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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-15
seWh,n Il IS Hot. =

-. 49, II. ehadfscA II Aery furnace lame.
4 nm a Z. 4. ooco Vroke when Il w. bet
Ab11neso hs me1ttoned. TOO. who didn't mind
|. nau,s ~ I oira wnoss nAns Ne have forgot.
Tney adidnt blsAt About the hest" - said
'mong other things;
They walked right in and sat down on ~
That Aossat cool rs Of one bit-in fAct II only
brings
d 4 feeling - us much akin to ire.
FOR why SHOULD these three birds have made
solitary bleat
or vail about the tofrid atmosphere!
Why should hey sweat. and pant and pun ?
THEY didn't mind the heat.
The Good Book on that point is very clear.
They didn't care tinker's dam how hot The
furnace grew;
trihing thing like that could never mar
Their sweet serenity Gee WIKI! Why
SHOULD they fret and stew?
All three OF them were standing on = bar!
When Teacher wrote those classic lines we'll
bet he didn't sit
Within few feet OF printing press;
Well bet his eyes and nose were clear Of
i smoke, and dust and grit
His clothes. wen bet were not sweaty
mess.
He didn't have to breathe q lot Of dosgone
poison gas
The while he calmly vove his rytE sic plot:
Instead, we'll bet. he gaxed into . tall and
clinking glass
And murmured: Dear me, some folks think
It's hoe"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-15

troa - yin CO ysgy Nsll foe =
Ifa1n umilA Ut tnere ase ee1ef
mo1clss q expesssseA swAleh afe
not nn1ef vol1ntA1y eontfoas aea
theee refuse to day tricks.
eons peopls tnaoine they look
quits fseeAtag Il . drug stoTu com-
Dl1xion They -. ~ poor lamp
ltahk Hat not when - light =
rfakt Yoa feel eprry ter Meu
e 4 exactly NJ Sane With pso-
pie twho tAink tAsy can put over
the fAkA smlle.
70 tha1s very inportaAf persca-
aSss / always feel Ike saying:
Go take 1 coupls rolls rolls Tor
yourself Old Pteface.s
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
DeAe1fo Ne NunAefUas.
1 what afe the BENEFITS derived
ffom drinking tea ana cokeef
3. Would you advise one who has
not vt acquired the habit to leave
Il alone? ). Are substitutes bene-
lcial, or wsre they merely invent
ed to take the place OF coffee.
which. ! think. has no food va y
-Answer-1. FOR adults, good ma
ture. good cheer. good digestion.
warmth Of the heart, and content
meht Of the soul. :. Unless hs u .
child or 1 3eurotic or something.
;. They are neutral, Indifferent, In
sipid, invented to please the queer
pfejndfces Of nervous people.
Thirteen,
would like to ask you how old
. girl should be before she wears
corsets. l am Is and my mother
doeb not want me to wear them.
because she says ! don't need
them. MISS A. q.
Answer-lf she wants to be
healthy, strong and have = good
figure, she won't wear 'em ever.
OF course you don't need them.
No woman needs them when she
begins wearing them-but In . few
years abe becomes quite dependent
on the artificial supports, just %
people become dependent on arch
props, crutches and the like. II
you receive % good IN education
below the neck ~ you are receiv-
ing above the neck, you will never
need corsets. This Is not just the
theory Of . mere man: thousands
of enlightened women today wear
no corsets.
Consumption Next Deer.
A man In the room next mine has
consumntion. There IL . door be-
tween his room and mine, but 1t Is
never opened. 70 there any danger
that l may contract the disease?
w. 8, r.
Answer-No danger II you do not
associate intimately with the man.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-15

BELOW is a sign" reads a commuuica-
ton from Ossey, ION q house on 24th street
between 3rd and 4th avenues. Please nut this
in your funny column. We oughnt to do 1t for
two reasons: first. because he calls this 4
funny" column; second. because such signs
have been printed many times before. But old
stun Is best, 30 here you are:
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-15

A Shock.
We once wrote story
About straw hats.
We said what We thought
That's probably why
1t never got printed.
The first time We saw our =.
Husband In one
Twas terrible blow.
It was ons Of those sailors
Like Dad, and
Tho man in the next block,
And the African
That mows the lawn for us
Wore.
But the awful part was
He looked just like they did!
VERA DRIE.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-15

wright 1920 by James Morgan published by special afanss
with the Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-15

MORNING papers arc very annoying-espe
cially Monday morning pepefs. We are IN
favor Of suppfessing ALL morning papers. The
reason! Well, Saturday night when We chisel-
ed the inscriptions for Mondays Tombstone
tympanum we patted out little pun on the
two Republican nominees And then. doggone
It, on Monday morning, 10 or II hours before
you have q chance to admire it. John Nc
Cutcheon spreads the same Hard and Cool"
wheeze all over the front page Of the Trib!
Weuld You Become Talented, Girlsi- Thea
Don't Fall 10 Nest This Bird.
(From the Cedar Rapids Republican,.
Friends OF Earl T. Boadsn have re-
ceived announcement Of his marriage to
Miss Pexiotto " Emmenegser 1t st.
Matthews Episcopal church, Spokane.
Wash. They will reside at the Daven-
port hotel. Spokane, Wash
Mrs Boaden II . talented Louisville,
KY, GIRL having met Mr.. Boaden there
two years ago.
THE November elections always show"
buzzes N. c. F. in our good ear. "that It's only
the nuts that bolt" Hearst papers please copy.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-15

IF THE MOUNTAIN WON'T COME TO
MAHOMET-"
(From the Atkinson News).
Tho village OF Tampico is taking
steps toward new high school building
GOLF LINKS YIELD REST TO HARD
ING."-Argus headline.
REST! We thought he had It all now
R. E. NC.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-03-05
INSIGNIA or ANCIENT ORDER
That Now Worn by United States
Army Medical officers Goes Back
Four Thousand Years.

The caduceus, which was introduced
III 1902 by Col. John Van r. Hoff, Nj.
c., Y. S. A., editor of the Military Sur
geOn, as part Of the medical officers
Insignia, dates back 1000 years, &c.
'ording to F. II. Garrison, M. d., L. $.
\, writing in the Journal Of the Amer
can Medical Association. For a mum
her of reasons the serpent was always
the symbol Of medicine in antiquity.
The Babylonians' ~caduceus, which as
he insignia shows ~today-twO snakes
antwined with wings at the top of the
s~taff-occurs in Hittite remains. II
stands for an actual serpent god, Mn.
riShzida, who as the special messenger
Of IShtar. was the awakener Of life In
he springtime, and the MesOpotamian
prototype Of the Greek Hermes. The
Romans had n special functionary, the
'aduceatOr, who was a sort Of peace
commissioner, The caduceuS was used
tie title pages Of books published
ny the famous medical printer, Fro
hcnius, in 1860 to 1927. The wand OF
'~rercury," as 1t is sometimes called.
vHS also carried by merchant traders
'nc'cNt times, on eXcurS Ons where
Gu, negotiations were desired anG
hey wanted to be known as neutrals
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-03-05
THRIFT WEEK FOR
NATION MARCH is

A bulletin from Washington an
nounces Thrift Stamp week, begin
hing Monday. March l, and ending Sat
urday, March 6.
The principal sphere of activity will
be in the schools and while the effort
is not intended, says the announce
ment, ito sell a tremendous number of
thrift stamps" every effort will be
made to awaken new interest on the
part Of pupils and parents in practic.
ing practical thrift.
Every School Asked To Aid.
Every school is the Ninth Reserve
district" said M. E. Harrison, direc.
tor of the districts War Savings Or
g%anization, will be asked to cooperate
and a determined campaign will be
waged to make this territory lead the
remainder of the United States and as
the movement, under the authority OF
the Savings division Of the Treasury
department, is national in scope, the
Northwest once more faces a new test
of that Americanism which during the
var period, and since, has so frequent
ly stood supreme"
The Thrift week campaign calls for
the active cooperation of all educa-
tors, from state superintendent down
to the teacher in the grades.
instructions Prepared.
1.-The government is sending out in.
structions, literature and pledge cards
the pledge cards will play an impor.
tant part-but the real success in
every locality will rest on the shout
ders of the superintendent and his fell
low workers." explained Mr.. Harrison.
Every child in America should be
made acquainted with the fact that 25
cent Thrift Stamps are a splendid
means of saving money. Parents
should know what a fine thing 1t Is
for their children to cultivate saving
habits through the agency Of the
Thrift Stamp.
To Use Various Avenues.
$50 during the week of March l,
this effort to arouse thrift interest in
the schools and homes will be made.
Through the public press, school
journals, notices on school bulletin
boards, women's clubs programs, lodge
meetings and in various other ways
the message of the rs cent United
States Thrift Stamp will be carried.
During the week specific programs
will be carried ont. Every educator,
pupil and parent is asked to make
Thrift Stamp week a success"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-03-05

Mitchell, s. D., Feb. 12.-Gifford
Pinchot, father of the movement for
the conservation of our natural re-
sources and member of the National
Committee Of Farm Organizations. will
spend the week beginning March l in
South Dakota in the interests of the
candidacy of Leonard Wood for pres.
ident OF the United States. This an.
nouncement was mads today from the
Wood headquarters here. No dates
for Mr.. Pinchot's meetings have been
arranged. but he will cover as wide a
territory as possible during the time
allotted him.
Clifford Pinchot was a close friend
OF Theodore ~Rocsevelt's and during
the latter's administration as presi.
dent inaugurated the conservation
movement. He Is one OF the best
known men in this country and his
addresses will have a special appeal
to the farmer OF South Dakota be-
cause OF his great interest in ali
things pertaining to agriculture and
development. Being one
Of R~oosevelt's intimate friends Pinchot
naturally came into ci5se contact with
Leonard Wood and 10 doing everything
n his power to advance the Wood
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-03-05
PLAN FORMED TO
INCREASE THRIFT

Following the lines that made the
Ninth Federal Reserve district the
best organized section during the wal
period, a plan for systematized thrift
effort has been prepared, according to
NJ. E. Harrison, director In this district
Of the War Savings division OF the
United States treasury.
Our PLAN" explains Mr.. Harrison,
provides for thrift organization from
national headquarters down to the in.
dividual effort of a member Of a local
savings committees.
Two Big Objects in Sight.
There are two impeling motives be-
hind the savings movement: first, to
strengthen our national financial situa'
ton, and second, to promote individual
prosperity. To win the first objective
we might make work and save the
national anthem. And individuals
everywhere must hold their govern
must strive to produce more and to in
vest. In doing his part to gain this ma.
tional aim, the individual will gain the
second objective.
THE National, district and county
organizations Is the same as that
which made the Ninth district the best
organized district in the Uaited States
during the War period.
"The county chairman Is an i'm
portant cog in the organization ma.
chinery and these chairmer are now
being selected for the 1920 work.
Local Committees important.
"The local thrift committee is the
most important element In the entire
Savings organization. Upon this com.
mittee rests the responsibility Of
establishing the study and practice OF
thrift. To transform an extravagant
nation into a nation of savers, into a
nation whose people think before they
spend; spend intelligently and invest
wisely-that is the mission Of the local
thrift committee.
Banks, natural financial agents Of
the Treasury; postoffices, where thrift
stamps and war savings stamps and
general information may be obtained,
schools, training camps of tomorrow's
citizens; women, who spend three
fourths Of the nations income; the
press, whose cooperation Is so essen.
tial to the onward sweep of tho saw.
ings movement, fraternal societies, la.
Dor unions-all these agencies and
more, will, the governments hopes, be
amaigamated INTO a powerful army which
ton. strengthen loyalty and smite the
high cost of living"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-03-05
--S&ES[-
INES "SURE HAD CHANGED
)ouuhboys in r France Hailed as friend
Man Whom They Had, When
"Kids," Feared Greatly.

The story Of how two doughboA
ound their old enemy in France !
old by Mike Nolan, former police licn
cnant Of New York city. who serve
Is a X. Of G. secretary assigned |
he Sixteenth infantry, First division
Nolan is ifty-twO years old and Pr
IA 23 years on the New York poll
'prce. When he changed the blue III
nrm for khaki, he was in chars"
he twcnty-third precinct, the old IL
ierloin.
On his breast IS n victory r'3'
it'll two bronze major offensive STA
nd three silver citation stars.
has been recommended for the ID. :
by the commanding officer OF the >
eenth infantry.
He had wandered up 70 a "litti'
lunch" Of doughboys who were "shoo,
ny craps and gave each Of the boy
a pack Of n. of G.. cigarettes. The
came was an exciting one, and d sol
lier who vas about ito roll the iv0r.
,es' looked up at him and asked him
TO kiss EN- for a five" Nolan did
50, and the dice turned up a two and
Il three.
One OF the unlucky boys who had
lost on the toss of the dice looked up
at Nolan and recognized him as an
old enemy.
Holy cat! Look, It's Tenderloin
Bull Nolan ~ he said to his pal. Don't
you remember, he's de cop who used
to chase us from doOrways for shoot
ing craps when we was kidsT"
"Shure," said the lucky soldier, land
ne pulled us once for smoking butts.
And here he is Smelling out packs OF
zeal cigarettes and kisSin' de bones for
is. Damn'd if it amt right dat de
var changes de whole wOild! !"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-03-05
Labor Troubles in China.

The $40 q month which the Chinese
cOolie with his family drew from the
Nl'rnse government during his period
enlistment in the army is the basis
r. he In or disturbance which l.
tng China ut Tho present time
ays G.. G. ThomrSon Of Shanghai il
he Seattle Observation-Disclosures. Mr.
thompson explains hat prior to thu
ar the average coOlie made a month
IS wage Of S12 70 SIS, while having
become accustomed to the new stanG
ardS Of living made possible by the
." onntrent he doc'inoS now to re
~ IA = On household
,lomestics have become affected b..
he new unrest and are demandin
more money, he says. Recently be
Of the unsettled conditions Their
was a strike Of dockworkers in CHI
nese ports which held up all trans
Pacific traffic for a considerable time
Mr.. Thompson states.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-03-05
EDITORIAL
Hobbs Did It-Can You?

FRANKLIN Hobbs lives In Chicago.
For more than 26 years he has been
recording on the first Of each month
the average price Of more than 400
commodities.
That is one reason why they call
Hobbs a statistician and economist.
About five years ago he began keep
ing a close and, you may be sure, &C.
curate account of his household ex.
penses.
And what do you suppose happened
in the Hobbs household in the merry
silk shirted, Observation-Disclosures.
everything-costs year Of 1919!
Well, let Hobbs say 1t in his own
words and then you'll know 1t is
gospel. Says Hobbs:
Although enjoying everything
sensibly needed, our household ex.
penses show q decrease for the year 1918
and are owe than they were five years
How did Hobbs do it9
BY planning his expenditures intelli-
gently and systematically and by seeing
to- 1t that none Of his dollars loafed on the
job when he sen them to market. He
says anyone else can do the same thing;
that all It needs is Interpolation.
N shoes cost me S6.s5 because
find your values. then buy. We find II
pays substantial dividends"
Incidentally, Mr.. Hobbs believes the
farmer the wisest spender of all and that
1T Is due to this fact hat the wealth OF
the nation has steadily gone forward"
Here il something else that Mr.. Hobbs
has to say concerning the farmer:
1.-The average wage paid city labor is 80
cents an hour; the average wage paid for
farm labor Is 81 cents and this includes
the farmer himself. There are %, 600. 600
man I'm this country who work with their
hands and one-half Of this number is en-
ployed on the farms"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-03-05
Owes All to Uncle Sam.

Building upon his past experience q
an employee In Il shoe factory, til
federal board for vocational educatiO,
placed a young chap of "A, who W
disabled at scissors, In a shoe MANI
featuring plant for training. His LEI
hand and arm were severely injured
by a h~igh-explOslve shell, but he find
he can carry on. In spite OF the hardi
cap, and Is fast becoming an eXper
shoe cutter. The management, finGin
his service valuable, are paying hi
81 a day-this, Of course, in addition
to his training pay, which Ome from
the board. He Is enthusiastic ant
writes: "This training is great stuff
Everything is going fine.
wouldn't have been able to do any
thing If the government hadn't giveI
me this chance"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-03-05
DEADWooD HAS WOOD SPIRIT.

The following from The Pioneer.
Times Of Deadwood. s. D., indicates
the strong hold Leonard Wood. candi.
date for president OF the United
States, has on the affections of the
people OF that community:
"Deadwood will have two wood-for.
President clubs. one Of the men and
one of the women. fully orgaized and
both with but one goal-to Zee this
Indian fighter, official. soldier. organic.
er, administrator. statesman and pa.
triot receive the Republican nomina.
ton for the presidency of the United
States. or. In other words. become the
next president OF this country.
The time has nov come for every
Republican to take a stand. Aside
from his strong natural qualifications
which make Wood easily a,st choice
for the Republican nomination. he has
Iong known Deadwood and Deadwood
people and has shown himself q friend
Il tbs West. Any Doadwood Republt
an who does not supQQrt GenarRk.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-03-05
FROM kEWSBOY To GOVERNOR
CAREER Of v. /. NC MASTERS
R. publican Nominee for Chief Executive of South Dakota carried
papers when ten I, e1s OF. ---ATose at teach m)rnIn] an1
vale tn miles to cover route.

his carrier duties. AT the age Of IL
teen he became a street car CONDUCTORS
Two years later his mother died IN
he was left an orphan. Through hi
own efforts he managed TO stay H.
school and graduated from the SiouG
City High School in 1895 and from
Beloit college in 1899. He located IN
Gayville, S. d., in 1901 and engaged
in the banking business. In 1911 hi
was elected L the lower house Of the
legislature and served in the state
senate during the 1913 and 1915 ses
sions. SO great was his popularity
that in 1917 the people elected him
lieutenant governor and reelected HIM
in 1919. He is the youngest man
ever nominated for governor Of South
Dakota by a Republican state conven
ton.
Exceptional Legislative Record.
Lieutenant Governor McMaster's
legislative record is exceptional. He
introduced the bank guarantee act,
the absent voters law, the act to re.
cover 500, 000.0 90 in back taxes from
the express companies doing business
in this state, an act to compel fire in.
surance companies to pay a ten per
cent bonus on failure to settle losses
within sixty days and other important
legislation. He also was a member OF
the printing investigating committee
which was instrumental in the pass
age of the present printing law which
saves the state thousands OF dollars
each year. His activities also extend.
ed to work in behalf Of the rural cred
it's law, hail insurance legislation, the
mothers pension act and other pro-
gressive measures.
He Is a big man for a big job. He
believes in America because he has
found by experience that America re.
c%iprocates. He Is a self made man in
the truest sense Of the word, and has
ability, courage, honesty and industry
as his chief assets.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-03-05
Thir'v three years ago this win

Thirty three years ago this winter
0" City, Iowa, a ten-year-old boy
out az bed each morning at
~ ~ the oil lamp on the
!, sleepily rubbed
he'd Ito his clothes and
al hi ran through the
at air 20 a newspaper office in
Of the city. Here he loaded
40 coYies OF the Sioux
nal and [. en- commenced Q
ira 10 deliver them. Each
LIa was repeated and subscribers
found their paper on the front
\ with ~commendable regularity
" Ob by never thought to inquire how
nose o~ who brought 1t.
y cents a day
d" [ is service and the money went
INTO the family excheduer, for he was
en- ~ 0ther had a hard
re to make both ends meet.
by IS today the majority Re.
Dr. 'iCan candidate for governor Of the
sovereign state OF South Dakota, and
~i name is ". H. McMaster. His
'-'t"n I'd election seem assured.
=" is q ance, and such a
" c0n find a stage set.
y re Jn''rd States. No other
the opportunities for
cement as w. ii. McMaster
= IN The forty-two years OF his
lIia, and his career Is a striking ex-
ample OF what courage, honesty and
4 'ustry will accomplish in this land
CT l. -edom and equality.
Born on Iowa Farm.
w. II. McMaster was born on q
fa"l lear Ticonic, Iowa, May 10
when he was three years old
father died and his mother moved
to Sioux City In order to give her chill
dren school advantages. Here the fu
ture governor OF South Dakota carried
napers for the Journal and Tribune
and during his summer vacations also
drove a delivery wagon in addition to
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-03-05
Movies Set Distance Record.

Two moving picture records were
broken recently, according to the Pop
ular Mechanics Magazine, at the cen-
tenary celebration Of the Methodist
church In Columbus, o. An ordinary
projecting machine, equipped with a
special lens, a rapid shutter, and a
15O-ampere light, was used to throw
pictures 100 by Is feet. on a screen
$50 feet away from the machine. The
light employed was three times the
strength Of those commonly used. II
generated so much heat that II was
accessory to 9rerqt9Nhn T,.YxXhy
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-03-05

'lr~ - y 80 pre-. .r'S
~p ~ 4 '"'l->n
II you Ie tEYit> an D. >
t so.
II Is no disgrace n be eorrd ON
ne Trail Of the /
Cone c
used to ~
house.
A fool and his money are soon
parted. Are you proud of YOURSELF
w. s. s.. stands for War Savings
Stamps. not Whoopee! Spend S'more
Old Man High Cost of Living shaves
the dollars: 1t is up to you to save
them.
Cucumbers at any time and any
price disagree with some people and
at rs cents each they give most all OF
US a pain.
Save and grow CHEEKY. waste and
grow weary.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-03-05
ONE ON THE LANDLORD.

First tenant-The landlord has rails.
ed the rent again.
Second tenant-Well, that's more
than | can do.