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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-16
Chapter %XXEy


DR.. Steele seemed to, take no
personal interest in his far out
country cases. L heard some of the
people talking, and they said. it
was hard for poor folks to ever
get him to go out on a case, but
Warren would go to. the most pow
erty-strica1en hut, even though he
knew he'd never set a penny.
Mrs. Seth Gray got along splen
uidly- She told me afterward shed
never done so we'll. Fortunately, Id
studied cooking for the sick, and
though she was too superstitious
to eat Of many dishes I'd mention
that other women in like circum-
stances did eat and thrive on, she
was afraid ...'
One day Gray brought a. rabbit to
the house. Il wouldn't taste that
rabbit for anything! They say a
woman would so wild like a rabbit
if she ct a bite of one under a
month" she told me.
The ,pitiful outlay of tiny clothes
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-16

Decayed products, not the cold
pack method of canning, are responsi-
BILE for the recent deaths of. five PEG
Pile in Detroit who ate ripe olives,
say scientists In the United States
department of agriculture. They also
say that IL people would throw away
or refuse to eat food that smells
spoiled they would be insured against
poisoning by the bacillus botpulinus,
the bug that has come into the lime
light recently through it's nefarious
behav or This organism when pres
emit in canned food is the ause O. ac-
tive decay.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-16
MARY MEPEDITH'S ADVICE
TO LONELY GIRLS AT HOME

Here comes trouble-hearte girl
aged seventeen. / was corresponding
with a boy aged twenty-one He
seemed to care great deal for me
and I loved him. He lives in a far
off country, but we met at his uncle's
when he was on a visit. He went
home and began writing to me. He
wrote me a letter one day and mar
ried the next day. Do you think he
treated me right? He wrote me d
letter and asked me to answer right
away, for he said he was sick, and
wanted to hear from me. / wrote to
him, and he got the letter after h
was married. Which was to blame
him or me?
My mother and father don't treat
me right work in the field all day
and do all sorts OF work, and get
nothing for it, only what / eat and
something to wear. My mother said
she. was not going to get me any
thing to wear. Would you advise me
ito marry? I don't much want to
marry but my friends tell ne thai
If they were in my place they would
marry and get out of trouble at
home.
A GIRL IN DEEP TROUBLE
ANSWER: The boy did not
behave quite as he Should have.
You chose to take him seriously,
and have only yourself to thank
for your ehbarrassn ent. You
are too young for love affairs.
and you must make UP your
mind not to take every man who
smiles at you, seriously
There's an old adage about
out of the frying-psn into tie
fire" That's just what you wouIA
be doing if Won left home and
married. That's the silliest way
of Escaping trouble at home
that one could easily imagine
Make up your mind to be jus,
IS pleasant and helpful as YOU
IN, do your work with goo. 4
Grace, and I'm sure that things
will be more pleasant for yop
t home II you will read til"
letters published in this depart
2cQt, from tine to time, fron.
DOR little girls your age, who
married to get away from home
I'm sure YOU Will think long
time before you try any such
hing.
am a girl thirteen years old,
Am L too young to gov in the boys?
have several "specials'' and a
caller about every night.
Is it any harm to put your arms
around a boys mock after you kiss
them? l always kiss my boy friends
good night.
Is fourteen too young to marry:
l am engaged to be MARI: ~ next
year to atboy who is fourteen now
We love each other dearly and can't
wait any longer than that.
Is it all right for me to accept
gifts from other boys except my
fiance?
ANSWER: You are too young
for specials" and callers every
night. You are very silly lit
tie girl, to kiss your boy-friends,
Don't you know that they lose
respect for you when YOU permit
them to kiss you. The idea of
your being engaged to marry
next year to a boy who is now
fourteen. You are, at the very
least, seven years too young to
rt2rry. Better. interest yourself
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-16

have settled down for good. At the
Haarlem Oil has been relieving the
weaknesses and disability due to adj
vancing years, It is a standard old
time home remedy and needs no in.
production GOLD MEDAL HARLEM
Oil is inclosed in odorless. tasteless
capsules containing about drops each.
rake them as you would a pill. with
swallow Of water. The oil stimulates
the kidney action and enables the
first sign that your kidneys are not
working properly go to your druggist
and get box OF GOLD MEDAL Haar-
lem Oil Capsules. Money refunded If
they do not help YOU Three sizes
But remember to ask for the orig1r1at
imported GOLD MEDAL brand. In
sealed packages.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-16
CHAPTER xxKm

Though I've been in many and va
ried homes, and have nursed pa
TENTS Of Dr.. Steeles and Dr. War
ren's, and also OF other physicians,
and have stood by when death came
to snatch souls away from loved
ones; have witnessed griefs that
were ileaTt-senGihg III The extreme,
and thus far have escaped the dread
full epidemic. I'm going to set down
herein but few special instances that,
have happened to me.
DR.. Steele often suggested to me
that I was taking a foolish risk
that I stood in danger OF. losing my
life FOR others who meant absolutely
nothing to me, But / never was
afraid. Others had paid, and were
still paying the price; 1 was no bet
ter than they.
Many times DR.. Steele refused to
go out on cases; especially in the
dead of night. lie could frame UP
the most amazing excuses magma
bic. / learned he drank a good deal
and oftentilnes he was too drunk to
go out on 6 case Every physician
was literally run to death, but no
one stood UP better nor more cheer
fully, than did Warren.
Once, seeing him almost dead on
his feet from exhaustion and loss of
sleep, when we met together in q
hoFle OF the very poor, l questioned.
Why do you do it? You know you'll
never get any pay you're killing
yourself. They couldn't get any
other Goctor, you know-7and you
came when, you should be in bed"
To which he s1lailingly replied:
Some day, if you live long enough.
you may learn there's pay that's
better than gold; love to know the
poor feel free to call on me when
others refuse to go!' And his eyes
lit up with warm, bright fire I'd
never seen before! Just moment
and I'd glfnpsed a big mans soul,
and my heart felt small and mean.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-16
1.-THE STORY OF MARIAN SWAMI
/ ~ MAPGARET X/LRF
81 M.DPGANET VILE

she'd made for her child stung me
to the quick. None of its outer gar
ments were solio white. It's flan-
nels were coarse and red to boot. It's
dresses were long and clumsy;
mostly dotted with blue and red
polka dots. or others were solid blue
or red calico.
thought of my own baby's dain-
ty wardrobe. and l wondered if /
could part with a few pieces.
SO before 1 left 1 said, Promise
me to let me know before you have
him christened." She promised.
1t had been a difficult case Tor
me. L had to use utmost tact in or
der to win them over. Finally, (
felt 1 had succeeded. I felt like L
was taking something that didn't
belong to me when he went to pay
me for staying, but 1 knew their
pride was the real stuff, SO 1 ac-
cepted only two dollars per week,
laughingly telling them I didn't de-
serve that much.
I'd learned so much. 1 resolved to
use that very money for them later
on. I simply couldn't use. it on my
self.
The neighnoring women ceased to
drop in with their varied assert
mentst of advice; they saw none Of
it being pat into practice, since
the parents had had such a lesson
and Seth told the women that here
after they'd obey doctors orders and
nobody else's.
Poor Mrs. Gray would be worn
out after the long visits and inces
SAINT chatter. The baby slept beside
her. / knew it would be a better
baby alone in a bed to itself, but
there was no other place for it, and
somehow, she seemed so happy to
have it by ner side, didn't have the
heart to refuse her She regarded
me in a new light after she learned
I'd been a wife and mother. She
watched me as I bathed her child
| regularly every morning, and the
affection l bestowed on it she saw
and understood-as only mothers
can.
The bathing was a new thing to
them, but since it didn't kill it,
after few days l could see they
were reconciled to have it bathed
just as thousands Of the best babies
ard the healrhiest are bathed regu-
larly from head to heel. Only they
had never known nor even heard
about any such before Their world
being confined within their own mar
row sphere, behind the hills. She
even agreed to nurse her child every
two hours and no oftener, as the
doctor said to do. Hence, it did not
cry from overlooking, nor did it
collie ever SO often, but was very
good baby, considering ali things
March, 10th.
I've had no time for writing.
The Influenza swept over the coun-
try and I've nursed at various
places. Oftentfmes whole families
were stricken down and some would
die. 1t is like a plague.
I've come in contact with DR..
Steele quite often. He's a widower.
and has only one little boy. Lives
IN the house with his mother. DR..
Steele, I've found is inclined to be
fiirtatious. At times I've been in-
d1gnant to learn he seemed more in
terested in me than in his patients!
He's quite chaPming-wh he wants:
to be. But he just hasn't the doc
tors heart" lie doesn't take that
personal interest in patients that q
physician ought to take. II
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-16
OLD AGE STARTS
WITH YOUR KIDNEYS

jG:ence says that old age begins with
weakened kidneys and digestive
organs.
This being true, II is easy to believe
that by keeping the kidneys and di-
gestive organs cleansed and in proper
worlxing order old age can be deferred
and life prolonged far beyond that
enjoyed by the average person.
For over 200 years GOLD MEDAL
organs to throw off che poisons which
cause premature old age. New life and
strength increase as you continue the
treatment. When completely restored
continue takingta capsule or two each
Nday. GOLD MEDAL, Baarlem Oil Cap
sUles will keep you in health and visor
' and prevent a return of the disease.
Do not wait until old age or disease
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-16

ANSWER.--If you are quite
sure that you have done nothing
to offend this girl, 1 wouldn't
worry any more about this. For
she certainly owes you the right
to know why she has changed
so suddenly.
If she continues to act this
way, 1 would simply find an
other girl and stop worrying
about this one.
Your weight is alittie low for
your height. But l wouldn't
mind that. 1t just promises you
splendid physique, when you
are man. Get plenty of out
door exercise, play games and
strengthen your muscles.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-16

TO DRAW THE PICTURE, take pencil and begin No
through all the numbers in the from
2 and from 2 to and
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-16

I am a boy of sixteen. Am six
feet high and weigh $50 pounds. Am
( heavy enough for my height. Ev-
very body says L am large for my
age. What do you think about it?
I am going to shigh and intend
going to college as soon as L finish
High school. 1 am in my third year
and was put on honor roll for this
month.
1 have been going with a girl for
some time but she has suddenly gone
back on me. She will not have any
thing to do with me and will hardly
speak to me at all. What do you
think could have been the matter
did not do anything to offend her
in anyway. In fact have the high
est regard for her. I wrote her a
letter of apology for anything which
L might have done but have never
received reply. Please tell me
what to do about it. ID
VIII appreciate your advice.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-16

1 am coming to you for advice. I
have black hair. blue eyes and dark
skin and / am eighteen years old.
am engaged to a boy twenty-oae
years old. Are we old enough to
marry, as my parents are not good
to me. / want your best advice.
love this boy and he says he loves
me. He says he can treat me better
than I am being treated at home
He is a nice boy, has nice family
and a nice home. BLUE EYES.
ANSWERING. you are not old
enough to marry The mere fact
that your parents are not good
to you is far from being suf- :
ficient excuse to ruin your whole
future by hasty, thoughtless
marriage at your age. Be pa
tent and wait until you are
older. There is always the hope
that life will offer happiness
through unexpected things.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-16

am coming to yen for advice,
l am a girl OF twenty-five and l
hani deeply in love with 4 young man
ofItwenty-3e ! love him dearly
and thought he loved me until
about two months ago.
Now he told me il would be
10 him as he wanted me to he would
promise me we would marry seon.
we'll / did everything l could to
please him. We have been engaged
FOR about two years and there is no
doubt that l love him with all my
heart. I know he does not SO with
any other girls and don't believe
he loves anyone as ne has told me
he loved me, bat 1t seems now thar
, he doesn't care as much for me. He
says there is something troubling
! him but he will not tell me what it
Is
Now please advise me what to do
as I don't see how l can ever give
him up for / don't think I can ever
be happy without him. Any advise
will be Approximately. c. GIRL.
ANSWER: Perhaps this young
man feels a bit too sure OF you.
Don't quarrel with him, but have
an honest, STRAIGHTFORWARD talk
with him. and see if. you can't
straightsn this tangle out. Be
dignified in your talk, and rea-
sonable. But get the truth from
him. Settle things some way.
even il it means that you part
forever. Anything is better thln
your present uncertainty.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-16

in Other things, If you don't
want to ruin your whole life.
I am sixteen-year-oId girl il
love with a boy eighteen. Is Their
any harm in boys and girls gotn:
together at my age? have know
this boy ten years. He is a very mic,
boy and good-loolsing.
[ AIN five feet three inches tai
and weigh ninety-two pounds. Do
weigh enough for my he;ghth?
What colors suit me best, as
have fair complexion, brown eye!
and hair? .r
Z What will make the nails white
Is there any harm in correspondent:
with a boy? What is good 70
blackheads? Which is more stylist
thin or thick eyebrows? Would 70;
advise me to pull t:a2u ous? Is pen
Cling the eyebrows harmful Il
them?
A SEEKER OF ADVICE.
Answ er--Whife it is perfectly
proper for girls your age to
have boy friends, it distinctly Is
not proper for you to Play al.
swecthearts. If yea have known
this boy ten years, l shoul3
think that he would be a very "
good friend.
Your weight and height is III
good proportion. If your com.
plexion is good, almost any colo:
should be becoming to you. The
most stylish eyebrows are NAY
uval ones. There's nothing more
unattractive than barberea eye
= broWSt
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-16

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Wonder
what you are all doing this cold Sunday
afternoon? I am sitting by the fire. Aunt
Julia, l think -yod are real nice adopting
little Yvonne. I saw her picture in The
Journal, it sure vas cute. Wei. I guess
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-16

Dear Aunt Julia: Will yea please admit
a Mississippi gil into your happy band
the Letter Box. Ny mother is dead. My
father has been married twice. AS my let
ter is getting long. 1 will describe myself
complexion; aged 10; weigh Sc. With love
end best wishes, | am, sincerely yours.
LULA NAY THOMPSON.
Sanford. Mics RI l. BOX Sc
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-16

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: viii you
please let me i'll for few minutes? have
written once but was not admitted. Guess
Mr.. Wastebacket got it, Well. l will de-
scribe myself, brown hair, brown eyes fair
| complexion, sixteen years of age. am in the
eighth grade at school. Aunt Julia. / will
send some crochet to the little French Kid
next time. Well, I hear Mr.. Wastebasket
coming, please print this il it is worth
printing. Will say good-by. hoping to hear
from all the cousins, 1 remain your new
niece and cousin,
LUCILLE WARE.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-03-20

\ y..4,S Sb fs5tssI. ~ ,S&.St4a M e.
fed by phone along the route to look
out for the man. AS the pursuing
party came along people would come
out from their houses and yoluntee,
as to which way he had
gone. He had an hours start before
he was missed at the house and
teams following him were relayed.
About 200 people were finally en-
gagged directly or Indirectly in the
chase, many on horseback: g.
Mcdonnell has laid nothing by in
farming and is renting land He has
had an unsavory reputation in his
community for some time, altho no
positive evidence had ever been OBJ
taihed to prove suspicious Of neigh
bors Of cruelty to His children. He
has lived in the county and north OF
Courtenay about II years.
Citizens Incenscil.
Over 1000 persons gathered at
Courtenay Monday. Citizens of that
village were greatly incensed at the
outrage. Threats Of lynching were
made at times and officerssof the law
took every precaution to protect
their prisoners. The man and wo-
man were hurried aboardf the train,
by a strong bodyguard.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-03-20
GENERAL
a ~ A -,
OPPOSES P! CERTAIN j : |
NEW STATE LAWS
Education Bill and Newspa-
per Measure Should Be Dis
approved. He Ayers. =

bismarck, N. D., March 19.-At-
torney General William LANCER de-
clares himself opposed to the ratifi-
cation Of the education" bill and
the printing bills passed by the leg
islature. - sst - 81
II do not look upon either the edn-
cational bill or the printing bills as
being part Of what may be termed
the league program.
Both measures are undemocratic
and un-American, and they should
not be approved by the people If they
have an opportunity to vote of them
in the proposed referendum election.
I'm the last campaign the educa-
tional bill was in no manner an is
sue, and the changes that are sought
to be made in it have never been con-
sidered by the people of the state.
LAS to the printing bills, the same
condition holds true. They are no
part or parcel of the league program
and certainly should not be consider
ed as such.
In stating my opposition to these
tWO OAIis, wdAL ~ uAucASeOOu' oA
course, that am not criticizing or
attacking the laws that have been
enacted to carry into effect the lea
que program. -
Mr.. Langer's interview may be the
sourse of not little worry to the
league leaders who forced their adop-
ton by the legislature. Both bills
were unpopular with the members
the legislature. who voted for them
only because they were bound by the
rule Of tho caucus, and the caucns
was controlled by the outsiders.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-03-20

other officials. The mans name is
withheld at this time, altho at the
trial in June it will probably be de-
vulged: a'%s,5 -2 7seszE: 1850 4F5%
"The man. held a mortgage on Nc
Donnell's. place." declared q States
Attorney Carr today. "He visited the
Mcdonnell home many times in an
effort to collect payments due on the
mortgage. Mcdonnell was always
him to get him money. From evil
dence I have gathered l am convinc-:
ed that McDonnell's accusations
were not founded on fact. 1t looks
to me as If it was an alibi formulat-
ed by himself to. direct suspicion on
his wife, and to excuse himself for
acts of brutality to Mrs. Mcdonnell
and the children that am confident
we can prove when the proper. time
arrives" -@5
Courtenay people and others have
taken an attitude of censorship of
local officials because the Mcdonnell
case was not given attention before
it developed into such appalling re-
suits, States Attorney Carr reports
today. a.
1T must be remembered that
Courtenay people and others knew
such conditions existed for years, but
failed to- report these facts to the
proper authorities" asserted States
Attorney Carr. "We can't attempt
to investigate every home in Stuts-
man county, and have not the 'au-
thority to investigate except under
extreme conditions, providing no
complaint is offered. 1t is not Off
GERS of the law who are to blame be-
cause the McDonnell's were not in
vestigated prior to the murder"
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-03-20
PETITION CIR ] RCULl.lATlON J -
= ~: ATPOllS $50, KID

Bismarck, N. D.. March 1s-(spe-
cial)-The circulatio u OF referenr
dunn petitions at the township elec-
tiop booths yessegsa9 xxs' not III con-
flict with, thesrorrupt practice act.
the attorney general ruled in re-
sponse to query from T. ]. Nelson
Of Hoople.. a member of the execu-
tive committee Of the state council OF
defense, who asked: = -
~ rs It lawful to solicit signatures
on referendum petitions at polls?"
Mr.. LANCER replied:
1T is my opinion in view of the
fact that these petitions do not in
any way affect any of the political
issues which will be decided at the
polls tomorrow, the circulation of
them could not be considered cleo
tioneering, and therefor not illegal"
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,vlp6manA story So nsataonal.

|s; 6manA tos'y ~ g sataona' \,
81 Mrs. McDonneai's story was sensa'
Itionat. She lNe s4ttatls sresardins
the family affatrs that proved con-
|clusivefy life at the Mcdonnell home
was not 'dnist and serene majority
6f the time. &. !, 4, :.,,..:
f sHefseIf and the children, she In
|timated; stood ID constant fear OF
the father; who she characterized as
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-03-20
FORMER KAISER HAS
A LIGHT OCCUPATION

Amcrorgen, Holland, March IS
William Hohenzollern today com
pleted saving into logs his thou
sandth tree since he took refuge at
Count Won Bentick's chateau here last
fall. A few of. the logs were con-
verted into souvenirs and marked in
red ink with wv O." These were
presented to members of Bentick's
family and those who assisted the ex-
emperor.
Expert savers compute the value
Of the wages of Herr William would
have earned II he he'd been paid the
trade union rate ls $50 for the
whole period.