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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-18
Id Matty, and it seelIls like

z&E SsIf0 MSlJly, anu 1t SeeiiIs iihS
q me- -
hi6 that no offer had 8ggen made
but if it were he would con-
IT, Matty's close friends take
an indication that as soon as
released from his Army duties
@ come here and talk with Man
v IcGraW about the New York
hg position. MatheWson re-
a large salary for managing the
RRo put it is believed that if he Will
~ pr q reasonable offer from Nc
he can have the job.
contract with Cincinnati ter
IS ID before 1 left for France last
lber," Mat+y said. Il am under
to go to Washington immedi-
Ealad I see no further use of in
s#ng aayCne how to throw gas. |
@ to ask for my. discharge and get
Ito civil life. The only persons
Nv of in need of gas are the UNI
hewson brought back with him
MI st definite information about tho
league players who arc now
the American Expeditionary
s, When asked if he thought
3 a Iexander, Hank Gowdy and the
ball players would be back in
81 for the opening of the season,
q said:
number of prominent ball play
=, III 10 ok n q
he opening of the season and, in
am afraid some OF them will
10 back until the season is nearly
Several Of the players are with
army of Occupation"
Isl. will be discouraging news to
hub owners, for they have been
, along on the assumption that all
layers would be out of service by
ime~of the opening of the season
,PT1I %. It means that the clubs
have to retain several of their
g players until the regulars come
and have a chance to get into
'S~~to play again. The constant
else Of hiking isn't the kind Of ex-
10 ball player needs. When the
Ier- players return they will have
o through a season Of training to
back their alertnoss and speed.
athewson says that baseball will
II be a popular sport among the
lch because they have the mis-
n idea that 1t is brutal.
hey consider baseball as too
III" said Matty. They are moro
Id OF hard-hit grounder or liner
they are of German she'll.
r infield work Is bad. They can
bases all right, but have little OPP
unity, because they cannot bat.
thing which the French players
lot do Is to stand up close behind
batsman and catch. Nothing can
uade them to stand up and get
i right under the bat like our
hers do. They want to retreat
It ten yards and catch the ball.
saw a couple of Americans play
ball in the street, and no one
Id pass behind the catcher. The
1t was that traffic was held up,
those French people were so sure
the catcher would miss the ball
that they would get hit that moth
could force them to move any
re near where the ball was
ing"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-18
AMATEUR GOLF TOURNEY.
Championship Set at Sunset Club to
Be an Invitation Event.

Chicago, Feb. 17.-Oficials OF the
Western Golf association announced
Yesterday that the amateur cham
pion set for June Is at the Sunset
club, st Louis, would be an invitation
event. This is expected to bring out
some of the best players from all sec
tons.
The last champion played
at the Midlothian club here in 1917
and was won by Francis Ouimet of
Boston,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-18
WASHINGTON MEMORIAL.

New Britain council, O. L. A M,
will hold its fortieth annual observ-
ance of WashingtOn's birthday Thurs
day evening in it's hall on Main street.
The TUXEDO Mandolin club of HART
ford will furnish music and Rev, wv
+. Cook wall be the speaker of the
evening. Councillor F. A. Nergaaon
will give the address of welcome.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-18
GRAB BEATS LEVINSKY.

Buffalo. N. Y, Feb. 18.-Harrv
Grab of Pittsburgh, scored a decisive
victory over Battling Levinsky of New
York, in a ten-round bout here last
night, Grab carried the fighting to
LevinAky all the way Levinslxv
xryeiob Id 1T5. Crab 1S41 IL
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-18
..zYNg- SIGNS THE PAPERS.

New York, Feb 1S.-Heinie zim-
norman Yesterday came down from
The Bronx to the offices of the New
York Nationals to sign his contract
for. the 1919 season. He had quite a
talk with John McGraw before sign
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-18
FIGHT TO A DRAW.

Pittsburgh, Feb 18-Dick Loadman
of Buffalo and Eddie Wimler of
Pittsburgh fought ten-round bout
to draw here last night. Loadman
made a strong finish.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-18
BOLSHEVISTS BREAK
UNDER ALLIED GUNS
Cessation Of HOStilitieS Due to De-
feat Rather Than Friendship

Archansel, Feb. Is, (By The AS
ISOLATED Pressl Since February II
the Bolshevil1i have made no at
lacks against the Allied forces on any
sector Of the Archangel front. AL
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-18
wTNGO TO COACH.

Ca, Feb. 18.-Anlounce-
s made Yesterday that the
hcrsity of Georgia baseball
DC coached by Ivy ("Red"l
n e will report to Athens on
&A& and will remain with the
b. until called to join Gin
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-18
AL MCCOY REATEN.

Syracuse, N. Y, Feb. 1S.-Youna
Fisher of Syracuse had the better Of
Al Mccoy of Brooklyn in a 10 round
bout here last night.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-18
YALE INVITES HARVARD

Crimson Oarsmcn May Occupy the
Eli Rowing Quarters at Gales Ferry
Next June.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-18

auction. They intend to arrange this
nicely at the Princes Islands,"
Sprca aiding "Redv PrOnaganda
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-18
MINER i'm a Theater Orchestra Thinks About

bco E~ ~ -
RAJ Sc IF IT WA SN Y
FOR ME- THIS Music
WOULD Be on TIC
BUM, every CODY
VIA TIC ne S ME- Won X 49,
IT'S AN ANVIL Poor
Slow
The Winslow mail., 1919-12-12
When You Buy Red Cross Christmas
Seals You Endorse Fresh
Air and Sunshine
Story by Rex Beach


Are you in favor of sunlight, fresh
air, good food-and plenty of it? Of
course you are.
Then you are also in favor of buy
ing as many Red Cross Christmas
Seals as you can afford, with possibly
a little bit more for good measure
Because Red Cross Christmas Seals
are sold to raise money for anti
tuberculosis work. AS 1 understand
it, when the explanation is stripped
to it's bare, clean core, anti-tubercu-
losis work means the distribution of
Gods sunlight and fresh air to all
the people-not excluding the little
children of the tenements whose
world is now shamefully lacking in
these glorious necessities of life.
And if the people have the sunlight
and fresh air which they deserve
they will be able to provide them
selves with the nourishing food
which they need
After all is said, the prevention of
tuberculosis and the treatment of
those already unfortunate enough to
have contracted the disease consists
in a general effort to make sane liv-
ing popular and within the reach of
all. That is why l am a strong sup
porter Of the present campaign of
the National tuberculosis Associa-
ton. The campaign will eliminate
in the Red Cross Christmas Seal
Sale when more than $6,50O,OOO must
be raised to carry out the plans to
The Winslow mail., 1919-12-12

fight the White Plague during the
coming year. The size of the sum is
based on carefully considered bud
get, but the big outstanding fact as
seen by layman is that 100000 per-
sons died from tuberculosis in the
United States during the past twelve
months. Anybody who buys Red
Cross Christmas Seals is helping to
cut down the death rate and I ven
ture to predict that every man, wo
man and child who understands the
situation will wish to be among the
buyers and users of the seals.
In my travels in Alaska, I have
Alaskans because of their living con-
ditions. The Indians of the Caribbean
Sea section are far from tuberculosis
because they live, outdoors.
In every great city in America we
have people who live at various
stages between the standards of the
Eskimos and the standards of the
San Bias Indians in matters of hy
giene. Those who keep hidden from
the fresh cir and away from the sun
light need to be shown how to win
back their heritages of mankind for
their own sake and for the sake of
the rest of us.
The most direct way for the aver
age citizen to help bring this about
is to buy Red Cross Christmas Seals
to the utmost If this idea is gener
ally understood / believe that every
letter mailed in the United States
between December first and New
Years will bear on it's flap one of
those seals with the figure of husky
happy Santa Claus upon it.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-10-31

All parties interested are hereby
informed that | am not buying any
dogs in the State of Tennessee, and
have not been for some time, and am
not in the market for dogs at any
price. Game is too scarce to properly
train dog to meet the high stand
ard demanded by my clientele who
want nothing but the best money will
buy. The volume Of my business be-
came so great had to discontinue
selling all low priced dogs. conse-
quently | am no longer in the market
for dogs in this territory.
So save time by not writing, phon-
ing or bringing dogs to my place as |
positively would not accept one as a
gift. Respectfully,
ll-2l ]. e. WILLIAMS.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-10-31

President Wilson as vetoing ex-
ecutive is a dismal failure. The
act repeating the daylight law
which was vetoed by him and at
once passed over his veto. was
a most nonsensical law and the
people demanded it's repeal. The
prohibition Legislation, which he
at the last moment vetoed. was
passed over his veto in two hours
by the lower house of congress
and by the senate next day. 1t
looks like he was determined to
run counter to the demands of
the people in both these cases
which effects every man, woman
and child in Uncle Sans domains.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-10-31
The recent kidnapping of W.

The recent kidnapping of w.
o Jenkins, American consul at
Puebla. Mex, by bandits and
backed by Caranza soldiers and
held until $l50,0oO ransom in
gold was paid, is the climax in
Mexican affairs. Friends con-
tributed the money and probably
the Caranza government will re-
pay. This government announ-
ces it will not. The best way to
placate the strikers in this gov
ernment would be to draft them
in an army and send them to
Mexico to lick the greasers and
then give them the country to
run on a high strike plane to suit
their own sweet will.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-10-31
CUSTOM IGNORED
FOLLOWING TRIAL
Ripley Man Gives Ills First Pub
lie Statement lndorsing
Trutona Highly.
Ripley, Tenn. Oct. 20. 1919.

This is the first time I've ever
authorized my name to be used in
connection with medicine ad, but
feel that | am Justified in giving this
statement praising Trutona as the
medicine has proven its merit in my
case"
Such was the convincing statement
made recently by V. E. Rush. well
known Ripley grocer, residing in
Brownsville street. Mr.. Rush, who
is 81 years old, was born and raised
In this vicinity aud he is known to
practically everyone. Many will there
fore be interested in his statement
praisiBg Trutona's merits.
i was suffering from the after
effects Of the "fa," Mr.. Rush said. Il
especially suffered from pains in the
back Of head after the attack OF
influenza.
I've used one bottle of Trutona
and | want to say that it has helped
my case and Pm willing to recon-
mend it to those troubled with a gen
orally run down system. Trutona has
proven to me that.it is a medicine OF
merit and think | am safe in saving
that it is a splendid tonic. | hope
others will give it trial"
Trutona is now being introduced
and explained in Selmer at DR.. Ken
bricks drug store.
The j. S. DeBois, Son & Co, whole
sale distributors for this section.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-10-31
Perkins letter.
Seat Pleasant, Maryland,
0ntnhnr 9 1910

Editor Independent:
Well, here am again, after a rest
of several weeks, thinking your read
ers would like to hear few words
from me. Your own flattering invi-
tation, and equally friendly comment
by Mr.. Stumph from Oklahoma and
"Old Zique" (whose letters used to be
enjoyed by my mother during her last
years. make it easy for me to come
in again for little chat.
1t is not easy at the age Of fifty
six to adjust ones self to new order
Of life. For half of my earthly jour
ney had been working in the gov
ernment service, and for years before
that for somebody else, so that it
seems strange 20 be my own master;
to come and 60 at my own sweet will;
not to have to report to somebody
and give an account of the way my
time was spent; and it also seems
strange to have the fifteenth and the
last day of the month come around
and not to sign a pay roll or get a
salary check. But the renters On my
big place here bring their little dabs
of money in at times for stuff sold,
and can get lots of things to eat
from my place loo, such as fruit,
turnip greens, pumpkins, egg plants,
beans, etc, and wood is plentiful for
the cutting. So we are fixing to
snuggle down for the winter on our
own hook, wife and |, and the feeling
is delicious. | can recommend gov
ernment service for young people who
want to get start in life. but the
ordinary clerical position under Uncle
Sam. especially in Washington, offers
little indeed to the ambitious and
enterprising man or woman.
Twenty years ago came out here
seven miles east of the White House,
to seek country home. A 400-acre
farm. called Seat Pleasant, belonging
to a family from North Carolina, had
been sold to a real estate firm in
Washington, and they had cut the
land up into small farms of ten and
twenty acres and sold the land at
about double what they paid for it.
| paid from $66 to 500 an acre. Now
it is worth several times that. | am
going to draw moral from facts:
The family that owned the land were
nearlj all in the government service.
One was in the printing office, two in
the fire department, one in the navy
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-10-31

yard, one at the capital, one in the
postoffice department and one in a
postoffice in North Carolina. All
drawing salaries from $75 to Sl25 a
month. You would have thought
they were rich. Do You know. there
was something in the quiet security
of those government jobs that lulled
this family into the feeling that they
were fixed for life. aud they let the
farm go to the dickens. Within sight
of Washington, they could have made
a fortune from growing produce and
selling it in the rapidly growing city,
out they mortgaged the land and then
let it go for practically what they
owed on it. Today not one Of those
heir to the magnificent farm owns a
foot Of land of his own, and strangers
are enjoying what they once had and
what they could have so easily kept
and gotten rich on if they hadn't all
had their noses in Uncle Sans feed
trough. But it is a blessed good
thing that there are people who let
60 Of their holdings; otherwise where
would | have gotten hold of anything
like this rich land here, SO close to
the National Capital?
Oae of my neighbors here. who
bought but five acres, and has grown
rich on it raising strawberries, chick
ems, hogs and garden stuff, is a man
who has had no education. You see
such people as that occasionally;
brought up in the hard school of ex-
perience, practical money maker who
often succeed better than polished
scholars. 1t is very amusing to hear
this man talk, for he makes up new
words sometimes as he goes along
The other day he said to me:
~"Mr. Perkins, you are learned
man and can read the papers, and can
tell me about all this rucus them
there Russians is cutting up over in
the old country. What are these
here Bolsheweekldies up to, anyhow?
I'd like to get regestion about that.
| told my neighbor that the "Bol-
sheweekid" outfit. If they we're in
power here would come to him and
say: Mr.. So and So, you have had
your land long enough. now you must
turn it over to the State, to be given
to land then | mentioned the shah
best, most no-account people in the
neighborhood d-men who never had a
foot of land and wouldn't know what
to do with it if they had) because
they have nothing, and you have had
all you are entitled to-" My neighbor
said emphatically:
"Mr. Perkins, that amt right"
Il continued: That isn't all. The
Bolsheweekids would take notion
that you and your wife had lived to-
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-10-31

gether long enough and now it was
time for both Of you to hook up with
somebody else. So on some beautiful
Tuesday morning you would get notice
from the head Soviet to report to the
Free Love Bureau at 10 o'clock the
next day for assignment to new family
duty. and at the bureau you would
stand in line with other men and wait
for some woman to come and pick you
out. And, mind you, when woman
picked you out. there would be no
backing out yor yov; all you had-to
do was to stand and take your medi-
cine. II a great big. black. greasy
wench came and put her paw on your
shoulder and said to you: MY pet!'
your answer would be you betr and
you would go with her, whether or
no. My neighbor spat energeticallY
and blurted out earnestly:
Mr.. Perkins, that aint right"
Of course it isn't right; it is all
wrong, but the Russian Bolshevik
government has tried to put through
just such rigime, and it might sur
prise you to know that in New York
there are number of Soviets (the
Russian word for counciD which have
declared that the United States must
be brought under Bolshevik rule. 1t
was my business mainly in New York
to look up these deluded fools, whose
language is Russian, and who are
more numerous and have more sym
pathizers than you would imagine.
Out here where every man is know n
for just what he Is; where most Of
the people make their living from the
soil and therefore get it honestly and
usefully, and where there is respect
for the rights and belongings of 9TH
ers, it seems impossible to think that
there are such things as the horrid
Bolsheyik nightmare ideas of govern
ment. 1t is refreshing TO get out
here, and | am going to stay here, at
least till get my lungs fully filled
with the fresh air of Gods own
Continued on last page.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-10-31
Notice.

| have again entered the Optical
business and am prepared to fit the
young or old with first quality glasses.
| win be in Selmer Saturdays and part
of other time. If not convenient to
see me there, drop me card and
can call at your residence.
| am a graduate in Optics and
licensed by the State Board Of Optom-
etry to fit glasses, besides Pve had
15 years experience.
Respectfully,
CHAS. DUNAWAY,
R. l, Selmey, Tenn. 0ptician.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-10-31
SYNOPSIS

SYNOPSIS
Act Milford estate The contested WILL Conspiracy Of Bran
ford and Mrs Milford
Act 2-The will aide Frank and Rose pennies Banords
annoying Rose Quarrel Frank and Branford The latter
plots vengeance Bob Button the Roses Illuminating situation men
Act 3Meetng the Regulators the haunted cabin Ike and Zke
concealed listen Their great danger Scene 2Cye jail Frank
under Assaed by Bob Button Desperate Frank
and Rose release him. Buttons triumph short
by the timely arrival Of Ike and Zeke. Storm The flight
Ac4Branords absolute power the Milford family His
nded attentions Rose. His threats forecose the
Act 5Anemp.ed escape Of Rose Her recapwe Banod Triumph
suddenly ended by sherfs posse Happy denouement
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-10-31

Strayed- One blue speckled hound
with small yellow specks on legs. light
red head, has dew claws on each foot,
has small knot on left hind leg on
Left on Sunday night, Oct
18th. Will pay $40 for his recovery.
oct 81 j. B. league, Ramer, Tenn.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-10-31
Fine Filly for Sale.

She is 10 months old; sired by a
standard trotter; her dam is Dolly, a
Hall mare weighing 1900 pounds
This filly will be large enough TO work
by spring. 7. P. RAINIER,
oct.3l Ramer, Tenn.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-10-31
Selrner Sunbeams
By ERIE HILLARD
A MORNING THOUGHT.

~~~~~'~~
Look up! And hear the song-filled
JOY of early morn;
Look upl And behold another day
sunlight born;
Look upi And catch new zeal from
each dew-sprinkled bloom;
Look upl And know that work must
crown the day at noon.
Look up! And watch receding eve
that fades from sight;
Look upl And see the silent, star
kissed fields of night.
Look upl And feel new life at every
turn of day;
Look up! And lift thy soul up higher
on the way.
The inpudence Of it! Why, the very
idea! The haGeful thing! An old. ugly,
bouy, lanky, good for-nothing mule,
standing on the concrete walk and
refusing to let lady pass. just be-
cause he was picking few dead
weeds over the fence in Main street
front yard OF course the weeds had
no business in the front yard but
what about the mule on the sidewalk
Thanksgiving time will soon be
here. AS we t-avel over the circuit,
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-10-31

we see very few turkeys. 1t takes a
turkey to complete the Thanksgiving
feast. and there is good money in
raising them for the market.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-10-31
Announcement

We have opened up in the Browder Building
next to the Smith Building, formerly occu-
pied by the moving rictrre show. We have
afull line OF Dry Goods, hardware, Groceries,
etc., everything of the best quality and all
new stock, no shelf-Worn stock at reduced
prices. Come to see us when in town..
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-10-31
UNDER THE LAURELS
Bethel Springs Auditorium
Friday Evening, October 81, 1919

CAST OF CHARACTERS
Frank Colewood (adoped son) W. E. Cobb
Kyle Ky Brandord (vlGan) JR Ethendse
Ike Hopper Qarm manager) Troy Etherdse
Bob Button (,py) W. C. Iiamm
Zeke (coored servan) W. T. PgoH
Mrs Milford (miuess Of the planaion) Ruth Welch
Rose Milford (adopted daushteD Helen M. Raney
Polly Dover (crvant in Milford home Mrs A. c. Ramer
Sooky Button (Bob's sister, Ethel Hipps
Sheriff s. A. c. Ramer
Time 75 O'Clock. Benefit School Fund
Admission: l5c and 25c.-
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-10-31
Where There's a Baby on the Fan, Keep
Rat Snap.

Rats are on most farms. Once
they get inside the house look out
Rats kill infants biting them is not
unusual. Nursing bottles attract rats.
Break a cake Of RAT-SNAP and throw
it around. 1t will surely rid you Of
Rats and mice. Three sizes. 25c, SOC,
ST.. Sold and guaranteed by
DR.. Hendricks Drug Store.
Evening journal., 1919-05-01
At 73O [ first saw him
At 731 [ fell in love
In 3 days | was engaged
Then [ married him

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