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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-27
SURGEON PROBES
Bird OF THEFT
Turns Sherlock Holmes When In
struments Are Stolen and
Finds Culprit.
SOLVES BIG MYSTERY
For Fifteen Years the Doctor Hal
Been Grand High Pigeon-Fe eder
of His Observation-Disclosures
the Story.

Chicago.-This is the solution of the
mystery of the theft of surgical instru.
ments from the office of DR.. E. W.
Hunter, lib East Sixty-third street
1t is a plain unvarnished tale, and
might be entitled peanuts, Probes
and Pigeons"
1t begins with the pigeons. They
are the ones that get so familiar on
short acquaintance at the University
avenue station of the e." There are
coolies and coolies of them and they be
have as If the station platform were
theirs by prescriptive right. If you
offer them a peanut from the slot ma.
chine, so conveniently at hand, they
will take it as if they were collecting
a debt long overdue. If you don't offer
them a peanut they look reproachfully
at you. If there were an interpreter
Of pigeon-English at hand, as in Mark
Twain's story of the hermit and the
jaybirds, he would probably tell you
they were remarking:
"ThiS must be one of those pikers
from the Gold Coast neighborhood!"
Throws Peanuts to the Birds.
The principal reason the University
avenue pigeons are so cocksure OF
their OWL privileges is Doctor Hunter
For Is years he has had an Office over-
looking the 81" station. For the Is
years he has been the Grand High Pig,
eon-Feeder of the neighborhood. He
not only throws peanuts to the birds
but he levies on his friends. Patients
who visit his Office always take in 8
few pennies to buy the succulent fruit
of the goober pea.
At the back of his office is an old
storeroom, with openings through
which the pigeons can fly whenever
they r cold or sleepy. And this is
where the probes come in.
Miscreant Tracked Down.
The doctor has a fine collection oil
surgical instruments. They are the
pride of his heart and the delight OF
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-27
Earthquakes In 1918.

The official report of the Georgetown
university archaeological station, Wash
1ngton. shows that during the year
1918 there were recorded on the Sc
fsmographs 9S earthquakes. From dis
Ratches received the location Of 81
auakes Of importance was a%scertained.
OF these three were disastrous, the
first occurring in Guatemala, the sec
end in China, and the third in Porto
Aace. No disturbance Of any conse-
aucnce is tabulated as having taken
Pance In the United States,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-27
"HEIR TO MILLIONS" FINED 81
Joel Feldman, Organ Grinder, Teils
New York Court $35,0o0,000
Tale.

New York.-When Joel Feldman, an
organ grinder, was arraigned in the
Harlem police court, charged with hav-
ing played his unspeakable melodeon
late In the night, in violation Of a city
ordinance, he paid a 81 fine and told a
$35,000,G00 story.
Feldman said that his uncle. Jacob
uorowich, had gone to California in
the early days and had died. leaving
S35,000,000 invested in gold mines and
city property. Feldman brought his
wife and six children to America the
following year.
Several years he has Travelled about
America, he said, trying to get Rgal
data on his claims to the Horowich es-
tate and has spent $4,000, all earned
with the organ.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-27
VOW NEVER TO WED
Wealthy Bachelor Left Gift to Girl
Who Had Rejected Him
Years Ago.

New Bedford, Mass.-T shall never
marry another woman" Charles Wal
lace told the sweetheart of his boy
hood, Miss Nancy Butler, when she
broke off their engagement in New
Bedford, Mass, many years ago. Miss
Brtler soon after moved to Provi-
dence, r. l., where she was twice mar
ried. Fourteen years ago she saw
Mr.. Wallace for the last time.
A few days ago she was notified that
Mr.. Wallace had died in Manchester,
N. H., a wealthy bachelor, and that
In his will he had made a bequest OF
$4,000 and his automobile to the won
an he had loved in his youth.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-27
Longs so Years for Drink;
Curiosity Is Now Satisfied

All his married life Of so years
John O'Riley, seventy, of Kan
sas City, Mo-, had been intend
ing to get drunk, just to see how
it would feel. Knowing nation
wide prohibition was coming
John decided delay was danger
Gus, so he carried out his long
cherished ambition.
Mrs. O'Riley had him arrested.
Husband and wife faced Judge
Casimer WEIGH in court. John
was a "good-natured' drunk, she
said.
'In that case I'll release him."
said the judge.
"Tll never do 1t again, Judge;
my curiosity has been satisfied"
O'Riley said.
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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-27
Out Of Date,
NOSE CLOGGED FROM
COLD OR CATARRH
Apply Cream in NostriIs To
Open UP Air Passages.

All! What relief! Your clogged nos
trils open right up, the air passages Of
your head are clear and you can
breathe freely. No more hawking,
snuf1ing, mucous discharge, headache,
dryness-no struggling for breath at
night, your cold or catarrh is gone.
Don't stay stuffed up! Get a small
bottle of Ely's Cream Balm from your
druggist now. Apply a little Of this
fragrant, antiseptic cream in your nos
trils. let it penetrate through every air
passage of the head; soothe and heal
the swollen, inlamed mucous men,
brane, giving you instant relief. Ely's
Cream Balm is just what every cold
and catarrh sufferer has been seeking.
It's just splendid.-Adv.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-27

his eye. They look so nice and shiny
and bright in their case one could al
most call them tempting if they were
anything else than surgical instru-
mentS.
On n Of these recent balmy, spring
like days, the doctor noticed that some
of his probes were gone. The next
day some more had disappeared. The
doctor became his own Sherlock. There
were no clues. But today he followed
a trail Of surgical instruments into the
back room. He was about to tele-
phone for the police when he heard as
angry a "look-at-the-coon" as eve
came from a pigeons throat.
The doctor continued Investigations.
He found his missing surgical instru-
ments piled criss-cross and a mamma
pigeon trying her level best to shape
them into a nest.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-27
DON'T OvERDO
OR OvER-EAT
But If You Do a Few Doses of
Black Draaght May Prevent
Serious Trouble.

Nowata, Okla.-Mr. w. B. Dawson,
of this place, says: II have known Of
Black-D raught ever since I can re-
member, and Of all the liver medicines
I ever used, Black-DTaught is without
doubt the best. We would not be with.
out it in the house.
I used to take pills and different
things, but after taking a course Of
strong medicine / would be left in a
constipated condition, and would need
then to use a laxative. But after I
began to take Black-Draught / did not
have any trouble of this kind.
I take a big dose at night and fol-
low a few nights with lighter doses,
and / I'M like q new nan until / overdo
or overeat, and neglect to take care
Of myself until the liver gets out Of fix,
when 1 have to go to Black-D raught
again.
Black Draught I have found is all
that is necessary for the bloated feel
Ing in the stomach, sour stomach or
bad taste in the mouth so common in
spring in the swampy country. 1 be-
lieve If more people took 1t, there
wouldn't be so many having chills
as do"
Try Thedford's Black-D raught. At
all druggists.-Adv.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-27
HELD CHILDREN'S
HANDS ON STOVE
Chicago Father Uses Unusual
Method of Pedagogy in
Rearing Family.

Chicago.-Three small children, who
were the unconscious cause of the ar
rest of their father. Joseph Bessinger
of Chicago, covered behind the skirts
of their mother in court while the pris-
oner explained to the judge the method
of pedagogy he used in rearing his
family. Little Frank, Michael and
Susie showed their scabby hands with
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-27
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cure,

by local applications as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There Ia
and that is by a constitutional remedy
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE acts
through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
of the System. Catarrhal Deafness Is
caused by an inflamed condition OF the
mucous lining Of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube is infiamed you rave O
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when 1t Is entirely closed, Deafness is the
result. Unless the Inflammation can be re-
duced and this tube restored to its nor
NAL condition, hearing may be destroyed
forever. Many cases of Deafness are
caused by Catarrh, which is an infiamed
condition OF the Mucous Surfaces.
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for any
case Of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
be cured by HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE.
All Druggists 75c. Circulars free.
F. ]. Cheney g. Co., Toledo. Ohio.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-27
GIVE CALIFORNIA SYRUP OF Fles
AT ONCE IF BILIOUS OR
coNSTlPATED.

LOOK at the tongue, mother! #
coated, it is a sure sign that your lit
tie ones stomach, liver and bowels
needs a gentle, thorough cleansing at
once.
When peevish, cross, l~istless, pale,
doesn't sleep, doesn't eat or act natu-
rally, or is feverish, stomach sour,
breath bad; has stomach-ache, sore
throat, diarrh@a, full of cold, give a
~teaspoonful of California Syrup Of
Figs" and in a few hours all the foul,
constipated waste, undigested food
and sour bile gently moves out Of the
little bowels without gripping, and you
have q well, playful child again.
You needn't coax sick children to
take this harmless "fruit laxative; :"
they love it's delicious taste, and 1t
always makes them feel splendid.
Ask your druggist for a bottle Of
california Syrup Of Figs" which has
directions for babies, children of all
ages and for grown-ups plainly on the
bottle. Beware of counterfeits sold
here. To be sure you get the genuine,
ask to see that it is made by the "Cali-
fornia Fig Syrup Company" Refuse
any other kind with contempt.-Adv.
Not Satisfactory.
"Did you find anyone in the house
to bite at your Scheme?"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-27

the marks of the burns they received
a month ago when their father pun
ished them.
Bessinger admitted that, angered by
the loss of a pair of curtains to which
the children had set fire while playing
with matches, he held their hands on a
hot stove while they screamed with
pain.
II wanted to teach them a lesson"
he declared.
Despite the sympathy bestowed on
the children by the court attaches,
Mrs. Bessinger defended her husband,
who was fined 5000 and costs, but the
payment of the fine was postponed
while an investigation was made.
HE earns u living" the mother
declared. "Don't send him to prison."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-27
A TREMENDOUS JOB TO INCREASE
OUR PRODUCTION


In this emergency we tried to do our
part. We secured the country for raw
materials-our Traffic Manager spent
his days riding freight cars in--we
shipped raw materials in carload lots
by express and pleaded with manufac-
turers to increase their deliveries to us.
But it was a slow process. Some Of
our raw materials are produced only
in Japan-supplies in this country
were low and shipments required three
months to come from the Far East.
Then we had to recruit and train
skilled labor. We brought our sales
men into the factory and trained them
as foremen. We invented new ma
chinery, and managed to install it on
Christmas Day, so as not to interfere
with our daily production.
14S JARS OF VAPoRUB EVERY
MINUTE DAY AND NIGHT
BY January LIST we had everything
ready to put on u night shift, and
since then our laboratory has been
running day and night. To feed our
automatic machines, which drop out
one hundred and forty-three jars Of
VapoRub a minute or n million and
eighty thousand weekly, has required
a force Of 500 people. Our Cafe De-
partment, created for the benefit Of
these workers, served 1000 meals dur
ing the month of January alone.
10 MILLION JARS OF vAPoRuR
DISTRIBUTED SINCE OCTOBER.
An idea Of the work we have nc
complished this fall may be given
by our production fgures-1 ,O28,976
jars of VapoRub manufactured ana
distributed since last October-one Jar
for every two families In the entire
United States.
During the influenza epidemic vick's
VapoRub was used as an external APP
plication In connection with the physi-
clans treatment, and thousands Of peo-
pie, unable to obtain a doctor, relied
on Vick's almost exclusively.
Literally millions Of families all over
the country. from Cali
fornia to Maine, and @
from the Great Lakes W61aO,I
to the Gulf. have found NSsA N
vick's vapoRub the 4SsHEM
ideal home remedy for E5oYTiHM
Group and cold trou- NM l.5kAA
bles. fA NAEfD
, - - " ,=m N
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-27

It's not what we tell folks about our
selves that interests them, it's what
we could tell 'em, but don't.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-27
Contrary Result.

"From now on we can nave only
soft drinks"
"Nhat hard luck p
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-27

Garfield Tea is Natures laxative and
blood purifier; it overcomes constipation
and its many attendant ailments.-Adv.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-27

down n got so
weak / could hardly
stand, and hadhead-
aches every day. /
tried everything I
could think of and
was under a ply
sician's care for two
years. A girl friend
had used Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and
she told me about
it. From the first
day / took itIbegan
to feel better and
now / am well and
able to do most any
kind of work. I
have been recon-
mendinp the Com.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-27
A NERVOUS
BREAKDOWN
Miss Kelly Tells How Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Restored
Her Health.

Newark, N. J.-"For about three
years / suffered from nervous break
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-27

pound ever since and give you my per-
mission to publish this letter." Miss
FLO KELLY, 476 So. 14th St, Newark,
N. j.
The eason this famous root and herb
remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, was so successful in Miss
Kelly's case was because it went to the
root Of her trouble, restored her to a
normal healthy condition and as aresult
her nervousness disappeared.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-27
OVER ONE MILLION JARS
OF o
EACH WEEK

1t is with pride that we announce
to the drug trade that the shortage of
Vick's VapoRub, which has lasted since
last October, is now overcome. Since
January LIST, We have been running our
laboratory twenty-three and a half
hours out of every twenty-four. Last
week we shipped the last Of our back
orders. and retail druggists, therefore,
are no longer requested to order in
small quantities only.
NOVEMBER DEAL RE-lNSTATED
This deal, which we had expected to
put on last November and which had to
be postponed on account of the short
age of Vap0Rub, is re-instated for the
month of March. This allows a dis
count of 1917 on shipments from job
bers' stock of quantities of from 1 to
A gross. so Of this discount Is allowed
by the jobber and SO by us.
We advise the retail druggists to
place their orders Immediately, so that
the jobbers will be able to get prompt
shipments to them.
THANKS OF THE PUBLIC DUE THE
DRUG TRADE DURING THE
INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC.
The thanks Of the American public
are certainly due the entire drug trade
retail, wholesale and manufacturing
for what they accomplished during
the recent influenza epidemic. The
war caused a shortage Of physicians
nurses were almost impossible to OBJ
tain-the demand on the drug trade
was unexpected and overwhelming,
and to this demand they responded
nobly. Retail druggists kept open day
and night and slept where they Drop
ped behind the prescription counter.
Wholesale druggists called their sales
men off the road to help fill orders
hundreds wlged us to ship vick's vapo-
Rub by the quickest route, regardless
Of expense.
N!zZe;E!!,;s;|!2!A.I al;
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-27
VICk'S YAPORUb
SHORTAGE OVERCOME AT LAST

The Deal Scheduled for Last
November, Which Was Post
poned on Account of the Influ-
enza Epidemic, Is Now Rein
stated = Good During the
Month Of March.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-27
ENSVLAGE E CORN

sDer bushel, Reid's Yellow Dent $500 per bushel. All
Ehelled and graded. Send for description of this won
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-06-19

sumo that men take stands for prom
ciple. | hope you have not worked
yourself into such state of mind that
you really believe that all men are
aypocrites and can no longer have any
principles. OF course, realize that
we must be on the lookout for and
guard against Raymond, the Fox
For instance, "a great deal is made Of
the immortality bill introduced by this
man, Harris. He belongs to your /.
Y. a. and he introduced this bill 50
that it could be used for campaign
thunder. have it from members of
the legislature that he voted against
all Of the bills that are referred and
which are to be voted upon soon. This
may be good politics, but it is either
honest or decent in purpose !? This
bill was killed by the nonpartisans.
You mention about the attorney
generalship. For anything know
now I wouldn't want the position If /
could get it. ] would rather stay here
with you even though you are kind Of
mean to me just now. 4
There are lots Of other matters that
really. would be worth mentioning
do not mean matters Of silly per-
sonalities, or venting some personal
grievance or spite, as seems to be the
fashion Of late but matters pertain
ing to measures in which all the peo-
pie Of North Dakota are interested,
but / do not think it would show good
taste on my part to burden you with
any further space upon the subject UNI
less am invited to do so.
Sincerely yours,
M. j. ENGLERT.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-06-19

the good old state Of North Dakota
where 90 per cent of the wealth is in
farm lands and over 80 per cent of the
population engaged in farming, hence
I do not think that such statements
are fair to the people of North Dako-
Ia. It is not even fair to yourself, for
l am satisfied that way down in your
heart, you don't believe q word Of It
GU say abuse the business men.
Again, brother, you are off the marx.
simply take the position that it is
exceedingly strange that majority
of the business men line up on one
side opposing the laws, and q majority
Of the farmers are on the other side
in favor Of them. Now, brother, isn't
this true? Doesn't any fifteen-year
old bow know it to be true? If it is
true, then don't they want it to be
known /? If they are ashamed Of their
position then there must be something
radically wrong. Now, if your posi-
ton were right, opposition would have
to 60 allenged.
There aretwo sides to every ques-
ton, and il one takes one side and is
ashamed Of it, then in nine cases out
ten, people generally ought to be safe
in assuming that that side must be
wrong.
You say the Commercial Club ought
to take me to task. again, let poor
me" tell you that the Commercial Club
bucked every important Improvement
that DR.. Platouy sought to make and
put Through for Valley City. They
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-06-19
m. ]. ENCLE R
MAKES ANSWER
NV good brother Trubshaw:

\ Ny good brother Trubshaw:
You and / have known each other
( for several years have done quite q
little business with each other, and not
until last Friday night have you ever
asked me to carry on correspondence
with you. You must suddenly have
fallen in love with me. During all our
past experiences, whenever you wish
ed for any information, Or in regard to
business, etc, you would call me by
phone. Why didn't you this time !:
May be It was because you are g good
and faithful servant want to earn
your salary and let them know that
your pen is mightier than your
tongue. ;ta5
Well, brother, you are as badly
twisted on quoting me as you are on
the laws to be voted upon.
Like the two Irishmen: Pat and
Mike went to bed. Pat insisted that
the house was on fire. Mike insisted
that it was not. But Pat got suddenly
frightened jumped out Of bed and
leaped out Of an upstairs window. IN
his hurry he put his pants on back to
the front. Mike rushed to the win
dow and called down: Pat are you
badly hurried 2" NO" said Pat, "but
lam badly twisted. Il
81 never mentioned moving picture
n1atinees, or free pictures Of any kind.
IN fact, the thought you mention was
not in my mind. / said that q moving
picture was running in Valley City en-
titled .sBolshevism on Trial," and that
IN your editorials you were urging
the people Of Valley City to attend the
same, because it would give them
object lesson since sit applies to
North Dakota." (The part quoted is
from your editorial / maintained that
this IS the way you preach in the peo-
pie Of Valley City, and that the peo-
Die Of the country you try to brighten
by shouting sthigh taxation" Ny po-
sition being that there isn't 2 state
anywhere in this great union Of states
that Is more law abiding, more peace
able and freer from Bolshevism than
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-06-19

some Of the more bitter. I was city
attorney at the time and stood with
DR.. Platou and fought for him and
for every one Of those important i'm.
provements which we now enjoy ano
are all proud 81, and even in this cam
paign have lost none Of my regard
friendship and affection fol. DR.. Pla'
tou. 4. 5s s.i.. N. N Il.
Nov, you and your friends are
praising Dr.. Platou for the work that
he did here in Valley City. But it
took you six years to wake up. If it
took you and your friends six years
to really see that those improvements
were needed and valuable, then might
we not doubt the wisdom Of your com
plants as to the laws to be voted up
on on June 26th? s.s
often think OF the Biblical story
Of. Elijah when he knelt down and
prayed SO that his eyes might be made
to see, and so that his foresight might
be as goodsas his hind sight.
left the Commercial Club several
years ago just because it constantly
bucked DR.. Platou on every one Of the
improvements that he sought to put
for Valley City, but joined it
again recently. At that time it was
the common people Of Valley City
who stood by him and the "Seven
Wise Men Of the East stood against
him. You say / ought to resign from
the Commercial Club, and since as
sumo that you speak the wish of your
friends on the subject, hand you my
resignation by separate paper, for fill
ing. do this because there was alb
solutely no foundation for quoting me
the way you did, and do not think
think that you did it in good faith.
You ask also why my interest in
the common people was not born long
ago. Brother. Il can cheerfully say
shat | have always cast my lot with
the commons people. Everybody in
Barnes county knows this, yourself in
.cluded. You say that I would not take
the position that ] do If there were not
something in store for me. Then what
about all the men that take q position.
Why do you take q stand !? Why do
your many friends that are 50 active
take decided stand Have they oil
something in view. j assume they
have, but ! hope it i principle. ! as
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-06-19

Mrs. Carl Blonde recently returned
to the city from Iowa where she has
been living with her husband during
the period he has been in the gov
sernment service. Mr.. Bonde is now
out of government service and may
later return to Valley City Mrs.
Bonde will remain here this sumner
in all events. Her many friends are
pleased to see her back here and hope
that Carl win soon be buying ticket
for Valley City.