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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-04-28
OBEY THAT IMPULSE
CIFANUP.

The spring fever is a malady based
on the desire to be out of doors in the
dirt, close to mother earth, teeming
with the pent up energy of several
months Of winter. The annual clean
up and paintup idea hinges on this
malady and is the expression of it di-
rected along most useful lines.
Now is the time to calsomine the
bedrooms, paint the bathroom floor,
put weather strips on the windows,
rake the lawn, cleanup the debris in
the alley, shine, polish, and scouY
everything that is used in or about the
home.
The Press double truck advertise.
ment this week lists a number of ag-
gressive business concerns who ara
cooperating with the American Falls
Womens Club in an effort to make
American Falls spotlessly clean, 81
that visitors will be pleased with thu
appearance of our city and our owl
civic pride stimulated TO a realization
of the benefits that result from clean.
illness and awakened to the ~desirability
of keeping the city clean the year
through.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-04-28
THE REAL
MISSION.

A vision of the useful purpose to
which wireless telephony eventually
must be put comes to us in the broad
casting from the Newark, N. j., station
of a bedtime story telling the child
rem of the country how the children of
the great city of New York are under
nourished and in need of milk, asking
the suburban little CUES to help their
tiny brothers and sisters of the tene
ments. A wonderful, a splendid work,
but let it not stop there. How soon
will the government see the wisdom as
well as the duty of talking to the
mothers of the nation and advising
them how to foster the health OF their
children? When are they TO be taught
how science to some extent at least
can check the death rate raised by
landlord profiteers who force the poor
into unhealthy dwelling conditions!
The opportunity of the government to
help the health of the nation has
been knocking at the doors Of Wash
ington for years through the medium
of government signed advertised infor-
nation for the public, but political
chicanery plus the influence of the
corporation press agents has blocked
the way. Now that information can be
spread generally for the talking pos
sibly there may be an awakening.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-04-28

result from the merger of the two
banks of the city. The merger throws
a double responsibility on the shold-
ers of the present owners but it also
offers them a doubled opportunity for
service and profit
There is nc question but that one
good bank properly managed with the
interest of the community at heart
and with the idea of service para
mount, a serve American Falls bet
ter than two.
The practical fulfillment of that
policy as announced by the new cash
Ter of the bank last week will be re-
garded with interest, and it is patent
that every business and private in
terest of the city a do no better SER
vice for itself than encourage the
building and maintenance of a strong,
reliable, servicable bank, such as is
promised in the consolidation.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-04-28
M PHILOSOPHY
FOR 1922.

Twice two are four this year. Next
year twice two may be five-not like
ly, of course, but maybe. Twice two
will be five as soon as the people say
so. If everybody agrees then that
settles it. We put men to death and
praise ourselves for doing it because
everybody agrees. We frame up laws
that spell the gathering of great
wealth because everybody agrees. Then
we take the wealth away from the
men who have done what we said
they might do, and we tax the eternal
lights out of them, because every
body agrees. Come to think of it, the
people who go. into the game of in
ducing people to think their way will
have some accounts to settle when the
time comes if they are not on the
level. Maybe if each of US was hon.
est with himself everybody would
agree to do the thing that is right
and then we would have justice.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-04-28

Alice Oliver, center.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-04-28
Jade and Its Propert..s.

The modern mind is scarcely able to
sympathize with the old oriental atti-
tude toward the precious qualities Of
jade. esteeming it for its esthetic prop
critics. In its evolution as an art
object a parallel might be drawn be-
tween 1t and the worship Of the gods of
Greece; as they failed In power and re
spect shown them they were not wasted,
but became excellent material for
poetry.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-04-28

There are Just two questions the pub
lie would like to have answered: j.
Has the government as a result of
spending the peoples money gather
ed in Washington any information of
public value? 2. If it has, why is that
information not given to the people
who have paid for it?
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-04-28
- Years Ago
Taken From the Files of the Press of
April Gath, 1903.
Basket BAN.

Basket BAH.
The first basket ball ever played in
American Falls was witnessed at the
Auditorium, Friday evening, between
the Blacks and Maroons, the latter
winning by a score Of Is to 10. An
admission Of 15c was charged, which
was donated to the teams by the hall
a crowd witnessed the contest and en-
joyed it thoroughly. There promises
to be a number of games in the near
future The victors have challenged
the married ladies club. The follow
ing was the lineup:
Blacks.
Alice Oliver, center.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-04-28
Caught Ten Pound Trout.

J.. T. Kosanke, yesterday afternoon,
caught a ten pound trout just below
the falls. He presented it to Major
Fred R. Reed, who will have 1t
mounted. Two other gentlemen who
were with him, each caught one about
as large, all within about twenty
minutes.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-04-28

Blackfoot yesterday. with an automo-
bile, the first to come to town, and
is envied by all other good-looking
men. As he becomes more proficient
with the machine, and the danger Of
collinding with the north star is de-
creased, his popularity will be at it's
zenith The writer has a pressing in
vitation to go for a ride, but shall be
too busy for the next two weeks to do
so.
The following people made home
stead filings during the past week:
Joseph Wood, Myrtle Firkins, W. L
Giffin, John c. Hanson, Peter Nelson,
Edward Kramer, John e. Connolly,
Emily M. Thompson, ]. Wynn Davis,
j. T. Doran, John F. Mayer, Temper
ance Lance and John H. Wheeler.
o. H. Barber, vas appointed Post
master at American Falls last Sat-
urday to succeed w. A Bennett, re-
signed. Mr.. Bennett has been Post
master at American Falls, almost since
the post office was established in 1882.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-04-28

Vera Oliver, guard.
Lorene Barnhart, guard.
Genene White, forward.
Helen Tucker, forward.
Maro0ns.
Pearl Burrell, centen
Mabel Burrell, guard.
Lillian Johnson, guard.
Grace McKown, forward.
Marion Rowberry, forward.
Referee, George Esau. Umpire
Irene Oliver. Linemen, Guy Oliver
and L. L. Evans, Jr.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-04-28
ANOTHER FORWARD STEP
IN

The Friday meeting at Aberdeen,
while critical from the standpoint of
moral effect, was not what might be
considered decisive. Opponents of the
n big district plan m~arshalled their
stock voting strength in a decidedly
questionable name expecting to
throw a bomb into the stockholders
meeting.
The favor with which the project is
regarded by the honest to goodness
resident farmers is gratifying in the
extreme and no pesimistic lingo OF
would be obstructionists will inter-
fere materially with their success. A
clear majority of 4 to 1 was shown for
the project Friday at Aberdeen.
THE BANK
CONSOLIDATION.
Better financial conditions must
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-04-28
DRESS

Mary had a low-neck dress which fitted to perfection and wore it every
where's 1 guess against her Mas objection $500. She also had a auto
car, which likely made her dMzy-she couldn't seem to go nowhar, without
the doggone Lizzy -. She motord through the chill night air, with
out regard to season She didn't have no brains to spare, and never
stopped to reason. ! At last she got a neeze L, cough, which driv
her to a frenzy. The doctor which they called right off, pronounced it in
fIuenZy!!
They put her in her little bed, while pangs of anguish filled her. The
blasted germs flew to her head, and mighty nearly killed her. But
still the doctor fingered near until he got ZEN busted,a and Marys low-neck
dress, 1 hear, has made him plumb Disguised. And now, when Marys out
at night, her conarIone is hidden, and little Mary doth delight to do as she
is hidden.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-04-28
Most Popular Man.

d. ". Davis. is easily the most pop
ular man in town. He returned from
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-12-14
HOW DOES MALARIA WINTER
In THE SOUTH

No farmer in the South can af-
ford to fold his hands as soon
as the growing season is over and
his crops are in the barn. No pro-
gressive farmer would think of str
ting idly ~ during the winter months
While the weed and grass seed, sas-
safras sprouts and boil wevii are
digging ill., establishing themselves
at stragegic points all over his
place and getting ready for the next
spring drive against his crops. AS
matter of fact, during the grow
ing season the farmer is so busy
planting, cultivating and harvesting
it is only after his crops are in that
he is free to fight the farm pests
TO best advantage.
Speaking of farm pests which
must be fought during the winter
months, had you ever thought Of ma
laria III this connection? Next sum-
mer malaria will blossom out in your
community and bear its usual bane-
ful crop of chills and fever to inter-
fere with the JOY of living, and re-
duce the efficiency of everyone at
tackled. AT the end of the season the
crop report of this disease, as col
lected by your State Health Depart
ment, will show some deahts, much
sickness, and greater economic loss
than that from any other disease in
the South.
!, How then does malaria winter in
the southern states? You see very
few cases of chills and fever during
the winter months, and it is only on
the warmest days that there are any
malaria mosquitoes flying about. 1t
is true that many malaria mosqui-
toes hibernate, or live through the
winter months III secluded places, but
so far as is known these mosquitoes
do not carry the infection over I'M
til next spring. Next years mala-
ria crop is carried over in only one
way--in the bodies Of persons pre-
viously infected, inadequately treated,
and never really cured of the disease.
Here then is the clue for this win
ter's campaign against next sum-
mer's malaria. Kill the malaria seed
in human hosts. CURE the malaria
case, and thus prevent an abundant
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-12-14


crop of malaria next year, for it is
from these old cases that all of next
seasons new. crop will spring. Fortu-
nately, we can kill the malaria germs
without injury to the person who car
ries them in his blood. Quinine will
do this almost without fail Of it is
taken in sufficient dosage for long
enough time.
The United States Public Health
Service, the National Malaria Com
mittee, and the State Health Officers
Of all the southern states, have APP
proved the "Standerd Quinine Treat
ment for Malaria"
"For the acute attack, 10 grains of
quinine sulphate by mouth 8 times a
day for period of at least 3 or 4
days; to be followed by 10 grains
every night before retiring for a
period of 10 weeks. For infected per-
sons not having acute symptoms at
the time only the weeks treatment
| is required Proportionate doses for
children according to age"
The best physicians of the South
are employing this treatment, or some
thing similar in the way of dosage
and length Of treatment. Certainly,
it is a great improvement over small
doses of iquinie or chill tonics dis
continued as soon as the chills are
broken, which rarely effect a perma-
nent cure. If you have had malaria
recently, consult your physician and
take quinine under his direction UNI
/ til cured.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-12-14
At the Christmas Party.

The wise hostess wishes to prevent
her young guests from pairing off and
remaining with their escorts the entire
evening. To change partners in a
novel and entertaining way In the
course of the evening, have ready
circle of green cardboard divided into
as many sections as there are girls
present. Write girls name in each
division. Now cut out large red
pasteboard star, with white arrow
painted on one of the points, and
fasten this star to the center of the
cardboard circle by means of a large
pin. Each boy in turn comes up and
spins the star, and the maiden whose
name is indicated when the white ar
row comes to rest is accorded him as
partner. Of course, If girls name
has already been chosen the boy must
spin again. This spinning star will
result in much mirth for the young
people.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-12-14
THE CHRISTMAS
PICNIC
TINE young people were going tt
BY Mary Graham Bonner
!, 1922. Western Newspaper unlon.l

TINE young people were going to
= give a Christmas picnic on the
day after Christmas. They had all
decided that it would be no end OF
fun to take their skates and have a
long day of skating, and to have their
dinner out of doors.
They felt 1t would be particularly
good for them, too, to get away from
the sweets and holiday food they
would constantly be nibbling at II
they were home.
SO on the day after Christmas they
went on the Christmas picnic and skat-
ing party.
They all had so much enthusiasm.
Everyone was going to take part. Ev-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-12-14

man who called himself the life of the
party and who had come CARRIED in
knickerbockers and sport sweater was
suddenly quiet. He said he was not
much good at making fire. Instead,
he seemed to admire himself and his
handsome legs and to ignore the OPEN
ing of the baskets. To be sure, he
looked well and his attitude said quite
plainly:
''The man who invented knickerbock-
ers, without a doubt had good looking
legs himself, and perhaps an enemy
with particularly ugly ones. but he GER
tainly didn't get the better of me-"
But Jerry, who was always good
fire builder and upon whom the work
always rested, despite previous pro-
tests that it would not this time, was
the one now who built the fire.
And the rest of the typical picnic
people did the usual things. There
was the man who talked about build
ing the fire so as to keep the smoke
from blowing in the faces of every
one present.
There was the girl who spoke from
time to time in alarmed, sudden SEN
fences, wondering in turn If the salt,
pepper, bacon, sugar, milk or coffee
pot had been forgotten.
There was the girl who was obvious
ly helpless.
There was the girl who kept asking
what she could do to help, who would
have received any suggestions with
a very bad grace.
And there was Milly, who really un-
did the packages and cooked the ba-
con and saw that everyone had enough
to eat.
The man who said most about not
being hungry inquired with more than
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-12-14

"l'm Glad Pm One" Said Agnes.
Uncle Peter had spoken of Uncle
iSamta's lavishness in far countries.
Edith voiced it when she wanted to
know if it would be of any use for
them to expect anything that Christ
mas, whether or not they were to hang
up their stockings you'll put your
foot in it if you do" said George. "No,
she won't" said Uncle Peter; II have
had special delivery letter from
Uncle Santa, saying that he has had
his eye on this house for the last
itwelpemonth, and that this will be one
of his stopping places because from 1t
$50 much of service for others has been
going out. He says that you are his
gardeners, and that you have planted
$50 many seeds of kindness that lot
of beautiful things will be sure to
come up. That is always the way, he
says; in fact, it is the way in which
he got rich himself"
This was a very pleasant assurance
for the children. It made them think
had made when they were having war
gardens all over the town: A certain
Mr.. Rose had been appointed by the
mayor as inspector of gardens for the
whole place, and one day Betty point
ed him out to friend with whom she
was walking. e'There goes Mr.. Rose"
she said; ''he's an expecter of gar
dens I"
When the children had been re-
minded Of Mr.. Rose they also remem-
bered what Betty had done at their
last Christmas party; stalking heavily
and pompously down the room, she
had said: I'm Mr.. Atlas, who holds
up the world" So one of them stood
on tiptoe. threw back her head and
threw out her arms and said: 'Tm
Uncle SANTA Claus, who holds up the
world" 'Well done!" cried Uncle
Peter; "thats just i'll"
There wasn't any disappointment in
the house the next morning. "Did you
get all that you wanted?" asked
Uncle Peter. "Yes," said Mary.
ssWere you at all Disappointed"
issNo," said Mary. When Mary said
I"Goodness," her mother said, you
shouldn't say goodness, Mary" ezra
cious ~ said Mary. But Mary was too
excited to have care for her ex-
pressions. In describing the situation
afterwards she said: II was Id a per-
feet stupor of excitement"
Uncle Peter had a present, too.
After all the rest had been made
happy Agnes brought out a parcel,
and when Uncle Peter opened it there
were too big books that told over
asan the story of all that America
had stood for and accomplished. This
made him very glad indeed, and he
asked them to write his name on the
ly leaf and to say that it was from
his Young Americans. Then the
Christmas party ended with verse
of our national anthem, heartily sung
and followed by ill the other verses,
with a hurrah for Uncle Sam instead
Of m amen
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-12-14
Uncle
Santa Claus
BY Christopher G. Hazard
Page Four

/ (0, 1922, Western Newspaper Union,
<6STELL us a story. Uncle Peter"
\ said the children, as they
lclimbed over their kindly relative one
lChristmas eve "a story!" repeated
lUncle Peter, affecting surprise, but
Willing to draw upon his inexhaustible
stock: swell, have you ever heard of
Uncle Santa CLAUSE" "Oh you mean
Nncle Santa Clausr' exclaimed Jack.
HNo, | don't" said Uncle Peter; II
mean the old man with the plug hat,
1.-THE blue swallowtail coat, the striped
Ibreeches: the old man with eyes like
stars and a smile that never comes off
Excepting when somebody is treading
ion somebody else; the old man with
1.-THE striped flag, whose headquarters
lis up in Alaska; the biggest Santa
Claus there is" "All right, then"
answered the children, "tell us about
him."
"Well," said Uncle Peter, che has
his hands full just now and is doing
lall he can to fill the hands of others.
The air is so noisy with wireless cries
and clamorS, there are so many hands
reaching out over the seas, that he is
almost distracted. Ever since he got
back from the great war he has
been repairing it's damage and renew
ing the prosperity that it spoiled. And
long before that he was in the Christ
mas business. He surprised China by
refusing to accept the great sum of
the Boxer indemnity. He let the Gu
bans have Cuba when he had made
them free, and many thought that he
had a right to take that fair island
for himself He is working hard at
his task of making America truly
American, sober, Industrious, en-
frightened, prosperous, happy, Christ
masy nation"
I'm glad I'm one of his American
children" said Agnes, when Uncle
Peter had concluded; with which SEN
itiment all the rest agreed.
A little cloud of doubt had arisen
ION the Christmas sky, however, as
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-12-14

eryone was going
to help and assist
and work.
But when it
came time for
dinner everyone
seemed h u n CRY
but helpless, and
somehow the cold
seemed to have
glowed in their
cheeks and hearts
as they skated,
b ut to b a v e
numbed them as
the work of the
picnic doomed in
view.
The gay and
debonair young
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-12-14

be charged for all obituary notices of
business men who did not advertise
while living, and delinquent subscrib-
ers will be charged Is cents line for
obituary notices. Advertisers and
cash subscribers will receive the best
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-12-14

in the shop when they shuttle off. Bet
ter send in your advertisements and
pay up your subscriptions now, as
chol era is abroad in the land. sugar
City (Colo.) Gazette.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-12-14
FARM BUREAU ELECTION

This is to notify paid members of
the Lafayette County Farm Bureau
that we viii hold the annual meeting
for the election of officers at the
Court House at Oxford at one o'clock
Monday Dec. Is, 1922.
Every member should attend this
meeting and participate in the elec.
ton Of officers for next year. Ii
on account of sickness or other I'm,
avoidable cause, you cannot attend
please send your prox YIN writing,
w. d. HEDLESTON, PRESlDENl 1.
WARNING TO DEADHEADS
The editor of a Kansas newspaper
eaxts. "Ten cents per line straight VIII
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-12-14

their eating services.
And after the picnic was over and
Jerry was helping Milly as she washed
off the dishes in the boiling water Jer-
ry had saved in the old big kettle, he
said:
"Milly, you're the most unselfish girl
I've ever known. Different from ev-
eryone. I've always thought so. And
don't you think we'd make a good
team-not only o. picnic but through
life?"
And Milly answered:
'That's very much the way I've
thought about you, Jerry"
SO that you see, Milly and jerry
weren't so much cheated at that pic
mic as you might have thought In
fact, they had very merry Christmas
picnic!
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-12-14

an academic In
terest as to what
the filling of the
sandwiches might
be.
And there was
the man present
who spoke from
time to time of
the good things
that could have
been brought If
only he h a d
thought Of them
sooner.
But Jerry and
Milly saw that
the picnic was a
real picnic, while
the others gave
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-02-03
NORTH WILDWOOD NOTES

A series Of robberies in North Wild
wood is undoubtedly the preparation
of m~iscreants familiar with the neigh
borhood. Last week in the absence OF
the family. former Lieut.. ]. H. Nilsson
returned Sunday, finding that a win
dow had been jimmied through which
the thieves had gained entrance to
his bungalow in East Eighteenth ave
nue. and man articles of value taken,
including some heirlooms brought
here from England and Ireland, ap-
proximately worth $500. Lieut.. Mil
som has asked the aid Of the state
police in an effort to run down the
thieves. No less than eight robberies
have been committed within the past
few weeks, and mostly in those homes
where the families are absent.
Mrs. f. Martin. of the Marquette
apartments, at Twenty-fourth and
Central avenues, entertained a few Of
her friends on Thursday evening of
last week. They spent a very enjoy
able evening and refreshments were
served.