davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-13

Detroit. Mich. Feb. IS -
Marriage must be reinstated as
an institution, spiritual mani
fesbation of sacrifice worthy of
most ardent loyalty" Judge Ira
L. Jayne, of the circuit court de-
clared in summing up his exper-
fences with divorce cases.
Zone month / tried 200 divorce
cases, and with the aid of one of
the woman investigators, ques
toned each of the parties to get
at the real cause for divorce"
Judge Jayne said.
"Of the 200, but three were
contested-less than two per
cent. One-third were started by
the man and two-thirds by the
woman, though | doubt if that
means anything, because SO
many of our divorcing men are
so chivalrous that they insist
the wife go down and bare the
intimate secrets of marriage to
the crowded court rooms, and the
women seem to want to GO. In
but 20 of the families, or about
one-third, had there ever been
children.
"Of the 20 mothers who had
children but 80, or about one-half
asked for support from the faith
Ell, and no woman without child
rem asked for continuous support
from her ex-husband, In many
of the eases it appeared that the
woman was actually earning
more money than the man.
"As to the underlying causes
it appeared that about so per
cert were due to a lack of love,
cooling of the affections, call it
what you will. Other causes
found were drunkenness, separa-
ton during the war, propinquity
to another.
Marriage to secure or to main
tain the creature comforts of
home no longer is necessary, as
the bachelor OF either sex, ]
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-13

the Southern cities, and there arc
ve,y few OF those which are not
up pretty close 70 this limit. r.
the East and West you find num-
bcrS Of cities which have a bond
cd debt OF only ; per cent or 7
percent" The writer goes on e
say that, TO correct the situation
now confronting the cities of Nir-
Ginia and of the South with re-
gard to the safe of bonds, it viii
be necessary to have the statu.
tory laws governing the purchase
of such collateral changed in the
States of New York. MasSachu-
sets and Connecticut. another
requirement of the Savings Bank
Association of New York is that
the bonded dc6t of a Municipality
selling bonds to those banks shall
not exceed : per cent.
after my talk with YOU IL
Richmond several weeks ago" the
letter reads, Il had the pleasure
of talking with George Ainslie.
mayor of your city. and he tells
me that he has had this matter
up" tmeaning the matter Of
overcoming the statutory Difficult
ties in New York with regard to
the purchase Of Richmond NUM-
oipalO, land that the City "
Richmond was willing to donate
several thousand dollars for thi,
purpoSe"-1ae purpose Of haviuc
,hc law limitation on bond pur-
ch3Scs changed in New York.
u feel confident" continued NJ
Jordan. that il the matter is
taken up with the City Manager
of Norfolk, Virginia, Charles E.
lAShburner. they (Norfolk) would
be- glad to donate several thous.
and dollars. although Norfolk's
eudcbtcdneSS is way above Z
per cent" The writer goes o.
to express the belief that tn,
banks Gin both Norfolk and Rich
mond" would probably be glad t,
assist in the fight 20 make Vir
ginia municipal securities accept
able in New York. saying: 81
would unQuestionably be a ver.
desirable thing for the State u
Virginia to have the bonds of it
cities legal here"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-13
This Mary Had a
Busy Little Still

Scranton, Pa, Feb. Binary
didn't have little lamb, but she
had little still.
Mary's other name was and Is
Balavitz. Her age is 81, old for
lamb but plenty young for stills,
incidentally, she is very easy to
Look at.
This Mary lays her woes to her
neighbors, not to the pupils and
teacher, as did the other Mary.
These neighbors talked too much,
said Mary. She appeared in a
fine new fur coat. The neighbors
said she had no rich relatives and
anyhow, none of the relatives had
recently passed away, so where
did she get the coat. The police
heard the talk. They watched
the house and found many OF
Mary's guests carried bottles or
buckets when they called and tool
EN- home, too, when they leit.
Finally the police grew so curl
Gus that they wanted look, so
they got a search warrant.
When the police raided the
house a fine big copper still was
found, going full blast and a
quantity of mash and "moonshine'
was discovered in the house.
When told she would have to &C
to headquarters, Mary refused to
ride in the patrol wagon so they
permitted her to go in her own
car.
She nonchantly threw down 800
in crisp notes for surety.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-13
Claims "'Cure All"
For Boil Weevil
nv United Press.J

Atlanta, Ga, Feb. 1o--The
Cure all' which will rid the
South of its greatest agricultural
menace-the boil weevil has at
last been perfected, according to
announcement here.
After two years Of experiment.
ing, DR.. William S. Cox, extensive
cotton planter and president OF
CoXs College for Women here, has
discovered a chemical compound
which will Danish the pest from,
the fields of the South, he de-
clares.
The compound, which is com
position of gas, water and a So
luble poison, is used in the form
of a spray. Astonishing results
haze been obtained in many tests.
The trials were first conducted on
DR.. CoX's two thousand acre farm
in Alabama and proved conclu-
sively that it would exterminate
weevils, he says.
Not only does the poison kill
the weevils but it also aids the
development of the plants, it is
claimed. The formula for the
poison is kept secret.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-13

made in the six Latin textbooks
ON the list, and an optional
chanee was made in French for
those who wish to teach the sub
iect by the direct method. In
Science, the number OF textbooks
now en- the list was reduced and
several changes made in the list
one Of which is optional.
1t is gratifying to note that the
entire book list could be revised to
meet present needs with so few
changes, and rs far as the ele-
mentarv list is concerned which
affe, IS larger school population
and the larger educational inter
ests of the State, it can be seen
that the changes were limited 20
one required and two optional
changes on the required basal
list.
The State Board Of Education
during its proceedings this week
adopted a policy which may place
upon an entirely different plane
the policy in this: That because
the problem Of school book adop-
ton. Explained in q few words,
of the development Of scientific
technique in education. il is now
possible to cXperimentslly deter-
mine the relative worth Of text
books by their use under stand
ard school room conditions. Such
being the ease. q small list Of
textbooks in each subject should
first be selected by preliminary
examination and test and subSe-
quently tested out in the schools
for at least one year prior to the
time Of adopting textbooks
I'm accordance with the detailed
plan formulated. during the mex,
year it is planned to test out
the elementary spelling book and
language and grammar now on
Tie present list and compare the
results with several other texts
in these subjects which by care
fUl study have been found to
score HIGH in excellence. This re-
port WI be made to the State
Board Of Education for considera-
ton and will be made the basis
for determining what changes
shall subsequently, he made in
these subjects.
BY 4 careful scientific technique
this will place all books of all
publishers tested on exactly the
same basis, and will assure Sc
curing the best book. Such a pol
icy as this it is believed will set
a precedent for the adoption OF
textbooks in other states. The
various publishers consulted as
regards the merit of this plan
are enthusiastic for it, and are
anxious 10 have their books test
ed in accordance with it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-13
Woman Injured
In Auto Smash
R. H. Massie, Colored
Fined SIS For VIC
lating Traffic Law

Following an investigation yes
terday in the police court in the
case of r. H. Massie, colored,
charged with violation of t?af-
&c regulations, his machine and
an automobile driven by John S.
Beach having come together at
King and Alfred streets Sunday.
Massie was fined SIS and costs.
AS result of the collision.
Mrs. Peter Fields of Accotink,
Fairfax county, was thrown from
the machine driven by Beach and
sustained cuts and bruises for
which she was treated at the AL
exandria Hospital by DR.. H. A,
Wood. She left the hospital yes
terday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-13
Johnny Bull Puzzled
AT American Language

London, Feb. 13-"Daggone"
Heck" "Saphead." "Dumbellr'
One couldn't expect a British
err to understand these American
izations of his mother tongue.
So the English edition of Sin
clair Lewis realistic interpreta-
ton of the American city, "Bab-
bitt," contains translation of the
more vulgar terms.
Hugh Walpole, English nov
elist, wrote the introduction urg-
ing the British not to see the
characters as "too ugly and fur
nishing glo-ssTy to interpret
the slang cT Lewis characters.
Some of the interpretations of the
American vernacular into the Bri-
fish follows:
Observation-Disclosures euphe-
mism for damn.
"Heck"-familiar for Hecuba, a
New England deity.
"Saphead"-having water on
the brain.
"Dumbell"-a silent fool.
"Bat'-a spree.
"Bodtlegging" illegal trading
in drink, the drink usually in a
boot.
"Bulldoze'-to bully with soft
ness.
"Dog'-side.
"Dub"-a fool.
"Flivver"- cheap motor car
of delicate build.
"Ice Cream Soda CHASTITY
hot weather temperance drink.
"Phi Beta Kappa"-numerous
college societies
"Prof" - middle-western for
professor.
"Queen"-a respectable woman,
"Razz for fair"-the heavy cen
sure.
Regular fellow othodox bus
mess man.
"Tux"-American for dinner
Jacket.
Wisenheimer"-a well-inform-
ed man of the world.
"Where you get of"-where
YOU are making a mistake.
Square" - middle-western Tor
square meal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-13
Text Book List And Price
Has Very Few Changes

Richmond, Feb. 13--Very few
changes were made in the present
list OF textbooks for use IN the
public schools of Virginia By the
State Board of Education which
met in Richmond for five days
last week to consider the adoption
of textbooks for the schools OF
the State. There viii be prac-
tically no change in current pric-
as. Under contracts which VIII
shortly be signed with publish
srs, Virginia is guaranteed on
the titles adopted and readopted
as low prices on textbooks as pre-
vail anywhere in the United
States, and should prices subsc-
quently be lowered IN other states
they must be lowered on CORES
ponding titles of books in Viz
ginia at the same time. To en-
force such contracts as provided
by law in the State, publishers arc
placed under bond
Generally speaking, it is said,
that there has been q slight de-
crease in the number of books
hereafter to be required for base,
use in the schools.
In the elementary grades, new
book was adopted in civics TO con
form to recent tendencies dcve;-
oped in the teaching OF CivicS
from the larger community point
of view. An optional change was
made in Geography and in Physi-
oiogy; local school boards VIII de-
eide which OF the options in these
subjects will be accepted. The
number of options in Drawing
was increased, while the number
of options in Music was decreas-
ed. These few changes constt-
tute the total number made in the
basal list in the elementary
schools; and such changes were
thought absolutely necessary BY
the Board because of significant
changes in the subjects since the
books on the present list were
adopted eight years ago.
In the high school list, there
was a change from two books IN
English Composition to one book
n the same subject. The mum
ser Of history textbooks was re
,uced from six to three books on
ne required basal list, and 4
hange was made in European
history and in American His
Dry. Such changes in history
ere felt to be necessary because
the effect Of the World War
Don new points of view in the
eatment of history. The pros
I book in High School Eco
>mics was dropped from the list
which no book was substituted
d q change was made in Civil
)vernment. One change was
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-13
Virginia Municipal Bonds
Not Sought In The North

BY CARTER w. WORMLEY
Richmord, Va, Feb. 13-Inter-
ing comment on why it is DIFF
alt to dispose of Virginia mu-
ipal bonds in the States of
w York. Massachusetts and
nnecti9u,J is made in a letter
emily received by ID. X. Crcecy,
Richmond, from K. T.. Jordan.
the Investment department o.
financial house OF HAYDEN,
one and Company, New York.
I while this subject may, at
30 blush, appear to he one Of
mary Importance TO the cities
", il viii, upon more careful cX-
1iuation, be found To intcress
ally every section and politica!
It of the State.
In his reply to Mr.. Crcecy. M.
rdan makes the statement that
;one or The municipals Of the
ate Of Virginia, tmcaniYg
>nds). 'arc legal for Savings
anks or Insurance Companies IN
e States Of New York, MaSS1-
:usettS or Connecticut" This
; due to an old law on the stat
&c books OF the three States
AIMED. according 60 the writer.
laking it illegal for Saving,
tanks and Insurance Companies
! any Of the thrsc States to i'm
est in bond issues by the oitic.
/ any State which failed 70 mcc-
heir interest since 1861.
"Since the Civil War South
IN muujcipSls, rs Il whole, have
old much less readily than those
# cities North Of the Mason an
Dixon line" says Mr.. Jordan
Furthermore, the bonding lint
alton is Is per cent in most OF
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-13
Washington Players
After Local Teams

The Powell A. c. of Washing
ton, playing at 100 pounds, would
like basket ball games with some
of Alexandria's junior teams at
an early date.
Phillip Needles, is manager of
the team and may be reached by
telephone at Adams 1896 or by
letter at 1853 Harvard street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-13
st. Mary's Juniors VIII
Play Macklin A. c. Team

Tonight in the Lyceum Hall
the st. Mary's juniors will
play the Mackin juniors of Wash
ington.
The Mackins have been setting
a fast pace winning every game
thus far. The locals have made
an equally enviable record.
The game will start promptly
at 1880 o'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-13
Thirty-Seven Cases Are
On Police Docket To-Day

One of the largest Monday
dockets in many months was pre-
sented to Justice Duvall today.
There were thirty-seven cases and
most of the accused parties for
feited their collateral. The ar
rests were made Saturday and
Sunday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-13

Moscow: At present the city
of Moscow has forty thousand
more school houses than in 1913
and 100000 more than in 1913
in the Moscow district. I'm 1913
there We're children's homes in
the district for $4,000 children
only. Today Moscow alone houses
this number.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-13

Blenheim palace, the residence
of the duke of Marlborough, IS
one Of the finest in England.
There are 100 rooms in the pal
ace. and / 5staircases. 1t is said
that $4,000 worth of putty is re-
quired every year to keep the win
dodw paines in repair.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-13
German A. z. +.
Bride Amazed
Eggs 75c Cents a Dozen
and Tip 1000
Marks, Ach!
CIV United Press.)

New York, Feb. lS--Acn
All the wonder, amazement and
dismay felt by Mrs. VIM. B. Ry-
an. an A. F. F. bride was sum-
med up in this one exclamation to-
day when she was informed that.
In New York good eggs are
Is cents a Dozen.
Rents are 500 a month.
Tips to bellboys are about T.
600 marks.
Mrs. Ryan is one of the Ger
man wives of American soldiers
who arrived here Sunday on the
transport st. Mihiel, direct from
Coblenz where the doughboys have
been rated as millionaires-in
marks.
With the other wives, she vert
Hotel Rutledge where she and
the rest of the girls from the
Rhineland are waiting to see what
is going to happen to them. Mos
Of the soldier husbands are figur-
ing on quitting the army and lind
ing work. Those that stick will
have to support their wives on
$50 a month. and these wives are
used to fur coats, and hothopse
strawberries in the winter.
Mrs. Ryan. with her baby giri
PLAYING around the room Wa.
taking long look out the win
dow at a narrow New York street
when she was interviewed. The
other ''war brides" were keeping
pretty close to their rooms until
their men folks could get over
from the Brooklyn army base.
They hesitated to venture forth
into a world where the price o.
a meal IS about equivalent to the
whole months grocery bill back
home.
I'VE don't expect to have any
trouble getting along" Mrs. Ry-
an said-before the price of eggs
was mentioned.
eve are all good housekeepers.
Seven dollars week should be
enough for any small family to
live on, even with the high prices
that they tell about.
81 brought enough clothes with
me from Germany to do for Il
long while yet, so we won't have
to worry about wardrobe expenS-
eS.
"Of course I don't expect our
money will go as far as it did at
home, but we'll get a nice little
place and live simply"
The reporter at this point men
toned the price of eggs, the pre-
vailing scale of rents, the cost OF
shoes and automobile tires.
Zach" said Mrs. Ryan.
Nearly a days pay for dozen
eggs. A few little things for
baby Mary-the price wouldn't
have mattered in Germany
would cost a weeks wages here.
But in moment she smiled con-
fiGently.
"Mv husband will know what
10 do" she said, with a vigorous
nod.
"He will make more money"
The doughboys. last combat cor
tinecnt of the A. f. F. arrived
here Yesterday. Driving snow
down the bay delayed the trans
port and reduced the reception
committee to a handful of OIL
cials. Naval Base Brooklyn made
q lukewarm attempt at welcome
but the edge was off the affai:
ard the returned soldiers ana
several German brides were quick
" assimilated into local army
life.
interviewed unofficially the en-
listed men. without exception de
clared they'd like TO 60 back TO.
the Rhine.
In all. 152 enlisted men with IS
wives and 27 officers made no
the st. Mihieps passenger list
when the transport arrived here
The first PreShvtorian church IN
America was founded in 1920.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-13

Canada belongs to Great Brit
ain. The country is divided into
provinces and districts, From
these representatives are chosen,
who form the Canadian parlia-
ment which is the law-making
body of the country. The head
of the government, the governor
general, is appointed by the ruler
of Great Britain.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-13

Canada has the largest forest
in the world. 1t is in the Hudson
Bay region. and is roughly LOCO
by 700 miles.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-13

Canada Isl setting aside re-
stricted area in the neighborhood
of TT. Smith, north Of Alberta,
as a buffalo preserve.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-13

AUSTRALIA GOING picture
dry
being
Australian for the
which win link odonatta Oar
crossing the richest mineral and most pasua&e rson
thee
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-13

The first PrHshvt"rian church !
was founded in 1920. ,
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-04-06

How easy to borrow money when
you haven't any use for it!
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-04-06
FROM GENERATION
TO GENERATION
Mothers Advise Their Daughters to
Rely upon Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound to Keep
Them in Health

gave her Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and now she is q
healthy, happy, hearty, strong girl
and weighs 120 pounds. She has no
difficulty in doing her gym work,
and she works at home every night
and morning, too. l am a mother who
can certainly praise your medicine,
and if it will be of any benefit you
may use this letter as a reference"
Mrs. GEORGE f. WHITACRE, 621 w.
Madison Ave, Mahoningtown, Pa.
Every girl wants to be healthy and
strong, and every mother wants her
daughter to do well in school and to
enjoy herself at all times.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound is a splendid medicine for
young girls just entering womanhood.
Mothers maydepend uponit. Remem-
Der it is prepared from roots and
herbs, contains nothing that can in
jure, and tends to tone up and
strengthen the organs concerned,
so that they will work in q healthy
and normal manner.
For nearly fifty years it has been
used by women of all ages, and
these women know its great value.
Let it help your daughter and
yourself.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-04-06
"A Mothers Advice Prevents
Operation

Corona, N. Y.-"I had a terrible
pain in my left side and had to go to
bed every so often. Doctors had told
me ! must be operated on, but ! do
not believe in the knife and would
rather suffer than go through it. My
mother also did not believe in it and
she made me take Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound because
it had helped her. 1t has also helped
me for 1 am better and able tn do all
my work. l recommend your medi-
cine and give you permission to S
my letter as a estimonial."-Mrs.J j.
BUSCH, Jr., IL S. Railroad Avenue,
Corona. N. Y.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-04-06
Not Entirely Artificial.

81 was deceived in YOU" complained
the husband. "You.' teeth are hand
made, your complexion is artificial and
your hair is another's. You are wholly
false"
mo, not wholly" she replied. IL
have a mind of my own, as you very
well know"
And he was forced 10 admit the
bitter truth of her Statement.-Bos-
ton Evening Transcript.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-04-06
A Sickly Child

Mahoningtown, PA would like
to say a few words about Lydia f.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
About a year ago ! thought it would
be necessary for me to take my
daughter out of school. She was
losing weight, was nervous, and
when she would come home from
school she would dropinto a chair and
cry, and say, Mamma, / don't believe
] can go to school another dayl' ]
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-04-06

to only a dozen persons. The written
copy of the recipe is kept in a crys.
tai goblet, under triple locks, in a
room in which the essential oils are
mixed.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-04-06
Thought for the Day.

The average son takes the advic
of his father just like the father tool
advice from his father.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-04-06

An open mind is desirable If it can
accept or reject intelligently the stuff
1t catches.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-04-06
COLOGNE Is 200 Fears Old.

The recipe for making the original
eau de cologne was discovered more
than two hundred years ago, and
since that time ii has been i%nrruSted
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-04-06

Doctors Plan "Black List"
Doctors in London are suggesting a
BLACK list" Of patients who go from
one medical man to another instead Of
paying their bills.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-04-06
a woman doesn't really have faith In
Il man until other people lose it.

Clubs are the most valid excuse for
not staying at home.