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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-06
Business Revival.

Easier credit conditions that began to be
apparent so days ago have caused business to
respond with remarkable vigor. Along with
the easier credit situation have come reductions
in labor costs, not so much in reductions OF
wages as in largely increased efficiency OF
labor With considerable pressure of unem-
ployment, men having jobs have been more
anxious to give real days work for a day
pay. Another very considerable factor in the
situation is the highly favorable railroad re-
ports of the past month. While gross receipts
still show something Of a decrease, the de-
crease in operating costs has been SO heavy
as to show considerable increase of net OPP
Grating income.
The steel situation is notably better While
the reports for the last quarter did not reflect
the improved outlook, new inquiry is so heavy
that every steel manufacturer is convinced
that the corner has been turned and the out
look for future business is better than it has
been since the signing of the armistice. Re-
auctions in prices of ingots. rails and struc-
tural steel have been sufficient to stimulate
railroad buying. construction of business build
ings and increased buying for general manu-
featuring.
Probably the most noteworthy improvement
has been that in the distribution of foodstuffs.
The last year has been very trying one for
jobbers in groceries. While they did large
volume of business the slump in prices caught
most of them with heavy stocks hand and
heavy commitments for the future. In dispos-
ing of their merchandise most of them took
rather heavy losses, but that very condition has
brought about marked change. Shelves have
been we'll cleared and factory stocks in canned
goods and many staples have been cleared up.
There is slight upward trend in prices, and
this has sent retail buyers who have been buy
Ing only for immediate needs scurrying in
search of goods.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-06
Your Power,

You can imagine what would happen to a
frail little stenographer if she took a heavy
shovel and fired half ton of coal into the
boiler of one OF these big power plants. Yet
a power engineer figures out that the average
uses up the same energy required to move the
half ton OF coal.
If you want to make your stenographe
proud. tell her this: Each time she hits type
writer key, she exerts a force powerful enough
to move five ounces a distance of one inch
Daily Fhe exerts enough physical energy to
hft 1850 pounds one foot of the ground. On
tep of that is the nervous energy expended in
her work Any wonder stenographers are
ready to quit when the whistle blows.
You can easily lift 10 buckets of water
taking them one by one. But pour those 10
buckets into barrel and try to lift the barrel
and you may ruin your back for life There
is lesson in this about not burdening your
self with a peak load Of work. You can do
only so much at time without straining your
self. The intelligent thing is to distribute the
load.
Much has been said about the power Of
little things. Throw bucket of water on a
mans head and it wont hurt him. But let that
water drop on his forehead, drop by drop. and
he'll 60 crazy Medieval hends used this as
torture. Many drops of water, running over
rock. ate out the deep channel OF the Grand
Canyon Tiny particles of oxygen from the
lir, attacking powerful train rail- can de-
troy it So II goes with your nfes work.
success u Ike lifting mountain. You can't
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-06

do Il IN one iift-or IN a hurry But little by
little you remove the mighty obstacle and at
tain your goal.
famous ancient, named Milo. carried a
baby bull around race track He did this
every day. Each day the bull was trifie heav-
ier--and Milo's strength trife greater Fin
ally. when the bull was full grown, Milo could
carry 1t as easily as when it was baby. He
killed it with one blow. Working steadily, to
your utmost, you steadily increase your
strength, your power to do things, gradually
able to carry a heavier load. That's why the
road to success becomes easier. the closer you
approach your goal.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-06
THE PLACE OF CONTENT
BY BERTON BRALEY.

Home? It's place where it's good to be
When your heart is light and your mind care
free;
It's a place to dream and place to rest;
It's place to welcome the welcome guest;
A place whose motto is do as you please"
Where you needn't fuss, where you take your
ease
However you choose; it's place that CLOVIS
With peace and comfort and calm repose;
It's place you look to from a1ar
AS light that beckons, a guiding star
When life is joyous and filled with glee.
Home is place where it's good to be.
Home? It's place where it's good to be
When fate brings sorrow or tragedy;
place where sympathy comes to you,
Where thoughts are tender and words ring
true,
Where you feel the clasp OF loyal hand
And the love of those who can understands:
When life is tragic or gay and free.
Home is place where it's good to be,
(copyright, 1874, by Newspaper Enterprise,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-06
(Copyright. 1921. by The Wheeler

Copyright, 1921, by The Wheeler
Syndicate, Inc.)
There was nothing within reach
but his violin, a book, the telephone
and the telephone directory. He
threw the dull novel viciously
across the room; the violin was too
precious to follow suit. He glared
at the telephone. 1t was a stupid,
commonplace. instrument through
which came familiar voices with the
same old commonplace condolences.
He wished it could transmit a new
message in an unfamiliar voice.
Why not?" he said. There are
thousands of names listed. l can't
be arrested if do speak to someone
l do not know. I'll venture. Choose
pretty name, of course, and a
woman's."
lie scanned the columns eagerly.
II know what I'll do; try the trick
we tried when children-open the
book at random, with eyes shut.
and I'll pick the first name my first
finger touches. Margery Swift,
Romantic and rapid, Here goes!"
Central connected him with the
magic name.
Hello, Margery"
Hello. You have the advantage.
l cannot identity your voice. but
you are awfully good to call me up.
whoever you are. Life is stupid
with a broken arm" Her voice was
sweet and low-clear as a bell.
His was tender. "Pood child,
Didn't you know the minute I heard
nf If I Wnuld call
you down. too, for carelessness7 ''
Il wasn't careless, truly! But who
are you, anyway"
You've heard of The Man Who
Laughs Well, I'm not he. I'm
the man with the broken leg; con-
found it,"
Il hadn't heard that any man 1.
know had met with such AN acct
dent. Tell me, please (pleadingly)
Hurry; She'll cut us off presently"
Would you carer"
Care! l would welcome his
Satanic Majesty-for diversion.
I'm going to keep you guessing
You mean thing"
"If you call me names I'll never
reveal my identity. and will
never call you up again"
please, dear, don't desert mel
I'm so lonely"
Even a voice is a COMPANION tn
you now, it seems. You were not so !
fond of me when you were well. If |
you will be good, tomorrow I'll pIay |
on my violin. You remember, Mar |
gerry, how well l play, if l do saw
so who shouldn't" /
Margery, hesitatingly: "I cannot |
recall any man I know who PLAYS |
the VIOLIN
Your memory is short" |
81 have a good memory"
''Nonsensei You're woman,
Hello. Hello! Helloi">
The unromantic operator had cut
them off.
He refrained from calling her IN
again until the following day. With !
the assistance of a small bow the
line was opened, and a love song
fioated on the wire to Margery.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-06
The Diary of Pale Blue Ass.

Aug Awake at 7:45. Am growing SO
accustomed to lying abed late fear shall be
| reluctant to get up on time when my arm again
becomes fit for service on the firing line. To
the Office at where l heard the disquieting
news that Clark Means, friend in the press
room had been under the surgeons knife at
| the hospital. Again l wonder, why is ap-
pendix? :. Colyuming at home in the after
noon as usual. In the evening The Lady Who
Hates to Darn my Socks volunteered her serv-
ices as stenographer, so l began debating
Wednesdays colyum We achieved one page of
copy" in hour and half not because her
tipping slow, but because l am unaccus-
toned to thinking unless if my fingers rest on
the keys of a typewriter. To bed at 10.
| Aug. 2-Awoke to cold and drizzly day.
Removed the mothballs from a heavier suit,
donned it, and started officeward at $50
| Stopped at my favorite- cigar store to buy a
morning paper and ran into a heated argu-
ment on What is a Diaphragm" Being col
yum conductor and not an anatomical expert
tried to sldestep the controversy Friend
Pat declared the diaphragm sounding
board, which pleased me as well as any def
milton I ever heard. But wonder if Billy
Sunday has diaphragm. He always insists
a sounding board be installed over his taber-
nacle platform. AT home found The Lady
Who. etc, had built fire in the furnace. The
heat was welcome. And this is August. Bed
early.
Aug. 3-Up late again. These are wonder
full mornings to sleep and II am wonderful
sleeper. My favorite compositor was waiting
for my copy when 1 reached the composing
room. To the doctors Office at IL to have
my arm re-dressed He cheered me with the
news that 1 may have shorter spints put on
next time One second for bone to
break and five weeks for it to knit. Dr. Frank
Crane might draw a thousand-word moral from
that Found long poem in F. P. AS
colyum which lifted to fill my own tomorrow.
Went home intending to utilize the time in
writing something else but merely sat around
and thought-or perhaps only sat. Bed early
Aug. up late again. 1t is becoming
habit Reached the Office about 80. Made
the heart-breaking discovery that "Tosca", the
colyum-length pome lifted from F. P AS
Tower, lacked 81 lines of filling the roomy
crypt in which each day l inter many a desic-
Gated wheeze. F. P. A. conducts a narrow
column fact which proves to me that there
amt no justice in the world. Home at
noon. Colyuming distasteful today Bed early.
Discovered two mosquitoes in our bedroom
which The Lady Who Hates to Darn my Socks,
after a spirited chase, succeeded in cornering
and Staying.
FIFTEEN youngsters from the Colored Y |
N. G. A. under the tuterage of Carl Makeever !
. Davenport Democrat.
What does Mr.. Makeever play-saxophone |
Or slide trombone?
ENCLOSING the card Of R. E Gamble of
Chicago. who deals in Investment securities"
J. H. NJ. asks, Would you take a chance?"
NO. we prefer shooting craps
r E MIG
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would be equally familiar she re-
torted, with some show of spirit
There was a twinkle in his dark
blue eyes.
81 always accept a challenge:
forewarned is forearmed. Your
forearm has been broken. My moth
err called me Alexander. i came
l saw conquered!
Maybe" she said, demurely; and
she risked q ride in the limousine
1t was the first of many. He
plagued her so much about woman S
curiosity that she made no effort
to discover his identity. She bibed
her time. 1t came when he asked
her to marry him.
Then she answered, roguishly: st
am 100 per cent American and l
cannot marry 'nameless noble
man"
You will be Mrs. Alexander
Standish of 733 Romance Road
Hillcrest, when you are my wife"
And she was.
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The Daily Short Story

When it ended he drove the small
boy from the room. He resumed
conversation.
well"
The girls voice eagerly respond
ed. 1T was splendid. so entranc-
ing that l forgot my broken arm
How can l ever repay you? Tell me
how to address it and l will send
you a box of home made candy"
He chuckled and replied Did you
think I'd fall for that?" Then the
woman spoke:
1T isn't fair. It's all one-sided.
Tell me who you are"
"A bandit; bold, bad man. I
was going to say a highwayman,
but who ever heard of a highway
man with broken leg?"
Or a highwayman who played
the VIOLIN" she interrupted. What
do you do with yourself all day."
He, sentimentally: Wish time
away until the hour comes to chat
with you"
Tell me your number and I'll
call you up this afternoon"
"Oh, RafflesI What clever
scheme to track me to my lair."
You bear! You think you're
smart"
Now troubles brewing know
I am"
Connected puppy"
mo! I'm full-grown Saint
Bernard"
Saint"
We'll. sinner, if you prefer me
to that role"
So they fenced verbally from day
to day, while Time, the healer,
mended the broken bones. Surprise
packages were left at Margery's
door each day; she had to accept
them, as she could not return them
to the owner, and Cupid smiled at
this new way of drawing a bow at
a venture. A few months later a
limousine stopped at Margery's
door. A distinguished looking man,
with slight limp, descended.
Yes" said the maid. Miss Swift
Is in, your card, please"
Tell her the telephone man
would like to see her"
The maid protested. He triumph
Margery descended the stairs
gracefully, her arm in sling. She
was bright enough to know that the
was the telephone man
and unconventional enough to ad-
NIT him without society credentials.
10 tell the truth, she was devoured
with curiosity. She entered the
room, held out her hand fmpuIsive-
y, and made him welcome with her
eyes.
You're the mildest looking ban
Ut ever encountered"
he tried to look fierce and failed. |
1s could only look determined.
WIN Mrs. Grundy hold up Fer
lands in horror if I kidnap you in |
ny limousine" he queried.
Margery looked him, looked at |
ne limousine, and-waited.
She who hesitates is lost" he
gravely.
but-but-I do not even know /
-ou now"
Trust me, Margery."
LII. I knew your first name I
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-06
Skin Lotions.

Skin rash, Inflammation of ulcer
alton upon the hands and forearms
of printers handling black and col
ored inks is of frequent occurrence.
Printers commonly soak or rub
the hands and forearms with min
eral oil to remove part Of this ink.
then scrub with various harsh de-
tergents or soaps and hot water,
and generally fail to apply a pro-
tective emolient to the skin after
this severe cleansing. II is no
ticeable that in most instances of
printers ink poisoning the skin
of the sufferer is abnormally dry
lacks natural skin oil. Such per-
sons, particularly, need good
hand lotion to apply after washing,
in order to prevent the irritation,
chapping or roughness of the skin
that occurs when the sskin oil
(sebum) is scanty. An excellent
application to relieve or prevent
this abnormal dryness of the skin
consists of a few drops of the fol-
lowing applied after washing and
drying the hands:
Sesame oil (also called teel
oil and benne oiD q ounces
Powdered benzoin 10 grains
Absolute alcohol 10 drops
All to be digested for three hours
beled skin OIL"
Women find this same formula
excellent for the complexion when
the skin is dry and sallow, and it
has given much satisfaction in
dryness Of the scalp and hair, a
few drops being rubbed into the
scalp on the finger tips, where the
hair parts, once a day. Another
lotion which keeps the skin in a
soft, smooth and white condition,
il applied two or three times daily
after washing and before the skin
is quite dry, is made with traga-
canth:
Boric acid ..........15 ounce
Glycer1n ............1a ounce
Tracaganth in shaw
1ngS 90 grains
Rain or distilled water II ozs.
To be boiled, and constantly stir
red, until the tragacanth is entirely
dissolved. Add water occasionally
20 keep up to II ounces.
This lotion is grateful for redness
and ehapping of the skin, and is
often used by men after shaving.
1t may be scented with a few drops
of any desired perfume. 1 COM.
mend both or either of these form
ulas to printers and their helpers
for the care of their hands. BAG
THEOLOGICAL tests of the mineral oil
used for cleaning ink from the
hands, conducted by the U. S. Pub
lie Health Service officers indicate
that his Oil should not be used in
common, for it may convey skin in
fections from one person to the
other. The same Investigators
found that a mixture of sawdust
and liquid green soap was more CT
fective and less irritating than
sand, pumice soap and hand brush
es in removing the ink. They also
found that if printers would apply
some lanolin (woo1 fat to the
hands and forearms before begin
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-06
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Blackheads and PimpleS.

Please publish again the sulphur
recipe for olackheads and Pimples
| Oh. b.
Answer-Each, night battle the
! face for ten or fifteen minutes with
| basin of water as hot as bearable
with a tablespoonful of boric acid
dissolved in it. Then gently eX-
press the bIackheads between the
fingers covered with clean, soft
towel or handkerchief. but do not
pinch the skin enough to cause
soreness. Finally daub some of The
following mixture on the face and
allow it to dry and remain on over
night:
Sublimed sulphur.
Alcohol
Compound Tincture Of Lavender.
Glycerin.
Camphor water.
Five drains of each.
Ivy Poisoning.
The formula you sent me last
year for ivy poisoning surely saved
my husband from a miserable ex-
perience on his vacation. We are
about to leave on vacation again,
but have misplaced the formula,
and both of us would like to use
it again to prevent ivy poisoning.
(E. M. P.)
Answer-Let the druggist pre-
pare:
Tincture (ten per cent? of
rhus toxicodendron (poi-
son ivy) ..........--15 drops
Glycerin " 2 drains
Syrup of orange, enough to
make ........ 3 ounces
For immunization against~~ivy
poisoning, take internally one drop
of this mixture in half gIassful of
water after each meal, increasing
by drop each successive dose I'M
til 81 drops after each meal about
the seventh day, then take tea
spoonful once a day after eating,
for a week or ten days. After that
a teaspoonful once or twice a week
throughout the season.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-06

eturn postage Be brief All inquiries are
to each individual. No attention Eiii L"
roughened opaque surface, so tnas
the entire piece might be etcheI
with this kind Of acid and the sur
face remain transparent Tatne'
than Opaque.
@. How are the metric systems
OF weight capacity and !ength r.
lated? ". n. L
A. All measures of length ana u
meter, of capacity in liter ani
Of weight in gram. For pract!'1t.
purposes it is assumed that oa5
cubic decimeter equals enc hI7L
and one liter of water weights GU
kiiogram.
@. Are the ten commandment!
divided in any special way! y. w.
L.
A. The first four commandments
relate to sacred duties, while tne
other six refer to secular, OF O1-
duties TO our neighb0rs.
Q. When was the first CniTeFsu!
club established and how many a.0
there now? S. ].
A. The University club Of Ns~
York City is the oldest organtzalllo,"
of the kind in the United STA 't "a
Since its founding in 1858, about ~
similar organizations have u0e-
established. ,-..,
@. What are the largest arc ngh"
used? nj. +
A. The largest arc lights IN teILIs
of candlepower are probably IT, ;.
used IN military searchlights. -
some of these the candlepower V
the arc without the reflector Is u
the order Of 100000.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-06

Q. How can an etching design
be removed from glassware? B. H.
A. The Bureau of Standards
says that an etching design can be
removed from glassware by etcn-
ing the entire article. SO that the
surface is dissolved to the same
level as the etched figure, which
is probably the only chemical pro-
cess that can be applied. The use
of pure hydrofiuoric acid usually
etches glass without leaving 3
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-06

FOR former railroad man Commissioner
Fitzsimmons overlooked some good bets in the
compilation of his new traffic rules. Erin
stance, when the chauffeur leaves his car to
go after flock of root beers for his passen-
gers, why not four and five blasts of the horn
to "call in fagman from north or east, and
south or west? And why not be up to date
by installing air whistle cords SO that the oc-
cupant of the rear seat may signal for in
creased speed" if desired? Then, too, when
two or more automobiles start trip, would
it not be well that all cars except the last one
display two green flags by day and two green
lights by night on the engine indicating a
following section? (For further suggestions
see any standard railroad book OF ruIes)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-06

WHEN one mistreats lady ones first dut.
is to make amends-n'est ce pas! About nool
of the fateful day that we fractured our RICH
wing we received a phone call from Mabel
during which she impaired the momentous in
formation that Bert Shaver conducts, in Por
Byron Ill, what is termed by the better claws
as a tonsorial parlor.
+ Remembering the feverish haste with which
we were wont TO scan the Line in our contribu
tory days. we picture Mabel's chagrin a
the non-appearance of her Shavian wheeze. L
bRings to mind that sob-laden ballad we uset
to read in Barnes Fourth Reader:
Mabel. little Mabel.
With her face against the pane ...'
The Conventional Reporter.
From the Aledo> OLD Democrat
The husbands, wives and children of
the welded members
wANTED-woMAN BETWEEN 20 AND A
years for homework. Inquire at 1922 FIT
teenth street place. Molinet-The Argus.
A life sentence, one conJectures.
THE Japs have discovered cheap method
for smelling magnetic ore by which they hope
to get the inside track. The willy little Jap III
tends to put, as 'twere, the ore in Oriental.
TOTHER day the substitute society ed
called attention to the nuptials of Miss Noda
Chnery of New Boston and William B. Can
opy OF Hopedale. Ill. Perhaps" she said, you
can get wheeze out Of this" Oddly enough
no suitable wheeZe occurred to US
~How Considerable (Says Dick CisseD of
DEATH"
[From The August
Edward l.. Powell, general manager
of the Dixie Jewelry and Novelty COM
pany, who is also engaged in the amuse-
ment business left last night for Wichita
Kan, to take the management of
his shows for the fall fairs in Oklahoma,
Kansas and Texas. Mr.. Powell was
called home by the death of his father,
Andrew Powell.
THE Police Reporter, whose business is.
of course, reporting, reports the vacancy on
the motorcycle cop squad has been filed by
Clyde o. Wilson.
MY DREAM-CHILD.
Last night as l lay my bed,
By worldly cares oppressed,
An angel came to me and said:
''Ah, would you, them be blest?
And 10. a >dark-haired tiny head
Was nesting on my breast,
Those dewmoist lips All, what thrill.
Why have l been denied
The bliss l never knew until
A babe lay by my side?
were it true that JOY can kill
Then l had quickly died!
MAURA MACHREE.
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Tkls IS meIteu by heatIng N a
double sauce pan with water in the
outer pan. If too stiff when melt
ed. add little ho- water. When
of the consistency of paint, apply
with stiff-hristled paint brush a
thin coat, end before it is quite
dry pat lightly all over with alb
sol bent cotton to form a feltwork
wit hthe paint. ALLOW to set COM
pletely before putting on clothing.
Leave it until it begins to peel on,
then remove and apply a fresh
ccat.
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Four-hfths of the diamond cutters in Am
Eterdam are out Ct jobs. Well. four-hfths q
the American wQrkmen are out Of diamonds.
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HEALTH TAl xS
BY WILLIAM BRADY nd.

ming work, this served as protec-
tive and made the removal or ink
stains after finishing work much
easier. In the treatment of the skin
rash or Inflammation the p. H. 5.
surgeons used this compound IN
block form:
Zinc ore >tcalamine and