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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-04
Shirts I'm the Cupboard.

One thing DR.. Conan Doyle has
not yet explained IL how he gets
such extraordinarily prompt action
from a few draughts from the flask
when his fictional characters are to
be revived. In real life IL anybody
comes to after a swfg Of whisky or
brandy we Immediately set the fell
low down as a msligner. -Alco-
holic liquors exert a miraculous
stimulating action in fiction ex-
clusively; in actual life the effect
of whisky or brandy il depressing
to the circulation. Therefore well
trained physicians and surgeons do
not give whisky or brandy, or per-
NIT it to be given to patients suf-
fertng from shock Or collapse of q
serious degree: although some
doctors interpose no objection to a
nip from a prOffered TASK II the pa
tient Is not too weak to stand it.
There is another side OF the
problem than the effect of alco-
hol on the circulation. Alcohol is q
, narcotic, and narcotics tend to
soften or lessen shock or prevent 1t.
by benumbing the sensorium gen.
orally. But alcohol Is q very in
ferior agent II this effect is de-
sired. compared with other drugs
at the physicians disposal. There
is no excuse and nc occasion for
keeping whisky or brandy In the
! house, so far as first aid or emer-
gency may be concerned. When &C.
casion arises for the use Of a quick
; stimulant the medicine cupboard
contains
Aromatic Spirits Of Ammonia.
This, like tincture Of iodine, is a
! volatile liquid and must therefore
be kept tightly stopped. 1t is . so.
luton Of ammonium carbonate 1.-THE
same substance as that in smell.
ing salts") in grain alcohol ant
ammonia watAr, with oil of lemon
nutmeg and lavender to give II &
pleasant odor.
From half to one teaspoonful ma.
be given, in about one-fourth glass
full of cold water, at intervals O.
five or ten minutes for three o.
four times II necessary, to One In
faint, 'Or a victim Of. shock or col
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-04

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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-04
WAKING UP OLD PARTIES.

ington only reflected q growing sentiment over
the nation against the s~tandpatism> Of both Of
the major party leaders. 1t is a healthy asita-
ton because it asserts itself at a time when
there is a feeling among the masses OF the
people that governmental agencies are but fol-
lowing the course long ago mapped out for
them and are standing steadfastly against inno-
vatisns demanded By the people. The progress
sive uprising is going to serve as an effective
spur on both old party organizations. and it
may prove q healthy awakener to the present
congress.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-04
cERMANY's PERIL

BANKRUPTCY. the Fifth Horsenan. threatens
to trample Germany. So rups the rumored
threat But our big exporters and interna-
tional ankers do not seem to think SO. Since
the war ended, America has shipped Germany
over a billion dollars worth Of goods-and re-
ceived from her only 240 million dollars worth.
This leaves her owing rs at least 7so millions.
trade balance. The exporters are being paid,
be sure Of that. whose money? Maybe it's
taken from losses incurred by Americans specu-
lating in marks.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-04

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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-04
WHEN LAND WAS CHEAP.

WATSON Ands . deed dated LITE. selling 100
acres Of Virginia land for 91-1s. The owner. who
sold was Warner Washington. cousin OF
George. With prices like that, think what you
could have lone In 1875 with your present In
come. Try to buy good land today at > cent
and . quarter IN acre. There's urquestionably
something to the single-taxers' claim that
nearly all the wealth we produce by our 1abors
eventually Is absorbed In rising land values.
The land hasn't changed. The value has
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-04
THE TEN GREATEST MEN.

Qu~sstionnaires issued to discover who, in
the opinion Of the receivers, are the worlds 10
greatest men again take their place among the
news Of the day. The Epworth league, which
has . far-hung membership. gives the first
place to Edison, with Theodore Roosevelt Sec
ond. Shakespeare third, Henry wadsworth
Longfellow fourth, Tennyson nth, Herbert
Hoover sixth, and Dickens, General Pershing.
Lloyd George and Andrew Volstead following
close M for the remaining places in the gal
,lery Of 10 selected names.
Making due allowance for the fact that the
the outstanding names should be put into an
appropriate niche must have been q wholesome
exercise, it is to be feared that this selection
will make the critics grieye. Edison certainly
deserved . high place among inventors, but he
himself would probably think he has got more
than his deserts If he is to be acclaimed the
greatest maj in all history. Roosevelt merits
. good mark, bat what has become Of Washing
ton and Lincoln? The place awarded to
Shakespeare is somewhat discounted by men
tioning him in the same breath with Longfel-
low and TennySon, and leaving Dante and a
few other posts, generally considered 70 be Of
high rsnk, unnotcsd.
The selection Of Hoover was perhaps either
dictated By some criterion such as was in the
mtnd Of W. B. Yeats. who desired to see, q race
ct simple and vigorous men. Dickens was in
cludsd r6ssfbly on general principles add be-
cauDe he is still . best seller wherever English
u spoken. General Pershing. who is one Of the
most modest Of men, would, If he had been con-
suited. been sure to have remembered Foch. 1t
u stu too early to place Lloyd George, though
possfbly Dosterity will give him high rank
among the great figures Of politics, but Andrew
Voastead must have blushed to see where his
contemporaries Of the Epworth league wish to
pat him in spite Of his constituents.
Perhaps IT would b safsr for the authors Of
tq-uestionnaires either to think out an exact
dennition Of what they mean by greatness" or
70 have separate liSts Of statesmen. inventors,
poets, organizers. even reformers and icono-
clasts.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-04
UNLUCKY AT CARDS.
By Lucille Finn.

Two in Spades" said Sheila's
high pitched voice, and the muscles
about her mouth became suddenly
tense. She knew she had no bus
mess to be playing bridge again.
Godfrey had warned her only that.
morning that they simply must
cut down expenses
Two NO trump" Eileen's voice
sounded, almost triumphant.
"Yours,'' said the others, and once
more the game was on.
But it was a very chastened
Sheila who left the Davenant's
beautiful home later that after
noon, Refusing all offers of a
tsliffrsin any of the luxurious cars,
she 1et out in low spirits for the
dnedeet kitchenette apartment
where she kept house for her
brother, Godfrey. Her head dropped
from its customary proud little
tilt, and she roundly scolded her
seif.
you ought to be ashamed Of
yourself, Sheila West" she ragged.
Now you need $22 to pay up bridge
debts-and the FIRST thing you know
Geof will send you back home to
the stupid old country. It's all
your false pride! Why don't you
come right out and tell them that
you can't afford to play their
gamer" And the faster she walked.
the harder her conscience fayed
her. "Tll never dare ask Geof for
the money-he will send me
straight home if l do" she re-
fiected, Il wonder-good heavens
oh! OH"
A sudden bump sent her Keeling
against the side of a nearby build
ing. For a moment the girl did not
know what had struck her, and
gasping for breath, she leaned
weakly against the wall. AS she
did SO, there doomed before her
eyes a large, masculine figure,
running as though for dear life. and
fast disappearing down the street
Sheila watched him resentfully.
"WeIl, he certainly must be in a
terrible rush." she exclaimed an
grily to herself. THE least he
might do is to stop and see what
the damage is after humping into
anyone like that" And she
Strengthened her hat with an un.
steady hand.
"My best grey suede pumps. too
she reflected, and looked down to
see il they were utterly ruined. Fol
a moment she gazed, fascinated, al
the sidewalk where she stood
hardly daring to believe her OWE
eyes-for directly at her feet lay 8
mans wallet, the black leather
scratched and mud stained, where
she had stepped on 1t in her uncere,
monious stumble against the build
ing. f.
She stopped. picked it up, ant
hurried on her way to the little ap
artment, fearful lest her. brother
reach home before her.
Your brother telephoned that b.
would be Late" the elevator DO!
told her as she endtered. and She'll.
guiltily admitted to a feeling Of re
lief. Now she would be able to ex
anime the contents Of her 'find" a
leisure. <
Tossing aside her wraps, she ben
Ieagerly to the task, and the yer!
first thing she found sent the colo
rushing to her cheeks in q wave o
deep red. Three brand new tel
| dollar h{1Ia crarklod in her fingers
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-04

The shopping crowds in the Book Island
retail district are growing daily. Saturday
evening the loop was filled with people. The
merchants have made = strong bid for alton
ton and they are receiving 1t III the measure
that they deserve.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-04

If these damage suits keep piling up on The
Argus it will be Obliged 70 call upon its friends
to throw a tag day.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-04

The famous vocalist who claims. she car
hardly keep the wolf away from her dool
ought to sing a little louder.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-04

Don't overlook your annual contribution to
The Argus Santa Claus Fund. It's a wonderful
feeling to know that you have made some poor
kid happy at Christmas time.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-04

John Lnaass and Herbert D. Blals.srs are
attempting to shake down The Argus for
100000. 1t wilt take more than an attack in a
Matchmaking newspaper to induce The Argus
to disgorge.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-04

II you can make your socks hold a fet
more miles you will get some new cues TO
Christmas.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-04
HEALTH TALKS
By William Brady, NJ.
Noted Physician and Author.

lapse Of any kind. II the patient is
quite unconscious and will not
swallow, some of the aromatic
spirits Of ammonia may be poured
on a handkerchief and held close
to the nose, for it is q stimulant to
the circulation even when inhaled
las in smelling salts.)
Ammonia being alkaline, a few
drops of aromatic spirits of an
monia may be taken in water. to
relieve a sour stomach and to op-
pose or relieye sick headache. In
such cases the dose should be 70.
peated several times-fve or u
drops every five or 10 minutes for
five or 10 minutes. This medicdns,
by the way, once had some repafa.
ton for quickly SOLDERING a drunk.
en- person.
Mosquito bites and other insect
stings may be relieved by touching
with aromatic spirits Of ammonia,
or by sponging with a teaspoonful
OF aromatic spirits Of ammonia In
half cupful Of water.
Both as a stimulant and as an
alkali, aromatic spirits of am
imonia is an antidote in poisoning
by acids.
Iodine stains may be sponged
from the skin with aromatic spirits
Of ammonia on pledgests Of cot
ton.
Remember, no other spirits than
this should be kept in the medicine
cupboard, and you must keep the
bottle tightly stoppered with a rub
Der stopper or a ground glass stop
per to keep aromatic spirits OF am.
monia from losing its strength anu
value by evaporation.
| No Bad News.
I am q married woman "a years
of age, five feet, four inches tai
and l weigh 1871 pounds. Am 700
stout? II you think am please
tell me how to get thin.
MRS J. G.
Answer don't mind telling M
women collectively and absentiy
that they are too stout, but l nave
learned from experience never "
tell one individually any sucn pao
news as that, not even absentiy'
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-04

The Argus has 30 far encountered two dam
age suits as . result Of its campaign to. make
Rock Island safe and decent. It really expected
there would be more. M
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-04
Who killed Bill Gabel:

Where is John Looney:
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-02-11
CARDUI HELPED
REGAIN STRENGTH
Alabama Lady Was Sick For Three
Years, Suffering Pain, Nervous
and Depressed-Read Her
Own Story Of Recovery.

Paint Rock, Ala.-Mrs. C. N. Stegall.
Of near here. recently related the fol.
lowing interesting account OF her re-
covery: 81 was In a weakened con.
dition. I was sick three years In bed.
suffering great deal Of pain. weak.
nervous, depressed. was so weak.
I couldn't walk across the floor: Just
had to lay and my little ones do the
work. I was almost dead. I tried
every thing heard Of. and a number Of
doctors. Still didn't get any relief.
I couldn't eat. and slept poorly. !
believe II hadn't heard Of and taken
Cardui I would have died. bought
six bottles, after a neighbor told me
what II did for her.
II began to eat and sleep. began 70
gain my strength and am now well
and strong. I haven't had any trou-
BILE since sure can testify to the
good that Cardui did me. don't
think there Is a better tonic made
and believe 1t saved my life."
For over 40 years. thousands Of wo.
men have used Cardui successfully.
IN the treatment Of many womanly
ailments
n you suffer as these women did.
take. Cardui. Il may help you. too.
At al druggists E(ss
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-02-11
american Guaranty
& Trust Co.
PATCHETT, Representative
OK sec. EASTON. MD.
A SAD BLOW

he NewIyweds have a home in
suburbs and Mrs. n. was relat-
her disappointment with her gar
to a sympathetic caller. ave
rope to have luck with our to-
es." she said, @but even those
US"
was the trouble?"
now there are several kinds
and we thought we had
red kind, and now those
.atoe bushes j, re just
which
vSr
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-02-11
RECREATION NOW
FOREST RESOURCE
Nations Fairgrounds Attract
Many Thousands of Visitors.
new PROBLEMS TO Be MET

Counties, Municipalities and lndlvld-
uaIs Doine Much by Donations and
Constructive Planning to Solve
Problems Of Sanitation, Public
Health and Protection Of Property
Problems Forest Supervisor Faces
Headquarters Now in Cities.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-02-11

Advertise in The Messenger
Let your light subsequently, when
the trade clouds are low. Help to
roll the clouds back.
Advertise NOW! Advertise RIGHT!
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1922-08-31
CHEER UP TIME FOR FARMER
YAasucrafe ed praaa1 Ht

Chicago, Aug. 3O.-Exhibits and
demonstrations which will illustrate
to farmers marked Increase In the
purchasing power Of livestock and
crops this year as compared with
1913, will be featured at many state
and county fairs.
For two years the farmer has
been fed with gloom" declares Guy
II. Hall, director Of the National In
stitute of Progressive Farming.
Nearly everyone has been trying to
persuade him that he was particu-
larly and peculiarly out Of luck.
"You can make healthy man Ill
IL you keep telling him he looks
bad" he said. "And a large num-
Der Of our fairs are going to give
him the "Cheer-up' treatment. He'll
feel better when the actual articles
which his steers and hogs and sheep
will buy are paraded before the re-
stand and he'll remember
the year before the war
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1922-08-31
FAyORS UNIFORM SIGNALS
Lights Should Indicate Certain
Things
eAssoutated PressJ

Chicago, Aug. 25.-Standardiza.
ton Of colors for traffic signals in
the interest Of greater public safety
has been recommended by the signal
section of the American Railway
Association, the Pennsylvania News,
publication Of the Pennsylvania rail-
road, announced in recent issue.
The recommendations are:
1. The principle Of red for stops
eevrywhere, unless qualified by a
more favorable indication; that is,
at highway crossings with railroads
Il train is approaching; in fixed sig
mails and in the hands of traffic Off
GERS at street intersections and at
the ends of streets and possibly to
indicate excavations in streets.
2. Yellow for all lights Of auto
mobiles, possibly excavations in
streets and for calling policemen, or
for any other purpose where caution
is required; possibly at busy street
intersections to indicate tina he traf-
fic lights will be changed from red
to green or from green to red.
3. Green lights for fire escapes;
for proceeding at street intersections
to indicate that the traf-
way is clear.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1922-08-31
SERVICE MEN NEED HELP
Survey Shows Tha I Many Are in
Debt
ASSOCIATED Press I

Topeka, Aug. PA survey be-
ing conducted among the former
service men of Kansas ON "the need
for compensation" is bringing out
many illuminating" facts, accord
ing to Donald III. MacIvor, executive
head of the Kansas Compensation
Committee of the American Legion.
"We, find from partial returns" I"
Mr.. MacIvor said today, 'that prac-
tically every man who saw service
with the colors in 1917-1S was and
still Is at an economic loss. In most
cases the men are still in debt.
From what we are able to learn,
the amount of Indebtedness of the
average Kansas soldier is between
three and four hundred dollars now.
This amount is, in most cases, clear
" traceable to money he lost while
in the service of his country at
much reduced income"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1922-08-31
PAYS TO BE GOOD FELLOW
Poster Sent Out by Game Warden
Describes One

"A good fellow is one you w0ult
want to camp with again. That kind
of fellow always leaves his camp.
side in better condition than he found
it. He buries the cans, burns the rub
bish and puts out the fire SO that
1t stays out"
So declares q poster distributed at
strategic points throughout Kansas
under the direction Of Alva G. Clapp,
state fish and game warden.
HE does not kill birds along the
way. nor the farmers poultry" the
poster continues. "All the wild crea-
lures are his friends, not his prey.
He picks few flowers and never pulls
them up by the roots. He never
chops down or mars trees.
Remember, you were not the first
over the trail. Leave the pleasant
places along the way just as pleasant
for those who follow you"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1922-08-31

Storm Breaks Out One
Place While Others
Are Calm
lAssocfated Pressl

qhicago, Aug. 30.-Continued
bomb outrages and other forms OF
violence, inquiries into wrecks and
alleged sabotage plots, settlement Of
unauthorized .walkOuts by trainmen
On the Chicago Il Alton, Missouri
Pacific and Elgin, Joliet and Eastern
and appeal to congress by railway
maintenance workers for amendment
of the transportation act assurig rail-
readers Giving wage" were rea-
lures of the sixty-frst days chap
ter in the national railroad strike
today. President Holden Of the Chi
cago, Burlington e. Quincy in a
statement addressed to the mayor OF
Brookfield, Mo-, declared the roads
had gone to the extreme limit" in
trying to adjust the shopcrafts
strike.
Slater, Mo-, Aug. 3O.-Chicago &
Alton equipment, tied up since the
firemen's strike last week, is being
moved today in preparation for the
resumption Of service, following set
tlement between the railroads and
strikers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1922-08-31
GRAND Jury
GETS new NAMES
yAsseclataa fressl

Marion, H., Aug, 80---Names- Of
seevral hundred alleged participants
in the Herrin massacre, costing %
lives, have been furnished to a spec
ial grand jury investigating the mine
war. Attorney General Brundridgs
receives an anonymous letter daily,
giving the names and new leads on
men alleged to have been in 1.-THE
death march," he says. Names Of
witnesses are no longer made public,
states the attorney, declaring that
witnesses would leave the country
through fear II their identity became
known.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1922-08-31
WOULD CURB LIQUOR SALES
Pharmaceutical Association Passes a
Resolution
"a

Cleveland, o., Aug. 3O.--A resolu-
| ton asking tht no permits to sell
liquor be issued to drug stores which
have been in operation less than a
year was passed at the recent con-
vention Of the American Pharma-
ceutical Association, and sent to the
national prohibition commissioner. A
proposal to have whisky taken from
the drug stores and dispensed under
federal or state control upon physi-
clans prescriptions was regarded as
a dangerous precedent" and voted
down.
The recommendation OF Samuel
l., Hilton of New York, retiring PRES
dent, that newspapers be asked to
refrain from publishing names Of
poison in connection with cases of
suicide because Of the suggestive
possibilities, was unanimously adopt
ed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1922-08-31
U. S. FIRST IN DIARIES
Production in This Country Leads
All Others
TAsenCiafad praus1
lass ociated Pressl ]

Chicago, Aug. 3O.--The United
States ranks first among the nations
of the world In, dairy production but
is fifth in consumption Of butter,
ninth in cheese consumption and
sixth in milk, according to figures
compiled by fhe government and
compared by M. ID. Mum, president
Of the National Dairy Council.
Mr.. Munn's comparisons show
that Sweden ranks first In milk con-
sumption, closely followed by Den
kark and Switzerland. Canada leads
in butter consumption, with Austria
liza, New Zealand and Denmark out
ranking the United States. Switzer-
land is first in cheese eating and the
United Kingdom, France and Italy
following the order named.