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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-01

meets every Sunday morning in the
Second Presbyterian Church, corner
Prince and st. Asaph streets, at ten
o'clock,
The teacher, Mr.. Glenn L. Justice,
always gives a good lecture and the
song service is inspiring. All men
who are not members of other Bible
Glasses, and visitors in the city are
urged to attend both the Bible
Class and the bowling contests.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-01

very fond of children
and for a consider
able time after we
married l feared |
would not have any
owing to my weak
condition. ! began
Lydia L.
Pink h am's Vege-
table Compound and
now | have a nice
strong healthy baby
girl, | can honestly
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-01
Sports
Bowling Score

Mems League At Westminster Build
ing
There was a good turnout of men
at the bowling alleys of the West
Minister Building last night and a
lot of pep was shown. While the
scores may seem small to those who
are in the habit Of keeping up with
the "Big Leagues" for beginners it
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-01
This YOUNG
mother
Tells ChildIess Women What
Lydia e inkham's Vegetable
Compound DID for Her

Millston, wis., want to give you
a word of praise for your wonderful
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-12-22
SOUR STOMACH
INDIGESTION
1hedford''s Black raught Highly
Recommended by a Tennessee
Grocer for Troubles Re-
sulting from Torpid
Liver.

East Nashville. Tenn The effic.
iency of Thedford's Black-D raught, the
genuine, herb, liver medicine. Is
vouched for by Mr.. W. N. Parsons, a
grocer Of this city. "It is without
doubt the best liver medicine, and
don't believe I could get along without
It. take 1t for sour stomach, head.
ache, bad liver. indigestion, and all
other troubles that are the result Of
a torpid liver.
IT have known and used It for years,
and can and do highly recommend 1t
to every one. won't go to bed with
out It in the house. It will do all It
claims to do. can't say enough for
It,"
Many other men and women through
out the country have found Black.
Draught just as Mr. Parsons describes
valuable In regulating the liver to
its normal functions, and In cleansing
the bowels of impurities.
Thedford's Black Draught liver medi-
cine Is the original and only genuine.
Accept no limitations or substitutes.
Always ask for Thedford's. E@
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-12-22
OAK GROVE

We are having some very fine
weather now
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. II. Lillard
called on Nr and Mrs. julie Evans
Sunday
Mrs. Julia Yates called On her
sister, Mrs lin Crumley, one day
this week.
Mrs. julie Evans is on the sick
list this week.
Miss Tennie LapFford, Of
Etowah, is visiting home folk this
week
There will be an all day meet
ing at Oak Grove Xmas dav and
dinner on the ground. Everv-
body invited,
Those that called at the home
OF Rev. w. "A. Woody were Misses
Bessie Presswood, Ethel Key and
ar. Levi Pell
We are expecting nice time
Xmas. @
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-12-22
Local Mention

The incest courtesy you can
show your guests is to have their
visits mentioned in the NEWS.
The incest courtesy yor can show
your friends is to let them learn
of your visits, through this page,
whenever you go away. And we
will consider it courtesy when
ever you give us an item of any
kind. Phone No. p.
Chas. Gamble. of Macon, Miss.
had business in the city this week.
Mrs. Wayne Rvmer has gone to
Madisonville, where she will be
the guest of relatives.
Efr
DIR. ]. ID. Nuchols had business
in Copperhill, Saturday.
:, -.
xxr
A dog belonging to w. +. Rus
sell was kiiieo FRIDAY. Inc dog
was supposed 10 nave Deeh Mao.
'S' "i January MI OuiIh VIII
e"se' business thele'
'eiielso'' oi'V' iol ie" DAYS
sis'
Snd''es A''ant9 spent tue week
And ,,,s%I, Io,,,o foII, -
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-12-22

Everybody likes a good local
page. Ifyou know ANYTHING in
the line of local news, tell the
editor, the foreman or Mickie
1.-THE printers devilD
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-12-22

Mrs. Jennie Nix. of Greenville,
Texas, will arrive this week to
spend the holidays with Mr., and
Mrs, d. P. Rollins and other
relatives.
Uncle Henry Grub is reported
as being considerably better.
! Mr.. and Mrs. II. Taylor were
called to Bradley county last week
on account of the death of Mrs.
Taylor mother. Her father is in
a serious condition, having re-
Gently been thrown from a mule,
breaking his hip and otherwise
iniuring one of his legs.
EfF
A little child of Mr.. AMI Mrs.
Ernest Taylor has been very sick
for the last few days.
w. L. Howard and John Gil
bert, of Ocoee, had business here
first of the week.
fFF
The first snow of the season fell
here Monday, but not enough to
be noticed.
1ff
Monday was the coolest day of
this winter and a number of farm.
ers took advantage of it and |
slaughtered their porkers
Some of the Benton folks report
that their corn and hay is going
rather fast.
Brad Burris, of Prendergast,
had business here first of the
week.
Winston Fl. Prince has moved
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-12-22

Advertising is the honey of
life--Ey a sample.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-12-22

We are expecting nice time
Xmas. b
The Washington times., 1921-07-15
The Woman:
Observer
"HE Woman is interested in tn

NHE Woman is interested in the
Sheppard-Towner bill. now be-
fore Congress, and particular
ly this morning since receiving a
report of the Children's Bureau of
the United States Department Of
Labor.
OF the nine large. cities in the
birth, registration area since II waA
estabiished In 1915. Pittsburgh lost
more babies in proportion to it's
births than any other of the nine
cities. In 1920 there was a loss of
one life out OF every nine, Wash
ington, Philadelphia and New York
show the most satisfactory prog
ress toward a reduction Of rates
Nearly one,haif the babies who
failed to survive died before they
were a month old, when deaths, are
largely due to natal and prenatal
causes. 1t has been clearly DEM
onstrated that such deaths are
largely preyentabie through carc
and instruction for the mother be,
fore the baby Is born, and skilled
cara at and shortly after birth.
Nearly one-fourth of the deaths
vera cAused by sastrointestinaI
diseasAs. Deaths from these causes
occur Tor the most part in the heat
Of summer. Thay can be reduced
through instructions to mothers In
the proper care and feeding Of ba-
biss and through civic supervision
~ insure purity and proper. han.
ding Of milk supplies
Mink stations, maternity and baby
clinics, and public health nursing
service have been established in
Pittsburgh, An extension Of such
servioa d necessary IL the city Is
to- deal effectively with the prob
lem Of infant mortality.
What is true Of Pittsburgh is true
Of nearly every other community.
The Washington times., 1921-07-15
FOR LCVE By 1 Rssy NJ

-
ANoC NE MOI soi"s
l said this evening-it was
said VIII YOU. forgive mey'
Philip flushed crimson. You
mean THAI. noshins I can say or do
reefs your
- mean that L nave torsotten
IT,
very vel, then' you can say you
iot Har we ne ro,.a VI. ,.o., nd,,
ferently
c. Ser.ainiy-n you wish me. 70.
rS,,i ane wehe oaeA 40 ne.
DOCK. rhilip waited = momenr tnsh
Srossea tne room ana sna'ched 'he
' o1, M nss. -
" ,r M
mao, you re suseeeo,ns aaiaoiy,
10 ba' Ills he p,a,nr he,,,An,s
-.
~ you
1870 ~ III shi w,
~ anv.h,n IN, -, snuth,n
90 a,y ,,n,',1, -, -, 49, as..,s -.
- wei ,aa,A 49,. IE.s
n,.,ha. ..sau,' 100
father car he dss,royed ana tha
r,ons,, rs,unded I'1, yorL~Tu AZ
a,sv,xt,a ~, 49,, go ht,ss
,rna,.d i,L nj. -
- ~ ne onn $780,, *, IA
:. ara &C., ~ ,,o,,,.~ -,
wife
cl,~, t,,rLa,S 80 fo.~ .,->~.>,x,.
The Washington times., 1921-07-15
BE A FOSTER MOTHER

) for special care pending it's perma-
nent placing. One fond child lover
whom i know receives only diff.
cult cases Of sick and delicate chill
dpen fr the purpose of restoring
them to health The hospital says
reasonable allowances for the
service.
But. the big idea hero is not tho
method: II is the purpose. This
fair land OF ours II resolving an
unprecedented company of infant
callers who come from the Crest
somewhere without recorded gene
ology and without even a name.
! want the good women Of Ameri.
ca to open not only their homes
but their hearts to these little
strangers, becoming receiving
line" for them.
No matter who has sinned, no
matter what you may say as to
the divine right OF kings, the new.
born infant cap do no wrong. II
ought to be said of him and his
like that they are Created free
end cuusI snd are endowed With
certain inalienahle rights"
Now, reach for your PENCIL and
tablet and see II. you cannot sketch
a plan for taking a child to love
and care for during month of the
summer A recent visit to one az
The citt founding hospitals re-
vesled TO me the crowded condi-
lions. the long line OF baby forms
pink and clean, to be sure-but
crowded into close Quartsrs and
uesding additional air ard sunshine.
The Washington times., 1921-07-15
Al Dramatic Story of a DeEote& MHs-
band Whe Discovers His W4R Isl
n love With An0ther Man.

D. deaS. YOU know THAI dont
your
"oh. Il suppose 4 do. Eat II didn't
come to- be, seoided. I.cAsas' because
!; knsw you'd feel TERRIBLY, ard to-
say THAI, l am serry, sedS 70, tAank
you.'.N
But heswnuld.nstsbe divertsa:ftsm
his.intsntion tossAys~has wa~s his
mind
"If + let myself think about
Fam, she said 'I1see red ana Tswant
to sec him punisheds He hAAp no
excuse. But l. say to. nyself: II
Diana wasn't mixed'up with fiim, he
issa man you couldn't possibly either
like or dislike. II you happened to
know him, you certainly wouldn't
talss the trouble toScross the street
to- speak with him, 50 Istrysto' leave
Fem out OF my thoughts and cal
culations.
ITO punish hinaf woul q. puntsh you.
Il don't want you pnnsshed. I.want
you to get thes most that - possible
out of your,lifes There, is only one
way. Dianas Do right Give this
fellow a square deal. Don't, think
that loving him a, whole lot fof a
while is. the best you can do. Steel
yourseif{ against thu, might when his
pAssion IL sfin aflame and yours;has
The Washington times., 1921-07-15
Motion Pictures Of This Serial Is
Being Shown at Leews Columbia
This Week

and walked up. briskly and WIZ
determination. her head high. NO
body would have picksd-her for .
woman who within ave minutes
had suffered tho torturss OF the
damned. Color cssns into her
cheeks and the tragic mood pass
cd. She felt little -let-down."
hut not much.
The high contention and the
combat Of villa vera al. asse NO.
body would Oppose her any nnnre
She had won her nxht. There
was nothing to do hut wait, Ia
order to become Nrs. Ogden Fem
she had only to wait. Hex cake
had been promised to her end by
and-by she woulds be- 81 nhsrtz -
eat It,
Love in State Of Come.
OF course. as In All such -
sions,, it was chisdy the physical
Diana that was 80 attracted 70
Fem. She hersalf was ignoraot
Of this basic fact. There had been
moments during this s6ar when
she had longed to give ana 70 heI
taken: but thoss mcmsnta had hssa
rarer than might be- snprosea
As she walked hriakly up the
avenue. trying to wine Al de
agreeable and poisnant thquShts
from her brain. It occurred to her
that perhaps she was never going
to be happy. She had = prophetic
moment. She visuslizsA herself as
already married to Tenn and
settled down somewhere. And me
woman that she visualized kept
saying: swell. Ia this aill Why
don't you do something to make
me biissfully h&ppy? We had thas
same chintz once In our dining
room at Newport"
Go be continued toporrow)
Copyright. 1915. International NasAain,
The Washington times., 1921-07-15
ARE YOU LONELY?

with me. And no ono ever breaks
the ice by inviting ma What shall
I dor
Well children. here's . song
came across, the other day. It
seems to answer you about al
well as cantor verse has a
terseness and simple humanness
which prosA sometimes misses. II
/ say much. you'll insist I'm Leo
turing. But II the song says II.
you'll feel the warmth Of human
feeling.
"Ev'rybody's lonesome sometime
Makes no difference how they
Ev,rybodyy needs, u little sunshine
To make his life really seem
worth while
It's nice to know someone viii
miss you,
It's nice to know when you feel
blue
That someone waits, at homo to
kiss you.
And someone elae Is lonesome.
too
Now. Alice, who says the artist
and the buyer aren't just as lone-
ly as you and aren't longing with
equal fervor to make friendsr
And who. young Fred can. prove
that the other chaps, In your
office don't long just as hard as
ever you can to be invited out
to lunch? Loneliness Is some
times a selfish form of self-pity.
II doesn't allow for the, other
chaps viewpoints It doesn't stop
and think how much suffering
may be going on in some other
lonely persons heart.
The Washington times., 1921-07-15

, them spnlsps fees Il ieaS tfrzss Thses
Manners dsssF clesss r. hasFvsfA. snd.
tnoush - - nssefy = hovefen nehr hef
snousasFs rs aso nep< Sf'Fsyf 'oucn
hel,
~ Asfp'
- 's'',s ~
r''- 49,
u,,, ..u,., -. 80. ~. 800 80.
49,. 49,. ~ $3.50.
n.c,' ~. ~ con,,v,,,..
~.
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The Washington times., 1921-07-15

whe 0eeapsss 4 Uniass Fosltsse In tn
wrtfh,s wS5la - sn. Asihssiy on
IN HE worsst thing about loneliness
is that II seems to set you on
= from the rest Of the world.
You feel like q pariah--undesirable
and even unworthy. when you watch
the rest of the world 60 by In cou-
pies and plod' along wsarily-alone.
Some of the inest. most charm
ing mon. and women know have
connded that at times they feel .
loneliness which seems almost UNI
endurable. I've listened to q beau
tifnl woman signing over her soli-
tary life. and I've hoard q splendid
man musing over his lack of com.
pletely satisfying companionship.
Loneiiness isn't y matter Of
knowing nobody. II isn't a ques-
tion OF going unaccompanied to the
movies or the park. IT'S the trag-
edy Of not knowing the folks who
answer the finest and most COM
peilinE needs Of your spiritual ma
ture.
Haven't you gone 10 a theater
now and then and found. yourself
stirred and moved to the very depths
OF your soul by a spoken word. or
bit Of music, or a coiorful stage
setting and then alight with what
the inspiration had called up In You.
Have you never turned tor yotr COM
panion to- breathe something of what
you felt. and found him ready to jeer
at your 'bosh 2" II anything can
induce more terrible feeling OF the
utter aionepess Of the human soul
than the nash OF utter incompatihility
that comes. than 1t must be death
itsalf.
The tragedy, of loneliness 10 that
it sssms unique to its safferAr. ALICE
writes:
There wac never = girl 70 uh-
fortunate an L L have no friends
and no opportunity to make them.
/ work In an office where I'm the
only ajrl and i live alone In a board
ing house where there aren't any
young people of my own class. There's
an artist and a woman buyer In one
of our largest stores But what
would they want of mar
And Fred saYE
Il am an attractive fellow whom
no one wants for a friend. Now.
even my enemies say I'm clean-cut
and not SLOUGH at work. But
haven't the gift for winning friend
ship, though my business associates
seem to trust. me. I'm shy and
can't ask any OF the fellows to lunch
The Washington times., 1921-07-15

'roueya nne%te+ Spe
.n wep - ape 20 's
'h'nsst outy iors our'eiss
Net' unless YOU go 10 nm m 'n'1
sackcioth and asnss OF tfue' psn''
lance, NOT uniess you seoj IN ~nat
way you have neAn q wastesf ana,
profligate both OF. lives ana msAes
riaf' Not uniese wnen you SPEAK
the marriage lines, In thai neant'fu',
andfmcstngs voice of'yourss you nave
some idea what thsy mssn ana IN
tend, TO. keep thetr promises.
Exoue~sSe~s Diana
.whef you married ma YOU didn't,
The Washington times., 1921-07-15

And her determination TO stick TO
him now and hereafter at all costs
was no half-haked. impulse but q
strongly and bravely calcuiaxed
scheme Of life.
1t is probable that Diana felt that
cha could never be happy until she
had redeemed herself in her own
eyes Furtnermore, it Wis - Il she
was nghting with her back to the
wall. shA would never put anybody
in thu position OF saying. II told you
So" Far rather shA would die an
sssortmAnt of hideoua deaths
She wished that Frank hadn't
touched on her wtfjy, conduch toward
,Eenn. Nobody, ought to touch on
anything SO private. Why not wish
her good luck. merely. and be done
with If 1t is always easier. to do
right when you make The decision Tor
yourself. than when you are goaded
into it by advice and entreaty. For
ere thing it doesn't happen, so often.
Fem Must Not Know.
But IL was not resentment that
had given Diana the. Irresistible wish
to be alone. Tho ways and times
that had once bean 20 dear had sud-
denly flooded her memory with grief
and tenderness Fem had nothing to
do with all that 1t would hurt him
to learn what grisyed her 20. He
must not
She must get the better. of those
memories. of thia sorrow. OF this re-
morse. before she talked with him Sha
had dismissed him as well as she
could, irritably and Historically; but
anything was better than a break
down. She could explain She would
say that it hadn't been easy to
thank her husband or, say good-by to
him and that she had felt that she
simply must be alone for a while.
Ogden would surely understand.
Diana turned into the avenue
The Washington times., 1921-07-15
The NeUeSt
SHeaters
Rita Stuyvesant
w NEITHER you knit or Gro.

WY NEITHER you Knit or GRO
W. Chef your own sweater or
wv buy IL YOU will be delighted
with the seasons unusually DAINTY
models.
OF a deep raspberry silk is a
smart sweater for sports wear. a
simple crochet stitch Us made into
a Tuxedo model OF hip length and
shows a long rever facfng the
front opening. A long crocheted
girdle OF the silk is heavily tas-
seled at the. ends and swung from
the left hip, A distinctive touch
is the gray, pleated Canton crepe
skirt that accompanies H., with gray
or red leather sport pumps and
gray felt hat.
Sulphur worsted is knitted into a
smart sweater with trimmings OF
white Angora and worn with q
white flannel skirt striped in
orange. This sweater is also a Tux
edo model. as most fashionable
sweaters ara this season. and tho
rover, cuffs and girdia ara OF the
white Angora4
For real sports wear there Is
nothing SO attractive Or practical
as the siip-on alpaca sweater, and
IL may be worn with q silk or
dimity blouse and necktie. One
modea In henna cones In smart
ribbed effect and shows a rather
d4sp " neck. Tha, sieevas ara long
and there is a taxseied sash Of tho
henpa that ties In the hack. The
collar and cuffs Of the blouse ara
worn on the outside 'of the sweater
and give a tailored appearances
Black silk, in well-taiioretf Tux
edo style, lends itssif grncef1lly to
many daytime occasionz. and may
be worn with q white hand drawn
blouse and black and white striped
wool skirt A straight sailor hat,
too, goes we'll with this style Of
sweater.
The Washington times., 1921-07-15

looked for r rnraAnt "a Y he
was, golng tos
"HAyes ypu a cab waitinGr he,
asked I'll, "a dawn and put yen
in IT,"
mo- shss SID. don't como
down.
New Experienes for. Eenn.
He iIfted his exebspvs In .
kind Of mockinx, intsrroSatton.
Waiting for You, 10 hs' wait.
inEs for the, post,mortAmf"
Shas turnaA again iupnlaivsiy.
'Dont--don't hA 90 bttterA"t
abe exciaimsA ''nieaaA don't :.
am going through hall"
'.I'm surs' yon are hA aid.
"surs Of It, I'm sorry for YOU
SO they, pArtAi+
when Diana reAehsd the street
she crossed It once TO the cab
from which Ogden Fem had .bAsn
watching fer hAr. and from which
no had already, thrust a foot and
leg. with tina; gallant intAntion Of
descendinS. to- heIp her in
Don't get out" she said i'm
pulsiyely. please"
He Withdrew the, tentative foot
She spoke TO him in a low voice 80
that the driver could not hear.
..xx 40 - rr,> n n ain
The Washington times., 1921-07-15


Her face was, white and nenaoinx,
II wa Eenn's nrat experfence OF .
Diana In any way dSfferent from
tho lander and connding Diana
whom he loved with All his, heart
and soul He gave the, driver an
address and drove OF badly fright
ened.
Her husbands words had gone
very deep. But she. knew without
beinSs told that she' had not bean q
good wife TO him. And III she was
to a,acceed with her second husband
whassi shs had failed with the FIRST.
she. wished IT. to bs the result of her.
own Initiative, aud not Of follow
Ing someone else's advice.
Diana, indeed, had the intention
offsurprising the world by showing
the world what q model wife she
could be once she made up. her
mind to IT. She had learned a iesson.
Given a fresh start she felt COM.
petent to pront by IT. She. would
master her new husbands wife in
every detail and, make IL hers. Nor
would she. even in the almost In
conceivable eyent of. her: love,
toward him cooling, ever. ever. fail
him
Now. ordinarily, II, Diana had
married Fem and then cooled
toward him she would undoubtedly
have failed him as outrageously
and with as little show Of Justice as
she had failed Manners. But the
circumstance. were not ordinary.
She was goin.S to marry Fenn In the
teeth OF general disapprnval and
particular Opposition.
The Washington times., 1921-07-15
THE RHYMING
OPTIMIST

NM r. CROUCH is always gloomy.
N and although he has face
AvA that is extra wide and
roomy. yet the smile finds not a
place. When his days are bright
and jolly. moving sweetly, smoothly
on. still he looks as melancholy as
though every friend had gone. He
has never cultivated what we call
the sunny style; ne has ever under
rated all the force that's In a smile.
Mr.. spendthrift's always needy. al
ways much nun down at heels, all
his clothes are slick and seedy and
he gets but scanty meals. People
cannot comprehend II, for he draws
down splendid pay; but poor
spepdthrift has to spend II. that
has ever been his way. The much
lauded ART OF saving is a habit
he can't set; bill collectors keep
him raving. he Is oceans deep in
debt. Habit Is a mighty power.
IL can make or II can mar; watch
your habits eyery moment TIL you
lsarn tust where you ara. :.