davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-19
Confessions of a Boob

LIVERY now and then we go to the
- postofice to mail registered letter
containing some money. On those occasions
we wonder what there is in the atmosphere
OF that ancient fortress that makes us 60
through such odd mental antics.
Before we leave the Office we have care
fully sealed the envelope containing the
bills, after counting them half dozen
times. We count them two or three times
first, and they seem correct. Then we
lay them on the desk and turn away care
lcssly as though to fool them into thinking
we are going to leave them there. We
pounce back upon them suddenly to take
them by surprise in case they have changed
their denominations or altered in any way.
They are still correct, and we seal them up.
Sometimes we do this twice.
WYE PUT the envelope in our pocket, but
w we are still suspicious of it. When
we get to the postoficc a horrible doubt
seizes US. Are the bills still there? Or have
they evaporated in some mysterious way?
Or can we by chance have left them lying
on our desk and forgotten to close the desk?
Is it worth while to dash back to the Office
and see? We weigh and pinch and shake
the envelope Tfying to make out whether
they are really inside. Unhappily the gum
the flap to make sure. Sometimes we do go
SO far as to break open the envelope and
then (finding everything o. X. have to buy
a stamped one after standing in line fuming
for ten minutes while the people ahead of
us buy 14S twos and 225 ones and all that
sort of thing.
WE GO upstairs to the registry room.
w Here we have a spasm of anxiety about
the address. We study the envelope over
and over. 1t looks all right but are our
eyes deceiving us? If we have a friend
along we ask him to read aloud the address
that we have written. If it sounds all
right we are reasonably satisfied. We buy
the registry stamp and stick it on, licking
it with amazing care. We get our little
receipt and hide it carefully away in hip
pocket Then we annoy the next man by
lingering SO long at the window to watch
| the official put his rubber stamp on the
envelope and watch the envelope as long as
| it is in sight. Still we have an absurd
feeling that perhaps something is wrong.
Perhaps we put the wrong letter in the enve-
lope-
We 20 out onto the street with beads of
dew on our brow, and wonder whether it
ever happens to any one else.
Us. We have consulted our sagacious
l. friend the Quizeditor about all this.
He saws he does exactly the same sort of
thing every time he mails Ncheck. He
| will never understand why we embraced him
| SO affectionately when he told us. Thank
heaven, we are not the only one!
| We have friend who is about to sail
for England, and who says it is one of his
| ambitions to introduce the phrase, "I'll say
| IL is" with its variants) into the British
| Isles, We shall watch the English papers
| with interest for evidence of his success.
| II we see it in Punch or the London Times
within year, Wen buy him box of cigars.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-19
a Dream

A friend of ours 'oho icas Rvin0 in Eng
land before the todr had a dream during the
spring of 1911. 1t interested him so much
that he torote doion his impressions of it as
soon as he tooko up. This Is an absolutely
authentic record, and seems TO as Of suh-
cient interest to reprint.
stood outside what seemed to be a
London theatre Before one entrance a
huge crowd was waiting for the doors to
be opened. Before a second door, only
half a dozen people were standing. The
posters on the walls announced the per-
formance as "The Play OF Life" When
the doors opened l walked in leIsurey
with the few people who had been waiting
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-19
Smoke Up!

was the proprietor discovered in a squirrels S
nest in the roof of the building 4S0 cigars
which the rodent had removed from his
stock. The. story as received is incomplete.
BY grapevine wireless we learn that the
squirrel had lined its nest with the bands
in tasteful designs, and the supposition is
that the bushy tailed one was holding the
cigars to swap for the nuts who would fall
for the story.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-19
Hog Island

Hog Island has work enoug.. on hand to
keep it's 10000 employees going for six
months. And if the city knows its bust
ness there will be no lay off then.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-19

In order to save food the Austrian Gov
ernment has issued decree expelling all
persons who have no legal residence in Aus
tria. The open season for tourists will come
later.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-19

The Governors probe concerning hous-
ing conditions and rent profteering will
doubtless develop the fact, aforetime sus-
pected, that the landlord has less difficulty
than the tenant in raising the rent.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-19

The sovereign citizen is quite satisfied
that his crown is on straight
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-19

The Entente understanding is that
Russia may gang its ain gait, but must
shinny on its own side.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-19

Gompers's hope of truce in Boston
was sunk without trace.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-19

1t took the North Penn to show how to
turn healthy dollar into twenty sick cents.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-19

Without feeling under obligation to
swear to any afidavits, we venture the
opinion that Japan will show no unseemly
haste in answering the query of the United
States concerning Shantupg,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-19

1t wasn't exactly landslide for Wes-
colt, but it was a shovelful to spare.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-19

Old General Apathy headed the Demo
cratic ticket.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-19

The world awaits the D'Annunzit
l'envOi to his cute little Fiume ballade.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-19

Gompers is at the forks of the road,
and one way leads to disaster.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-19
Weight Not
Sworn To

would be sufficient to raise the German ships
sunk in the Scapa Flow and pile them on
top of the Scottish mountains. His name
sake. Henry Cabot Lodge, holds that a more
noteworthy feat is accomplished when the
atomic energy of an ounce OF gray matter
DELAYS the progress of the world.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-19

Things that are purely political are sell
dom politically pure.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-19

Four years Moore.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-19

An Altoona man while
dismantling the shoot
ing gallery of which he
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-19

Sir Oliver Lodge says
if the atomic energy
of an ounce of matter
could he utilized IL
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-19
r s. SCATTERGOOD knovs

/ .. oSAl LEItHOoD KNOWS much
e about Photographic cameras and such
things as any man in Philadelphia. He has
been handling them and selling them for
nearly quarter of century. He knows
all the big lecturers and has outftted some
of them, to say nothing of hundreds of
travellers.
Mr.. Scattergood is of the opinion, Judged
on the camera basis, that this government
need have little fear of Germany not being
able to dispose of her products now that the
war is over. Already in the camera trade
there is great demand for German cameras.
There is one in particular-small. COM
pact, with an exceedingly fine lens-that is
in constant demand, although there is none
on the market.
1t is really coat pocket camera. It takes
a photograph of such exquisite detail that
it can be enlarged without suffering from
the process; which is saying a great deal
The demand for German lenses by profes- :
sional photographers is also increasing. he
says. They have the glass over there We
have the skill but lack the material from
which to fashion these lenses.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-19

Scrapple, oysters, and punkin pie-the
heart of the world is not broken yet
SOCRATES.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-19
Member of the Associated Press
CAMDEN TROLLEYS

Philadelphia, Friday, September 10, 1919
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-11
Tells HorO 70 Stop a
Bad Cough
suFpriSlng results from tbIO famous
old homemade syrup. Easily
prepared aud costs little.

If you have a severe cough or chest
cold accompanied with soreness, throat
tickle, hoarseness, or difficult breathing,
or If your child wakes up during the
night with Group and you want quick
help. try this reliable old homemade
cough remedy. Any druggist can sup
ply you with 2I4 ounces of Pinex.
Pour this into pint bottle and fill
the bottle with plain granulated sugar
syrup. Or you can use clarified
mSlasses, honey, or corn syrups in.
stead Of sugar syrup, ii desiredN This
recipe makes q pint Of really reJdarkable
cough remedy. 1t tastes good, and in
spite Npf its Tow cost, il. can Is depended
upon % give quick and sting relief.
You ban teeIth tale old Of a cough
in a way that means buBiness. It loos..
ems and Faises the phi gm, stops throat
tickle and soothes ard heals the irritated'
membrandS that liAe NE throat and bEon'
chial tubeA @ithSSubh promptnesS, case
and ceEtaiAt bel it is really aston
Piaez is spsiG and highly conesu.
trated compo( ina 81 sSFtline Norway pine
extract, and Drob7blS the best known
means OF on looming SSeVere coughs,
throat and hest<colds.
There are mGny worthless limitations OF
this mixture To avoid disappointment,
ask for "21Ia ounces Of Pinex" with full
directions and don't accept anything else.
Guaranteed to give absolute Batisfaction
or money promptly refunded. The -Pinex
Co., Fl. Wayne, Ind.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-11
HOULT

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles B. satterfield
and son, Ross, went to Middleton
early in last week to visit another son,
Lawrence.
Mr.. Satterfield and son returned
Saturday but Mrs. Satterfield remain.
ed. Mrs. Satterfield Is slowly recov-
ering strength from the serious opera
ton undergone recently at Baltimore.
Fred Johnson has been away from
home for several days on trip to
Ohio where he contemplates purchas.
ing farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. D. Bowman and
small sons, Walter and Fred, were Wis
iting the family of their daughter. MIR.
and Mrs. S. M. Casteel, of Terra Alta,
the later part Of last week returning
Sunday evening.
VIM. Fultz and family have moved
away from Hoult going on the boat,
Valley Bell, belonging to the Fairmont
and Clarksburg Fuel Co. They came
here with the boat year ago and have
lived in the large house at the lower
end Of Hoult belonging to the coal
company.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. McElfresh, Of
Clarksburg, were visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore McBlfresh,
over Sunday.
Miss Annie Snider who has been
staying with an aunt near East Park
TOR some time, was visiting her par
ents here Sunday.
A number of persons went from
here to Barrackvihe Sunday to cele.
brate the birthday of Mrs. Rebecca
Robe, formerly of this place. We did
: tpot learn names of all persons going.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl McElfresh, of Da.
kota, were visiting his parents here
Sunday.
Bernard clevenger, of Viola, was
visiting the family Of Harry Hoult's
Sunday.
A number of persons from here
came from Fairmont Saturday rather
bitter toward the management of the
Dixie theatre who had advertised an
Ill week picture of Roosevelt's life and
when many made sacrifices to get to
see It Saturday put on different show
bntirely.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-11
HOW ARMY ON THE
RHINE GETS THENENS
Paris American Papers
Are Distributed By the
Y. M. C. A.

PARIS, March 11-Natural-born
newspaper readers, the men OF the
American ExpeditIonary Force in Ger
many Alsace and Lorraine continue
IN the armlstIce lull to show the same
news appetite which kept the Y. M.
G. A. secretaries busy delivering dali
les IN the heart Of the Argonne forest
while the fighting was the hottest.
More than $4,000 daily newspapers in
English are sent from Paris every
morning to the Americans in enemy
territory
A. NJ. C. A. courier escorts the pa
pefs to Metz, unloads them there,
sloops in tue station to guard them,
reloads tbem on another train the next
morning, throws eff one-third OF them
TO other "Y" couTiers who meet the
train at Trsyes, and escorts the bal
ance on to Coblenz. The troops in Lux
emburg. Alsace and Lorraine are serV-
ed II the same way. Nothing else the
Y. M. C. A. distributes at this time is
so eagerly and generally sought as
those papers and larsI percentage
Of them are Paris editions Of Ameri'
can newrpapers, it is possible for the
soldiers to get the world news in En-
gIlsh Language papers almost as soon
as the people in Paris. This is in adj
dition 10 great numbers of papers from
America not so fresh but eagerly read
Getting the news to the A. E. +.
has been difficult but much appre-
ciated task all through the War D.
X Medcaif Of the Library Department
OF the Y. NJ. c. A., who has the work
in charge, said yesterday. Recent
~ we received a telegram saying the
men in one division of the army Of
occupation we're not getting their pa
pers, though we had been sending
them regularly. So we are sending
them by special convoy wherever pos
sible, and are working for still mere
effective service. In December we dis
tributed 2,36O,345 newspapers and &c.,
900 magazines, not counting old maya
zines and newspapers, which are rbt
counted but handled in sack lots. The
Y. NJ. G. A. will be glad to hear trEfn
any division which is not getting its
papers as promptly as 1t should for
we are eager to get the news to the
men while 1t is news"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-11
STOMACH GOOD AS
new. four Doc
TORS GAVE Her UP
Mrs. Hendricks, Belfast
Five Months, Was Able
to Work in Two Weeks.

was sick last winter for five
months with stomach and bowel trSu-
bic. Could rot turn myself in bed
without help. l was under the care OF
four doctors, and they gave me up.
Then Mr.. Mills, the druggist perspad-
ed INV husband to try bottle ofSMtlks
Emulsion. i had only tabeh 1t two
daysllntfl was sitting upjn bed, and
in no weeks II was doing my own
work. When I began aking it ] only
weighed 70 pounds; p6w ! weight 1870
pounds. Mrs Mtry Hsndricks'
Litchfield Road, oY ensboroy KY;
Thousands of pc pile who hsye Vuf-
fered for years fro1h stomachea and bow.
ell troubles, Nave fpund relief as Mrs.
Hendricks DIN, al most from the first
dose Of Milk NEm llsion. And II isn't
merely temperaTyI relief, but real lasts
Milks Emulsion is pleasant. nutri'
tive food aud a corrective medicine.
1t restores healthy natural bowel &C.
ton, doing Sway with all need of pills
and physics. 1t promotes appetite and
quickly puts the digestive organs in
shape to assimilate food. AS a build.
er Of flesh and strength, Milks Emul.
sion is strongly recommended to run.
down nervous people, and it has pro.
duced amazing results in many cases
Of tuberculosis Of the lungs. Chronic
stomach trouble and constipation are
promptly relieved Ausually in one day.
This is the only solid emulsion
madeSand so pSlsEable that it is eaten
with a Spoon Nike ice cream. A truly
wonderful Medicine for weak, sickly
children.
No matter how severe your case, you
are urged to tlV Milks Emulsion un.
der this guarantee-Take six bottles
home With you, useit according to di.
rectiqas and If not satisfied with the
results, your money wihbe promptly
refunded. Price 6Oc and S1a2O per bot.
tie. The Milks Emulsion Co., Terre
Haute, Ind. Sold and guaranteed by
w. r. Crane Drug Co.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-11
.DiIECIDESTO )
Be A LIVE One
Yong nan Comes Back

One our young mel hre has come
10 the cont IN short 0Rer and his
-lfiends Ne a q lOss e understand his
lntiEtns and ab sstlIs Sn,y to work Ssx
weeks befo The seepaed 70 be all run
down and 4 most qgrvqds wreck.
Questioned \by a d triogs friend as to
aaid: 81 sure las l lid shape and no
ono knew It better tran did. 1t had
ny goat for faiN Ewas all in and my
NERVES sho6s 10 ices with worrlment
and sleeplesS Aistt. Ono day over
heard q customer billing. what Phos.
nhatGd Iron had d0ne for him and l
could not get . supply quick enough.
That's the whole story. just Phos-
phated Iron. My poor tired overwork.
ca nerves Just seemed to be Phosphate
hungry. the way they took hold Of II.
nan. Could sleep at night, and get up
~ the morning feeling like two.year.
olaN Believe me, had some appetite
too, ny Wight increased rapidly, my
faee litied out and had the color OF per-
feet heath that only goes with pure
blood, WelI ted With Iron.
s'Ycu can ne am strong for Phos-
phieted Iron EHSEons who tries 1t Is
.loo you know eveA the doctors are
prescribing 4; trust them to got next
. . good thIrg".
Special Notice: To insure doctors and
sholf patients getting the Genuine Phos'
pllated Iron We have put In capsules
pllls or tablets.
Mountain City Drug Co., and leading
rugglsts everywhere.
/.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-11

Wells Goo6ykoontz representative
in congress from the fifth West Vir.
sinia district. is one CT the new men,
bers of the House judiciary committee
selected by tne Republican committee
on committees. 1t was the place for
which he was endorsed by his coIlea-
CUES from his state, Virginia Maryland
Kentucky and Tennessee. His can.
didacy for the important place was
presented and urged by Congressman
Harry C. woodward, member of the
committee making up the comittees.
Mr.. Goodykoontz' high repute in his
state as lawyer, the fact that he had
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-11
WASHINGTON NEWS )
GOSSIP 9 2E1sZE. BROOKS s177:

been president OF the bar association
Of West Virginia and president of the
State Senate, were strong factors in
favoring mis- election.
AS previously stated in these dis
patches, West Virginia also got a
membership on the ways fEd means
committee. 1t is held by Congress-
man George NJ. Bowers, Of the Second
district. Thus two big plums fall to
West Virginia in the new congress.
S. p Echols, OF the Sixth district.
who while in this city week before
last made application for membership
on the mines and mining committee
after his re Arn home b,nt an appli-
cation for membership IN the commit
tee OF naval affairs, failed to secure
the last named positioni He will
probably be assigned to the first nam
ed committee.
Congressman woodward and Reed
will, by choice retain their places on
the post offices and post roads, and
the District affairs committee, respec.
lively, both advancing in seniority.
Application for increased pension
was filed at the Pension Bureau by
Senator Sutherland and for Joseph W.
Davis, of Rowlesburg pension has
been granted 10 Francis NJ. Evans. of
Petersburg. w. Va. at the rate of S25
a month from March q 1918.
II the government will order the
gravel being dredged in the Ohio river
on the Ohio side opposite Friendly,
w Va. dumped on the West Virginia
shore instead Of the Ohio side, which
is now being done, the citizens of
Friendly will make use of it on their
roads. They have written promising
that to Congressman H. c. woodward
The latter on Saturday, transmitted
the petition 10 Maj. General Black
chief of engineers, who has river i'm
provement work within his jurisdic-
ton.
Miss snodgrass. of Parkersburg,
and Mrs. John A Steele Of Pittsburg,
are guests al the Shoreham. They
are on their way home from Florida.
M. Stanley Hodges, Of Franklin, ".
Va, is registered at the Raleigh.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-11
Safe Bet.

Safe Bet.
Shelf fashion makes our skirts
any narrower than they are now
don't know what I'll do.
He-I do: you'll wear them.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-11
Business Men
Select Officers

Directors Of the Fairmont Business
Mems association have organized by
electing the following officers for the
ensuing term:
President, W. l. Lydic; vice presi.
dent, John NJ. Kisner; treasurer, M. l..
Brown; secretary, Trevey Nutter.
The drawing of the directors to de.
termine those for the one, two and
three year term resulted as follows:
One year NJ. L. Brown, Sam B.
Iseman. j. L. Hall, John NJ. Kisner, W.
/. Lydic.
Two years D. NJ. osgood, c. E.
Meredith, W. R. Crane, Charles G..
Hood, James ". Google.
Three years-H. ]. Hartley, NJ. B.
Cobun. Arch F. Sandy, ]. c. Welton,
E. c. Jones.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-11
Some High Divers.

Worthington seems to have a lot Of
high divers. A few months since Arlie
Shaver took a fall off the Western
Maryland bridge, a distance Of more
than fifty feet and was out in few
days. Recently Elmer Nay fell from
the river bridge here and escaped with
a few slight bruises. The latest dive
was made few nights ago by Arlie
Parrish, who fell from the Western
Maryland trestle just below town a
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-11
Revival Services Realn.

The revival meetings at the Baptist
church which were begun in October
last but were suspended on account
of the flu quarantine were resumed OIL
Sunday morning by Evangelist Peck.
There will be services every evening
at>7:30
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-11
Warrington
Revival Meetings Close.

The revival meetings conducted in
the Methodist Protestant church by
Rev. ]. l. Vincent closed on Wednes'
day evening OF last week. Consider
able interest was manifested and there
we're three or four additions to the
church.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-11

companied by her young son. MaIshall,
who will undergo g surgical operation
at one Of the hospitals OF that city.
E. W. Baker was calling on friends
in Fairmont on Saturday evening.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-11
Removed to New Jersey.

John w. Geddes has removed to a
farm near Egg Harbor City, New Jer-
sey, where he will engage in agricul'
tural pursuits.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-11
pmrehased an Interest.

F. NJ. Thompson has purchased a
half interest in the Victor CORRECTION
cry and Grocery in the Victor building
in Main street.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-11

WASHINGTON, D. c., March IL
Unless a change is made in orders the
eightieth division will be sent home
from France next May. In this divis-
ion are 313, 314 and Bis artillery, in
which are several thousand West Vir-
ginia boys conscripted into the Ma
tional army The 314th is solidly
made up OF West Nirginians. major.
ity of whom are from the Northern
Panhandle and counties contiguous
thereto, extending as far south as the
Little Kanawha group OF counties.
If the wishes OF the people OF the
section from which the S14 boys went
forth are realized, and plaTs begun to
be talked about now take formidable
shape for future development, the ar.
rival home Of the 314th's veterans will
which will be notable in the history
OF the stale. The suggestion is that
the upstate counties from which these
soldier boys hail join in and give
them rousing welcome home.
The city of Wheeling is to be the
point at which the homecoming and
grand review Of the 314th is TO be
staged. Interest in the dramatic ev-
ent to be worked up in each county
concerned by local organization OF
boosters. anG excursion rates are to
be asked for from the railroads. 1t is
believed that such a celebration will
draw thousands of visitors to Wheel
ing and prove to be one of the biggest
events ever neld in the history of that
city.