davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-26
TO
 HOLD BAND FESTIVAL
 THANKSGIVING DAY

Thanksgiving Day win be celebrated with a band festival and corps rally by the Salvationists of Birmingham, who have prepared an appropriate open air programme for tomorrow after noon with a Thanksgiving supper at 5:3o o'clock, and a festival in the Sal vation Army hall at 7;45.
 J. E. Taylor of the TaylorWheeler Grocery company will preside over the festival and the following programme will be erndered:
 Opening song, America" band prayer, Staff Captain Main congrega- tional song, "Oh, For a Thousand Tongles;" violin solo, Miss Gladys Lyons; recitation, Mrs. Atkins; musica trio and laughing chorus, oandsma T and Mrs. H. E. Robbins and Captain Main; brass quintet, by band; vocal solo, Sail On," J. Willett; male quartet, Kings Highway" four bandsmen march by band, "Army of the Brave;' baritone solo, Reckon on Me- J. Will lett; duet, autoharp accompaniment, Captain and Mrs. Grimshaw; band song, Shining As the Stars" benedic- tion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-26
.CLEMENCEAU LEADS
 BOYS MERRY CHASE.
Don't Try to Make Me Be- lieve My MOustache Was White All My Life,"
 Says Premier
By Associated Press

Les Sable DOlonne, Brittany, Novem- Der 24-Premier Clemenceau is enjoying such a strenuous rest" in Vendee that the newspaper correspondents find it difficult to keep up with him in his au- tomobile rides through the country and along the shores of the Atlantic. As is usual during his short visits to his na- tive country, the premier appears to have discarded all thought of politics and the cares of public affairs, and fningles with the peasants and fishermen, chatting with the elderly women and weather beaten old men.
 Natives gather around the premier and recall old times. One said to him: Tt is more than 10 years since l have seen you, but you haven't changed much v
 The Tiger replied gruffly: Don't try to make me believe my moustache was white all my life'
 One very old peasnant recalled with pride the fact that M. Clemenceau once attended him as doctor when the peas ant was ill
 T see [ missed you. You're lucky to be still alive,'' responded M Glenn enceau who was once a practicing physician. Somehow I never had much luck with my patients: l always seemed to miss them.'
 The premier has bought little cot tage by the sea at St. Vincent where he intends to stay when the political situation clears up. It is a solitary It, tie dwelling standing on the hill above the water.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-26
'MACHINISTS ID HAVE
 BANQUET TONIGHT.
"Old- Time" Machinists to Have Reunion and Ban
 quet at the Tutwiler

Everything is in readiness for the re- union hanquet oi the "old-time' macnin- ists .o be he'd tonight at the Tutwiler hotel. The affair is for the machinists who worked at thc.~ trade in this district 2O yeas ago or mcre. The wives and fam flies are also invited Nearly POO reserva- tions have been made and suitable programme ms been arranged. Wash ingloa Beck, t,e originator and moving spirit of the reunion, has issued the foi- lowing letter to the machinists of this district:
 "Ye Olde Time Machinists What to Wear to the Banquet.
 "Wednesday night, November 26, : ?. m', will be a memora ble date for the old-tlme macninlsts of the Birmingham distrlel when they dine at the Hotel Tutwiler to celebrate their 20 years or more of serV- ice in the building of Greater BlrminS- ham.
 ,tOld timers who have not met for years will meet and have the pleasure of greet ing each other. There is no doubt that the meeting will be a success, even II we left off the good dinner and the i1ne programme we have prepared. But we are going to have a good dinner and then lots of fun, and nothing will be left undohe to make this a memorable night.
 If ou who read this happen to be one of us old timers and have decided not to be present at the banquet something is going to get ry you, and that is sood time. It is 600 late to ask you to send your reservation to me, but make up your mind to go. Be at the hotel before D. m and the committee will set that place IS set for you.
 T an receiving inquiries both rom old timers and their wives what to wear Now that is ohe question l can only an swer for myself This is not to be fa9h- ion show or anything like it. When yo" see me Wednesday nigt all the prepafa- ton that I have made will be ha fc'e and a new pair of shoe strings, Don 'et the clothes bother you; it is not them that we want 70 see, but you.
 'sArrangements have been made tof l'' plates. Come on, let's make it 200 or more, and have regular time-one that we will not soon forget.
 "Hov;ag to sec you Wednesday night I am Respectfully,
 WASHINGTON BECK
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-26
Damage Suits Filed
 in Circuit Court

Mrs Annie Henderson, admnlstrator for the estate of I. Henderson, yesterday filed suit in the circuit court for s5o,ooo damages against Walker D. Hines, dlrec- tor general of railroads.
 In the suit Mrs. Henderson alleges that I. Henderson was killed by train Of the Louisville Nashville railroad near Magella, Ala.
 A. Kirk filed two separate suits against w. K. Couch, Jr., one for 5000 and a second for $10,0oo. alleging personal injury sustained by him and his young son. Freddie Kirk, when he alleges they were hit by an automobile belonging to the defendant.
 The accident, as lleged in the two suits. occurred on May near Fairview Station.
 Tome Price for Agnes Price, a minor, filed suit against Lee Bradley, receiver for the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, claiming $10,000 damages for alleged personal injuries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-26
SHRINERS HOLD
 BIG CEREMONIAL
Plans Furthered to Build Million-Dollar Temple
 for Shriners

As the largest ceremonial yet held by the zamora temple Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, '250 candidates were led across the hot sands of the desert" last night at the Jefferson theatre. Practically every shriner from Bir- mingham ad north Alabama and a large number from the surrounding states were present at the ceremonial and the banquets preceding at the ? Hillman.and Tutwiler hotels and at the Masonic temple.
 Approximately s115,OO0 was raised toward the building of the new temple which, together with the amount all ready subscribed, brings the total te s765. ooo. and not far from the S1,OOo,- GOO which is expected to be. put on the new edihce
 The banquet which preceded the ceremonial. owing to the large num- Der of delegates, had to be divided, the 5000 shriners occupying all the avail able space m the Tutwiler, the Hill- man and the Masonic temple
 Following the banquet the candi- dates were marched to the Jefferson . theatre where they were given the degree Potentate J. H. Heineke pre- sided over the ceremonial.
 United States Senator oscar w. un- derwood spoke to the Shriners at the ceremonial. and expressed the good that would come out of the building oi the s1,000O00 temple in Birmingham. He also pointed out what this new temple would mean to Birmingham, and the state of Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-26
.DARKEN YOUR CRAY HAIR
 LOOK YOUNG
Enjoy the Pleasures of Youth. Q-Ban Hair Color
 Restorer Highly Praised

You may feel young. but that gray, faded strngy hair betrays you. Most folks Judge by looks" and that is the reason you have been summed by the younger set. They think you are too old for them.
 Nothing makes you look old and haggard like Iifeless thin, faded gray hair. You might have the best of health physically, but your gray hair robs you of enjoying 1t because it puts you in the old folks class
 You don't have to go through life with this disadvantage by being gray haired. O-Ban (pronounced Ku-Ban) Hair Color Re- storer is making thousands happy, by bring ing the beautiful dark color of their youth back to their hair. and making it full, evenly dark, long and soft Not a sign of gray shows after they it few days. You then look young and attractive again.
 "Q-Ban' Hair Color Restorer is clean liouid that any one easily apply to their hair and scalp in the privacy of their room Absolutely harmless no dye, no trouble, all ready fully prepared. You can stop all other hair color restorers and use Q-Ban, as it IS the best and is healthy for scalp and hair. Stops dandruff and falling hair. Ask any druggist, toilet goods counter. Directions
 Arnold Masberg Drug Co.,, 4th Ave. and 2Oth St. or 4th Ave and 18th St.. Birming- ham, Ala Mail orders filled for 75c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-26
Commissioners Facetious
 While Burning Old Bonds

With the exception possibly of the United States supreme court. conven- tion of Shriners and a conference of southern newspaper publishers, the Birmingham city commission is the most dignified body on the western hemisphere. Shanghai or the Fiji Is- lands.
 Of course, the city commissioners do not stalk around in black robes or fez caps and none sports a piece of daily newspaper property.
 But in the history of all statesmen there come times when diversion is ab- solutely necessary to break the monot- onous routine of serious existence. The city commission is human, therefore it's members present no exception to the general rule
 Hence this story.
 When the commissfon met late yes terday Secretary II. S. Ryall broke the news that around $25000 worth of city and North Birmingham improvement bonds had fallen due and the bill col lectors were dogging the footsteps of the municipal custodian of the strong box
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-26
Mrs. Sturkey Recovering

Mrs R. D. Sturkey of 904 South Eleventh street, is reported to be resting as well as could be expected at the Hillman hospital, where she was taken after swallowing two bichloride ol mercury tablets by mis- take at her home yesterday afternoon. II is understood that she had been i'll for several days ana sent her maid to get some medicine from another room, anu the negro returned with the mercury tab lets Ly mistake Mrs. Sturkey took two tablets without roticing the change, It IS said The hospital authorities hold out hopes for an early recovery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-26
PASS AROUND THE HAT

Thereupon Comptroller Jimmie Jones passed the hat around. the commission CTS dug down into vest pockets and produced sufficient change to buy the bonds and stop the payment of inter- est.
 And when a man has finished pay ing the mortgage on the old home stead it's an occasion for, to say the least. decorus celebration. Comptrol- Ter Jones had run out of potlicker; it's a violatio of city ordinances to touch off any fireworks except on July 1, and it was too damp to make a public demonstration.
 Hence tall zinc bucket, ma tch and rhythmic outburst.
 The ceremonies were opened by Sec retary Ryall. when he lit a cigarette with a 5000 bond and spouted some thing like this:
 The beefst eak volplanes far on high. Butter and eggs roam up in the sky. I'm feeding the family on Bermuda
 grass.
 Can't even afford plain garden sass
 The applause shook the city hall to it's very foundation.
 Commissioner H. Page Errruss lit couple of 5000 bonds, pitched them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-26
HOW ID GET RID
 OF YOUR COLD The quick way is to use Dr. Kings New Discovery

ONT put off until tonight what you ! can do today. Step into your drug
 gist's and buy bottle of Dr. Kings New Discovery. Start taking it at once By the time you reach home you'll be on the way to recovery.
 This standard family friend has been breaking colds, coughs, grippe attacks and croup for more than fifty years. It's used wherever sure-fire relief is appreciated Children and grownups alike can use it. there is no dsagreeable after-effect. Your druggist has it, soc and $1.20 bottles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-26
Bowels Begging for Help

Torpid liver pleading for assistance? How careless to neglect these things when Dr. Kings New Life Pills promptly, mildly yet effectively come to their relief!
 Leaving the system uncleaned clogged bowels unmoved. results in health-destruc- tive after-effects. Let stimulating, tonic in action Dr. Kings New Life Pills bring you the happiness of regular, normal bowel and liver functioning. Keep feeling fit, doing the work of a man or woman who finds rleish in it. All druggists-25c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-26
New Incorporation

The Consolidated Cone company who will manufacture ice cream cones Tn Blr- mingham. filed incorporation papers Tn inc probate court yesterday. The new firm is capitalized at s20,00O, which IS all paid-in stock. E Rice were the incorporators and will hold the offices of president and treas urer, vice president and secretary, re- spectiVelV
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-26
HORNADY WAKES UP

By this time ConK issid~ser John R.. aornady had aroused from his slum- Der and with handful of blazing bends lifted aloft he recalled these fa- nous lines:
 Fore shoul-.<S of a hog,
 Hind quarter of a lamb; Must I have these whiskers off,
 Or go just like l am?
 Comptroller Jones gave reading from Ibsen's "Lzzie on the Pickle Boat, or Twittering in the Twilight ort the Yazoo." City Attorney r. c. Moore gave vocal solo, My Mothers Teeth Were Filled With Zinc"
 The local diplomats then retired to the storm cellar to consider in execu- tive session an ordinance creating the official position of keeper of, the mu- nicipal conscience and designating the range of his duties
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-26
Arrested on V. P. L. Charge

Richard Obryant giving his address as Knoxville. Tenn. was apprehended at a local tctel last night and six quarts of corn whisky were found in his possession, according to Detectives Hickman and Brown, who Investigated the case. He was placed in the city jail pending trial before Judge Henry Martin, on charge of violating the prohibition law. x
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-26
Naturalization of Aliens

Charles J. Allison, clerk of the United States court for the northern diserict of Alabama, and T. J. Kennamer deputy clerk, will take the naturalization rec ords to Florence on December so that the large number of aliens there may take out first papers signifying their in tention of becoming citizens of the United States, or their second papers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-26
HUNGRY BUT
 DAREN'T EAT
Take Tapes Diapepsin" and eat favorite foods
 without fear


 Your meals hit back! Your stomach is sour, acid, gassy and you feel bloat- ed after eating or you have heavy Jumps of indigestion pain or headache, but never mind. Here is instant relief. Don't stay upset! Eat tablet of Pape's Diapepsin and immediately the indigestion. gases, acidity and all stom- ach distress caused By acidity ends. Pape's Diapepsin tablets are the sur est, quickest stomach relievers in the world. They cost very little at drug Stores
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-26
COMPLAINS OF EUPHONY

It was unanimously agreed that this was classic. but Commissioner John H. Taylor declared there was no euphony in the meter and substituted this:
 Pale-glummed eve and herd of
 wnangs, And the erris glob of the knawsome
 fangs; Woof-warped gauge and a blotch of
 ooze- Bootlegger, what didja put in the
 booze?
 Dr. \. A. Barrett asked for s5000 worth of the bonds and as they flared and flamed this was the inspiration that struck him amidship: Apple green west and an orange bar And the glass-eye wink of an Ensley
 star Verse like this makes the bosom thrill, Thank goodness. we've paid this dog
 goned bill.
 Commissioner J. Ellis Brown opined that these last two verses were a ma licious violation of the regulations laid down by Alfred Austin and the Ladies Home Journal. And he gave them this:
 Hush, big water main,
 Don't you cry.
 You'll be full of mud
 DafA ha btr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-26
DEATHS

John P. EIIard-Aged 55, died at the home of his brother, w. w. Ellard .6515 Walker avenue, yesterday morn ing Funeral services will be con ducted from the residence today at 1 1 o'clock Interment at New Prospect cemetery. He is survived by two brothers and two sisters.
 Mrs. Mary Ida Schrimsher-Aged S3. who died at her home in Avondale Monday afternoon, was buried at the Forest Hill cemetery yesterday after noon.
 Joseph Ossoed Hannun-Aged 69, who died al his home, 1911 Seventeenth street south, Sunday afternoon, was buried at the Elmwood cemetery yes terday afternoon.
 Collie Lon Garner = Two-year old daughter of MT. and Mrs. B. F. Gar ner, died at the family residence Monday afternoon. Interment took place at Mary Cross cemetery, in Etowah county, yesterday afternoon. Mrs John II. Havlin died at her home in Miami, Fla, Monday night. Flu eral services will be held from the residence of J. s. Baldwin, 1881 Huntsville avenue, when the body is received in Birmingham. Burial will be at Oak Hill. The deceased was we'll known in this city and had 3 large circle of friends here. Mrs. Mary Or1nond died yesterday at the family residence 1925 First ave nue. East Lake. Funeral services an- nounced later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-26
WITH THE MOVIES AT
 ENSLEY THEATRES


 Today at the Belle theatre Elmo Lin- coln will be the feature Of the day in Elmo the Mighty a serial that ia filled with brave deeds and thrilling moments, In connection with this great serial two sparkling comedies will be shown.
 Louis Bennlson will be featured toiay at the Franklin theatre in "The Misfis Earl" a clever. very amusing comedy. Louis Bennison is well known to he pa irons of the Franklin theatre. All who saw him in High Pockcts,' his last pie ture, will be glad to see him again in this, his best picture.
 Ethel Clayton will be shown today at the Gary theatre, appearing in a comedy that is filled with big moments called Pettigrew's Girl" The story of the play is unique, the settings the kind you've learned to expect when you see the name, of such a star as Miss Clayton, and ths' supporting cast is admirably chosen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-26
rha rick1e NIakes Yon Cougn

Nuc AtchiC 1NHNNS " :. HAYES HEALING HONEY stops the Tickle, Heals the Throat and Cures the Cough. 35c. A free box of GROVES SALVE for Chest Colds, Head Colds and Group with every bot fJ
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-26

over in the bucket and recited as he watched the dying embSrs:
 I had friend,
 Went on his bail;
 I wish my friend
 NNau fa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-26

Mrs. Mary Ormond died yesterday at the family residence. 1925 First ave nue, East Lake. Funeral services an- nounced later.
The Meeker herald., 1919-02-08

Upon our entrance into the war
great women's orgnnization-the one
which has been working for the vote
for the women Of the United States
for more than half a century-organ-
lied and equipped hospital unit Of
women, doctors as well as nurses. and
offered It to the United States. says
Pittsburgh Dispatch. There Ia some-
thing In government custom OF in ar
my red tape. II not actually in law,
which made 1t impossible for the great.
est democracy on earth to accept the
services Of this unit because It was
composed Of women. 30 Uncle Sam
was forced to decline the offer. He
did 1t politely, probably with regret
that the organization was not ladies'
auxiliary which could be attached to
something regular and masculine and
thus made available. The. National
Woman Suffrage association thereupon
offered its hospital unit to- France,
which accepted It with alacrity and
gratitude and assigned 1t to service.
And yet. the other day. according to
the newspapers. q woman doctor was
made major In the American army.
and 80 there's ground for hope.
The Meeker herald., 1919-02-08
olesmy Russ,.s wr,tsrs.

According to Charles Gray Shaw In
the North American Review, Russian
fiction IL not gloomy 70 much because
1t represents actual Russian conditions,
but because Russian writer's are by
nature gloomy. At least that he be-
iieves to be true Of Dostoievsky, the
subject Of his article. for he says:
ut II q terrible thing to fall into
the hands Of the living God, but that
Ii what happened to Fydor Dostoiev.
sky. It was not Russia. vast, fantas.
tic. terrible, but real existence as such
which wrung from his soul his tales
Of self-inquisition. Reality has caught
me upon hook : this chance express
sion in one Of his romances of reality
Is the confessed secret Of the anguish.
ed author. Dostoievsky il Russia, and
the Russian soul IL dark place Hav.
Ing said this Of his own land. Dostoiev.
sky. without playing upon Amiel's pref.
ty epigram, the landscape is a state
Of the SOUL proceeds to show US how
the outer darkness pervades his own
soul. He knows not why. but at dusk
there comes over him an oppressive
and agonizing state Of mind difficult to
define, but recognizable In the form Of
mystical terror"
The Meeker herald., 1919-02-08
Dream Of Perpetual Peace.

Returning In the early days Of the
war from a bellIgerent Germany,
through mobilized Switzerland and a
partly modified Italy. to an America
that was still unperturbed and unpre-
pared. l revisited the famous museum
Of Naples" writes Munroe Smith In
Case and Comment.
"In one Of the central corridors I
noticed an ancient mural inscription,
which I had doubtless seen before
without approaching Its significance
an inscription of the time Of Augustus:
SO perpetual peace
"Thus. even In warlike Rome. and
more than 10 centuries ago. after a
series Of wars that had shaken the
then civilized world from the Alps to
the African deserts and from the Pill
inrs Of Hercules to the Nile. as after
every great war that has since devas-
tinted Europe. mems minds were turn
ing with inextinguishable hope to the
vision Of a warless future"
The Meeker herald., 1919-02-08
French Rainfall statistics.

The investigation Of French rainfall.
as planned by the central meteorologi-
cal ONCE. has been carried out for q
portion Of the Countrywide northwest
provinces. Maps of the average rain.
fall for so years-1S51-10 OO-have been
compiled, and comparison has been
made with the records Of 10 stations in
France and across the border In sd-
jacent countries. The leading rainfall
features for each month and for each
year have been summarized. A wide
variation over small patches Of terri
tory Is Indicated and while the annual
precipitation is more than 40 inches at
very few stations, 1t Is 48 inches in the
Monts d'Arree. and only 20 to a inches
in the basins of the Seine. the Loire
and the Oise. In nearly all parts Of
the territory. the wettest month is Oc-
tober. The rainfall for this month ex.
ceeds four inches In the country Of
Caux. the department of the Manche.
the western part Of Brittany. and the
heights of Gatine, reaching the maxi
mum Of six inches at Saussemesnil,
and the driest areas, with fall Of two
to three inches. are the middle valley
Of the Seine. the basin Of the Eure,
and in the Beauce. The driest month
IL February.
The Meeker herald., 1919-02-08
rh... ship. Laid Up.

"A Dutch East Indian cannot help
smiling when he finds fear expressed
that the German and Austrian ships in
East Indian harbors might run out
to sea as faiders." said a Hollander
who Is in New York on business.
Forty steamships fed into our har-
bors. In the Emma harbor and the
Queens Bay Mt Panang are lying the
Van Kleist and Rhineland Of the North
German Lloyd, the NInive of the Ham,
burg-American line and the Orsowa, IN
Austrian boat from Fiume. -.
"These ships will require no more
watching because Of the luxurIant
growth Of shell and coral. The steam
ships must now be covered with a
layer of coral and shell from thirty
to forty inches thick. About two
years ago attempts were made to move
the Won Klelst. but no greater speed
than Ave knots could be got out of
her, although the ship originally had
n speed Of twenty knots."-New York
Sun.