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would much rather go about the barn. yard reforming. When he returns and finds that his wife has put his ideas into practice. that the nest is empty, the eggs having been transferred to the communal incubator" Eustace IS strangely annoyed. His Coop in Order tells how Eustace tried to restore do- mestc felicity to a household that was already getting along fairly well on es- tablshed compromises. The satire is amusingly carried out and the iliustra- I tions by Oliver Herford help great deal.
 By Mary stewart Cutting: Frontis- piece by boubleday Page & Co. Pub
 fishers. Garden City, New York. York.
 l in this new volume Mary stewart ] Cutting relates a number or tnose
 pleasant, semi-humorous little stories
 of married life with which her name IS
 associated, as we'll as two others which she calls "Autobiographical Stories. And these two are, as matter of facI
 the best in the book. the least common { place and the most interesting. rne tfirst The Man Who Went Under, IS i the tale of an embezzler, told by nim-
 self. Beginning with his childhood the I narrative shows well and clearly the development of that yellow streak
 which made him what he ultimately oe- came. Especially good is the ac,oant
 of his church affiliations and their ef- feet or lack of effect. upon him. The lsecond. 'The Song of Courage. IS
 really admirable story of woman wno 1 might have been a great singer. had not life thwarted ,her--life and her own affections. Yet twarted and ham pered though she was. in the end she !achieved her ambition, and as she her self puts it. T stood with my feet Tn the fairy ring at last, in the CONSCIOUS ness of that fullness of created power I stood in the fairy ring at last With lmy voice going up to God"
 Of the other tales. AS I.ochinvar is an amusing little story of the com jpiications brought about by the comlng \ ally hot dayy-an annoyance most
 housekeepers have experienced at one ! time or another. Her Job." the rale' or
 a wife and mother who took everything ' tensely, not to say tragically has a
 moral many women would do Well 10 lheed, while the account of the dan2e as |given in The Wonder Worker IS lamusing, as are also parts of I1eslle Friend.' The people who appear Tn
 these tales are most of them agreeaoie
 everyday folk, living in the suburbs. Living simple. everyday lives. Two of
 the stories are tales of the love which results in marriage, while one, "Chili of the Heart" tells of the widowed
 lmother who permitted her new-o 2rn
 baby tc be adopted by some rich people who were devoted to 1t and gave It she
 pest of care. The mother, however
 loved the child so much that she per
 suaded them to let her have 1t back again. to be brought up amid the dircs' , lpoverty.
 HALE PORTIONs , By Edna Ferber. Doubleday Page q I Co., Publishers. Garden City N. Y. There are times while reading Edns : Ferber's, stories that one thinks of O Henry It Is not the 0. Henry plot witf i, its surprising conclusion. its snap at s 4ns esesest lsst s' sssss VI 's;Rs & ss' |, her people from among the everyday Ter
 s~ns, t'se man h the street the rhoV e. f~ -.k<.n .nafxr
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element in the city, just the types that Q. Henry found ready-made to his hand around practically every corner in New
 York Half Portons,'' Miss Ferbers latest collection of short stories. em- phasizes the impression she has already
 made. It is a book that is thoroughly
 enjoyable and Imaginable from beginning to end
 Nine stories are included in the book and each one of them, in it's own way
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1.-THE EXPLORER"

1.-THE ExPL1ORER Rv Somerset Vaughan. George H. Do ran Company. Publishers. New Hork City.
 First published something more than doxen years ago. ''The Explorer oy Somerset Vaughan. is now re'ssueum IKE of course being the result of it's autnor.s recent successes. And it is not, .. early books so often are. testimony lro youthful. or comparatively youthtui'
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greatly strengthen your viii power and sid ia
 festorine your fniting memory. If you are not etrong and well you owe it to yourseh to make the following test: See how long you can wcrk or hov far you can walk without becoming tired. Next take two fve-grain tablets os or
 nenIs for two Weeke. Then test your stfen9te aeain and re how much you have seaned. Numbasu q nesvous. rundown people, whn were aillng all the while have eurprte'n&Y n rvseks' tine h many iustances. Your money vill be refunded hy tho nanufacturess you do not obtain perfectly eatiaactcsy tesune. Beware of substithtes Ahvays inest on h.vine t6e letter N N.I. on svefy tabIeE As all dfHggDta
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possesses the true Ferber spirit. If one were to look for a philosophy in Miss Fer bers work, one would probably reach the conclusion that all things, good and bad, should be viewed through gen- erous sense of humor. Miss Ferber can be serious when she chooses, but her serious moments have always a bit of humor lurking about the corner to tighten the more drab aspects. Certainly some of the characters in her stories
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Paper flywheels are coming into aute general use. The tensile strength of paper is enormous. hence it's advantage over iron for this purpose.
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A Brain Can't Work Right on Thin, Watery Blood

AND RICH RED BLOOD YOUR BRAIN all Without brain xhout of blood YOU bad decisions 
 YOU DIDN'T THINK RIGHT make you shtin thought and reckless in misfortune IRON STARVATION it of the FAILURES
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have a hard enough struggle to- gN along, but the whimsical attitude of Miss Ferber presents them in such ilgns that the reader remembers only the hap pier aspects.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23

Many a capable man falls just SHORT OF SUCCESS
 NEARLY"GETS THERE" BUT NOT QUITE simply because he lacks sufficient iron in his blood to give him the physical strength and power to furnish the proper FORCE TO HIS BRAIN and the STAY THERE" STRENGTH TO HIS WILL THERE ARE 90, 900 .ooo, 900, ,o00
 RED BLOOD CORPUSCLES in your blood and each one must have iron. Don't try to fool
 yourself into thinking you arc a man of ''red blood and iron when you have good reason to suspect that you are not-con- alder the SIZE OF YOUR RANK BALANCE and what success you have had in life. A MAN IS ONLY PART OF A MAN WHEN
 HIS BLOOD LACKS IRON
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Truly when Madame Schumann- -Heina makes her how to a Birmingham audi euce once more, as she will do here OH the last evening of January, 1921, she will meet with the cordial reception and tha unstinted admiration which has char. acterized her every appearance here, and will continue so do as long as the great nr ma donna favors us with her presence.
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----'-777-7---'-- T T T 777 77777 HALF PORTIONS"

By Edna Ferber. Doubleday Page &
 C0- Publishers. Garden City. N. II.
 There are times while reading Edna Henry. It Is not the O. Henry plot with its surprising conclusion. it's snap at innsstci 'ass asst ss sssss { s,'s| N her people from among the everyday rer-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-18
Mt. Vernon Couple Give
Golden Wedding Party

Mt. Vernon. Me. Aug. 17.-About
200 relatives and friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene H. Turner assembled at
their home on Mt. Nebo to participate
in the celebration of their golden
wedding anniversary on Friday last.
1t was the second event of this ma
ture to be held at this residence. the
first golden wedding anniversary hay
ing been observed by Mr. and Mrs.
Charles H. Turner. father and mother
of Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene, about u
years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Turner are wonder
fully active for people of their years.
largely due to the fact that they have
been contented and happy in the Joy
of work.. They have two sons, STAN
L. of Mt. Vernon, the former of whom
was unable to be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Turner were assisted
in the cordial reception which they
held by Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur S. Nick
orson. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Turner,
and. acting as escorts. Miss Ethelyn
Tucker, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Weber
and Arthur Bean. Albert Phelps of
Greenwood, Mass, made the presenta
ton speech to which Mr.. Turner re-
sponded
Dancing in the spacious dance hall
formed an enjoyable part of the eve
ning's entertainment. A fine COLA
ton was served to which all present
did full justice. Vocal selections by
Edward A. Cottle and a harmonica
solo by Mrs. Arthur Handy were finely
rendered and received much applause.
Albert Phelps read two golden
wedding anniversary poems, which
had been contributed through the
courtesy of Mrs. Susan T. Buchanan
of Greenwood, Mass. Mrs. Buck
mans father, the late Rev. John
Parkhurst. composed one of the poems
and her sister. Martha j.. Emerson,
the other. There was a fine display
of useful and appropriate gifts and
many congratulations and best wishes
for years of continued good health
and prosperity rendered the couple
Out of town guests were Mr. and
Mrs Arthur S. Nickerson, son Owen,
William Bisbee and Albert Phelps
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-18
Unsurpassed Fea-
lures for the
Fair

A vaudeville program as good as
that furnished by any circus in the
country will feature the open air pro-
gram on Aug. 80 to Sept. 2 at the
Central Maine Fair at Waterville.
We have engaged some splendid
acts for the fair" said Secretary r.
M. Gilmore on Wednesday. There
will be fewer acts than are given at
the average circus but they will be
just as entertaining. The old folks
will enjoy the program just as much
as the children"
Some of the acts which have been
Five MacLareas, the Four Lasting
Mellos and gymnastics. These acts
have been obtained from all over the
world.
Other splendid entertainment fea
lures have been engaged. There will
be horseracing, music, aviation, fire
works. and a big midway show. An
effort has been made to get up the
best entertainment program ever
prepared for the fair, according to
fair officials.
There is unusual interest in the
educational features of the fair.
Women's work, and Boys and Girls
work, will interest all. Many live
stock entries have been received. A
premium book, telling all about the
s9,1j450 prizes offered by the fair,
may be obtained by writing to Sec
rotary Gilmore at Waterville.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-18
New Corporations

Inc Office OF the attorney general
mas approved the articles of incorpo-
ration of the following new corpora-
tons, organized under the laws Of
Maine:
The Gledhill Wooden COMPANY. or
gained July 20 at Lewiston. CAPITAL
STOCK, $1,000 all common: nothing
PAID in; par value, 500; shares sub
scribed. 5. President, Albert H. Gled
NIL, South Bend, Ind; treasurer AL
fred c. Gaunt, Methuen, Mass: clerk.
Ralph W. Crockett, Lewiston: direc-
tors. the above. Purposes. to mann
1acture, buy, sell and deal in cotton
and wooden goods and merchandise of
all kinds. Approved Aug. IS.
S. A. A. &. Green Co. Inc. or
ganized Aug. 16 at Waterville. Capi
tai stock, 100000; all common; paid
IN, $500; par value, 800; shares SUBJ
scribed, ,. President. Carl r. Green.
Waterville; treasurer. S. A. Green.
Waterville; clerk. John l.. Thomas.
Waterrille; directors. Carl r. Green.
s. A. Green and Frank NJ. Rand all of
Waterville. Purposes. TO carry on at
wholesale or retail or both. the bust
ness of buying, selling and dealing in
all kinds of wood, coal. ice. coke. brick.
cement, building materials. real es-
tate and all kinds of mercantile. me-
chanlcal contracting. building and
other businesses. Approved Aug. l6.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-18
WALDOBORO

NORTH-W. +. league made a
business trip to Warren. last week.
D. Q. Stahl has purchased a new
Ford automobile.
Mrs. George B. Davis is passing a
few days at Old Orchard.
George Burnheimer. Fred Jones and
Harold r. Shuman are hauling lum-
Der from Razorville to the crossing
in Waldoboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Johnston and
little son of Washington Mills, were
callers of Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Walter,
on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Finn and
daughter, Doris, of Washington, were
guests Saturday evening of Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Shuman.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. Carroll of
Union and Mr.. and Mrs. Alden Win
chenbach and daughter, Alice, were
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. F.
league.
Mrs. Jennie Mank, who has been
passing several days at the home Of
her son and wife. Mr.. and Mrs. Myron
Mank in Bath, has returned home.
Miss Louise Bomheimer Of Bath is
visiting relatives and friends in this
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Walter and fam
lily were Sunday guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ellsworth D. Mank.
Enos Flanders of Flanders Corner
called on Mr.. and Mrs William Elan
ders. Saturday afternoon.
Mr. and NTrc E,lr,,,s Sb,
to st. George Tuesday afternoon, to
visit their daughter, Miss Dorothy T..
Shuman. They will attend the Gill
chrest reunion which will be held in
the Grange hall, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. LaForest Mank were
in Rockland. Monday.
Mrs. w. r. Walter passed Tuesday
with her daughter. Mrs. Ruby Walter
Miller.
The many friends in this place of
the late \. a. Skinner of Jefferson
were panied to learn of his sudden
death.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-18
WHITEFIELD

Frank Jewett had the misfortune
to loose a valuable horse last week,
one of his pair of heavy horses.
H. A. MacInnis has employment
in Gardiner doing electrical work.
Harry Chase and Horace Tarr left
Tuesday for Boston. Mr.. Chase driv-
ing through in his REQ truck.
All roads now lead to P. Z. Che
neys homestead where extensive
thrashing is being done by the Che
ney brothers.
William King just recently lost a,
fine pig which was nearly ready to
butcher.
Charles Bartlett Of Newcastle is
visiting for a few weeks with his
son, Sanford Bartlett and assisting in
harvesting the hay crop.
Whitefeld baseball nine played the
Waldoboro nine at Waldoboro field
Saturday, Aug. - A good game
was reported resulting to 9 in
favor of whitefield.
Whiteheld plays North Pittston at
the home field Saturday. August 20
al 80 P. NJ. Turn out and root for
the home team.
Whitefeld sends forth a challenge
to any non-professional team in
kennebec or Lincoln counties
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-18

Hearing was given on wednesday
by the Public Health Utilities Com
mission O the complaint Of more than
10 legal voters of the city of Water
willie, for the discontinuance of certain
whistling by the Maine Central Rail-
road in that city. The compliments
were represented by w. 1. Eaton OF
Waterville and E. A. Head of that
city appeared as a witness. Charles
H. Blatchford of Portland. general
solicitor for the railroad, appeared for
that company. The commission later
in the day issued an order for the
discontinuance of whistling by the
railroads locomotives at the following
crossings:
For both east and west bound
trains only-Upper College avenue;
Allen avenue.
East of the crossing for west bound
trains only-Temple street; Chaplln
street.
1t developed that the petitioners
wished to also have the whistllng
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-18
Sec. of State has no Juris-
dictiOn Over Aviators

The statement was made in a Port
land paper following the accident to
an airplane, flown by Aviator F. W.
Chouinard, in which Mrs. Edward D.
Noyes lost her life, that charges had
been forwarded by the selectmen of
Old Orchard to the secretary of state
as to charges of intoxication and con-
viction therefor on the part of the
aviator. but that the secretary of
State had done nothing about revok-
ing Chouinard's license as an aviator
in Maine.
Secretary of State Frank w. Ball
was asked concerning the matter and
what action, if any, would be taken
in the case by him. He answered:
II have received no such informa-
ton beyond what I have seen in
print l did receive letter from the
selectmen of Old Orchard in which
the statement was made that Chouin-
ard had been convicted Of selling
liquor and that a case was now pend
ing against him and asking an investi-
cation. the selcctmcn seemingly be-
ing desirous of information that
would be SUFFICIENT grounds for their
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-18
NARROW ESCAPE
OF TWO AS CAR
GOES OVER CLIFF

Bath. Me. Aug. 17-Palm.r L
Guptill, aged 81, of II Saundes
street, Allstcl, Mass, and Dennis
O'Brien, aged so, of 10 Edison road
Waltham, Mass, narrowly escaps
death just after 5 a. NJ. TUESDAY
when their auto plunged over tn
cliff just west of the Maine Centnl
bridge in Woolwich and crashed y
feet below TO the tracks The car
landed on the radiator, pinning both
men underneath. Lewis Narney ssE
them and gave the alarm, the men
soon being extricated.
A doctor found that Guptills right
leg was fractured and possibly his
right shoulder. O'Brien suffered a
fracture of the skull over the right
eye and a dislocated shoulder. The
ferry Gov. King ran an extra trip to
rush the men to the Bath City hos.
pital
The men. lifelong friends. were on
their way to their boyhood homes
Guptill's in Gouldsboro and O'Brer
in West Gouldsboro. Guptill, yho
had driven the car about three
months, thinks something happened
to the steering gear. The car il
falling, went directly over the head
of Mr.. Light, on the railroad track
and struck but a few feet from him
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-18

excluding the man from any grounds
they might lay out as landing place
The law makes no provision for
the revocation of an aviators license
under any circumstances, so there is
nothing l can do in the matter. The
law simply provides for the registra-
ton and licensing by this Office of per-
sons as aviators. under certain re-
quirements, with all of which Mr.
Chouinard complied. The law speci-
fies certain acts that an operating
aviator shall not do. 1t also gives
municipal officers the right to lay out.
from time to time, landing places and
gives them jurisdiction over the same
including the right to limit the num-
Der of machines that may land there
on, and thus the right to exclude any
aviator for any purpose
The law does not give the secre-
tary of State any authority to revoke
or suspend license, after once grant
ed, for any cause no matter how Sc
rious and that license. once granted
is god forever, as no restriction is
Contained in Ghc law.
II have nothing to say of the law
as law, but y may be interesting to
many that there is no provision even
for blank licenses and application
blanks and no fees are charged for
either. All The expense is on the
part of the State and charged against
the Office expense appropriation of
the secretary of State"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-18
BELGRADE

NORTH-Mrs. Wilbur Carroll and
three children Of Oakland are passing q
the week with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Ellis.
Miss Nela Sawtelie is passing few
days with friends at cottage on the
shore of East pond
Mr.. and Mrs. George Tibbetts and
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Butler of Angus
Ia are at the formers home in Read
field for the week.
Miss Wis Alexander has returned
from two weeks visit with rela.
tives in Boston.
w. l.. Withers is unloading a car
load of apple barrel stock and expects
TO begin making barrels in the near
future.
Mrs. Herbert Alexander injured her
fingers quite seriously recently by
getting them crushed between the
rolls of an electric washing machine
and it has been feared that blood pois-
oning might set in.
Posters are out announcing the an
nual entertainment to be given by
Camp Kennebec August a.
c. B. Hutchins has recently pur-
chased a farm in Mercer and is NOV
ing his household goods there
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DAILY KENNEBEC JOURNAL THURSDAY, AUGUST is, 1921.

the concert which will be held in the
store of Melville Smith & Son of this
aggregation of jazz makers will play
for the feature dance of the season
at Louden Hill Ball room. Don't for
get that the orchestra features sax
ophone quintet, vocal quartet and
three soloists. Each one is a novelty
worth going many miles to hear.
The floor of the ballroom will be in
the best shape for dancing, if it is
possible to make it better. for, as
everyone knows, this dance floor is
the smoothest and probably the best
in the State.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-18
Asthma and Hay Fever
Relieved by An Old
Reliable Remedy

Warmers Safe Asthma Remedy is
no experiment. 1t mas been tried and
tested by two generations and not
found wanting, as evidenced by the
increasing demand for this beneficial
and reliable product.
For 40 years many thousands of
sufferers from dreaded Asthma and
Hay Fever have obtained prompt re-
lief through the timely use of War
ner's Safe Asthma, Remedy.
A grateful user writes: Il had
Asthma very bad and had to sit up
night after night. Could get no re-
lief until took Warmers Safe Asth-
ma Remedy. In five minutes l was
breathing easy and went right to bed
and slept. I would not be without
it."-Mr W. J. Hanscom. Wollaston.
Mass.
Get package today. At all drug
gists. A sample sent on receipt of
ten cents. Warmers Safe Remedies
Co., Dept SEQ. Rochester. n. ADV.
aus1sd1t
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MT. VERNON

Mrs. Elwood Libby entertained me
Belmont Club at her home WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON, Aug. 10. The time Was
passed plea sanity in a social way. Ih
children who were present played On
the lawn and several of them wef'
given auto rides by Mrs. Hanson ano
Mrs. Wadlcigh. Mrs. Libby serveo
devlled ham sandwiches and ASSORTED
cake and lemonade. This was 'n'
last meeting of the club before It's "
organization by it's efficient secretar!
Mrs. Eli c. Wadleigh. Several mem
oers have withdrawn and new ohe
nave taken their places. As the mem
bers draw names for their turns !"
entertain it is rather interesting u
record that Mrs. Ida Strickland ma
had second place for three successr'
times, twice by chance and once
substitution. Mrs. Wadleigh en'eil
tains next, it being the first meeuN'
after reorganization.
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ADJUSTMENTS
"LIFE'S DARN FUN
N.Y., VIOLA DANA
TODAY, COLONIAL

It's whimsical tale that is told by
Viola Dana and support in "Life's
Darn Funny" today at the Colonial.
of the struggles of two impra ctical
Greenwich villagers and it is told as
delightfully."- as by Christie Jope Slade
in the story "Caretakers Within" in
the Saturday Evening Post Seldom
do magazine stories lend themselves
to screen adaptation as neatly as
this and Dalla NJ. Fitzgerald has Civ.
en- it a worth While production. The
story tells of young violnist, Zoe
Roberts, living in Mrs. McGinnis,
boarding house in Washington
square, New York. Clay Warwick,
who prefers a career as painter to
that of a tailor, also lives there.
When Zoe cannot get dress at the
cleaners, he. overhearing her sobs,
saves the situation by dra ping her
form in some green jade cloth he
owns. This gives Zoe an idea. They
open an exclusive dressmaking shop.
An artists studio. in Zoe's keeping,
gives them their chance-and what
happens to them in contra citing
debts, because their wealthy custo-
mers are slow pay, and other things,
is one series of, to them serious but
to the spectators ludicrous situations.
Neil Burns ability to raise a laugh
is ably sustained in his Darn That
Stocking" while the Paramount
Mazazine and Ford Weekly are an
entertainment in themselves-Adv