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The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1920-04-01
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Ill, is just one OF the many thousands of ladies'
throughout the country who. after an agony of
years, have at last found health, strength and
vgor in PE-RU-NA.
Her words tell OF her suffering and recovery
better than can do it: Il suffered with my
stomach, had awful cramps ard headaches so l
often could not lay on pillow. Saw your book,
tried PE-RU-NA and got good results from the
first bottle To be of a / took twelve
bottles. ] have recommended PE-TU-NA to my
friends and all well pleased with results. 1
will not be one day without PE-RU-NA. Have not
had doctor since started with PE-iU-NA, which
about fifteen years ago. | am now sxty-three
years old, hale, hearty apd we'll Can do as much
work my daughters. / feel strong and healthy
and weigh near two hundred pounds. Before [
weighed as little one hundred. l hope lots of
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1920-04-01
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The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1920-04-01

This little boat was one of the feet
Of so which cleared the North Sea of
$4,000 mines.
The Fleet has just returned to this
country and was given a big recep
ton in New York City.
These boats would sometimes be oui
for as long as twenty-five days in the
storms and seas for which the North
Sea Is noted. The work was declared
impossible by other navies, but the
United States went ahead and com
pleted this work before the scheduled
time.
The U. S. Navy once again did the
impossible.
About all of Turkey in Europe
that will be left will be the wish
bone.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1920-04-01

COMEDY, PATHoS AND PATRIOTISM.

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satisfy those who
Milford chronicle., 1920-11-12
LINCOLN CITY

Mrs. Edward Fitzgerald is spending
two weeks at Baltimore and Wash
ington.
Mrs. Della Lecompt who has been
in Philadelphia for treatment has re-
turned home.
Chas. Shockley of Philadelphia and
VIM. Burris of New Castle spent Sun
day with their families.
Mrs. Dan Collins and Miss Lillian
Henser of Milford were the guests of
Mrs. Geo. Derrickson on Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Mills of Cedar Neck
spent Sunday with f. G. Reed and
family.
Miss Susie Donovan of Wilmington
spent the weekend with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ. Donovan.
Mrs. Frank Dawson has been spend
ing several days in Wilmington.
Mark Welch and family of Whining
ton have been visiting H. D. Cook.
The story visited the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Morgan on Sunday
leaving a thirteen pound baby boy.
The Ladies Aid will meet with Mrs.
Ida Clendaniel on Saturday evening,
November goth. A full attendance is
desired.
Mrs. Belle Arnold who has been
spending the past year in New York
has returned home.
To Mrs. Ida Clendaniel belongs the
honor of being the first woman to
cast her ballot from this election dis
trict.
Mrs. Emma Taylor of Philadelphia
is the guest of Mrs. R. H. Derrickson.
H. d. Cook has purchased a new
Ford touring car
VIM. Truitt and family have moved
back from Frederick to their farm
near town.
The w. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs.
Carrie Burris on Tuesday afternoon,
18th. Text word. Happy.
Remember the supper in the town
hall next Thursday evening, Novem-
ber IS. The young people are plan I
ming to serve delicious salad, oysters, /
coffee, ice cream and other /
good things at a reasonable cost. In
case the evening should be very stor- (
my, come out on Friday night.
A very delightful surprise party .
was given to Mr. and Mrs. Osborne .
Willis on Thursday evening by the .
Sunday school classes of which they .
ire members.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis were about to
20 for a ride when they met the crowd
If young folks who carried them back
nto the house. showered them with
pretty gifts, and made the evening
merry with music. games and eats.
The girls of Miss Minnie Reeds
Sunday school class met with Mrs.
Clendaniel on Tuesday eve
ling. The next sewing will be at the
lome of Miss Mia Cook, November %.
Milford chronicle., 1920-11-12
CHURCH HILL

The farmers of this vicinity have
about finished husking and hauling
their corn.
Samuel Stevenson and wife. Mrs.
H. L. Alexander of Houston, William
Belts and wife all spent Sunday with
Walter Stevenson and family.
Kenneth Belts spent Sunday with
friends near Oak Orchard.
Warren Lynch and brother, Will
liam. of Philadelphia, spent Sunday
with their parents.
Quite a number of people of this
vicinity attended the Democratic
meeting at Community Hall given by
Mrs. Holmes and others in honor of
Benny Davis, who was the Demo-
cratic representative elected from that
district. After the speaking, cake and
ice cream were served.
Arthur Robbins, son, Oscar, and
grandson, George, were all given
delightful surprise last Saturday eve
ming in honor of their birthdays
which are only few days apart. Mrs.
Oscar Robbins had everything nicely
arranged for the occasion. When Ar
thur Robbins and friends were called
out to eat cake and cream in the
center of the table was large sponge
cake with Ga candles, all burning.
The second table was surrounded by
Oscar and his friends and in the cen
ter was place another cake with 39
candles, and the third was little
George and another cake with 5 can
lies. There were S4 present and all
spent a very enjoyable evening.
Some of the farmers of this vicin-
ty have had their cattle tested for
Milford chronicle., 1920-11-12
BOWERS BEACH

The farmers throughout this farm
ing community can have no cause to
complain as to their crops as relate
to quantity and quality in every line
for surely they all have and are bless
ed with bumper crops but the worst
feature is that the prices obtainablc
for any and all of their products have
declmed to such an extent that they
say their expenses for labor and nee
essary machinery will not justify them
in their business.
Farmers are taking advantage of
the prevailing fine weather to take
out and house their white potato crop.
The oystermen are as busy as bees
supplying the shucking house and
outside trade to hucksters and those
who come down for them. The fisher
men are catching quite a supply of
fish as yet, either by haul seine or
hook and line.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. Wilcutts of the
Johnson Hotel, Mrs. w. S. Davidson
and Miss Letta King took the trip
over the du Pont road down to Selby-
vile on Sunday last. They report an
exceedingly pleasant trip over the
fine road through the State.
Mrs. H. E. Jackson is in Philadel-
phia this week with her father who is
reported seriously i'll.
Miss Katie Walters of Woodbury., N.
j., is spending the week here as the
guest of Mrs. H. c. Caldwell.
Mr.. and Mrs. William McCombs and
Mr.. and Mrs. William Freeman, all
of Middletown were Sunday visitors
of Mr. and Mrs. George E. Coverdale.
Samuel Coverdale and Mr.. and Mrs.
John Kelly of FELTON, were Sunday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Cover
dale.
The Ladies Aid Society met at the |
home of Mrs. J. w. Coverdale on Fri |
day evening of last week and was |
royalty entertained by the hostess
and an interesting meeting was the |
report.
The Ladies Aid Society will give |
one of their famous oyster suppers
in Elizabethan Hall on Saturday even
ing, November 18th. The menu will
consist of oysters in various styles,
deviled crabs, ham, Delaware biscuit,
chicken salad, pickles and all neces-
sary side fiixin's. Also cake and ice
cream. The public is cordially invit-
ed to attend and enjoy the evening
with them. Prices for supper reason
able
Milford chronicle., 1920-11-12
DAGSBORO

Many of the people of this town
spent return day at Georgetown last
| Thursday.
Revival meeting closed at the NJ. p.
Church Sunday evening after very
successful meeting, having had about
forty-three conversions.
Mrs. Delema Daisey of Wilmington
is spending some time with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Timmons
here.
Miss Melva Belts was entertained
to supper Sunday evening by Miss
Nettie Timmons.
o. H. Campbell is on a business trip
to the northern cities.
Miss Carrie Dukes visited Mr..
Ward of Bishopville over the week
end
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Bunting and
Miss Gertrude Hudson spent the week
end with Mrs. Bunting's parents at
Bridgeville.
Stratten Burbage of Ocean View
was guest of Miss Elsie Helm on
Sunday
Miss Birda Parker spent the week
end with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Parker.
While returning from his work on
the State highway road on Monday
evening Elmer Marvel had the mis-
fortune to run into the abutment
along the boulevard. The car was
torn up but the occupants escaped
without much injury.
Walter Helm spent the weekend |
with ticket agent Morris at Snow Hill. /
Miss Jennie Elliott of Seaford spent /
the weekend with Miss Birda Parker !
and Mrs. Imogine Timmons.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. d. Lingo, Jr., Mrs. /
Raymond Lingo, Mrs. ]. N. Hudson,
Misses Della Bunting, Hannah Can /
non. and Virginia Lingo and Prof. o.
P. Jefferson and Ira Hudson motored
to Milford on a shopping trip Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Stein enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Johnson
Of near Williamsville on Sunday.
Rev. Derrickson of Ocean View de-
ivered a very interesting sermon Sun
lay evening in the NJ. p Church on
he works of the devil.
Mr. ana Mrs. VIM. Williams and
family spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Cannon of Clarksville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Short and
amily visited his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Peter Short of Long Neck on
Sunday.
VIM. C. Thomas while eating his
breakfast preparatory to going to his
work on Tuesday morning was strick-
N with apoplexy and is in a serious
condition.
Milford chronicle., 1920-11-12
FRANKFORT

Edward Long died in Philadelphia
last Friday and was buried there on
Tuesday following. He was born and
grew to manhood in Frankford, being
son of Robert and Mary Long. He
was fifty years old and leaves a wild
ow and two daughters. His sister is
Mrs. Mary Riggin and his three bro
theirs are William S., Alfred B. and
Eugene Long.
Rev. Flaws Fernverada, of Dover,
will preach in the Presbyterian
Church here on Sunday morning and
evening. He will preach at Ocean View
in the afternoon.
Miss Marion Richards from Phila-
delphia passed the weekend here with
her mother.
Mrs. Mary L. Huxford has gone to
Philadelphia where she will pass the
winter.
Milford chronicle., 1920-11-12
TRINITY

Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Bunting of
Dagsboro spent the weekend at the
home of 1. L. Willin.
The Misses Mable and Emma Triy-
etts of Cannon spent last week at
the home of their aunt, Mrs. Harvey
Warrington.
S. P. Warrington is on the sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Hastings and
daughter. Margaret, and Mrs. Har-
riet Layton, spent Sunday with rel
atives at Woodland. .
Mrs. e. ]. Baker of Wilmington is
spending some time with friends here.
Mrs. Della West entertained num-
Der Of relatives at dinner on Sunday.
w. f. Hastings and family and Mr..
and Mrs. Maurice Hunt and daughter
spent Sunday at the home of Claude
near Bridgeville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Nelson and
Milford chronicle., 1920-11-12
CHAPLAIN'S CHAPEL

Extra meetings will be started in
the Chaplain's Chapel Church next
Sunday evening, under the charge of
Rev. E. N. Benson.
A box and shadow social will be
held at the Shingle School house on
Wednesday evening, November Gath.
If that evening should be stormy, it
will be postponed until the next clear
evening. Several novelties will form
an attraction at this affair. One will
be a Guess Cake" which will be Civ
en- as prize to the one being sue
cessful in his guess. The ladies are
expected to bring attractive boxes to
be auctioned off and the young men
will furnish the money with which to
buy them. AS the proceeds are for
the benefit of the school it is hoped
hat there will be large attendance
md a handsome sum realized.
Milford chronicle., 1920-11-12
FREDERICK

The first meeting of the Woman S
Foreign Missionary Society after the
summers vacation was held at the
home of Mrs. l. W. Belts. The follow
ing officers were elected for the year:
President, Mrs. I. W. Belts; vice pres
ident, Mrs. John Gray; recording sec
retary, Mrs. Mary Boone, correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. John Gray; chair
man of literature. Mrs. J. Frazier;
chairman of mite box, Mrs. Anna Hop
kins. After the business of the even
ing was disposed of refreshments
were served by the hostess. The next
meeting will be held at the home of
Mrs. Mary Boone.
The Frederick Sunshine Society will
meet this week with Mrs. l. W. Belts.
Mrs. G. w. Dorsey, Jr., the State pres
ident, will be present and large at
tendance is desired.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ponder Thomas and
Charles Sipple are spending a week
with w. II. Wilmington at Marion
Station, Md.
N. r. Wilmington and Levi Beau
cham of Marion Station, Md, have
been spending the week with C. w.
Sipple. While here they had some
very fine sport hunting.
The teachers of the Frederick
schools will attend the second annual
meeting of the Delaware State Teach
ers' Association to be held in Dover
this week.
Miss Hester Spurry and Miss Fan
ME Wilson of Wilmington spent the
weekend with relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. Ewing have re-
turned from Bowers where they have
been spending the summer.
Thomas D. Conner has been confin-
ed to his home for several weeks in
poor health.
Mrs. Harry F. Mitten who recently
sprained her ankle is able to be out
again.
Miss Sallie Kirk, Miss Elizabeth
Lank and f. A. Norris were George
town visitors last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith of Magnolia
were guests of Mrs. Sallie Williams
last week.
Milford chronicle., 1920-11-12

The Parent-Teachers Association
met for reorganization last Thursday
evening in the public school building.
There was a very good attendance
and an interesting program was rem
dered. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Chair
man, c. e. Timmons; Vice-Chairman,
Ward Daisey; Secretary, Miss Audrey
Layton; Treasurer. Lemuel d. Tingle.
Mrs. Orland Harrison of Berlin has
been visiting friends in Frankford
this week.
I Mrs. Parma Townsend of Ocean
View has bought the bungalow owned
by Captain John H. Long, which is
located on Society Hill, and she will
move her family to it at the first of
January next.
Milford chronicle., 1920-11-12
MILLSBORO

Mrs. Emma Howard Long and her
little daughter, Emma Howard, were
with friends in town on Saturday.
Miss Helen Matthews and Miss
Mackengin of Selbyville spent the
weekend with Miss Gladys Hoffman
and Mrs. p. S. Shockley.
Miss I-yla Townsend, also OF Sell
byville spent Saturday and Sunday
with Miss Cathryn White.
Mrs. Sara Truitt of Lewes is spend
ing some time with her granddaughter
Mrs. Ollie T. Atkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Burton and Mr..
and Mrs. Theodore Burton, Jr., were
in Philadelphia last week where Mr.
Burton, Jr, has been receiving surg1-
cal treatment for a growth in the
throat. To the joy of his many friends
he was well enough to return with
his family and is apparently improv-
ing.
The w. c. 7. U. met on Tuesday
night with Mrs. Julia Dobson and
Miss Gussie Dobson.
Mrs. J. Z. Ellis is in Philadelphia
visiting with her daughter. Mrs. G.
V. Anderson.
L. w. Washburn left Monday NOR
ming for Chicago where he Will re-
main for some time.
On Saturday afternoon last fifty
building lots were offered for sale by
Ryan-Atkins Co. These lots were
formerly the estate of the late c. b.
Houston, lying between the railroad
and the du Pont Boulevard and as
they are laid out each lot fronts
on a public street. Ten of them front
the du Pont road and are very de-
sirable sites for buildings. Several of
the lots were sold and will likely be
built upon in the spring.
Miss Thompson, State leader of
Child Welfare work, was in town
Tuesday to establish a health centre |
here if a room can be found. The |
meeting was held with Mrs. Clarence I
Lingo and an effort will be made to |
make it possible for Miss Thompson I
to be here every two weeks this win /
ter to look after the babies in this |
community.
Mrs. B. P. Moore is teaching in the
high school at Frankford.
The electric light fixtures for the
Methodist Church have come and it is
intended to have them in place be-
fore another Sunday.
Walter p. Monroe was in Philadel-
phia this week on a business trip.
George Dixon and family have NOV
ed from this town to Milford where
Mr.. Dixon is engaged in business.
Milford chronicle., 1920-11-12

daughters. Margaret and Ruth. spent
the weekend with relatives in Will
mington.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Nelson OF Bridge
vile are spending some time at the
home OF their son, Clarence Nelson.
Edward Martin of Washington, ID.
g, spent part of last week with his
brother here.
Miss Elsie Gray spent the weekend
at the home of her parents near Ep-
worth.
Master Hugh Martin, Jr., spent
Sunday afternoon with Clinton and
William Hastings.
Sunday school at Trinity at a. m.
Preaching at 10 a. m.
Milford chronicle., 1920-11-12

Clean up the yards and cut the
weeds now. Weeds cut now and burn
ed. will destroy millions of seed
which II left to mature. will grow next
year and make work for you or your
neishbors.
Milford chronicle., 1920-11-12

having to change them every time you change record
The Pathe plays with Sapphire Ball. This Sapphire Ball ronc
and SMOOTH ground under microscope exactly fit the grooves
in the records and is ndestructible.
You play thousand records with single Sapphire Ball.
without injury to the records the Sapphire Ball ITSELF
And the tone You have heard such marvellous leke
reproduction in phonoaph unless you have listened to the
Pathe.
Milford chronicle., 1920-11-12

Do you have something you don't
need and would like to sell. If you do
put little ad in the Chronicle and
get results. s,..j
Milford chronicle., 1920-11-12
Vel The .1zMg
q Costs more d. "a
s. than the ordinary = AEOAHUSHA @A Ak1As

And thoroughly demonstrate this fact this marked superiority that this
ode l0), with
allotted
this this and that this identical sale has been planned for
States
Milford chronicle., 1920-11-12
One-HaIf OF Our Allotment For This
Great Sale Has Already Been Taken

extraordinary Photographs
their complement o $25 worth of FREE Pathe Records
Today that practically onehf of allotted for
this sale ehavebe TAKEN.
vicinity monographs Qo2l genuine Pahe Model
sameas n cut.
Six had been sold up o two o'clock yesterday.
And
becoming heard
who have will be
bu few whole allotment will have
in a to
splendid monographs and its superb the this special
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1920-02-27
CLEVER DEVICE
HAS BIG VALUE
Ingenious Arrangement Used
To Show Tire Mileages
At Factory

A simple but effective method OF
testing tires for adhesion between
the tread and breaker STRIPS and also
for adhesion between plies and fabric
is used by The Madison Tire & Rubber
company Of Kent, Ohio. in addition to
the usual road tests.
A machine run by electric motor
is equipped with two specially built
steel pulleys over which are mounted
the tires to be tested. The tires re-
volve by contact with the pulleys on
the faces of which are cleats about IA
inch high These cleats are about
eight inches apart and are set-some
at right angles and other diagonally
in opposite relation. The tires are
run at the rate of twenty miles per
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1920-02-27
FAMOUS DETECTIVE
IN FTCTION-STONE
SEEN IN "VICKY VAN

Who. that loves detective story, is
unfamiliar with that famous character
created by Carolyn Wells, the Ameri-
can Sherlock Holmes, and hero of
many of her novels-Stone. He will
be seen in the flesh in "Vicky Van"
Paramount's screen version of one of
Miss Wells latest novels. in which
beautiful Ethel Clayton is the star,
and which will be shown at the Huree
theatre on Friday and Saturday.
Ethel Clayton will be seen in the
name part. sort of dual role. She
is in reality Ruth Schuyler wife of a
wealthy man old enough to be her
father With legacy of her own
to escape the hateful monotony of her
married life. she assumes different
name. Victoria Van Allen" and dis
guising herself holds weekly bohem.
ian parties in an adjoining house she
has purchased. Her husband discov.
ers the game and abuses her. He /:
later found dead-there enters thu
mystery and the detective who solves
the problem frees the young widow
from suspicion.
"Vicky Van" is a modern defective
story will all the attendant thrills o
narrative of that description. |
will appeal to all WHO like romano
with touch OF mystery and much sus
pense. Miss Clayton is ably support
ed by fine cast and the direction b.
Robert G. Vignola, is said to be high
! w artistic
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1920-02-27

Mason tires in this city, wifi be glad
TO show cross sections of the tires in
which the various plies of cord and
fabric are embedded in the rubber,
and how the interests of Mason tire
users are protected by these tests to
insure that the slogan MASON Means
More Mileage" shall always make
good"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1920-02-27

hour over these cleats, speedometer
being used to regulate this. Each
tire thus receives tremendously pow
erful blows throughout its circumfer-
ence. or the periphery Of its tread.
These blows correspond to what is
called stone bruise," which is the
worst punishment of this character
that is it possible to give tire.
The machine is run continuously,
day and night, until the. tires run
about 5000 miles. The tires are then
cut open to ascertain the condition of
the various parts. It has repeatedly
shown that if tire will stand this
treatment without any sign of tread
or fabric separation or other injury,
it will go on the road. without separ-
alton, until actually worn out in all
respects. It should be clearly under
stood that this treatment is in no
sense test of the wearing quality OF
the tread, but is purely for adhesion
as ABOVE eNpidIHcu' my Si'"u "
sand, gravel. rock and what not of &C
tual road driving is the only reliable
test Of the toughness and wear resist
ING properties of the tread. This is
obtained on test cars by continuous
driving day and night over all kinds
of roads.
Use 700 Pounds Pressure. :.
The tires revolve ON the testing ma
chine each under pressure OF abou
700 pounds. This is equivalent to th'
average proportionate weight sus
tanned by each tire on car, so tina
this testing machine ppHovimate'
very closely actual road conditions a.
regards road shocks, !,
This is only one, method Of many Q
the tests employed by the Mason Ilr'
& Rubber Co. to demonstrate tn
quality of its tires and to make, sur
beyond question of doubt that the.
are fully up to the high standard Sc
for them. It is such care that en-
ables Mason tires to make record
like that of forty-eight times over rug
ped mountains and twice across
burning desert in California withou
serious injury.
Service Tire CO., distributors 9
u II
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1920-02-27
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

Services next Sunday will be as
follows: Sunday school at 10; preach.
services at II and 7:3O. Christian En-.
deavor societies at $50 A cordial
welcome to these services. D. II
Hare. Pastor.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1920-02-27

More proof as to the merits of am
monium sulphide for fumigating was
brought to light Tuesday by Prof,
Harley Philpot In an ingenious ex-
pertinent with that oriferous COM
pound Mr.. Philpot placed quantity
of it above the door to room e. The
result was very satisfactory.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1920-02-27

An interesting program is scheduled
for the regular meeting of the Lowell
literary society. next Monday eve
mig Two duets and three original
stories are special features of the pro-
gram.