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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-11-15
This WEAK,
NERVOUS MOTHER
Tells How Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Restored Her Health.

Philadelphia, Pal was very weak,
always tired, my back ached, and felt
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-11-15

Big Shipments Are En- Route to
Jobbers. Until These Arrive
There May Be a Temporary
Shortage. All Deals Postponed
Buy in Small Lots Only.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-11-15
DRUGG|STs!! PLEASE NOTE
V|CK'S VAPORUB 0VERS0LD
DUE TO PRESENT EPIDEMIC
Tremendous Demand Last Few Days Has Wiped Out
Excess Stocks That We Had Estimated Would Last
Until Next January. Last Weeks Orders Called For
One and Three Quarter Million Jars-Todays Orders
Alone Amount to 932, 459 Jars.

quantities as possible. If you are out
we win try to ship limited amount
by Parcel Post or express and pay the
charges ourselves.
3rd-In order to make distribution
still quicker, we will ship direct to
your retail customers quantities not
more than three (3) dozen 30c size at
any one shipment.
4th-We are now out Of the Coo size
and will he for the next ten days.
WHAT WE ASK THE RETAIL
DRUGGIST TO DO.
Buy in as small quantities as possi-
hle. If YOU have any quantity ORDERS
given the jobber's statesmen or given
to our statesmen, don't bother about
them-nO need TO write us-it Is abso-
lutely impossible to fill these orders
at this time. If the jobbers in your
territory are out of Vick's VapORub.
we will ship you by Parcel Post, pre-
paid, quantities not more than three
(3) dozen zoe size in any one order.
Naturally, we can't open accounts at
this time, so your check or money or
der for this amount must accompany
order. Don't write us stating to ship
thru your jobber, as we then have to
wait until we write this jobber and get
his o. X. If you wish the goods to
come thru your jobber, have him order
them for you.
SHOWED UNDER WITH coRRE-
SPoNDENCE.
Our force has already been shot TO
pieces"-twenty-fOur of our men are
wearing Uncle Sans khaki-and this
recent rush has simply buried us. All
our sales force has been called in to
help In the office and factory. We just
mention this so you won't hold 1t
against us If your wires and letters
aren't answered promptly.
SPECIAL BOOKLETS ON SPANISH
INFLUENZA.
We will send, on request, to any re-
tail druggist, 100 or more little book
lets, just issued, on Spanish Influenza,
giving the latest information about
this dsease-its history-the symp-
toms-the treatment, and particularly,
the use of Vick's VapoRub as an ex-
ternal application to supplement the
physicians treatment.
NEW WAYS TO USE VAPORUB.
In addition to the usual method OF
using VapoRub-that Is, applied over
the throat and chest and covered with
hot flannel cloths-our customers are
writing us daily telling Of their sue
cess in using VapoRub in other ways,
particularly as preventive. They
melt little in spoon and inhale the
vapors arising, or melt 1t in n benzoin
steam kettle. Where the steam kettle
is not available, VapoRub can be used
in an ordinary teakettle. Fill the tea
kettle half full Of boiling water put In
half n teaspoon of YapoRub from time
to time-keep the kettle just slowly
boiling and inhale the steam arising.
According to a Bulletin just issued
by the Public Health Service, DIR.
Stiles recommends that the nose and
throat be kept coated with some oily
substance. For this purpose yapoRub
is excellent-just put little up the
nostrils from time to time and snun
well back into the air passages.
NY, GREENSBORO, N. c.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-11-15

Up to Saturday, October 10th, we
have actually shipped for this month
$500, 2S4.10; or over two million jars
of VapoRub.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-11-15

Even good luck can't do anything for
n gutter.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-11-15

he believed the seamstress possessed
would not have allowed them to ven-
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-11-15
THE PROBLEM NOW is TO DIS
TRIBUTE vAPoRUB QUICKLY.

Most of this tremendous quantity Is
still en- route to the jobbers, but
freight and express are both con-
gested nowadays, and it may be some
time before this supply reaches the
jobbers. In the meantime, therefore,
1t is necessary that we distribute, as
widely as possible, the stock that we
are manufacturing daily, together with
that now on the jobbers' and retailers
shelves, in order that it may get to
the Influenza districts quickly. Our
normal output is about 1000 dozen
per day. We are putting on night
shift, but IT will he little while be-
fore that is producing.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-11-15
WHAT WE ASK THE WHOLESALE
DRUGGIST TO DO.

Last Saturday we notified all Of our
jobbers, by Special Delivery, as fol-
lows:
1st-Deals and quantity shipments
of all kinds are cancelled. Fill no
quantity orders of any kind, whether
taken by our salesman or by your own.
Sell in small lots only.
2nd-Order from us in as small
THE WICK CHEMICAL COMP.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-03

surgeon, and his mania led him to
''keep his hand in practice" by operat-
ing on his wife and children.
Bolton obtained a bottle Of chloro-
form and, mounting an ironing board
on the backs of chairs, he put his wife
to sleep for the purpose Of operating
for the removal of an imagined can
cerOus growth. The woman I'D not
explain why she submitted, but when
found by investigating nurses she was
suffering from missions made in three
places. A dangerous wound had been
inflicted in her abdomen. another In
her hip and the third in her right leg.
Bolton. after cutting his wife, had
taken his eight-year-old daughter and
had operated upon her, making numer-
GUS incisions with crude collection of
old razors.
"Why did you do it," he was asked
in court.
81 am a noted surgeon" he replied,
81 operated to scrape the boncs."
A younger child, boy of four years,
was just recovering from an anesthet-
&c when the nurses arrived. He. too,
had been operated upon.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-03
ASK NO QUARTER
IN FIGHTS WITH
HUN U-BO A T S

igating to a certain port to pick up an
urgent cargo when the skipper, who
had been on the bridge for many
hours, saw the track of torpedo ap-
preaching his ship.
"Hard a-port he called to the quar-
termaster a. the wheel, and Full
astern" YVES rung down to the engine
room, whore Bob, "the third" was on
duty by himself. The ship spun
around on her heel. as It were. and
the torpedo passed her by. Then the
engine room bell changed for full
ahead, and down the vOice-pipe into
BOb's ear came the insistent call for
speed and more speed.
BY this time the chief engineer and
his staff were on the foot-plate and
the ship, which ordinarily did eleven
knots at her top gait. Logan to cut up
the water at a rate which would have
aStonished her builders. From the
wireless the o S call was sent out
and the gunner got busy, but the
U-boat was out of range and fire was
held until the pirate got closer, when
he was driven back again.
Fight Continues for Three Hours.
When the fight had continued for
four hours a shell from the steamer
fell amidships on the submarines star
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-03
WORLDS CHAMPIONS
SELDOM COME BACK
But Three Sets Of Teams Have
Accomplished This Feat.
LBS, Tigers and Giants Are Only
Clubs That Have Won Three
Straight Pennants-St. Louis
Browns Made Record.

II the Giants and White Sox meet
In the worlds series this fall they will
be the fourth pair of teams to meet
twice in succession for the title.
Baseball history dating back to 1884
shows that but three sets of teams
have accomplished this feat before,
and the Cubs and Tigers are the only
teams in modern baseball history who
have monOpolized the big series for
two straight years.
The famous Cubs of 1906 to 1908
won three straight pennants for Chi
cago in the National league, and their
first worlds series in modern compe-
tition between the National and Amer
lean leagues resulted in defeat at the
hands of the White Sox. The next
two years, 1907 and 1908, the Cubs
battled Detroit in the fall classic, and
on both occasions they annexed the
bunting.
Another interesting feature is the
fact that the Cubs, Tigers and Giants
are the only clubs that have won three
straight pennants in either big league
since the American league was formed.
In title series for the worlds cham
pionship prior to the formation of the
American league the Chicago Nation
ais and the famous old st. Louis
Browns of the American association
met two successive years for the cham
pionship-in 1885 and 1886. In 1895
and 1896 Cleveland and Baltimore met
in what was known as the Temple
Cup series. played between the first
and second place clubs in the National
league.
So the White Sox and Giants, picked
by majority of the critics to repeat
in their respective leagues this year,
have chance to break into a rather
exclusive class of worlds series teams.
While mentioning past performances
of ball clubs it appears that the old
st. Louis Browns of Chris Won Der
Abe established a record that will
probably stand for many years to
come. The Browns won four straight
pennants in the old American associa-
ton.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-03
ASSISTANT MANAGER IS NEW
Coachers Are Things of Past in Amer
ican league-Clarence Rowland
Going 1t Alone.

There are no such things as coach
ers with American league clubs these
days. The old-timers who get out on
the lines and help move the runners
around are assistant managers" The
club that doesn't carry such a prop to
the manager is the exception. Here
are some of the assistant managers:
Boston Red Sox, Charley Wagner;
Cleveland Indians, Herman Schaefer;
New York Yankees. Paddy O'COnnor;
st. Louis Browns, Jimmy Burke; De-
troit Tigers, Bill Donovan; Washing
ton, Nick Altrock and George Mcbride.
Connie Mack has no assistant since
Harry Davis retired and Clarence
Rowland is going it alone except for
a field captain since Kid Gleason quit
him.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-03
TIGERS, WHITE AND RED SoX
Three Teams viii Settle Race for Flag
In American League, Says Man.
aqer Jennings.

Hughie Jennings is convinced this
years American race will be between
three teams.
He cannot see Cleveland, st. Louis,
Washington, New York or Philadel-
phia.
That leaves the flag between Boston,
Chicago and Detroit.
1.-The Boston club has not lost much
strength through the enlistment of a
dozen players" declared Hughie.
'Tn the trade with Mack 1t secured
some capable performers and players
who would fit in nicely on any team.
Chicago has not lost strength.
Detroit. If 1t picks up pitcher or
two, will be in the fight all the time.
My team always has been heavy hit
ting club and all it needed for three
seasons was pitching strength to hold
1t up.
"With Donovan developing the men,
It looks like we are going to have 1t
this season"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-03

board side. but this did not prevent
him from continuing the engagement
The German kept trying to creep out
on the steamers port side. but the
master eheckmated him each time and
continued TO keep him dead astern.
When the sun began to set the Ger
man tried to maneuver so that the
steamers gunners would have to fire
into the eye of the sun. But the
master prevented him from getting the
benefit of such a position until the
sun was Obscured by clouds.
Throughout the engagement, which
lasted six hours. the German managed
to score only one hit. This shell
broke the steamers deck surface pipe,
punched q hole through the boat
swain's and carpenters room without
touching two men who were there,
finally exploding in the second COOKS
room. which it wrecked. Apart from
this the steamer suffered no damage.
The last shell fired by the steamer
appeared to explode in the U-boats
bow. whereupon the enemy turned
away and abandoned the action.
The masters opinion of his crew is
expressed in the following words:
Specially Praises Engineers STAFF.
"They all behaved splendidly and
carried out their various duties cOOlly
and with a will to save the ship. The
careful and deliberate shooting I'M
doubtedly contributed to our success
full escape, while the chief engineer
and his staff. working In ignorance
down below, deserve special praise
for getting thirteen and an eighth
knots out of an unlocked ship, whose
usual speed is about eleven knots"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-03
ALARM CLOCK DRAWS FIRE
American Patrol Leader Strung It on
Wire in Front of German
Trenches.

Paris.-Americans who had been
trying to draw the fire of certain Ger
man batteries used an alarm clock to
fool Fritz and caused the Germans
useless expenditure Of large quantities
Of machine gun and rifle ammunition.
In order to fool the Germans an Amer
lean patrol leader tucked an alarm
clock under his arm and crept into
mo Mans Land" in the darkness,
fastening the clock to a wire.
Soon the alarm rang, whereupon the
Germans opened fire. The alarm bad
been so arranged that the clock cut
loose Internationally, and each time
drew a violent fire from the enemy.
Meanwhile the Americans rested in
their trenches and enjoyed a hearty
laugh.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-03

One of baseball's most ridiculed
players is now the sensation of the
Yankees. He is Ping Bodie, who has
been kidded ever since he broke into
the big leagues. Ping went to the
White Sox heralded as fence buster,
and when he failed to live up to his
reputation he was joshed so much that
he had TO leave the team.
But Bodie appears TO have found
himself. He has been largely instru-
mental in the rejuvenated Yanks win
ming. The club is climbing to the
front, and Bodies big stick is respon-
sible
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-03
BOYS INITIALS ON INSTEP
Girls Love Changes and She Now
Finds Tattooing Is Embar-
RAISING.

Oakland. GAIA pretty Oakland
maiden who thought her romance with
q soldier would be lifelong love af-
fair had his initials tattooed across her
instep. She is now in grave distress.
The bathing season is here. She
has forgotten her first love in spite OF
constant reminder and is now infatu-
ated with a sailor whose initials I'M
fortunately are different. Wardell
Martin, Oakland tattooist, has been APP
pealed to In an effort TO remove the
tell-taIe initials. Martin says he will
try to cover them by working in two
flags on blue ground.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-03
OFFER PRIZES FOR PLAYERS
ST. Louis Millionaire VIII Give Money
for Excellence In Certain Brands
Of Performance.

Russell Gardner. st. Louis millionaire
and chief hacker Of the Memphis South
ern league club, has offered three prizes
for Memphis players. One is of 500
for the most valuable player on the
team. Other prizes are 5000 and 800
for excellence In certain brands of per-
Torrance. Whether such prizes come
under the ban. as laid down by the
National commission in the Lajoie case,
is an open question.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-03
WOMAN coNWcTS DOING BIT
Those in Colorado Penitentiary Knit
Eight Hours Day for
the Red Cross.

Canon City. Colo.-Copfned in the
state penitentiary here there are ten
women who daily are doing their bit
humanity and the cause Of democ-
racy. Eight hours a day these women
knit sox AID sweaters for the Red
Cross. They have reached an average
of one dozen pairs of sox day. One
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-03

Persh,na Praises Baseball.

Gen. Pershing in a letter to Capt
Adams of the G. A. r. Of Omaha says
that baseball has made strategists of
the American soldiers. The avidity
with which the American boys are en-
tering into the activities of the war is
astonishing to Europeans. The Amer
leans become proficient in bomb and
grenade throwing with but few days
Drnctirn
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-03
Two Headed Calf Lives

Eau Claire, visa two-headed calf
born on the farm of Matt Leet. who
lives n short distance from this city.
is still alive. Both heads have per
fectly formed mouths, two eyes and
two noses, but there are only two
ears, one GA the outer side of each
head.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-03

St. Louis Notify women mem
bers of the Markham Memorial church
here have adopted the plan of knitting
ut weekly prayer meetings. The new
plan is meeting with success and the
attendance at the weekly meetings is
increasing every week.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-03
Insults Court; Heavily Fined.

Chicago.-John Lopuch was thrown
out Of a saloon and nearly mobbed be-
cause Of disloyal utterances. He was
brought before Judge Iohn A. Swan
son.
what do you mean by saying the
president Of the United States can go
TO hen?" demanded Judge Swanson
''You can go to he'll, too" fired back
Lopuch.
Two hundred dollars and costs
take that man out Of here" roared
Judge Swanson.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-03
Andy KYLE Heads In.

Andy Kyle, well known minor
Lacquer, has gone into the army of
Uncle Sam and thus satisfied the de-
mands of two nations. Kyle is draft
age. but being a Canadian thought he
Ciid not have to register in the States.
He found out differently and was
hauled up and told where to head IN.
He headed by enlisting.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-03
INSANE MAN CUTS :
UP HIS FAMILY
ChlorofOrms Wife and Children
Then Seriously SIashes
81 Them With Razor.

London.-The Health association re-
Gently discovered one of the queerest
cases of insanity In Canadian medical
annals. AS a result, Frank Bolton, a
former regimental bandman, now is In
an asylum for the insane, while his
wife and two children are in a hos
pital, recovering from starvation and
wounds inflicted upon them by the in
sane man.
Bottoms insanity manifested itself In
a novel form. He labOred under the
deluSion that he was a famous British
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-03

OF each section will play short sea-
son. with the winners in each section
meeting later. Besides these 80 recog-
nlzed league teams. the soldiers, of
course, have few hundred other
teams more or less definitely organ
lied.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-03
BASEBALL GAME IN FRANCE
Five Leagues or Sections Have Been
Formed In American Army,
Each of Six Teams.

Baseball in the American army In
France gradually is becoming or
ganized. Five leagues or sections have
been formed, each Of six teams, max
ing 30 teams IN all. The six teams
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-03
AGED Seeds Gerninat.

ConnellSville, Pa.-When aunt
Jane" Abraham. Of Smithfeld. acct.
denJaily broke gourd that had been
in her family for more than fifty years
number of seeds rolled out. She
planted the seeds and they have be.
gun To terminate.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-03

New York.-G. NJ. c. A. war work
secretaries are teaching the English
language TO thousands of enlisted men.
These men in many cases cannot even
understand the commands.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-03
Larry snahr Is Sold.

The Des Moines club has sold Catch
er LarrH Spahr TO the Topeka club.
Dick Breen viii he depended on to 90
most OF the catching for Des Moines
this year
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-03
DIAMOND
NOTES

Cy Falkenberg seems to be about due
for a trial in the majors.
Pat Moran seems to have good right
handlers in his club, but is shy of left
handlers.
We don't hear so much of the bean
ball this year. Players heads must be
growing harder.
Oscar Tuero, the Cuban pitcher, has
been recalled from Little Rock by the
st. Louis Nationals.
Merito Acosta has been turned over
to the Atlanta Crackers In the deal that
will send Val Piclnich to the Griffs.
Tommy Long, once a major Lacquer,
but better known as a Southern
leag Ter, has been called In the draft.
Buck Freeman, one time home-run
king " the big leagues, is now earn
ing his daily bread umpiring In the
American association.
Ruth has played three positions for
the Red Sox this season, Schang has
played two and McInnis has been at
third base and at first.
Connie Mack has signed another
youth. His name Is William PiersOn,
and he made a great record for the
Atlantic City high school.
For a team that has several of its
sluggers batting right handed the st.
Louis Cardinals are unusually weak
against left-handed pitching.
Reports from the coast say that old
Sam Crawford is outhitting, outthrow-
ing and outfielding all the young play
ers In the league.
Charley Hollocher, shortstop can
dIdate with the Chicago Cubs, seems
to have won his berth, In spite of
fears that too much boosting would
hurt his chances.
Whether McInnis would have be-
come great third baseman or not will
not be known. as he Is back at first
base again and quite likely to stay
there.
The Cincinnati Reds are down to the
smallest roster carried by any big
league club since 1892. There are but
II players on Garry Herrmann's pay
roll.
The Ontario Baseball Amateur assO-
citation has succeeded the Ontario base
ball commission as the governing body
In amateur baseball in the Dominion
of Canada.
No one talks of Heinie Zimmerman
as a veteran of the game. but he is.
He is one of the oldest players in point
of service in the National league. He
has been in it Is years.
ollie O'AIaFa has improved greatly in
his all around play since he had his
first tryout with the Robins. Lack of
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-03
offers to Buy Powder
for Own Execution

Memphis, Tenn.-Ottc Dohr-
mann, a German arrested as a
dangerous enemy alien. asked
the jailer to shoot him. The
jailer told him he was not worth
the powder and lead that would
be necessary to kill him. Here"
said Dohrmann, as he extended
a dollar bill through the bars Of
the cell, take this. Shoot me.
That will pay for the ammuni-
ton"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-03
- Majors ID Passed.

pitcher Jack Majors Of the Indian
apolis Indians, called In the army
draft. took the examination, passed.
and was told to hold himself In readi.
ness for call at any time.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-03
Rresnahan Has Stopped Playing.

Roger Bresnahan has changed his
mind about donning he mitt and wind
pad this year and says he won't try
10 do any catching for his Toledo team
because his legs have broken down.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-03
Purcell Back to San Antonlo.

The birmingham club has returned
Outfielder Cotton Purcell to San An
tonic. He looked good enough, but
could not break into Molesworth's
strong outfield.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-03
eIad Of Imnrcved PltehIns.

Higgins IS gratified ut the improved
pitching of hi thin whit, line Of twirl-
ers. but Is still looking for another
hurler Of experience.