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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28
DIR. Barker Speaker
At Rotary Meeting

DIR. Charles f. Barker, who deliv-
cred three addresses in the city yes
terday to fathers. mothers. sons and
daughters. was the speaker at the
Rotary club yesterday noon OF which
he was n guest DR.. Barker's talk
concerned the Importance of the
work which is being carried on by
the service clubs OF the present day
such as Rotary. Kiwanis, Lions, and
others, of which the founder is the
Rotary clhh. Dr. Barker declared
that the church was the highest in
stitution in the world and urged car
rying the idea of service into the
church work as much as in club ac-
tivities.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28

Ballots for the final election of
directors to the Waterville- Winslow
Chamber of Commerce were sent out
yesterday by Mrs. Florence NJ. Wal
lace. secretary. The polls open this
morning at o'clock and will close
tomorrow evening at $50. Ballots
will be counted by a committee to-
morrow evening and the names of
the IL new directors announced at
that time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28
Philatl,ca Social

Monday evening a very enjoyable
social was held by the Philathea
Glass of the Baptist church. In the
vestry of the church the vestry was
beautifully decorated in orange and
black crepe paper jack-o'lanterns.
black cats and owls. Three ghosts
Eshered each member in, they were
Mrs. Alex Henderson, Mrs. knaugler
and Miss Edith Allen. Games and
contests were enjoyed. The apple
eating contest was won by Mrs.
Knaugler and the mummy contest
won by Mrs. Garfield Totman. After
the games they adjourned to the
smaller vestry where table was set
with heaped high with the bounties
Of harvest which were sandwiches,
cocee. doughnuts. apples and candy.
About thirty-eight were present.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28
FOSS HALL NOTES

Miss Margaret Ames, graduate
of Colby. now teaching at Blue Hill
visited Miss Esther Wood yesterday.
George Otis Smith visited his
daughter, Miss Helen Smith '2S yes
terday.
The Y. w. c. A. last evening ia
vored a $500 budget at their meeting
also that each girl should pay a
three dollars dues.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28
Good Will Scare
Scarlet Fever Ends
Especial to Kennebec Journal

Good Will, Oct. 2I.-On Oct, II a
case of scarlet fever had developed
at Good viii. As soon as the dis
covery was made the Board of
Health was notified. Bancroft F'oote
house. where the boy was living was
quarantined, the high school and the
boys grammar school were closed,
The girls grammar school continued
its regular sessions. but no social
gatherings or religious services were
permitted. No new cases have ap-
peared and the schools opened again
Oct. %, but Bancroft Foote house
will remain in quarantine for q
time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28

stantly combat it. 1t is ever pres
ent. ever forming.
Old-time dentifrices were
unable to combat it successfully.
And tooth troubles were a seri-
Gus problem.
Now modern science has dis
covered a new way. A new-type
tooth paste called Pepsodent that
acts to curdle film, then HARM
lessly to remove it. No soap or
chalk, no harsh grit dangerous
to enamel.
Mail the coupon for a Today
tube free. Or. buy full size tube
at any druggists today. See what
beauty lies beneath the film on
your teeth.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28

Mr. and Mrs. Oral Nickerson of
concord Mass are the parents of
On eight pound baby girl born yes
,srday morning at the Elm City hos
nl,al The little lassie has been
FAMED Gereldlne Esther. Mr.. and
Mrs Nickerson have recently been
ylsi,Ing at his homo at II Western
avenue Both mother and child are
progressing rapidly at the hospital.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28
Ladies' Missionary Meeting Tonight

This evening at 730 in the vestry
of the Getchell Street United Bap-
fist church, the Ladies' Missionary
Society will hold the first meeting
of the season. Letters in reply to
the packages sent to Africa and
China will be read. A blackbird pie
program will be carried out and the
annual election of officers will be
held. followed by covered dish
supper. All ladies of the church and
parish are cordially invited to at
tend
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28
Leslie e. Hersom

Leslie E. Hersom died at the home
of Mrs. Fannie Haslan on the pond
road in China, yesterday morning
about 2 O'Clock after a brief sickness.
He was 81 years of age. born in Bel
grade, the son of Moses and Sarah
(Page) Hersom. His wife died about
a year ago and there are no survi-
vors. The deceased was a carpenter
by trade. Funeral arrangements will
be completed later.
The funeral will be held at . P,
NJ. Wednesday from the Mortuary
chapel in Pine Grove cemetery, with
Rev. Walter Quarrington officiating
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28

Miss Helen Varick Boswell has been
appointed vice-president OF the Broth
erhood OF Locomotive Engineers CO.
operative Trust Company In New York.
Clocks run faster at night than in
the daytime. claim some astronomers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28
Funeral Of Stephen Winters

The funeral OF Stephen Winters.
who died In New York City. was held
yesterday afternoon at the Union
cemetery IN Vassalboro. with DR.. w.
:. Berry officiating. An Odd Fellows
service was held at the close OF the
regular service and the bearers were
members OF that lodge.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28
Still Search for Driver Of Automo-
bile

The driver of the automobile that
struck down and killed little Fedora
Cote on the Oakland road Sunday
night still remains a mystery. The
police have worked all day on the
case and still are looking for the
man.
The feeling in the community
seems to be strong against the driver
of the automobile for cunning away
after committing such an act and
there has been much discussion on
the street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28

Between eight and a dozen cars
passed down street yesterday, the
foremost bearing the name plates of
the city of Ellsworth. Each car had
n red flag attached to the rear, Civ
ing each driver an opportunity to
keep track of the car ahead.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28
Artist Model. Re.utifuI Cor,

Lady Sphinx, a famous German
prize COW which has won many
beauty contests for cat1Ie, is to be
modelled by Splieth. the well known
Berlin sculptor. Plaster casts Of the
statue will be exhibited in every
veterinary and agricultui al school in
Germany.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28

HERE is a simple test that
II proves the truth that most OF
US have pretty teeth srithoM eper
kxo,cing re haze, or ever re-
vealing it.
This is the reason:
Run your tongue across your
teeth, and you will feel a film. A
film-which absorbs discolorations
and hides the natural color OF
your teeth.
Remove it and your teeth take
on a new beauty. Maybe you
have really beautiful teeth with
out realizing it.
Film is charged too with most
tooth troubles. 1t cings to teeth,
gets into crevices and stays.
Germs breed in it. And they.
with tartar, are the chief cause OF
pyorrhea.
So, besides loss Of tooth beauty.
film is a serious danger to healthy
teeth You must remove and con-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28

The Ladies Of the G.. A. r. will hold
their regular meeting at 1880 tonight
at c. A. r. hall on Common street.
Supper will be served at o'clock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28

Europe leads the continents in point
OF population. 1t has six cities in the
million class. London. Berlin, Paris.
Glasgow. Vienna and Moscow, and 1913
with more than 100000 Inhabitants.
OF the European countries, England
has SO large cities, Germany IS, Italy
16. France Is and Russia Is.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28

Miss Kathryn Daily has been, act
Ing as court stenographer in New
York city FOR nine years, being the
nrst woman ever appointed to that
position.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28

Samaritan Lodge. No. 80, I. o. o. F.
will observe Past Grands' Night
Wednesday. The initiatory degree
will be worked and supper will be
served at $50. All Odd Fellows are
cordially invitedAto attend.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28

Three clocks kept in crypt in the
Paris observatory. where the
temperature practically never varies,
are accurate to ten-thousands Of
second a day. n
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28

&c +. Higgins Of Bangor was q
w. caller in town yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28

r.,,ys Butler OF Auburn is in the
-. m business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28

Tho Ladies' Aid OF the Universalist
.snrcb will meet with Miss Sara
r,nnon at the Waterville Woman's
,,soclation rooms on Main street
Wednesday, afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28

Mr. and Mrs. c. E. varnum left
Sc auto Saturday for Florida. They
s.,s Joined in Portland by friends
,bo are accompanying them on the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28

Mr.. and Mrs. II. NJ. Wardwell of
Newport were in town calling Sun
daV
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank L. Thompson
of Springfield, Mass, were calling on
friends in the city yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28

y II robb OF Portland was a bus
caiIer in the city yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28

Mr.. and Mrs. J. Bolduc Of Thedford
Mines were called into town yester-
day by the illness of Fred Bolduc.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28

" Willis OF Bangor Is passing a
T. Says in town on business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28

..rs Henning Of Stratton Is Wis
1.p, 10 city for a few days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28

r nver OF Dover-Foxcroft was
fas caller in the city Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28

p r Fry of Thomaston Is visiting
ds in town for a few days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28

x,. rheatre-The Henry Carle-
h. Payers in the three-act comedy
liz PILL"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28

II . Carter OF Portland was call
t.. m friends in Waterville yester-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28

rbeatre-"Open All Might"
Han 1,o,a Dana and Adolph Men,
va s sTrv and Get It," with Bryant
20 ~ and Billie Dove; comedy,
EsshD ra,'s Meow" with Harry Lang
-. News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28

v. E. Hicks and F. W. Hicks of
PittsfielG are making short visit in
town where they were called on
business matters.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28
,aeArRE ATTRACTIONS
,,n.v AND TUESDAY

o,.,a House-"Hearts Of Oak"
cT , Ut Bosworth and Pauline
rib ho "a self Made Failure" with
ssss nth AL St. John; News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28

n BasheIder of Bangor was
calling on business matters in town
Monday
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28

Eugene Roy of Lewiston was Wis
iting friends in the city Sunday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-12-04

in hotel, regardless of whether you
are the porter, bell-boy, room-clerk
or operator, you know when some
body calls for pitcher Of cracked
ice and ginger ale or orange juice,
it's not a hard job to suspect what
that man has in his room. And after
each succeeding call for more
cracked ice and ginger ale, your
suspicious become so strong that you
do not have to be Sherlock Holmes
to solve the mystery of 1.-THE Cracked
Ice in Room 413."
The woman buyer is as different
from the men, as day is from night
Business, business, all day long, and
often far into the night. Many times
they get calls from the buyers of
other stores who are stopping at the
hotel, and from the officials of whole
sale houses from which they buy
goods, inviting them to the theater,
but invariably they refuse. Seldom
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-12-04
Another Argument for MatrlmOny.

The ratio of crimes in given
number committed by married and
single men should be one index Of
the social desirability Of marriage.
Latest available figures show that
there were 1000 single men COM
mitted to penal institutions out OF
every 100000 single males more than
Is years of age while there we're
only $40 married men committed to
every 100000 married males. There
were also 1887 widowers committed
to every 100000 widowers, and 1900
commitments Of divorced persons to
every 100000 divorced persons The
conclusion drawn is that married
men are not so prone to commit the
offenses for which the law imposes
Imprisonment.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-12-04

stories you would have heard the
number. I've forgotten it. Now, I
will have to hunt through the book
again" This guest doesn't realize
that it was his fault that / didn't get
the number.
Another guest will get on the
phone and ask for Central 1885,"
Operator, please give me Central
eight-seven-three," and with long
sigh she MARBLES five" that sounds
like nine to me. I give her 8739. OF
course, she got the wrong number, so
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-12-04

she calls me again. Instead of fol-
lowing the telephone company's rules
for calling back the operator, she
jiggles the hook up, and down at a
mile-a-m minute speed. In this way it
is almost impossible to attract the
operator. Of course, her temper goes
on a rampage, and mine also. All
trouble could have been averted if
she had not sighed, and if she had
observed the rules of putting the
hook down firmly, holding it there
for about two seconds, and then re-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-12-04
Words Have Queer Ways

couple of centuries John Duns Scotus
was quoted as an authority upon
many subjects.
Then came the Protestant reforma-
ton, when all of the old theories of
life and government were cried
down. The teachings of Scotus were
seized upon and he was derided.
Ever since the word Ounce has been
taken to mean silly fellow, where
as the man who is responsible for it
was one of eminent intellect.
Frequently we read that certain
event took place under good
auspices" This word auspices has
most interesting history. 1t dates
from the time when men believed in
the reading of the stars and such
things. The Romans were very par
tial to augury or auspicy (auspici-
um), the science of forecasting
events by signs of omens. When
these signs were favorable the au-
spices were of course said to be good.
And contrarily they were just as
often bad. But we have adopted
auspices as something distinctly ia
vorable, always qualifying it with
the word good.
An indication of how much atten-
ton the Romans paid to these cere.
monies is supplied by Cicero. who re-
lates that a question about the cor
rectness of certain auspices was suf-
icient to cause the abdication of two
consuls, P. Scipio Nascia and c.
Figulus. They were supposed to
have Influenced the augurs and pub
lie opinion demanded their retire
ment
Detest, execrate and abominate are
all drawn from the religious terms
of the ancient Romans. Detestor,
the verb to detest, originally meant
that the gods were called on to wit
ness a curse, whence we get detest-
to hate or despise.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-12-04

do the men refuse an invitation of
the wholesale houses.
Tell It to the Wife.
Not all men are the same, how
ever. Some have been coming to the
hotel for several years, and not once
have they tried to tell the telephone
operator how lonesome they are, and
how they would be delighted to take
her to the theater and a big supper
afterwards. Instead, they call up
their wives in distant cities, often
after midnight, because of the re-
duced rates, and tell the wife just
how lonesome they are.
There are only a few thrills that
have come into my life as tele-
phone operator. Once / was given a
call by a man informing me that he
was not to be disturbed until 10
o'clock the next day. There was an
odd sound in his voice, and several
hours later I had the bell-boy peep
in the transom. There was the man
stretched out on the bed, fully
clothed, with bottle empty of dts
deadly poison. He was rushed to
the hospital and saved. Another time
young girl. sweet thing, as they
say, called and gave virtually the
same order as the man who had tried
suicide. With the girl it was an easy
matter to tell that something was
wrong. She, too, took poison, and
she, too, was saved at the hospital.
Afterwards she came in and thanked
me for my promptness, because it
turned out later that there had been
some misunderstanding between she
and her lover, which didn't justify
suicide, although she thought it did.
These two acts netted me no re-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-12-04

"A Ar ANY of our common words
N have strange histories. The
49, epithet Ounce" for exam
pie, is derived from one of the most
distinguished names of the middle
ages. #sMs
John Duns Scouts, was a Scotch
man, who with perhaps the most
acute intellect of his generation.
Scotus went to Paris, then the CEN
ter of all culture, and entered diff
cult competitions with the foremost
intellects of the day. He won high
honors toward the end of the thir-
teenth century, and his name be-
came closely associated with the fin
est intellectual achievement For a
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-12-04

daoF
edab y ali m d could do a
tor
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-12-04

Chronic Lonesomeness
Amicts Visiting
Buyers

leasing it.
Women More Business-Like.
And these buyers are a queer lot.
I've known of men buyers coming to
town. staying three and four days at
a time, and doing all their work on
the last day. The other two days of
a three-day stopover were spent in
carousing around the city or calling
the telephone operator for pitchers
of cracked ice. Now, if you worked
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-12-04

Immediately, they are ready to "hit
the ceiling"
1t almost kills me to say it, but /
must admit that women are far
crankier than men, especially with
the operator. We all know there are
women who have everything man can
buy for them. If it's a diamond
bracelet they want, they get it. If
they want the choicest flowers and
fruits from all over the world, they
get them. If they want rare spe-
cies of dog or cat or bird, it's only
that there "ain't no such thing" if
they don't get it.
These spoiled, and in many cases
selfish, women give the hotel tele-
phone operator lots of trouble. For
instance, one of this type wouldn't
think a thing of asking you to get
Mrs. Doubloons on the wire. Now, as
far as the operator is concerned,
Mrs. Doub1oons may live in Timbuc-
too.
The Reason for Mistakes.
Then, if you are little longer
than necessary in securing number
you hear: Young lady, I'll report
you if don't get Mrs. Doubloons inn
mediately. When I give an order to
any of my servants it is carried out
Immediately, and, remember; I ex-
pect the same thing of you. The in
science of the present-day servant
is" and up goes the receiver.
And nine times out of ten, when I
don't get a number it isn't my fault.
OF course, am human, like anybody
else, and sometimes make mistakes.
Suppose you wanted Central 2301.
Wouldn't you put your mouth to the
receiver and say: Central two
three-oh-one." Well, this is the way
some people give it: Operator,
what's the matter with you? I've
been waiting five minutes for you to
answer me. Give me Central two
three-oh" and then the guest turns
his head away from the phone to
speak to somebody in the room, and
l don't hear the last word.
Getting "Bawled Out"
Naturally, as an experienced op-
orator, / know that the number isn't
complete, so l ask him to repeat it.
eff you paid more attention to your
job instead of reading trashy love
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-12-04
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boy for him. I did this every day
for years. And guess, what the man
wanted the boy for? He would send
him to an exclusive fruit store for
two apples, that cost about Is cents,
while the messenger cost the man
about 35 cents. Sixty cents for two
apples!
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-12-04
Information Wanted.

One man wanted to get evidence
for divorce from his wife. She
often visited friends in this city, and
sometimes stayed at the hotel. He
wanted me to help him. / told him
couldn't do such a thing, and he
threatened to force me to tell what
I knew. It's a good thing he didn't
try, because I knew absolutely moth
ing against the woman, and, in all
the times she stopped at the hotel,
not once did I hear another's voice
over that phone, either day or night
We have some guests who live at
the hotel the year round, and in a
fair-sized number of such guests you
are sure to find some queer persons.
There was one old man, for instance,
who would call me to get telegraph
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-12-04

ward, and / didn't expect any, but /
have been offered money several
times by both men and women to find
out certain things for them. Of
course, the money looked good, but it
was wrong in the first place, and it
meant my job in the second place,
which is very important in these
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-19
SchIossberg Stands Up

Joseph Schlossberg, secretary of the Anal
gamated Clothing Workers of America has taken
his stand against the betrayal to the LaFollette
bipartisan combination. And as he rises to speak
we see labor oficialwho stands head andNshouders
above all his calculating and opportunist asso-
ciates. OF all prominent leaders with revolution
airy antecedents, Schlossberg is the only one out
side the Communist movement who has refused
to follow Debs and GOmpers into the quagmire of
capitalist politics.
At the time when the lineup for the campaign
was not yet clear, and when the Hillman admin
stration was walking the tight rope of nOn-com-
mittance, they very cleverly played up Schloss-
berg's opposition to entanglements with a "third
party" of the bourgeOisie a means of sabOtaging
the st. Paul convention. They made of SchlOss-
berg's known integrity and the extensive trust
placed in him by the membership in order to pave
the way for their present surrender to LaFOllette
without even the third party" attachment
But Schlossberg's determined opposition has
proved stronger than the cleverness of a Hillman.
The membership of the Amalgamated Clothing
Workers of America will support SchOssberg in his
denunciation of the LaFollette swindle The plans
of the pussyfooting asprants for responsibility in
the administration of the A. c. w. of A. will come
to a smash-up the revolutionary aspirations of
the rank and file of the union.