness with brooks In
just Ike dsang buslneas with r
First Naf1enaa DaAk.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-23

/ am sending
you a small
picture of my
son. who Is
now i've years
old.
We ordered
your Appli-
ance for him
when he was
only 2 months
old. and yet
want to say In
about ; months
all signs of
rupture were
gone, and he
is some boy
today.
I shall be
very glad to
say a good
word for you
whenever the
o p p o rtunity
presents itself.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-23
Sound as I Ever Was

Ithaca, Michigan.
Mr.. c. q. Brooks, Marshall, Mich.
Dear Sir:
/ am happy to say to you that
| am entirely cured, thanks to your
Appliance.
Have not been troubled in any
way in Is months, and am sound
as | ever was so far as rupture is
concerned.
You can refer anyone to me IL
you wish.
Respectfully.
]. p. KING, II. f. d. No. 5.
Hinton, Ky
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Perfectly Cured"

c. e. Brooks, Marshall, Mich.
Dear Sir:
l have been perfectly cured by
your Appliance.
But | won't be without II because
II is SO easy to wear and / want
to be safe so that there will be no
danger of getting ruptured again.
Yours very truly,
STEVE HORVAT,
325 Il. Northern Ave.
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Thankful Beyond
Expression

Riverside. Ind.
G. T.. Brooks, Marshall, Mich.
Dear Sir:
l am very glad to say that your
Appliance has cured me. and l am
as sound as L ever was.
I haven't worn 1t for months,
I work hard, but the rupture doesn't
bother me any more at all.
= don't know how to tell you how
much 1 think of your Appliance;
Ii has done SO much for me.
will recommend 1t to any one.
Yours truly,
VIM. HYSONG.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-23

at times / did not
know | had 1t on; it just
adapted itself to the
shape of the body and
seemed to be a part of
the body, as it chung to
the spot, no matter what
position | was in.
1t would be a veritable
God-send to the unfor-
tunate who suffer from
rupture IL all could pro-
cure the Brooks Rupture
Appliance and wear 1t.
They would certainly
never regret 1t.
My rupture is now all
healed up and nothing
ever did 1t but your APP
pliance. Whenever the
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=. =
Civil War. born and raised in the town of
New Boston, State of New Hampshire. from
which place 1 enlisted in the 10th N. II. VOL
Init. in Company c. commanded BY Col NJ
7. Donahue.
cannot feel but that owe you this tes-
timony for l had never expected to be cured
However, thanks be to God / found q cure
through the valuable Appliance you made
for me.
Your friend,
Holly Hill, Fla Il. A. RICHARDS.
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Mr.. C. u. Brooks, Marshall, Mich.
Dear Sir: laid your appliance
aside March End and have not worn
1t for twenty-five days. for think
that am cured. / hope that I may
never have to wear II again.
Yours truly,
WIN. McADAMS, ST.,
Kansas. Ill.
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Enclosed is c
picture of my
children. ant
tho little mar
you see seatel
on the chair J:
the one who
was cured b,
your April
ance.
lie hal beer
ruptuI ed quite
a while before
we wrote you
and 1 was sure
that he WOULD
the rest of
be a cripple
his life
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Others Failed
!. n. Brooks, Marshall, Mich

Mr. c. n. Brooks, Marshall, Mich
Dear Sir:
Your Appliance did all you claim for the
little boy and more, for ii cured him sound
and well. We let him wear it for about a
year in all, although it cured him months
after he had begun to wear it. We had tried
several other remedies and got no relief and
/ shall certainly recommend it to friends, for
we surely owe 1t to you.
Yours respectfully
WM PATTERSON,
No. Ut s. Main St., Akron, o.
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Observation-Disclosures

Mr.. c. Il. Brooks. Marshall, Mich.
Dear Sir:
Perhaps IL will interest you to know that
/ have been ruptured six years and have al
ways had trouble with it till | got your APP
plianee. IL is very easy to wear. fits neat
and snug, and is not in the way at any time,
d uigLt
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-23
"'Now Sound and Well"

Mr.. G. e. Brooks. Marshall. Mich.
Dear Sir:
have had two Appliances from
you and am now sound and well.
Yours truly,
FRITZ RAUBER,
1914 Commercial s
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opportunity presents itself will say good
word or your Appliance and also the honor
able way in which you deal with ruptured
people. It Is a pleasure to recommend
good thing among your friends or strangers.
l am, JAMES A. BklIiON.
so Spring ST., Bethlehem Pa
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-23
Doctor Pronounces Him
Cured

119 Towle Ave,
Mishawaka, Ind.
Mr.. c.. e. Brooks,
Marshall. Mich.
Dear Mr.. Brooks:
Answering your
letter, viii say we
need no more Aplli-
ancas, as our son
has been completely
cured by wearing
your Appliance.
We recently had
him examined, and
the doctor said the
opening was entire
lyi closed and that it
wasn't necessary to
wear II longer.
Thanking you for
your kindness, / am,
Yours very truly,
MRS. II. TOLLMAE.
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Cured in Three Months

NdTFTII, OTIIU.
i30 Cleveland Ava
Mr.. c. f. Brooks, Marshall. Mich
Dear Mr.. Brooks:
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After 50 Years Experience Have Produced An Appliance That Actually
Cures Rupture by Natural Healing Process. No
PIasters, No Tricks No Lies.
mMbMpmMm MmmwMg

Every Day That You Suffer from Rupture-Every Hour
of Truss Torture That You Endure-After You
Read This Page Is YOUR OWN FAULT
a
Cushion OF a Appliance.
Pad-Draw
Together With a Brooks Appliance
Wearing a Steel Infexbe Harness.
Appliance
The Appliance without Are
ALWAYS.
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Veteran Cured

Mr.. w m. NC
adams, o I
Kansas. ILL.,,
Is a veteran
of Co. III" So.
Regt. Ill. Vol.
of which he
w q 8 Second
1ieuten ant.
He has fought
against the
suffering and
torment o I
Rupture for
years and has
finally won
the victory as
the following
brief letter
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Cured Without Operation

"Was Sure He Would De Cripple"
Ada. MINI.
Mr.. C. f. Brooks. Marshall, Mich.
Dear Sir
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Yours very truly,
7. A. McI.AIN.
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WITHIN AN HOUR After You Receive Your Brooks
Rupture Appliance You Will Have THROWN
AWAY YOUR TRUSS FOREVER.

AWAY YOUR TRUSS FOREVER.
For Many We Telling
Help We Told The re
We Have Told That The ONLY Comfortable
Scientific Devke For folding Rupture The RUPTURE
APPLIANCE. Now We Are Offering Appliance
TRIAL II.
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Soundly Cured
At the Age of 81.

Mr.. C. K. Brooks,
Marshall Michigan
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1918-02-21

logic that have seldom been eualed
On January he will
on this benc two and months which
ne Will have to stand denomination the
generally conceded he in
well has
friends have frequently mpoed him
National
turn from the law for which he emnenty endowed.
Judge Graves born
1900 lie educated the public schools Missouri
tie taught school Bates
while studying and himself for
distinguished himself He
pacced Butler January when he
the goth Judicial circuit and served He followed such in
guihcd Juris Foster Wright James b. James Lay d.
DeArmon and admirably the of He
the Supreme Bench by appointment Joseph
April
He married Miss Alice Iuwck OF old faml,
County in 1892 lie has three sturdy boys the eldest udwi
ing his captain in the National Army
Socially Judge Graves would recall
Central Missouri beloved old Judge
h He that genial afbe that draws to him.
Like all personalities his life has produced
He is decidedly human loves his friends the
approacfab all He chickens
keeps his number birds When the Judge
old Howard Harry Mason Boyd Bagby
you've the Judges for all Leader ayete Mo-
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1918-02-21

Ben Baskerville, one of Deepwat
er's most solid and progressive cit
liens, was county seat visitor Sat
urday. Mr.. Baskerville is of The
opinion that the farmer is not getting
quite what he should for hogs, but
he looks at the matter from patri-
otto standpoint and believes that it i,
a duty that he owes to his country to
raise every hog possible.
Gardner Smith, secretary of the
army y. NJ. c. A., at San Antonio,
Texas, arrived Saturday. Mr.. Smith is
in class 1 of the selective draft and
returned to take his examination and
whether he again returns to San An
tonic will depend on his liability to
military service. Since going to San
Antonio he has suffered severe at
tack of rheumatism, but his many
friends will be glad to learn that he
has entirely recovered.
While attending Masonic lodge
Friday evening, f. c. Smith suffered
an attack of heart failure. He went
home and Saturday morning seemed
much better and was able to walk up
to the court house. While seated in
the treasurer's office he was again at
tackled, this time with more severe
attack A physician was summoned
and he was taken to his home OH
West Dakota street. There has been
some improvement in his condition
since that time and his friends are
hoping that he will soon be out again.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1918-02-21

Wanted to Rent-A farm to farm
on shares where man furnishes every
thing. Know how to farm. Good
worker. Want chance. Address,
X this office, IS-2t*
Col. and Mrs. w. P. Sewer, for
many years residents OF Summit, have
sold their farm nd retired to this
city where they are living in the
Smith property on North fulton
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Crabb, of
Springfield, celebrated the 10Th an;
niversary of their marriage one day
last week, says the Rich Hill Re-
view. They were former citizens OF
Rich Hill.
Mrs. John Murphy and son, Harry,
spent few days the last OF the week
visiting in Kansas City. Harry has
been ordered to report for military
service February % with the Nation
al army.
Those from Butler who attended
the automobile show in Kansas City
last week report that immense
crowds attended the show and the
hotel facilities of the city were taxed
to the limit
c. c. Woods, who has been so ser
ious1y sick for the last few months,
has so far recovered as to be able to
be out. He has accepted position
as bookkeeper with the Cannon
Brothers elevator.
Mrs. Harry Cooper, whose husband
went with the first quota from Bates
county in the selective draft, received
word from his last week that he had
been transferred from Camp Funston
to point in New Jersey.
Painters and decorators COM
menced work on the interior of the
Fisk opera house last week. Man
ager Fisk never overlooks anything
that will add to the attractiveness Of
his popular playhouse.
Don't forget the Big Red Cross
show by the Rich Hill Minstrels at
the Opera House Thursday evening,
February 20, for the benefit of the
Red Cross fund. This is first-class
show and is for the benefit of Il
worthy cause.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1918-02-21

Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Stubblefielt
announce the birth of son, borr
Friday, February IS.
Former Sheriff, ]. Il. Smith, was
over from Foster couple of days tht
first of The week.
For .Sale-One disc and seedcr
combined. Sows all kinds seed.
Isaac Kelley,
Io-1t 4o7 Vine ST.
]. c. Garrett, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Garrett, left the last of the
week for Atchison. Kansas, where he
had secured a position with drug
company.
Mrs. ]. c. Nafus left the last OF the
week for Ell Dorado Springs, where
she visited old friends and attended
a Sunday school convention of the
I'D. S.
Representative OF each of the But
Ter churches will leave Thursday for
Kansas City, where they will attend
a Laymen's Meeting to be held in
that city the last three days of the
week. The main objects of the meet
ing is to bring the various protestant
into closer relationship.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1918-02-21
Bates County Postmasters in Butler.

\ meeting of the postmastcrs of
/ this county, that had been called by
Postmaster J. +. Williams. of the
Butler office, for the purpose of dis
cussng means OF boosting the sale of
Baby Bonds and Thrift Stamps, was
held at the court house Friday after
noon. Owing To the bad weather
some of the postmasters failed to at
tend, but there was.a good rcpresen-
tation notwithstanding.
MIR. Anderson, who is representing
Festus J. Wade, OF St. Louis, who
has charge OF the sale of the bonds in
this state, was present and addressed
the meeting telling the p. Ms. how
best to increase the sales. A. H.
Culver and h. Q. Maxey. represent
ing the Bates County Council OF De-
Tense. had been invited by Post
master Williams to be present and
take part in the discussion.
Mr. Williams reported that since
December Ist the Butler post office
had sold over $4,000 OF the war saw
ing and thrift stamps.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1918-02-21

Carl Stoners, of Darling, Wiscon
sin, has>accepted position with
Clyde Haynes, in the Inn barber
shop.
, A. C. Coberly made a trip to Ap.
pleton City and Schell City Thurs.
day of last week in the interest o1
the Logan-Moore Lumber Company
Miss Jessie Ray, who is a teacher
in the Greenwood school, in Kansas
City, spent Saturday and Sunday in
this city with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Ray.
Weltmer Jenkins left Sunday for
Indianapolis, Indiana, where he ex-
poets to stay about ten days. He
will stop off and make a short visit
in St. Louis.
c. w. Mills, of Tonkawa, Okla
homa, was in the city the first of the
week attending the Vail trial. M.
Mills was formerly in the jewelry
business at Drexel.
Fred I. Glenn, for several years an
employee of the Democrat. has sew
cred his connection with that paper
and has accepted 4 position with the
Gerlack Grain company.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1918-02-21
WALLER w GRAVES
From Henry Burekhartt Jefferson E,yt
Demo

For the DemOcrat-Leader s
pcn-picture of prominent
Missourians at the State
Capital this week we have
selected Waller w. Graves,
a gentleman whom your
correspondent has known
more than a quarter of a
century. We have watched
his career from a country
school teacher to the ex-
allied position which he
now holds as Chief Justice
of the Supreme Cour..
Hence there is no camou-
flage in what we have to
say of him. We know our
man.
Among the prominent
men and influential citizens
Of Missouri. Waller w.
Graves, chief Justice OF the
Supreme Court. is a pre-
dominating figure. both as
jurist and a-publicist.
His opinions, written into
the reports, show a breadth
of learning, sound judg-
ment and clear and concise
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1918-02-21
New Store at Virginia.

Virginia is to have new store
about the first of. March. A Mr.. Did
well, of Adrian. has rented the build
ing recently vacated by Wade Coch-
ran. and will open with new stock
of groceries and genera! merchan-
disc.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-28
HALF A MILLION u. S. SOLDIERS
MUSTERED OUT FROM HOME CAMPS
Germany Delivering Over It's Rolling Stock to the Allies
According to Agreement-Vatican Defends Its Posi-
ton of Neutrality During the War.

London despatch says that Fridays conferences of
PRESIDENT Wilson with the British statesmen describ
ed in American quarters as having been very SatSfac-
tory. No particular phase was taken up, but the
whole discussion general 1t learned that
progress made in clarifying phases of the
PRESIDENTS points which are uppelmost IN the minds of
British naval supremacy The discussion ranged about
the freedom of the the League of Nations and the
proposition of reduction of ornaments.
Washington despatch says that $4,000 American
soldiers have been returned from up Dec 21
Slightly than 100000 in this country have been
mustered out IN the same time
An Amsterdam despatch says that according to
wire from Berlin the British navy prepared to take
drastic against the propagation of Boshevk
ism in that part of the German fleet remaining in German
hands and that all vessels displaying the red flag will be
sunk.
A despatch from Rome says that Monsi ignor Cerett,
the Papa under secretary of state has asked PRESIDENT
Wilson to act as mediator with view to settling the
Vatican Situation during an interview held in Paris He
also submitted to President Wilson documents Jusfyng
the Vaticans attitude of neutrality during the war; and
setting forth the humanitarian work cone Dy tne Vatcan
in favor of the prisoners depOrted and other persons al
fected by the great struggle that IS now over
A despatch from Paris says that the armistce con-
ditons relative to the delivery OF the railroad roing
stock are being carried out satisfactorily by the Germans
In single day they turned to the Allies 3500 cars
and 200 locomotives.
despatch from London says that President Wilson
received at the American embassy today delegation
from the League of Nations It headed by Vscount
Grew the former Secretary OF Foreign AHa1rs ana
included the Archbishop Of Canterbury ana Vlscoui1
Bryce the former ambassador to the United States
London despatch says that President Wilson's pro-
gram after his return to Paris on New year oay aa
been revised 1t now provides that he will leave tor lta
tweny-four hours after returning to Paris as there W
he an interval between his return from England and the
prelimnaries to the Inter Allied conference
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-28
SINKING POWDER
Thousands of Pounds Dumped Into
the Ocean

Washingtons Dec. 27-By order of
the Railroad Administration, some
hundreds of thousands of pounds of
high explosive material, including T.
N. T. and picric acid, the property of
the French and Italian governments,
is being towed out to sea from South
Anboy, N. j., and dumped overheard
25 miles from the Scotland Neck
lightship.
This plan has been adopted as the
only practicable and immediate me-
thod of getting rid of 220 carloads
of the material, which has been
parked outside of Wilmington, Del,
for some time awaiting transports
ton. There are now pnly q few
cars left, but the owning Govern
ments have saved some of the ma
terial in the past few days by hav-
ing it loaded aboard ships.
Some of the material is worth
more than a dollar a pound, but
practically none of it can be util-
lied for any other purpose than the
manufacture of shells. The dumping
of the explosives from South Am
boy will not be finished until Mon
day
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-28
TRADE WITH BRAZIL
Increased 100 Per Cent Since War
Began

New York, Dec. 27-United States
manufacturers and exporters have in
creased their trade in Brazil and
other South American countries by
more than 160 per cent since the
beginning, Of the war, according to J.
w. Sanger, Trade Commissioner of
the United States, Government Bur
eau of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce, who recently returned from a
survey of the business opportunities
south of the equator.
Imagine ten large stores in one
big city and one of these stores doing
more business than all the other nine
combined" declared MI. Sanger, "and
that will give you some idea of the
position we are in today. 1t is an
amazing record. We are now selling
South American countries more than
half of everything they import. Our
total export trade is now counted in
billions of dollars"
The Commissioner said that with
thes igning of peace treaty prac-
tical certainty within six months or a
year, it is not day too soon to begin
making definite plans to meet the
keen competition in foreign trade
that must come almost immediately u
The hundreds of millions of dollars
invested in new factories and ships
he said, mean that America must find
fresh outlets for her enterprise and
| industry.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-28
HOOVER SPEAKS
Tells the German officials Where
They Can Go


Washington, Dec. 27-Food Ad-
ministrator Hoover, in Europe ar
ranging relief for the peoples of the
wardevastated territories, has re-
fused in emphatic terms to discuss
German food conditions with Baron
Won der Lancken and DR.. Rieth, who
sought a meeting with the food ad-
miniStrator.
A message from Paris today said
these two German officials, who were
prominent in the German admins
tration of Belgium, wired from Ber-
lin to Walter Lyman Brown, director
of the commission for relief in Bel
gium at Rotterdam, that they had
been appointed by the German gov
ernment to negotiate with Mr..
Hoover for food supplies, and that
they desired Mr.. Hoover to- advise
them when and where he would meet
them
In answer to this request for a
conference, Mr.. Hoover sent this
message:
~You can describe two and a half
years of arrogance toward ourselves
and cruelty to the Belgians in any
language you may select, and tell the
pair personally to go to hell, with
my compliments. If / do have to
deal with Germans, it will not be
with that pair"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-28
TO
HAVELEACUE
OF NATIONS
Great Britain Not Only
Willing but Insistent
MUST GUARD AGAINST
RETURN OF WAR
Lord Cecil Outlines FOunda-
tiOn of League

London, Dec. 27-Great Britain
not only is willing, but is determined
that the Peace Congress shall organ
ize a permanent league of nations be-
fore it's adjournment
Lord Robert Cecil made this clear
in an interview with the United Press
today
Lord Robert said he had never en-
tertained any notion of the peace
delegates simply giving the league
their blessing tnd leaving the details
to be worked out in the future. On
the contrary, he wants no opening
left for possible failure of the league
to materializee
Investigation in government circles
reveals that Lord Robert is speaking
the British Governments mind, as
we'll as his own.
"Now we know the horror Of war, "
he said. "a year from now the old
glamor may return. We must guard
against this possibility
Lord Robert gave the following
provisions as necessary foundations
of the league:
First-A permanent secretar1at.
Second-A fixed place of meeting.
Third-Pericdical meetings. These
meetings must include as working
members men really entitled to speak
for the peoples of their countries,
such as premiers and foreign minis
ters, or their equivalent. Meetings
must be held at least once a year.
Fourth-ls is essential that no war
shall be possible until it is discussed
Ieither at the periodical meetings or
at a meeting especially called for the
purpose.
"Those are the vital things" Lord
Robert said. 'Of course, as I re-
Gently outlined, the league must have
non-contentious as we'll as contenti-
Gus features. 1t must have broader
purposes than merely prevention of
wars. 1t must have administrative
powers well as the authority to
settle disputes,
It is impossible yet to get the
closely guarded British official views
of freedom of the seas
Other important principles of the
peace settlement are freely discussed
however. In regard to conscription,
Ia high government official suggested
to the United Press that the fact
Germany's millions of trained men
are still available renders abolition of
conscription in other European coun-
tries more difficult than at first ap-
peared.