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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-02
Sure Ziron Helped''
4 Alabana Lady Describes Troubles Which Disappeared
 After She Took Ziron Iron Tonic.

nerves and to help restore the system to normal vitality
 Mrs c. W. Hall, of 525 East Ten nessee Avenue, Florence, Ala, writes q have been taking Ziron. l find that it has benefited me very much. I had such a draggy feeling almost every morning; also had dizzy spells. l am sure Ziron helped me in that way, for I haven't been troubled at all since took one bottle. It seems to put iron in your blood"
 Have YOU ever taken Ziron?
 If not, try it. It may do you lot of good.
 Sold on a morey-back guarantee. Ask your druggist for Ziron Iron Tonic. ZN 4S-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-02
RANDOM NOTES

and Mrs. Jack Hurley and family keturn Saturday from St. Claire where they spent the summer.
 hnie Lee Pitts is the guest of
 lra Hewlett in Huntsville.
 ss Mary Miles Jordan, who was the t of MT. and Mrs. Ross Smith, and | visited Mrs J. c. Sproull in Annis- fs now the guest of friends in Rome,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-02

home. Mrs. Lonnie Munger. who was with them. will remain some time longer and later will visit Waynesville, N. C. Miss Lillian Early, who has been the
 guest of MT. and Mrs Harry Jackson Early, is now the guest of MT and Mrs i J. R. McWane before returning to her l home in Virginia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-02
BLOOD is essential
 A for healthy system.

HGdIlHy UIUUU IIIUSV NUII OetIII the proper, natural proportion of red corpuscles-and red corpuscles are mainly dervied from iron.
 Ordinarily, your blood obtains enough iron from the food you eat. But if some bodily function is failing to do it's duty in relation to the blood, the iron that is in your food will not be absorbed-causing you to be pale, weak and subject to many little every day ills and disorders.
 Many people, feeling the need of iron, have taken Ziron to help enrich their blood with iron, tone up their
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-02
SEEK FAIR RATES
 ON STATE PRODUCTS

At the forthcoming meeting of the Ala bama public service commission on Sep tember 6. General Manager o. [. Bum
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-04-16
DR.. WILLIAMS l0l TONIC
A PROVEN REMEDY
MADE UP OF THREE
INGREDIENTS OF KNOWN WORTH

Iron, Quinine and Magnesia are
three ingredients that will get right
to work to clean out the disease
germs Of Colds, LaGrippe and Ma
laria in your body Quinine kills the
germs in the blood, Magnesia carries
off the body poisons, and Iron
strengthens and invigorates.
Dr.. Williams 101 Tonic contains
these three ingredients properly pro-
portoined. It's the correct treatment
for Colds, LaGrippe and Malaria.
25c and soc bottles for sale at your
drug store,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-04-16
INTRICACIES OF OUR LANGUAGE

The construction of the English
language must appear most formld-
able to foreigner One OF them look
ing at picture Of number OF YES
sells said: See what IA flock OF
ships!' He was told that flock OF
ships was called a feet and that a
feet of sheep was called flock. And,
it was added, for his guidance in
mastering the intrcacies OF our IAN
guage that flock of girls is called
q bevy, and that bevy OF wolves is
called a pack, and pack Of thieves
iscalled a gang, and gang OF angels
is called a host, and host OF por
poises is called shoal, and shoal
of buffaloes is called a herd, and Q
herd of children is called troup,
ond troup Of cartridges is called a
covey, and a Covey of beauties is
called a galaxy, and a galaxy of ruff
fans is called horde, and horde Of
rubbish is clled heap, and a heap
of oxen is called drove, and drove
of blackguards is called a mob, anG
mob of whales is called school,
and school of worshippers is called
congregation and congregation
Of engineers is called a corps, and q
corps Of robbers is called a band, and
d band of locusts is called swarm
and a swarm of people is called a
crowd. .
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-04-16
JUST SMILES

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Twas the night before payday
And all through my jeans,
was searching in vain
For the price of some beans.
But nothing was doing,
The milled edge had quit,
Not a penny was stirring
Not even jit.
Forward, turn forward,
o Time, in your flight
Make it tomorrow,
Just for tonight.
Women are much like automobiles;
To have they're exceedingly nice,
But after we have them, the upkeer
exceeds
The original purchasing price.
The lines of the body is what takes
our eyes,
The paint makes EN- look, oh, so
good
But the lines and the paint aren't
worth gosh hang
If there's no power under the hood,
The kind that are speedy all run into
dough,
And they have to be kept right in
trim,
A blowout or two, and the first thing
we know
We are riding back home on the
rim.
Mickey Dugan says: Il seen a
ginny the other day wild a silk shirt
on-and comm out av the shipyards,
| meets riveter wearin' kid gloves
We used to go up to FIT avenoo to
see de dudes. but now, be jazes, the
decks is swarmin wild EN-
| Nor rain nor snow can make us stay
If we have tickets for the play,
But let one drop the walk besmrck
And it's too wet to go to church.
II you don't think little things
! count consider the "stinger'' of the
wasp. 1t is 1872 of an inch long.
Interlocutor-"Well how do you
feel this evening, Mr.. Bones?"
Mr.. Bones-"I feel fine. I sure am
happy man. Don't you know my
wife is perfect angel"
4 Inter. Your wife an angel! How
does she resemble an angel?'
/ Mr.. B.-"Well sab, she Is always
up in the air, harping all the tins
and has nothing to wear.
Inter THE Kreolite Quartette
will now render that pathetic ballad
II Will Throw Away My Tweezers
Until My Eyebrows Meet Again.
She-"What makes you so silly"
He-'I slept under crazyquilt last
night +"
She seemed as plump as any peach
On dress parade last Sunday,
But when | met her on the beach
She looked like meatless Monday
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-04-16
Miller's Antiseptic Oil. Known as
axe Oil
Will Positively Relieve Pain in a Few
Minutea

Will Positively Relieve Pain in Few
Minutes
Try it right now for Rheumatism,
Neuralgia, Lumbago, sore, stiff and swol-
len joints pain in the head, back and
limbs, corns, bunions, etc, After one
application pain usually disappears as
If by magic.
A new remedy used externally for
Coughs, Colds, Group Influenza. Sore
Throat, Diphtheria and Tonsilitis
Tins oil is conceded to be the most
penetrating remedy known Its prompt
ana immediate. effect in relieving pain
the, affected parts at once As an illus.
tration. pour ten drops ON the thickpst
piece of sole leather and it will pene.
trate this substance through and through
in three minutes
Accept no substitute. This great oil
IS golden red color only. Manufactured
py Hero Juice Medicine Co. only. Get
1t at the Magnolia Pharmacy and Henley
Drug Store
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-04-16

More than 1000 croupiers and 9th
er employees are on the payroll Of the
company which operates the famous
gambling casino at Monte Carlo.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-04-16

Some cities pay so much for coun-
try roads that they have little left
for their own streets.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-04-16

She seemed as plump as any peach
On dress parade last Sunday,
But when / met her on the beach
She looked like meatless Monday
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-06
|HA|R CAUGHT IN
/ WASHING MACHINE
Mrs. Charles Burk Has Narrow Es
cape from Being SeaIped at Her
Home This Morn
ing.
BRADY RESCUES HER
Neighbor Heard Her Cries and Came
| in Time to Shut OF the Power
from the Ma
/ chine.
BRADY REsCUEs HER

| Mrs. Charles Burk of 226 North
| Fourteenth street, was the victim of
what might have been a serious acct.
dent this morning about $3.50 o'clock
when her hair was caught in the
wringer attacked to her electric
washing machine. Some of her hair
was pulled out, but the scalp was not
seriously injured.
Mrs. Burks hair fell down on one
side as she stopped to place some
more clothes in the machine, and as
she did so, the hair was caught in the
wringer, and she was unable to free
herself from the machine. She
screamed for help and neighbors hur-
ried to her aid after they had located
the place from where the call came.
John W. Brady Of 220 North Four
teenth street, was the first person to
reach her, and he cut the cogs in the
wringer with some plyers, turned OF
the machine and rescued Mrs. BurK
The wringer had caught the hair
close to her head and drew her into
the machine. A portion of hair, as
large as a dollar was pulled out by
the wringer The scalp was not ser.-
ously hurt, but the effect or the
wringer will make it sore for some
time.
doctor was called and aid given
Mrs. Burt,, who was exhausted from
the SHOCK.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-06
Campaign EXPENSES.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. !
WASHINGTON. May 6.-Senator
Borah, Idaho, today introduced in the
senate revised resolution calling
for an investigation of primary cam
paign expenditures.
Borah's resolution calls for sweep
ing Investigation not only of the con-
yentlon funds but OF promises Of
Patronage" the providing of funds
for settling up contesting delega-
tions," and use of any other means
OF influence" in the nominating cam
paign.
The resolution directs the senate
committee on privileges and elections
or a subcommittee to make the in
curry. In the form drafted, Borah's
measure calls for inquiry into all facts
that would not be of public interest,
but would aid congress in remedial
legislation relative to this growing
evil"
Full provision for. compelling at
tendance of witnesses and produc.
ton Of books, papers and other docu.
ments is included so that the senate
committee would not be limited in
any direction during the investiga-
ton.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-06
NEW BOSTON,.
. q . o . o 8 % % 80

Word was passed out today that
one of our local young men is nego-
tiating for a cellar full or nome
canned fruit His friends are wonder
ing when the ceremony will be per-
formed.
Miss S,ollars, our school nurse,
made her last official visit for this
year on Monday of this week. Owing
to a call to Iowa City, Miss Sollars
could not be present to take part ID
our patriotic program given by the
school Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Leech and Mr.. and
Mrs. Thos. Sprott were guests at the
walter Slater home Sunday.
Carl Schiller, a twelve year OLD
school boy. holds the record as the
champion snake killer so far reported
this season.. In just five minutes
Monday afternoon, he captured a
runaway horse and killed three fine
snecimens Of the land mcccasin fam
ijv the largest of which measured
nearly five feet in length. The other
two measured about three feet in
length. The next day when he was
helping haul hay he wiped out fam
ilv OF two in less time than it takes
tn tell 1t. This is neither fish story
nor q dream. We can vouch for the
correctness of it, as the carcasses
are in evidence.
Mrs. j. A. Miles is suffering from
n severe cold.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-06
Indictment Attacked.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May g.
Charles Evans Hughes, former sec
preme court justice, today attacked
the federal grand jury indictment
naming 125 coal miners and opera
tors for violation of the Lever law
when he appeared for the miners in
the United States district court here
Hughes filed plea in abatement
in behalf of the miners, charging that
District Judge A. B. Anderson deliv'
cred prejudicial instructions to the
grand jury when it started its inves'
tigation of the coal industry.
Thirty-nin Indiana operators were
named in the indictment, which
charges violation Of the Lever act.
All were present except Jacob hoi-
sem, of Terre Haute, confined to his
home by illness. The operators OF
Illinois, Ohio and Pennsylvania, also
named, are fighting removal proceed
ings in the Chicago federal court.
All the Indiana miners were also
in the court room, accompanied by
eight Pennsylvania miners indicted,
who were represented by William ].
Brenna, OF Pittsburgh.
No action was taken in the case or
the operators.
Hughes freely criticised the in
Structiona
After receiving the plea in abate-
ment and hearing a few preliminary
arguments on it, the court adjourned
until tomorrow, when it will hear
further argument.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-06
COLLECTION HAS
BEEN DOUBLED
Book Drive For Rock Hall Ends With
Fine Resuits-LibTary There Prac-
Twice as
Large.

AS the result of the book and mag
azine drive which the Rock Hall com
mittee of the Civic league launched
this week. the library collection OF
that organization has been practically
doubled and it contains at the present
time 500 volumes of books.
In addition to the books there are
large quantities of children's maya,
zines which have been added to the
reading material for the boys and
girls who frequent Rock Hall and
among them are ten bound volumes
of st. Nicholas magazines and five
bound volumes OF Youths Compan-
ions. $50. ...
The books are given out to the chill
dren to read for certain length OF
time, and then they may return them
for others, by card system some
what similar to the one used in the
public library.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-06

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, May 6.-Dis.
agreement over the ethics of destroy
ing the life of an unborn child caused
the resignation Of five physicians from
the Marquette university school OF
medicine here today.
Dr. Louis M. Warield. one. of those
resigning, in a formal statement said
the act was necessary because Of a
.jesuitical and medieval" statement
by FIR. H. Noonan, president of the
university FIR. Noonan held that the
tenets of the church made it murder
to cause the death of an unborn child
even to save mothers life.
1--WE are not living in the fifteenth
century when the church was put
above the state" DR.. Wartield said.
'.Our statutes provide that the life Of
an unborn child may be destroyed to
save a mothers life"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-06
professional and

strong, especially professional and
not very active.
The undertone Of the general list
was strong, but aside from moderate
covering by the shorts there was
little buying initiative and net
changes were rather narrow. Royal
Dutch and Shell Transport stood out
on the constructive in a way among
the oils Trading in General Motors
was confined to the new stock, the
old shares having been taken from
the list yesterday. The railroad de-
scriptions were somewhat neglected
and price movements were for tho
most part within fractional limits.
Trading was dull through the after
noon. Although the list displayed g.
tendency to sag in the last hour or
so, there was no particular pressure
from any quarter. The shipping group
supplied an exception to the general
trend, considerable strength being in
evidence there. The railroad shares
yielded more readily than industrials.
There was no indication Of real liqui-
dation there or elsewhere, nor was
it apparent that the bears sought
materially to add to their commit
ments on the short side War bonds
and notes were only slightly changed
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-06
Farmer Has Terrible
Experience

II don't think anybody ever suf-
fered more pain than l have. Twice
! was operated for gall stones and a
third operation was advised. A friend
I in Iowa wrote me how he was cured
BY taking Mayr's Wonderful Remedy.
took a bottle on his advice with
good results and have also taken the
full course. My pains are all gone and
4 feel ! am permanently cured" 1t
removes the catarrhal mucous from
the intestinal tract, and allays the in
fiamrlation which causes practically
all stomach, liver and intestinal all
ments, including appendicitis. One
dose will convince or money refunded
at Wilkinson & Co. and druggists ev-
erywhere.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-06
KEOKUK LADY
GETS FORTUNE.
New York Relative BequeSths S125,
600 to Mrs Laura covington
Of This City.

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, May 6.-Laura Gov
ington, of Keokuk. Iowa. will receive
outright s125,00O from the estate OF
Mrs. Helen c. BosSwick, who died in
an apartment in fashionable neigh
,borhood of New York City April y
last.
In Mrs. Bostwicks will, filed for
probate in Sthe surrogates court to-
day. approximately 100000 in cash
and property was disposed OF to rela-
tives and friends.
In naming the Keokuk woman as
a beneficiary, Mrs. Bostwick's will
read:
"To my cousin. faithful friend and
companion, Laura Covington, of Keo-
kuk, Iowa. give and bequeath s125.-
600" la
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-06

Important Elks' meeting tonight
-Puckechetuck lodge, No. 43, meets
every Friday evening at o'clock
M. J. Mullen, N H.; w. L. Utley, re
cording secretary.
Dance given by T. P. A., Friday
May Z, X. c. hall.
Regular meeting OF Keokuk lodge
No. JOG, b. P. O. E., tonight at
o'clock, Ellis hall, Sixth and Blon
deau streets Visitors invited.
-Elks' meeting tonight at
o'clock. Very important.
One gallon household ammonia
costs COO in bottles. A 10c can Gate
City powdered ammonia makes one
gallon.
-. c. T. dance Saturday, May s.
Masonic hall. U. c. T. and friends
invited.
Important Elks' meeting tonight
Two lots located on Mckinley
avenue have been sold to- Clifford
.Hornung by E. c. and Harriet Renard
for the sum of $500.
Use it in your dishwater-Gate
City powdered ammonia.
Property located on Main street
between Ninth and Tenth streets has
been sold to Mary l.. Elite by VIII
liam Meister, as executor of an estate
for the sum Of $500.
Important Ellcs' meeting tonight.
A deed has been given by the
Keokuk Hotel company to S. Hamill
Co. for property located on the cor
ner of Third and Johnson streets for
the sum of $500.
The north bound train from ST.
Louis was late this morning on ac'
count of having had a broken engine
near Louisiana.
Important Ells' meeting tonight.
Your attention is again called to
the sale of suits and coats at cost.
With the best of the spring season be-
fore YOU, and the opportunity to buy
a beautiful suit or coat that will be
lust as desirable for fall as spring,
at cost, is a, chance worth taking no.
tice of. Sullivan & Auwerda.
Farm land located four miles
west of Keokuk has been sold to
Lewis G. and Nina Sells from Will
liam H. and Frieda Minor for The
sum of $4,000. ..N
The petit jury impanneled this
morning to hear the case of ]. O..
Boyd against w. L. Kirchner, is COM
posed of the Following men: ]. G.
Tryon, J. W. Shaffer Joseph Sitter,
w. Bode, G. c. Hills, G. A. Nc
Namara. D. A. Trieber Roy Kiser,
w. A. Laws, J. H. Howell, James
Furlong, H. w. Kelly. b
Wayne Hancock, a former Keo-
lxuk boy, and the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
N. J. Hancock of this city. has re
Gently received a promotion with the
NJ etropolitan Life Insurance Co.. with
which he is connected. He has been
promoted to be deputy superintendent
Of the Fort Madison district.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-06

Mt. Vernon Hawkeye: The one con-
tjngency that would open posi-
bility of the election Of democrat to
the governorship next fall would be
the nomination of General Havner on
the republican ticket. People are
finding out that Mr.. Havner is en-.
tirely unreliable, that he poses and
pretends and Is in fact something
different so much of the time that
he is in no wise TO be depended upon
even for good cause. If by any pos
sible peradventure he should be
nominated. republicans in droves
would repudiate him at the polls.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-06
PERSONALS.

Edward Aiken Of Seattle, Washing
ton. is in the city visiting his sis
ters. He is stopping with his sister,
Miss Josephine Aiken, 1906 Franklin
street.
Mrs. Harry Fowler and children 0f
this city left Wednesday morning for
II Iewistown, Mo. to spend two or
three weeks with her sisters. Mrs.
Roy Brumbough and Mrs. George
Brombough.
Thos. H. Joyce went to St Louis
last evening to attend to some bust.
ness matters.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-06
Harvey pleads Guilty.

United Press Leased Wire Service
LOS ANGELES, Calf, May c.
Bluebeard Charles -. Harvey pleaded
guilty to an indictment charging him
with the first degree murder of Nina
Lee Deloney shortly before noon to
day. ~fHE
at ten a. N. as the time for passing
sentence and announced that he would
appoint two physicians to examine
Harvey and determine his mental
condition
While the grand jury was reporting
his Indictment Harvey sat with bow
ed head and hands over his eyes.
He displayed absolutely no emotion.
When asked how he pleaded, Har-
yey answered in a whisper guilty"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-06
MISSOURI ROAD
IN GOOD SHAPE
In Spite Of Fact It Has Been Under
Water For Some Weeks, It Is
Dry Now and Can Be
Driven Over.

The road between the Des Moines
river bridge and Alexandria is in
good condition. considering the fact
that it has been under water for a
week or more An inspection of the
road made this afternoon revealed
the fact that it was in as good shape
as could be expected.
The road is dry and the work that
was done last year in filling UP the
worst part of it has resulted in
making this part Of the road pass
able. ....
People from Missouri districts who
contemplate driving to Keokuk next
week will have no trouble in driving
over this road. ..
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-06
Stuck Market Notes,

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK, May 6.-Profession
ais continued to control trading al
the stock market opening today. The
general list showed firmness and
many issues made good advances, de
spite small volume of transactions
Interest centered in the steel and oil
groups. Replogle Steel was UP 1 al
So; Cuba Cane "a. up q; Atchison
so1A, I'D q; American Sugar 131 4.
I'D IA; Sinclair 81. up Is; U. S. Rub
Der 1O2, up 3s Corn Products 9S%
I'D -; Bethlehem B 81, UP "a Bald
win 1917, up~1A; U. S. Steel 96A
unchanged: Southern Pacific 95%, OIL
"a: Southern Railway 21ss. up Is {;
an-American 80, up Is; Studebak@r
unchanged; Republic Steel 9S1s, Of
"a: Lackawanna Steel S1h, up IS :;
Mexican Petroleum ISL, off 1.
The market continued to give a
good account Of itself right through
the first hour. Steels continued to
be led by Bethlehem which got close
to SO. On the other hand Crucibte
after an early high at 1879, sold off
to 143.
Pan-American "a" stock ran up to
100 around noon, up nearly IL points
over the low of the last two weeks.
Strength in this issue was attributed
to the belief that directors will in
crease the dividend rate at the June
meeting.
The market became somewhat re-
dictionary during mid-afternoon. Bald
win sold off points from the high
of the morning. Pan-Amer1can and
most of the OTTER steels were off a
point or more. Steel common moved
only within a range of IS.
The market closed reactionary.
Profit taking in the final hour
brought many issues down from the
DAVIS high. While most of the list
was selling off. large buying orders
appeared in Atlantic Gulf, carrying
the stock above ITO, up % points in
two days. U. S. Steel common held
ed more quickly.
Closing prices were:
q. S. Steel So, off y: Crucible 140.
off q; Baldwin 1853, off -; Pan
American SO, off IS; Atlantic Gulf
169as, up 1915; Studebaker SOS, off
ia; Corn Products 971h, off Il;
Southern Pacific 953s, off y: United
Retail Stores 721s, up q; Chandler
144, off 7; Bethlehem B 961s, off Il:
Replogle 1894, up "a; Mexican Petro-
leum 17S&, off 81; Texas Company
40, off ~ General Motors 30oh, off
X: U. S. Rubber 99A, off 1s; Amer
ican Wooden HE, off X; Reading
s5ss, off /; A. T. Securities 58A, up
u; International Paper 74B, up rs