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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-26
Have You This Habit?
By Margaret Morrison
ROBERTA HOOD

. OBERTA HOOD had lived all her
life up to eighteen on her fathers
old farm at Pleasant Valley. So when
it came time for her to begin to think
of her own financial future, she nat
urally turned to the city. And in two
months she was one of five girls work
ing in the pressing room of the big
garment factory that supplied uptown
shops with children's fine dresses.
From eight to five she ironed dainty
ruffles and tucks and plaits The
other workers rarely spoke to her; all
went about their business in a dull,
determined way; at intervals the man.
ager looked in; and once in two weeks
she drew her pay envelope. She be-
came so used to the four mustard-col-
ored walls that she was no longer con-
scious of anything beyond her ironing
board and the shelf above.
Then one week she went home for
Sunday. 1t was April and the woods
were full of violets. Roberta Hood
picked big box of violets and moss
to take to the city with her. When
she left for her work on Monday morn
ing the blossoms were so fragrant that
she took few with her In glass ami
put them on the shelf above her iron
ing board All that day as she looked
up at intervals they seemed something
living amid the mechanical routine
of her motions The head of the room
came over to take sniff and said
that he came from the country, too.
On her next visit home Roberta
brought back some ivy, and the five
workers took turns watering it and
washing down the glossy leaves.
Through this common interest they be-
gan to eat lunch together. Then they
started window box, and finally they
achieved curtains, and table where
they spread their sandwiches and bot
ties of milk.
The pressing room had become a
matter of interest in the, factory. FL
nally, one day, the president of the
company strolled in. He was a pro-
gressive man and he appreciated the
business value of the esprit de corps of
this little group. The upshot was a
clubroom for the workers of the fac
tory-a room of their own-freshly
painted, with geraniums, and a dis
reputable yellow cat that they had
adopted as their mascot.
To open the new club they had
party. The head man in Roberta's
room sat next to her.
"This is your doingsr' said he.
"Aw, go ont" laughed Roberta.
But the next spring, when they were
married, Roberta put extra effort into
fixing up" their rooms. She had
learned the value of the habit of bring
ing beauty into everyday life.
HAVE YOU THIS HABIT?
GO by Metropolitan Newspaper Service.)
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-26
Quebec Planting Trees

A contract for planting 10000 trees
on the Montreal Quebec highway was
awarded to a Poliette nursery by the
provincial department of highways
and roads. Half of these trees were
to be planted this spring and the
other half next fall. This number is
In addition to the 1000 trees to be
planted by the lands and forest de-
partment for the account of the
roads department. A total of 100000
plants will be necessary to improve
the scenery along the principal high
ways in the western section Of the
province.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-26
Noise That Annoys Not

Liege is, at this time of the year,
the center Of a sport which has no
followers elsewhere.
Attending cock-crowing competitions
is one of the ways in which the Bel
gian artisan spends part Of his leisure.
Special ROSTERS are bred for these
contests, and that which outcrows his
fellows is adjudged the winner.
The rooaters are placed in cages,
each OF which is set an inch or 80
from its neighbors. This proximity, it
seems, produces that spirit Of rivalry
without which the affair would fall
flat.
A marker it appointed for each bird.
his job being to note the number of
crows made. AS rule match lasts
an hour.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-26
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
NOSEBLEED AND A KEY

TN MANY parts of the country it Is
i believed that a key worn on a
chain around, the neck will prevent or
cure nosebleed. The same supersti-
ton Is found in many parts of Europe
and In Asia. There are superst1tlons
with regard to the key which are OF
analogous nature. These superStitions
would appear to be compounded of
two elements; the idea of the ancients
with regard to iron as being Dotn
"bane and antedote" in witchcraft
and the idea of sympathetic magic.
In Asia the iron idea is stressed; In
Europe and America the sympathetic
magic idea. But in all three regions
the mixture is apparent.
In the superstition under considera-
ton the key derives its principal
power from the fact that key Is
used to lock up things. Therefore,
by sympathetic magic key worn
around the neck locks up the nose
bleed and stops it.
An analogy is found in the manner
In which the Balkan Slavs. in times
of epidemic keep the disease from
their village. Two women go outside
the village, one with lock and key
and one with q kettle of water. the
woman with the kettle says: "What
do YOU come for?" to which the wom-
an with the key replies, Il come to
lock the village from mishaps." And
having turned the key in the lock she
throws it into the kettle This is re-
peated three times at three different
places outside the village and the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-26
ByMILDRED
MARSHALL
ARABELLA

RABELLA, which is bestowed in
"a all good faith by fond parents
only to be cut down directly to the
more convenient Bella, is name OF
great power and dignity. 1t comes
from the "eagle'' series of Icelandic
names. which is responsible for many
Of the appellatives popular in English
speaking countries.
Arabella signifies "eagle heroine.
The first lady to bear the name was
the granddaughter of William the
Lion of Scotland, who married Robert
de Ouinci. Another Arabella was she,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-26
OGRE AND MERMAIDS

n NOE upon a time there was an
~ Ogre who lived in castle by the
sea and many times he had seen the
beautiful mermaids come up to sun
themselves on the. rocks, but he had
never been able to get near enough to
speak to them.
While the Ogre possessed some
magic power, he was not able to
change his form, so he went to a
wood witch and asked to be given
power to change into a dolphin when
he chose, for the Ogre had fallen in
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-26
Will blind confidence lead you
to physical disaster at age 81?
This is the experience of the average American,
United States Life Tables,
1920, indicate

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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-26

For the average person, health
physical freedom and full vigor-ex-
tends only from age Is to 81. Then
the slump. After 40, earnings fall off
rapidly. What do these startling facts
(taken from the United States Life
Tables, 1920 mean for yous
It is time to check up. It is time to
take stock of the present, and face the
future with open eyes. Blind faith in
the power of the human body to absorb
punishment has failed miserably. I'm
wise eating, stimulated nerves, Sleep
lessness; disregard of the simplest
laws of health; the flashing of the
overweight body to new exertions by
the use of drugs-physical decay be-
ginning at age BIZ This is the tragic
chronicle.
Nature provides a danger signal
fatigue-to warn when the body needs
rest. Certain drugs have the power to
deaden the fatigue signal One of the
most common Of these drugs is caffein
"a drug classified as a poison. The
average cup of coffee contains from
IA to 8 grains of caffein--a dose
equal to that often administered by
physicians in cases of heart failure.
Caffein, by deadening the danger
signal of fatigue, appears to give new
strength. Actually, this strength is
robbed from the body's own reserve,
stored up for ife's emergencies.
Coffee contains no nourishment. It's
only virtues as a beverage, are it's
warmth and flavor. A good, hot,
drNglesS drink is a benefit with every
meal.
Millions enjoy such a drink in
Postum. a drink made of whole
wheat and bran, skillfully roasted,
with little sweetening othing more.
A drink with the rich, mellow, full
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-26
Boy Scout Saued Brother

Just as his seven-year-Old brother who
had fallen through the ice on pond
near Kalamazoo, Mich, was being
drawn under the surface by the cur
rent, fourteen-year-old Scout Carl
Johnson, at peril of his own
life, plunged into the Icy water
and, securing hold on the little
fellow, pulled him to safety
The scout then extricated himself
from the waters grip and the broken
hole, and promptly hustled his small
brother home to recuperate from the
Ice bath. Application for an honor
medal for the youthful hero has been
made to the national court of honor by
the local council.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-26
"Whats in a Nane?!'
FACTS about Jour name; it's history; |
meaning; whence it Was derived; signif- |
canoe; your lucky day and lucky jewel

who, with her husband John de Mont
pyncon, held the manor of Magdalen
LAYER in the reign of Henry III.
The Normans, who made radical
changes in all names that did not
sound like French, cut Arabella down
to Arbell. my Lady of Arbella" was
the title of the unfortunate Arabella
Stuart. whose history is familiar to
all of u.s. 1t is chiefly due to this
poor lady that Arabella gained such
vogue and had such widespread usage
in England.
Arabellas talismanic gem is the dia-
mond. 1t promises her fearlessness,
success, and, If set in gold and worn
on the left hand, true and abiding
love. Thursday is her lucky day and
e her lucky number. The violet is
her flower.
70 by Wheeler Syndicate Inc)
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-26
Bees Gorken Beacon

Swarms Of bees recently swept Off
shore by the wind in a storm, made
their landing on the huge lamp of the
Southwest lighthouse off New Haven,
Conn So thick were the bees, says
an eyewitness, that they covered the
lens area of the beacon and obscured
the light that guides mariners in Long
Island sound.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-26
Che Whp Of Superstitions
By II. lRUlNG KING

villagers have greater faith in the
efficacy of the ceremony than in all
the health boards in existence. For
that matter, many an American girl
has more confidence in the power Of
the key around her neck (some say
it should be hung down the back)
to cure her nosebleed than in the skill
Of the DOCTOR
20 by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.)
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-26
Grades of Society

Fair Visitor-Here, my poor man,
are some roses for you. What can l
do to make you comfortable?
Prisoner-Guess you're making a
mistake, lady.
Fair -Mistake-how
Prisoner-Tm only here for porch
climbin'. Yer'll find the guy that killed
his wife in tn mex Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-26

Hobart Van Zandt Bosworth,
popular in the movies" was born in
Marietta, Ohio, in 1867. AS boy he
was of the Huck Finn type. BosWorth
served in the navy, having graduated
from Annapolis. He makes his home
in Los Angeles. He was long on the
stage before entering motion pictures.
He is six feet, one inch tall, weighs
200 pounds, has blue eyes, white hair
and fair complexion.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-26
Heredity

"How many are four and five?-
hands up!"
A forest Of hands perforated the
air.
"Ah. you-little girl in the front
seat"
"Fo'oer and fiv." answered the
young daughter of former telephone
operator, "are ni-yun. Bell Tele-
phone News.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-26
Removing Rust Spots

Rust spots on metal should be
rubbed with a cork that has been
dipped in paraffin. A cork moistened
with paraffin is also splendid for re-
moving marks from hearth tiles.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-26
Not Well Since
Three Years Old
Catarrh of
the Ear |
Neighbor
Recon-
mended
PE-RU-NA

The experience of Mrs. J. c.
Dacus, 1621 Booker ST., Little Rock,
Ark, was not an unusual one. It
was in fact a repetition of what
has happened in thousands upon
thousands of instances. She had a
running condition of the ear from
the time she was three years old.
In spite of treatment it per-
sisted and became very offensive.
One day neighbor recommended
Pe-ru-na and La-cu-pia which had
relieved his wife of the same
trouble.
Mrs. Dacus used three bottle of
each of these quick acting reme-
dies and reports that the discharge
and offensive odor are both gone.
Her disease was one of the very
many forms taken by Catarrh and
is known as chronic Otitis.
Wherever the catarrhal condition
is located Pe-ru-na reaches it.
May be purchased any place in
tablet or liquid FORM.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-26

Poverty may be a blessing in dis
guise to young people, but not to
old ones.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-26
A LINE O. CHEER
BY John Kendrick Bangs.
X X X X X X X y X X
JULY FOURTH
JULY FOURTH

Upon this day was made free
From every tinseled sover-
eighty,
And made ruling monarch of
a vast domain Of human love
4 king whose privilege it is
no serve manBind's necessities;
And in his quest for mortal pelf
To be forgetful of himself;
And on his brow with pride to
bear
The crown of service true kings
wear.
"a by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.)
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-26

Probably Lots wife passed some
other woman and turned to see what
she had on.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-26

Every man is great just because he
is man.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-26

Nothing dies but something mourns.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-26

HAROLD soMERs. $50 De Kalb Ave-. Brood
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-02-13
NEIGHbORHOOD
BREvITIES AND
NEARBY Notes
Important Events
of Week From Tri-
State Area.

John Kettler of Platteville is one
of the tallest men in the state of Wis
consin. He is six foot seven and
when he was a boy they were afraid
he would reach heaven before his al
lotted time.
Mr. and Mrs. DuCharme of 'Pra. du
CHEN, celebrated their 50th wedding
day Sunday They have five children
and fifteen grandchildren. Thirty
five relatives were present for the
wedding dinner.
Frank Chladek, mechanic at High
land, has invented a snow pillow in
connection with GreenWaldt and Lehr
of Mt. Horeb. The outfit is mounted
on truck and two speed motors
operate the rotary ploW. The ma
chine is being perfected and will be
taken out for demonstration.
Frank Stabler of Brodhead, driving
car to Evansville, found the ma
chine getting beyond his control
while driving down steep and icy
hill. The brakes refused to work and
Stablers car plunged headlong.
Stabler swung the car into bank.
His wife, riding with him, was thrown
out and severely bruised.
Oscar Buchanan, who has been en-
ployed on the new high school build
ing for some time, had the misfortune
to fall off ladder while at work and
fractured his shoulder. Misfortune
seems to be following Oscar very
closely, as only last fall he went over
the bank below Bell Center, smash
ing his Chevrolet coupe and fractur-
ing his wrist.-Gays Mills Independ-
ent
A local clergyman remarked the
other day that a number OF his con-
gregation who had been absent from
church more often than formerly,
had volunteered the explanation that
they listened to sermons Sunday
morning over the radio Hhis clergy
man made the comment that it gave
him a keen appreciation OF the mer-
chants feeling toward the mail order
house.-Platteville News
Fifteen ten-Wheel drive engines OF
the oil burning type have gone over
the Burlington the past week for the
mountain climbing in the west over
the Great Northern road. They were
massive pieces of machinery, with al
most unlimited power. They are TO
be used in the passenger service ana
will add much to the comfort OF pas
sengers travelling through the noun
tain passes where formerly cinders
from the locomotives made it dis
agreeable to ride in open observation
cars.
A 1,600-pound horse belonging to
an EXPRESS company fell into an oil
service pit at an uptown filling
station at Dubuque, Tuesday night
u sc efforts tO nXtricate itself, the
animal wedged its body against the
sides of the pit so that it appeared TO
he impossible to remove it alive. A
service auto, equipped with crane
pulleys, chains and ropes, was Sc,
cured at a local garage. CHAINS ana
ropes were passed under the morse 5
body and hooked to the crane Inc
engine did the rest.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-02-13

The barites mines on Lou McNett
farm at Meekers Grove is being work
ed
The State of Wisconsin will pur-
chase 1,023,000 barrels of cement for
road construction.
Henry GRADER of Mineral Point, has
gone to Chicago, where he has &C
copied position in the stock yards.
Nicholas ]. Roether died at his
home in Mineral Point, following a
stroke. He died on the 64th anniver
sary of his birth.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. M. Priestly of
Madison, announce the birth of
daughter Jan. 80. The family form
erly resided at Mineral Point
Margaret, the ten year old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P. Harris Jr.,
of Mineral Point, had both boues in
her right ankle broken while coast
ing.
Mabelle McGlinckey, an actress,
asked $4,000 from the city of Dubu-
que for injuries received when she
fell upon an icy walk. She was
awarded $4,000
The John Hendricks sale of pure
bred Poland Chinas was big sue
cess, Thursday, in spite of the bad
roads. The sale averaged SAT, the
top being $135.
The Paquette mine at Shullsburg
is shut down this week for repairs.
Ed. Treloar of Mineral Point, and
Miss Ina Smith of Owen, Wis, were
married Saturday.
The Adler Clothing Co. of Dodge
Vile, has filed a voluntary petition in
y l. ~ wit hn
Court. Liabilities listed amount to
$4,000 with 5000 assets.
Miss Helen Harris, daughter of
Mrs. Anna Harris formerly of Min
eral Point, died at Tucson, Arizona,
Feb l. She was taken to Tucson
about six years ago for her health
Mrs. Thos. Gallagher, pioneer OF
the town of Seymour, died Sunday of
last week. Funeral services were
held at Shullsburg Wednesday. De-
ceased was over 80 years of age
John Morgan, a former resident of
Seymour, who owned what was
known as the Light House Farm y
| when it became widely known for the
assistance it rendered many a night
traveller when the country was new,
died at Rock Rapids, Iowa, recently.
The late John B. Russell of Platte
Vile, owned this farm before Mr..
Morgan.
John Scidmore of Mineral Point,
while pleasantly spending Monday
evening of last week listening in on
the radio of Reuben Ellsworth at the
home of Dr. Brown, detected mes
sage being broadcasted from his
brother, John Scidmore, Northwest
Henden street, London, Eng, stating
that the family were all we'll and
that he had successfully finished his
final examinations as accountant
Exchange.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-01
COMMITTEE MAY
BEGIN HEARINGS
=. ON BOULDER DAN

Committee heP-ir~s cn the
Swing johnson bill ere expect
ed to conmeGcc next week, aa-
con6ing 30 e telegram received
late yesterday afternoon aG
tlc Trrige tion District office
from Mark Rose, member of
the board Of directors, now II
Washington.
The telegram oked that
Rose be Turnishe& with data
regarding the districts rela-
tioas with Mexico, costs of
opel alton or the other side OF
the lire and general informa-
tion affecting the districts s sys-
tenn in Mexico, in order that he
end othsr members of the val
ley delegation may be supplied
win srfficie,lS facts and fig
yircs when the committee hcar-
iLGi begin.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-01
DEMPSEY \ WILLS
MEET DOUBTFUL;
CONN. WILLING
Rickard VIII Meet All
Rival Bids, Has
Advantage
Bv HENRY L. FARRELL,

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent)
NEW YORK, Feb. LIN the face
of tracking down mysterious mil
lionaires who are bidding wild for
heavyweight contest between Han
ry Wills and Luis Firpo, some very
interesting facts concerning the en-
tire heavyweight situation have been
learned from Il source that is abso-
lutcly authentic and reliable:
These facts are:
That Jack Dempsey and Harry
Wills positively cannot fight this
year and it is doubtful that they will
ever be allowed to fight in this coun
try.
That Tex Rickard will promote
the Wills-Firpo fight, if they fight.
Only One State
That Rickard Will meet the bid of
any rival promoter and that he will
have the advantage in his favor be
cause Of his reputation.
That there is only one state i'll the
country that is willing to listen to
a mixed bout and that this state
will sanction a Will-Firpo bout only
after some clever political manlpu-
lation.
That New York state positively
will not grant permission for Il
Dempsey-Wills or Il FirpoWilis
fight.
That the authorities are willing to
sanction a Dempsey Gibbons or a
Dempsey-Fir1o fight, but they will
not permit Dempsey to fight more
than twice and probably not more
than once this summer.
While positive information was
not secured, it was understood tliat
Connecticut is the only state thai
will even listen to Il proposal for It
mixed heavyweight fight aud that
Pennsylvania and New York VIII
never permit one.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-01
No. 5973T. II Bankruptcy
NOTICE or FIRST MEETING OF
CREDITORS

In the District Court of the Unit
ed States for the Southern District
otvCalifornia, Southern Division.
In the Matter of Herbert d.
4>night, BANKRUPT. w..
80 the creditors of Herbert u.
Anight, of Calipatria, in the Coun,
ty of Imperial and district afore-
aaid, y bankrupt:
Notice is hereby given that on tho
30th day of January, 1924, tho said
Herbert ID. Knight was duly adj
Judicated Bankrupt; and that the
Arst meeting Of his creditors will
be held at the office of the under
signed Referee, 1913 and l04 Rch,
Gopf Building, Sixth and Main SITS,
III the City of El Centre, State of
California, on the 18th day of Feb
ruary A. D., 1924, ut the hour of
9:30 Il. m, at which time the said
creditors may attend, prove their
claims, appoint a Trustee, examine
the Bankrupt, consider a petition
of the Trustee TO sell the property
OF said Bankrupt and transact such
other business as may properly come
before said meeting.
HUBER 4. COLLINS,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Dated January 3lst, 1924
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-01
New Honors for
Canadian Team
Ey United Press Leased Wire

CHAMONIA, France, Feb. l.
Canada S great hockey team became
Il finalist for the Olympic champion
ship here this morning by defeating
England, 10 to >, in the first o.
the scmi-final matches.
Being the heavy faEorite for the
championship, the victory of ghe
&Canacii'tns over England WIS expect
ed but there was some great surprise
when the English were able to score
only two goals.
1t was the first time in the cham
piouship tournament that the Ca
nadians had been scored on.