davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

Ralph Henderson of COS Powell
street ST. Joseph, was delivering
tractor Thursday and at the Sam
Hays farm 'ust west Of this city
Thursday morning about II o'clock.
leak in the gasoline tank which had
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

Most Of us remember being shocked
when Maryville bloomcr girls rode
down the street. We hesitate to spec
uIate on what they would wear if they
rode bicycles these days--Nodaway
Democrat Forum.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

Last year, the Holden Chautauqua
Euarantors went in the hole S4OO and
were assessed $3.50 each to make up
the deficit. This year the eighty guar
antors were assessed $3.50 each.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

There was some compensation for
the heat we have been having recent
ly," declares the Fayette Advertiser.
THE negro janitor Of the building
and his four or five talking pals found
the iron rail in front too hot for con-
venient sitting and we were given the
privilege of hearing ourselves think
without the danger of an interming-
ling Of the conversation from the
street with our heavy editorials"
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

Kansas City has absorbed 47,O00
acres OF Jackson county land since
1900. In 1900, $4,000 of the $50, 400
acres Of land in Jackson county were
in farms, In 1920, only $4,000 acres
were in farms. The average farm in
jackson county is y acres in size.
OF the $500 farms listed. at least 500
are dairy farms, another 500 are COM
bination dairy and grain farms, and
more than 500 are purely truck farms.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

-Four Warrcnsburg physicians who
treated a sick woman without curing
her, have been sued for $25, 900 dam
ages by the woman and her husband
upon the allegation that treatment by
the defendants was injurious.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

"Pncle Jimmy Tissue, who Is one OF
the county's most peaceable and best
beloved citizens, has been in a mix-up
recently and Is wearing a black eye"
regretfully reports the Huntsville
Herald His adversary got the best
of the scrap and gave Uncle Jimmy a
pretty sinner. It all came about
when his little grandson struck Uncle
Jimmy in the eye with a dipper to
wake him up"
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23
news FROM ALL over
IMPERIAL MISSOURI
Interesting Happenings Which Have Taken Place
In the Greatest State in the Union
The Product of the Scissors, the Pen and Very
Little Actual Labor

The Urich Herald reminds US that
Il isn't every poCkctbook that has a
silver lining
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

John Hartman IS the oldest native
citizen In Platte City, who has never
moved away from the old home town.
He has spent all Of his seventy-three
years in the county scat.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

The Linn County Budget wonders
why when you find the moth hole the
moth is always gone.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

It Is asserted that the Germans Of
st. Louis have invested about 100000
0OO in German marks, and the mark
is down below the one cent value and
still sinking
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

William Sacks light wine and beer
candidate for the Republican nomina-
tion for United States senator. ex-
pended S13,355.55 in his unsuccessful
statement filed with the secretary Of
state says of this amount $3,217.35
was expended for services and expense
Of those aiding in his campaign.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

best. But when an immense rain fell
not take care of tthe water and the
overflow ruined thousands of acres of
fine crops"
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

Because of the refusal of T. Speed
Mosby to accede to his request and
resign as state beverage Inspector,
effective on September 10. IT is eX-
pected that Governor A. NJ. Hyde will
appoint his successor and have pro-
| ceedings instituted in the supreme
court to try to gain this end. Attor-
the state express the belief that Gov
ernor Hyde's plan TO secure Mosby's
office in this manner will fail because
rJch action would not be good public
| policy.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

Tho Brashoar News reports the six
tioth wedding anniversary Of Mr.. and
Mr.. J. NJ. Moorcs Of Brashear They
came to Missouri from Wisconsin at
a time whom the country was prairie
and timber and there were no roads.
OF the twelve children born to them
all but one grew 10 maturity.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

There was not as large an attend
ance Of survivors Of QuantrelIs band
at their twenty-fifth annual reunion,
last Friday and Saturday. in the grove
at the home OF j. b. Wallace, S6O7 In
Death has rapidly thinned the ranks
of the old guerillas Of 1851. Only
about twelve or fifteen Of the follow
ers of Quantrell are living. Most Of
them reside in jackson county.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

"a professor has discovered among
some ancient ruins what is supposed
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

Hllcu from some cause. Mr.. Hendor-
son received some severe burns on the
face and arms and his clothing was
badly burned DR.. e. f. Koarney was
called and dressed the wounds. and
the injured man left for his home on
No. 2O.-Mound City journal.
A Tight wine and beer club" has
been formed in Cooper county with a
membership of about so persons. A
similar club was organized in Colum-
bia recently
As we go to press today the drill is
pounding away at depth Of 1890
feet. Wednesday afternoon the drill
penetrated a second vein of lead and
zinc formation similar to the one
struck several days ago.-Dearborn
Democrat.
A loot Of 90 silk shirts and 5000
pairs Of silk socks was found snugly
hidden underneath the Pickle Dish
Bridge by road workers recently. The
package was turned over to the Wa
bash freight agent, to be traced
Mobcrly Democrat.
There is a town in Taney county
where grapes are grown by tho whole
sale and not much jelly is made and
where stills are supposed to furnish
the bulk Of the moonshine, which is
called Oasis. This for the benefit Of
those who might be interested to
know
At least there is one Missouri fam
ily that has done its best by the race.
there were 1913 members Of the Pike
family when they held a family re-
union recently three miles west Of
Indian Creek.
-Four Warrcnsburg physicians who
treated a sick woman without curing
her, have been sued for $4,000 dam
ages by the woman and her husband
upon the allegation that treatment by
the defendants was injurious.
There goes a man whom a half
dozen doctors gave up" the observer
OF the passerby said to us the other
day rs he pointed out citizen going
along the street. What is the mat
ter with him ?" We asked "He won't
pay his bills"-Clinton County Dem
ocr.t.
After this Liberty can date every
thing from the time Of the cyclone A
small tw!ster dropped in for a visit
tho other night and left a path Of
broken trees from tho court house TO
william Jewell college, the biggest
damage being done to the court house
and jewell hall. In one place Il
/ blackbirds were found dead.
( Tho Rraepoor Nc,,s ronorts ,bo civ
/ tioth wedding anniversary Of Mr.. and
a.. NJ 49,, ,., r,.a,,,,,. nj.
/ ,.,,,o 60 ,ri.,,,,,.. cror, ,,,t.o,..,,, -.
. ,t,,o ,.n,, .,,,. oo,,,,.-.. - -
and ,,,,.r.. ,,5 .n,., ,,,,ro -, ,.,.,,,
10 49,, .,,a,,., ,,.i,1,,, -, =. -,
81, .,.,,. ,.,,.. ,.-l,,. g. ,.,o....,.,.
W p Co,,r1,t, r.o,.,,r, ,,u,
,.,,r g., ,,f. oc,,.. -. g.. -,
r,,,,.,,r,.l ,.l. fr,,,.., -, A., -.
,,,,,. and ,oil i,c,og r,o .bau. 80,
p, ,,.,.. ,,o cfr.. ,,.,r t,,.,,,,,,,. 49,. 49,.
e,,so, vvorth Co,,,,,,. rt,,.a
Nodaway county spent S27O,17O fol
, teachers to teach IN the county las'
county superintendent Leslie c.. som
eryille, The total number Of white
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23
Merchandise In Parccl-POst for
Belgium

This department is in receipt OF a
letter from the Brussels office OF
August IS. reading as follows:
1T frequently happens that the
New-York tribune., 1922-11-19

whole aock OF Jungle fowl 70 come each morn
ing and lay fresh eggs In the hospital waiting
room.
But even with the clever assistance Of his
pets. the work Of the hospital (the amount OF
bed-making. sweeping, medicine-mixing, cook
ing and washing grew more tremendous every
day) was 20 great that the poor Doctor was at
his wits end what 10 do after the Leader Of
the Lions had gone or, refusing 10 help him.
But the Leader Of the Lions, when he got
back to his den, saw his wife, the Queen Lion
css, come running out 10 meet him with her
hair untidy.
"One Of the cubs won't eat" che said. IL
don't know what TO do with him. He hasn't
taken a thing since last night"
New-York tribune., 1922-11-19

The ducks continued to quack, although q
little more distantly.
In the first faint Itreak Of daylight could
see about me flashes from hundred vr more
guns, while the sound Of their reports made
almost as much racket as the ducks.
Il seemed 10 me that the ducks had not
been able 10 fly where the sportsman could
not follow In an hour or two was con-
vinccd that was wrong in this surmise. The
ducks had come TO this place for safety. For
in the six hours that followed only one OF
them was HIT and he lost only couple OF
feathers. He was n little too curious about
the identity Of one Of the hunters or he never
would have come 10 close.
All day long the ducks few over our heads.
just out Of range, end quackng derisively.
All day long We banged vainly at them. In
the afternoon somebody turned I'D with a
gun Of little higher power. which resulted In
a slight elevation Of their plano Of alzht. That
was all.
When we got home another friend Of mine
was standing at the station Will six ducks
piled up at his feet. asked hir. how he got
them.
'Itrapped them." he said. "Tha.'r the only
way you can catch Thorn nowadays. They're
too darned smart, that's what's the matter
with themr'
tcopyrish. is1s, BY James .. Montars.J
New-York tribune., 1922-11-19

made Of? Did he ever sleep7 Why did he
have two tails TO his coat and none to his
body? Did he live In tree in his own coun-
try? How did his skin come to be white IN
stead Of black?
Presently they sent Chec-Chee to ask him
TO make speech 10 them In their own Ian
guage. But John Dolittle replied that he had
no time at present. He must get on, he said.
and attend to the sick.
So, with much chattering and cheering, two
thousand monkeys formed into procession,
and, with the Doctor and bis pets in the middle
and the rest Of the monkeys travelling in their
usual way by leaping along through the trees
overhead, the great throng set of through the
Jungle toward the interior Of the Land Of the
Monkeys.
John Dolittle now became dreadfully, swfully
busy He found hundreds and thousands OF
monkeys sck-gorillas, chimpanzees, mandrils,
macaques, mangabeys, dog-fsced balloons, gray
monkeys, red ones-al kinds And many had
died.
The first thing he did was to separate the
sick ones from the we'll ones. Then he got
Chee-Chee and his cousin 10 build him little
house Of grass The next thing, he made oil
the monkeys who were still well come and be
vaccinated.
And for three days and three nights the
monkeys kept coming from the jungles and the
valleys and the hills 10 the little house Of
grass, where the Doctor sat all day and all
night, vaccinatng and vaccinating.
Then he had another house made-a big
one, with lot of beds In it--and he put all the
sick ones in this house.
But so many were sick there were not
enough we'll ones TO do the nursing. So he
sent messages to the other animals, like the
lions and the leopards and the antelopes, TO
come and help with the nursing
New-York tribune., 1922-11-19
Dr.. Doliftie Is Saved
By a Monkey Bridge

Just as the Doctor and his pets had given
up all hone of escape the big monkey who
was carrying Gub-Gub dropped the pig upon
the ground and cried out TO the other monkeys:
"Boys-a bridget Quick, make bridge!
We've only a minute TO do It. Get lively
bridge! A bridget"
The Doctor began to wonder what they were
Going 20 make a bridge out Of, and he gazed
around TO see IL they had any boards hidden
any place.
But when he looked back at the cliff there,
hanging across the river, was q bridge all
ready for him-made Of living monkeys. For
while his back was turned the monkeys-quick
as a fiash-had made themselves into bridge,
lust by holding hands and feet
And the big one shouted TO the Doctor:
Walk overl Walk overall Of you-hurry!"
Cub-Gub was a bit scared, walking on such
"a narrow bridge at that dizzy height above the
o.. river. But he got over all right, and SO did
lall Of them.
% John Dolittle was the last to cross. And
lust as he was getting TO the other side the
.. Kings men came rushing up TO the edge Of the
BE- cliff.
Then they shook their fists and yelled with
rage. For they saw they were too late. The
Doctor and all his animals were safe in the
q. Land of the Monkeys and the bridge was
pulled across to the other side.
Then Chee-Chee turned 10 the Doctor and
said:
"Many great explorers and gray-bearded
naturalists have lain long weeks hidden in the
Jungle waiting 70 see the monkeys do that
trick But we never let white man get a
glimpse Of it before. You are the first TO see
the famous Bridge Of Apes"
And the Doctor felt very pleased.
Now that he had at last reached the land he
sought and the great danger was over John
'Dolittle gave sigh Of relief, sat down on a
.'ostone, lii his pipe and looked about him.
- A strange sight met his eyes. Nearly ali
the monkeys who had escaped the sickness were
there TO give him welcome. Those who had
run on ahead to bring the news of his coming
'had gone round to all the monkey homes and
gathered a regular army together TO receive
the great white man in the way they thought
proper.
There were so many that II seemed 10 John
Oolittle that the whole earth was alive with
- monkeys. The trees were full Of them. The
rocks were covered with them. Mother mon
keys with large families and babies in their
arms thronged about him. pointing and whis-
dpering.
They had never seen a white man before.
and they were very curious about him. They
examined his clothes with great attention
especially his boots. The black men, you See
never wore shoes, and any kind Of covering
for the feet was a thing quite new TO the
monkeys.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-19
Dr.. DoIittie Talks Back
To the Boss Lion

But the Leader Of the Lions was very
proud creature. And when he came 10 the
Doctors big house full Of beds he seemed
angry and scornful.
do you dare ask me, sir?" he said, glaring
at the Doctor. "Do you dare TO ask MEME,
the King Of Beasts--to wait on lot Of dirty
monkeys. Why, wouldn't even eat them be-
tween meals!'
Although the lion looked very terrible, the
Doctor tried hard not to seem afraid Of him.
~ didn't ask you TO eat them," he said
quietly. "And besides, they're not dirty.
They've all had bath this morning. Your
coat looks as though 1t needed brushing
badly. Now, listen, and III tell you something:
the day may come when the lions get sick.
And If you don't help the other animals now
New-York tribune., 1922-11-19


place where nobody ever goes and where
the ducks are 80 thick that you can knock
them down with the oars Of the boat"
as that tho way you kill them7" in
quired.
He looked at me with seethng contempt
would that be sportsmanlike?" he in
quired bitterly.
''Docs 1t hurt the duck any less To knock
him in the head with an oar than 70 ALI him
full Of shot!"
II never tried IT," he said savagely. 'If
you want to come, come on" The second day
out we arrived at the duck preserve. Il was
o'clock In the morning, quito while before
daylight.
The ducks were all there. We could hear
them discussing the election returns and COM
planning about the weather. They were sp,
psrently very excited about these things.
Ny friend sterniy bade me to keep silence,
although could have beaten bass drum with
all my might and not been heard amid the din
A&~h a. --~4<,~ .-t,~~ ---Lf-- --.f1h
New-York tribune., 1922-11-19

This Is a private preserve" said my friend
in whisper. Nobody ever comes here but
me and few other fellows. That Ia why We
get the ducks. In those places around homo
you haven't got chance. We begin TO shoot
at seven minutes after daylight, which, alma
nae time, Is 6;5s"
He crouched down to load his gun, al.
though he couldn't have been seen three feet
away by any duck that ever few. He got
the gun all ready and asked me II \ wanted
one, adding that had better not begin to
shoot till after he had got his bag, as my gun
might frighten the ducks away. suppose a
gun In the hands Of q beginner makes more
noise than when II Is fired BY q profos-
sional.
AT the appointed hour my friend reared
sloft the murzle Of his weapon and fred into
the darkness above him. from whick descended
the quacks Of multitrdineus ducks.
At the same instant the sound Of bsrraQe
on every side dssfensd me, and shot began
s~'~s~e sil ~vsr orr blind
New-York tribune., 1922-11-19
The Doctor Sets the Styles
In Monkey Land

Being very initiative, many of the younger
ones got empty coeosnut shells and pat them
on their own feet and went strutting round,
with sticks stuck in their mouths for pipes.
They wanted 10 be like the great doctor. 9th
ers took palm leaves and, shaping them into
top hats, paraded up and down, feeling they
were In the very height Of the fashion.
Chez Chez, too. in his own way. was a great
hsro among them. Never before had any Of
their own people Travelled abroad and returned
10 tell Of the strange lands that lay beyond
the sea.
Hundreds Of Chee-Chees relatives now
gathered about him. asking questions concern
ing the white man: What did be eat for dinner7
What was the burning, smelly stuff in mis- pipe
New-York tribune., 1922-11-19

any more. You can't blame them--ln
Well, seeing you're IN dItsols. ~
don't mind doing what can--jus, d ,ss
you--so long as / don't have 10 wash A. ' =.
lures. And ! have told all the Other b...s W.
animals 10 come and do their ,h,,. !.
leopards should be here any minuse n,. !"
Oh, and by the way, we've got siek...,
home. don't think there's much n. .'..
with him, myself. But the wife I. ,,,,.' 49,,
II you are around that way this sv.aI,s !.
might take n look Of him, will your ~
In spite Of his being 80 frightfuIIy bo.v....
the monkeys, the Doctor, with DsbD,k ~ =,
Polynesia, made special trip Into u. g..
that very night 10 call at the Lions a, :"
As soon as he appeared the Queen L..
weeping with Joy, fell on his neck and -
smothered him. =
New-York tribune., 1922-11-19
Queen Lioness Gives
Her Lord a Talking To

And she began TO cry and shake with nerv-
ousness--for she was a good mother, even
though she was lioness.
So the Leader went into his den and looked
at his children-two very cunning little cubs,
lying on the floor. And one Of them seemed
quite poorly.
Then the lion told his wife, quite proudly,
just what he had said 10 the Doctor. And she
got so angry she nearly drove him out Of the
den.
"You never did have grain Of sense" she
screamed "All the animals from here 10 the
Indian Ocean are talking about this wonder
ful man and how he can cure any kind Of sick
ness and how kind he is--the only man In the
whole world who can talk the language Of the
animals! And now now--when we have
sick baby on our hands, you must go and Of
fend him! You great BOBBY! Nobody but
fool Is ever rude TO good doctor. YOU
and she started pulling her husbands hair.
Go back to that white man at once" she
yelled, "and tell him you're sorry. And take
all the other empty-headed lions with you
and those stupid lcopards and antelopes. Then
do everything the Doctor tells you. Work like
niggers! And perhaps he will be kind enough
TO come and see the cub later. Now be off,
Hurry, tell you'll You're not At TO be
father"
And she went into the den next door, where
another mother lion lived and told her all
about H.
So the Leader Of the Lions went back 10 the
Doctor and said 81 happened To be passing
this way and thought I'd look in. Got any help
yct7'
mo-" said the Doctor. II haven't And
I'm dreadfully worried"
"Help's pretty hard TO get these days. said
the lion. Animals don't seem to want to work
New-York tribune., 1922-11-19

sN PREVIOUS cHAPTERs-Dr. Doii.tls. is =
kindly physician who lives 40 Puddleby-on.
the-Marsh He negleets hia practice in order
70 treat sick animals. and finally is left alone
with Polynesia, the parrot; Chee-Chee, thc
monkey; ylp, the dog. end Too-too, .he owl.
Prom Polynesia Dr. Dcttlc learns 20 under
stand and TO talk the LANGUAGE Of animals sn
-1e-cnriishment which brings 20 aim al ,He
sillng quadrUpeds In the neghborhood for
treatment swallow brings from Africa the
news offs terrible iliness among The monkeys
there. They have heard Of Dr. pohttle ana
beg him TO come 10 them, which he docs, "
company with several Of his pets. On the
way 20 the country OF the monkey Dr. Doiittlc
and his pets ere Imprisoned By the King. of
the JolIiginki. They escape and have reaehed
fho border OF monkeyand when the King's
men are discovered close on their trail
EFoRE they could get into the Land
Il of the Monkeys they came to a steep
cliff, with a river flowing below. This
was the end Of the Kingdom Of Jollig-
inki, and the Land Of the Monkeys was on the
other side-across the river.
And Jip. the dog. looked down over the edge
of the steep, steep cliff and said:
"Gollyl How are we ever going TO gel
scross?v
"oh. dear!p said Gub-Gub. "Tne Kings
men are quite close now--look at theml am
afraid we are going TO be taken back to prison
again. And he began to weep.
Indeed, with the deep precipiee in front and
the Kings army close behind them, it was
terrible situation for the Doctor and his party.
"oh. stop blubbering, Gub-Gubl' cried Jip.
You're not going to do any good by bowling
If il comes TO fight ] and the crocodile can
take care Of a good few Of the dirty ruffisns'
"There's too many Of theml" walled Cub
Cub. "what could you two do against an
armyf"
"wcll, we might hold them back till the rest
Of you get away somewhere" said Jip.
"No," said the Doctor. "Gub-Gub's right;
our party Is too small to put up fight"
He gazed across the chasm and the river Tar
below into the pleasant Land Of the Monkeys
on the further side.
"Dear mel" he sighed. "How near 1t
seems! Once across there and we'd be safe
Oh. look, they've got the Captain loose now
and he's coming on after US like greyhound.
Tut. tut. what nuisancel To be caught like
rats in trap"
But John Dolittle had not reckoned on the
cunning ceverness of the monkeys who were
leading him into their land
New-York tribune., 1922-11-19

they paved the ground and smiled foolishly
and said they had never been nurses before.
And now the poor Doctor was worried
frantic, wondering where he could get help
enough to take care Of all these thousands Of
monkeys in bed.
As you can easily imagine, taking care Of
large hospitalful Of monkeys was no easy mat
ter, for monkeys are probtbly the hardest
kind Of six people to take care Of that thers
is. They are always getting out Of bed to look
out Of the window, drinking the mouth wash
New-York tribune., 1922-11-19
Written and Illustrated by Hugh Lofting
Author Of The Story D The Voyages OF Doctor Dole

instead OF the cough mixture, playing marbles
under the bed with their pills and doing oil
manner Of tricks like that. Monkeys are a
light-hearted people, and unless they are too
III TO move they always believe in treating
sickness as Joke. Which is, Of course, very
good idea. but Il does make things dreadfully
hard for the doctor and nurses.
The part which poor John Dolittle found
most difficult without more help was getting
them their meals. They all had TO have diff
New-York tribune., 1922-11-19
the Doctor "do dare ask
of Of dirty monkeys? Why
rDouldn teUene "a EN- ette meals"

ferent kinds Of food. Some we're we'll enough
to eat nuts and bananas, while others were
still too weak to digest anything more than
custard.
So much custard was needed that Chee-Chee
(who was Of great assistance TO the Doctor
used to mix IL In barrels and wash tubs outside
the back door Of the hospital.
Getting enough eggs for all this custard
bothered the Doctor a good deal, till cunning
old Polynesia solved the problem for him BY
going Of into the woods and persuading