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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-20

its rehearsal last evening and looks
forward to q busy season.
Troop No. IL meets this evening
at Scout headquarters at 7:3o with
its troop leaders. Scouts OF this
troop will furnish one OF the box
ing bouts at the Scout pow wow.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-20

cured as assistant scoutpaster to
this troop.
The Scout band will appear at
the G. W. Holdenslecture. sponsor
ed by the Chamber of Commerce
at the Masonic temple. Oct. Z. The
Scout band had a large turnout at
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-20

Everywhere people are talking about
the new. easy and economical way OF ge.-
ting the wonderful health-grvlng oenens
OF true yeast-vitamines In the tiny taoIe.
form called Mastin's VIIAMON. bS
getting the precious yeast and other vita
mines in. this highly concentrated form.
you can be sure OF quick results, iior
Mastin's VTTAMON banishes pimples'
boils and skin eruptions as if by mage.
strengthens the nerves. builds up TIE oooy
with firm flesh and tissue and oiten re-
iuvenates the whole system. 1t Will ho'
You can get Mastin's vITAMoN tablets
Young & McCombs. Carl r. &c
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-20
TIRE LEFT IN ROCK
ISLAND AS SECURITY

An $50 cord tire stolen last week
from the garage OF DR.. L. r. Des-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-20

he drove the men to Rock Island
where they failed 70 End pnrchss-
er for the tire. They gave II 10
him as security for his bill OF $500.
All the News-All the Time
The Argus.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-20
Take Yeast Vitamon Tablets
Feel eft AS A Fiddle" |
No,, n;.o.v.v Makes Firm Flesh, Strong Nerves
'o" .,sJ Overcomes Constipation---------

unset the stomach or Cause E 90 d;sses;iop
the contrary, is great aio s ~ con-
ana 70 n' 20 rapid and amazing are the the
results essnlteIy TO weak thin, ne5
vous. run 90 he trial Will be promptly re-
you pay i1 Pe sure to remember the name
i maa,;n,s VI-TA-MON-the Original an g
Genuine yeast-vitamine tao!et- .snt mi !
nothing else like it. so do not A''' -
tations or substitutes.
at all good druggists. such Is
,lereI. Scott 4. Currier, Bengs'on ..
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-20

You can't help noticing the
man who comes down to the
Office in the morning with ruddy
cheeks and clear sparkling eyes
full of energy, and eager for
the tasks of the day.
He is physically 'ht"-and can
do twice the amount of work the
average person can do, without
becoming fatigued.
IF you go out to lunch with
this man you'll notice that prob
ably he avoids coffee, though
he may drink Postum-the
well-lnown and delicious bever-
age, coffee-like in favor.
This is the secret of his superb
health. He isn't putting the
drugs from coffee or tea into his
system three times every day.
AS a consequence he sleeps like
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-20
no REDUCTION
IN Mine WAGES
ISLEWIS' idea

fcontinued from First Page,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-20
Enjoying your friends soAnd sleep zsonf
get yoss the sleep you need. Watch
avh0f he drinks and ask him
the reason zghy

a healthy baby all night. His
sleep refreshes and rests him.
He has perfect control of his
nerves.
Do not delay another day m
starting back on the road to
robust health. The rich, coffee
like flavor of Postum will surprise
and please you.
Order Postum from your
Grocer today. Drink this hot,
refreshing beverage m place OF
tea or coffee for ten days and see
what a wonderful difference it
will make in the way you feel
Postum comes in two forms: Instant
Postum Tin tins) made instantly IN the
cup by the addition Of boiling water.
Postum Cereal lin packages Of larger
bulk. for those who prefer to make the
drink while the meal is being prepared
made by boiling for 20 minutes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-28
Ouestions-AnsDers

O. How many aliens foreign worm and
unnaturalized, belong to labor unions in
the United States, or is 1t required that
members be citizens? f H
A The American Federation Of Labor
says there are no statistics compiled show
ing the number of aliens that are members
Of labor oragipZations in the United States
Some local Unions require that members be
citizens
o. What is the name and nationality
Of the man who plays the part Of Julio in
the motion picture: The Four HorseInen
of the Apocalypse" /. NJ. c.
A. Rudolph Valentio. who takes the
Horsemen of the Apocalypse" is native
of Castelaneta, Italy, and received his ed
ucation at the Military and Agricultural
colleges in Italy
Q. When was pu:verized coal first
used? G. II. T.
coal was made about 45 years ago, when
it was tried as a fuel for heating the kilns
in which the raw materials for making
Portland cement were burned. 1t not
successful at the time. but methods have
since been devised that make pulverized
coal a successful fuel
(Any reader can get the answer TO any
question by writing The Topeka State
journal Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Haskin, Director. Washington, d. C. This
offer applies strictly TO information The
Bureau cannot give advice on legal med
| icnl and financial matters 1t does not at
undertake exhaustive research on any sub
| ject. Write your question plainly and
| briefly. Give full name and address and
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postage All replies are sent direct to the
tpquirer.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-28
KANsAs BANK FAILUREs.

The current Kansas state bank re-
port indicates that the financial fail
ures in the state in the last year or
management on the part of the Of
ficers and not due to conditions gen
orally.
In other words. officers of Kansas
banks have been bitten with the get
rich-quick bug and have carried their
institutions to ruin with them.
There is a grain of satisfaction in
the thought that failures were not
brought about on account of the
states financial situation-even tho
there has been a woeful wave of dis
honesty and gambling on the part OF
bank officials.
There are still more than 1000 state
banks, however, where officials have
handled money belonging to others in
an honest and satisfactory manner.
The enormous fortunes collected
suddenly in war time has set a bad
example for the socially and finan-
cially ambitious. The average banker
is a leader in his community. His
judgment is relied upon by friends
and patrons of the bank. He lives
in comfort and oftimes luxury. His
family never is denied the advantages
of education and travel. Yet there
are instances where he plunges in oil
and stock and in frantic effort to
cover his losses he practices dishon-
esty in his own institution.
Rigid bank examinations by the
state department conducted by we'll
paid experts who are thoroly &C
quainted with bank accounts and
bookkeeping systems would soon de-
tect Irregularities. Kansas should be
well equipped with such examiners
even tho the cost seems high. The
failures of the last year indicate that
Kansas cannot afford to practice fool
ish economy in the hiring of incom-
petent men to examine bank cond;-
tions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-28
KILL THAT COLD!

The so-called common cold' is
again prevalent. Since the flu cpl
demic of two years ago there has been
period of comparative healthful-
ness, probably due to immunity last
ing from influenza infections. But
in the last six weeks colds have been
epidemic. q.
Catching cold" is something of
mystery. Physicians are agreed thar
colds are infectious. but exactly how
they are communicated from person
to person has not been proved.
Our grandmothers were afraid of
draughts and going without their
flannels. But the flapper with her
gauze clothes and disregard OF fresh
air tends to deny this theory. In
spite OF the reformers our modern
girls are generally quite healthy
young animals and have less pains
and aches than their grandmothers
had in their youth.
Colds are infectious and are not to
be treated with contempt. A person
with cold is sick. Serious COM
plications follow neglected colds.
Some of these are pneumonia,
pleurisy, Assesses in the ear and other
parts of the head, rheumatism and
kidney infections. So with these pos
sibilities it is hardly fair for a person
with a cold to go around others
sneezing and coughing and certainly
spreading the cold. One of the
teachers in a Topeka school came
back FROM her vacation with a cold
and in a few days most of her pupils
were ill.
But the chief reason for treating
cold with respect is that practically
all infectious diseases start in with
exactly the same symptoms as a cold.
And further. it is becoming more of a
| certainty that infectious diseases are
most catching in the early stages
just when the victim feels like he is
catching a cold and before a dag
nosis of anything more serious can be
made. For instance, recent expert
ments at the Rockefeller Institute in
dictate that measles are catching only
in the first three days.
So for his own welfare and for the
protection of others, a person with u
cold should isolate himself. Treat
ment is simple. It is doubtful if
medicine has any effect A mild ca
thartic, hot bath and drink, going
to bed to induce sweating, and rest
in bed for day or two is the best
that can be done.
Kill that cold-and swat the sneeze!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-28

ting out the film he wants, ten min
utes in reading over the correspond
ing lecture notes, and then he can run
the film. give the lesson, question his
class upon it, note what they miss and
how they take it, run the film again
for a second scrutiny, and get out for
the subsequent study of the class the
ample supply of diagrams and pictures
needed to fix the lesson. Can there be
any comparison between the educa-
tional efficiency of the two methods? ?"
Mr.. Wells seems to doubt it. Never
theless, such comparison was re-
Gently made in Detroit school under
the direction of Mr.. ]. H. Wilson,
supervisor of visual education, with
gratifying results. The subject chosen
for the experiment was an educational
film explaining How We Hear" The
children were separated into two
groups, one of which was to see the
film. and the other of which was to
receive an oral lesson in the same
facts.
The film was shown twice to the
visual class in the astonishingly short
space of 10 minutes. The oral lesson
required SIS minutes, the teacher TAX
ing great pains to impress upon her
pupils the same information contain ed
in the film. At the close Of the les
son the two separate classes were
given a written examination on the
subject. Then the papers were col
lected and marked without respect to
the type of lesson by the same teacher.
The average grade attained by the
visual group in the first test was 64.76
per cent as compared with 61.5 per
cent made by the oral group-that is
to say, the visual gain was 1926 per
cent.
A month later. a second or memory
test was given on the same subject,
and this time the visual group aver
aged 63.9 per cent-a gain of Al per
cent over the 59.5 per cent average
made by the oral pupils.
While the percentage of gain in this
experiment might have been even
greater if the subject chosen had been
How We See" instead of How We
Hear" it is large enough to be well
worth while, especially when the saw
ing of time is considered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-28

law they will have an awakening
soon Love is-or at least it was a
few years ago-a something or other
that hits a man and a woman some
place or other and develops without
regard for statutes or city ordinances.
Guiding love by law is an undertake
ing that heretofore never has been at
tempted or suggested in modern
times Either there will be a lot of
marrying over in the Philippines or
the girls will quit school.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-28
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
IT PAYS TO WATT.
A Play in : Acks.
BIZ LElE PAPE

IT PAYS TO WATT.
A Play in Acks.
Ack 1.
Scene. a baby sleeping by itself.
Ferst kidnapper. There's one now
Quick
and kidnapper. Is it a boy or q
gerl?
Ferst kidnapper. Wat do you care?
Wy cant you attend to biznissg
You're heck of a kidnapper.
znd kidnapper. All rite, watts you
always getting mad about?
Scene. Wallpapers cave. 10 yeers
later.
Ferst kidnapper. Hay. watts you
say We take that baby back without
dreemed its mother was worrying
fearse and anyways I'm getting tired
of heering it yelling all the time.
2nd kidnapper. Aw well. you've
stood it this long, you awt to be used
to it now.
got some anser to everything. you
have. Watts the use asking you
question?
End kidnapper. Watts you always
haff TO get mad for?
Scene the same, Is yeers later.
Ferst kidnapper. 1 don't care wat
you say, I'm going to take that baby
back soon. 1 got something elts to
do besides lissen to it cry all day long.
and anyways jest think how its
mother must feel by this time. And
don't give me eny argument about il
either.
2nd kidnapper. You amt mad agen
are you?
Ack 4.
Scene, the baby's house, one yeer
later.
The babyS mother. HarK was that
a mock at the door?
The babys father. If it wasent Il
was a pritty good of a imitation.
The babys mother. Ill go and look
maybe its the baby, who can tell?
Well darn if it ANTI oh joy, it pays
to wait
The end
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said, Henry's a dangerous maTE
Louie looked up startled as a laugh
rang out across the quiet lawn.
There's only one thing We can do,
dear" Henry said slowly, after we're
engaged we'll see if we can't do some
thing about Henry. I've always sus-
pected that that brother of yours was
a dangerous flirt!"
"OhI" Louie cried and her eyes were
dazzled by the sudden glory of the il
Elimination. II had forgotten that
world!"
''I'd just as soon you'd keep on" he
told her gently as he took her in his
arms.
Copyright, 1s21, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate-)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-28
JUST FOLKS
GRANDFATHER's MUsTACHE.
81 EDGAR A. GUEST.

GRANDFATHER'S MUsTACHE.
Fashions pass like flash,
We don't see any more
The gorgeous muStache
Which my grandfather wore
1t was bushy and long
And dropped over his lip,
And was wiry and strong
For a youngster to grip.
When drinking his tea
1t made a queer noise,
Like the buzz of a bee
Which delighted the boys.
1t had long curly ends
Which would often protrude,
And, when talking with friends,
These my Grandfather chewed.
1t was frazzled and frayed,
But in days long ago
With it often we played,
For it licked US So
When I've piled up my cash
And need work nevermore,
/ may grow a mustache
Like nv Grandfather wore
Copyright, 1921, by Edgar A. Guest }
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-28

The International Association of
Women Preachers, at a recent meet
ing in Chicago, decided that men
ministers were "feminizing t h e
church." They believe that more
women pastoresses would entice men
into the religious fold. The I. A. o.
W. P. is sadly mistaken. A manly
preacher. a man of courage and
worldly knowledge will do more -
attract his fellow sex into houses of
worship than the feminine appeal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-28
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uplift brand and is elected 70 office IN
some western state.
Tho American saws New York gave
President Harding s'tumultuous greet
ing" The world saws he was received
with mild enthusiasm" Thus ana
in sllch manner does the public learn
the facts, Important and unimportant.
There is a difference of opinion as
to whether the last or the first day
is the hardest. 1t all depends on
whether you are about to take va
cation or have just returned from one.
If it is to be left to US. the last day
is the hardest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-28

Congressman Anderson says farm
ing is thirty years behind other
American industries. Give the farmer
what he deserves for his products and
he'll be in the lead in five years. The
cannot demand prices thru wholesale
and jobbing dealers, he cannot shut
down shop when business is slow.
He has to work day after day, year
after year and take what is given him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-28

The lawmakers in the Philippines
have provided a fine and imprison-
ment for any male who makes love TO
any woman who studies or attends
public or private school. The only
way out is for the man to marry the
girl. If the Fflipinos believe they can
control the course Of human events by
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-28

One-half of the police force of Chi
cago is accused of dealing in Illegal
sales and transportation of liquor.
If the officers of the law do not abide
others to obey?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-28

The latest social scandal in New
York is registered as a result of "higa
life" High life not only disrupts
families of wealth and throws them
into disgrace. but it makes Socialists
and Bolsheviks. Not until American
wealth is settled down to lawful COM
forts and luxuries will the unrest
cease
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-28

e " nat is the value of the Dattle-
ship today?' 1 said to a naval cadet
at a luncheon.
No damned value at ALL he ans
wered.
Then he thought a moment and
added:
Z" of course, she's got very nice
deck for dancing
NOW" said the warden 10 this. for
ger, who had just arrived al the
prison, well set you to work What
can you do best?''
We'll. If you give me a weeks prac-
tice on your signature I'll sign your
official papers for you" said the pris-
oner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-28

School boards are becoming domi-
neering. At Herington the stupid
members OF the school body has re-
stricted dances to only half the week.
Last year a school dance was held
every night except Sunday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-28

Fair ones Take to Pants" Pants
Are Now Important Feature of Most
Every Girls Weekend WARDROBE
Headline in recent metropolitan news
paper. What a vast change a few
years will make!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-28

Germany accuses American SOL
diers of occupation of intoxication on
pay day. The boys may have been
given to understand that they are
coming home soon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-28

a woman investigator in New York,
who is working among the jobless
girls, says: The idle women will not
talk" Out in Kansas the idle women
do most of the talking
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-28

Kansas City has car repair while
you watt station. A world of un-
necessary expense would be saved by
motorists il they had the privilege of
witnessing the work done on their
r.a-s
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-28

A Wichita man was arrested for
spooning with his wife in his motor
car parked out on a country road.
Apparently the traffic laws are be-
coming as modernized as customs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-28
Dinner Stories

Admiral Sims said at a dinner party
in New York.
Youth is always an extremist
Take, for instance, the battleship
question. We middle-aged sailors are
just now asking ourselves exactly how
much the submarine has impaired the
value of the battleship. but youth has
got the question settled for good and
ALL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-28

Chicago schools are serving meals
for cents. If this keeps up a whole
lot OF grown up folks are going to
school with their children.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-28

If the average man spent as much
time and money for meat at the mar
ket as he spends for a bite of wild
duck or prairie chicken the retailers
would be nobbed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-28

Marshal Foch boasts that France
now has an army that should sweep
over all Europe. This is an ideal way
to start another war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-28

With the scrapping in ireland and
the fighting in Morocco there are
still Ravens for the class that is al
ways hunting trouble.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-28

The theaters are opening and men
soon will spend IS to see on the stage
what they have been witnessing
gratis on the streets all summer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-28

The. senate's action in pigeon-hoHng
the anti-beer bill undoubtedly will
have it's effect on the yeast market.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-28

1t costs $3.50 a day to keep the
United States soldiers in Germany.
American or European plan?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-28

This has been a record year in in
juries from golf balls. Solitaire is the
only safe and sane sport after all.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-28

Britain and read all the notes be-
tween Lloyd George and Dublin?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-04-09

your cousin"
During the following weeks, In which
Marie seemed to be enjoying herself
without Bob Branbridge's help, the
doctor was so busy that he had little
chance OF seeing the fair nurse.
One day, as he was making call,
he saw Jennie taking a walk He quick
ly caught up to her in his runabout.
Would you like to come for spin7''
he asked. Il have TO make few
visits. but won't be long"
Certainly" she consented.
His first stop was at the Deanes'
Little Albert had a bad case of Group.
When he took bis patients tempera-
ture, he saw that a raging fever had
set in. Some serum that held the only
chance Of the boys recovery was 10
his effice FIVE miles away. II he went
back. there was no hope that he would
return in time. What was he TO do7