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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-11-06
CHEW OF TOBACCO
SAVES SOLDIERS LIFE

SAVES SOLDIERS LIFE
A plug of tobacco is the hero of
this yarn and if things inanimate
ever won the Distinguished Service
Cross, this particular plug deserves
the honor
On French road in the battle
zone during the World War, a young
American Lieutenant, Frank H. Nc
Farland, of Topeka, Kan, assistant
United States district attorney, past
commander of the Kansas Depart
ment and now National Vice Com
mander of the Legion was asked for
"chaw of baccy" by comrade.
Stopping to fish the well-gnawed
and elusive plug from baggy poe
ket, Mcfarland exchanged late stor-
les with the tobacco-borrower while
two companions with whom he had
been on the way to a machine gun
nest, proceeded down the street.
They had advanced only hundred
yards when a bomb, dropped from a
German airplane. killed them both,
along with three other Americans.
The borrower of the fatefui plug
was Lieutenant Bobo, clown of the
outfit, who is now a baseball catcher
in the Texas league. IF the Gov
eminent wants to give that plug a
medal and it should" said Bobo who
tells the story, '.itll have to be q
posthumous award. cause when that
bomb fell, swallowed the whole
darn plug"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-11-06
THAT'S WHERE THE
MONEY GOES

A resident of Delaware Township
recently complained that extrava-
CANT methods are employed to build
their roads. He points out, for in
stance, that a REQ covered truck is
being used TO haul stone. In the first
place REQ truck costs twice as
much as a Ford truck.
And because the REQ truck is COW
cred, stone cannot be dumped into
it from the crushers at the quarry,
but has to be shoveled in. This
gives employment to several men.
The resident above referred to says
that he has seen as many as six
men employed on the truck beside
the driver.
A Ford dump truck would cost
much less, and could be loaded and
unloaded by the driver alone.
But evidently jobs have to be sup
piled to political friends. That's
where the money goes.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-11-06
TWISTED MUG SOCIETY
OF DISFIGURED FRENCH
VETERANS

The following account from the
New York Tribune shows how the
wounds of French Veterans are re-
garded as badges of honor:
For a fraternal organization to
exist under the Incorporated name
of the Twisted Mug Society COM
posed entirely of men with ugly and
warped faces, might seem humorous
if it were not for the fact of its
war association. With large and
vigorous personnel, which is not,
fortunately, in any danger of in
ereasing unless another war in
trudes itself upon the SCARED soil
of France, the Twisted Mug Society
is as honered an organization as
any that exists in France to-day.
And well it might be. Every mem
Der of it has an artificial nose or
jaw, or is so disfigured by war
wounds and operations as to make
his face pitiful caricature of the
human countenance. Colonel Picot,
as brave and popular soldier as
aver livad - president lie pessas-
SEES but one eye, an aluminium chin
and a mushroom nose. His cheeks
are lined with scars and his eye
lids devoid of lashes, yet nobody is
prouder of his appearance than Col
onel Pieot-unless it is, perhaps. his
children.
Marshall Petain, who is honorary
president of the Twisted Mugs, is
the only person affiliated with the
society who can boast of resem-
blance to an ordinary human being.
The rest are like Colonel Pieot and
many of them much worse. One vet
eran has obtained the record of hav-
ing his face operated upon sixty-two
times since the war: none of them
less than five times. Five of the
ugliest-and needless to say the
proudest-were present at Versailles
when the peace treaty was signed
as special and honored guard for
M. Clemenceau and as a special and
honored reminder for NJ Brockdorff-
Rantzau and his colleagues that
there had been war in which Ger
many was defeated
That. however, was before the
Twisted Mug Society came into be-
ing. Now its members are hoping to
build special hospital and home
for themselves, where the difficult
treatment necessary may be obtain
ed and where they always can be
together, such of them as are still
eelibate, in spot of honored seren-
ity.
They are possible the only men
in the world who take pride in their
ugliness, the only men to whom ug-
illness is mark of the greater
respect.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-11-06
CHINESE VETERAN
HAS FOUR WIVES

Five Chinese applied to The
American Legion offices at Ell Paso.
Texas, for Federal Adjusted Com
pensation blanks which the Legion
is supplying and filling out for
World War veterans. When asked
the question, "Who do you want to
give your money to if you should
die. your wife % one of the orientals
replied, "Me ketchee three wifee in
Chinee, one in Mellekee, likee velly
muchee all wifee, likee velly muchee
you give'um all wifee;" he then pick
ed up four compensation blanks
from the adiutants desk and with
impassive mien indicated that Uncle
Sam should reimburse his four wives
each and every one alike in case of
their providers demise.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-11-06
THE DAY WILL COME

The San Francisco Chronicle says
that the most dangerous disease at
lacking America at present is the
law-making mania of 4s state legis-
latures and the national Congress.
No man living today knows for a
certainty that he is not breaking
some law when he goes about his
daily tasks.
New laws are enacted at the re-
quest of every reformer who comes
along with the notion that he was
put on earth as his brothers keeper.
The day will come when we will
elect men to the legislature and
to Congress not to make new laws
but to clean out the rubbish that
has accumulated in the statutes.-
The Manufacturer.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-11-06
INK FROM OTHER
PRESSES
Humorous and Serious Topics
From Leading Editors
of the Country
SOME DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN EDITORS
AND DOCTORS


A practicing physician takes me
to task severely for printing an ar
ticle on drugless healing in recent
issue of this paper, but he forgot
to sign his name to his communi
cation. Otherwise, | would have
printed it.
There is not a line or statement
in that article that | would care to
have altered in the least. Some doc
tors are conscientious, honest and
clever-so are some chiropractors.
This particular doctor has the ad
vantage of me in more ways than
one. He fights from ambush have
to stand responsible for every state
ment that appears in this paper,
whether | write it or not.
If I make mistake, am re-
quested to apologize for it-this
doctor can turn his mistake over to
the undertaken, who buries it.
If I make a mistake and refuse to
apologize, there is lawsuit, swear
ing and a smell of sulphur--if the
doctor makes a mistake, there is a
corpse, some cut flowers and
smell of varnish.
He can use word as long as his
arm, and look wise, though he could
neither spell it nor define til
have to do both or get the laugh.
Any old college can make doctor
editors are born, not made.
And at that, I've given more
space to an unsigned communication
that I ever did before or ever will
again. Editorial, The South Side
News, Chicago, ILL
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-11-06
NEW JOBS FOR
WOUNDED VETERANS

NEW JOBS FOR
WOUNDED VETERANS
The first of a series of work
shops for disabled war veterans,
in which they will turn out memorial
wreaths and flowers for patriotic
uses, will be opened in Chicago
the first week in January under the
auspices of the Bolo Club, an organi-
cation given chiefly to the interests
of former service men.
Thousands of small emblems, the
red carnation, insignia of the Span
ish-American war veterans; the blue
violet Of the World War, and the
purple daisy of the Veterans Corps
of the Republic will be manufac-
tured, according to c. T. Jennings,
secretary of the executive council.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-11-06
Famous the World Over

EPSON, England. Is in the county of
Surrey, is miles southwest OF London.
EPSON was formerly celebrated for
mineral spring, from the water OF
which the well-known Epson salts
were manufactured A number Of the
sons Of medical men are educated at
the Royal Medical college, and adjoin-
ing the school is home FOR aged
physicians or their widows. The prin-
cipal attraction is the grand race meet
Ing held on the downs, which is at
tended by hundreds of thousands Of
persona
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-11-06
- 80 AAAs
GATE" AS USUAL

Lambertville is the only charter
ed city in Hunterdon County. 1t
pays more than one-ffth of the
taxes in the county. But as usual
the Tuesday elections saw it's can
didate defeated by the united eff
forts of Pennington and voting pre-
cincts in the upper part of the
county.
1859 people voted in Lambert
vile, and 1914 of them voted for
Charles ID. McCracken, local candi-
date for Surrogate. This is COM
pliment of which Mr.. McCracken
can feel justly proud even tho he
was not elected. And it shows that
Lambertville taxpayers are coming
to realize that they must stand to-
gether against the northern part of
the county if they are ever to
have representation in office.
In fact, some people feel so
strongly in the matter that they adj
vocate that Lambertville be annexed
to Mercer County, whose line adj
joins the city on the south.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-11-06
Fineer-Prinf Records

English authorities keep automobile
thefts at a minimum by system OF
records which show the original and
all subsequent owners Of any one car
A Hnger-print record is also kept THIS
together with an owners license GER
tificate, Is an almost sure guarantee
against stealing.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-11-06
CAN THIS BE TRUE?

Girard tells the story of Phila-
delphian who was surprised to see
a number of clergymen smoking
in Kansas hotel, ignoring entire
ly a State law prohibiting the use
of tobacco in public dining rooms.
And it is probable that those same
men would regard as Unreasonable
any person who fouted the Federal
prohibition lawl-Philadelphia In
quirer.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-11-06
THE SWEETEST PANGl

The Young Gentleman of Color to
Boon Companion of Like Xix; "See
hyah, Mahmaduke, was yo' evan in
love?
The Xix twitheringly): "Was |,
boy? Nevah was anythin' else butt
Den how does yo' feel when yo's
in love?"
"We-e-ell, jes' try an pietur' yo'-
se'f fallin' off de roof of de highes'
buildin' in town. an landin' in a
barI full o beer--an' yo' comes
purity near nigh to it."-Legion
Weekly,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-11-06
Impeachment Trials

The chief justice OF the supreme
court presIdes at impeachment trials
only when the President is impeaehed'
but In all other cases of federal i'm
parchment Qncluding Impeachment OF
the chief justice) the vice president OF
of United States presides.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-11-06
AN OUTSIDERS VIEW

Jack is so poeticall When |
accepted him he said he felt like
an immigrant entering a new
world"
Poetry nothingl That was hu-
mor-wasn't he just landed -
Boston Transcript.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-11-06
Developing Character

The palm tree grows beneath pom
derous weight, and even so the charae-
ter of man. The petty pangs OF small
daily cares have often bent the char
acter Of men. but great mlsfortunes
seIdan.-knssnth.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-11-06
Narrowest, of City Streets

In the old city of Bagdad, Turkish
Arabia. most OF the streets are so mar
row that two small donkeys cannot
pass If two donkeys meet IN a street
one must back out, then scurry ahead
before some donkey enters from the
far end of the street,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-11-06
Dentisfry in History

Records are incomplete, but it is
known that the Romans used false
teeth and possibly bridge work. The
filling of teeth is Of later date,
dental photography written in 1923 hx-
ing the date of the Introduction Of this
branch of the profession as about 900
A D.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-11-06
Rainfall in Torrid Zone

The torrid zone has greater rain
fall than any other portion Of me
world, due to the cloud ring that how
ers over it. Along the line of the equa-
tor thunder-showers are of almost
daily occurrence.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-11-06
BEYOND Human Nature

A Massachusetts court rules that a
pedestrian is not Obliged to jump out
Of the way of an automobile, Maybe
hut IT takes lot of faith, hope and
stuhhornness not to.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-11-06
THRIVING INDUSTRIES

Neither corkscrew-makers nor
vineyards went out of business in
the wake of prohibition, so it is a
little early yet to waste sympathy on
hairpin manufacturers. Detroit
News.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-11-06
The HIGHER. the Colder

Temperature decreases with eleva-
ton because the air gets drier and
higher as we ascend and quickly loses
the suns heat Nearer the earth the
heat is held by the heavy moist air
that rests on 1t.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-11-06
Progressive Modesfy

Canadian Paper-The Normal School
band uniforms consist of a cap and
coat ut first, with the probable addi-
ton of trousers Mt a later date.-Bos
ton Transcript.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-11-06

Birds have two flying speeds-a nor
NAL rate which is used for everyday
purposes and for migration, and an ac-
CELEBRATED speed which Is used for pro-
lection or pursuit
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-11-06

But at the same time we seriously
wonder who would produce these
things if they weren't paid for. We
give it up.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-11-06

LaFoliette is well nanedl It is
the French for little fool,s
Putnam patriot., 1924-09-12
WOODSTOCK

Mrs. Lythgoe is in Worcester for several days.
 Albert If. Williams led che evening service in church.
 Miss Helen rerley hes been emtef- taiaing Miss Florence Dem.
 Mrs. Chester Smith of Baltimore Is a gntst at Sunset Hiil this week.
 Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Child had ali their boys with them on Sunday.
 A son was born Co Mr. and Mrs Eehal Barrett on Saturday. Sept. 6.
 Mrs. Louise Clark IS teaehing the Hill school until Mrs. White is able to take it.
 MT. and Mrs Henry Wells are visit ing in North Attleboro with James Goldman and family
 Miss Helen Woodbury has been hav- ing visit from her sister, nurse in a Worcester hospital.
 Little Frances Child. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Child Of Brook lyn. N. T., was christened in church Sunday.
 William Closson and Miss Con stance Grigg returned to Woodstock last Saturday to begin their years work at the Academy.
 Miss Anna Nelson and Miss Maud Healey left Woodstock on Sunday Co begin another years school work Miss Nelson returns to Hartford and Miss Healey to Bridgeport.
 The annual sale of the Ladies Ben evolent Society was held on the church lawn last Friday afternoon. The sale was well patronized and good sum netted for the treasury. The new library building k begin ming to have a finished look. SO much so that plans are being made to have some of the old books rebound Co fit in with the new surroundings.
 Our pastor, Rev. David Hatch. oe- eupied the pulpit Sunday morning and delivered a fine sermon. During the service two solos were rendered by AL fred Child. which were very much ap- preciated. Before the communion ser vice little Frances Child. daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Richard Child. was christened.
Putnam patriot., 1924-09-12
- WEST WOODSTOCK

Carl c. Teller is now engaged in business in Boston.
 Asa Davis was the guest of his grandparents this week.
 Miss Mildred A. Jones arrived Sat urday evening to stay with her moth fer at Broadview.
 George Spaulding is rapidly trans forming the timber on Herman Feil- CTS wood lot to lumber.
 Miss Hattie Fox of Putnam and Miss Lydia Hartig of Lebanon have been visiting Miss E. NJ. Williams.
 Mrs. Lamb of Boston was the guest of her sister. Mrs. \. r. Butler, who returned here with her family Satur- day.
 Mrs. Emma Miller of Hartford, who has been visiting Mrs John Shep- hard. returned to her home last Sat ufday.
 Leslie P. Harris of New Rochelle. x. F., spent Saturday and Sunday with his parents, Deacon and Mrs. r.. II. Harris.
 Church services will be held next Sunday morning at half past ten in the Congregational church and will continue there through this month.
 Mir. and Mrs Howard Frost, with their son Marshall and daughters Ad- elaide and Josephine. have left West Woodstock for their home in Brook lyn, N. Y.
 Our school, taught by Mrs. Ray mond Young, opened this week with fhirty-three pupils. Wayland Harris transports the children from District No. s and Rudolph Lavigae from the northern part of the tv~n.
 Daniel Davis store was broken into one night last week and $50 worth of goods was stolen. Entrance was made through window by removing the easing. The thief left through the front door, which was found ajar.
Putnam patriot., 1924-09-12

this week. He is soon to enter Dart mouth College.
 Weekend guests of the Rawson family were Mir. and Mrs. George Bucklin of Providence, Mir. and Mrs Eugene Beaudry of Whitinsville and Miss Minnie Jeanette of Putnam.
 While driving up school house hill last Saturday in their pony outfit, Casleton and Lorraine Potter were run into by an automobile coming down the steep grade. They were thrown out but miraculously eseap- ed unhurt. Their little carriage was badly damaged The children say they were looking backward and did not see the ear coming. The driver of the ear got as far out of the road as possible and applied the brakes but despite his efforts the car struck the little outfit with the above re- Slilt
Putnam patriot., 1924-09-12
SOUTH WOODSTOCK

Nellie Burleson is away from home for a time.
 Mrs. Dam Bast0 was in Attawangan few days last week.
 Mrs. Lowe and family entertained relatives from Rochester, N. i., last week.
 Mrs. Lowe and Miss Nellie were in Thompson Sunday guests of Mrs. I.owe's brother. Arthur Nilis.
 The schools of the town opened on Monday. Miss Maher is .he teacher
Putnam patriot., 1924-09-12
WOODSTOCK

Mrs Caroline Chaffee is visiting her brother, James Perry of Putnam.
 Mrs Charles Hopkins recently en- tertained her cousin. Miss Elizabeth Adams of North Uxbridge.
 Mrs. Ruth Halloek and friend, Mrs. Haven of Providence, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. c. M. Perrin.
 Harry Townsend is enjoying short vacation which he is passing with friends in Ware, Brookfeld and Wor- oester.
 Mrs. Myrtle Jordan and son Robert attended the wedding of their cousin, Myrtle Sawyer, of Worcester last week.
 Mrs. c. W. Potter entertained her cousin, Joseph Merriek of Holyoke,
Putnam patriot., 1924-09-12

here. She Is boarding at Lakeside.
 The mission meeting which was Co have been held an Tuesday after noon was postponed for two weeks until Sept. 23.
 The friends of Hazen Calhoun were sorry Co learn that he had been obliged to have another operation on Sunday morning.
 Mr. and Mrs. Wayland Mare lIrs. Belle Young and Miss Ia sanger visited Mount Oehepetpe in Union recently and enjoye tAe extensive views and exhilaru,lAg air there.
Putnam patriot., 1924-09-12
FRIENDS TENDER SURPRISE
 PARTY TO MRS. MoRRARTY

Fifteen Grove street residents We'd nesday evening rendered a slrPfise party to Mfr. and Mrs. Haroid Nor rarty. recently married The aiiair ,sas held at the home of Mr and Mrs. 4. Graydon Sharpe. Nr. and Mrs. Morrarty were presented with an electric coffee percosator. The evening wns spent at cards, with dainty re- greshments being served by Afa. sharpe.
Putnam patriot., 1924-09-12
CORN MUFFINS S-

nLD-FasHIoNED corn mullins, Drowned O with a golden crust, baked to a feath- cry lightness all the way through-how delicious they are!
 When you bake them in the gas oven of Gold Medal Glenwood just set the oven heat control at 400 degrees and they'll be done in a jiffy. You can watch them brown through the glass panels of the oven door.
Putnam patriot., 1924-09-12
baked just right

In the meantime you can be using the gas broiler and the big square-cornered coal oven for your roast and your bread baking.
 AGold Medal Glenwood combines every convenience of two complete ranges in single stove that's less than four feet wide. You can use either half separately for all kinds of cooking. as suits the season and your convenience.
Putnam patriot., 1924-09-12

For Gas. Coal or Wood. In pearl grey porcelain enamel or plain black
 finish.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-08
SAYS MALAY TRIBE MAY
 UPHOLD DARWIN THEORY
Austrian Writing For Medical Journal Says Nati,es Arc siowl,
 slipping

Heidelberg. Feb. 7--All races of the
 world have shown more or less pre-
 affection toward civilization, excepting
 tribe Of Malsys in the wilds Of ono of tho Celebes islands in the Dutch West Indies. asserts Professor Basel CT, an anthropologist of Vienna, writ ing in a German medical journal. These natives, living in unexplored sections of the islands. are gradually slipping backward. says Prof. Baseler. and if their decline continues 1t may go to prove eventually that Darwin, after all. was right.
 These natives arc all left handed, chew their food with a grinding mos ton Of the jaw. like sn ape. have long afIns. livo in trees and use their feet as we'll as their hands in nearly everything they attempt 10 do. Ii vas at the beginning of the bronze age. ayers the professof. that man be- gan to use his right hand. sure sign Of civilization, but the natives Of the Cclebes are much further remov- cd today from any social development than they were in the stone age when man began to open his eyes to all q bout him.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-08
SAYS NORTH POLE HAS
 NICE SUMMER CLIMATE
Shenandoah, More Liable to Encount. CT snow and Rain Than Cold
 Weather in Trip North.

By The Assnrintcd Presr.
 Seattle. Wash. Feb. S--The airship Shenandoah, on the United States Navy's expedition to the North Pole next summer, will not find tempera- lures as low as those this winter on the Atlantic seaboard, is tho belief of M. F. Summers, weather observer here, who established the government meteorological station at Point Bar row, where Alaska iuts farthest north into the Arctic Ocean. Mir Summers was transferred to Seattle from Jun. eau. Alaska, several months ago.
 Mr. Sumers said that the coldcst June day recordede at Point Barrow, which is 1,117 miles from the pole, was 2 degrees above zero and the coldest July day eG above. The range last June was from 2S degrees above to 56 above. In this month only two days were classified as clear.
 The Shenandoah is more likely to encounter rain than snow. in the opinion of Mr. Summers. Toward the Pole it will naturally be colder than at Barrow" he said, considerably so. if there is no large body Of land be- tween Alaska and the pole. If there is an Arctic continent or large is- land. radiation from the suns rays will make it warmer and more nearly the temperature Of Barrow. But in any event I do not believe that there will be zero temperatures at the pole in July or late June"