davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-09-12

Observation-Disclosures of dollars
of damage was done beach property,
growing crops and beach railroad
by the reflex of the storm that swept
down from Morehead to Delaware
breakwa3er, driving practically all
cottagers and hotel guests on Wrights.
vile Beach.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-09-12

RaIeigh.-General B. s.. Register, of
Oxford, succeeds General Laurence
w. Long as adjutant. general of North
Carolina, Governor Beckett having an.
nounced the selection of General Roy.
Ster.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-09-12

Winston-Salem. - Cicero Stockton,
one of Kernersville's honored citizens,
died suddenly following a stroke Of
apoplexy. He was standing out in
his yard when stricken and never re-
gained consciousness. His age was 70.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-09-12

Durham.-A cablegram has been re
ceived by Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Vena
BILE of this city from General Billiard
commanding a division in France, an
nouncing the death Of their son, Sec
ond Lieut.. Paul Venable.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-09-12

Raleigh.-A sentence Of two years
in prison has been imposed On Martha
Fain at Murphy for Implication IN
the burning Of a big lot Of lumber
Tor excessive insurance.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-09-12

Kinston.-Richard E. Bland, chair
man of the Lenoir county exemption
board and son, Leander Bland, are un-
der bail here as the result of the find
ing of a moonshine still in a pack
house on R. E. BANDS farm, some
miles from Kinston.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-09-12

Fayetteville.-Mr. and Mrs. A. T.
Chason, of Hoke county, have been
notified by Acting Adjutant General
Harris that their son, Private Carson
B. Chason, died from wounds receiv-
ed in action.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-09-12

Wendell.-A big crowd was on hand
here to attend the opening sales on
the floors of the three warehouses and
those who sold were delighted with
the prices. The average was 1880
per hundred.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-02-21
fine SUBSTITUTE FOR
BUTTER
Oleomargarine is Palatable, Pure
and Wholesome
PREJUDICEs GRoUNDLEss
Inspected by Government Pure
Food Agents, it is a Reliable and
Economical Food Stuff and
Ought to be in General USE
Tax Should be Removed.

Oleomargarine is a palatable
food, for it tastes just like butter,
it is wholesome for it contains just
the properties which are needed
by the body, and it is pure. This
is proven by the reports by the
government experts. What more
can you ask for, and yet many
progressive housewives of today
who think they are practicing all
possible economy are not using
oleomargarine, and by so doing
they would save tremendously in
the course of month, for butter
costs almost twice as much as oleo.
margarine. Don't allow little
prejudices to keep you from try,
ing oleomargarine. Try it once
and you will always use it.
Many housewives will read with
interest the following concise
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-02-21

| went to see the doctor, who
cheerfully told me | had the
mumps and shipped me off in. an
ambulance to an American Base
Hospital, where | am still enjoy
ing life. | have to stay here for
q days, until all danger of infec-
ton is over. AS | haven't felt
sick for one day, | am having a
great time, sitting around, smok-
ing, reading, writing and playing
cards. We have real beds with
mattresses and sheets and good
meals, nothing to do, and | am a.
fraid it will spoil me, and | shall
be pretty soft when ! get out. But
| know this much: they will soon
give me plenty to do to tough
en-" me again, when | do get back
to the company.
So far, | have seen nothing very
war-like, except for the presence
of a number of German prisoners
who are employed around the rail
road yards and the hospital
grounds. These men seem quite
contented with their present lot
and are no trouble at all their
guards are rather conspicuous by
their absence. | understand the
Government allows them a small
sum every day for their labors,
part of which is paid to them so
that they can buy tobacco, etc.,
and the rest is held for them until
after the war. This is far differ
ent treatment to that which is Civ
en- to Allied prisoners in German
hands, according to all reports.
Will write again later. With
best regards to all, remain,
Yours sincerely,
VIM. E. VECQUERAY,
Sgt. Co. c., 9Th U, S. Engrs, A.
E. F.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-02-21
A Distinguished Visitor Here

Mr.. C. M. Winchester, president
of the j. B. Lyon Printing Co. of
Albany, N. Y, the largest print
ing company in the world outside
of the National printing office in
is a guest of Hotel
Punta Gorda. This is his first trip
to South Florida, and he is de-
lighted with the hunting and fish
ing here and predicts a great fu-
ture for Punta Gorda. He has
made his reservations at the hotel
for next winter, and expects to
have a large party of friends visit
him from Albany.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-02-21

America is building a big war
machine, and you must fit into
some part of it. Cheers and wav-
ing the flag won't silence the enc
my's guns. 1t takes ten men at
home to keep one effective man in
the battle line. 1t takes forty men
on the land to keep one aviator in
the air. IT'S a sad and serious
work before us. To wait is to
waste lives and money.-Florida
Grower.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-02-21
Lenine and Trotzky Said to Have
Fled
GREAT GERMAN OFFENSIVE
Preparing on Western Front
Huns to Use Mysterious Tanks
and Deadly Gas.-Americans
Doing Their Bit-Germans In
wade Russia

London, Feb. 19.-Russia is now
forced to sign peace upon condiv
tions proposed by Germany, says
an official Russian statement re-
ceived here today, signed by Pre-
mier Lenine and Leon Trotzky,
! foreign minister. 1t protests a.
gainst the German resumption Of
the war and promises to give de-
tailed reply without delay to Ger
man peace conditions.
Rumors are current in Vassa
that the bolsheviki government in
Petrogad has been overthrown by
social revolutionists under COM
mand of M. Tchernoff, according
to the correspondent there of the
Politiken of Copenhagen, says a
dispatch to the Exchange Tele-
graph company.
Nikolai Lenine and Leon Trotz-
ky are said to have escaped to Ri
ga.
M. Tcernoff is the leader of the
social revolutionists, and was
chairman of the short-lived con-
stituent assembly, He served as
minister of agriculture in the Ke-
rensky government during last Ju-
| ly and August. When the con-
stituent assembly met in Petrogad
I, in January, Tchernoff was elected
chairman over the bolsheviki cab
met. The next day the assembly
was broken up by force by the boil
sheviki and it was reported the
bolsheviki intended to arrest
Tchernoff.
The great German offensive may
be expected at any time now, and
the British front probably affected
will be in northern Flanders.
Tanks with a mysterious gas are
said to be in course of preparation
by the Germans, according to in
formation CLEANED from prisoners.
On the American sector the ene-
my machines have been busy over
and behind the American lines.
The American gunners have kept
the Germans high in the air and
one of the enemy was brought
down by an American gunner.
Nine Americans have been wound
ed by German shells
There has been considerable ac-
tivity on the Italian front.
For the third time in as many
days the Germans raided south
east England Monday night. None
Of the raiders were able to pene-
trate the defenses of London.
On the western front there has
been no extensive movements. In
Champagne the Germans persist
in their attacks on French posi-
tions near Butte du Mesnil. Twice
Tuesday the French who are aid
ed by American artillery, repulsed
enemy efforts, the Germans being
unable to reach the French lines.
Aerial activity is the predomi-
mating factor on the British and
American fronts. In the north
British airmen have accounted for
Is German airplanes and have
dropped hundreds of bombs on
railways and airdromes. French
and British bombing squadrons al
so have attacked important points
in Lorraine.
Germany has returned to the at
tack on the Russian front and the
bolsheviki government must face
its greatest test-the power of
German militarism. Invading
forces have crossed the Dvina and
are advancing eastward from Ko-
vel, Volhynia, to aid the hard
pressed Ukrainians and protect
the food supplies in the new coun-
try.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-02-21
THE BOLSHEVlkI HEADS IN
RUSSIA REPORTED FALLEN

statement regarding oleomarga-
rine which is written by a repre-
sentative of what is said to be the
largest oleomargarine manufac-
turer in the United States:
The American people are noted
for the willingness and fair-mind-
edness with which they listen to
both sides of question, and when
proof is furnished they are quick
to abondon their prejudices.
There is probably no one preju-
dice more deeply seated at the
present time in the opinions of the
majority Of the men and -:3ii
of this country than that enter
tanned against oleomargarine.
We are prepared to admit that
this opinion is almost merited. One
Of the greatest blunders ever COM
mitted in this land was the at
tempt on the part of ill-advised,
short-sighted people long ago to
sell margarine as butter.
We fully believe that had mar
garine been sold originally for
what it actually is-one of the
Ipurest, most wholesome, most di-
gestible and nodrishing of foods
the housewives of America would
have saved millions of dollars on
their tables and in their cooking.
The dairy interest who have
fought margarine because it was
unscrupulously offered as butter
are 100 per cent right. They had
every right to protect themselves
They prevented the people from
being cheated.
Those dairy interests who today
fight margarine when it is offered
and sold as margarine are 100 per
cent wrong. They are commit
ting wrong when they attempt
to blind the people to the truth.
What is the truth about marga-
rine?
When colored it looks like but
ter, it smells like butter, it tastes
like butter.
Why, if it looks, smells and
tastes like the finest butter ism t it
a good food to eat?
To understand the unusual
goodness of margarine, the reader
must first understand what butter
is.
Most people think they eat but
ter because it makes bread more
tasty, because it improves the fla
vor of cooked dishes. Good but
ter is a delicious morsel to the
taste, but people eat it and dieti-
tians value it because it furnishes
heat and energy for the body in
concentrated form.
Butter is highly concentrated
animal fat that Mrs. Cow kindly
puts into the form of an emulsion
or milk to feed her calf on. The
dairy man extracts this fat by
churning and makes it into butter.
The big thing to remember is
that butter fat is made up of about
ten different kinds of fat and the
most essential and plentiful of all
these fats is olein fat.
Oleomargarine gets its name
from the olein fat in milk, and
from the word margarine which
means white or pearl in color
Times Union.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-02-21

A former Kansas man, who has
raised castor beans successfully
for years, says they will prove one
of the best fertilizing agencies ev-
er used for young citrus groves,
not only enriching the land but
driving away insect pests.-Kis-
simmee Gazette.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-02-21

The City Council of Wauchula
has called a special election to
vote bonds to the amount of $685.
900 to put in a municipal light
plant and pay off some outstand-
ing Indebtedness.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-01-31

At noon he came home. saying that
he would take half day off. Gracious,
but how he could upset that house in
half a day. Mrs. Bowser trembled
as he entered the hall, but Ii was
false alarm. There had been no change
In Mr.. Bowser. He sat around for
a while, and then started for walk,
all by his lonely. He came back with
a bouquet, which he had gathered on
some vacant lots, and sat down to
book which he did not lay down until
notified that his dinner was ready. He
was not Mr.. Bowser, but some other
Bowser. He was an intruder. He had
commenced things all over, and Mrs.
Bowser could not say that abe was
any better satisfied with the new state
of things than with the old. The old
Bowser had frequent explosions; the
new Bowser was too peaceful and
placid and bland. Would the Bowser
return In a day or twof She found
herself hoping So and so did the ca
and crickets on the hearth
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-01-31

some remarks of complimentary ma
ture. He even went so far as to invite
Mrs. Bowser to go with him to the
movies, but she was Obliged to decline
on account of her being too tired.
Thursday morning Mr.. Bowser did
not bound out of bed with the quick
ness of a bullet or the agility of an
antelope. He chung to that bed as II
IL was his only hope on earth. Mrs.
Bowser called him five times and final
ly came upstairs and told him In a
petulant way that he would be at least
an hour late at the Office. He threw
no shoes at her. He did not reply that
he would sleep for a week and the
old Office might be burned for all of
him. AS soon, as she disappeared he
began rubbing his eyes. 1t appalled,
him to think of dressing, but he encour-
aged himself, and. in about half an
hour he appeared at the breakfast
table.
On the car going over town, several
passengers were astonished. Mr.. Bow
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-01-31

need to start with is a large room
with a fairly good floor. This they
line with booths and partition off into
various "exhibits"-each of them as
much of joke as possible. There is a
shooting gallery, with the kaiser as a
target, the fortune-telling tent-candy
and lemonade stands, jellies, canned
fruits, preserves, etc, contributed by
the promoters, who solicit it among
acquaintance. The things are sold at
low prices because there is almost no
expense attached where everyone con-
tributes time and materials and the
profits are clear.
About the gayest and liveliest crowd
at these fairs or "fiestas" is in that
portion of the floor set aside for those
who like to dance. This is rallied or
roped off from the rest of the room
and little booth for selling tickets
placed at the entrance. Little girls
also peddle tickets among the men who
dance. "Ten cents each and three for
a quarter" brings many dime and
dollar home to the treasury of the
chapter. OF course the promoters
must see to 1t that good music is pro-
vided. War is no reason why the
young people should not indulge them
selves in innocent pleasures, and they
are glad enough to benefit the Red
Cross while they enjoy themselves.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-01-31

All sorts OF eccentricities and nov
cities appear In the designs presented
in new spring blouses. In order to
meet that always Unsuitable demand
for something new, not thing that
could be done to blouses has been
left undone-except to lower their
prices. These are high, when the
more intricate models are considered.
They involve lot of hand work, so
there is q reason.
Many women will welcome the high
necked, Observation-Disclosures blouse
which appears among the handsomest
lingerie models. Very fine wolfe,
trimmed with narrow, fine valen-
ciennes lace and small, handsome pearl
buttons, are old favorites worked out
in new ways. An extended front
panel is featured in these fine cotton
houses as well as those of crepe {;
this panel reaching several inches be-
low the waistline, while the rest of
the blouse terminates there IN a mar
row belt. One of the wolfe models
has a panel with row after row of
frills made of narrow lace, across 1t.
Its long sleeves flare at the wrist and
are finished with many rows of mar
row frills made of the lace.
Crepe georgette appears, somewhat
less sheer than II has been, In the best
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-01-31

Of models made up with real fllet lace
and further adorned with silk EN-
broidery in self color. A pale tan
color, with filet lace exactly matching
Ii In color, employs a six-inch square
Of the lace at the top of the front
panel. The neck In this model Is open
at the front like that In the blouse
pictured.
Needlework, in which long stitches
of silk floss, and beads, In rich COM
binatlons Of color are very effectively
used on blouses Of dark colored crepe
Sleeves are very long, but the next ex-
cursion of the style reporter into the
realm of blouses may discover shorter
ones, there will be no telling what will
be found then. Out of the mass Of
new material certain styles will crys.
tallze as spring draws near. She who
chooses fine cottons with lingerie laces
and georgettes, in the simpler models,
may select either high-necked, fas.
tened-in7the-back blouses or those that
fasten In the front and leave the throat
uncovered, she cannot 60 wrong in
either case.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-01-31

"What can we do?" is likely to be
changed to "What can't we do?" in the
light of responses women have made to
the challenge of circumstances. They
have excursioned into many new fields
of labor since the beginning of the
war. Only the heaviest physical labor
where it is a mere matter of muscu-
lar strength unequal to that of men
bars them from measuring their efforts
along with the other half of humanity.
Just how much of this new industrial
territory they will hold, now that they
have occupied it, remains to be seen.
II is reasonable to believe that there
are many places they will continue TO
hold.
In the meantime there are many good
old-fashioned obligations they must go
on fulfilling. All the things they have
been doing they must go on with. Sox
and sweaters and all other knitted
things must be mainly supplied by
them; clothing and food prepared for
their own families and others who need
them. Besides the wholesome and
hourly duties they undertake to raise
money for all sorts of charitable work.
For the Red Gross they are having
much success along with considerable
merriment by getting up "festas" or
county fairs-held indoors. All they
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-01-31

He Smiled Blandly at an Old Horse.
the general way in which the cook
dropped a platter, and broke it in four
places that he whispered to Mrs. Bow
ser that she ought to have her wages
raised at least dollar week.
Friday evening was a replica of 9th
er pleasant evenings. The minister of
Mrs. Bowser's church made brief call
and talked to Mr.. Bowser about his
soul. and Mr.. Bowser didn't get mad
about it. He seemed to know that he
had a soul, and that 1t ought to be n
good soul. He promised to attend
church more regularly and the min
lister left in high hopes that he had
rescued another human being from the
downward path.
All men agree that Saturday is the
most trying day of the week. If n
man is ever going to be mean and
grouchy it is on Saturday. Mr.. Bow.
ser was to be tested, but he stood the
test gravely. He arose at his usual
hour, and he did not kick. A goat
had come along and ate up some OF
the flowers in the front yard. but there
were no threats of taking his tail and
keeping il until he was brought low
Mr.. Bowser simply smiled and laughed
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-01-31
BOwSer Is
At Peace
Maybe He Won't
Kick Again

Copyright. 1917. by the Mcclure Newsra-
per Syndicate.)

Mr.. Bowser got out of bed on q Mon
day morning, after his third call to
breakfast, and proceeded to dress.
When he reached as far as his socks
they were not in sight. He did not
rush to the hall and call for Mrs. Bow
ser to come up on the gallop and ex-
plain matters. He looked around him
until he found one of them on his foot
and the other crushed into his shoe.
He had trouble in finding his collar and
necktie, and his watch had somehow
worked under his dresser, but he didn't
make a kick-not a single kick. He
ate breakfast without a kick and, as
he walked up the street on his way to
the Office, he smiled blandly at an old
horse limping down the street.
Mr.. Bowser didn't kick when he
came home. He didn't kick through
out the evening. He was as peaceful
as pumpkin growing under the July
sun.
Tuesday morning he had the same
difficulty in finding his clothes to dress.
One shoe had gotten into the closet,
where he had thrown it during the
night at a gnawing mouse, and 1T took
ten minutes to remember it. The but
| ton had come out of his shirt collar
and it took ten minutes more to find
It asleep in bed. Not one kick. Not
one swear word. Mrs. Bowser limited
that they would soon need more coal
for the kitchen range, but that did not
disturb Mr.. Bowser's placidlty in the
least.
= And, walking up to the corner, he
shook hands with three or four mer
whom he hardly knew and told an ole
woman that the war would soon be
over and everybody would be rich. II
a lonely old mule had come along ant
brayed in Mr.. Bowser's ear he would
not have raised riot.
Tuesday evening at dinner Mrs. Bow
ser timldly mentioned that she wanted
to do some house cleaning next day
and that she would get up in the morn
ing an hour earlier to do so. She hell
her breath waiting for Mr.. Bowser t
say that he would stay home from tn
office and put in the day with her
and, of course, that would have spOilet
the whole thing, but he didn't say any
thing of the kind. What he did sa
was, that if she wanted any help sh
could employ 1t and he hoped sh
wouldn't tire herself out working to
hard. Mr.. Bowser got up Wednesda
morning as early as Mrs. Bowser die
but he didn't take hold and sling rug
and chairs about. He simply sat dowr
and read his morning paper, much {
the establishment of the cook, who mer
toned to Mrs. Bowser that somethin
was surely going to happen. She wa
mistaken, however. Not even a frOw
appeared on Mr.. Bowser's face. Whe
he came home in the evening, he foun
verifying as it should be, and mad
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-01-31

ser usually rushed into his Cur ana
took the first seat he could find In a
selfish way, but this time he came In
very quietly, and took a seat with an
apologize expression of countenance.
That evening was a long and peace
full one In the Bowser residence. Mr..
Bowser did considerable talking, and
it was all pleasant talk. There was
a notice, which had come by mail, that
he had not paid his taxes yet, and
that per cent had been levied against
him. Ninety-nine times out of hun.
dred he would have walked about
fiOurishing that piece of paper, and de.
flying all the tax departments in the
world, and threatening to have blood
for the insult. But, on this occasion,
he read the notice and laughed over
1t and said to Mrs. Bowser:
"Well, 1 declare! / am surely get
ting to be careless old man. OF
course, I must pay for my negligence,
as all others must"
During the evening a man called
and wanted to sell Mr.. Bowser horse,
and another man called to see If he
didn't want to invest in some coconut
lands in Mexico, but he turned them
away with a few pleasant words, and
his right shoe didn't itch to do any
kicking.
Friday morning dawned as peaceful
as any one could wish. He talked and
smiled, and he was so pleased witt
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-01-31
Not So Much Work.

Mr.. Bangor-William have you bro
ken another glass?
William-Yes, sir; but I was very
fortunate this time. 1t only broke in
two pieces.
Mr.. Bangor-So you call that 'for-
tunate," do you?
William-Yes, sir; you can't imagine
what a bother it is to uick them up
when they break into hundred pieces.