davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Mount Vernon signal., 1919-03-28

Durham, of Dango.-Some few
have begun to garden in this
part. Mr.. Ben Ponder, of the
Gauley section, has moved his
family to this place. We are
glad to have good neighbors
move in. -Chas. Allen has gone
to Bond to work Mrs. Estill
Mullins is on the sick list this
week.-The church yard at Red
Hill is being cleaned off, plowed
up and grass seed sown. This
shows that the church and COM
Mount Vernon signal., 1919-03-28
Findings Of Committee
VI CA. Conference

1. NEEDS.
1. Good Roads and good Streets
2. Sanitary Closets.
8. School Houses constructed
so as to serve as Community
Centers.
4. Proper ventilation in homes
and public buildings.
S. Proper education in sex hy.
giene.
g. improvements of schools;
more efficient teachers; uniform
scale of salaries, and increased.
2. Development of Civic pride.
Beautifcation of homes, and
towns. Enactment of needs and
strict enforcement of all sanitary
laws.
s. Eradication of Adult illlter
acy.
9. Memorial buildings to be
used as Community Centers.
10. Utilization of National holi.
days fer patriotic and civic in
struction.
II. Proper direction of tht
Boy life and of the Girl life of ths
community.
II. METHODS:
I. Health lectures in Public
Schools, delivered by local phys
icians.
q. The use of all organizations
and agencies. such as Red Tri
angle Committee Boy Scouts Bibl
Clubs. and Civic League.
4. Utilization of soldiers obsel
vations and knowledge on th
subject of health and sanitation
a. Institution of Community
Singing in all communities.
ECONOMIC NEEDS OF TIL
COMMUNITY AND THE
MEANS OF ATTAINING
Them.
1. NEEDS,
!. Men to return to the farl
and become efficient farmers.
2. Stimulation of interest
good roads and IN other publ
Mount Vernon signal., 1919-03-28
Surance,

surance.
EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGE
FOR RETURNED SOLDIERS
AND SAILORS.
I. The Government offers to
every soldier or sailor an oppor-
tunity to secure such an educa.
ton as will make him self-sup,
porting. All of his expenses will
be paid while he is in school, and
in addition to this, he will be Civ.
en- a monthly cash allowance, suf-
fcient for all his needs Ken
lucky colleges are arranging for
fund for the education of any
soldier or sailor unable to pay
his own way, even tho he may
not be disabled.
RED TRIANGLE COMMITTEE.
The State Y. M. G. A., offers
thru the Red Triangle Committee
the all-aroun Y. M. c. A. pro-
gram to communities !where Y.
M. G. A. buildings and secretary
can not be had.
h. T.Young
Committee Willis Sigman
Miss Clyde Watson.
Mount Vernon signal., 1919-03-28
works and improvements.

home boys in home industries.
II. METHODS:
/. Comic rences with returned
soldiers relative to economical
problems.
2. Conference of men of means
relative to enterprises and public
Improvements.
8. Farm agents and demonstra-
tors for county and agricultural
committee.
4. Use of press and pulpip,
Four Minute Men etc.
S. Use State Department of
Education in organization OF vo-
cational schools and schools of
illiterates.
SOCIAL AND RECREATION
AL NEEDS OF THE COM.
MUNITY AND METH.
obs OF ATTAIN
ING THEM.
I NEEDS.
/. A constructive recreational
program in every community.
2. Christian leadership In the
maintenance and supervision of
this program.
3. A campaign to teach the
needs of recreational program.
II. METHODS:
I. A permanent Com munity
Council to promote and super.
wise all recreational and social
life.
q. Organization and supervision
of play in public schools.
3. Promotion of healthy social
life thru Sunday School classes
and other such groups.
Proper local censorship and
close cooperation with moving
p cture managers.
S. Largest possible use of re
turned soldiers as leaders for
Boy Scouts military drill for
boys and all other recreational
activities.
RELIGIOUS NEEDS OF THE
COMMUNITY AND METH.
OBS OF OBTAINING
THEM.
1. NEEDS:
1. The proper relationship of
our Religious enterprises to the
needs of those returning from
war service.
2. The extension and enrich
ment of the program of the
church to meet these needs.
3. The interlocking of activi.
ties of the chruch with other
worthy community agencies and
| forces.
4. Utilization of the returned
soldier and sailor in carrying out
the program of the church.
II. METHODS:
1. Make clear the relation of
religious life to recreational. civic
and other community activities.
2. Promotion and utilization of
Bible Study classes.
3. More vital and less formal
tOiluISA piOS oms
q. utilization of churches thru
Educational, Recreational, and
Social service activities.
S. Popularization of congrega.
tional singing.
| s. Simpler and more vivid
methods Of preaching.
/ 2. Emphasizing the Gospel
Message.
8. Cooperation of churches
with such institutions as Y. M
c. A. Y. w. c. A. Federation Of
Churches Public Schools Clubs
Business organizations.
9 Use of soldier and sailor il
promotion of song service-Biblt
classes-Young Peoples activities
and iu promotion of all other SO
cial, recreational, educational ant
religious ACTIVITIES
4 GENERAL SUGGESTIONS.
1. GOVERNMENT INSUR-
ANCE.
!. Soldiers should be advises
their Government Insurance is
J better insurance proposition thai
Mount Vernon signal., 1919-03-28
RED TRIANGLE cOMMITrEE.
NOTICE TO BOYS AND GIRLS.

ANS 4SG " oO ~ EA4<D o4NASs
Last year Kentucky had more
than 6ooo boys and girls in the
Agricultural Club work. This
year we are hoping to reach 5000
to o,ooo. Boys and girls from
10 to Is years of age can join
this club and raise any kind of a
crop or animal that they desire.
The requirements are: study
the lessons furnished by county
agent, keep a record book and
take the final examination in the
fall. Each club member receives
three grades, one on agricultural
practice, which is their work and
one on their record book and
one on their examination. If the
general average is 70 per rcent or
above the club mem Der will be
given a certificate issued by the
state college of agriculture show
ing that they have completed a
years work.
This certificate entities the
holder to one-half unit credit in
High School work. The club
work is a splendid opportunity
for the boys and girls in many
ways. They get information
from the State College of Agri-
culture and from the Department
of Agriculture at Washington
through the county agent and at
the same time they are given
credit in their school work for
the work they do through the
summer.
Mount Vernon signal., 1919-03-28
To BOYS AND GIRLS IN
SOUTHERN MADISON,
NORTHERN JACKSON
AND ROCKCASTLE
COUNTIES.

The boys aud girls who wish to
become a member of the above
mentioned agricultural club,
should send their names and ad.
dress to County Agent, Spence,
Berea, KY.
Recordbooks bulletins and other
Information will be sent immediate
ly on request. Ali who wish to
become members would get their
names in as soon as possible.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-27
A Mystery in These Activities.

AS the relatives of the dead Amer
leans in France are at least divided
on the question Of bringing them
back, and as what seems to be a
majority of the living soldiers who
fought in the world war are more or
less strongly opposed to this plan,
why is it that we read Of orders sent
from Washington to American repre-
sentatives in Paris to press" the
French government for the consent
to the removal which on entirely rea-
sonable grounds it has declared it
self unwilling to give? Why does
one senator and representative after
another offer petitions for the under
taking of the great and terrible task
petitions with the purpose OF
which the senator's and representa-
tives not infrequently declare them
selves to be unsympathetic?
AS In the case Of congressional &C
ton on daylight-saving repeal, SC
now there is mystery that needs
solution. Again Is the inquirer into
the mystery almost driven into the
assumption that. the demand comes
at bottom from those whose motive
Is entirely mercenary. Obviously the
disfnterment, encoffining transpor-
tation, and reburial in cemeteries
scattered all over the United States
Of thousands and thousands Of dead
would involve the spending of an
enormous amount OF public money
practically every cent of which
would go to one small class-or to
a few fortunate individuals in It
Most members Of that class are men
! entitled to resent an imputation OF
this sort, but, unfortunately fol
them all, the journal that is the or
gan Of their profession and OF the
casket trade, has been what some OF
the former soldiers think indecently
loud and strenuous in its advocacy
Of bringing home our dead.-New
York Times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-27
Nothing New in Cards.

Most people are under the impress
sion that cards were first invented to
distract the melancholy Charles the
Sixth of France, but as n matter OF
fact, no one can tell how long they
have been in existence.
There Is pack in the British Mu-
scum known to be over 1000 years
old and there were Japanese and Chi
nese cards in the twelfth century. In
the year 1920 everybody gamhled with
cards. and such stirring sermons were
preached against this vice that many
people brought their cards to be burnt
in the market places.
The Germans have always been great
card players. the suits originally being
hearts, bells, acorns, and leaves. Know
ing their contempt for women, one is
not surprised 10 find there were no
queens in the pack, only knaves and
kings.
After the French revolution kings
were left out and Miliero. La Fon-
taine, Noltaire, ard Rousseau filled
their places. For the queens there We're
Venus. Fortune, Ceres. and Minerva
Recently in a pack of cards brought
over by q prisoner of war from Ger
many, all tho knaves were German
generals. Rather appropriate-what?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-27
In Revolutionary Times.

In his Thoughts for 1920" r. J.
McLAuglin, principal of the Welsh
West School, devotes note to the
Rittenhouse paper mill we talked
about lately, the first in America, es-
tablished in 1890.
when the Revolution broke out"
he adds, "there were only three paper
mills running in New England and
flfty all told in the colonies. Rags were
scarce and unskilled workmen made
poor paper. When the American army
entered Philadelphia In 177S there WAS
a great scarcity of paper for cart
ridges, and soldiers were sent out to
search thru the city. In an attic of
house In which Franklin had operated
his printing press they found $500
copies Of q sermon by the Rev. Gil
bert Tenant on Defensive War
""This Sermon says the writer in
the Journal Of Commerce, was very
effectively delivered at the battle Of
Trenton"
the slertfsd, no would remain a thief
still and he would 80 round the placs
picking the angels pookets.'
Tut, my dear young friend" asked
the tnayor vesy ssr5ously, don't you
know that tho ansek havsn't any
poeksts7'
mo, cir" replied epurseon, gravely
" did not know that, but am glad
10 be ensured Of the fact from . gentle
man VINO does know; ! wiz t&kS care
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-27

(The main dish ofsaAch Of thsss
menus is to be- cosk14 N the chains
dish. at tho to tAbA)
shrfubs HesrSsbvSg
Chestnut ssAdwieass
Coffee Sour crsan Spice ca&s
shrimps fIArriSSuf9 OAs oan
shrimps. ! tahlespese ahsDpel eniee. =
tablespoons butter. tomatoes, salt.
paprika, dry snustaf0 and sathsr To.
basco or worcestersheBs !sesos - tastA
Begin by melting ~ b1tssr IN ~
blazer Of the chafsi9 dish: add The
onion and allow to esSk for minutes;
add the tomatoes. witch hsvS bs>a
previously peeled and sliced. and cook
for Is minutes; then Aid the salt. pap
rika. dry mustard. worcestershire or
Tobasco sauce and lastly. the shrimDs
broken in small pisces. When the
shrimps are well heated thru, servo on
saltines. y
Chestnut Sandwiches - One cup
chestnuts boiled .untal son, y cup
cream. tablespoon butter. teaspoon
lemon juice. salt and pqeper to tasts
Put the chestnuts thDn . food ohsp-
per. Melt the butter N . saues1An,
add the chopped eheStauts. ss1nIEl
we'll. then the cream ~ seass1
Cook until slightly hsDOA. 0SsS46 u
slices Of buttersA bFsaA ,Wbso ~.
Sour CRAM epics Cabs-DAs ~
beaten, cup maple syr,aN. taSA.
spoons sugar. ieSD so1t st40A. n
cup raisins tsuastsrsll, sdS acrt 3,
teaspoon soda. teA1o60 !4A1Aac2
Ia teaspoon olsvA = t1iGDSsa sias
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-27
REMINDING US OF CLEVELAND.

Mrs. Thomas Preston, formerly
Mrs. Grover Cleveland, had occasion
TO make a lew remarks in reply TO
a British agent who, speaking to the
passengers on the Mauretania, fore
casted the abandonment of the Mon
roe doctrine by America. Mrs.
Cleveland in reply assured the Briton
Preston in reply assured the Briton
that It is the last thing real Ameri-
canism proposes TO do. Another
real American woman on board
daughter-in-law of the late Murat
Halstead-took a hand in the sup
port of Mrs. Preston.
Perhaps Mrs. Preston had in mind
the stand on the Monroe Doctrine
taken by her president husband
when he disabused the British mind
OF the impression that the Monroe
Doctrine was for ornament and not
for daily use. Whether or not, she
spoke the feeling and purpose Of
Americans when she maintained the
Monroe Doctrine as vital political
tenet of the United States.
She did more; she spoke for that
waiting list Of American citizens
whose voices are to be backed by
their votes and that very soon. The
women OF America are Americans.
Mrs. Preston has done a service by
recalling, even indirectly, the atti-
tude of the greatest president the
democratic party ever elected. Cleve-
land was content to be president Of
the United States and to serve his
country instead of striking poses as
a new political and international
Messiah.
If Thomas Jefferson, Andy Jack
son and Grover Cleveland watch
from on high the socialistic antics
Of present day democratic party
leadership, both Jefferson and Old
Hickory doubtless congratulated the
shade Of Mr.. Cleveland on his Sc
lection of an earthly helpmeet-for
those three were not only strong
party men but great Americans.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-27
WHERE BEN WENT WRONG

Old Ben Franklin was wise in his
generation but the probability Is
that he had never been burned out
when he got OFF his quip that
"three removes are as bad as a
fire."
There isn't anything as bad as a
fire. A fire breaks up everything. 1t
reduces system to chaos. 1t takes
more sand to plunge into a muck Of
ruins for salvage than to be dead
broke and start new. There is
seemingly nowhere to begin, no
string to start raveling. Black and
dirty and drenched, hopeless mud
die where ell was spick and span and
orderly the day before, the victims
of a fire view the ruins as Noah and
his crew must have looked on a
drowned world after the food went
down.
Still it is astonishing how men who
SuuSl SUN lOSS loaCI W inc UccdS Ol
the hour, how quickly some sort Of
order is established and how soon
things begin to shape themselves. 1t
has to be done, done right away. and
is done.
Withal calamity has its uses. 1t
invariably strengthens and reAews
our faith in the kindness and help
fulness Of our neghbors. The Times
Republican will not soon forget the
immediate proffers Of sympathy and
OF supplies and the use OF machinery
and material which came almost co.
incident with the fire and the gen.
eral spirit Of its subscribers and
friends
Neverth eless and Notwithstanding
BENJAMIN Franklin, his kite and hi
key and his Poor Richards Alma.
nae and all that he was away off or
the fire question. The T.-R. is free
to say that 1t would prefer to move
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-27
A Mistake Of the Imagination.
iowa Falls Citizen.l


The league of nations was killed
at the peace table and all the pre-
vailing pickering amounts to about
as much as shooting craps on the
coffin Of a corpse.
or course, no one should have
been foolish enough, the writer
among the number. to have imagined
that human nature had changed, that
"a reign Of universal love and good
will was about to begin, and that
hatred, greed, selfshness, and gen.
eral cussedness were to be no more.
Human nature makes no such sud
den changes. It evolves with the
endless centuries. Men are still
made OF ordinary mud and clay. A
world, enveloped in a titanic war,
with dilated eyes, hysterical nerves,
and frantic mind, sees many visions
and dreams many dreams, but the
stern, cold facts Of existence resume
their sway. We are what we are.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-27

an annual trade of $4,000. 000-and
with n bank balance Of $4,000, 000-'is
some business. At present this vol
ume of business is being done by $4,000
men, women and children in the aver
age Iowa county, thru individual effc
What would 1t be worth to that coun-
ty to have an aggressive community
club, with a membership Of 500 farm
ers and 500 town men. each paying
$40 a year dues? What ought 1t DO
worth to that county to have a red
blooded. energetic manager for that
club whose only job would be develop
ing the collective business Of the COM
munity progress and harmony?-Iowa
Magazine.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-27
to put it all right the nrst opportunity

to put It all right the f,rst opportunity
I get"
The following Monday morning ne
walked into the mayors shop and said:
Il set that matter right yesterday, sir"
What matterT inquired the mayor.
"Why. about the angels pockets!
lust told the people was sorry to say
had made a mistake the last time !
preached to them: that tho mayor o:
Cambridge had assured me that angels
had no pockets: would therefore say
that. IL a thief got among the angels
without having his nature changed he
would try to steal the feathers out OF
their wings!"-London Ideas.
Most of the ladies in Japan smoke.
They have pipes with longer stems
than the men, and IL one Of them wish
es to show gentleman n special mark
OF favor she lights her pipe, takes a
Whit, hands 1t to him. and allows him
to smoke.
A British government commission
has decided that paper can he made In
Egypt from rice straw, papyrus, reeds,
sugar cane, refuse and other available
materials.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-27
Time Will Tell.
Davenport Times

Only time will demonstrate whe-
Their the change that has been Or
dered by the agreed court decree
will result in any lowering of prices.
II the packers were content, as they
claimed, with a small marign OF
profit, it is difficult to understand
how there can be reduction OF
prices when the overhead expenses
are increased by the formation OF
new corporations and the creation OF
new distribution system to handle
the business which the packers were
handlin. Possibly such a near mira.
Gle can be performed. No one knows
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-27
Egf{&i6S;s,;sss4$ks\A&BAa'EkR!ih
sbQEA.A M&kuAA
fWo Mkhus FoR 9 VNpAY NIGHT TIA.

UNoAH NIGHT TIA
Dissolve soda IA Gou1 cream M y
inSrsdieats tegs&haN and be3A ~
With the following fTostinN
yrostfug-One.haH 0ap swoso UOenA
! CUP sset maple sugar. Boil until -
foen1 aivsFy esf1 ban - cold Wa4sA
thsa bsat until smooth ana sDrsaA -
cake "a
Ham Toast I
.DAtA 0aadwic6eo
Coffee Fudge oAta
Ham Toast-Thrse hard boiled sgIA
cup chopped cola boiled ham. y ca?
cream, salt and pepper to tastA Put
the cream in the blazer Over bot wasf
q, letting Il come to the scsldine
point; then add the esq yolks "nso
have been previously rubbed tnro
sieve, and the egg whites which have
been chopped fine. Blend well AN
the seasoninss, then the ham. AlloW
to cock for q minute longer then turn
out on slices Of warm toast.
Nut-Date Sandwiches-Stone III
CUPS Of dates and put them thru q
food chopper. Put IN cups OF nut
meats also thru tho food chopper. Nh
these two Ingredients. adding lemon
juies - taste and just enough cream
% make paste thick enough to spread
q iutt1rsl slices Of thinly cut bread
IuAeo csks-Two squares Of choco|
late, y cup milk. yolk Of egk COOK
thSss iASrsOsnts together until thicl\
IA oOei a1l add cup sugar ! table.
atsa h1ttsr crsarned. y cup min. !
aS4 SAspsoa ssda, teaspoon vanA
IA aAA ~ cups flour.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-27
SNOW.

round write IN
it's everywhere "
would furnace
lot grief
should be faN OF
bright TO
fobdng skies We long to see the
will smoke;
NV
The lies on dale
T to
a yonder lowering
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-27
Euna Up the Receiver.

We'll" said the far west mayor to
the English tourist, Il dunno how You
manage these affairs in your country,
but over here when some of our boys
got tied up in that thar bankrupt tele-
phone company was tellin' yer about
they became mighty Crusty.'
oh"
Yes, they didn't Ike the way the
receiver was handlin' the business no.
how"
Indeed" commented the earnest
listener. Then may l ask what they
did,"
"Sartinly; I was goin' to tell yer.
They just hung up the receiver. -
Troy Times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-27
In Plain Language.

Iowa has population Of about 1000
the average county about $4,000. The
bank resources of this average coun-
ty are in excess of $500, 900. The
actual value of property in this aver.
age county Is s26,o0O.600. The annual
products OF the farms and factories
Of this average county are worth SIS,
00,O00-or a complete turnover, once
a year. Of invested capital.
A business worth s26.000.0O0, doing
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-27

back is a old woman.
Ferst cloud. Aw, ysu always wuns
to race. A soon -, evssyksdy gsts
settled you wunt to facs-
End cloud. Gosh, look at al those
people rite down underneAth OF VI
eating hard berled egys. :.
Ferst cloud. Its .. ptcknick. herray!
3rd cloud. Wat do y6u say We al sss
together and rain on them?
2nd cloud. Wat fori
Ferst cloud. Wat did they do to US!
3rd cloud. Aw, YOU always wune
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-27
Little Benny's Notebook
BY Lee Pupe.
THE THREE CLOUDS.

Scene. The midle OF the SKY.
Ferst cloud. G., its kind OF SLOW De-
ing cloud. away up heer looking at
all the ixciting things down below, ana
wat good does 1t do you?
2nd cloud. o, it amt so bad. nuth-
ing to do but jest lay back and floa'
all cay long. Watts you wunt for
nuthing?
Bird cloud. Aw. you are always
picking agreements with each other
III race you both TO the other end or
the sky and hack and the last one
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-27

r,assns ~ svsryshins. I'm soans -
rain n them, ea1w1y.
(Wich 10 starts to dc.)
md cloud. q wiss, look a4 them -
startins - runi Nm going to rain Cd
them -.
rsrSt cloud So am L
CThs hsls do.)
M olsud Hay, leok at N dissapeers
ins! I nSv0r thawt Of that. Helpl
The held &. Help! Helpi
(Tbsy all dissapeer)
The end.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-27

President Wilson is opposed to
any compromise on the peace treaty
and purposes to break the heart OF
the world" by killing it, If he cannot
have his own way. As changed by
the senate the treaty is American
lied and the country properly safe
guarded" asserts the Coon Rapids
Enterprise. THE president in his
attitude assumes the policy Of rule
or ruin - If he cannot have the
treaty exactly as he wants it, he will
headedness to the limit"