davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-19
Refers TO ArseRaIs.

Refers 20 AFseEaIS.
Bfr. Graham referred to Rock Is
Ind arsenal happenings since the
Egning of the armistic. saying:
departments at Rock Island ar
Enal that have been running for
bars are being closed. The leather
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-19

mont, j. T. Marion, c. ]. Searle,
j. l.. Vernon, J. A. Weishar
Business Mems associaion-R.
W. Lamont, president; c. +. Bladel,
L. NJ Casteel, w. p. zimmerman.
H. A Clevenstine. Dave Brady,
Louis Kohn. F. r. Kuschman. W. ).
McCombs, F. T. Myers, O. ]. Obi
weller. Otto Preister, J. J. UIle-
never"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-19

crease in the amount Of canned
tomatoes issued as a part Of the
army ration and has added the
following canned vegetables To
the regular ration: Peas, string
beans. corn, pumpkin ana squash.
In this connection officials OF the
quartermaster general ) Office
have stated that these changes in
the rations OF canned vegetables
will entirely dispose OF the stocks
held by the army and that none
OF these will be sold.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-19
TOMATOES HELD BY ARMY.

TOMATOES HELD BY ARMY.
Rumors to the effect that prices
for tomatoes at canne-ies will be
lower this year because canned
tomatoes held by the government
will be thrown on the market are
said to be current in some pro-
ducing sections. The war depart
ment has just announced an in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-19

Lawnmowers sharpened and re-
paired. Charles Fiebig's Sons.
Phone r. |. 457.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-07-18
AMERICAN is HONORED

vited to take part In the parade. and
they formed guard of honor for the
mayor and town councillors.
Sir Sidney Lee. chairman of the
trustees of Shakespeare's birthplace,
had invited several noted Americans
to Stratford for a weekend visit.
among the guests being John A Stew
art and Maj. and Mrs. L. L. Seaman.
representing the Sulgrave institution
american branch); Col. Longley and
representatives of the United States
navy, A. D. Flower, mayor of STRAIT
ford, and Sir Frank Benson assisted
In receiving the guests, and it was
suggested that they should be invited
to take part in the ceremonial parade
to the church.
The dean of Exeter preached the
sermon, and he referred to the pres
ence of the Americans All the mu-
nicipal officers of the town were pres
ent in full regalia, and the quaint
and unique sight was thoroughly en-
joyed by the visitors and guests.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-07-18
ACTS TO HALT BAD CHECKS
Pennsylvania Legislature Makes the
Issuance of Worthless Draft
Misdemeanor.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of worthless
checks will find new peris from now
on in practicing that method of fraud
A law has been placed upon the stat
ute books of Pennsylvania defining the
issuance of worthless check as a
misdemeanor. Hereafter, under its
provisions, not only will be issuing of
a mo account" check. or one of the
kind which returns with the inscrip-
ton mot suff.v be punishable but the
new law says, ."the mere fact of max
ing, drawing or delivering such check
will be prima facie evidence of intent
to defraud," unless the drawer makes
good the amount of the check with in
terest within ten days.
For the person who draws and
utters worthless check for an amount
less than $50 the penalty on conviction
is 800 fine or so days imprisonment.
while for the drawer of Il check for
more than $40 the Imprisonment is
two years.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-07-18
HITS FOOD PROFITEERs

takes up the search in the downtown
districts, where, perhaps, he has in
earlier days found shop or two
which would accommodate him in
emergencies
Recently G. FL. Roberts, the food
controller. announced resumption of
control of bacon and two or three
other food products and the situation
has become of such urgency that he
has had to face questioning in parlia-
ment.
He spoke in 3 reassuring note, say
ing he saw no reason why there
should be shortage of food during the
coming winter as there was prospect
for adequate shipping facilities.
Doubtless, he added. certain things
might be scarce. 1t Is this scarcity at
present of certain staple items in the
days purchase of the average house
hold which has permitted gradual
creeping upward in the price lists.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-07-18
Send Prices Up When contro! Is
Released.
British Parliament Asks Controller
for Explanation of Existing
Conditions. /.

London.-Food profiteering is caus-
ing some anxious moments among the
housewives of England. and thus far
prevents the abandonment Of the food
control Office.
Relaxation of control has been fol
lowed by great advances in many
classes of foodstuffs, and by practical
withdrawal of others from the mar
ket. The American bacon, for in
stance, recently despised by the aver
age Britisher because it wasn't of so
good grade as they could get at
home in pre-war times-has been
wiped off the counters.
1t is no exaggeration to say that
bacon hunts" have been general
in England these last. two weeks or
more. When the wife tries in vain
among her tradesmen, the husband
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-07-18
BIC POTATO YIELD
Western Canada Man Raised 600
BusheiS-on Two Acres.
He Thinks He Did Pretty Well, but
There Were Even Larger Crops
In the Neighborhood-Live
Stock Men Prosper.

AS a by-product the yield Of potatoes
on the farm Of Ben Pawson of Coal
dale, Alberta, was somewhat of pay
ting proposition. Coaldale is in the
Medicine Hat district Of Alberta. Med
tcine Hat is place, pictured in the
mind of many Americans, where the
weather man holds high carnival. and
when he wants to put little life or
spirit into the people just moves the
mercury down few notches. The
rascal has thus given Medicine Hat a
rather unenviable place on the map.
But 1t isn't half as bad as it is pic
tured. Anyway, Ben Pawson likes 1t.
Last year he grew six hundred BUSH
els Of potatoes on two acres OF land
that had no special preparation, and
only the usual precipitation, or rain,
as the less cultured would call 1t.
When he couldn't work. at his hay or
grain, because Of the damp mornings,
be gave them some attention. And
then evenings between supper and
chores and bedtime he gave them some
work. Anyway his yield was six hun
dred bushels, and he sold the whole
lot for 1886. Ben is satisfied. Still
there were larger yields than this in
the neighborhood.
If one might speak of hogs in the
same breath in which you speak Of po-
tatoes, there is nothing in the ethics
of literature that would create a de-
barment. Taking advantage Of this
license it will not be out Of place to
state that large potato yields are not
che only feature Of interest in this
new and interesting country. Amongst
others hogs are having good deal of
attention. Not long ago, hogs reached
the $23.O0 mark on the Calgary market.
It doesn't cost much to raise a hog
and very little to bring him to weight
Of 200 pounds. Don't cost much! Ger
tainly not. But what about the man who
recently paid $3.50 for Duroc Jersey
Boar? That was all right. That man
knew what he was doing. He was do
ing what great many other farmers
In Western Canada are doing today.
He is acting on the old "saw," that
cit costs no more to raise good crit
ter than poor one" That is the rea-
son that Western Canada is looming
large in the live stock world. The best
Is none too good. The same may be
said Of horses, cattle, yes, and sheep,
TOO. The very best sires and dams
of the best breeds are purchased. And
while big prices are paid, it Is felt that
the demand for pure-bred stock at
home and abroad will bring returns
which will warrant any reasonable
price that may be asked.-Advertise-
ment.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-07-18
STATE OFFICIALS WILL AID
Committee Named to Bring About
Closest Cooperation in construc-
ton Of Highways.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
To bring about the most effective
cooperation between the federal and
state governments In the big program
Of highway construction now under
way, A. r. Hirst, president of the
American Association Of State High
way Officials, has named, at the re-
quest Of the secretary Of agriculture,
committee to act with the depart
ment of agriculture's bureau of public
roads in carrying into effect the fed
eral aid road act and its amendments.
Following are the state representa-
dives selected by Mr.. Hirst:
George P. Coleman, state highway
commissioner of Virginia; s. q. Bradt,
state superintendent Of highways Of
Illinois; Charles ]. Bennett, state
highway commissioner of Connecti-
cut; W. s. Keller, state highway en-
gineer of Alabama, and Ira R. Brown
Ing, state road engineer Of Utah.
Stimulated by recent liberal amend
ments and added appropriations to the
original federal aid road act, road
building plans in the states have re-
ceived tremendous impetus. Many Of
the states have provided by large
bond issues and otherwise, amounts
much larger than will be required to
match the federal appropriations.
Up to May of this year, 1857 prof.
act statements for federal aid roads
had been approved by the secretary of
agriculture. They involve the improve
ment of 105S0 miles of roads at an
estimated cost of $92, 1888, 121.81, Of
which the federal aid requested was
$36.576,S57 The amount of federal
funds available on March 1 for road
building was more than $72,90O000,
which, under the law must be match
ed by an equal amount from the
states, making a total of $145, 100000,
which includes approximately $780,
600 from federal and state sources for
roads in the national forests. Funds
that will become available on July /,
with equal contributions from the
states, will provide an additional $685.
100000 for federal road work, MAX
ing an aggregate sum of $343, 100000
available for the calendar year. 1t Is
expected, however, that the states will
defer taking up part of the available
funds until 1920
War conditions, which almost imme-
diately followed the passage Of the
first federal aid act in July, 1916.
brought scarcity of labor, materials
and transportation. and restricted
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-07-18
MOST GERMANS ARE
NOW UNBALANCED


What particularly struck all these
Swiss merchants who have known
Germany for many years past, was
the lack of orderliness everywhere
not merely at the Leipzig fair but in
the streets-a change for the worse
which is commented upon now by all
visitors to Germany. In the halls
of the great Fair, which before the
war used to be neat as the proverbial
new pin. disorder and even dirt are
everywhere.
The streets leading to the Leipzig
fair were this year lined with wound
ed, crippled and blinded soldiers, sell
ing postcards, bootlaces and all man
ner Of other trihes, or playing barrel
organs with their military caps on
the ground before them for people to
throw in anything they could afford
And this in a country where mendi-
cants never used to be tolerated.
Act Like Children.
Every Swiss merchant who went to
the Leipzig fair this year was allow
ed by the government to take with
him twenty-five, pounds of provisions.
One with whom / talked took with
him five pounds of chocolate, know
ing what a precious gift it would be
to some of his old acquaintance. In
visiting one of the leading manufac-
turers he presented three of his
daughters with half pound each. The
girls grasped him by the hand, with
tears in their eyes. "We haven't seen
anything like it for years." they said.
"It will make us we'll"
One evening this Swiss merchant,
with two others, was sitting in. one of
the best restaurants in Leipzig when
a lad walked around the tables offer
ing postcards and matches for sale.
He was very sickly looking, and the
Swiss merchant put his hand in his
coat pocket, took out block of choc-
olate (about half pound) and hand
ed it to him. Immediately all the
guests in the restaurant got up and
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-07-18
The Keys to the City.

Mother and daughter were watch.
ing the Shriners' parade. Directly
behind them were two men. "Well,"
said one, ''the mayor certainly did
give these fellows the key to the city.
They certainly are having good
time."
Presently there was a tug at moth
er's sleeve. Mother, mother" said
the child, "where do they keep the
keys to the city, and what do they
unlock? l never saw any doors or
any gates."--Indianapolis News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-07-18
Carries Sword Of Honor in
Shakespeare Parade.
First Time in History Foreigner Has
Taken Part in Stafford
Ceremony.

London.-A very graceful compli-
ment was paid to the United States
in general and the American army in
particular when the mayor of STRAIT
ford-on-Avon invited Col. f. f. Long
ley to carry the sword of honor in The
annual parade to the Stratford church.
This is the first time in the history
of the town that a citizen Of for
elgn nation has been asked to take
such leading part in this annual
ceremony.
Over thirty American officers, who
are residing at Standardization
%hile taking instruction in various
branches of learning, were also in
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-07-18

surrounded the lad. gazing with
amazement at the chocolate. Some of
them asked the Swiss how he man
aged to get it.
Even in the restaurant, he said, the
people who collected around the boy
with the, chocolate behaved like chill
'dren. All this points to what is now
being more and more clearly recog-
nized-that theswar and it's conditions
have caused more or less abnormal
mental state in the case Of many per-
sons.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-07-18
Behind China on Highways.

America has developed its railroads
far beyond those of Europe, but it is
behind even China In the utilization
Of It's wagon roads and waterways,
those reliable avenues of cheap trans
portation. 1t is time we made an
effort to catch up with China.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-07-18
Good Roads Are Prerequisite.

Good roads are prerequisite to sue
cessful motortruck operation. 1t is be-
Iieved that few Jmotortruck operators
realize the increased expense which re-
suits from travel on poor roads.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-07-18
george AIDE on Good Roads.

George AIDE says. Good roads cost
money, but show me a community
which has invested in hard roads such
as can be used at all times of the year
and which now would be willing to go
back to the mudholes for cash con-
sideratlon.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-07-18
Real Heroines.

Oklahoma City, Okla.-Eleven hero
ines were listed for jobs by the fed
eral employment bureau here. They
want to cook for harvest hands"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-07-18

The old porch hammock is making
last years mistletoe look like an anna
teur these nights.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-07-18
Nothing IN 1t.

Tommy-How you did holler when
the dentist was working over you.
Bobby-Well, 1t was holler tooth.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-07-18

French soldiers having their shoes
sblned by Bulgarian Riddles at Kus-
tondal, a typical Bulgarian city. Most
of the kids have no shoes, while others
have them so badly worn that they
are practically useless. Although they
smile at the cameraman, their clothes
are literally hanging from their bodies
in rags. Even the man on the corner
Qeft) has no shoes at all, and his
CLOTHES" are held together by pieces
of string.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-07-18

Why buy many bottles of other vermi-
fuges. when one bottle of DR.. Peery's Dead
Shot will act surely and promptly? Adv.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-07-18

Call not thar man wretched who
whatever ills he suffers, has child to
iove.-Southey.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-07-18
Swiss Back From Leipzig Fair
Report 80 Per Cent Men
tally Twisted.
ARE BEWILDERED BY CHANGES
Declare Everything Is In Disorder and
Streets Are Lined With Begging
Soldiers and Civilians-Be-
5f have Like Children.

Berne.-A number of Swiss mer-
chants, who for years past have regu-
Iarly attended the famous Leipzig fair,
have now just returned, hardly able
to express their amazement at what
they saw there. 1t was not that there
was nothing to interest them at the
fair but that while they were in Ger
many they could hardly believe that
they were not In some other country,
they did not quite know which. The
merchants, manufacturers and others
at the fair, with whom they had to
DEAL seemed to be mentally unbal-
anced.
Ninety per cent of the people with
whom / had to DEAL" said one mer-
chant, "really did not know what they
were about In visiting the various ex-
hibits in Leipzig / would give an order
charge that would take say 500 gross
of a certain article, No. 106. would
write the number down myself, and
then of course expected him to write
it down too. Then would order some
thing else, and by the time l had fin
ished giving my orders would ask to
compare my notes with his. Then, to
my great establishment, / would find
he had either not written down the or
ders at all, or had written them down
all wrong.
Mental Confusion.
Eat first I thought l had merely to
do with a careless individual, but af-
forwards l found that nine out of ten
persons were in just the same state of
mental confusion. l then talked to
some of the other Swiss who were Wis
iting the fair and found that they had
had similar experiences. Once l lost
patience and spoke very sharply to
one man, whereupon he simply broke
down and said he was s6rry but he
had been four years in the trenches
and that he was no longer capable of
doing his work as he did it before
| the war;"
Judging by all that these Swiss mer-
chants observed in Germany, this men,
tai weakness and incapacity is affect
ing not only men who have been a
long time in the trenches, but also
ciyilians-women who were at home
and men who, for one reason or an
other, were never at the front. Some
Germans known to these merchants
before the war as shrewd energetic,
capable business men, now, they say,
talk like children, as if they knew
nothing whatever of the outside world
or what has been taking place during
the last four or five years.
In short. the German merchants
seem completely dazed, bewildered
and confused at present and do not
know what they are doing.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-07-18

VOuSne99 AuQ neaQs
aches and every
month would havet to
stay in bed most Of
the time. Treat
ments would relieve
me for Q time but
my doctor was al.
ways urging me to
have an operation.
My sister asked me
to try Lydia E. Pink.
b q ms Vegetable
Compound b efore
consenting to Q y
Operation. ] took
FIVE bottles Of it and
it has completely
cured me and my
~a- Ne
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-07-18

Slayer Tablets Of Aspirin" to be
genuine must be marked with the
safety "Bayer Cross" Always buy an
unbroken Bayer package which con-
tains proper directions to safely re-
lieve Headache, Toothache, Earache.
Neuralgia, Colds and pain. Handy tin
boxes of IL tablets cost but a few
cents at drug stores-larger packages
also. Aspirin is the trade mark Of
Bayer Manufacture Of Monoacetic-
acidester of Salicylicacid.-Adv
Too Well Taken.
"The points in Browns speech were
we'll taken, 1 thought" Eyes; most
Of them from other men,"
To Purify and Enrich the Blood
Fake GROVES TASTELESS Chill TONIC
which IL simply IRON and QUININE sus-
pended in Syrup. So Pleasant Even Children
Like It. You can soon feel its Strengthening.
lnvigorating Effect. Price 60c.
True love is founded on the rock of
reverence.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-07-18
DOCTOR URGED
AN OPERATION
Instead | took Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound
and Was Cured.

Baltimore, Md" Nearly four years
! suffered from organic troubles, ner-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-07-18


Keep in Repair Highway Like
This.
road-building projects to those abso-
lutely essential to winning the war.
Thus the road program was held back
for more than year at time when
demands for improved roads increased
more rapidly than In any previous
period. State and federal forces alike
are working to get highway construc-
ton under way as rapidly as con-
tracts can be let and as soon as road
building forces, somewhat disorgan-
lied during the war period, can again
be placed on an efficient working
basis.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-07-18

work Is o pleasure. tell all my friends
who have any trouble Of this kind what
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable COM
pound has done for me. "-NELLIE B.
BRETTINGHAM, 600 Calverton Rd., Balti-
more, Md.
It is only natural for any woman to
dread the thought Of an operation. So
many women have been restored to
health by this famous remedy, Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, after
an operation has been advised that it
will pay any woman who suffers from
such ailments to consider trying it be-
fore submitting to such q trying ordeal
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-07-18

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.) f-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-10-31

"Lucy.'' ne said nuskily. 'Ds4s
what's the matter7 You look as If
you were going to cry"
Her eyeiids tlickered, and then she
looked up at him with sad gravity.
tears seeming just at the poise. "One
reasons because I have feeling that
it's nevor going to be-"
"Why"
Its just a feeling"
"You haven't any reason or"
"It's just feeling"
swell, Il that's ALL" George said,
treasured. and laughing confidently, II
guess won't be very much troubled y
But at once he became serious again.
adopting the tone of argument. Don't
you care enough about me to marry
me?"
She looked down again. pathetically
troubled. "YeS"
swell, then, why in the world won't
you drop the 'almostT"
Her distress Increased. Everything
is-everything-"
what about 'everything?"
Everything is $3.50 unsettled"
And at that he uttered an exclama-
ton of Impotence. IF you aren't
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-10-31
road toward his great outdoors, there
is something about him which spells
domain.
Humorous Lapses.

Not every commencement speaker
has said precisely what he wished to
say to the young people before him.
One was tripped by a most unhappy
lapsus linguae at young ladies' semi
nary.
He meant to say: "But ]
have talked too long, and I do
not wish to speak to weary
benches" Instead of which he said
'beery wenches." Thereby reminding
us of Tutor Spooner Of Oxford, who
thus addressed meeting of farmers
'It is gratifying to me to behold so
many tons of SOIL"
But a university lecturer lately
matched these infeiicities when he
said: "Pm not going to talk very
long, but If you get what I'm going to
say in your heads you'll have the
whole thing in a nutshell"
There's many true word spoken In
jest.