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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-15
HOT IN "sIESPOY<

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
 Mesopota mia, with s2S on the shady side of the street, cannot expect any thing stronger than a persptrAaA>-- aoaked sympathy from the United Sts'te essss Mesopotamians can stand it
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-15

LIBERAL EDUCATION Regardless of caddy's years, He's always worldly wise; Considering the talk he hears, That should not cause surprise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-15
Taking Off Fat

My advice to anyone who is ,n- clined towards overweight and lazz.- ness is to adopt a course of regular calisthenics,'' said Willard Drake, Birmingham lawyer. If anything will put the pep in man it is reg lular exercise under capable in structor.
 'Why, I remember back In 1ssc, when I was as fat as a prize-winninz 8 porker, weighing something like 22J pounds. the idea to reduce struck ne. l signed up under a physical in- structor. around at the Birmingham Athletic club. and began the then distasteful task of taxing off weight. 1t was hard work at first, but after while I began to look forward to my sym classes and so really enjoy the workouts. It was hardly three months before I was weighing only 1s5 pounds and felt as fit as tuile
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-15
Benefit of Publicity

sThanks to the publicity given in the local and advertising columns O. the Birmingham Age-Herald. find my red ash coal is already known far and wide" said R. H. Shaddick operator of the Phenix Coal com pany.
 Il have received orders from all over Alabama. but the home custc- mers must come first and they have already booked the capacity of my Lewisburg mine up to September.
 There is not the slightest doubt that what gets intoxthe Age Herald is read and, what's more, 1t is credited and it's readers act promptly on what they see in it's columns"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-15
Farmers to Travel A That They May Learn

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-15

I know of no pleasanter ride any wAre' around Birmingham than is the trip over the mountain on the street car, for the view from the curve at the top toward sunset is something to carry in ones memory for many day, and the twinkling lights below at night seem bit oyt of fairyland, while the growing crops in Shades valley give the real touch of country life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-15

James M. Cox assisted in present. ing a chair to President Harding. He also assisted in presenting him with the presidency, according to some of the brethren who are still smarting from defeat
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1921-04-29
OFFER REFUSED
Unacceptable, Says France
Britain Interfering
Trouble Ahead.

France demands two hundred
twenty six billions German
marks for indemnity and the de-
posit of all the gold Germany
can raise and Gerrhany's propos-
al is regarded as being wholly
unacceptable in. the premises.
The occupation of Ruhr district
and probably Frankfort, Bremen
and Hamburg by France in the
effort to collect the enormous
amount demanded, is being con-
sidered by Britain-and Germany
is asked by England to make her
offer clearer. That the intentions
of-France are becoming a mat
ter OF concern to others of the
allies, there is little doubt, and
the outcome fraught!with grave
possibilities.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1921-04-29
Dalton Dots

The oats and wheat have
about recovered from;the severe
freeze with little damage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Hoffman of
Mexico, Mo. are visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs, W, C.
Brandt.
A small storm passed thru
here. Monday morning. 1t blew
a windmill over on the VIM.
Kuhlman farm. The mill was
ruined but fortunately no one
was hurt.
Miss Lydia Grotjan and moth.
er are spending the week at the
home of Till Grotjan north of
town.
Dalton school retained her old
force of ,teachers;for the ensying
year. They are Mr.. Benjamin
johnson. of Clifton Hill, and
Misses Kate GalIemore and Ly-
dia Draper of Salisbury.
The school building was filed
to overfowing Friday night at
the high school.play. The Dali
ton high school will give this
same play at Huntsville Tuesday
night May 8.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1921-04-29
Assessment Changed Again

The State Board of Equaliza-
tion has ordered another change
In the assessment of farm lands
and town lots in St. Louis and
Kansas City a reduction of 10
per cent from the increase or
dered by the board a short time
ago. County Clerk White had
made the extensions on tax books
for 1921 agreeable to the 100 per
cent increase by the state board
and will now have to do the work
all over again.
Even with the reduction. the
total assessment in the state is
increased nearly q times over
last year. Last year the state
rate was Is cents and this year
it is lac. The reduction is about
25 percent and increase in valu-
alton 80 per cent.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1921-04-29
Announcement

On Sunday May 29th the in.
stallation services will be held
at Brunswick in the morning at
II o'clock; at KeytesviIle at 8
o'clock at night on the same day.
Acting on the commission are
Rev. Wallace. D. D.. of Mexico.
and Rev. Swallow OH Kansas
City, and Blair Miller.of Keytes-
vile and L. L. Zimmerman of
Brunswick. representing the ell
dership.
Rev. 7. F. Swallow.of Kansas
City will begin a series of meet.
ings at KeytesvilIe to continue
two weeks. All the churches
are invited to these services.
Non-cburch members are invit-
ed.
D. NJ. Stockard. Pastor.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1921-04-29

Ii there has been any perfor-
nance anywhere in town for a
long time more heartily enjoyed
than the WomanIess Wedding
Wednesday evening at the court
house, no one has intimated it.
Considering the short time for
practice. the great number and
variety of actors. the change of
dates and theuncertain weather,
the affair was in all particulars a
success. To make special men-
ton of parts well played, the en-.
tire list of names would have to
be included for each and every.
one could not well have been JIM
proved upon. OF course the i'm
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1921-04-29
Odd Fellows Observe Anniversary

About rs Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs from this city went to
Salisbury Sunday where services.
were conducted by that order at
the Christian church. Rev H.
f. Corbin of Glasgow made a
fine talk which much appreciated
by those present. There was a
large crowd present.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1921-04-29
Drag the roads, now.

I Drag the roads, now.
Don't forgeH the senior play
May IS.
Commencement exercises on
May l9.
Geo. Preston shipped a car of
hogs and a car of cattle Monday.
Walker Mott of .Musselfork
was here Monday.
Judge WeIch was in town
Monday.
Henry Cowser delivered some
hogs here Monday to a shipper.
W. C, Swain has moved to For
sythe. Mont. and orders his pa
per sent there. Will says he
likes Montana fine and he is past
o1 ana weighs 2O0 lbs. =
Mr.. and Mrs. Louie Owens
went to Kansas City Tuesday for
the week.
r j HALEY went to Kansas
City Monday with his sister,
Mrs. w. R. Bozarth.
G. K. Nancy of Rothvllle and.
NE. White Of Mendon were here
Wednesday looking after ditch
and tax matters.
Mr.. Nancy said fly has not been
Noticed IN wheat in his section so
far
Misses Blanche and Hazel Her
ton were here 4 short time Fri
day. They bfot Mrs. Ben Horton
Nhe wa on hez way q Ssl'l.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1921-04-29
Farm Bureau Notes

I B.
By R. D. Jay, County Farm
! ls Agent.
Farm Bureau Meeting Saturday
We happened to strike it lucky
when we called a meeting last
SATURDAY. at Keytesville for the
weather was excellent and the
roads g )od and all parts of the
county were represented
The road matter was the most
important and the discussion was
taken part in by many people.
The sentiment of the farmers of
this county seemed to be In fa-
yor of a referendum on the
amendment voted for last year.
Mr.. John d. Taylor was appoint
ed to represent this county at
Jefferson City next Friday and
Saturday and to vote in favor of
a referendum. In case refer
Iendum cannot be obtained then
the next choice of the farmers
OF this county is that this road
money be expended in Charlton
County in proportion to the
amount contributed to this fund
by the automobile owners of this
county. The Breeders Associa-
ton held a meeting in the fore
noon Saturday and was attended
by live stock men from all parts
of the county. The subject of a
combination sale of the Short
horn Breeders occupied most of
the time and plans were made
for this sale to be held the latter
part of May.
The Farm Loan Association
was also in session and many ap.
plications for loans were taken
into consideration. The Federal
Land Bank is not quite ready to
put out money again but it is
hoped that it will soon be able
to take care Of loans again.
Corn Variety Tests.
The County Agent has already
received corn from four different
sources to be used in the variety
test in this county. This corn is !
from strains from which have
produced as high as l28 bushels
per acre. We hope TO put some
half dozen varieties side by side
n order to determine which one
las the ability to yield the most.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1921-04-29
A Churchill Donation

If there is a churchs...in the
county wishing a;:..F-P lighting
system call on EdgarsWilks and
ne will make donation. The
plant is in good shape and would
cost now about 800. This is a
chance to get a good. light free
of cost.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1921-04-29
Highway Meeting Called

A meeting of the executive of
ficers, standing committees and
all interested in the North Cross
State Highway has been called
by President H. Frank Holman
and Secretary S. K. Turner to
meet at Mexico Tuesday, May 3,
at 1880 o'clock The meeting.
which win be held in the court
house. is for the purpose of
furthering the interests of The
association and improving and
advertising the highway.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1921-04-29
DAMAGING STORM MON.


Monday morning about 1890
the atmosphere for a short time
was hot and the sky west and
southwest was filed with omin-
Gus clouds, Wind and rain soon
followed and the blow In town
was sharp but it appears that
the center Of the storm was
northwestof town a mile and its
course northeast.
The first damage was on the
farm Of Walter Hyde where d
small barn was wrecked and
much straw from a rick scatter
ed for miles ina narrow path.
Nextsto suffer was the dwelling
Of ChafIey Mason, two miles
north Of town. The shingles ex-
cept a fringe on lower edge Of
roof were stripped from the
building and scattered for miles.
Mrs. Mason was the only one at.
the house. her husband in the
field and cut off from communi-I
cation. None of the sheathing
nor any other part of the build
ing was damaged. The storm
did its worst at the premises of
Mrs. Leola o, Bryan about a mile
from the Mason place. a very
large barn was badly twisted,
parts Of the shingles taken. sides
damned in and the whole struct-
ure moved from six inches to al
foot off the foundation. The
windmill wheel was -crumpled,
the big silo demolished entirely
except the concrete foundation,
sheds blown down and wagon
and hay frames whirled about.
The top Of a big shed Was set mi
q field u hundred yards from
where it stood a few minutes be-
fore, fences torn out and straw
and shucks lining those not dis
placed. The twister did no dam
age to the dwelling or the build
ings aboutit, tho only fifty yds.
away from several which were
taken. Buster was in a field
plcwing with four horses and
they kept him busy while the
storm was passing
An outbuilding on Bud Ben
nett's place was knocked out
chickens picked up and whirled
to points unknown from John
Kuhler farm and a building on
Squire John q. Perkins premises ,
demolished. the last damage,
done so far as we have heard. b
The path of the wind was mar
row and it had to jump hills in
It's course or the destruction
might have been greater. Hard
rain that afternoon flooded the
Maenn auveliino, fho .nrn0raaa In
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1921-04-29
Salisbury scribbIings

Il A17vuAJ tySfiuuihiB5
Rev. Mitchell win fill his ap-
Ipointmentat the Christian church
there Sunday.
Salisbury has A Red Cross
|classes underfhe supervision of
Miss Effie Barney.
F. B. Kellogg Of. Keytesville
Ewas over Tuesday looking after
business matters.
Concrete posts will be set at
fhe end Of blocks on Broadway as
bar posts for turning purposes.
Mrs. John Carter took mem
bership with the Baptist church
Sunday night.
Mrs. j i. RitzenthaIer went
to Columbia Friday to visit her
daughter, a trained nurse in the
University hospital.
AGAR load of people chaufered
by Rev. Mitchell from the eapi-
tai attended the Odd Fellows
demonstration here-Sunday.
j. H. Trent while working
around the church building Fri
day sustained a rupture that will
keep him in bed q day or two.
Rev. J. M. Ramsey of Bynum-
vile who has charge of a church |
near Cairo was caught here by /
the rain Monday afternoon and
bad to remain over night.
We hear much complaint about
bridges over the new Charlton
falling in and how to get them
rebuilt or repaired. Referred to-
the drainage dist. assn.
William Dawson of east of
town was stricken with paraly-
sis a few days ago and died
without regaining consciousness.
He was pioneer and a good /
II
Fred Bardott has q good joke |.
on himself. While attending the
burial of his mother in the home
town last week he met a pioneer
whom he had not seen
for 40 years who while shaking
hands with him said Fred |
hope YOU made a good man, for
You were one of the worst boys
ever say
B. R. Etherton, aged 55, who ,
lived near the grade school build7 ,
ng died at his home Friday after
brief illness of Pneumonia, II
eaving a wife and several chil1 I
iren with hmany friends to mourn /
lis untimely death. Funeral /
ervices took place from the Bap- X
ist church conducted by Rev. B. u
Ieaton assisted by Rev. MoseIy. I
Mrs. Anna Hood died at the Z
lofne Of her daughter. Mrs.
red Lamb Wednesday after E
Ioon. She had been am Invalid
everal'years' and was a noble
'ioneer woman and nobly per- =
ormed her part IN life. Her
husband preceded her to the Is
omb many years ago. la
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1921-04-29

presentation of pres. Harding,
a minister, the milk absorbing
'biped in a baby carriage, Mutt
and jeff, a bride and Mr.. and
Mrs. Jiggs was easy for those
selected for the parts. adaptibil.
ity being half the battle, many
wives concluded that their hus-
bands were much better looking
asSmen than as women but some
think the opinion colored slightly
BY sour grapes.
Much credit is due those who
managed the show as well as to
the performers who, to a man.
took interest in making it a big
success.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1921-04-29

Sam j. Coy won Judgment for
SIS and cost against Geo. W.
Huekabey before q jury in Jus.
tee AEae court Cor damage "a
tenant ko1se
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1921-04-29

Kansas City. Wednesday
Cattle SIPS to $S.25. top hogs
81. 40 to s. and top lambs si0.35.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1921-04-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Fleming
and child went Is F1l,oD Let
week % visit ,ht l6,,tt ls,hsr.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-16
Kisses Another's Fiance

Dear Cynthia am engaged to be
married, and my brother. Is also en-
gagged Now, the young lady who is 10
be my brothers wife Ia Of caretreo
nature and Is very generous with her
kisses II she Is hostess. at an affair
she thinks nothing of kissing every one
when they leave, no matter II they De
male or female, stranger or friend
Now as for myself, will admit that
do not possess such generosity. nor do
have SO sunny a disposition. Further:
more, n kiss means something to me. and
] don't scramble mine Now, by reading
between the lines you could get my
meaning. This young lady. always
and goes, and at times she Will go over
sG enousn u, to sq be- SII EIissedS While so saying
she'll pinch his cheek pucker up her lips
fellow to do? That's actually asking. 10
be kissed, and no man refuses a kiss.
especially from n pretty girl. and she is
that. Now, I don't like that, but I
don't think it's jealousy, because she Is
engaged and I need not fear that she
but I do think It's a case Of selhshness:
7 think ] want him all to myself. and
that's why can't bear her kissing him.
Now. ! don't blame my sweetheart,
kiss her before she starts 1t. SO 1t
would DO useless for me to go TO him
with my troubles. My brother is not
the kind of man with whom you could
talk n thing like this over. He'd fare
up and call mo fool I can't tell the
girl, because I don't want to hurt her
and l can't get It or my mind. Now,
then, what other alternative can you
offer, dear Cynthia?
AN OLD-FASHIONED GIRL.
II would be we'll to tell your fiance
! how you feel about It. Tell him YOU
, don't blame him for minute, but Il
| upsets YOU very much. as kiss Is sucl,
| a sacred thing to you.
He will probably agree with YOU and
| try to avoid her caresses III future. She
| will soon stop II she sees he is bored
| by her actions.
It Is not seldshness on your part, but
right feeling, Any girl who has proper
| just as you do. Don't be disagrecablt
| about II, but let 1t be distinctly under
stood that you do not like II.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-16
Please Tell Me
What TO DO
Asks Several Questions
by CYNTHIA

Dear Cynthia am very pretty
young girl eighteen years old. AZ
least am considered SO by many
Of the opposite sex. / have just
this winter been allowed to go 70
dances with boys I am not eXactiy
sure how to act, so want to ask YOU
some questions. Is II proper TO SHIN.
my or not? VIII I be talked about II
l do It? Also. is 1t proper to let boys
tell you improper Jokes? l never lister
to them and they call me names be,
cause i won't indulge In them. Shouiu
I let them kiss fhe or not. There is
another serious question which i wan,
to ask you. This winter one boy ABOUT
twenty-one years old showed me lots OF
attention. 1 was madly in love WIFI
him and I think he loved me dearly
He went away on business. and Whhc
he was away he wrote to me twice OF
three times week. When he came
back from his trip he wasn't as nice MS
ho was before and he went around with
another girl. I pretended not to care
but 7 really do in the bottom OF my
heart. What shall do? .
BROKEN HEARTED
Many contend that shimmying Is
wrong. II depends entirely on how II
Is done. II is quite possible to shimmy
and toddle decently. but In any case "
Is very ugly. and II YOU can manage
not TO you will be wise TO do so. =,
Certainly do not allow boys to tell
you questionable stories.
And do not let them kiss you.
Don't worry about the young man.
If he really cared he'll come back, and
II he did not you will be better off.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-16
LITTLE
BENNYS
NOTE BOOK
By Lee Pape
By Lee Pape

Me and pop was tiking n wawk ana
tawking. especially me. and We started
to go uaSt n man with II wooden les
and a nccOrdCsn, nnd he was plHyin"
rhe accordecn az II ho hadn't had meny
Icssins how TO play. III" saying I" pop,
Hay pop, il I gave that man a cent
would that BE- act Of charity
Most certeny. sed pop.
Well gosh, G. pop, I ony got one
cent. cents all I got, scd.
That would make the act Of char
ity all the greater, sed pop.
Well then think will, sed
Wich did, and the man stopped
playing the arcordN"n and put the cent
in his pockit. saying. Thank YOU kindly,
and started to play the accordecn agcn.
and me and pop kcpp on wawking, por
saying. Well you've done n crate act ot
charity, you have given your intirc for
tune to the poor, do you feel better or
verse:
Verse, | sed. Wich ] did, on nc
and pop sed Well jest to show you
that bred thrown upon the waiter shall
retern to you will retern your money
fold. in other wcrds hecrs cents insted
Of one.
Wich he gayc them 10 me, me think =
ing, G. hrrray. And we kepp on wawk-
ing iii We started 10 go back. and wen
We started 10 go past the one legged
man with the accordcen agen ! had q
good idecr how to get 1 cents instcd OF
., saying. Hay pop, think I'll give him
my intire fortune ngen.
Wich I did. giving him the 2 cents,
and he took it. saying Thank you kindly,
as if that MAS the ony anser he knew,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-16
A New Shower suaaestion

10 The Ed'tor or WOraur's po9,
Dear Madam am giving a surprise
miscellaneous shower in honor OF ms
chum.
novel IDEAS for shower?
There are TO be about thirty Rir,.
present How shal! ! serve the refresh :
ments and what shall / serve: Do you
think the ice cream fancy cakes and
candy would b. sufficient?
What odd, inexpensive GIT could I
give the bride-to-be? r. y. l..
May, Maypole for the gifts would be
appropriate, and at the same time un
usual Wind Il stick with crepe paper
ribbon rose and white, and secure this
I'd Of a hat box IS just the thing TO use
Tho rest Of the box should h" covered
with the paper, and the gifts placed in.
side. Now take thirty paper ribbons.
some Of white and some OF rose, and
attach one to each Of the shower pres
ents, bringing the ribbons out from be.
meath the lid They are then tied 10
the very tip-top of the Maypolc, with a
card from the giver on the end Of each
one The sight OF this pretty thing will
and, OF course, the gifts will be an ad-
iltional one.
The refreshments YOU suggest are
perfectly correct to have. They can he
served in the dining room. Your guests
do not have 10 be seated.
You could give the bvide.to-be small
china CandlcStiCk or u novel article for
her Kitchen. II would he nice 10 make
her something Haven't you time TO
Gnish camsoleH II wouldn't take
long to make one. Three washcloths,
with an initial embroidered In cross
stitch IN the corner, would also make
an attractive gift and an inexpensive
one. TOO. o..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-16

ca.fnro ,rd mo vrorst nf II vas there
a. 80, ,,,,th -, tho osSortinn thot mod
..,n o;,, - ,,n,rnr w,m -, orc nrone 70 Got all
,ha, y n,, s,oni ,noIo ornuairtanrrs
I'D n;,ios orn NOT so Ji1erent from
snail tonns oitbor
uoro orn sor,o of ,bo instances. 1t
q. No, i"st ,ho ,,nol, gifi who has no
-, ~ -, no! 80 hn. hiIIs nnd does a little
s.ao,S -, ,a nl,o o,,t nor income
su ,on.nSor :" +aking Gifts
IRON, mon b,t SivIng nothing in re.
,,,r, a,d ,,onooins bp strategy to come
,hrnnrb oycrr Src unscathcd. No. il
- uos .boso boii. rocn, Girls eating at
i6oan caFos ,bc NIGHTS wien they cannot
GnJ nm escort 70 5bIov tbcm 70 a swell
food !" Eo. om.,inc 70 relate II often
IL rho sunnorteJ and prn, nnrnus married
women Who have husbands With good
incomes md aro blessed with n home.
who. nevertheless delight in getting
meals and cabs and flowers and small
oifts ont "f nil the men they know,
Of course tbev soon Get the reputa-
tion of beine grafters. and they cannot
fool tho same man twice but as cities
have large nonulnt and there ia a
sucker horn every minute. they man
aye very we'll. indeed,
Nrs u bns a nrosoetors husband.
Who ia away a great deal, She is most