davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-08
COULD NOT USE
 HIS ARM
Terrible Plight of an Ala bama Man Suffering With Rheumatism Until He Tried the Wonder Medi- cine. Sulferre-Sol.

MT, J. S. Knighton. at 27 Monroe with Eheumatiam that he did not have the use of his arm for year.
 Speaking of his case MT Knighton says "I suffered so with Rheu- matism for si year that 1 could not use my arm. Then I commenced taking Sulferro-Sol and after taking four bot ties am glad to say lug arm is as we'll and strong as ever. 1 can't praise this wonderful medicine too highly
 MT Mack NJ. Johnson, of Ensley, Ala, writes: "A running sore on my leg which had been pronounced incurable and had become so painful that l was confined to my room. was absolutely cured by Sulferro Sol. Hardly any words can tell what I suffered. I had spent great many dollars for remedies but none hid me any good except Sul- ferro -Sol. My SOTO was soon healed and I have never hal any further trouble with it.
 sulferrosol produces the most as founding and satisfactory results among people who have suffered for years from Indigestion, Dyspepsia Rheumatism, Uric Acid Poisoning Ec- zema and other diseases of the stom- ach, blood and nervous system. Try a bottle and be convinced of the value of this wonder medicine. Refuse to ac- cept substitutes. There. is no medicine like Sulferro-Sol Manufactured by Sul- ferro-Sol Co. Montgomery. Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-08
KILLS FLIES BY
 THE THOUSANDS
In Few Minutes Ely Rid" Rids
 Your Home of the Pest

A blessing has been conferred on humanity by the inventor of .sFLY RID," the new insect powder It is a fine dust, perfectly harmless to handle, but the smallest particle kills fly at once. You simply fan into the air of your room about spoon ful of ELY RID." It is as light as a feather and spreads all over the room in fine dust-like particles. The flies buzzing around come in contact with the powder and instantly fall dead to the floor. You can then sweep them up. ELY RID" comes in handy packages for ten and twenty-five cents at Drug and Gro cery stores. It is making fortune for it's inventor. Try it yourself and get rid of flies and mosquitoes. AL so manufacturers of RAT RID," ROACH RID," BEDBUG RID" ANT RID, ? FLEA RID."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-08
History Of Peace Conference
LABoRs UNINTERRUPTED

aSsassinate Premier clemenceau on Feb Iuary l9.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-08

were also carried out in the artistic book lets presented each guest These booklets were handpainted in pink roses and bore the federation monogram. A tiny pencil was attached that the guests might make note of the pleasure of this beautifui feature of their visit to Troy.
 A most tempting and palatable course luncheon was served
 Double up-Buy another Victory Bond today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-08
Marine Is Decorated
 With Croix de Guerre
By Associated Press

Charleston. s. C., May in the pre7- enee of the headquarters company of marines at the navy yard marine bar racks here today Corporal Thomas J. Carraway O. Rhems, Georgetown county. South Carolina was decorated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-08

took place on May l. when credentials were exchanged al Versailles
 On Monday 1t was announced Pre- mier Orlando and other Italian deie- gates were returning to Paris in time for the handing of the peace treaty to the Germans
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-08
By Associated Pres.


 The treaty handed to the Germans yes work of the representatives of the all lied and associated powers arrayed against Germany, who convened official ly on January Is, less than four months ago. The time between the armistice, November Il and January Is. was occu- pied in preparing claims and reports in the selection of delegates and in their travel to Paris.
 President Wilson and the American delegates sailed from New York on De- cember f, 1918, and when the President set foot at Brest on December 13 he was the first American President to visit Europe while in office. The intervening month before the opening of the con- ference was spent by the President in be- coming acquainted with allied statesmen and in visiting England, Italy and parts of France.
 THE FIRST ACT
 The first act of the peace conference at it's meeting on January IS was to elect Georges Clemenceau, Premier of France. as chairman On January 2l the confer ence adopted the proposal that all Rus sian factions meet on the Princess islands to discuss the Russian situation Nothing ever came of the proposal. Three days later the conference ordered fight ing over disputed territory to cease.
 The plan for league of nations was concurred in by the conference on Janu- ary "A, and a committee was appointAJ to draw up covenant Discussion in the supreme council. or council of ten, which included two, representatives from Great Britain, France. Italy. Japan and the United States. then turned to the form of the future government of territory freed from enemy rule, and on January 30 the conference accepted the plan of rnandatories for colonies and backward nations.
 On February II the league of nations commission reported the covenant it had prepared. President Wilson left Brest on February 15 on his return 70 the United States. He arrived at Boston on February 24 and after explaining the league covenant, and making several speeches, started on his return to France on March 5. and reached Brest on Marcn 13. Meanwhile the work of the councu of ten had continued except for the in- terruption incident to the attempt 10
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-08

The Varlous commissions of the confer enee continued their labors uninterrupted lX On March 26, in order to speed up the work, the council of ten was broken up Tn two bodies, council of four ana a council of foreign ministers. The counS cll Of four was composed of Premiers Orlando Clemenceau, Lloyd George and President Wilson
 furore in conference circles was created on April :. when President Wilson summoned the transport George Washington to come to Brest al once, and it was reported the Pres ident intended to return home. A state meRt on separations and frontier aues- lonS, 1t was reported at the time, was oeHeVed to have prompted his action.
 on April Il. at a plenary session, the conference adopted the report Of the international labor Legislation commit tee and on April 14 the reparation de- mands to be made on Germany were announced. On April Is, the Germans were invited to send delegates to re- ceive the treaty.
 With the German treaty near com pletion. the question of Italys claims Tn the Adriatic came to the front on April 2s President Wilson issued statement that Plume could not belong to Italy The Italian delegation an nouEced its intention of leaving Paris and on April 24 Premier Orlando start ed for Rome. Scarcely had he de- parted than the vanguard of the Ger man delegation reached Versailles on Aprit 20. to be followed on April 80 by the principal delegates Previously the Germans had expressed the inten- ton of sending messengers" to re- ceivc the treaty. but finally were com peiied to send delegates with full pow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-08
Czernin Writing Book
 to Show Up Emperor
By Associated Press

Vienna. Monday, May 5-Count Czer- nin. the former Austro-H Hungarian for efgn minister, who was not placed un- der arrest, as once reported, is writing a book in which he publishes many personal letters by the former German emperor and the former Austrian em- peror. He also relates much secret history, part of which concerns the United States.
 Double up-Buy another Victory Bond today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-08

with the French croix de guerre for the and coolness with which he to lead his platoon against
 the Germans after having been se- verely wounded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-08

There has been established on the shores of an island of the west coast of Florida what is believed to be the first sponge farm in existence. It is estimated that more than 50O.OO0 sponges are thus being cultivated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-08
COVENANT ADOPTED

In the absence of the Italian dele gates the conference on April 2s adopt ed the revised covenant of the league or nations. Geneva was selected as the seat or the league and Sir Eric Drum mona or Great Britain was made first secretary general.
 On April 20 the council of three reached an agreement on the question Of Shantung, which gave the territory to the Japanese. who are to turn 1t over later to the Chinese.
 The first meeting with the Germans
, 1919-11-13

What on earth did you stay here 80
81 like 1t here" Dick told her firmly.
Maybe when I leave the army I'll take
a slice of the mountain, too, and live
near your father. I'm sick Of noise
and turmoil and everything like that.
I w~ant--well, just this"
He half closed his eyes and looked
down at the panorama outspread be-
morning haze, acreage of green fields
in little titled squares down in The val
ley, with the river glittering like Sill
yer here and there, and back of them
the mountains and green silences.
II am coming back to stay here" he
added. aren't you glad, Audrey?"
II don't know" she frowned. Father
likes it. but he's old. and 1 like it. I
guess because it's home, and i don't
know my better. but you're a man,
Dick You don't have to stay away
from people and things that are hap
pening. I'd hate to think you'd lost
your pace. / always think of you as a
fighter. Maybe 1t would have been bet
ter IL you had married Mrs. Stewart.
I've seen her look at your picture, and
I'm sure she would have cared for you
If you'd only tried harder"
81 didn't want to-" he answered. 81
met them both in Paris while she was
In war work there, and / was lonesome.
She was mighty kind to me, and 1 sup
pose | was a bit sentimental, but, Aud
rey, hat isn't love-"
Audrey stood up suddenly and point
ed down the valley. There was a fire
in his eyes h could moi meet.
o clear days you can see way down
to the little hill this side of Kingsley"
isn't that nice" laughed Dick. He
reached yer her shoulders. and TOOK
her hands in his, drawing them back
to- his lips. Maybe we'll build our
shack right here, Audrey. You can't
send me way when / want TO stay.
I've fought all l want to. Now l want
a home and you"
, 1919-11-13
important to all Women
Readers Of this Paper

Thousands upon thousands of women
have kidney or bladder trouble and never
suspect it.
Women's complaints often prove to be
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result of kidney or bladder disease.
If the kidneys are not in a healthy con-
dition, they may cause the other organs
to become diseased.
You may suffer pain in the back, head
ache and loss Of ambition.
Poor health makes you nervous, irrita-
bic and may be respondent; it makes any
one SO.
But hundreds of women claim that Dr..
Kilmers Swamp-Root. by restoring
health to the kidneys, proved to be just
the remedy needed to overcome such
conditions.
Many send for a sample bottle to see
what Swamp-R Root, the great kidney,
liver and bladder medicine, will do for
them. By enclosing ten cents to Dr..
Kilmer & Co.. Binghamton, N. Y. you
may receive sample size bottle by Parcel
Post. You can purchase medium and
large size bottles at all drug stores.-Adv.
, 1919-11-13
s.arohIIah. rel.phene.

One of the latest inventions of TALK
ing through the air without the use Of
wires Is the searchlight telephone. de-
veloped by DIR. A. o. Rankine of Lon
don. BY II conversation is transmit
ted by n beam OF light.
The inventor said the apparatus had
been tested over q distance Of IN
miles with much success. In an illus
tration he received clear and distinct
messages In Il building u considerable
distance from the transmitter.
Only by the interrogation OF the beam
of light can the conversation be tap
ped. the new plan differing in
this feature from wireless messages.
which are scattered broadcast. Either
artificial or natural light can b. used
, 1919-11-13
AND ALL DONE WITH HAIRPIN
Do Successfully Without Elabor-
ate Kit Of Tools.

With n hairrin ali that is ''doable"
can be done. With "A hairpin a woman
can pick a lock. pull n cork. peel an
apple. draw out a nail. heat an egg.
see II a joint of meat is done. do up a
baby. sharpen n pencil. dig out a silver,
fasten n door. hang up a plate or q
picture. open u can. take up a carpet.
repair a baby cnrriage. clean a lamp
chimney. put up n curtain. rake a
crate fire. cut n pie. make a fork. a
fshhook. an awl. a gimlet or a chisel.
a p~apercutter, a clothespin, regulate a
range. tinker a sewing machine. stop
a leak in n roof. turn q fiapjack. caulk
a hole in a pair of pants. reduce pres
sure In the gas meter, keep bills and
receipts on Ale. cut patterns. tighten
windows. clean watches, unite d knot.
varnish floors. do practical plumbing,
pry shirt studs into ~buttonholes too
small for them. FIX a horses harness.
restore damaged mechanical toys.
wrestle with refractory bottle stop
pers, ifnprovise suspenders. shovel
bonbons. inspect gas burners. saw
cake. jab tramps. produce artificial
buttons. hooks and eyes. sew, knit and
darn. button gloves and shoes. put up
awnings and doctor an automobile. In
short. according to the Farm journal,
she can do what she wants to: she
needs no other instrument. The hair
pin is king.
, 1919-11-13

pound my husband wanted me to try it.
/ took it for a week and felt Q little bet
ter. kept itup for three months, and
/ feel fine and can eat anything now
without distress or nervousness. Mrs.
J. WoRTHLNE, 2842 North Taylor St.,
Philadelphia Pa
The majority Of mothers nowadays
overdo, there are so many demands
upon their time and strength; the result
Is invariably q weakened, rundown,
VI condition with headaches, back
ache, irritability and depression and
soon more serious ailments develop.
It 10 at such periods in life that LydiaE
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound will
restore o normal healthy condition, a.
It did to Mrs. Worthline.
, 1919-11-13
outuuessed Him.

Pauline Lord went to call on VIII
liam Harris, Jr., anent an engagement
just before he set sail for Europe.
Whats your salary?" demanded
Harris. after the other details had
been discussed. Miss Lord told him.
"Ouch!" decried the manager, WING
Ing at the sum.
why, don't you think Fin worth
it?" Miss Lord asked.
yes" admitted Harris, but l didn't
think you did"
, 1919-11-13
WARRIORS IN GAY UNIFORMS
Soldiers of Uncle Sam in Samoa Make
Picturesque Appearance on
Parade Ground.

h Flta-Fitas. Or native soldiers
of American Samoa. are considered
the most picturesque of all the Ameri-
can army. That country is under the
control Of the navy department and
the naval officers of Page Page form
the governing body of Tutilla and the
five other small islands. The yeomen
among the bluejackets are valuable
office assistants. The Fita-Fitas are
the outside unit. Their duties are mu-
nicipal as well as military. They act
as policemen, and also as guards Of
honor for the governor on inspection
tours.
The fatigue uniform consists Of a
sort of black kilt with a bright red
stripe around the border. Above the
waist and below the knees the uniform
is of natures own. A leather belt, car
rying a dagger on the side, Old the
kilt. or lava-lava, in piace. The dress
uniform consists of the fatigue uni
form with the addition of a sleeveless
white vest. The pretty. vivacieus Sa-
moan bellies fall" for this uniform as
readily as their American sisters do
for the khaki.
The principal feature Of the Fita-
Fita organization Is a native brass
band. which has mastered music SO
well that Its repertoire includes q wide
range of classical and popular airs. II
plays on all the boats tina, stop at the
harbor. while the passengers dance.
The band also provides music for the
dances at the naval station.
, 1919-11-13

slckly o OF the
time. I went to Q
doctor and he said
] had indi-
Hestion. which ad-
ded to my weak
condition kept me
worrying most Of
the time and he
said if / could not
stop that, 1 could
not get well. I
heard SO muchabout
Lydia E. P%inkham's
N2-AkAhI. C--
, 1919-11-13
Record Hurricane Damage.

The worst hurricane of which any
record exists was that of October 10.
1850. which started In the Barbados.
An English fleet anchored off st. Lucia
simply disappeared. Nearly every
building on the island was blown
down and 6.00O people buried.
, 1919-11-13

1914. On the contrary. the price was
reduced.
at is not true, as Mr.. Gompers
the miners have averaged only 160
to $50 working days a year.
ut is a fact, however-an Mr..
Gompers could easily have ascertained
it-that virtually every bituminous
mine in the country has on its pay
roll a substantial number of men who
deliberately lay off from one to three
days a week when they have an OPP
portunity to work"
Samuel Gompers and his conserva-
tive associates among the leaders of
the American Federation of Labor de-
serve commentator for. their efforts
to keep the radicals and anarchists
from gaining control over organized
labor in this country. but they are not
doing their cause or themselves any
good by giving their full support to
such movements as the coal strike,
the steel strike and the strike of Bos-
ton policemen. Public sympathy is he
ing rapidly alienated by some of the
methods adopted by union labor, and
in America public sympathy is abso-
lutely necessary to success in such
matters.
That the people really are waking
up to the perils of the situation was
fully demonstrated in the Massachu-
sets election. Governor Coolidge.
who had taken a firm stand against
he striking policemen and had in
sisted on the maintenance of law and
order. was VI for reelection and was
opposed by Richard Fl. Long. The lat
ter, running on the Democratic ticket,
had promised to reinstate the police
men if elected. and the contest really
conferred in the strike. The result. of
course. everyone knows-Coolidge was
returned by an overwhelming major
ity and the radicals. who had gath
cred their forces to the support of
Long were crushed.
OF the other elections of the week
the most interesting was in Kentucky,
where r. p. Morrow. Republican. de-
feated Governor Black by a large plu-
rality and the statewide prohibition
amendment won. In New Jersey f.
l.. Edwards, Democrat. who ran on n
wet platform. was elected governor;
and Ohio voted wet on all four of the
liquor propositions presented. accord
ing to incomplete returns. MARYLAND
and Mississippi were carried by the
Democrats. In New York city Tam
many sustained a terrific defeat. los
ing ten aldermen and eighteen assem-
blymen besides various other offices.
The Oyster Bay district sent Lieut..
Col. Theodore Roosevelt to the as
sembly with a whopping big vote.
President Wilson warmly congratu-
lated Governor Coolidge on his vic
tory over the forces of misrule. as do
all good citizens regardless of party.
The Republican leaders also rejoIced
because they looked on the results in
the Bay state and In Kentucky as n
forecast of the results in he next
presidential election. Democrats were
elated over New Jersey. and the vets
derived much comfort over the vote
in that state and in Ohio.
-
Despite the apparent deadlock over
the peace treaty in the senate, the in
dIcations are that an agreement for
early final action is at hand. Secre-
tary Tumulty arranged with the nres.
ident's physicians for n visit by Sem
ator Hitchcock TO Mr.. Wilson in order
, 1919-11-13

Some people are always complain
Ing about their poverty who are rich
without knowing II.
, 1919-11-13
MY HEAD!

w h e n { h Q
head feels thick
|or aches, when
|one feels all OUT
of-sorts-
'haps a coated
tongue-it is the
signal that poi
+ accurn-
ulating in the
syste m, and
should be clean
ed out at once.
Sic pine
after meals bill
iousness, dizsi
ness, acidity Of
the stomach,
b e a t b urn,
offensive breath
, 1919-11-13
THIS WEAK,
NERVOUS MOTHER
Tells How Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Restored Her Health.

Philadelphia, Pal ives very weak,
elways tired, my back ached, and l fell
, 1919-11-13

gish liver, sick-headaches, constipation or
biliousness there is no medicine that can
equal the Pleasant Pellets l found them
Q great help TO me in bringing up my
family in as much as they have many
times warded off sick spells my children
would otherwise have had.1-MRS.
MARY L. BRADLEY. 932 Homer Ave.
, 1919-11-13

family medicine
for many years. /
raised quite q
large family and
from the time my
children were
small / always
gave them the
Pleasant Pellets
They e easy to
take and pleasant
in every way,
never causing dis
tress. For slug
, 1919-11-13

and allied ailments results from AUTO
intoxication or self-poisoning.
Take castor oil, or procure at the drug
store, a pleasant vegetable laxative,
called DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets, COM
posed Of May-apple, aloes and ialap.-
Kansas City, Kans.:-"Dr. Pierce's
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-19

titude of a taskmaster would imme- diately rob the work of these young sters, or any youngsters in pictures, of spontaneity of thought and natur- alness of movement"
 The Lee children, naturally, are fond of their director and his as sistant, Johnny Kellette. Buel has di- rected them ever since William Fox made them stars. Doing Their Bit" is the fifth of his productions for the Lee tandem.
 When their scene is finished, Jane and Katherine come for conference to their director. Their favorite poses are to snuggle close to him or crawl into his lap, while he ''instructs' them, much as one would tell fairy tales to a child. Or they sit quietly by while other scenes are in the making, waiting for their cues.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-19
"PRUNElLA" AT THE COLISEUM THIS EVENING.


 "Prunella," which was in it's time one of the most popular of stage productions, and in which dainty Marguerite Clark was starred has been revived by the Paramount Pic lures Corporation, and will be the at traction at the Coliseum Theatre Thursday and Friday, starring Miss Clark.
 The screen version has been taken bodily from the play and many fea- lures that were impossible of repro duction on the stage, such as the de- tails of the glorious old garden where twelt Prunella and her threc aunts, have been incorporated in the screen version The old sun dial and statue of Love erected by Prunella's run /
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-19

the Coliseum Theatre next Sunday will acclaim it one of the finest pie lures in which he has as yet been seen. In this production MT Hart discards thre chaps of the frontiers man and is seen as typical skip per of a sealing schooner on the Alaskan coast.
 Monroe is savage man whose reputation for cruelty extends far and wide He meets a beautiful young woman in strange circum- stances one night and takes her and her dissipated brother to Alaska. He learns to love her with passionate fervor and when she goes to Balsam City and falls into the hands of a notorious trafficker in women, Mon roe follows and saves her in one of the most impressive situations ever disclosed in any motion picture.
 Monroe is the center of many high ly interestingscenes of this powerful story How he wins this girls love by his bravery, after he had slain the man who sought to dishonor her, is told in scenes that are vibrant with thrills and heart appeal MT. Hart directed this. photoplay under the supervision of MT. Ince and his support is highly capable. His lead ing woman is Katherine Macdonald, one of the most charming of screen actress, Joe Singleton, Berehelde Sprotte, George Mcdaniel and oth- CTS.