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Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-05-13

Don't think because girl giggles
at everything a man says that she
has a keen sense of humor.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-05-13

If a gown becomes a woman she be-
comes anxious TO show II off.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-05-13
The Reason.

Il will never marry Kate now
There is an insuperable bar to our
union"
Good gracious, Jack! What is it?"
"She won't have me-"
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-05-13
FROM FORTY-FIVE
To SIXTY
A Word of Help to Women
of Middle Age From
Mrs. Raney.

Morse, Okla.-''Wheh | was as years
old Lydia E. Pinkham s Vegetable Com
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-05-13

A husband is sometimes landed by
maiden effort-and sometimes by the
effort of the maidenS mother.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-05-13
Home Attire, Woman
Climbs Down Tree

Pueblo, Colo.-Mrs. Grace
Meadows always did think the
Father of His Country committed
grave wrong when he cut
down the cherry tree with his
little ak.
$50 let the one in my yard
grow" she said, after the cherry
tree served as fire escape when
blaze in her home cut Off her
escape by The stairway.
Mrs. Meadows cherry tree
was tall enough to reach sec.
ond story window.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-05-13

It's useless to waste sympathy on a
man who has the toothache
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-05-13

In the matter of making a life as
well as Il living, we are told that good
boeks7cut a paramount figure.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-14
EKONK

On account of the slippery condi- tions of the roads there was a small attendance at church Sunday morn ing; a session of Sunday school was held.
 Warren and Charles Tanner and John D. Tanner attended meeting of the milk producers in Plainfield Saturday. They were addressed. by F.. c. Warner, former agent of New London county farm bureau, now of Providence; also by Frank Davis, agent of the Windham county farm bureau.
 Henry Congdon has been visiting relatives in Plainfield and Jeweti City the past week.
 The trees laden with ice, all day Saturday. Sunday and Monday, made beautiful picture.
 Benjamin Hall transacted business in Moosup Wednesday. John Phillips and son of Moosu1 were callers in this section Sunday. William Jarvis and Harold Burl are cutting the timber on Georg, Tanners wood lot purchased b, Congdon and Gallup. Alexander Tanner, census enumer. ator for Vo1untown was making house to house canvas in this sectioI Tuesday of last week. Warren and Charles Tanner an, Walter Congdon are working fo 1 Charles Hopkins, in PIainfield.
 Worthy Master Thomas Brown an, l Mrs. Brown are attending the stat
 grange meeting in Hartford thre days this week
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-14
GALES FERRY

Rev. Alien Shaw Bush conducted service in the M. E. church Sunday morning taking as his theme, The Natural Man and The Spiritual Man, from I. Corinthians. 2:14 Rev. Mr. Bush also presided at the Sunday school session in the absence of both Superintendent Courtland E. Culver and the assistant superintendent Dud- les C. Perkins. the former being out Of town and the latter i'll.
 The Sunday evening service Mrs. ]. ". Carter, leader had to be omit ted on a account of the stormy weather.
 Billings r. c. Crandall of Channel Side farm at Stoddard Wharf has been harvesting his ice supply from Che pnod on his farm, known as the Hibbard Stoddard place
 Rev. William H. Bath, district sup erintendent and Mrs. Bath of Norwich were callers Monday on Rev. o. E. Newton and Mrs Newton at the par sozage
 Al the home of Mrs. Harmon L. Perkins in the village there is in full
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-14

social worker; Mrs. L. K. Burdick, chorister; Alberti R. Stillman, audi. tor.
 Rev. Frederick A. Macdonald has delivered a call to the pastorate of the Meridian Heights Presbyterian church, Indianapolis. He has beSa the pastor of the Pawcatuck Congrega- tional church five years, and has de cided to remain with that church.
 Local Laconics.
 Ice ten inches in thickness is be- ing harvested from No Bottom Pond, off the Watch Hill road.
 William A. Wilcox and George L. Stillman will have exhibits at the Madison Garden Poultry show next week.
 Judge Nathan B. Lewis has the en- dorsefnent of the Washington county bar for reelection as judge of the Second district court.
 Representative Samuel H. Davis of Westerly has been in Washington, D. C., in the interest of the Anti-Saloon league.
 Many Westerly young people at tended the Christian Endeayor meet ing in Hepkinton Seventh Day Baptist church Tuesday evening.
 pr. Frank c. Pagan is gradually re- covering from severe illness,
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-14
MYSTIC

Benjamin Holmes, administrator to the estate of the I. D. Holmes Co. transferred to Clarence E. Barton of New Haven the deeds of the business Saturday. MT. Barton will take pos session at sonces The business was es- tablished in 1847 by the late l. D.. Holmes. In 1899 Benjamin L. Holmes assumed control MT. Holmes has earned a rest, after being connected with the business 50 years.
 Joseph Newbury is Ill at his home.
 Mrs. Charles W. Foote is ill ;It her home on Denison avenue
 Mrs. Max Reithel jss the guest of. her mother, Mrs. Calvin Wilcox on School street.
 Friday the past srands of Mystic Rebekah Lodge, No. 56, will entertain the members of Thames Past Grand Association at an all-day session in Odd Fellows hall. Dinner will be served at noon by the Mystic mem bers, after which the business meeting will be held. There will be roll call and initiation.
 Mrs. Pardon Brown is seriously i'll at her home on Church street.
 Miss Imogene Watrous is at the rest Sanatorium in Norwich for treatment
 Mrs. William Donsbach is the proud but perplexed possessor of 13 young chicks. She is wondering if she will have to knit them sweaters. They were matched under a hen last week.
 Randall Brown has purchased new limousine.
 The All Alive class of the M.- E. Sunday school and the teacher. H. B. Mackenzie are to hold a shoe social in the church parlors this week. The class is to raise one hundred and fifty dollars in the next few days and in order to procure this sum are giving social. There are twenty-four boys in this class.
 George Welmer is the guest of Mir. and Mrs. Fred J. Mol, on Holmes street.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-14
NOANK

Miss Florence Clifford, beolxkeeper at the local branch of the RoSsie Vel vet O., since the opening of the mill, has resigned and farewell surprise party was given in her honor Friday evening by the young women employ es of the mill at the home of Miss Grace Knapp, where Miss Clifford has lived while in the village. As already noted in the Mystic news Miss Clifford was presented a gold signet ring by her friends. Miss Clifford will return to her home in Auburn. N. r. She is succeeded at the mill by Mrs. Chas. Jensen.
 M M. Jewett, senior inspector for the United States Shipping Board at the local plant of the Groton Iron. works for the past three years, has been transferred to the plant of the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific Co. of Brooklyn, N Y. Mir Jewett will be assisted in his new duties by J. How ard Riffenberg, who was assistant here until a short time ago.
 Mrs. Lellian Smith of Peabody, Mass, is visiting her relatives, Mr. and Mrs Webster Eldredge.
 Dr. E. P. Fitch recently purchased a new car.
 Many cellars in the village have been flooded due to the heavy rain fall of last week.
 Augustus Johnson has finished Shingling the Palmer house on Pearl street
 Mir. and Mrs. Harry Park entertain ed guests from Providence Sunday.
 Franklin Rathbun has entered the employ of the Noank branch of the Rossie Velvet company.
 Robert Rathbun has hauled his boat up on the Meister railways for re- modelling.
 was a caller here Sunday.
 Mrs. Alfred Fitch, who is spending the winter with her daughter, Mrs. Eleanor Blackman, in Ridgefeld Park, N. J., is reported seriously il
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-14

flower a species of Johnsonian lily, the color of the blossom being bright flame with markings of light green through the center of each petal. The plant is much admired.
 Edward Fitzmaurice of Providence a student of Columbia university, was caller in this place. Sunday. Mir Fitzmaurice with his parents, Mir. and Mrs. Reginald Fitzmaurice, used to spend the summer at their cottage, The Pioneer on the Bluff.
 Mrs. Emma Bennett and grand daughter, Elm Beth Bennett were yis- itors Saturday at the home of their aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth Davis in Nor wich
 Rev. Allen Shaw Bush attended a meeting of the executive committee of the New London county Sunday school association in New London Monday.
 Rev. William Crawford, pastor of the NJ. E. church at Norwich Town. was a caller on Rev. Oliver .Es New ton at the parsonage Monday morning.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-14
SCOTLAND

Z. At the meeting of the grange Fri day night, January 2. the following of- ficers were installed by MT. and Mrs. F. N. TayloE of Lebanon: Master. Russell Waldo; overseer, Fred Tracy: lecturer, Merle Waldo; treasurer. Geo. Perry; secretary, Martha Moffitt; reward, Harry Chesbro; gate keeper, Frank Wood; assistant steward, Chas. gerry; lady assistant steward, Susan Sweet; Flora, Helen Maine: Ceres Nettie Moseley; Pomona, Grace Clark. After the meeting light refreshments were served.
 Many local farmers are filling their ice houses with fourteen inch ice. | F. B. Willoughby was a Colchester visitor last week
 Winslow Gallup left last week for
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-14
sToNINGToN

Malcolm E. Thompson and Miss Ar lena c. Azamarski were married De- cember 27, by Rev. Lucien Drury in North Stonington.
 After two weeks stay with her uar- ents. Miss Gladys Dewey has returned to Brooklyn, N. Y.
 Students of Stonington High school are in active rehearsal for a minstrel show.
 Raymond Sylvia, after examination by two physicians, has been commit ted to the Norwich State hospital.
 Women of the Seconod Congrega- tional church met at the residence of Mrs. Ira H. Palmer Monday afternoon and worked on refugee garments to be distributed by the Red Cross.
 The employment department of the Atwood plant is busy nowadays, and many men are given work.
 The charter of James W. Harvey post of the American Legion will probably be declared closed this Wed nesday evening.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-14
SOUTH EzIE.L-.fNGLY

Mrs. ?. H. Coffey spent two days last week with Mrs. Byron Place of Foster.
 Mrs. Raymond Gates is suffering from 8 severe cold.
 Stephen Douglas was a recent wis itor with North Sterling friends
 Officers of Highland grange were in- stalled Saturday evening. Members of Killingly grange were present.
 Daniel Tewgood has moved with his family to East KilIfngly for the win ter.
 The youngsters have been made happy by the snow and are making the most of the coasting on Spauld- ing and other nearby hills.
 Members of the local Sunday school
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-14

Boston.
 Mir. and Mrs. r. B. Wiiloughby and daughter, and Mrs. H. W. Clark. were visitors in Norwich last week We'd nesday.
 Both Miss Nettie Watson and Mrs. Susan Willis have had installed re- gently a Delco light system.
 Mrs. Merle Waldo and daughter, Geraldine, are visiting friends in the west.
 The following officers of the Scot land Y. P. s. c. E., were elected on Sunday night: President, Miss Vir- ginia Triechler; vice president, Helen Maine; secretary and treasurer, Grace Clark; correspondent secretary, Hen ry Clark. The other members of the committee will be appointed by the president.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-14

dence.
 Byron place has been serving OF the jury in Providence.
 John Piscotti of New York was here last week looking after his farm prop erty.
 A number here have filled their ice houces the past week.
 Charles Sahlen and family have all been i'll with grip.
 The men put things in order at the church last week by claning out the long lengths of stove pipe.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-14
NORTH STERLING

Miss Alma Schuman has returned to Boston where she is attending school.
 Mr. and Mrs. George N. Newcomb of New York are spending a few days here at their summer place.
 Mrs. Fred Cole and daughter, Julia, have been visiting relatives in Provi-
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-14
SOUTH GRIsWoLD

Mir and Mrs. Albert G. Greene re- gently entertained the formers sister, Mrs. Ella Salisbury and son Wallace Salisbury, from New Britain, who made the trip by automobile.
 Several from this place attended the auction at Walter L. Burdiek,s on Monday. MT. Burdick has sold the farm and will move to Plainfeld.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-14

were taken by automobile to the Dan- ielsoR eCongregati Sunday school, Sunday. This arrangement will con tfnua during the winter. The preach ing service is held af three o'clock as usual
 Mrs. William Barlow is gaining slowly.
 It is reported that the Fiske place has been sold to people from Plain- field
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-14

Hartford.-The annual luncheon of the Hartford Smith College club will be held at l o'clock Saturday after
 noon at the City club. Dean Comstock of Smith college and George B. Mc- Callum will be the guests of honor.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-14
This new product just zgashes color ir

Really and truly just wash it with Twink. Twink comes in the merriest, gayest little flakes. They whip into q brilliant lather, you pop your blouse into the shining studs, swish 1t about for few minutes and all in twinlding it gets its lovely new hue. And the precious blue georgette the sun had faded, the yellow Vole that was too pale, all are Twinked. back to ther first freshness.
 Really smart ooEors and they
 turn o~t right
 Twink comes in the season's most fashionable shades, selected with the help ofthe country's authorities on color, and they turn out rigbt every time, with never strsaly or dingy look. And so
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-14

fast are these colors that you can wash your blouse several times in Lux before it comes back for its next TwinICing.
 In all these smart coLors Today get two or three boxes of Twink in the colors you've been reading about and want ing. Twink won't harm anything pure water alone will not harm. The department stores, your druggist the five and ten cent stores all have Twink. Lever Bros. O., Cambridge, Mass. Makers of Lux)
 Flesh Bright Red Navy Blue Dark Green Pink Dark Red Yellow Light GrzY Coral Baby Blue Lavender Tsupe Peah Copenhagen Purple Bisqae Old Rose Turquoise Light Green Dark Brown You use some of the Twink ooIors like Lux. Others require boiling water and salt. Read directions both outside ard inside the package before using.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-14

s<rsg6-n for organic ir0n-Nrxz4ed Iron q you dc-,'t vzzt 10 go to this trouble, tzen purehzse only Nuxzted Iron in is srEnsl pzclzgss and see that this particular asne tSuxated Ircn) appears on the pack SEef It you have taken preparations such a NIX and Iron and other similar iron
 erooucss and failed ts get results. remember
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-14

ld by OsEOOd druggists
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-14

T10ink is made by & makers o Lax + is as sonde'. d for giyfng coI0rs as Lux is for preserving tbes
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-14

tyo fvegrsin tablets of ordinary Ny,xated Iron three times per day-sfter meals for tvo weeks Then test your strength again and see how much ysu have gained. Numbers of nervous, rundown people who were aiIing all the while have increased their streagtS and endurance in two weeks time w6;ie taking iron iu she proper form. -
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-14

that such products are an
 entirely different thing
 from Nuxated 1ron.'
 If you are not strong os well you eNe 1t to yourself tomakethe folicwing test: See how long you can work or how far ypu can walk withouk becoming tired. Next take
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-02
HOLIDAY HOURS,
 MOSTLY, MONDAY Public Offices and Many Businesses Will Observe
 Celebration of Fourth

Monday. July 5, will be Independence etrated by the partial suspension of busi- ness in Birmingham.
 All banks and other institutions that close on legal holidays will not open their doors Monday, as the day has been legally set aside as a holiday Checks signed or July will not be valid.
 The city employees will be given com plete holiday, it has been decided by the City Commission. Of course, there are some departments that cannot close, so the police and fire departments will re- main on duty.
 In the federal building, Postmaster Smyers says it will be impossible to close completely, as July is Monday and the busiest day of the week for the postoffice.
 To care for the amount of mail that will accumulate over Sunday, the post office will give two deliveries of mail m the downtown district, and one in the res idence district. The general delivery win- dow and the stamp window will remain open for one hour, from to 10 o'clock in the morning.
 Business will be practically suspended ;n the courthouse. but all offices will reman open, two or three clerks remaining in each to care for those who might have business on that day. All other employees will take the day off.
 No definite decision has been reached by grocers and butchers of the Birming- ham district as to whether they will TO- main closed all day or will be open during the morning hours. President Robert A.. Emond of the Retail Grocers' and Butch ers Association yesterday afternoon called all merchants to ascertain what action they would take. and as a result of his investigation it was found that they were equally divided on the subject. However. in every instance q half holiday will be observed.
 Housewives and others are advised to find out from their local grocer what he will do in order to prevent any incon- yenience.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-02
S7.79S COLLECTED TRAFFIC BUREAU IN
 READJUSTED CLAIMS

The largest number of claims Tor re- imbursement ever filed by shipper mem bers of the Birmingham Traffic Bureau in one month is the June record.
 Members of the bureau filed 5o6 claims for amounts totaling s2so0o. A large proportion of claims is for loss in transit owing to the rifling of packages en route to the consignee.
 The bureau collected on 419 claims for total of s7.79S. which will be forward ed to the merchants in checks from the railroads.
 Other items of the June work are these:
 Rates quoted. 59ss; expense bills checked, s.7S9 errors identified. A.l21.
 Many of the merchant and manufac- turer members of the bureau are taking advantage of the free service furnished by the bureau in checking accounts. says the assistant general manager, Charles Jones. and s5 per cent of the membership is sending in all expense bills for inspection and correction.
 Two new members. Markstein Broth CTS of Birmingham and Butler Broth CTS. general merchants, of New Hope, have been elected The outside member ship has been systematically growing since it has been realized by non-resi- dent merchants that they get the same service and enjoy the advantages that the local members do at a lower fee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-02
LOCAL MEDICAL MEN
 ON PROGRAMME AT
 ASSOCIATION MEET

Members of the Birmingham medical profession are included on the pro- gramme of the twentieth annual session of the Chattahoochee Valley Medical and Surgical Association, which will be held at Warm Springs. Ga. on July l3 and fl.
 The address of welcome will be deliv- cred by Dr. Neal Kitchens of Warm Springs. The two days will be taken up with discussions of questions of in terest to physicians and surgeons. Dr. W. A. Weed of Birmingham is vice president of the association and pr. w. J. Love of Opelika is treasurer.
 Among the Birmingham medical men who will take prominent part on the programme are Dr. Scale Harris, Dr. Frank c. Grace. Dr Charles M. Nice, Dr. D. c. Batson, pr. A. H. Bobo, Dr. R. G. McGahee. Dr. H. F. Wilkins, Dr. Julius B. Cooper, pr. Gaston Torrance, Dr. J. E. Garrison, Dr. Albert c. Jack son. Dr. John V. Nix, Dr. George A. Hogan, Dr. B. l.. Wyman. Dr. Cecil Gaston, Dr. C. N. Carroway. pr. F. l.. Scott, Dr. C. c. Wyley. pr. w. A. Weed, pr. J. Robin Read and pr. J. D. Dowl- ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-02
READY TOLAUNCH
 THE EIGHTH SHIP Atlanta" to Go Off the Ways at Mobile TOmOr-
 row Afternoon

Advices from Mobile are to the effect that the 5,0Oo-ton steel steamship At lanta" of Texas will be launched In the yards of the Mobile Shipbuilding Com pany probably Saturday
 The ship is named for the city or Al, lapta, in Texas, and will be chrlsteheo by a Texas girl, o
 This is the eighth and last of the 5,UN- ton steel ships which the Mobile snip building Company contracted to pullo' The seventh ship, the Houston, was launched last Saturday. The others are .Moschico." Minooka, Hutchinson. -Oklasoma," Lincoln and City or Lordsburg.'
 Three of these vessels have been in com mission for some time and fourth IS ready for final inspection before taking out her first cargo under charter py fase 4 & Jones of Mobile.
 The greater portion of the steel gong into these ships was fabricated Tn the plant of the Birmingham Steel Corpora- ton in this city, but that corporation has not been furnishing shapes since last December. Since that time it has been engaged exclusively in the manufacture of structural steel for office buildings. bridges and the like, and is busy In that capacity at this time. |.
 Harry Leon Britain of New YorK ls president of the Mobile and Birmlng nam concerns Interest attaches to his next visit to Birmingham, as it is expected at that time he will give details Of pro fected steel enterprise in the Rome, Ga.' section.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-02
CIVITANS WILL HAVE
 THEIR "AT-HOME-DAY'' Y''

At Home Day" will be celebrated by the Ciyitan Club at the weekly lunch con at the Southern Club today Presi- dent Shropshire has arranged some laughter provoking stunts for the occa- sion
 Jelks Cabiness, vice president of the club. will tell of the trip to Memphis, which was made last week, and the cere- monies attendant to the presenting o1 the Memphis club with their charter as club No 2 of the international order.
 Those who made the trip last week say that the Memphis club IS live one.
 Hollis F. Davenny will sing several of the Civitan songs that have been sup- mitted in the prize contest which the club has had on for some time.
 West Helena Ark, has just sent word that they have organized Civitan club which will receive it's charter as cinn No. next Tuesday