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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-12-05
Date Tree RiahtIy PRICED.

To the Arab the date tree Is the
perfection of beauty and utility. Ev-
cry part of this tree has its use to him.
The pistlls of the date blossom con.
tain fine curly fiber, which Is beaten
out and used in all eastern baths as a
sponge for soaping the body. At the
extremity Of the trunk Is terminal
bud containing q white substance re-
sembling an almond In consistency
and taste, but hundred times as
large. This Is great table delIcacy.
There are said to be more than 100
varieties of date palm, all distinguish
ed by their fruit. and the Arabs say
that good housewife can furnish her
husband with dish of dates differ
emily prepared every day fer pnonth.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-12-05
Frlahtful Experiences.

"What was my most thrilling expo.
rience7" unused the exploit. ."Ahi
could never forget 1t. 1t was bright
starlight night, but the lurid flashes
around us obscured all else as we
sped through the air. The advancing
enemy was hard upon us, while all
around we heard the WEIRD savage
music so terribly familiar, and the
thud as Of thousand falling meteors.
We dived, looped, corkscrewed till our
senses were numbed. felt a sharp
pain In my right foot, dull weight
in my side-I was falling, falling
aud knew no more till found myself
lying on the ground badly smashed
some hours later"
"And that was really your record
aerial engagement
"No," he replied; at was my first
experiment with the jazz."-Pitts.
burgh Telegraph.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-12-05
KILLING COOLIES
Of CHICKEN YARD
Biting and Sucking Insects Are
Serious Enemies of All
Classes Of Poultry.
PESTS DEVELOP DISCOMFORT
Mites and Lice Decrease Efficiency In
Production Of Eggs and Meat
Hens Become irritable and De-
cline In Health.

prepared BIZ the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
OF Lady Hen doesn't object to
scratching for living. but she balks
on scratching for worms all day and
then having to scratch all night at YER
min which delight In strolling over her
during the era of darkness.
Fowl lice and mites reduce egg pro-
duction, hinder the growth and reduce
the quality Of flesh of all classes Of
poultry. Mites are particularly bad
among farm fowl, as these blood-suck-
ing insects often gain firm foothold
In the flock before the farmer is aware
of their presence. The hens become
irritable and decline In egg production
and healthy condition as result Of
losing blood to the mites. In heavily
infested coops 1t is not unusual for
the chickens to become droopy and
weak, with pale combs and wattles.
The mites feed almost entirely at
night, except that they attack hens on
the nests during the daytime. They
secrete themselves In cracks and
crevices around the chicken house dur
ing the day, and hence their presence
often Is overlooked until a heavy infes-
tation has developed.
Rout Mites From Roosts.
In controlling mites It is first of all
essential to drive the pests from the
roosts, nests and interior Of the poul-
try house, which should be sprayed
with a mixture Of one part kerosene
to four parts Of crude petroleum. Or
dinarily one application is sufficient.
but as an extra precaution It is advis-
able to spray second time about one
month after the first treatment Poul-
try should be kept out Of the treated
buildings until the material has well
dried into the wood.
Arsenical dip, as a spray, such as Is
used to destroy cattle ticks. is also
fairly satisfactory as a control for
chicken mites; several applications
are required to eradicate the mites
from the poultry roosts. The mites
which cause scaly leg usually can be
eradicated by applying crude petro-
leum to the legs with brush or dip.
ping them into this oil. One treat
ment is usually enough.
Lice Like to Live on Poultry.
II poultry escape fnfestations Of
mites they are still exposed to vista
tions from lice. which, unlike the
mites, remain constantly with the
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-12-05
Paying the War Cost.

Referring to the cost Of the war,
Secretary Of War Baker fold the
finance committee Of the senate and
house that the total outgo in round
numbers would be $4,000, 000, 900; but
$4,000 100000 Of this was loans to our
allies. Nearly third Of the net cost
has already been paid out Of money
raised by taxation. The other two
thirds was obtained from the FIVE
Liberty loans. If we pay billion a
year, besides interest, we can clear
Off the war cost in about twenty-one
years.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-12-05

Lice Remedy.
fowl. More than forty different kinds
Of lice attack domestic fowls and feed
on portions Of the feathers or on scales
from the skin, their presence in any
considerable number resulting in seri-
Gus injury.
Sodium fiuorid means sure and In
Simultaneous death to poultry lice. and
in either the dust or dip form It Is
the practical control. This material
in the dust form is applied by the
'pinch" method, which consists In
holding the fowl by the legs or wings
In one hand, while with the other hand
a small pinch of the chemical is placed
on the head, one on the neck. two On.
the back, one on the breast, one on
the tall, one near the vent, one on
either thigh, and one on the underside
Of each wing when spread. This ma
terial may also be applied In shaker
consisting of a tin can with nail holes
punched In the bottom, the chemical
being mixed with road dust or flour.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-12-05
Bio Contribution to War.

One Of the most striking contribu.
lions of the United States to the war
was the enormous quantity of smoke
less powder high explosives produced,
says the Scientific American. From
April 1, 1917, to November II, 1918, we
produced 632 million pounds Of smoke
less powder, which was almost exactly
equal to the combined output Of France
and Great Britain.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-12-05
Rubber Eaax TO Cultivate.

After four or five years Of seml-cul-
tivation a rubber plantation requires
practically no care, except to see from
time to time that other trees which
may have gotten start, are cut out.
The yield Of rubber gun begins about
the seventh year under favorable con.
ditions, and continues thereafter In.
definitely.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-12-05
RUSSIAN THISTLE is USEFUL
Il Has Been useo In sIlo and Cut Tor
Hay In Regions Where Il Has
Been Deemed Pest.

In regions where the Russian thistle
has been considered pest. It has been
used both in the silo and cut for hay.
When cut Tor hay the mower Is started.
Just as the spines commence to hardon'
or even earlier.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-12-05
How to Polish Bed steads.

Brass bedsteads should not be pol
ished with metal polish, as the acid
In It is too strong. Just wash tha
brass parts with soap and water, and
then rub well with dry channels
leather.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-12-05

How London UtiIIxes "Movles."
At a movie show In London 1000
children from primary classes were
taught the rule Of three, multiplica-
ton, division and arithmetic generally
On the screen.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-12-05
Another Matter.

PA, what is meant by a blue sky
lawY
ats measure designed to prevent
the sale Of fraudulent stock. my son."
Eyes, pa"
"You should not confuse the term
with aerial traffic regulations which
will soon be on all our statute books"
Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-12-05

Notice Of Special Assessment No.
2o3 for the Cutting Of Weeds Dur.
Ing the Season Of ielo.
To al whom It may concern:
Pursuant to resolution Of the Com.
mission Of the City Of Owosso ct q ses.
sion held upon the LIST day of December.
A. ID. 1919. notice ts hereby given that
the special assessment heretofore made
by the City Assessor for-the purpose of
defraying. that portion of the costs
which the CONNIE sion decided should
DO paid and borne by special assessment
or the cutting Of weeds under the pro-
visions of an ordinance during the sea.
son OF 1919. IL now on file in my Office
for public inspection. The Comm ission
Of the City Of Owosso will meet at Its
regular session ON Monday, December
%, A. D. 1919. at 7:8O O'Clock in the
afternoon to review the special assess
mont and hear any objections to any
assessment which may be made by any
person deeming himself aggrieved
thereby.
Lands on which weeds were cut and
assessments are as follows:
Dated December 2. 1919.
$50 f. r. CONANT
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-12-05

Nekeo ano HHoWereo.
Can a man lift himself by his boot
strapsT
81 dunno"
"why. the question answers ITSELF"
swell. teacher, that let's me out"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-12-05

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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-01-08
DON'T SCOLD, MOTHER!
THE CROSS CHILD IS
BILIOUS, FEVERiSH
Look at tongue! If coated, clean lit
tie stomach, liver, bowels

Look at tongue! If coated, clean lit
tie stomach, liver, bowels
Don't scold your fretful, peeVlsh
child. See If tongue is coated; TINS Is
sure sign it's little somach, liver ana
bowels are cloggcd with sour waste
When lisucss. pale, fcycrish. full OF
cold, breath\bad, throap sore. doesn't
eat, sleep or net naturally, has stom-
ach-ache, indigestion, Hiarrhoca, give
teaspoonful 6f california Syrup OF
Figs" and in View hours all the foul
waste, the soun bil9 and fermenting
food passes out Of tpe bowels and you
have well and playful child again.
Children love thiA harmless fruit lax
alive, and mothaJs can rest easy af-
ter giving it, because 1t never falls to
make their little ''insides" clean and
sweet.
Keep it handy, Mother! A little CIV
en- today saves a sick child tomorrow
but get the genuine Ask your drug
gist for a bottle Of California Syrup
OF Figs, which has directions for ba-
| bies, children Of all ages and for
| grOwn-ups plainly on the bottle. Re-
member there are cOunterfeits sold
here, so surely look and see that yours
is made by the California Fig Syrur
Company" Hand back with contempt
any other fig syrup.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-01-08
From David c. Smith.


Dear Mother
will write you few lines to let
YOU know | am doing fine, but work
ing very hard. | am out on the rifle
range this week; think / will enjoy
It very much. We are being trained
as much since the war closed as we
were when it was going on. l hiked
eleven miles in four hours with sew
enty-fve pounds on my back yester-
day and feel good today. Don't you
think I am getting to be man?
haven't heard from anybody In
the States since l left, but hope you
all are doing fine. l don't stay IN one
place but about a week at a time.
suppose that Is the reason can't get
my mail. but I am getting to see
France, and Will have lots to talk
about when l come home. l don't
know when I will get to come home,
sometime next spring l hope. /
think some Of the boys will be home
for Christmas. The paper says the
first over the first back home, so you
sec will have to wait until my time.
I will take in all can over here and
come home when l get chance. |
am in twenty miles Of Paris, hope
will get to go there next.
haven't seen any kind of houses
but those made Of stone, since ! land
cd in France. Some Of them are reaI
fine, believe me. I am staying IN 9
house with a French family, so yor
soc I am doing fine. Well Thanksgiv
ing is next Thursday. ] must say
would be glad to be at home ana e
hunting, but will be thankful II
France. because I have learned to D'
thankful anywhere I may be. Whil
am writing there Is a crowd 0
French children standing around.
wish YOU could see them with thel
wooden shoes and their old clothe
on, now don't you think we should D
thankful when we get good clothes I
l wear.
Mother. there Is no place like nom
| and a mother and father IKE nav
| Tell father of all the things that II
| could have given me, have enJoSc
! NV Bible most. When i get sad
| ALWAYS find something there TO chce
| me- won't send you my address p'
cause I don't see any use OF You VIII
| ing me when | don't get It,
i Good-bye, with love to each one
the family.
David c. Smith.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-01-08
From Eugene Cox.
Nov. 20, 1913.


My dear Mother:
am going to write you few lines
this afternoon 1t has. been about a
month since | have written you let
ter, but lots OF things have happened
in that month The war has ended
and We are on our way to occupy Ger
man territory for awhile. / am now
in Luxembourg about two miles from
Germany. clyde Is also going over,
but he isn't with me. He Is in the AND
division and | am in the first.
Mamma, I saw Walter Young Mills
about a month ago. He sure looks
well. I was passing in a motorcycle
about thirty miles an hour when j
heard someone calling me by name
| stopped and then didn't know him
He told me all about the homefolks
and the western country. lie likes out
there fine He had TO tell me who nc
was, but he knew me. Well, Mamma
| guess you all are getting more news
| than am able to write, so / will close
| am we'll and don't have any idef
when I will come home. Probably
soon, and probably a long way off.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-01-08
From Dennie w. Jones.
Nov. 18, 1918.

Dear Sister:
WAL try my hand in writing you
this morning. Hope it will find you and
family in the best of health. 4 am all
O. X. Have been. in the hospital for
a while with grippe but am expecting
to return to my company this week.
We'll. suppose everybody is having
fine time over there as the victory
has been won. tell you. there sure
was some rejoicing over here that
day. They sure were some glad peo-
pie. They very near run me to death
that afternoon. as I was in q little
town. The French would come down
the street, just grab you and force
you in big ring. Through stores,
dwelling houses, over town and back
again. Bet I heard the words finish Il
Guerer (meaning the war is over), a
million times. Gee, they were happy,
all shouting viva La America, which
is (hurrah for America) Every win
dow was full Of flags. Oh, l will tell
you about it when 1 get home. But
know 1t was as happy there, and just
as much rejoicing there. I have not
heard from anyone since left Co. L.,
9Th inf, so am anxious to get back
and get my mail with some letters
from you telling me that you are we'll
when they were written. Will say
goodbye for a few days, l am,
Your brother,
Pvt. Demmie w. Jones,
Co. l., 9th Inf, A. Z. F..
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-01-08
Ugh! Ca|omeI Sickens;; SaIiWates!
Please Try Dodson's Liver Tone
I ann sincere! My medicine does not upset liver
and bowels so you lose days work.

druggist sells for a few cents large
bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone, which
is entirely vegetable and pleasant to
take and is a perfect substitute for
calomel. 1t is guaranteed to start
your liver without stirring you up
inside, and can not salivate.
Don't take calomcl! 1t makes you
sick the next day it loses you a days
work. Dodson's Liver Tone straight
ems you right up and You feel great.
Give it to the children as we'll.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-01-08

Calomcl loses you a day! You
know what calomcl is. It's mer-
curry; quicksilver. Calomel is dam
gerous. 1t crashes into sour bile
like dynamite, cramping and sick
cning you. Calomel attacks the
bones and should never be put into
your system.
When you feel bilious, sluggish,
constipatcd and all knocked out and
believe you need dose of dangerous
calomel just remember that your
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-01-08
From "JepS Caldwell.

AAo"A oSP SbsAu"Shs
La vallionne. France.
Nov. az. 1913.
My Dear Mother:
have been wondering how every
body is getting along back home by
this time. hope that none of you
catch the "F'lu". l have had 1t once
since coming to Trance. but did not
say anything about it. had it soon
after landing. was sick about q
week, but did not go to the hospital.
Guess should have, but that Is no
place for me, II can get around 1t.
I haven't heard single word from
home except the one letter from Vera,
since coming to this school. / can't
understand why they don't forward it
to me-. I know 1 have at least forty;
or fifty letters back with the company.
will have to stop now for supper,
guess we will have q good supper.
After Supper.
don't have any idea how long
will be at this place. I would just
like to know how long it will be be-
fore we get back to- the States. From
the looks Of everything it seems that
we will be among the first to get back,
but you can never tell until the time
comes. was thinking today about
where I was two years ago In the
morning. We arrived in Columbia
from Mexico would like very much
to be pulling in there in the morning
but that is impossible
Did you all ever get those cards
sent some two or three months ago,
| hope you did. I mailed them just
before we went into that drive which
am thankful that got through all O.
TX. | saw things that | never thought
could stand, but it did not bother me
at all never did feel like I was
going to get hurt somehow, but l had
some pretty close calls. But now as
1t is all over, l am glad that got the
chance to be in one real battle, for
that Is what I came over here for. l
would not have felt right to come this
far and not get to fight. Everything
has begun to get like it was at Camp
SEWER now since it Is all over. We
have been clessed so far here; 1t has
been fine weather. Haven't had any
real cold weather yet. I guess 1t has
begun to get pretty cold over there by
this time.
would like to send everyone some
kind OF Christmas present but 1t Is
so uncertain as to whether it would
get there or not, and too I haven't
been paid since August, but it will be
a pretty good pile when I get 1t. Whcr
came to this camp I did not bring
my service record and can't get any
pay until it gets here and God only
knows when that will be. I know /
will be sometime in January now be
fore / get paid, If then, but j don
i need 1t anyway for I would spend 1t
i Just wait and get it all together an
: get a furlough and visit some Of tn
i large cities in France.
Tomorrow Is Thanksgiving. Wha
II more could we tie thankful for tha
Q the ending of this terrible war?
Z Will close for this time.
u My Address is the same:
Candidate j p. Caldwell,
i 18th Co. I. c. S., A. E f.,
y La Valhonne, France.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-01-08

UT is characteristic of
folks aiicr they pass tho allotted
IA '.lhreo scoro years and ten," to l9ok
-H back over tho days tnat arc gono
and thoushliully 1.-Two them over.
I ind myself, st bcvcnty-one, frequeniy
drifting back n uaarter u Gontury, when
500 uiysclf in tho tito drug rtoro owned
at Bolivar, BIO, mne.ug and feiltuR q
vegetable compound to my frlouds ani
cu9tomcrs--what was then known only ts
DR.. Lewis Medicine for Stomach, Liver
and Bowel Complaints.
For many years while was perfccting my
formula studied and investigated thc
laxa,ivcs and cathart;cs on tho market aud
became convinced that Their main fault
was not that they did not act Oh tho bowels,
but that their Ectioa w.3 t,o rio'cnt R"d
drastic, and upset tho system OF tho user;
which was duo to tho fact that they wcro
not thorough enougtin in their action, .somo
simply acting on the upper or small i,tCs-
tines, while others would act only on tho
lower or largo iutestinCs, ana that they
almost Invariably produced habit re-
quirinB augmented doses.
I believed that q preparation to produce
tho beSt effect must first tonc tho liver,
then act on tho stomach and cnttro allmcn-
tary Rystcm. IL this wo3 accomplished tho
medicine would produce mild, but
thorough cl mination tho wasto without
tho usual sickening sensations, and mako
the user feel better ut once.
After experimenting with hundreds OF
different compounds, I ut last perfected the
formula that is now known rs Hatliro's
Kennedy, which I truly bclicv, rocs further
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-01-08
A Tonic Laxative

that will remove the bile from the Liver and
cleanee tho System THOROUGHLY without gripins
or disturbing tho stomach Is truly Perfect Lax
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-01-08
LETTERS FROM THE. FRONT

can't tell. Wishing you all q merry
Christmas.
Your son,
Eugene.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-01-08
Their Medicine Chest For 20 Years

and does moro than .spy laxative on tho.
market today. Tho thousands OF letters.
from users have CONVINCED mo Was right,
aud that tho user OF eattTe's, Resasty as ..
family medicine, oven though ho niay have
used it for twenty fivo years, never has
10 iacreaso tho dose. ,
My snosledgo OF medicine and tho re-.
suits Of ITS use In my own family and
among my friends, before ovor offered Il.
for uaic, Saused mo to havo great faith In
Satufo's Rssssdy from tho very brst
Aud now as / find my-elt nearing tho age,
wAcn must bow to tho inevitable and go
toJanother life, my greatest pleasure is 70
,nsii brings onppeoplo as old or Clter
tlbn l, who teHof having used used Ha,ure's
nEG how tbey and their children. and
efandchildyen have been bonei,t.d b. i.
d. Is O a6nsoling thought, my friends, :
d map<at my ago to feel that asiGo .fror,
Us ySn success, ono has done somcthi:::
fbxfh:s fellow man. My grcateat satisfac-
S6n. my greatest harGirness today, 10 t.c
million people will tako n Hature's Bcmcty
(NR rablct and will be bctter, healthie-.
happier people for it. hope you will
DO ono OF thcm.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1919-01-02

Are you interested in your own
salvation? This is day of great
tribulation. The world has never
experienced its equal before. Thou
sands are daily dying of starvation
and thousands more are dying with
plenty of worldly goods but not much
hope of hereafter Does it concern
your Prepare to meet your Cod
The church services will help you do
that. On next Sunday we will have
special Thanksgiving service, with
an offering for Armenian and Syrian
Relief Come prepared to take part
Bible. school at 10. Church ser
vices at IL. Sermon subject: Some
Things TO Re Thankful For Some
important business to consider Mt the
close. Every officer should be pres
ent. Evening services at $50. All
well people are welcome.
f. A Palmer, Minister.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1919-01-02
IDAHO DECLARES WAR ON
RODENTS

The farm bureaus of Is counties
In Idaho. in cooperation with the
Biological Survey of the United
States Department of Agriculture,
this year treated 266.06S acres of
land with poisoned bait to kill
ground squirrels. According to the
estimates of the farmers benefited,
s1.16S,074 worth of crops were saw
ed. at cost OF s3O,92O. In Bear
Lake County. following the squirrel
eradication campaign. the local boun-
ty Office recorded the receipt of 1885,
500 squirrel tails. In Bingham coun-
" one member OF the farm bureau
reported he had received s49.74
bounty on the presentation of 2.4S7
squirrel tails. These were killed by
the use OF only $40 worth of strych-
nine and saccharine. He saved his
crops besides. In Blaine county the
farmers report saving of $50 fol-
every dollar expended. and the coun.
~ commissioners have increased theil
appropriation for this work of poi
soning squirrels from $500 for 1915
to s3.500 for 1919.