davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-09-22

persistently consti-
pated and had very
dizzy spells. / suf-
fered for three years
and was perfectly
miserable until a
frie n was telling
me to try Lydia f.
Pinkham $ Vege-
table Compound and
l found it a wonder
full medicine. | can
no W do twice as
much work and l
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-09-22
MUTUAL BENEFIT COLUMN.
Edited by sAunt Madge..
MoTTo:-HELpFUL AND HOPEFUL

The purposes of this column are
succinctly stated In the title and motto
lit is for the mutual benefit, and aims
to be helpful and hopeful Being for
the common good IL is for the common
use--a public servant, purveyor of
information and suggestions, a medium
pacity 1t solicits communications. and
it's success depends largely on the sup
port given 1t in this respect. Com
munfcations must oe signed, but the
name OF writer will not Be printed ex-
cept by permission. Communications
win be subject to approval or rejection
by the editor of the column, but none
win be rejected without good reason.
Address all communications to The
American. Ellsworth. Me.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-09-22
Your chiId'S

health and depend largely upon nutrition the HI
from food All of chds energy is needed for growing
afford waste any strength in fighting poor Digestion
Quick, regular action Of the stomach liver and howe,
sary This viii keep the blood pure and worms
household remedy a. F." Atwoods Medicine win stimulate
prompt action and restore heathul conditions Regular use
of this old ayore standby of generations stomach
dsordersThe full value of the food will be absorbed into
the blood and and restessness win disappear
No weakening effects result a. F." simply starts
natural action of the It will be found helpful by
the entire family in all of constipation biousess
sick headaches You should be without Get bottle
today SOC and it when needed "LF." Medicine Co.
Portland Maine.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-09-22

HOW THE CROW LOST HIS VOICE.
I've found out why the old black crow
That eaws the whole day long
AS he sweeps winging to and fro
Can never sing a song.
A tragic tale it is and sad
Yet every word is true;
I heard It from a tiny lad
And here 1t is. for you
Long. long ago. when in the trees
The songsters gave a ball,
And chanted choruses and glees
The crow outsang them all.
Although they strained their little
threats
In bursts of glorious song
Above their best soprano notes
His voice rang clear and strong.
But he was greedy. was the crow.
And when came autumn time
And all the birds prepared to go
To seek SUMMER cline.
He said; i think I'll stay right here,
For when they're gone, you see
tAnd here he leered knowing leer)
There'n be more worms for me"
He stayed. and caught cold. of course
And when again came spring.
He found that he had grown so hoarse
He simply couldn't sing.
And now when winds blow cold and
raw
And he goes numbering by
with nothing but husky cav,
You1l know the reason why.
-Alexta
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-09-22
Pacific Mail Steamer Colombia.

Dear Aunt Madge:
As We are sailing from Uncle Sans
glorious country for Tokyo. Japan,
where the Worlds eighth Sunday
School convention will be held from
October to II. 1 am preparing to send
you few of the thoughts and sug-
gestions prepared to guide us in our
travels in the Orient. We are told
that "the Japanese Sunday school lead
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-09-22
Dear NJ. B. Family:

Dear NJ. B. Family:
/ remember that, years ago. when
the crows gathered in fiocks looking
after the aftermath of the grain
fields, an old gentleman would say,
the crows are holding a town meet
ing" The poem sent by Alexia re-
minded me of that saying When /
commenced writing that quotation |
had no idea of connecting it with the
new regime which has come into ex-
istence and which would have re-
joiced Dell's heart to see come to
pass. 1t is a noticeable fact that
those ladies who availed themselves
of this first opportunity to express
themselves legally on the issues of
the day, were among the women of
broad intelligence and education.
The question of poll tax on women
has been raised by many. Will not
some legal light, who can speak with
authority and sure knowledge of the
law give us information on that
point?
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-09-22
| SUFFERED
THREE YEARS
Finally was Restored to
Health by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Lowell, Mass. - was all run down and
had an awful rain in my right side, was
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-31
Thousands Cured by
Drinking Mineral Water
ne Famous PerIax Mineral Springs
at Excelsior Springs, Mo-, Makes
Generous Offer to Sufferers.

Every year as many as 250, 900 peo-
PIE visit Excelsior Springs, Mo-, to
drink the wonderful waters found
mere 1nvalids from all over the
country, given up by their home doc
tors, find health and vigor in the
mineral and curative agents COM
pounded far underground by Nature.
probably the most famous waters
are those found in the Perlax Mineral
spring, and many thousands who
nave suffered from Gout, Rheuma-
ism. Constipation, Liver and Kidney
troubles and similar ailments have
neeh permanently relieved by drink
30 confident are the owners of the
spring that this water will benefit
you that they offer to send 81 car
ION or Perlax Mineral Salts to any
ohe who viii write for it. When dis
soiveo IN water this is equal to ten
e, of Perlax Mineral water.
81 .heir offer is that 1t is to be paid
.or only if it benefits. The person
.dklng 1t is to be the sole Judge and
t.,eport results within thirty days
- II you suffer from any of the above
SSiseases, write for a carton today
ssnd no money-iust your name and
aauuress to Perlax Mineral Springs,
Ne Ne feriax Bldg, Excelsior Springs,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-31

Woodrow, Birmingham, VIM Schleet-
er, Mt Zion, G. r. Wilson, Milton,
Frank Hetzel, Pennington, Robert
Bailey, Birmingham. r. d. Stump, Sell
ma, Floyd Macklin, Bonaparte, Scott
Hogan, Cantril Joe Easter, Bonaparte,
Fred Hugg. Bonaparte. Glen Perkins,
Harry Warner, c. L. Calhoun, Stock
port, Paul Mitchell, Bonaparte. S. w.
Standby, Stockport, w. T. Sparks,
Mt Sterling, John Carter, Bentonsport.
c. H. Trout Birmingham. c. E. Wag-
Ter, Milton. Guy Mcfarland, Cantril,
Otto Perkins, E. E. Arnold. Birming-
ham, James Tallen, Cantri, c. F. Writ,
Douds, John LaFolletee, Birmingham.
Verne Emery and WILDER 'Viki1s, Of
Burlington. are visiting here with
their BOnaparte relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Elliott and
daughter Margaret, have returned to
their home in Des Moines after a
visit with relatives here.
Misses Edith Miller and Eva Cop
poe entertained a number of their
young friends at the George M. Miller
home in Hornsburg township Thurs
day evening of this week.
The Stockport band gave concert
here last Tuesday evening. advertising
their chautauQua.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-31
Has Sisters in keokuk-

Mrs. Kate Steburg, second daughter
of the late Joseph and Mary Meek,
was born in Bonaparte, Iowa, July /,
1859, and died at her home in Arnold.
Nebraska, July 10, 1920, at the age OF
81 years and - days. She was edu-
Gated at Bonaparte and at Visitation
academy, of Ottumwa.
The following In Memoriam"
sketch is taken from the Arnold Sen
tinel of July %:
"She resided in Iowa until April
1885 when she came to Armada, or
what is now Miller, Nebraska, where
she lived until the time of her mar
riage to Gus Steburg on December
"a, 1890, moving then to Sumner. This
was her home until January, 1902, at
which time they again moved to Mil
Ter, Nebraska In the spring OF 1913
they left Miller, seeking to improve
her health, travelling for one year,
when they came to Arnold, Nebr.,
which place has been her home since.
She leaves behind to miss her, a
kind and affectionate husband, one
daughter, Mrs. w. r. Stewart and one
son, Leonard NJ, both Of Arnold; fo,.-
sisters, Mrs. E. B. Cresap CT .urt
Madison, Iowa, Mrs. Carl A. Weber
and Miss Margaret Meek, both of Keo-
kuk, Iowa, and Mother S. F. Borgia,
of Notre Dame convent, Milwaukee,
Wis.,, one brother Robert E. meek of
Wellington, Kansas. Besides these,
she leaves two grandchildren, many
nieces and nephews and numberless
friends. Wherever her home was,
everyone was her friend and neigh
bor"
Through all her sickness of three
years duration, she never allowed one
complaint to be uttered, sincerely be-
lieving that everything was just and
for the best. During all this time she
received the devoted and undivided at
tention of her husband who gave to
her unsparingly of his time and love
and faithfulness."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-31
of the committee in charge of the
plans,

plans,
At the meeting, the doctors will
arrange for annual instrucuonal
clinics, with one session for the lalty
at which a speaker of note will pre-
sent medical topics of Importance 10
laymen, and with the other sessions
devoted to the discussion OF scien-
tific surgery problems.
DR.. J. C. Rockafellow of Des MoineS
is secretary of the committee which
will foster the arrangements for the
clinical meetings, and Donald Mac
Rae, Jr., of Council Bluffs, is coun-
selor.
Iowa representatives in the Ar1eri-
can College of Surgeons include DIT
w. W. Bowen, FIT. Dodge; DR.. J. G.
Rockafellow, Des Moines Dr. Thomas
Edwin Powers, Clarinda; DR.. Davis
C. Brockman, Ottumwa; DR.. William
Egloff, Mason City; DR.. David S,
Fairchild, Clinton; DR.. Lee Wallace
Dean, Iowa City; DR.. Charles P
Frantz, Burlington: DR.. William B.
Small, Waterloo: DR.. Aram G. He'll.
MAN, Anauosa; Dr.. Francis E V
Shore. Des Moines; DR.. Donald Mac,
Rae, Jr., Council Bluffs; DR.. William
Jepson, Sioux City. and DR.. W. w
Pearson, Des Momes-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-31
" The #
HAMILTON GATE C WY
Is nAM.LToN IL july 81 Is.
HAMILTON, ILL., JULY 81.

Mr.. and Mrs. George Edward Mar
shall are spending few weeks at
their summer cottage at this place.
Miss BeInice Elder, who has been
taking special course OF study at
the Macomb normal school, is at
home Miss Elder has accepted a
position for the coming year in the
Omaha, Neb., schools.
3 During the band concert Wednes-
day evening an automobile belonging
to c. Patterson caught fire, and for
little while excitement reigned.
Fortunately the fire was extinguished
before much daamge was done.
The families of Ed Wright and A.
G. Denton are camping at the beach.
They have as their guests Mrs.
Menke and Mrs. Rupp, of Quincy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Wright enter
tanned few friends at the club
house Sunday at dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Tweston are Wis
iting in Galesburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Dadant and son.
James, are enjoying an automobile
trip through Iowa and Minnesota.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-31
TONS OF STEEL
IN AUTO PLATES
Total Issued Number 4,f3S and This
Means 425,O00 Plates on Cars
owned and Driven by Lee
Countians-

According to the latest report issued
from the county treasurer's ONCE
4138 automobile licenses have been
issued in Lee county since January /.
There have been 425, 900 plates issued
To all of the county treasurers in the
state of Iowa
with each set of two plates weigh
ing one and one-f1fth pounds 1t is es-
timated that Lee county used approx
mately three ton of steel In the IL
censes issued here for 1920. The
state of Iowa has used about 225 tons
in the manufacture of license plates.
When it is remembered that there
are forty-eight states in the union ana
that several have more cars than Iowa,
II Is easy to see the amount OF iron
that is used for this one thing each
wear amounts to the thousands OF
tons.
County Treasurer Skyles suggests IN
quoting these figures that there is no
present occasion for any automobile
owner to be running around with
pasteboard placards or no numbers at
all. His office has plenty of tags
now and can issue them rapidly.
He also calls attention tc one of the
of the auto law which was
by the last general assembly
Under the old status reductions were
granted on licenses which were issued
after the first of August.
This part of the law was killed and
now the full license fee is required for
a car regardless of date OF purchase
and without thought of proximity Of,
the years end.
1t is probable that the auto regis
tration in Polk county may exceed
$4,000 cars this year, Mr.. Styles saws
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-31

NOT EXTENSIVE
Hail Storm in Van Buren, County South
of Bonaparte Cuts Corn Crop
in Half But Not as Bad
as Reported

BONAPARTE, July 81. - Late re-
ports from the region south of here,
Ia few miles, which was recently de-
wasted by a hail storm, is that the
destruction is not as great as at first
reported. The corn will make about
half crop, and the oats were not
a total loss. Gardens that looked
very sick the morning after the
storm now look as if there hadn't
been in hail storm.
Mrs. J. H. Wiley visited in Mt.
Zion last week at the Sam Howard
home. ..
Mrs Mary Mead and son, Charles
Mead and Miss Irma Frazier of Des
Moines, recently enjoyed a visit at the
w. r. Roberts home, the first two
being mother and brother of Mrs.
Roberts.
Misses Helen and Elizabeth Tyler
are visiting with Fort Madison rela-
tives.
Remember the dates of the big
Bonaparte chautauqua, August 81 to
rs.
Miss Ruth Seeds of Fairfield has
been visiting with Bonaparte friends
during the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Van Fart, of KeO-
sauqua, visited with Bonaparte friends
this week
It is reported that movement has
been started for opening the keosau-
qua way at Des Moines, this being the
most important and prominent thor
oughfare in that city.
Mrs. Charles Rigler of Mission, Tex
as, is visiting with relatives in this vi
cinity.
The district court of Van Buren,
county will convene at Keosauqua on
Monday, August 16, for term of three
weeks. Judge D. NJ. Anderson Of
Abba will preside. Several new cas-
es are being filed and the term prom
ises to be a busy one. Thirty-sM
petit jurors for service at this term
were drawn on Thursday of last week
The jurors are called to appear at 1:30
p. m. Monday, August 2S. Following
is the list of jurors chosen: L. S.
Bunner, Milton, w. l.. Moins, Stock
port, John a. Huston, Pennington, G.
S. Sadler, Birmingham, o. d. Teeter,
Birmingham, Dan Stagers, Douds, Reid
Boyle birmingham, Rex Ramfo, Keo-
sauqua, ]. T. Haney, Selma, John
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-31

The children's croqnet club Will
hold their final contests next Mon
day afternoon, August 2, at the chau-
tauQua gronds The first game is to
be played by the younger children
and will commence promptly at 3
o'clock. followed by the contest Of
the older children. A small admission
fee, ten cents for grownups and five
cents for children, will be charged at
the gate. and the money taken in is
to be used for ice cream for the chill
dren who are members of the GRO
quet club. Members Of the club will
be admitted free. The supervised
play has been great success. The
children have thoroughly enjoyed the
games. Miss Nan Yeast is the eff
cient supervisor. and to her great
credit is due for the successful out
come of the summers fun.
The Ford car belonging to Joe
Kiser was stolen from in front OF
Leroy's store during the band concert
Wednesday night At this time no
trace Of it has been found.
Miss Helen Reeves, Of Minneapolis,
visited Hamilton relatives Friday.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-31

Mrs. Fred Rigsby and Mrs. Aaron
Brown of Keosauqua, spent the day
Wednesday here.
Mrs. Clark Deer of Bonaparte
spent the day yesterday with friends.
Mrs. Leo Hassler of Bonaparte
visited Wednesday with her parents
|E. S. Sturgeon and wife.
Mr.. Jack Mcdonald and son of Chi
cago, are visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. E. S. Sturgeon.
Mrs. F. v. Helsel and children left
this morning for visit in Keosauqua
with her sister, Mrs. J. e. Morrison.
e. D. Dunn and son Maring, Of
Iowa Falls, are visiting with his
daughter, Mrs. J. Ernest Shannon.
Philip Weigner and family Of
BrooIfield, Mo-, visited this week
with his brother, Ed Weigner.
Miss Minnie Butcher is visiting ct
the Otto Thews home in Kahoka,
Mo-, this week
Miss Jessie Sprouse of West Grove.
Iowa. came Thursday to visit with
her sister, Mrs. Clark Hufford.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-31
DODGE
LEAGUE ISSUE
Harding Determined That Democrats
Shall Not Sidetrack Their
Beloved League OF
Nations.
[By Raymond Clapper. United Press
Staff CORRESPONDENT

by Raymond Clapper. United Press
Staff Correspondent
MARION, o., July Undetermined
to hold the offensive, Warren G..
Harding pointed his heavy guns at
the financial sources behind the
democratic campaign today, charging
that certain powerful financial in
terests'' interested in the administra-
TONS foreign policies are prepared
to contribute literally to the demo-
cratic fund this year.
Harding also served notice that he
is on his guard against any effort OF
democratic leaders to sidetrack the
league of nations issue during the
campaign.
Although Harding had resolved to
say nothing on the league question
until after Cox's acceptance speech,
he was unable to keep silent after
the statement of Democratic Chair
man White declaring the league is
sue is not of primary interest to the
public and expressing skeptlcism re
garding the $1,000 limit on campaign
contributions proposed by the repub-
lican leaders.
Harding retorted that If the demo
Gratis have no intention Of attempting
a Limitation of campaign contribu-
lions, they will meet the disapproval
OF the country. a
Undoubtedly it is quite true that
certain powerful International inter
ests, which are deeply concerned in
carrying out the administrators for
eign policy, are prepared to con-
tribute literally to the democratic
funds" Harding said. Undoubtedly
it is true, too, that without such con-
tributions the democrats would find
It very difficult to raise the funds
they need" !,
Harding declared Cox has failed
thus far to answer the question put
in a recent statement issued from his
front porch. ~The more the demo-
Gratis attempt to get away from this
question the more fnsistent the
country will be to know what they
intend to do IL they are entrusted
with the administration, Harding
said.
Today the republican candidate
was to receive the first delegation
since his acceptance week ago. :.
Fifteen hundred to two thousand
members of the Harding Coolidge
club from sRichland and Crawford
counties were to visit the front
porch.
Mrs. G. A. Farrow, OF Mansfield,
win f1y in an airplane and drop
message for Mrs. Harding from the
women of Rich1and county. -Four
bands will be in the parade marching
down the street to the Harding home.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-31
Oh Q WA II SAW
3 Ils:GATEEs.';;yC IT T.

WARSAW, Ill, July 31-Born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Wardlow, a
daughter, July ~.
Mr.. and Mrs. LOREN Palmer and
little son left Thursday evening for
Lansing. Mich, where they will re
side.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Spangler of Lin
coin, Nebr., visited day this week
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
Kraushaar.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Eymann have
sold their residence and will move
to Keokuk in the fall. Mr.. Schafer Of
Ursa, has bought their home and will
move 20 Warsaw.
. Mrs. Henry Buschling and Adele
and Elaine McAdams are visiting IN
Keokuk with Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Mccoy.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-31

Misses Ruth and Vivian Kraushaar
jof Keokulk, are here visiting rela-
|tives.
Thomas Russell returned homo
Wednesday from Graham hospital,
Keokuk, much improved in health.
A daughter came to gladden. the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Jacobs,
July %.
Mrs. Louis Egley and children Of
Wayland, Mo-, are visiting relatives
here this week.
Mrs. Henry Leifermann and son
Ray, and Mrs. Bywater and daughter
Ruth, of Quincy, visited at the Will
liam Leifermann home Sunday.
Warsaw and vicinity would be
greatly benefited by nice shower.
Our gardens surely need it..
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-31
CONVENTION
OF w. C. 7. u.
Annual Gathering for County is Held
in Park at Farminston With
Office RS Elected for
4s Ensuing Year.

FAHMlNGION, July Sl.-Ine w.
|C. T. us held their annual county
convention here last Thursday. A
picnic dinner was given. in the park
by the members TO the visiting dele
gates. When they were all seated at
the table, after repeating the w. G.
IT. u. grace before meals in unison,
they were presented with a pond lily
bud from our state park, tied with
a bow of white ribbon, the badge of
the organization. The delegates from
Milton were as follows: Mesdames
Minnie Moon, Clara Gilfillan, Eva
Martin, Clara Edwards, Sarah King,
Mamie Scheyli, Lettie Dill, Anna
Higgins, Delilah Wallace and visitors
Misses Florence Price and Edith Har-
grove and Mr.. Homer Martin and
Charles George Knapp.
The following officers were elected
for the coming year:
President-Mrs. Eva Martin.
Vice president-Mrs. Louisa Sat
terly.
Secretary-Mrs. Bertha Knowles.
Treasurer-Mrs. Sadie Zane.
Superintendent of soldiers and
sailors-Mrs. Wallace of Milton.
Superintendent of press and pub
licity-Mrs. Higgins, Milton.
Superintendent flower mission and
relief work-Mrs. Mary Foster, Nil
ton.
Superintendent benedict home
Mrs. Emma Vickers, Harrington.
Superintendent temperance and
Iiterature-Mrs Edwards, Milton.
Superintendent antinarcotlcs -
Miss Sarah Duty, Pennington.
Superintendent Sunday sclCnl and
sabbath obseryance-Mrs. Coulter,
Pennington.
Superintendent moral education
and mothers meetings-Mrs. Knapp,
Pennington.
SUPERINTENDENT Americanization -
Mrs. Mamma Scheyli, Milton.
A committee meeting was held at
the Commercial hall Wednesday ever
ing to perfect plans for the show %
he held in the stock pavilion on a
date early in October, to be announced
later. The object OF this meeting
was to carry forward the plans OF
last year on more extensive sca'e
and to give opportunities Tor exhihl-
ton of livestock, high class farm
products and also complete Worans
department.
Ernest Beard was elected chair
man: F. N. Jacks, secretary, and Mrs.
H. r. Jones, chairman OF the woroais's
committee.
From the success Of the fair last
year the committee felt the COM
m,nity was much interested. The
premiums were paid in cash last
wear which meant a large effort ON
the part of the finance committee.
The fair is substantial benefit to
the community in improving the
qualities OF livestock and farm pro-
ducts, and money subscribed for tbs
purpose is well invested in the com
You should consider these
facts when called upon by the finance
committee.
general meeting Is being called
for Monday evening, August .. at
y. M. at the Commercial club rooms.
Every person interested. whether
business men or farmers, should come
to this meeting.
Rev. and Mrs. Rex returned to Will
Iowa, after visiting with
her mother, Mrs. Alkaline Reinehe.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-31
IOWA CLINICS
WILL BE HELD
Plans are Being Made for Annual In
structional Meetings in the State
Under Direction of Iowa
Doctors

Plans for an Iowa clinical congress,
to be held annually under the aus
pices of the Iowa branch of the Amer
lean College of Surgeons, will be laid
at a meeting of medical men of the
state in the near future. Dr. w. w.
Pearson of Des Moines, is chairman