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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-01
Onset 1t Lung Fever.

The average layman imagines
that pneumonia Is an affection
xhich i likely 70 develop upon IN
alleged, cold. IL he doesn't take
care not 20 take more cold" or
something like that
The idea IL based upon supersu-
tons which swAyed our profession
before the specific infectious char
acter of pneumonia tuberculosis,
diphtheria and other respiratory
infections was discovered. The
idea paved the way for the intro
duction Of countless more or less
harmful remedies which purported
to cure colds" or to ward off the
imaginary results OF cold" A
lot Of good money. and great
many fortunes, are tied up with
this superstition, and therefore it
is difficult to enlighten the aver
age man, because for every word
of truth on the subject that finds
its way innto print and into the
conversation Of the people a thou
sand words Of deception and mis-
representation are given utterance
The propaganda of charlatans are
infinitely better financed than the
propaganda OF public and private
health agencies the country over
The plain truth concerning health
and hygiene has pretty hard hoe
ing, and little of it ever reaches
the man in the street.
Lung fever, also known as lobar
pneumonia, pleuro-pneumonia, and
sometimes as pneumonitis, usually
sets in abruptly with a chill. So
do erysipelas, acute blood poison
ing, malaria-but even the man on
the street would laugh at you if
you ascribed your erysipelas or
acute septicemia or malaria to
taking cold" 1t seems that DR..
Buncombe and the old fossils OF
the regular medical profession
have not insisted upon taking
cold" as a factor of these other in
fections.
Pneumonia is not especially liza
BILE to develop in an individual
who always has some mild ailment
which he designates as cold"
That is a bit of propaganda where
with the charlatans and ncstrum
takers frighten the victims of such
ailments into using worthless Or
harmful remedies instead Of seek
ing intelligent medical advice.
Suppose you have an annoying
cough. Perhaps you buy bottle
Of some alleged cough remedy
and begin nibbling at it. Almost
certainly the stuff contains some
dope, something which will with
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-01

Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am a
senior boy in high school. l have
never attended school social events
and have never cared about or
taken girls anywhere. but have
given my time to work and study,
In which have always succeeded
quite we'll.
l have q few girl classmates
living in my part of town. Would
it now be correct to take my girl
friends places? I am told I am
too serious and solemn. How can
be more sociable and carry on con-
versation in real life?
l do not like powder and paint
girls, as that is not to be admired
in q girl, but the simple, sensible
girl. Probably II more girls re-
membered this they would not call
men silly and selfish. as one OF
your correspondents did. A man
has the right to choose the kind of
girl he wants toiwork for and spend
his life with. BOOK WORM.
It is aot too late now to take
your girl friends places. It&ould
be entirely correct to do 30. l
agree with you in your attitude to-
ward girls. II girls would only
realize that the right kind Of man
does not admire powder and paint,
they. would not use It. But they
won't see the truth until It Is too
late. They powder and paint and
act cheap until they marry some
man who likes that sort Of thing
Then in q few months they find
themselves deserted because the
husband has found . new pretty
lace which IL powdered and paint.
Cd and shows plainly that the sir]
has no objections to going with q
married man.
II you arc too serious you mus,
learn % play. 4 life Of labor ID
not eomplefo aAy moeN than ons
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-01

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,,,.se 6u,.ee =. k1eS5.as = hurSttak nm
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In 49, .h.r.eofse. ohfi~e3 ~ Aissorxa
= : los mt lin they. Fire insur-
anee ~ ! - nat hss been written on
.rn.t.6 vslr.Yion. and the insurancs
comn. nies ara frankly disturbed.
Ws havA anna nitv for = man-al-
thor~h =. c.rnnt rondone fha acf-vho.
having invested his all in Al, honest bust
mess venture and failed IL driven to des-
ner.,ion and the torch. hut We can have
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-01
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V II MRC. ELIZABETH THOMpSO
MR.. ELIZABETH THOMPSON

that is all a search for pleasure.
Both work and play are necessal!
to make a rich life. Don't woIV
about your conversations. %!
whatever the occasion brings soou'
naturally.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: Is tneie
a good method OF gaining welsns
and height? II there is, Will yos
tell me about it? am boy "a
1S SHORTY.
Get plenty Of outdoor exercise'
Take long hikes and 60 swimmlns.
You also, need eight or nine noa..
a night sleep. 1t goes without say
ing that you should not smoke =
To gain weight drink at least
quart of milk a day and more y
possible Also eat plenty OF ests)
Simply by drinking q quantity 2.
milk you will notice that you ~
adding pounds to your p'e'''
weight.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: w
friend and / were taking picture
one Sunday and he took his %. :.
and put 1t on my head. VI cou .r
after the picture was taken ! Va
the hat of, and ever since No =.
other girls have been teasing
about it. Will you please ts,l
what 1t means? IN Doon
Place no Importance on the seA'
ing. It means nothing.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-01

How dared he! The brute, With
angry tears in her eyes she vowed
to be revenged.
Days passed, happy, languid
summer days, and Pauline prac-
ticed on Neil Sumner all the wiles
OF her sex-for the first time in
her life without success. He abb
solutely refused to make love to
her, to hold her hand, or to treat
her in any way different than he
did any other woman.
At first his indifference made her
angry, then it became a joke, and
finally-well, she found she had
fallen in love with him. 1t was
rather q humiliating fact to admit.
even to herself, that she had given
her love to a man who did not care
for her in return.
o -
1t was the last dance Of the sea-
son; trunks were being packed
ready to 60 on the morrow, and
good-byes were even now being
said. Two young men sat talking
on the veranda, watching the dane
ers. Neither of them noticed the
couple in the shadows behind
them.
"Neil's simply daily over her"
one was saying. "--told me
so-said he'd been ready to pro-
pose so times . day then thought
Of what I said"
but I told him to Just keep her
guessing for . while. All her life,
everything she Vas told she
couldn't have she'd want, and
she'd get It. too, somehow"
Even II she 10 our sister, she's
the biggest airt ever saw. and
she ought to have one good les-
son"
-Oh. thsrs's Alics-ses you later.
Bob" and they walked OF In diff
ferent directions.
The silence IN the corna1 Was
pRotoaHA 1pr Q few moments. Both
lncos burned IN The daximsos ~
mt panlino vas Inclined % - r.
eeat1ul q ~ way her hrukhef1
- -t111eeta1 tAaneoayas q ber
I'D - ~
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-01

b.
MILDRED
MARSHALL

The cavalier court during its resi-
dence in France adopted Diana and
carried it back to England where
there were as many Lady Dyes as
Lady Bettys and Lady Fannys.
In some instances Diana is re-
garded as the name of the chart
table lady referred to in the Scrip
lures as "Dinah of the Ephesians."
In the 18th century there was a
Norma Diana in Florence whose
chief claim to fame was that she
mistook large stone that fell on
her head off a building. for a small
pebble. because she wore such an
elaborate headdresS.
Crystal is Diana's talismanic
gem. 1t guards her youth and pur-
ity. according to old superstition,
and brings her many friends. Sun
day is her lucky day and Z her
lucky number.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-01

The weather bureau first used the
term in 1872.
@. Kindly let me know the mean
ing Of Say it with flowers% N
L.T.G.
A. This is merely a slogan start
ed by someone to call attention to
the fact that flowers are very ap-
propriate gifts ION all occasions.
@. What is the Kings Tobacco
Piper" M. A. N. :
A. This is q popular nickname
for q peculiarly shaped kiln or fur
mace in the northeast corner of the
tobacco warehouses belonging to
the London docks Here, contra
band goods such as tobacco, cigars
and tea which had been smug1led
in. were burned. Seized and un-
claimed goods are now sold at per-
iodical custom sales, or distributed
among public institutions, but dam
aged and worthless goods are still
burned.
Q. What animal was first to be
domesticated? B. O.P.
A. The dog was probably domes-
ttcated first, but the sheep, the OK.
the camel and the horse were
doubtless added in rapid success
sion when 1t was found that ami
mails could be adapted to the needs
Of man.
q. How should hollyhocks be
planted? /. NC
A. Hollyhock seeds should be
sown outdoors In June or July. and
the plants tranSplanted the follow
Ing spring. They will bloom the
year following the seed sowing.
New plants should be set every
two years, As the, old crowns NAV
rot or die after the first TOWERING.
Hollyhocks should be planted in
rich. well-drained soil.
q. What rugs are known as orr
entail! MD.H
A. This Is . general term an
piled to rugs made in the orient
Chinese. Bokhara, Caucasion. Turk
ish. Persian and Indian. Most Of
these rugs have Q velvet pile, but
Kelfms are woven nat, nearly alike
on both sides, while Cashmeres
have . nat surface with q weave
peculiar to themselves.
Q. What size 10 the largest gun
In the United, States army!
H. A r.
A. The war depaytmeat ssyu
that the largest gun ussd In the
military service 10 the 16-inch gun.
which = the typs usel % The Pan
ana canal
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-01
TlHQE DAILY SHORT STORY

been making eyes at a young man
on the beach, a newcomer. He
was much the finest looking chap
she had seen for some time, she
decided. and she wondered who he
might be. And then the signal to
start had come. and found her un-
prepared.
She was now slightly behind the
others. but striking out with full
deep strokes, she was gradually
gaining on them. Then. suddenly,
she found herself struggling In the
water. her legs were rigid, and she
felt herself going downtown.
She dog-paddled until she reached
the surface again. and looking
about saw that the others were al
ready half way to the yacht. She
decided to 90 back to shore, but
she found with alarm that her
limbs were still cramped and she
could make no Roadway. With a
little frightened cry Of Help
help!" she went down again.
But the stranger on the beach
had been watching her, and when
he heard the cry. he threw OF his
hat, coat and shoes. and plunged
into the wstef: In another mo-
ment he had his arms about her,
and she was clinging to him fran
tically.
Let go Of my arms" he order
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-01

ont fail choke down the impulse to
cough. q narcotic which 1ulls your
nerves for the ti1ae being 90 that
you do not cough 80 much or 20
hard. You now imagine you are
deriving some benefit from the
nostrum. But wait . day or TWO.
The bottle Is empty, but the cpngn
comes back. Nature rebels against
the narcotic which iIterferes with
natural recovery. The infection
gains q better foothold. 1t travels
downward. Now you have actual
bronchitis, thanks to DR.. Bum
ccmbe and the almanac gentry.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Cause and Remedy for Cancer.
Please tell me the cause, and q
remedy if possible, for cancer.
r. LC.
Answer-Cause OF cancer Is un-
known. Immediate radical surgery
is the remedy.
Unto the Third Generation.
A mother of little girl 6 years
old was one Of three children OF
man who died Of paresis. Her own
health has always been excellent.
The little girl seems well and
bright. But the mother fears she
will inherit the syphilis from the
grandfather. Il there Likelihood OF
that? b. u. y.
Answer-No. Ihave never known
of an instance of syphilis being
handed down to the third genera
ton and it is doubtful that the
disease is inherited from a grand
parent. II it were, considering the
one-tenth OF the population SO in
fected at present, how long would
it be before the civilized races
would become extinct from syph-
ills?
Unmarried Folks. "
You seem to think married wom-
en- the only folks worth while.
Why discriminate against girls
with better sense? Is obesity
wholesome for an unmarried WON
an and unwholesome for married
one? u. r. Y.
Answer-No, indeed. merely
feel that girls under the age of 19
should not attempt reduction save
BY direction of their personal ply
sicians. II woman can write
Mrs. before her name l assume she
| is over 10 and 1 may suggest a
reduction regimen for her. On the
contrary, dear child. l take more
pains in answering the queries OF
young folks than those Of older
folks, on the principle that the
Younger l can catch 'em the more
good l can do. Just try me on
that and see.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-01

confidential tho replies being sent direct
paid TO anonymous letters).
@. How are head lice killed?
NV little daughter caught them at
school, and she has fine thick hair
which l don't want to cut. ]. R.
A. The public health service
says that the head louise is destroy
ed by washing the hair with mix
ture of equal parts of vinegar and
kerosene local OILY. care being
taken that the face and neck are
protected. The vinegar dissolves
the substance which binds the nits
to the hair. and the kerosene kills
the lice. Several applications may
be necessary at intervals Of two or
three days, as the nits, or eggs,
are hard to kill. After each appli-
cation. the hair may be shampooed
as usual.
@. Which city ward is the larg-
est in the United States? A P.O.
A. The 9th ward in Chicago has
this distinction, covering more than
twenty square miles and having a
larger population than either Wy
oming or Nevada.
@. Do American passenger boats
sail to German ports? KILT.
A. The steamship SusQuehanna,
which sailed recently for Bremen
and the free city Of Danzig, was
the first passenger ship to sail un-
der the American nag for these
ports. She Is the forerunner Of a
feet OF liners that will ny the
stars and stripes ON the trans
Atlantic route.
@. Who holds the record Of driv-
ing in harness races? N.M.B.
A. Probably the record Of Ed
Geers, familiarity known a. Pop
Geers, who has been driving for
almost 43 years and is now past
I69 years of age, has never been
eQualed.
Q. How many states keep birth
records? sE. R. T.
A. The department Of labor says
that only % states and the District
LOT Columbia now keep birth rec
! ords with suficient accuracy and
completeness to admit them to the
United States birth registTation
area In 1919 this group repre-
scented 68.4 Der cent OF the total
populatioa Of the country.
q. Does Q "cold wave mean
any particular Temperature?
n x. L.
A. This sxpressionlis commonly
used IN the United States TO desig-
nate Z fall Of at least % degrees
within q hsurs. bringing the tenn
.peEat1re 6eley he 6eedag rant
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-01
WANT TO GO WEST AGAIN.

want to 90 west again, west again.
West where the prairie makes love TO the moon;
long for the west again, west again.
West where the turtle dove sings her sort Groom.
want to 70 west akain, west again,
West where the corn whispers soft to the night;
long for the west again, west again,
West where the coyote keeps watch till the light
Your east has a charm with its manners and
ways.
Charm for the novice in Natures fair art;
But freed from its empty bewildering maze,
Westward I'd fly where veneer hides no heart.
Tn sick OF the way that you murder your RS.
Innocent RS that would serve you SO we'll;
And your manning Of as my temper quite
mars
Speech bears ill will toward the way which you
spell.
Your ancestral worship puts China to shame;
You bow the knee to cold slabs and mere dust,
And mutter adoringly some empty name.
Hoping thereby to be counted as just
On pedigrees and on credentials you dote-
Character trapses behind after caste;
You learn genealogies early by rote.
Then on your tombstones you carve them at
last
Such pastime may satisfy vanity's mind
Souls of some depth search for things that are
real
You'd spend your time better to paint. Il AN
/ BLIND"
Then seek the street with the beggar's appeal.
So. want to go west again. west again,
West to the wilderness scenes Of my birth;
l cream of the west again, west again,
West of my homeland, the Eden Of earth!
ID. A. D.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-01
THE PHHANDERER
BY Marie A. Diesler.

NSX2sAo ASSVp ~ WAOO80A oyA
dictate, Incl
Pauline Prantiss was . ilirt, from
the crown Of her fluffy blond head
% the tips Of her dainty toes. Her
big brown eyes were "a clear and
lnn0cent looking - . baby's, but
~ - ~ M WAo gayed too long
or ~ eden ITO their limpid
depths.
However. some poor fellow was
always falling in love with her.
341re would be the usual stages
a. 0owers, bon-bons and dances.
I'm suddenly misunderstanding,
8eo1ousy and doubt, hot words on
Sel1Aer side, and the idyl was over.
14en for . few weeks she would be
oenGible, ~ she called it, until an
0qbDr good looking chap appeared
q the scene.
Il was Q hot afternoon In mid
August A group of young people
were lolling on the beach in front
a. the Prentiss cottage, most of
them In bathing toys. Some had
4V8Ny 8ouO AASO tu0 W0lcI, oCck-
ine relief from the hot sun. There
were gay shrieks and laughter from
. bsvy Of pretty girls standing
we}n-deep In the water, when =
Gs&nt wave came tumbl.ng In and
pllept them from their feet
Gradually the crowd on the
bqAch grew smaller until almost
Al had Joined the bathers. Most
* them were good swimmers, and
each tried to Guido the other In
dying stunts and swimming under
v&ter.
Altar = while some ono suggest
- . rice 70 the yacht eachcred
A)pNt. quarter Of = mile out, and
I ~ ldea WAs hailed with euthust-
They nd themselves UP
. . ryen elgnal there vas .
= eplnee1ng onA splut&sring.
~ &N11lno ~ = nood 4
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-01

Along with other things. there are 80 United
States senators to be elected this fall The
responsibility OF the people of the various
commonwealth is not limited to the selection
of chief magistrate of the nation
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-01

The visiting Sir Knights are more thar
welcome The town and all that pertains
thereto, is theirs
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-01

Those anti-suffragists are much like the
vets who stood around until it was too late to
do anything. and then set up great howl
about how something had been put over on
the country. \
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-01

The miners are reporting for work. but old
man car shortage Is still on the job to obviate
any alarming overproduction OF coal.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-01
dNE YEAR AGO

GENERAL Pershing sailed
Brest for the United States. -
Police destroyed red flass q.
emblsms at Socialist consens1 Z.
Chicago 80;
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-01

Well done. noble knights. Rock Island i:
proud Of you.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-01


Frederic C.
indiydu vnbs
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-19
TodaY's Anniversaries.

1859 Queen Christina, who abdicated the
throne Of Sweden when at the
Zenith of her power and popularity,
died Born in 1925.
I7-5- Battle of Lexington, the first en-
gagement of the American Revolu
ton
1916 Count Muraveff, the Russian states
man who is credited with having
originated the idea of The Hague
Peace conferences, born. Died June
81, 1900
IS59-William c. Bouck, governor Of New
York during the anti-rert riots, died
at Fulton, \. y. Born there Jan.
:. 1886.
lSGl-The Confederate ram Albemarle at
tackled Tire Federal gunboats at Ply
mouth, y c.
lSsI-Beiamin Disrael. Earl Of Beacons
field. famous English statesman anC
novelist. died in London. Borr
there Dee 81, 1904
1856 Floods in Montreal resulted in dam
age to the amount of $5,000000-
1905 Professor Curie, Joint discoverer Q
radium, run over and Killed il Pans
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-19
In the Days News.

Dr. John Grier Hibben, who enters up
on his sixtieth year today, has been pres
ident OF Princeton University since 1912,
when he was chosen to succeed Woodrow
Wilson, who had resigned two years pre-
viously upon his nomination for the New
Jersey governorship. Dr. Hibben was
born at Peoria, Illinois, the son of a
Presbyterian clergyman. After his gradu-
alton at Princeton in 1882 he spent four
years in study at Princeton Theological
Seminary and at the University Of Der
lin In 1887 he was ordained to the Pres
byterian ministry and during the next
four years filed a pastorate at Chambers
burg, Pa He then returned to Prince
ton as instructor in logic and psychology
During this period Of his career the YER
satility OF his scholarship was demonstrat
ed for, in addition to ms work in logic
and psychology, he conducted classes IN
mathematics, ethics and Biblical literature
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-19

lating their oaths of office and putting
into effect, So far as Nermont's act was
the Will of an organized mi,
norlty.
This act was not referred to the people
fer ratification, but, when the people
were given even an indirect method OF
expressing their will they repudiated that
act of the Legislature by vote OF l6,0S7
to ll,30S.
What exists in Vermont exists in the
nation and the people of the nation have
never been permitted to express their will
on the 18th amendment or on the so
called suffrage amendment, both of which
were advocated and engineered through
congress by minoritics. :.
Just so long az majority rule prevails
in the United States, the union OF TIE
United States will prevail. Just so soor
as organized mnorities are able to impose
their will on the majority in suificlen
oppressive terms. that majority Will pre-
sently revolt and overthrow that govern
lmeut.
| The issues involved are not woman sui
! fragc or prohibition. They run down t
/ the uethermost foundations of our re
ipubIic. They spell revolution.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-19
Today's Events

One hundred and forty-fifth anniversary
o. the battle OF Lexington.
England observes today as Primrose
Day in memory of Lord Beaconfield.
The National Society Sons of the Re
volution assemblies in Washington today
for its triennial session.
Augustus Drum Porter, late third
deputy police commissioner of New y ork
City, is scheduled to be placed OH trial
today under an Indictment charging him
with neglect of duty
Representative women from all the
states will gather in Washington fer the
opening OF the twenty ninth continental
congress of the Daughters Of the American
Revolution
The inter allied conference is scheduled
TO assemble at San Reno today to dis
cuss the AdIiatic problem, the Turkish
peace treaty and other nomcntous qucs
tions arising from the late war.
The reassembling of the Supreme court
of the United States today, following the
Easter recess, is given added importance
by the possibility that the court may hanC
down decisions on the pending prohbi
ton questions.
| \ notable wedding in New York to
lay will be that of Miss Flora Payn
| Whitney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Harry Payne Whitney, and Mr. Rodericl
Tower of Philadelphia, son of the forme
/ United States ambassador to German
and Mrs Charlemagne Tower.