davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23

day every year ees beega celebrash
and no work. He say da union taxa
da vacash and maka member pay da
hne eef he so to work. And when da
union queeta work, da bocs say, every
body else 40 worka, too.
Da boss tella me l no losa da wage
and can 20 home and maka da cele-
brash. Righta Queeck I tink da Labor
day was greata stuff. So go home
and feegure out smarta idee.
no tella my boss, but l am xonna
linda guy wot maka da calendar.
tell heem eef he maka tree hundred
and seexaty four Labor day every year
and jusa one day for lay Off ees greata
stuff. We go to work on da lay Off
day and lay Off on all da Labor day.
Da boss forgetta deesa morning was
da Labor day before he geeva look at
da calendar. So weeth jusa leetle
change cen da print mebbe he forgetta
every day. tink l am pretty smarra
guy ALA right.
, Wot you tink?
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23
STEAMING THE SKIN

SSCAN you tell me-" runs letter
~ signed Roberta, whether
steaming the face is really good for it
or not? l once had my face covered
with blackheads and pimples but have
cured these by dieting and using daily
enemas for month. 1t left my skin
full of noticeably large pores. though.
and l want to reduce these to normal
invisible size as soon as possible. VIII
steaming really help me?"
Steaming will, If the face is rinsed
Immediately after with cool water and
rubbed with piece of ice for few
moments. Daily messages will also
help. for anything which promotes
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23

Mr.. Rat stopped nibbling and ran
back of barrel, where he peeked out,
but when he saw it was not the big
dog he began to run around the barn.
Mr.. Puppy at first only b. ied. then
he decided it was someth.-g to play
with. and around the barn he ran.
Over the barrels and over bags of
grain they went, Mr.. Rat always far
ahead of Mr.. Puppy, and just us he
came to the door Mr.. Rat ran out in
the yard.
After him went Mr.. Puppy. Across
the yard they ran. Under the gate
went Mr.. Rat, and under went Mr..
Puppy. and down the road they ran
until they came to the woods and
there Mr.. Puppy lost him.
"Oh, dear, am all out of BREATH"
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23
BEAUTY CHATS
by Edna Kent Forbes


the activity of the skin tends to re-
move its blemishes.
The face should not be steamed
more than twice week and then
gently, for about ten minutes. II the
skin is muddy or blotchy n massage
with healing cream into the open pores
is advisable, but If, as in Roberta's
case, only the fineness of the skin is
desired. the face should be wiped Off
with soft cloth, to remove the Oil
steamed out of the pores, then 1t
should be rinsed in cool water to close
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23
THE INNOCENTs

Nov Mr.. Rat was rather young
~ and he did not know that he
should look well around before he ran
out of his home under the barn floor
In the daytime.
And Mr.. Puppy was also young and
he did not know that wnen he saw a
rat he should not begiL to bark and
Jump about.
One morning when Mr.. Puppy was
asleep on the floor Of the barn near
the door he happened to open one eye
suddenly. and there in the corner of
the barn was Mr.. Young Rat, nibbling
corn.
Up jumped Mr.. Puppy and barked,
jumping about on his little legs as
though he were standing on hot Goals.
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23
Her Idea Of IL.

Mr.. Bacon-I see that the Bedouin
marriage does not take much time. It
is said the bridegroom cuts the throat
OF sheep and spills the blood on his
father-n-law's threshold. and It is all
over.
Mrs. Bacon-No, it's not, either.
Don't you forget that somebody's got
to clean up the mess, and suppss~
of course. II Is the poor bride.
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23
eeCold In the Head's

An acute attack of Nasal Catarrh.
Those subject to frequent "colds in the
head" will find that the use of HALLS
system. cleanse the Blood and render
them less liable to colds. Repeated At
lacks OF Acute Catarrh may lead -
Chronic Catarrh.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE 10
taken internally and acts through the
Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the Sys-
tenn. thus reducing the Inflammation and
restoring normal conditions
All Druggists Circulars free,
+. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo Ohio.
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23
Hopeful Sian.

Mamma" said Daisy, II think Mr..
Meadows loves me, and is beginning
to have serious Intentions"
"How's thatT asked her fond
mother. all attention.
''He laughed heartily ut one Of
papa's jokes last night"
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23
! SUFFERED
Three YEARS
Finally was Restored to
Health by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
Lowell, Mass. was all run down and
had an awful pain in my right side, was

persistently consti-
pated and had very
dizzy spells. I SUI
fered for three years
and was perfectly
miserable until .
frie n d was telling
me to try Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and
! found it a wonder
full medicine. I can
now do twice a.
much work and I
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23
Appropriate.

$50 you graduated from barber
college. What is your college yellf"
"Cut his lip, cut his jaw. leave
his face. Raw, raw. raw i"-Florida
Times Union.
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23
Marital Frankness.

Hubby-"I can't help 1t. I'm doing
my best to get ahead Wifey-"Well.
heaven knows you need one"
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23

An elephant does not catch mice
Latin Proverb.
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23

them The boss knows very well II
he let the other fellows do those
things awhile they'd get hep to what
snap he has. and wouldn't have any
respect for him at ALL
Huh Guess yes.
o well, some people get 1t mighty
nice, but others have to work.
When an employee says Work with
capital, he means his own job.
When he says II In lower case. quo
tation marks around It. he means the
snap the other fellow has and thinks
is work-hah What's he know about
work?
The permanently unemployed and
unemployable nre those who cannot be
fitted with job.
There Is something wrong about
every Job they get.
People who are inclined to be frank
about 1t, think the main objection. on
the part of some folks to Job, Is that
there is work connected with It.
But of course this may be wrong.
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23

the pores. and finally, rubbed with a
piece Of ice to close them completely.
The action Of opening and closing the
pores tends to shrink them and In time
they will return to their normal size.
Everything takes time. Of course.
Nature, intelligently assisted. will over
come and cure most abnormal condi-
fions, hut nature works slowly.
tCopyright.)
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23
FINNIGIN FILOsOFY

If yez find amy throuble low.
in other people. use on thin
some av what vcz have tc-n
-~a-astin' IN versilf.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-27
A Real Booster.

Rock Island will do we'll to consider the
enterprise of the little city of Madison, S. D.,
the baseball team of which came to Rock Is
land to play practice series. Madison is a
place of only 5000 inhabitants. 1t laid its
first street paving two years ago. 1t is mainly
a farm trading center, its chief claim to fame
otherwise being a deep lake which has be-
come a resort for people of southeastern South
Dakota Though few its people are strong for
Madison and ready to put up their money to
back anything carrying the citys name. They
support ball team in the Dakota league, made
up mostly OF much larger cities. The season
is short only 80 games being played, which
piles up the overhead expenses In order to
get its men in shape the club provides for a
training trip hundreds of miles from home.
The advertising is one object, but the main
one is the pennant, for which strong bid will
be made.
Madison is enthusiastic for other sports, too.
1t had high school basketball team this spring
in the prep tournament conducted by the Uni
versity of Wisconsin and while it did not win
the honors it made good try.
If town of 5000 can do SO much for the
promotion Of athletics and to get it's name be-
fore the public what limits ought place 81 900
to set for itself?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-27
Arsenal Manufacture W. Private
Manufacture.

Evidence from washington, coming rOm
sources not connected with the arsenal work
ers or their agents, tends to substantiate the
report that it is the policy OF the war depart
ment to practically abandon manufacturing at
all arsenals and make them merely store
houses. The department is said to favor rely
ing almost entirely upon private manufacturers
even for the war department, when a resump-
ton Of production Of munitions is necessary.
II this is true the fight waged by Clyde
Tavenner when he was congressman from the
Fourteenth was in vain and the tri-city COM
munity is in danger OF losing leading industry
MIR. Tavenner was strongly OF the opinion that
the government could do most of its own manu-
featuring in all its departments at big saw
ing. He gathered and published much data
to show the manner in which private manu-
facturers combined for their own advantage
and made a practice of exploiting the public,
especially on war contracts. His allegations.
though they caused something of stir at the
time seem tame to the last degree in the light
of the practices followed n'many cases during
the world war. Records he submitted showed
that government arsenals almost without ex-
ception could do the work in the pre-war Pc
riod cheaper and better than private firms.
While extensive propaganda has been INDUCED
in lately to discredit federal control in trans
portation and industry nothing has been shown
that equaled in rawness the deal that the pub
lie received from private exploiters during the
war.
Wars it has been found, are fought by the
industries, as well as by the armies of a
ton. Private manufacturers must be the chief
reliance of the country in emergencies, but it
will be mistake if arsenals are not at least
given the peace time experimental work to do
and charged with the task OF designing and
turning out also special tools necessary for
making munitions to supply on short notice to
private plants when they turn to war work.
So long as the arsenals are kept at work
there will be at least way to check up the
bids that private firms submit war mate
rial. If they are closed there will be nothing
to protect the government from combinations.
What has happened is the best sort of evidence
as to what will happen.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-27
Unromantic Hygiene.
Svaddliug and ricketts,,

The English are slow but sure.
The medical profession over there
ambles along about 10 years behind
the American and Canadian pro-
fession, but there is some virtue in
this leisurely progress; there are
not SO many false trails to retrace
ito the main route. However, when
the English doctors do get the idea
they get it right. And they cling
to it OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
though it turns out to have been all
wrong. Uric acid eliminators, for
example, still enjoy certain vogue
with the rank and file of the Eng
lish profession. The beloved Osler
did not arrive in Oxford early
enough, or maybe not young
enough.
take great pleasure in intro
ducing today, friends, physicians
and fellow citizens, a man handi-
capped but not weighed down with
his share of Me alphabet, a London
baby specialist, physician to the
Queens Hospital for Children and
to the City of London Hospital for
Diseases of the Child, Eric Pritch-
ard, M. A., NJ. D., (OXon) DR..
Pritchard expatiates on the causa-
ton of ricketts, in a recent issue
of the New York Medical Journal,
but the wisdom of his utterances
applies as well to many other dis
turbances of health and nutrition,
metabolic disturbances of adults as
well as children. He shows an in
tamacy with advanced physiology
which is worthy of attention.
ANY interference with the due
oxidation of food elements to their
normal end products, carbonic acid,
| urea and water, will conduce to the
formation of semi-oxidized bodies of
large molecular size and acid in re-
action, which must be neutralized
as quickly as they are formed to
prevent a dangerous rise in the
hydrogen iron concentration of the
| blood
This is of course nine-tenths
Sanscrit to lay reader. As nearly
as | can translate, it means that
conditions which decrease the
amount of oxygen absorbed and
utilized by the body conduce to the
! state OF acidosis, acid intoxication,
(which is a troublesome. sometimes
a disastrous feature of many acute
and chronic disease conditions.
You see, Pritchard agrees abso-
lutely with what has been harped
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-27
FiUe Minutes q Day
With Our Presidents
New Englands L attest President.
BIZ JAMES MOI. GAN

lSO4-Nov. p. Franklin Pierce horn
at Hillsb0rO. \. H.
1Ss4LGraduated from BOwdOin col.
lege.
Became . lawyer.
1S29.3s-Member Of New Hamp.
shire legislature.
1Ss3.37-Member of congress.
1887 .4s-United States senator.
1S42-Resignel
lS47.4S- Brigadier general in the
Mexican war.
Franklin Pierce was the second
dark horse and the third New Eng
lander to enter the White house.
After three-seore years and ten he
remains the latest president to be
drawn from the six states which
occupy the upper right hand cor
ner Of the national map. Even he
was chosen not as representative
of New England. but rather as an
agent OF the south, and New Hamp-
shire debated half century before
it grudgingly set up in the yard of
the capital at Concord statue Of
her only president.
Franklin Pierce, the peoe1do0A.
may have few friends; but Frank
Pierce, the man, had more friends
than most presidents have been
able to boast. One of his fellow
students at Bowdoin college was
Hawthorne. and their lifelong
friendship bridged the wide gulf
between politics and literature.
The author OF the Scarlet Letter"
wrote Pierce's campaign biography,
received from him an appointment
as consul to Liverpool, and at last
he died in the company of the ex-
president while the two friends
were enjoying together a White
mountain vacation.
Hawthorne admitted in his CAM
paign eulogy that Pierce was not
distinguished for scholarship in the
earlier part of his stay at Bow
doin. The unveneered fact is that
the genial Frank was a registering
youth who did not let his studies
interfere with his pleasures. When
he discovered in his junior year
that he stood at the foot of his
class his first impulse was to cut
out college altogether rather than
cut out the designations. He alb
scented himself from all the exer-
cises for several days in the hope
Of expulsion, or of suspension, at
| least.
After devoted friends had
wrestled with him, he called off his
strike and thenceforth did his best
to make good in their eyes. For
Copyright, 1920 by James Morgan;
with The Mcclure News
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-27
From The Argus Of March "a. 1920
Tho Argus henceferth will be condueteA ~ an
iaAspenasas Dewspeper. unbiased BY partaeea ~
even and ready 70 state its honest eonvsessns IN
the Interest Of the common welfare.
AUGMENTATION Day.

For many months we have been hearing
and reading a great deal about radicailsm
which was said to be spreading like cancer
through the American body polite. That it
has and does exist may not be doubted but
how much of it is founded upon real and
permanent desire to tear down organized gov
eminent and how much is merely form of dis
content brought about by the upsetting of the old
standards of values and the mental reactions
following the war is hard to judge. We know.
at least, that there are enough real reds in
the country to form an organization which
Families into every population center and that
they think they have chance to win some. if
not all of the points for which they are con-
tending.
May l long has been accepted by those Of
anarchistic leanings as the date for making
their greatest effort to secure attention and to
make show of strength There is reason to
believe that plans have been made this year
for demonstrations on scale never before p
tempted in this country. 1t is to Offset such =.
program and nullify it's effects that the Ma
tional Security league originated the idea of
characterization day to be observed next
Saturday
Rock Islands arrangements along this line
are well advanced. Practically every organ
ixation OF general nature, patriotic, civic,
trade or fraternal, has been pledged to be in
line, which means if the response is what it
. should be on the part of the individual men,
bers the occasion will be made one really no.
table in the city's history. To show their sin
cerity people are expected TO walk, not ride,
provided they are able. Advertising devices
will be out of place for this will be for home
and country, not for business gain. There
should be more people in line than there are
spec tators-in fact it will not matter if there
are no spectators at ALL since active partici-
patton is the only thing that counts.
Marching is not the only thing the people
can do on Saturday. They can get out their
colors and make the city blaze with bunting,
as it did during the big drives of the war.
The reds and the malcontents have been
making most Of the noise and getting most OF
the attention lately. This is the time to show
them up and let them know what small mi
nority they are.
We who are Americans. let us have our in
nings on Americanization day!
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-27
Whats I'm a Name?
BY MILDRED MARSHALL
Copyright 1919. by the Wheeler Syndicate Incl

virgin of the 9Th century. Spain
had already received Irmin, and
had proceeded to give it various
interpretations, until certain
HermenbuTga was discovered
among the royal princesses. This
lady was offered in marriage to a
Frank king, but the honor was de-
clined.
Ernesinda was the name of the
lady who carried the blue blood of
the Balten to the line Of Alfonso.
Her name meant public dignity.
Southey, in his famous poem, calls
her Hermesind.
The Anglo-Saxon version was
Ermatrude and Irmagarde or Err
mengarde. The latter form is fire.
quent in Germany today.
The heryl is Irma's talismanic
stone. 1t is said to make its wear
er amiable and uncomfortable. and
to awaken love in married people.
Friday is Irma's lucky day and
her lucky number.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-27
THE DAILY SHORT STORY

lessly she sank into a low rocker,
letting the coat in its newspaper
wrapping slide unnoticed to the
floor.
Thus she sat till dusk fell. She
slowly awoke to the world when
her mother called her to help get
supper. She arose., descended to
the kitchen and quietly set.to work.
Her mother wisely said nothing of
the raincoat, as she could see that
Anne was troubled.
Poor child she thought, latter
she has been cheated as many times
as most Of us, she'll not believe as
simply as she does now"
After supper Anne went to her
room. Usually she sat in the din
ing room with the family. But this
evening she went to her room to
think. Life was just opening to her,
and each new problem puzzled her
deeply.
She lighted her lamp and saw the
raincoat where she had dropped it
on the floor. Bending over, she
picked it up, laid it over the foot OF
the bed and stopped once more to
pick up the newspaper. Folding il
neatly. here eyes fell upon the
want" column.
"Wanted-A young girl to help
care for an old lady. No expes1-
ence necessary. Must be kind.
References required. Address P. o.
Box 600, Boston, Mass"
Quickly she descended to the din
ing room and placed the paper in
front Of her father, saying: I'm
going to try for tAst place." indi-
eating the advertisement With her
finger.
Rousing himself, he rssd, the I'd,
and man-hke. looked for the data
Of the paper.
As usual, Anne, you've gone OF
half cooked" This paper Is q
month old and its Q Boston paper.
Next time Took before you leap"
Back TO her room Anna want;
Tor once more dod had spokea and
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-27
HQartt; @DH!OmQ
77,!5DPODrQ1ncC
% IMRC:EElZABE THOf1RSON

Dear Mrs. Thompson: Please give
me few pointers as to what a girl
should do when man calls to take
her out. If she knows he is coming
at a certain time. should she be
ready or should she ask him in and
then get her hat and coat?
Should she thank him each time
he takes her out? If so, what
should she say? A GREENE.
The girl should ask the man to
come in while she puts on her coat
and hat.
Yes, she should show her appre-
citation each time by saying that
she enjoyed the evening, or words
to that effect.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: 1 am a
young girl in high school and go
with several of the high school
boys. There. is-one boy who is very
good looking and l like him, but
he seems stingy. Some times
he takes me to show, but after
ward he never asks me if / want
ice cream the way other fellows
do. All my girl friends go with
boys who take them to tthe show
and for ice cream. Would it be
all right for me to tell him l
would like ice cream? BILLY.
Probably the youngt man cannot
help being '"stingy." Be thankful
that he takes you to shows" and
do not demand more. Quite often
a school boys allowance isnot suf-
ticient to warrant his spending
much on a girl.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: am a
married man Of "a year. / love my
wife and believe she loves me.
never leave her alone late at night,
but if I go to town a little while
in the evening after work she al
ways cries when / come back.
don't believe she is jealous; but is
Of a very nervous disposition and
thinks ought to spend all my
leisure time with her.
Please advise me what to do and
which one Of us is right in the mat
ter. DISCOURAGED.
II your wife's nervous condition
is due to some temporary physical
disturbance. humor her and spend
as muchstime as possible with her.
II she has always been nervous
and will probably remain so, insist
upon your right to have Q little
freedom during your leisure hours.
Remember that your wife needs
. change q we'll 20 you do, and
perhaps more. She % busy IN the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-27

silence was the only apparent an
swer.
Il hope l can get that place. Dad
said old - wouldn't give any
thing to anybody; but unknowingly
he has given me hope and Hope
was one of Pandora's gifts to man
kind. So l thank you, Mr.. -
Thus unused Anne.
Before retiring she wrote a note
to P. 0. Box 900. Boston, and in
less than a week she received a
short reply:
Dear Miss -:
The position is still open. Re-
port at once. Yours truly,
ANGUS W."
Wisely Anne took her note to her
mother. leaving it to her to break
the news to dad. After much argu-
ment, for and against. twas decid-
ed that Mrs. should go with
Anne to the city and investigate.
Angus WIS mother proved to be
wealthy, harmless old lady, who
had worn out countless nurses
maids, attendants and helpers. Al,
she cared to do was sit and watch
q little old lady.in an arm chair moo
its head mere toy. When the
head was gently struck, it started
nodding and it kept nodding. quite q
while; but at -lastsitswouldsstop I'm.
less some one struck it again
Whenever it stopped. the old lady
would fly into. a terrible RACES ant
only powerful handling and NOR,
powerful drugs could quiet her.
AL Anne's predecessors had
nodded that head as long asspos
sible and then decamped; no IN
cressesinspay. or urging, oonldshok
them. They,saidstheyd beaay cra1y
assMrs. ". II they stayed Longer.
However, moving al this, Ann,
was game" she,sE1Dedst to stay.
week and Try it. The-vsry hrsts3a!
de gently coaxsdsMrs. VITO AtaE
hsthaad.nuddingshsessaf asechA4ml
It VouQ .stCp> Azne~Wsai1>4u1uti
pat ths on, lAay's.1aad on-ths ~