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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-25

locx BLAND AHhin No. csc, ERATER-
w ~ Orser Of EaSies.-Hegular meetings
1sss a0d third TUESDAY OF each month
Z - Eagles houe. Fourth avenue AMI
twenty first street. Frank WITCH. W. ~;
joeph Groteeut, SECRETARY.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-25

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Mellinger Extra Ply and Cord Tires.
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miles. (No seconds). Shipped prepaid
on. approval. Get your tires ffee. No
capital or experiences required. Mako
SlOO to $500 weekly. Write for whole
sale prices and sample sections. Mel
finger Tire Co.. 933 VI. Oak, Kansas
City. Mo
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-25

sDoMHY Ray CAMP. NO. q
Unttsd Spanish War Veterans,
nests Asst nd third Thurs.
ii Gays Of each mouth q 9 .. N,
N Aenorial Hall, Court Houss
Oscar L. Dsligee. Conmande
L. n. Tittesington. AdiulanG
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1921-05-25

"Neprijmeme zadne ob6ti"
dolozil Joubert. "Chceme jedi
ne vase 5tdsti, slecno".
"Doufam, ze budu st'astnou,
pane Jonberte", pravila Klara
.se zvlastnim dsmevem. "Jsem
jeste slaba a proto odchazim,
ivzpomlnka ma vasi dobrotu u
tkvi mi v5ak ma vzdy k. dusi".
Klara znatila Sc ma loze a
Placide odescl.
Jakmile byl ma ulici, razem
Sc zmenil vyraz jeho obliceje
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1921-05-25

"Ne dite, drahe dit6l" zvo-
lala .slepa, ystala kracela s
otevrenou narnci k mistu, od-
kud zavznel .dlvcin hlas.
"Nestrachulte Sc, matinko"
pravila Klara. "Jest mi lcpc,
l.mnohem lepe. Doufejte V bu-
ldoucnost, pane, obratila Sc K
.Joubertovi, IVY i vas syn! Kdo7
muze vedeti, co prinese budouc
nostl?"
"Neni jiz reel 0 obeti, dra.
housku!" zvolala Pavlina zive
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1921-05-25

Cert yezmi pitomou lasku
te opicel Zmsri pekn6 zosno-
vany muj zamer." reptal mezi
zuby. "Slepa by Sc byla malem
zfekla dedictvi k vuli te hlou-
pc lascel Zreknouti Sc dedi-
civil To by bylol ia chci to de-
dictvi. Chci je pro sveho syna
a dostanu je - nezalezi mi
ma tom, jak je obdrzfm!"
II
Pozitri V jedenact hodin byl
/ FJoubert u slepe.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1921-05-25
VELkY LOS.
ROMAN.
Francousky napsal Xavier De Montepin.
ROMAN.

jsme prave vyllclll, cbdrzei A
drien Couvreur Bordeaux list
sestry Marie.
! Bol mladeho muze byl hlu-
boky a opravdovy.
Byl vsak muzne povahy, u
tlumil bolest medal Sc premo-
ci zoufalostf.
Jsa pfesvedcen, re jeptiska
psala list ku prani klarine,
myslil, ze mlada divka, jez jeJ
snad milovala, kdyz byla chu-
da, opovrhuje Jim nyni, kdyz
stala Sc bohatou a ze musl wy
puditi Q duse sve obraz nehod-
neh6 stvoreni, jez neni hodno,
ably 5e@litoval.
Napsal pax sestfe Marii
dlouhy list. v..jehoz kazde rad
ce zratil Sc bol. jejz chtel Ia
tajiti. u
PAX vratil Sc zdaniive kid
ne ku sve praci.' ,At
.Klara oddala Sc uplne sve-
mu zarmutku.
Ohetovala rlasku ga spokoje-
most matrinu;. hrdinna obet'
vsak znitila ieji sili a cinila il
znovu nemocnou.' a.
Siepa nepozorovala vsak dee
rim zarmutek, byla slepa.
Stara Josefa; iez ,zastupova-
la Terezu, vsimla 81 zmeny,
jea udala Sc S mladou divkou,
Ma veter chtela !, ii klara
kterouz lnmcovala horecka
lehnouti.
"Snad neisi jeste nemocna
drahouSku ?" ptala Sc slepa sta
rostlive.
"Ne, matinko, jsem ien tro.
chu slaba, musim 81 odpocl.
mouth.
Josefa zavolala sletnu de
Rhode Stranou.
"Musim doiiti pro lekare
slecno", pravila.
"Pro lekafe?" zalekla Sc u
boha natka. proc pro leka
re? Coz mne ma dcera klame
Jest il hure :"
"Bojim Sc, ze ano. Horeck;
Sc vratila, to mne desi".
Slepa Sc chvela.
"Desite mne!" septala. "Pu
jdu ku sve dceri, zeptam Sc il"
Chtela veiiti do vedleislh
pokoie
Josefa zadrzela il vsak
rkoue
"Bylo by to marne, madame
Slecna nepovi vam mic, protoz
vas nechce podesiti; NSiml;
jsem 81 toho velmi dobre, I'd
ic treba lekare".
"Bezte tedy pro neho. necht
pride, necht 81 pospisi".
kdyz sluzka odesla. sklesl
Pavlina smutne do kresla.
"Obet'. kterouz od nj "a
dam, prevysuie ieji silly. pc
r,yslila 81. "Mohla by 2 toh
zemriti
ia pill hodins vratila sc Jc
sefa lekarem, jenz Sc ptal
"Snad neni sleene hnre?"
Misto odpovedi dovedla je
sfepa ke klarine lozi.
Uboha divka vysilena hort
ckou, mela sotva dosti silly, ab
oteviela oci.
"Pan doktor SCI pravc okol
raseho domu, drahousku, pl
sci Sc ma te podivat" oslovil
.slecna de Rhode svoii dceru,
"Ano, matinko", septala IL
,nocna tise.
Lekat 6hledal tepnu,
Bila rychle~a nestejne.
Polozil j ruku ma cello: byl
zhave.
Bohate krupeje potu staly
Ma spanku.
"Vse jest V pofadku". pr;
VII ,lekar M .oko .klidne. map
81 nejaky nepatrny lek". Z
Odyedl slecnu de Rhode
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1921-05-25

10 JSom ncfekl. NelekeJle
Sc. Muslin vam vsak rici, &c ma
BE nemocna jest velmi JENNIE
soustayy. Mozek, seslabeny
dlouhymi utrapami, nemuze
vzdorovati dusevnimu bolu,
jenz mohl by j zasahnouti;
musite vasi dceru chraniti kaz-
deho zarmutku, ano kazdeho
nepokoje".
"Chci il chraniti vseho !" zvo
lala Pavlina zive.
"Chcete-li, ably lila, pax je
toho neNyhnutelne tfeba"". pra-
yil lekar, "zadrzim zlo. jez
by Sc chtelo vratiti; Wy vsak,
madame, muzete il jedine, u
zdraviti. Zadne rozcileni, 1pl-
ny kid, itchy, spokojeny zivot
- " tom zalezi budouci jeji
ispasa. Napisi nyni lek".
Lekar predepsal lex a ode
Sell, Josefa odesla hned MIN
do lekarny.
Pavlina, 'pykajic "a sve pro-
vineni v16i dcefi, sedla 81 k je-
.iimu lozi naslouchala tiche-
mu stenani a bedovahi mladt
(, divky.
,Josefa vratila sc $ lekenL i
| ucinek jeho byl velmi blahc
darnym; po pulnoci Klara u.
snula a spala az do rama.
Kdyz Sc probudila, utlral9
81 slepa. sedici dosud u leJlht
lloze. oci.
"Neplaete. matlnko", prosl
| Ia Klara, 'libajic il ruku, "byls
isem trochu churava - nebu
de to vSak zle - brzy Sc II
zdravim, uvidite".
Tato slova a smutny prl
zvuk, jimz byla pronesena
sevrela slepe srdce.
"Jsem klidna,' mile dite"
pravila. "Jsem jista, ze sc brz,
uzdravis". Z
Placide Joubert nemaril ca
: su po SVEN odchodu od slepe
Vyhledal rychle osoby. je,
zdaly sc mu byti hodny k u
| tvoreni rady, zaiistil 81 iejicl
svoleni a pozadal soud, ably u
rtil den, kdy ma rada zasedatl
Melo to byti pozejtri.
Musil upozorniti sletnu d
Rhode, ze musi byti pi'itomna
Joubert k nj tedy dosel
dial sc Josefou oznamiti.
Mimo uGel iiz udany mel
mela vsak navsteva ieho jest
} jiny Gil.
Chtel zved6ti, zdali Sc Jan
, Marie - Klara - .nezdrah
stati Sc nejblizsi dobe zeno
; Leopoldovou.
Pavlina uvitala jej V prvnlr
A pokoji.
Joubert zaleki Sc blede, "a
rmoucene tvare slecny de Rht
: de.
/, "Snad ncnl sle6na Jana NJ
rie op6t nemocna?" 2" ptal S
) zive.
"Ano, pane Jouberte. deer
ma Jest nemocna", odpovedel
i slepa. "Stav ieji Sc od vcere
ska znacne zhorsil. Wy | ]
: isme to zavinili".
v "Vy ja!" opakoval Joubel
udivene.
n "Ano, nv oba, sice naSln
i "a merry pro budoucnost,o Mich
a iauaila lson Sc sVoji dcero
picmluvlti''.
! Mem $ naslml zamery sroi
ulnGna. neprlJlna j?
"Usmrcuji jii"
"Tot' plikre slovoi pIav
. Placide a hryzl 81 rty
~ lasky a ohledu na mr
il evolila draha divka. Obet' pr
sahovala vSak jeji silly. Pr
J.. svedcila jsem Sc, ze by to by
i ieii smrt. kdybych il nutila
tomu snatku"
q Ale proc proc"
.Jo,oa Maria pomilI1lp vas
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1921-05-25

llecIe SVOu uceru, pare JOW- {
berte a chci, aby lila. Wy, jenz +
jmilujete tax vroucne sveho sy- /
ma, zajiste mi porozumite".
XXI.
! "Rozumlm a obdivuJi sc
vam", odpovedel Placide. "a
lie slecna Jana Marie snad
pfecenuje obet', kterouz od nj
zadame
"Mozna!" zvolala Pavlina
de Rhode. "Ja vidim vsak jas
ne. Pravlm, &c by ia obet' moji |
dceru uscmrti!a, a ia nechci, a.
by zemrela".
"Clovek mluviva smrti, a |
pfece zije, zvlaste mali velke
jmeni Ia tesitele. Pro dedictvi
| hrabete de Rhode zapomene
slecna Jana Marie co nevidet
Ina sen lasky".
"Odrikam Sc dedictvi".
4 Joubert vyskocil.. :
| "Ze Sc no odrfkate p" zvo-
lal. !,
"Bez vahani, ano, pane Jou-
berte".
"Nemate k tomu prava!"
Jake = nemam prava?"
"Ne, ne, tisickrate net"
"a co bylo by Sc stalo, kdy-
bych nebyla nasla svoii dee
ru?"
"D6dictvi bylo bv pripadlo
mestu Alziru".
, "Nuze, necht tedv dedl me-
sto Air.
"Nemuze To bVti. Vase dee
, Ira ziie a tudiz dedi. Neiste
, opravn6na odmitnouti ieii ime
|nem dedictvi. .Istc zakonnou
porucnici, nesmite vsak mic
, podniknouti bcz rodinnc rady
: a ia nikdy nedopusti. abyste
ltakto oloupila .dceru q imeni"
"Kdyz vsak nemohu zapra-
viii dedicne poplatky!?"
"Nemuzcte take zabraniti,
Iabv 10 "a vas nokdo zanravil =
kladl "a to iiste podminky.
Y Pozeitri seide Sc lodinna rada,
lvyckejte. ma Gem Sc usnese.
Bud'te kldna a nestrachuite
: Sc. V zivote vse da Sc vyrovnati
!. . usporadati. Popreite, aby va
3 Sc dcera mou pomoci obdrzela
: dedictvi. iez zabezpeci vasi /
h ieji budoucnost. Nemluvme n.y.
: nj Leopoldovi. Sleena Jana
|. Marie musi predevSim nabVti O
pet sill a zotaviti Sc V lplnem
e klidu. Pozdeji uvidime".
!. Jake! Chtel byste Sc vzdat
a zameril. iez hrozi mo dceri
smrti?"
a "V tomto okamziku ma ne a.
e nj nepom1slim. sle6no"
"A neberete zpet svui slib ?"
a "Ne".
Il 90, panel" zvolala slepa do
IL iata. "Jaka to velkodusnost. ia
ka dobrota !"
n "Po eely svui zivot cviciI
isem Sc odrikani Sc; nechteI
J. isem nikdv mic pro sebe"
J. "Ale vas syn?
"LeoDold bude doufati 4 I'm.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-06
THROUGH A WOMANS EYES
BY JEAN NEWTON

Husband found admiring another woman must take his wife out every Saturday night.
 Husband who does not see what his wife has to do must take her job for one week.
 Husband who goes out alone must mind the baby for a week while his wife has the nights off.
 Husband who does not tell his wife she is beautiful must provide her with new hat-second offense new suit and furs
 Husband who swears when he does not find his collar button must forfeit his cigar that day.
 Husband who brings unexpected guest to dinner must take his wife out to dine the next night. If for some reason special humiliation is caused the penalty is two dinners out.
 To our ordinary minds it may not be entirely clear how in every case these remedies are going to restore mutual confidence and produce mar ital happiness. Also we may not quite understand the scale by which the relationship of offense to penalty is figured out. But these are matters that we must leave to the wisdom of the new Solomon who restores tran quility and happiness to the home by sentencing a neglectful husband to washing dishes.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-06
56-A Hundred and Three and I
 Three Fifths

When I got upstairs Dr. Harris was in Boobies room. The little fellow was badly frightened. but the physician was examining him just as calmly as thought Boobies wild shrieks were gentle coos.
 The stethoscope seemed a special point of dread to the child; Dr. liar ris, however, fingered over that part of the examination until it seemed to me he must be enjoying Boobies panic.
 Dot was pretending to be very calm too, but 1 knew it was all for my benefit and that she was really just as alarmed as I.
 I could hardly wait for the doctor to remove the ends of the stetho- scope from his ears.
 "Is it anything serious?" I de- manded.
 T hope not" he responded gravely. sThe child has bad case of bron- chitis; if we take good care of him I think we'll be able to keep it from becoming anything worse"
 Worse 2" I mentally repeated. That could mean only one thing. The Bonselrs little girl had died of pneumonia the previous winter. It had begun just like this-with a case of bronchitis.
 How much fever has he, doctor?' Dot asked.
 "Oh, you mustn't get frightened about that" he replied. You know children run high temperatures very easily
 But how much has he?'
 A hundred and three and three fifths. Don't think about that It may go even higher before morning. but that's not the important thing
 Some children have as high tenn perature as that and there's nothing worse the matter with them than a bad cold. You can be much more help to your son if you don't worry too much, but just take good care of him.
 I hurried to the drug store to get a prescription filled. Dr. Harris re- mained behind to give Dot some more | instructions.
 It was no use now for me to try to find some way to put the blame on Edith. I knew it was my own fault and that, If hadn't been so in | terested in the company of woman
Arizona republican., 1921-07-06
WOMEN FIND A NEW CRAFT

Now that there are all sorts of exposures, made both by investigat- ing committees and young women of unimpeachable reputation said Whiffer, the owner of large T-pas- senger, 60-horsepower machine, q have my own to make It is not that I begrudge the small service have rendered many lovely New York women without pay. but simply that I believe the matter should be made known"
 Have some of your women friends been using your golf sticks without permission ?" asked Winder, sure that some sort of scandal was impending.
 Not at all" Whiffer replied. That to which I have reference concerns gas. If you will follow me it will not be difficult to understand. There are certain women who do not like riding the subway and still do not quite cherish paying taxi fares They have circumvented this little diff culty
 They do it by stationing them selves on some corner where the flow of traffic is lively. When they see a desirable car coming their way they beckon to it, and the driver, not knowing what it's all about, stops. The dear lady then proceeds to climb regally to her place in the machine and gives a destination, in tended to convey the idea to the owner of the machine that she con-
 siders him a taxi chauffeur. When he explains he is not, as she already knew. she then becomes quite profuse with her apologies and all that and offers to leave the car at once. How can the gentlemanlv car owner allow her to do that? So he begs of her to ride with him to the heart of the city, where he will be glad to take her without one cent in payment. This pleases the lady greatly, the whole affair having l worked out just as she planned.
 Its not that I begrudge these lit- tie rides I have given, y'understand It is the principle of the thing. Sc many of my friends have been inn posed on in the same way. with malice aforethought. by otherwise kindly intentioned women. But what are we going to do about it?''-New | York Sun
Arizona republican., 1921-07-06
NO TRAINS ON DRY DAYS

One of the most unique timetables issued by any rail~oa in the United States has just come from the print CTS and is now in effect. The table was issued by the "Krstequa Route.' the little mountain railroad in Penn sylvania belonging to Elisha k. Kane, prohibitionist and philosopher.
 The "Kushequa Route railroad is the only connection the town of Smethport. county seat of McKean county. has with the outside world. Smethport is a town of probably 5000 inhabitants way back mo where" about thirty-five miles from Brad ford.
 But to go back to that timetable. It has all the dignity of one of those issued by fullgrown railroads. It has the usual announcements It has one unusual one. Across the top is the wording: Time table No. Il. Fire season, 1921"
 Then in bolder type:
 No trains east of Kushequa on dry days
 Although the owner of the railroad is what might be characterized as a strcex dry advocate. the reference to
Arizona republican., 1921-07-06
THE MARITAL PENAL CODE

Second in wisdom only to the de- cision of Solomon in the case of the disputed child is that of the Judge in New York City who sentenced hus- band haled to court for neglect and loafing 10 washing the dishes for his wife,
 \ woman judge might have sent enced him to staying at home for a whole day and attending to his three children. cleaning house, getting the meals and doing the family wash while his wife went to a matinee, the idea being to give him an insight into his wife's job that would cure hm of neglect and loafing.
 But the magistrate in question does not see 1t that way.
 'I believe" he says. "in prescrib- ing for domestic troubles just as a doctor does for patient Different ailments require different remedies"
 So it has been suggested that this 5urist's wisdom be e1pboddied in our common law. and that bill be passed defining the various marital offenses with the proper and exact penalties. For instance:
 Husband who keeps dinner waiting must drop a coin in the dime bank.
 Husband who spills ashes on the rug must clean house that week.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-06
TENNIS BATTLES CAMERA

If there is any one thing that IS worrying the makers of high speed cameras it is lawn tennis a $ played by women. Shutters that have plenty Of margin in getting instantaneous photographs of express trains, air planes. racehorses, baseball players in action. humming birds and bucking hronches just manage to squeez by without blur in recording the ac- tivities of women stars at tennis.
 All this speed on the courts has come within the last 30 years. The tennis playing woman of the sos, when there was more material in tennis skirt than is now required for an entire costume. was never sur prised by the camera in an ungrace- fri attitude At that time tennis was played by croquet graduates at about the same speed. It was neces- sary to clutch the long skirt with one hand while playing-partly to keep said skirt off the ground and also to prevent any undue and unbe- coming swirling that might carry it more than a foot high.
 Photographing a woman who played tennis in that era was mat ter of ease. It could almost be done with view camera. by the process of removing the cap from the lens. But tIE speed 0titiOiIu tOOh PoSoCoSiCAA VI the tenfs courts Skirts were short ened and strides were heightened. Alarmed camera men began calling for high speed, lenses and shutters and to demand faster emulsion for plates Then came Mile Suzanne Lenglen with her challenge to mak- CTS of cameras It is estimated that if Mile Lenglen improves her game a matter of one-fifteenth of per cent her case is won. and no instantaneous photograph of her will be possible. If a newcomer appears who outdoes Mile. Suzanne in the matter of speed photographers will take the count
 Likewise it should be noted that the male of the tennis species is playing a game that would daze the youth in the straw hat. high collar. blazer and wide trousers who helped decorate the courts in the middle era of lawn tennis Baseball may not be any faster than it was 30 years ago. but tennis-just ask the camera man. New York Tribune.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-06
CONFESSIONS OF A MUSBANDg Dg
 The Mans Side of Married Life


 who wasn't my wife and who should have meant nothing to me, this would never have happened.
 It was almost a bad as though l had done it wilfully-as though I had purposely exposed Robbie to bron- chitis and even to pneumonia |. and even to what was much worse than pneumonia.
 Neither the physician nor Dot nor I had said anything about it, but l knew that the third possibility was in the back of our minds.
 If there were only some way to undo what had done; I would have made any sacrifice to get back that Sunday afternoon and the chance to rectify my mistake.
 I saw everything so clearly Edith and I sitting on bench and Robbie tired with his play, resting in his go-cart, the sun sinking and chilly breeze springing up. Why hadn't thought of bundling him up warmly?
 Could I ever have another chance? (To Pc CoutfnuedA
Arizona republican., 1921-07-06

dry days' in the timetable of his railroad has nothing to do with the Volstead act.
 The "Kushequa Route passes through a large stretch of woods from one end of the line to the other Every year up in the mountains there are many forest fires. some dangerous and costly
 The equipment of the "Kushequa Route" local is not modern and it has not been equipped with spark arrest CTS. On the contrary, the little train toiling up the molntainside gives quite a correct imitation of a Missis- sippi River steamboat in hot race or a Pittsburg blast furnace in full
Arizona republican., 1921-07-06

For more rapid readjustment of the claims of disabled soldiers of the United States army and for the con venience of veterans, divisional head quarters are to be established by the war risI bureau in 12 centers through out the country These are Boston, New York. Philadelphia, Washington New Orleans. Chicago, St. Louis, Min neapolis. Denver, San Francisco, Se- attic and Dallas. Agencies that hayv profited through adjustment of clain-s for soldiers are to be abandoned
Arizona republican., 1921-07-06
STRICT ECONOMY

An economical housewife told her husband that she would have to ask him for 10 shillings more week on account of the high cost of living.
 I'll try to give you five, he grumbled That's the best I can do. You're pretty extravagant, Amelia" '"
 Me extravagant ?' And Amelia laughed bitterly. Well, James, I don't see how you can call a woman extravagant who has saved her wed- ding dress for more than thirty years on the chance she may make sec ond riage.-Edinburgh Scots man.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-06

eruption. Naturally the sparks fly high, wide and wild Therefore no person along the "Kushequa Route" critieizes the railroad company's en- deavor to prevent forest fires, but the suspension of train service out of fear of starting these forest fires is a brand new one even to the natives of that locality, and the action of the railroad has attracted much atten- tion.-Columbu Dispatch.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-06

The adjutant generals office In Washington, where records are on file for every American soldier. is the largest single record office in the world. A complete file is made of each mans service record, pay card. report of physical examination. and other reports. The files occupy 60s.- 572 square feet of space.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-06

The question was recently raised in commercial circles whether there was anything left in Germany that could be bought for 10 pfennigs, and after a thorough search the nearest article that came to this price was in second hand book shop in Ber- lin, when a copy of Why the U-Boai Will Win the War" was offered for l. pfennigs.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-06

Take slices of fresh ham and put in dish. Cover with milk. Let stand an hour. Then cook Most of the salt will fall to the bottom. leav- ing only enough to flavor the ham nicely.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-06
PINEAPPLE

Put the pineapple through the food chopper. It Is far better and easier than grating it or shredding it with a fork Put a pan under the chopper to catch the juice and there is no waste.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-06

If after baking. you find that you have an egg yolk left over, put it in a glass with a tightly fitting cover over it and you'll find that it will keep fndefinirely
Arizona republican., 1921-07-06

There are about 30 different kinds of buttons made in this country from shall and pearl down to china and papier- -mache.