davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-04

Eighty per cent of the preachers
in the United States, at present, are
paid less than $40 a week.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-04

United States Steel Corporation, for
rolled and other finished products,
amounted to 12,243,183 tons.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-04

The gross sales in 1919 of the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-13
GOALS TO

The peak of folly, as they used to
say. was to carry Goals to Newcastle.
To make it more American: Anthra-
cite to Pennsylvania.
Yet this is what the civilized world
now Is doing. That is just another
method of increasing the cost OF
living.
Not only are American ships carry
ing coal to Newcastle, but they then
take on British coal to steam on "a
continental ports. Danish butter is
being brought to New York and Ca
madam butter Is going to Europe
Canadian print paper is shipped &c
Europe. and European print paper Is
coming to America. Argentine is now
buying wheat from Europe, having
shipped all her wheat to Europe last
spring.
A freight car loaded with Iowa
hogs, enroute to Buffalo, n. Y, stock
yards, passed a car loaded with hams
consigned TO Iowa, coming from
Buffalo.
The idea being. it seems. to senS
what you produce as far from hom'
as possible. and 20 go there to DE-
your buying.
All of which increases the cost.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-13
TIL FLAG RAISING.

It was a handsome new flag that
was formally unfurled by the knights
of Columbus yesterday, and It Is a
handsome home that the knights
have for the flag to float over. too. 1t
was fitting, indeed. that Columbus
Day should be chosen for this great
occasion. We congratulate the
knights on the wonderful success
they have attained in this city in so
short a time. and we congratulate
the city upon having such a
thoroughly alive organization.
The influence of the Knights of
Columbus in this community. as well
as throughout the country. is widely
felt and 1t Is an influence that means
much for the future OF the country.
Yesterday was not only the occasion
of a fiag-raising here. but it marked
the beginning of a nationwide drive
on the part of this organization
against all extreme radicalism that
would tend to undermine the Amer
lean government. When a great body
of patriotic men such as the knights
of Columbus set out on a crusade of
this kind we can all take courage
knowing that God reigns and the re-
public cannot die.
Yesterdays ceremony at the Co
|lumbus Club probably is the last of
the formalities attending the OPEN
ing the new building. We wish for
the Knights of Columbus a long and
prosperous career in their most at
tractive quarters.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-13
RIPPING RHYMES
BY Walt Mason.
THE FAT

The fat man sickens and like the
dickens his tortured system feels;
he has the CHAMBERS and yaller jan
ders and govt in both his heels.
When c~onvalescent. his woes senes-
cent, he'd like to tell the tale of all
ments gaudy that racked body, and
make his hearers pale. He'd fain be
spelling his blood c%ongealing pain
epic by the week; but none will lis
ten, no teardrops glisten on sympa-
thetic cheek. And when he pauses,
for any causes, he hears some horse
laugh sounds: his yarn seems yell
low, for he's d fellow who weighs
two hundred pounds. He may have
verses from docs and nurses to
prove diseases three; it doesn't mat
ter-the mar is fatter than sick folk
ought to be. We grin and shipper
when he would whimper his doleful
sickbed tunes; W. mark his figure
and snort and Singer and say he's
full of prunes If he we're slender,
WITH pity tender we'd mix our tears
with his; we'd hear him twitter of
ordeals bitter, and sigh, and say,
Gee Whit" But he is fatter than
any halter or plumber in the town;
so when he'd babble and idly gable,
we promptly turn him down.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-13
DAILY HOROSCOPE
Thursday, October IA, 1920.
Copyright. 1920. by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)


Copyright. 1920. by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
Saturn smiles on humanity today,
according to astrology. The Sun is
in benefic aspect. while Neptune
looks upon the Earth with doubtful
frown.
1t Is not a favorable day for travel
ing or for making important de-
clsions.
During this rule the mind is likely
to be disturbed by uncertainties and
fears, so that any positive course Of
action is difficult.
This sinister power of the planets
which causes frequent changes of
mind will be reflected in the results
of the autumn elections.
The aged and all past the middle
line Of life should benefit by the
aspect of Saturn. New hopes that
can be realized are supposed to be
awakened during this rule.
Farmers and all who draw their
sustenance from the ground should
benefit this day. They will be SUBJ
jected to heavy losses later, perhaps.
but this month should be favorable
to their best interests.
Women, especially those no longer
young, will turn to gardening and
agriculture in large numbers, 1t is
prophesied, by the beginning Of an.
other spring. Some-sort of a coloniza-
ton plan along modern lines will
cause this, if the stars are read
Alright.
This should be a lucky sway un-
der which to seek a position of any
sort. New openings in South Amer
lea will be especially attractive while
this configuration prevails.
A new game that e~ncourag es phys
ical exercise is to become popular,
owing to its introduction by a prom
inent man.
A letter or newspaper interview
a statement put into writing-is
likely to cause a national sensation
within the week.
Astrologers forecast a season of
great social gayety in New York and
Washington, D.. c.
New periodicals or old periodicals
changed to meet e demands are
prognosticated for the coming year
when there will be a revival of in
terest in current literature.
There is a planetary direction not
altogether favorable t motion pic
lures, but the seers declare that they
will emerge from a period of change
more popular than eve before since
new inventions will make them more
perfect.
Persons whose birthdate it is have
the augury of a serene, successful
year. The young will court and
marry.
Children born on this day are like
ly to be reliable and industrious. They
will rise rapidly in whatever bust.
ness they choose. Success attends
them.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-13
FAMILY IS THE UNIT
BY DR.. James L. Vance.

The family is the unit of civiliza-
tion-not the school. not the state,
not even the church-but the family.
Therefore the welfare OF the family
must have the right of way.
In the heart of the moral law,
God legislates for the family in the
statute which says: Honor thy father
and thy mother. that thy days may
be long upon the land which the
Lord thy God giveth thee Jesus
indicted divorce because 1t Is the
deadly foe of the family. Because
family life is a thing and the hope
of the world. "a man shall leave his
father and his mother and shall
cleave unto his wife, and they twain
shall be one flesh"
Anything that strikes at the home
is wicked. Any scheme for human
betterment that imperils family in
tegrity Is rotten. Any proposal to
improve society by relaxing the re-
straints which safeguard the purity
and ~sanctity of family life is the
devil in the livery of an angel. The
things which hurt the family hurt
everything that helps the world.
The individual has rights. but he
must not exercise them to the detri-
ment of the home. He has the right
of self-expression, but he must be
careful not to express himself In any
way that wrongs family ties and
obligations.
That school is best whose ideals
are those of the home. That govern
ment IS most beneficent whose
citizenship is the output of clean
family life. That church best serves
society and ~gloriies God back of
whose affairs are firesides frightened
by the love of home and consecrated
by faith in the Great Father.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-13
IMPORTANT MATTERS FOR
LEAGUE TO ACT UPON

GENEvA-It is not possible at
present to give a complete list of the
agenda for the session of the Assem-
bly of the League of Nations which
meets here on November Is, but It
is expected that the following mat
ters will be dealt with at the first
session:
Election of president and vice
president.
Appointment of committe to ex-
anime and report on the credentials
Of representatives.
Examination and adoption of
agenda.
Discussion and adoption of rules
and procedure.
Admission of states not named In
the appendix to the covenant.
General report on the work of the
Council of the League.
Report by the secretary general
on the organization work of the
Sccretariat, and resolution of the
Council with regard to the seat OF
the league.
The first and second budgets of
league, covering the period to De-
cember 81, 1920.
Provisional estimates for the 1921
budget.
Plans for the establishment of the
Permanent Court of International
Justice.
Establishment of a Permanent
Health Organization.
Establishment of a permanent or
g%anization to deal with communica-.
tons and transit questions falling
within the sphere of the League I'M
der the Treaty of Versailles.
TriHttpn1 for tho Cpttlannapf nf
differences referred to in articles
1886, S37, 376 and 3S6 of the Treaty
of Versailles, and in correspond
ing articles of other treaties.
Relations between technical or
ganizations and the Council of the
Assembly of the League.
Recommendations Of the Interna-
tional Financial Conference recently
held at Brussels.
Method of apportionment of ex-
penses of the League.
: Preparations required to enable
the economic weapon Of the League
to be used in case of necessity.
Report from the statistics commits
sion.
Supervision over the execution of
agreements with regard to the traffic
in women and children.
Questions submitted for the con-
sideration of the assembly by mem
bers of the league are to include:
Amendments to the covenant.
Proposals by the Danish, Norwegian
and Swedish governments.
General supervision over the ex-
ecution of agreements with regard
to the traffic in opium in accord
ance with article XIII of the COW
enant Cat the request of the govern
ment of the Netherlands.)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-13
HEALTH ADVICE
At Childbirth

At no time In her life does a
woman require better care and at
tention than during childbirth. A
| competent doctor, or IL such Is not
available, a properly supervised and
licensed midwife should attend. The
patients room should be large.
clean, and light, and the necessary
maternity outfit should be conven-
iently at hand.
The following list represents a
useful outfit:
1 pound absorbent cotton.
5 yards sterile gauze.
1 envelope sterile umbilical tapes.
1 dozen sterile sanitary napkins.
1 tube vaseline
4 ounces powdered boracic acid.
] dozen bird's-eye diapers.
1 flannel band, 5 inches wide, 1
yard long.
] cake CASTLE soap.
1 dozen small safety pins.
2 dozen large safety pins.
1 new douche bag, 2 quarts.
l eye-dropper.
/ douche pan.
IL yards rubber nursery sheet
ing.
After Baby Comes
The mother should rest in bed
for at least a week after baby is
born and for several weeks more
should not do really heavy work.
Various forms of serious female
troubles are due to a failure to fol-
low this advice.
The mothers food should be
plentiful, wholesome, and nutritious.
for. of course. baby must be nursed
at the breast. The mother should
drink plenty OF milk. but much tea
and coffee are injurious.
Almost all mothers can breast
feed their babies.
If the flow of milk is scanty the
mother should
(a) Drink plenty of liquids. espe-
cially milk.
(b) Not do heavy work.
(c) Get sufficient rest and sleep.
(d) Take an outdoor airing every
pleasant day. *
(e) Avoid constipation.
(f) Put baby to nurse regularly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-13
FIRE ALARM BOXES

23-Rsritan Copper Works.
Mark and Sheridan Streets.
25-Smith Street and Central r. r.
26-Market and First etreets.
11-Madison Avenue and Paterson 81.
se-Htgh and Lewis Streets
36-Smith rnd High Streets,
9S-New Brunswick Ave. and New 81.
S7-Smith and State Streets.
t5-Atlanttc Terra Gotta Works.
sS-Buck n. nam Ave. and Hartford ST.
46-Commercs and Front Streets.
Estate and Washington Streets.
l7-Htgh and Washington Streets.
st and Buckingham Ave,
s5-Parker S. and Pulaski Ave.
S6-Han Ava and Charles ST.
s7-State and Wayne Streets.
6S-Near United Lead Works.
6e-Naurer.
e2-Washington and First Streets,
6y-New Bplnswtck Ave. and Elm Street
6ESmith Street and Watson Ave.
66-CoMmerce and State Streets.
72-Tront and Smith Streets.
73-Water and Gordon Streets
IL Kearny Ave. and Gordon Street.
s1-Brace and Hanson Avenues
52-Smith and Herbert Streets.
9y-Amboy Ave and Washington 81.
S4-Lshfgh Ave. and Stanford Street.
S5-Near >lty Hospital.
67-Amboy and Hall Avenues,
S6-Cleveland aud Brace Avenues.
92-Amboy Ave. and Inslee Street,
pa Lawrencs and Francis Streets.
s4-Neville and tombstone Streets
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-13
UNDEREsTIMATEs AUDIENCE.

1t is a rather low estimation that
DIR. William Z. Ramsay. the Demo-
cratic candidate for congress-. seems
10 haze of the intelligence of his
audiences in this district. In every
address that he has made thus far
he has harped on the fact that the
volstead act does not enforce pro-
hibition: that there is more drinking
today than ever before, especially
among women and babies.
AS a matter of fact, DR.. Ramsay 4:
intelligent enough to know. and he
ought to give the people of this dis
trtct credit for also having tntelli-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-13

gence to know, that no law car en-
force itself. A law is merely an act
of a legislative body placed upon the
statute books of a state and public
officials are employed for the express
ed purpose of enforcing the law.
Whether or not a law is enforced de-
ponds upon the men whose duty It is
to enforce It, not upon the law IT.
self.
The more DR.. Ramsay talks about
the failure of the Volstead act the
more he condemns those officials,
whose duty it is to see that its pro-
visions are carried out. AS those off,
cials especially in this section, are all
Democrats the constituency In this
district are intelligent enough to put
the blame where it belongs, in spite
of DR.. Ramsay's low estimation of
the reasoning power of the people
he addresses.
DIR. Ramsay must know that, in
spite of all the women and babies
that he says he finds guzzling booze
all the time nowadays. the use of al
.coholic liquors has fallen off tremen-
.dously throughout the country; that
only here in the East, and especially
in New Jersey where a Democratic
governor set out to nullify the con-
stitution but found 1t too much for
him, is there practically no attempt
to enforce the law. Once we have
men in Office who will do their full
duty it will be found that even the
women and babies, who. according
to DR.. Ramsay, have so pro-
taken to drinking booze
of late, will have to conform to the
new order of things.
Not only does DR.. Ramsay not give
his audiences credit for having in
enough to know why the
prohibition laws are not enforced
here, but his whole campaign thus
far has been based on the booze
issue, something that appeals only to
the lowest grade Of intelligence. By
this line of agitation he may win a
few votes among the ~bootleggers and
'rummies." but the average
American citizen accepts
the prohibition issue as a closed book.
The recent refusal of United States
supreme court to reopen the matter,
confirming its decision of the
Validity of the eighteenth amend
ment and the Volstead act, has placed
a seal on the book already closed. 1t
III becomes any candidate to hope to
be elected on any such dead issue,
especially when he goes out of his
way to malign the women and babies
If this vicinity, spreading broadcast
he impression that they are greater
than the men.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-13

Iuhe NicALuAC says
What has become OF the .old-fash.
toned woman who used to put straw
under the carpet.
Nature does some queer things. A
piccolo would fill one girls stock
ing while it would take a bass drum
to fill another girls stocking.
The II Can't" Club has 5~0.000,000
members, but there are mighty few
members in the II Can" Club.
A girl can't grow chin whiskers.
But she can make a man look like a
piker when II m to growing
white fuzz on her cheeks.
And what has become of the o. (.
grocer who used to give each of the
kids a sack Of candy when the Old
Man paid his Sc grocery bill every
Saturday night?N
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-13
Niodernized

The Village Blacksmith runs today
An auto fixing shop,
Where sixteen prices you must pay,
| fyou're compelled to stop,
So, where the anvil used to stand
No sparks fly from his fires
His Sparks all come from spark
plugs and
His bellows blow UP tires.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-13
OH

That is certainly a trying duty"
remarked the Old Fogy, as he look
cd up from the newspaper he was
reading.
What is?" demanded the Crouch.
Serving on a jury" replied the
Old Fogy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-13

Calvin Lies in Spencerville, Ohio,
Anna Shook Adams In Youngstown,
Ohio. you can C. Eugene Chew in
Toledo, Ohio, Louise Shook in Os-
good, Ind, David Speaks in Dayton,
Ohio, and Elsie Staggers in Coshoc-
ton, Ohio.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-13
Aw, Gwan!

Dear Luke: For the first time IN
history, both presidential candidates
are from the same state. This being
the case, could you say after the
fourth of next March that Ohio has
established a precedent?-Mattie
Hutchinson.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-13

The dreamer puts away dull cares,
7 ocommon toll he will not stoop
He can build castles in the air,
But he can't build a chicken coop.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-13

Reds have been transferred 10 Bos-
ton because of congestion al Ellis
Island. II they were Blues they'd
probably be taken to New Haven.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-13
The poor fellow saw.
Yes. But Whaddy Va Mean?

NOTdHu RdulpS HeraId.)
Houses are so short in Germany
that rationing is being enforced.
Empty rooms are used without con-
sulting the occupant.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-13

Folks hate to hear your troubles.
son,
Don't tell them or you'll be a
frost:
They've time for how the winner
won,
But none for how the loser lost.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-13
Learn tbs by Heart.

No, Clarice, all the south paws de
not come from Lett Hand, w. Va.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-13
Putting on Dog.

Big words your auditors distress,
And gain You nought;
The smallest words can best express
The biggest thought.
Luke McLuke.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-13
Alta Boy!


You tell 'em Luke. you can give
EN- the laugh,-Billie Wood.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-13

The fstted calf will grow up to
be a COW ever IL the former crown
prince does return home.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-13
Things TO Worry About.
Watch Us Grow.

The sea elephant will not eat pea
nuts.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-13
Paw Knows Everything.

Willie-Paw, where is the room
for Improvement?
Paw-The bathroom. my son.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-13

Whats the matter with your
hand?" asked Smith. Break it?
Yes growled Jones. "A fresh
book agent pestered me the other
day and / punched his face"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-13

Henry Silknitter lives in German.
town, Ohio.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-13
BITS OF BY PLAY


copyright, 1870. by The Cincinnati
Enquirer)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-13

The Horrors of Prohibition.
He drank homemade hooch-juice,
Defying the law;
And these are the planets
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-13
You've said a mouthful there, friend

Too many think it smart
To speak of cooking and call 1t
The culinary art.
Hastings (Neb.) Tribune.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-13

He starts a fire who fools with
sparks,
Don't be a gabby pup;
Be careful how you drop remarks,
For they may be picked up.
Luke McLuke.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-13
Luke McLuke Says.

a Blunt Man Comes Straight tf
the Point.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-13
pon't be ono of those foolish birds,

DON'T be one OF those fOOIlsh blrds,
Keep guard on what you do;
Be careful how you throw out words
For they'll come back to you.
Canton (Ohio)- News.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-08
Il lVNCLE WIGGIXtI22 g
BEDTuNE STORY
UNCLE WIGGILY AND JACKIE's HOUSE,

crawled after him, and there the TWO
hid
They could hear the alligator come
up and they heard him stop. Then the
bad chap spoke and said
We'll, ! saw them here minute
ago, but they have disappeared
guess they must have run on. But III
catch them"
Then the alligator ran on and. after
a while, Uncle Wiggily said
~ guess we can go out now. Jackie 70
But alas When he went to crawl out
backward he otuldnt do it lie was
stuck fast in the loS. ! think Jackie
mad eaten too much dinner and had
grown fat.
What's tbs matter?' asked Uncle
Wiggily. Cant you back out, Jackic?"
No" answered the doggie chap. Il
cant You had better crawl out Of
your end"
Uncle Wiggily tried but he couldn't.
He was stuck fast, too. Neither Of
them could move.
"Oh, shall we have to stay in my log
play house forever" barked Jackie
mo, | can make a hole in the side
With Nurse James cabbage cutter" said
Uncle Wiggily, and this he did Then
muSsed up, but not any the worse for
the adventure And the alligator had
no sousc that day.
SO this teaches us we should always
take cabbage cutter with us when
we hide In hollow logs And II the
June bug doesn't ring the front door
bell, and make the ash can believe
he's rag man, III tell you next about
Uncle Wtggily and Lulu's shoes