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Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-15
Y. w. O. A. In Chile.

The American Y. w. C. A. has
opened q recreation center for women
students attending the University of
Chile in Santiago, and for women
studying in other schools in the city.
Conversation at the studio" as the
room is called, is carried on In Eng
lish W afternoons Zach week n In
Spanish two afternoons. Both Span
ish and English are used on the other
days.
The women students live wherever
they can as the university provides no
dormitories for them. Ono Of the first
duties of the secretary in charge of
the Y. w. C. A. studio" will probably
be to establish something equivalent
TO the rooms registries which the Y.
w. C. A. maintains in so many cities
and towns in the United States. The
University OF Chile draws students
from all sections of the country.
Santiago is an old city of 100000
inhabitants, nearly all pure Chileans
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-15
Local Complaint departments.

Further divisions of the campaign
embrace school and church, In the
schools the parents will be taught
through their children. An effort will
be made to organize church women to
combat the high cost through con-
certed effort. simple living. careful
buying. Conservation Sunday SER
vices will be asked, with sermons on
the perils of the present orgy Of ex-
traVagance.
Local complaint departments will be
instituted to receive and investigate
complaint cards, and turn over to the
local fair price commissioner or the
United States District Attorney leEi-
innate complaints with any additional
data collected through investigation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-15
EDITH


years. 1 repeat. If we do not demand
the luxuries the attention Of the mer-
chants will turn to the necessities, and
the supply OF necessities will be in
It is sound economics to
n~cnfnst nytrnNn onnnnn
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-15
She was Fat

Tho shadow on this picture
gives you an idea how she
looked and felt. By taking
Oil Of Korein and following
easy directions OF Korein Sys-
tenn she reduced SO lbs.
in three months. Now she
IL agile. attractive. men- -
tally alert and In better
health. Reliable ani-fat
self-treatment. Many wo-
men have reduced easily. Na2z
The herald., 1920-10-14
THE GOOD TINE SPIRIT.

When | first came to the States to
live this good time spirit was the most
astounding feature of American life. |
wondered if your women realized how
high was the pedestal on which they
were placed. After a while l discOv-
cred they did not even know they were
on pedestal. They accepted the whole
affair as a matter of course.
DO you know the mental attitude
with which a great many young wo-
men approach marriage?
1T is the attitude of the small boy
within sight of the circus tent, with the
promise of a ticket emitting him to
peanuts. red lemonade, sugar taffy and
all other good time privileges of the
sawdust ring.
The brides-to-be never seem to con-
slider they are entering an estate in
which they are morally bound to give
as we'll as to take. Marriage is not a
The herald., 1920-10-14

In most cases the man they would
have married has passed on the sol
dier's glory of death They can only
live and serve. in the best of their
womans way, their country for which
the gallant made the extreme sacrifice
There was time, before the war,
when the spinster was regarded with
pity by her more fortunate friends
She was. in a way, a thorn in the side
of her family.
Il, myself. married rather late in
my young womanhood" A whimsical
smile brought flush az clear-pin as
an English rose to the cheeks of the
always considering the men | met or
those | knew who called. in the light
of prospective suitors. II amused me
because nine times out of ten they
were utterly unsuited so far as | was
concerned, for such serious project, and
l never thought of them in that light.
LANDS MAN AT LAST"
When | did marry | know my two
aunts, who had come to regard me as
rather hopeless, breathed deep signs
of relief and murmured. There. She
has gone and landed a man at last
They were happy, too, the poor
dears. They felt that now | would
not be cheated out of my woman's
right-the right to sovereignty in a
home. With 100000 of the flower
of our man-yOuth lost on the field of
battle. there will be many an English
woman facing remote possibilities of
meeting the right man and claiming
this right.
Il do believe for the sake of Britain's
future it is the duty of every English
man of whatsoever degree of eligibility
to marry"
Two stories of Mrs. Barmby's have
won signal recognition recently. Bet
ty Marchand" is a real story of a real
woman of the twentieth century. who
knows how TO love and how to work.
Betty is an English girl who comes to
America and here finds her happiness
a later effort. Sunrise on the Hill
Top, pOTlTdyS IUe elnOllOHS VI q SllI
of the stiff and stolid north Of England,
who marries a typical young Ameri-
can and comes to New York TO live.
What ensues is valuable suggestion
to young wives who have not yet
learned their happiness lies in adjust
ing themselves to new conditions of
life with wisdom and sweetness.
The English wife learned this les
son. She ceased to regret, to crave the
things that were, and began to beautify
the things that are. In the end, with
her somewhat modified young husband,
she saw sunrise from the hilltop
If there was more promise OF hill
tops in matrimony, and of pink pulls
ing presaging sunrise, the question,
why do men marry?" would never be
asked.
Copyright 1920 by The Evening Telegram,
y. \. Herald Coz
The herald., 1920-10-14

lark II is one of life's most mo-
mentous milestones. 1t means the wO-
man who enters into it is willing to
assume her just portion of the burden
of living as well as to eat of the fruits
| thereof The wife who will not take
her place at the wheel and help pull
the load uphill when the going is diff
| tiCult, it not fit to Canter along by her
husbands side and enjoy the pleasures
of the road when it runs straight and
| smooth between the banks of pleas
ure"
| remarked it might be the selfish
| creatures who insist on climbing into
the cart and being trundled up hill
who are "shooing" many an eligible
man away from matrimony.
Beyond a doubt" was the ready as
sent 81 live in a suburb of New York
| where living is somewhat simpler than
! it is in the great city, more, as |
! imagine il must be in the real America
out there in the Middle West or the
! South
Even in this small town atmos-
/ phere, | have heard young girls talk of
approaching marriage in a way to
shock the person who looks upon it
as a divine institution. They have not
hesitated to boast of the good time they
are going to have when they are mis-
tress of their own menage, of the free
dom they will enjoy. the increased pos
| sibiities for the pursuit of pleasure.
The girl who can show promise of the
| the greatest amount of fun and froliC
ing to the accepted standard. is max
ing the best match
GLAD TO ESCAPE WORK.
II have heard the girl of less exalted
state rejoice because she was going to
marry. and thank goodness she would
not have to work any more. She could
stay abed mornings and have chicken
salad and chocolate cake for lunch and
go to a matinee in the afternoon or to
the beach. and no old job to worry
about
Meet her a few years later. She has
been so busy having good time she
has not bothered to keep herself from
billowing freely in all directions. Her
body is clogged with waste and her
brain is clogged with rust. She has
been so surfeited with her good times
that she has lost her capacity for en-
joyment. has become a querulOus, mar
row, stupid lump of clay.
1T is we'll many young man cannot
peek behind the curtain of the future
and see, ten years hence. the slim. &C
tive, pretty girl he so ardently desires
today"
Mrs Barmby spoke of the man
shortage in her native England.
There will be many of the finest of
our young women who will not find
suitable mates, she said regretfully.
Such failure will cast no aspersion
on their personal charm, accomplish
ments or fitness for wifehood
The herald., 1920-10-14
WORST OF MARRIAGE GAME.

II don't quite gather your idea,
| said. protestingly, yisiOning infur,
lated women readers inundating the
editor with missives marked more by
candor than compliment. DO you
honestly believe men have all the
worst of the marriage game"
1t seems | had heard correctly the
first time Beatrice Barmby is not one
to adjust her opinions to fit time, place
or person. They are her own, and as
they are. they stand.
Indeed | do" she answered bright.
ly, quite as if such belief were a mat
ter of the simplest deduction and the
most glazing fact
Might ask how you have managed
to arrive at such a unique MASCC'
LINE conclusion" | begged.
seems perfectly evident, especially here
Certainly" with confidence. 1t
seems perfectly evident, especially here
in America. Your women are born to
have a good time From baby's crib to
grandmother's armchair, they look up
on SOOu time DIS lHtlI lHdlleudUie
right Only, of course, none of your
grandmOthers ever reach the armchair
era. They are too busy dancing the
fox trot or managing corporations, or
playing politics, or frolicking with the
the young folk, to yield to anything so
indicative of age as the armchair.
Given a reasonable amount of
health. the vitality of the American
woman is practically inexhaustible.
So is her capacity for pleasure.
When a man marries he contracts
to see that this good time schedule is
properly maintained. 1t is his bounden
duty so to do. Anything less on his
part marks him a failure as a hus'
band
1t was suggested that in such circum-
stances the American husband must
be rather an unhappy creature.
Not at ALL" corrected Mrs Barmby.
The beautiful part of it is he glories
in his slavery He is just as keen to
keep the pace, even to forge ahead of
his fellow husbands in achieving a
gooG time for his wife. as that I'M
fortunate creature is to bask in his
generosity.
The herald., 1920-10-14
WHY MEN MARRY :
By JANE DINON.

MEN marry brcau~" they meet women
whom they desire aud because they rcaliZ"
the only way they MAY win the right sort
Of woman i through marriaEr.''-BENT-
RICE BARNEY.
Such a statement. did il come from
any other than the gentlest and most
optimistic Of women. might sound brus.
que
Certain highly sensitized souls might
even call il brutal.
That wOuld be because they did not
know Mrs Beatrice Barmby.
Mrs Barmby is a charming and cul.
tured English woman. who has come TO
make her home in America
She is not given to regretting Lon
don or frowning over the cruities Of
the American tea service.
On the contrary. our English cousin
is continually pointing out the bright
spots in our modes Of living and in our
pursuit of happiness
You know" she said. turning to me
the light of her quick. dark eyes.
American women have an awfully
good time They have the best time
OF any women in the world.
To this minute | do not know why
| stammered Thank you" but | did.
Il cannot understand why man
marries. unless it is for the reason |
have suggested-that it is the accepted
medium through which he may mate
with the right sort Of woman Mrs.
Barmby continued.
What surprised me is that they do
marry-the men. The have all the
worst of it. surely One could almost
excuse them for clinging to bachelor
hood indefinitely.
The herald., 1920-10-14

This little Western miss won
beauty contest In California ard
her reward was a trip 10 Washing.
ton and a call at the White House,
guest OF the California RaisiI
Growers Association. Her name
Is Violet Oliver.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-02-19
OAK RIDGE

Miss Faith Kirsch is teaching her second year at Oak Ridge and the school is moving along well, both in seven out of the eight elementary grades but is also teaching the ninth grade, It is to be hoped that the vot- CTS of Oak Ridge will see their way clear to voting to consolidate with the Thacker and Corinth school so that ghe children of the district may have a real high school next year, It is an mpossibility for teacher, even tho shey work as hard as Miss Kirsch is doing to do justice to so many grades.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-02-19
PNEUMONIA CLAIMED HIM.
William M. Hauert Passed Away on
 Monday-Burial in Scott County.

William M. Hauert Passed Away on
 Monday-B Burial in Scott County.
 Following only few days illness from pneumonia, which developed in a relapse from an attack of influenza, William NJ. Hauert died Monday af- ternoon at the home of his sister, Mrs. Phil Stevenson on Janssen avenue. Decedent lived at Mineral, where he was associated with Mir. Stevenson in business, and was brought by the lat ter to Mena last week. Mir. Hauert wa 3S years of age and in addition to his wife, one son and daughter, is sur vived by three brothers and two sis ters. The remains were taken to Fraziers undertaking parlors and pre- pared for shipment to Beauchamp, Scott county, the old family home. On account of the illness of MT. Steven son, no services were held in Mena. Rev. r. F. Harrell of the M. E. church, South, and few members of the fam fly, left on No Tuesday morning for Eagleton from which place the funeral party travelled overland to Beauchamp where MT. Harrell conducted the final services at the cemetery.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-02-19
DALLAS

Miss Beulah Hughes Is teaching her seventh year at Dallas From patrons of the school it seems that this is the best year that they have ever had Hiss Hughes takes an enthusiastic in- ferest in all the affairs of the school district She has just been elected president of the Dallas Community Club, one of the thriving clubs of the rounty Dallas Club is to be con- graduated on her selection. Miss Hughes assured the Superintendent thai Dallas will be heard from March fifth and sixth
The Mena weekly star., 1920-02-19

Prof A. s. Daniels is doing excel lent work this year at Rocky and the patrons are almost unit in praising che school work and the expression of their desire that he will teach again for them next year He expects to have several entries in the contset. Miss Stella Campbell is helping to srain the contestants. Prof Daniels says that the Rockyites will give a good account of themselves.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-02-19
FOREST SUPERVISOR HERE.
Getting Ready to Take Care of Road
 Building in Polk County.

Charles A. Plymale, supervisor of the Arkansas National Forest, with headquarters at Hot Springs, spent a couple of days this week with Rang CT Payne in looking over forest prob lems in the vicinity of Mena. MT. Plymale says he believes the road building forces of his department will be ready to take up construction work on that part of the Jefferson Highway that crosses the forest by the latter part of the year. He also says they are looking forward to building four miles of the Mena-Big Fork Highway near Big Fork.
 Supervisor Plymale remarked, in- cidentally, that any man who pre- sumes on getting in the way of good roads nowadays, merely puts himself in the way of getting run over.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-02-19

A child that has intestinal worms is handicapped in it's growth. A few doses of WHITES CREAM VERMIFUGE destroys and expels worms; the child immediately improves and thrives won derfully. Price 20c per bottle. Sold by Jackson Drug and Furniture Co.-Ady
The Mena weekly star., 1920-02-19
smIths Lead as JustIces

The appointment of H. N. smith as justice of the peace for Center township to fill out the unexpired term of the late s. c. Davidson, makes two Justice Smiths in Mena, giving that well known family monopoly on this official position. Judge Smith received the appointment from Gov ernor Brough on Monday
The Mena weekly star., 1920-02-19
The rords Go Ont in FIocks.

The Proctor Smith company has put out five new Fords in the last few days. The new owners of the famous cars are w. I. Green, Mrs. J. J. Coker and c. W. Petty of Mena, c. s. Tankersley of Cove, and Tom Heath of Board Camp.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-02-19
Mena Teachers Mother Dies

Mrs. John Wise, mother of Miss Fan- nie Wise. teacher at the Southside school passed away the home near Dallas this morning.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-02-19

For Sale Two young mares, coming 4
 years old; good saddle and driving stock. See or write A. L. Durham, R. F D. No. |, Mena. 38-3 S-1
The Mena weekly star., 1920-02-19
droye,s Tasteless chiII Tonic

restores vitality and energy by purifying and en- richins the blood. You can soon feelits Strength ening. Iavieorating Effect Price COG
The Mena weekly star., 1920-02-19
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 POLK COUNTY SCHOOL NEWS
ACORN
By I. c. HARRIS. Co. supt.

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The Mena weekly star., 1920-02-19
ThACkER

Thacker school under Miss Lillian Callahan. is doing good work. Miss Callahan is teaching her second term here with a liberal increase of salary syer what was paid to her for the summer term. She also is drilling several pupils for the County contest.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-11-30
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DolNds OF TnR WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris hnl,

Sunday st 10 As. Sunday School at L. Sunday
evening service at 80. Thursday evening
prayer meeting as 30 O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward @. Slattery
closed their home here last week and
went to Portland for the winter.
Henry E. Shaw went to Pittsburgh,
Pa, last week to spend Thanksgiving
with his brother Arthur, who has en-
ployment In that city.
Francis T. Perkins and family, who
came to Paris Hill from Mechanic Falls
about year ago and have occupied the
Francis Slattery house during that time,
moved last week to Milan, N. b.
Mr.. and Mrs. 81. P. Hammond enter
tanned for Thanksgiving Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest r. shaw and family, Roy Ham,
mond, and Miss Thelms Tyler Of Port
land.
Beujie Doe OF Portland 10 the guest of
his mother, Mrs. Kate Doe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Cole and Mrs.
Parlin Of South Paris were Thanksgiv-
ing guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Albion An
drews.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Slattery left
Monday for Portland, where they will
spend the winter.
Miss Marian Hammond, who Is attend
Ing Deering High School, spent Thanks
giving with her mother, Mrs. Henry
Hammond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Thurlow Of Rich
mond and Mr.. and Mrs. James P. Thorn
as and family of Minot spent Thanks
giving with Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Shaw.
There will be ordination services at
the Baptist church Wednesday, Dec. /,
afternoon and evening, 10 which every
one is invited. The address In tbs even
Ing will be given by Rev. A. D. Paul of
Lewiston.
Glenn Ross was homo from Bates over
Thanksgiving.
Miss Ruth Perkins, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Francis Perkins, who have re-
Gently moved to Milan, N. a., from this
village, was operated on Monday for sp-
pendicitis. She is getting along we'll OF
this writing.
Mrs. G. E. Turner and daughter Edith
are both confined to the house by III
ness. Miss Alexander, trained nurse
from Lewiston, is in attendance.
DIR. Charlotte F. Hammond has closed
her summer home, Benham Cottage, and
is spending some time in Portland and
Boston. Mrs Julia A. Hammond 10 At
6SS Washington Avenue, Portland, for
the winter.
The regular meeting of the directors
Of the Paris Hill Library Association
will be held at Hsmlin Memorial Hall
on Wednesday, Dec. 1st, at 4 O'Clock.
The grades having perfect attendance
for week: Grade /, Grade III, Grade VII.
Perfect In spelling for week: Alma Mars
ton, Charlotte Daniels, Georgia Maxim,
Esther Curtis, Gertrude Everett, Mildred
Everett.
The Sunshine Club will meet with
Mrs. q. 81. Hsald Friday, Dec. Sd, 1920.
Please all come.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-11-30
West Sumner.

Gertrude Robbins slipped and fell or
the Ice Saturday, breaking her shoulder
She was taken to the Lewiston hospital
Monday. Her mother will remain with
her.
Pvt. Arthur W. Boyle of the U. s. s.
Oklahoma Is at home on . fifteen days
furlough. Pvt. Boyle enlisted Oct. J.
1919, in the Marines. he expects 10
spend the winter in the Canal Zone and
South American waters.
Mrs. Delma Farrar and Charles Star
bird both have had telephones installed
by the Oxford County Telephone and
Telegraph Co.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Warren Lothrop are Wis
lting Mr.. Lothrop's sister, Mrs. Charles
Newell, In Saco.
There was dance Thanksgiving night,
under the management of Pleasant Pond
Grange.
The village school closed for week 8
vacation Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Lena Lothrop and Mrs. Sydney
Brown both have gone shopping to Port
land.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-11-30
Locke's Minis.


Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Rand and son
Eben were Thanksgiving guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. Carroll Brewster In Lewiston.
j. @. Llttlefleld and Miss Esther Lit
tleflefd dined with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Swift.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. e. Stowell, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin Rowe and Mrs. Tina Wood.
sum of Mechanic Falls were with Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Stowell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raynor Littlefield spent
the day with Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Fiske
Clifton Bean was at homo from Port.
land over the holiday.
Herbert and Ernest Day started Fri
day morning for East B Hill on q hunt.
ing trip.
Wesley Kimball is on the sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter knight, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Bean and Master Bryant
Chapman Bean spent Thanksgiving with
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Chapman at Me-
chsnic Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Perham attended
the wedding reception of Mr.. and Mrs
Gilbert Woodsum mildred Perham) al
G. w. @. Perham's Thursday evening.
Mrs. George Cross of Lewiston was oil
D. D. Cross's for Thanksgiving.
Several OF our young people were out
on snow shoes during the day Thursday
and also In the evening.
Will Coolidge's new horse is quite 9
trotter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Reed will sooI
close their home here and 60 to Newry
where they are to have charge OF The
Tebbets Spool Co.'s boarding house fol
the winter.
Frank Cummings and Chester Cum
mings were down from Newry over TIT
week end.
Several automobiles passed through
here Thursday and some Of them carried
deer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-11-30
North Buckfield.

Mrs. Martha Record 10 at Mrs. Jane
Heald's for the winter.
Ralph Bessey and Silver Rowe were at
home from Cascade, N. H., last week.
c. L. Damon has had pneumonia.
Lillian Holmes was at home from
Pennington Normal School for Thanks
giving and Clithroe Warren was at home
from Mann's School of Commerce, Au-
burn.
Mrs Kenneth Sampson and two chill
dren of Hartford have been visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 8. j. Spaulding.
Thanksgiving guests at N. e. Besssy's
were Mr.. and Mrs. A. s. Bessey, q. e.
Pulsifer aud family, G. A. Bonney and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Bessey and
sons and Charlie Filliettax.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Holmes entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Purkis Of Buckf1eld,
Mr.. and Mrs. z. n. Holmes and dsugh-
ter and Mrs. Isabelle Swallow.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. 81. Buck and Dorothy
were ut N. A. Warren's.
Mrs. G, B. Durham and r. A. Harlow
we're at W. L. Fogg's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Sampson Of
Hartford were expected at Herbert
Spaulding's and Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth
Sampson at S. j. Spaulding's.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-11-30
Bethel.

Esther Tyler Is at home from Boston
University for the Thanksgiving vacs
ton. Vivian Hutchins is also at home
from Boston University.
Ernestine Pbilbrook, Laurence Kim
ball, Catherine Hanscom and Elinor Will
son are at home from Bates College with
five days vacation.
Robert Hsnscom 10 spending bis
Thanksgiving from Bowdoin College
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. E.
Hsnscom.
Miss Angie Chapman, who has been 10
Portland and vicinity for nearly year,
has returned to her home in Msyville.
Mrs. j. q. Howe and two children
from East Bethel visited last week at the
home of her parents . few days.
Miss Mollie Stanley had weeks vaca-
ton ut Thanksgiving from her school q,
West Bethel.
The academy closed for Thanksgiving
and the day after, nearly all the dormi
tory students going home.