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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-14
THE DAILY SHORT STORY

take it home with her as sheswant-
ed it for immediate wear.
While waiting on the corner for
the street car, Clarice was surpris-
ed to see approaching from the op-
posite side Millicent Gray, one of
her numerous acquaintance. And
to Clarice's establishment Millicent
walked straight into Sthe store of
Nine. De Reval. Milfieent had al
ways boosted of doing her shop
ping in the more exclusive dis
tricts and Clarice could not help
wondering what she was doing in
this rather unfrequented part of
the town. She was about to call
out, but just then her car came in
sight and she boarded it, much
puzzled.
The following evening Clarice
was one of many guests at the
function for which her dress had
been specially bought. 1t was a
gala occasion. There were won
derful gowns and the flash of null
ticolored gems. Clarice, however.
did not feel ashamed of her cos
tune. 1t held its own, in spite of
the higher-priced ones all around.
As shimmery, as lovely, as we'll
made as any. it set off her blonde
beauty to perfection, and, stately as
a young goddess, she kept a crowd
of admirers around her the whole
evening. She was obliged. in fact,
to turn away a good many. would
be partners.
1t was late when Clarice caught
sight Of Millicent Gray at the fur
ther end Of the room. Millicent
beckoned, and. tired of dancing,
Clarice excused herself to her part
ner and went over to see what was
wanted. Within few feet of her
she stopped, rooted to the spot. for
Millicent wore the rose-colored
Eg0Ens which, only 1a Gay previous
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-14

Clarice had seen at Nine. De Re-
walls.
Seeing Clarise's surprise. Mill
cent smiled with pleasure. She
thought her friend overcome with
the beauty of her gown.
1T is pretty, itsn't it? One of
the newest at Stark's. A Duroque
model"
"a Doroque model?" murmured
Clarice.
"a real Duroque. They have So
few, even at Stark's. Isn't it a
darling? But you have a very pref
ty dress on yourself. Where did
you get it?'
"At-Stark's lists also
Duroque model" Clarice looked at
the rose-colored dress and tried to
assume a correct and admiring ex-
preston, but quite suddenly and
unexpectedly she began to laugh.
Millicent stared resentfully, her
face red with anger.
Clarice went on laughing. "Oh,
Millicent, please forgive me.
can't help it. l saw that very
dress yesterday at Nine. De Revals
and l got mine there. too"
Millicent's face, which had turn
led from red to white, grew red
again. For a moment it looked as
if she would cry. but Clarice's
laugh was infectious, and presently
Millicent, too, began to giggle until
the two were almost historical.
"Clarice." said Millicent, when
they were composed, this is the
last time resort to sham. For the
past three years I've been buying
my dresses at Nine. De Reval's, be-
cause they cost less. / didn't have
the courage to let people know 1t,
for fear I might fall in their
esteem But this Is a lesson to
me. I'll be honest from now on"
.AQdseo Will ..sdeclazed. Clar-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-14

higher taxes for school purposes A hori-
zontal raise in railroad workers compensation
would inevitably lead to higher prices ana
bring still furthef hardships upon teachers
and others who have no means OF getting inn
mediate relief.
The situation is one calling for little pa
tience all around lot OF US are not getting
what we think we are fairly earning. under
the existing scale of prices. However, 1t Is
hardly proper for us to be too vociferous in
demanding our rights so long as there are so
many still worse off than we. In the wage
readjustment those who are actually suffering,
or on the verge of it, should. so far as pos
sible be given the right OF way.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-14
Food for Weak (Minded) Females

Food for Weak (Minded) Females
Today, dear children, let Us study
the latest bulletin from the Gouger
Sisters plant. where very. bad
whisky is converted by the magic
Of a dash of herbs and roots,
purely vegetable" into kind of
infallible tonic" strengthens"
and panacea for the "delicately or
ganized SEX"
There's a time if every young
woman's life when she should ask
her mother" the Gouger Sisters as
sure the world. her sister or her
aunt, or perhaps an old friend"
The old friend Is with us today.
Meet Mrs. Camp.
or perhaps an old friend,
what she should do for that paine
dizzy-or 'headachy' feeling which
distresses most women in maiden
hood, womandhood. motherhood.
Every blessed hood except grand
motherhood What have the Gouger
Sisters against grandmotherhood. I
wonder? Maybe they have the de-
cency to feel that, in rare cases,
women begin to acquire grain of
sense by the time old age is upoA
| them.
"Who does not know" continues
this versatile pair of sisters, to the
accompaniment of tremulous soft
music and bold hard type" who
does not know women and young
| girls" cloak models at
tention, please-"young girls who
are continually in tears-whe al
ways see the dark side-who have
frequent fits of melancholia With
out any apparent cause?"
Great Peter! There has been
some horrible mistake in creation.
Who does not know males who an
swer that very descripticn-coarse-
ly organized brutes who take their
booze out of frank booze bottle
when they can get it?
1.-THE intelligent physician"--this
is getting more Interestingly What
CAN the Gouger Sisters have to say
of the intelligent physician to the
unintelligent sex? 1.-THE intelligent
physician will know that it is some
arrangement of the complicated
and delicate feminine organs"
! For long time have been wor-
ried about my mental condition
Why, l am in bad way-I can nc
more know, by intuition, as an in
telligent physician obviously
should, that a patient has some de.
arrangement of, complicated or deli.
cate organs, from such vague in.
discriminate symptoms, than / car
swim across Lake Michigan.
must write to the Gouger Sisters
head stenographer and ask her tt
tell me some more of the symptoms
She might mail me Set 10. an
young yet Wait till my whiskers
get down to my hips-and the star.
are in just the right place in tht
sky. But on with the vaudeville:
AT such times one should pro.
cure at the nearest drug store" (sa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-14
HQart, 1DoHOfnQ
11,!!lDTODIQf1loC- /
0X MD cNEl IZARETH TIOAD COM
TT y 4 NRJ. ELIZABETH THOMPyUNT

Dear Mrs. Thompson: / am
girl is years of age, but am US
ually taken to be older. l am good
looking except for my lips. | am
not quite six feet tall l work man
Office and dress neatly in heavy
clothes.
l like to dance, but never have
fellow to take me, and so my
mother or girl friend goes. Even
than l miss several dances, and
worst of all, no one ever asks me to
go to supper with him or takes me
home, and sonny mother waits and
we walk home together.
Please tell me why this is and
how l can gain some boys friend
ship? SOBER FACED GIRL.
Without seeing you it is impos-
sible to say why young men do not
like you. l would advise you to
have some girl friend tell you what
she thinks is the reason. Ask her
to be frank and say that you really
want to know and will appreciate
her kindness if she tells you.
Love is always battling. 1t goes
where it will and can not be forced.
Beauty alone does not attract love,
because many very plain women
are loved and many beautiful wom-
en- loveless.
Study your friends and try TO
find out what they consider inter-
esting. If you talk about the things
they like and draw them out they
will like you. You have called
yourself sober faced" and so it is
needless to caution you against
giggling.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: What
would you do if young man had
asked you for steady company and
you loved him truly, and then he
turned you down?
Thta young ann is 25 and I am
90 He bought me a Christmas
present and l accepted. A few
weeks ago We were at dance and
after the dance he took me home,
-, but he didn't ask me for a date and
only kissed me goodnight. Since
that time l have not seen him.
know he is not sick, but no one
knows why he left me.
What shall l do? Shall I write
F., to him or call him and ask what the
trouble is? II is hard to give him
/. up. A RUN DOWN PERSON.
Simply accept the truth that the
boy no longer cares Tor you and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-14

@. What body of water is known
as the ''tideless sea-? H. r.
A. This term is frequently ap-
piled to the. Mediterranean sea,
which has but a few inches of
tide. -
Q. Are there any statistics to
show the economic loss resulting
from the sale to farmers of impure
seed? NJ. Mem.
A. 1t is estimated that in 1917
the farmers in Wisconsin suffered
a loss of $67,OO0,OOO through i'm
pure seed. Such seed also have
caused heavy losses in Maryland,
New York, Minnesota and Mich
igan. The possibilities are indicat-
ted by the fact that more than 49,
900 undesirable seeds have been
found in a single pound bought on
the market An effort is being
made to prevent the sale of such
seed.
/ @. What are the rules for pitch
ing horse-shoes? ]. F. L.
A. According to the rules adopt
ed by the Horseshoe Pitching club
Of Miami, Fla, which is probably
one of the largest clubs of it's kind
in the country, the distance between
the stakes is 40 feet. weights of
horse-shoes, between two and one
QgazteE and fouz pounda; stakes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-14

eight inches above the ground and
one inch in diameter; heels against
the stake when pitching; the num-
Der OF points in a game is SO; a
ringer counts three; leaner, two;
and nearest the stake, one.
@. When was the Salvation
Army founded? d. V.
A. 1t was founded in London by
William Booth in 1865, and Is years
later a branch was organized in the
United States From a very hum
BILE beginning, the society, has
grown into a big organization. At
the present time there are $3.50
posts in existence. There are IT.
374 officers and cadets connected
with the society.
@. Does a mail carrier On a
rural delivery route have to de-
liver insured mail to the house
even though it is a considerable
distance from the road? N. 1. W.
4. The postoffiee department
says that if a person lives within
half a mile of the rural letter box
the carrier must deliver the insur.
ed mail to the house; if the person
lives more than half a mile from
the box. the carrier should leave
! a notice asking that he be met thu
next day. :
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-14
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY IA, 1890.

II was a great day for Poland yesterday
Troops Of the nation, standing on .heF own
soil on the first anniversary OF the forming OF
the new diet and after the country had been
barred from the sea for 14S years dipped the
flag In the tide waters Of the Baltic. Through
out the republic bells tolled and a, holiday
was observed. Restoration of Polish independ-
cpce has been one OF the worth while results
OF the war. America. when it takes time to
think things over, will be heartily glad or us
contribution to the new order Of things.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-14
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Cure European STYLE,

Please send me in detail DR., q
Wier Mitchell's rest cure for neur-
asthenia. Is. c. H.
Answer-It is described In detail
in textbooks on neurology and
every physician and nerve spec
ialist is familiar with Il. The Wier
Mitchell rest cure calls for medical
supervision andN expert nursing.
usually in a hospital or sanitarium.
The word cure is here employed in
the European sense, as a mode or
system of treatment, not in the
American sense, as a restoration
from disease. When the European
medical man announces cure for
a disease he means a method OF
treatment, which may or may not
prove restorative. The wier
Mitchell rest cure, carefully admin
istered. is still of great value in the
treatment of neurasthenia
Dry Chapped Skin.
Have noticed in your column 4
formula for dry chapped skin. viii
you please print the formula again.
(Mrs. M. F.. K.)
Answer-Boric acid, drains:
glycerin, 2 ounces; tragacanth, /
dram; water, l pint. Boil all to-
gether, constantly stirring, until
dissolved. Apply two or three
times a day after washing and be-
fore skin is Quilted ry, and allow to
dry on. This tends to whiten the
skin if it is red. The lotion ID
sometimes agreeable to the soreness
after shaving. !
symptoms.
What are the first symptoms Of
hardening of the arteries? Do you
ache all the time and are your
/ muscles and joints sore? On. C. c.
Answer-Send S. A. e. for mono
graph on cardio-vascular disease
| There are no characteristic symp.
| toms. and if there were l certainly
would not suggest them to you
Symptom hounds sometimes bite OIL
more than they can chew-sufrel
agonies from diseases they haven't
| got.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-14
Whats I'm a Name?
MILDRED MARSHALL -
1919. BY the Wheeler Syndicate. Incl

of Malcolm Ceanmde, where. it be-
came the national Scottish femin-
inc name. Because pearl Of price
is associated with the pearly gates
of the celestial regions, the name
of Maggie, or more usually. its
original, Margaret. has been given
to innumerable saints.
By wearing her natal stone, the
pearl, the bearer of the name Mar
garet will fulfill the promise of the
gods. which gives her purity.
charm and affability. Her lucky
day is set as Monday and seven is
her fortunate number. For her to
dream of pearls signifies faithful
friends.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-14
HEALTH TAI ks
BY WILLIAM Il BRADY RAP t1n

looms being generally out Of bus-
mess and having been too respect.
able when they were in businesa,
'the Gouger Sisters Female Ma.
trum. Listen to what Mrs Ninnie
McSwish Of Punkinhooket, Wert
Virginia, or Godforsaken, Delavare
says: My mother (when not in jaill
always kept Gouger Sister stun II
the house. 1t worked pretty vell
in q pinch. Often and often, when
this old man was out Of 4 Nm
mother'd serve a coupla fingers -
Gouger all round and the neighbors
pronounced it the finest medicine I
hope that will come to the attn.
ton of other girls and women vhn
suffer for a nip. You are welcome
to use my name-it is worthless
to me-"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-14
A DUBUQUE MODEL.
BY Louise M. Addison.
ny IOUToc w. <2uV0foOH.
Copyright. 1920. by the Wheele

Copyright. 1920. by the Wheeler
Syndicate, Inc.)
At an unusually early hour one
morning Clarice entered the little
dress shop Of Nine. De Reval. An
important social affair was coming
on, for which she was. as yet, I'M
prepared; and she was much pleas
ed when madame. with much en-
thusiasm, informed her that she
had several gowns exactly suited
to Cfarice's style and figure.
Clarice examined them carefully.
She had discovered Nine. De Reval
couple of years before, when
dwindling family funds forced her
TO stop buying at the most exclus-
i've store in town, and take what
she could get in the smaller, more
moderately priced shops. The
gowns designed by the clever little
woman were as dainty, as any she
had ever seen. with the additional
merit Of being much cheaper. No
body, 80 far, had detected any diff
ference in Clarice's manner of
dressing. or suspected that her
clothes did not come from a more
Ipretentious establishment. So she
continued to patronize Nine. De
IRcval. and madame. in return, kept
her choicest models for Clarice.
Two gowns in particular capti-
waited Clarice. each so soft In tex
tire, sos dainty in design and deli
cate IN shade that foH some time
'ehe found difficulty in making Sc
lection. At last she decided on a
rich blue as being more suitable to
her complexion. and with last,
regretful look at the
lovely rose-colored concoction OF
|sflk and chiffon that she must leave
!hehtnd. Clarice ordered the pur-
dse wrapped. saying she, E9n}d
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-14
MAGGIE.

Although Scottish in itself, the
name Maggie is originally derived
from the Persian, being of the
same root as the name Margaret.
To the lucky bearer of this name,
the pearl is the jewel assigned.
The delightful notion that the oys-
ter, rising to the surface of the
ocean at night and opening its
she'll in alteration, received in. its
mouth a drop of dew CONCEALED by
the moonbeams. is responsible for
this delicate fantasy of the pearl.
The name was brought to Scot
land by Margaret Etheling, wife
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-14
Teday's Anniversaries

1S0S-John Dickinson, a natriot
member of the congress of
rs who opposed the Declare
ton Of Independence. died at
Wilmington, Del. Born in
Maryland in 1892.
1S2o-British cabinet refused to ia.
vor a bill for the divorce Of
Queen Caroline.
1S45-Charlotte Cushman made her
London debut in Milman's
tragedy of ''Fazion."
1S47-Rev. Anna Howard Shaw en-
inent leader of the American
woman suffrage cause, born
at Newcastle-on-Tyne. Eng
land. Died in Philadelphis
July 2, 1919.
1S70-John La Mountain, a daring
aeronaut. who was one of the
first to plan a transatlantic
fight, died at South Bend
Ind.
1S94-Myra Bradwell, the first
woman in America to apnIv
for admission to the bar. died
in Chicago. Born at Man
chester, VT, Feb. IL, 1881.
1s95-Isaac P. Gray. governor O,
Indiana and U. S. minister
to Mexico. died in Mexico
City. Born in Chester conn
~. Pa, Oct. IS, 1928.
lSl9-Savannah was visited by one
OF the most disastrous fires in
- its history
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-14

zee Hereafter, if l get a gown
from Mme.r De Reval that cost a
third less than the same at Stark's
I'll let the world know it, and look
no more for DuroQue models"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-14

take your disappointment in such "a
way that ne and others will not
know how much he has hurt you.
Do not write. His staying away
should be explanation enough. II
the Christmas present was a piece
of jewefry, return it.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: am
girl 16 years old and am a sophie
more in high school. Every Sun
day evening there is young man
who either telephones me or comes
down and asks to accompany me 10
church. / do not like him and
treat him very coldly and have told
him that l will not go with him.
but he continues to pay attention
to me. What shall do to get ria
OF him? SWEET SIXTEEN:
When he phones or calls, let your
mother or father talk to him. II
they say you do no care to go, no
will be more likely to understand
Dear Mrs. Thompson: Does /.
ruin the hair to rat it with como.
We would like to wear puffs ose1
the ears. TWIN SISTERS.
Yes, it is very bad for the nan
to rat it with a comb 1t causes tne
hair to split and become raegea
looking. Ear puffs are no longer
in vogue.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: l am . glri
Is years old and have been goins
with a fellow two and . haif yeaie.
l have begun to think Of him as
very dear friend and / THINK ~
cares for me in the same way 80
he calls on me quite often. ba.,ns
! seems to care for my friend no.s
than he does for me, although ~
doesn't ask her for dates.
He plays basketball ana &c ~,
very crazy for it, but refuses -
take me to the games. ! live IN ".
country and ne says it's 'oo -
and cold. Should l ask to ae an
pany him or not? oo
| You are looking for trouble VIE
you imagine that the young LA
cares more for your girl lr's ~
than he does you. II such we're "a -
case he would call upon her s'1
not you. .,sv.
He is probably tired after pn a..
! ing game of basketball ana 49, -
not think il wise to take you nol..
in the cold. Do not insist upon
ing with him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-14
Argus Information Bureau


confidential
to anouy "NA "AN 10
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-14

'aHard lines for some Of the bachelors!
What's the use we'd like to know in spending
SO much time in keeping oneself groomed up
to snuff, and in dieting and going twice week
to the chiropodist and having ones eyes
Strengthened, and keeping up with the latest
thing in cravats and trousers if the above
requirements are the last word in cupid's
court?
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-08-07
DAYTON CELEBRATES
(Bv Associated Press)

Dayton, o., Aug. /-NatlOnal
Democracy here today took up
the battle guage with republican
opponents of Americas greatest
political prize, the Presidency
when Gov. Cox formally was no
tilted Of his nomination. The GER
emony took place at the Mont
gomery county fair grounds about
a mile from the center.of the city
of Dayton.
The formal program was brief
except for the acceptance address
Of Gov. Cox and the notification
speech Of Senator Robinson, of
Arkansas.
Meanwhile Democratic iegions
by thousands, representing the
party's leadership and rank and
file, joined i'll the ceremonies.
First they paraded through the
streets. where buildings were COW
cred with flags, bunting, banners,
and pictures Of Cox. Then they
repaired to the fair grounds,
where the Democratic nominee
stated the Democratic cause.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-08-07
KIRBY FUNERAL
HELD SATURDAY

The funeral of Jasper Kirby.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Kirby
on the Four Mile road. killed by
Constable AMY Poff, Thursday at
the Berea fair grounds, occurred
at the Kirby home Saturday af-
ternoon at 2::30 o'clock, Rev. r.
l.. Telford. of this city, officiating.
The attendance was one of the
largest at the fueral of a young
man in Madison county for years,
it is claimed. There was a pro-
fusion Of floral tributes from
friends of the we'll known and
popular young man SO uncere-
moniously taken from this life,
who had become extensively and
popularity known through his re
cord in the United States navy
during the war. his connection
with the Baptist church and the
American Legion of Richmond. of
which he was member. DR..
Telford delivered a most impress
sive sermon. bringing to mind the
scriptural saying: In life we are
in the midst Of death"
The pallbearers were Meessrs.
Elbridge holland. Alex Turpin.
Andrew Turpin, Edward McCord
Lee Mcguire, Sam Kirby and
Dallas Kirby.
Relatives in attendance from a
distance we're: Mrs. ]. NJ Wake
field, Mrs. ]. T. West. MIR. and
Mrs. Clay Hundley and Mrs. Les
lie Gayle. of Frankfort: Mrs. B.
F. Robinson and Mrs. Wellington
Lee, of Covington; Miss Emma
and Mr.. Howard Hayden. of
Portsmouth. o.; Mr. Frank Kirby
of Irvine, Miss Effie Rice and Mr.
John Hunt. of Ravenna
Several hundred thronged the
Kirby home. beginning early Sat
urday morning, after the arrival
of the body from Berea. where it
was taken after the fatal shoot
ing.