davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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is reported however, and it is hoped
that under present laws these beauti-
full birds may increase.
Turner capSfbt boast of having
the oldest pair of twins in Maine, for
East Sumner reports the Deacon
Robinson twins, Mary and Martha,
nearly 70 years of age and active
in and out of doors. They live alone
in house 140 years old, being the
first dwelling house in town made
from sawed lumber. The house is
in comfortable condition, sheltering
two of the fourth genera ton of Rob-
inSonS.
The first Kennebec shad is yet to
be reported but there should be some
of them along soon. Few men en-
gage in the shad fishing business on
the river now days. Years ago hun
dreds of barrels used to be shipped
from here by Boston boat every
spring. Fishermen from all along
the kennebec and even up on the
Cathance river used to bring their
fish to Bath to ship them by boat to
the Boston and New York market.
Formation of n cadet corps at
Jordan high school, Lewiston, this
fall was proposed by II. f. Holmes
at the May meeting of the Lewiston
school board Monday night Students
would enroll for the voluntary mill
tary training only on the approval
of their parents. Mr.. Holmes
checked an attempt to abolish the
position of 'preceptrcsS" or dean OF
girls at the high school, now held by
Miss Mary Leonard, at special sal
airy of $500 n year, by moving that
the committee on teachers be author
ICED to consider the proposal and re-
port to the board at the June meet
ing. His motion was carried.
Justice Charles =. Barnes of the
supreme court heard his first case
on Saturday morning. 1t was a
habeas corpus proceedings brought
by George f. Thompson of Bangor
in behalf of two Ashland women.
These women were serving SEN
tence in the Aroostook county Jail
for obstructing an officer in the dis
charge of his duty imposed by a
trial justice. MIR. Thompson took
the position tnat the statute undef
which his clients were prosecuted
provided a minimum sentence of one
year and therefore the trial justice
did not have jurisdiction; that
sentence must come through the SUI
preme court after trial. Justice
Barnes granted the petition.
A new mineral discovered in the
mine being prospected for coal near
Blue Point road at Old Orchard, is
suited to radio set construction in
the form of detector of the most
modern type, according to Fred A.
Sidelinger of School street, Old
Orchard to whom samples were sub
nlitted. Technology institutions are
also preparing analytical data. Mr..
Sidelinger reports that he expected
to find one or two other minerals in
deposits of such character, when he
discovered the radio mineral. This
mineral has an intrinsic value If the
company wishes to commercialize it,
he declares. The members of the
company did not expect to find any
mineral of tbis nature as they are
prospecting for coal.
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SlL1rr1!l:E kck ,RABs1r
~ Sssess4sss's /, NnANwC0RYT

man rabbit. hopping out Of the
Luckymobile and up on the front
porch to look in the window.
Well, we'll have to make the best
Of it. We can sleep in the garage
tonight" sighed Little Jack Rabbit.
and spreading the Luckymobile
cushions on the floor, they lay down
TO sleep.
IAN earthquake broke your house in
two.
No wonder you are feeling blue.
But I'd do this If I were you.
I'd telephone your elephant friend
And ask him quick, your house to
mend;
Why he can push the parts together
And tie them with a strap Of
leather!"
all of a sudden footed Old Barney
Owl.
Am dreaming or did I hear
someone talking" asked dear Uncle
Lucky rubbing his eyes with his
left hind foot. Again the old owl
gave a long too wit, too WOO" max
ing the Dummies shiver from head to
toe, for they are afraid Of owls, you
know.
did you hear what that bad owl
said?" asked Uncle Lucky in a
whisper.
mo, / didn't" answered the little
rabbit. But when Uncle Lucky told
him, the little rabbit didn't think
the old owl was such a bad sort Of q
bird, and neither do I and neither
does the little mouse that lives all
alone in the next door house.
Wen telephone the elephant in
the morning" said Uncle Lucky. and
pulling his night cap on straight he
went to sleep again. And so did
Little Jack Rabbit but the owl stay
ed awake all night hunting for mice.
. AS soon as Mr.. Merry Sun got up
the next morning, the two little rab-
bits hoped out of bed and tele-
phoned to the circus elephant, and
in the next story you shall hear
what he said.
DOWNRIGHT 1924 navid Corv
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WHAT WE GET AND WHAT WE
NEED

Activities in the Senate are de-
scribed graphically in the news but
the results seem to require less en-
phas!s, nothing to brag Of, anyway.
We read: the Senate was inundat-
ed today by roaring flood of
cratory" The mental picture, how
ever, includes no gaspfng victims
going down in the flood for the third
and last time. Current comment is
to the effect that during those
periods when-see the graphic news
report - Charges and counter
charges are being hurled back and
forth across the chamber" the
audience retires to the smoking
rooms while Charges and counter
charges" carom off the walls of a
deserted chamber. OF course the
reporters for the Congressional Rec
ord have to remain on the job, poor
fellows! There is no way out for
them. These Charges and counter
charges" must all appear in the Rec
ord to be read by an awestruck
ropulace.
"Awestruck" Aye but there comes
a rub. Time may have been when
that adjective would apply to the
dear people. Does it now? 1t does
not. People are bored with 1t. They
yawn when they come to the column
of news giving account Of 1t and
turn TO the basketball score, the
Farm Bureau Notes or turn over a
page, This. though the reporters
luridly describe inundation and
hurlings within the walls of Con-
gress.
To sum it up, this inundating with
floods of oratory, this hurting has
become boresome. The foods recede
and nothing but weeds spring up
from the land that was so watered.
The public has lost a wholesome in
terest in the conduct of its affairs;
its jaded appetite can now he
tickled with nothing less piquant
than scandal. This condition is bad
for the country and all concerned.
Intelligent interest in the actual
work OF our lawmakers Is needed,
both as a corrective and as stimu-
liant. Without public interest Con-
gress can not be kept straight;
competent men can not be secured
for performance of its duties. Is
there not some way of arousing
such an interest. Inundating with
floods of oratory and hurting
charges and counter charges by
cpiglottic athletes. whose sole
thought is to make campaign posters
of the pages Of the Congressional
Record, will not do It, positively will
not. What people need is a vision
of the quiet. painstaking. conscien-
tious work in Congress. A lot of it
is being done but people don't see It.,
don't hear about it and it is
very important that they should.
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AUGUSTA TO BELFAST

, Years have passed since the
state Highway authorities approved
d route for a direct highway be-
tween this city and Belfast. but
aothing has been done upon 1t, its
present condition being its worst.
From time to time people wondered
whether the road had been forgotten
by the authorities. 1t would be. be-
sides serving as the highway of
communities along its line, a direct
link between highways of this part
of,Ghc State and Belfast and beyond.
The distance from Portland to Bel
fast over this road--forty miles
from Augusta to Belfast-would by
way of Gardiner be only eight miles
longer than the route by way OF
Bath, and by way of Lewiston over
the cement highway to Portland
would be only eleven miles farther.
A suitable highway between Au-
gusta and Belfast would be great
convenience to large volume OF
traffic, once it could be built.
Mr.. George r. Weber of this
city has interested himself in this
matter and has presented TO the
state Highway Commission the
petitions of around thirty five hun
bred people DESTROYS of having this
road built. persons living along or
contiguous to the proposed highway.
The reply of the Commission is in
tcrcstfhg. Commissions cannot build
roads without money and when there
isn't Sufficient to go around, as Is
the situation in Maine now and
likely to be for years to come, they
select the highway which they think
swill afford the greatest convenience
to the greatest number. At least
such we understand TO be the
policy and so far we are convinced
that the Judgment Of the author
tiles has not been much at fault. We
do, however. feel that there exists
possibility they have too low an
estimate Of the number of people
who would be best served by suit
able highway between Augusta and
Belfast. Right now. were there
good macadam road in that link OF
the highway system Of the State, we
believe 1t would he used by very
large volume of traffic. This con-
vtction is emphasized by observation
OF the big traffic from Portland to
Ansusta via Lewiston. 1t seems en-
tireiy probable that a considerable
part Of this would find short, direct
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road to Belfast, connecting with Bar
Harbor and Washington County a
great convenience. And this would
be only part of the traffic so &C
commodated.
We wish the State authorities
would give US q tangible earnest of
way, in the shape of the construc-
ton of at least part of it in the
immediate future. That would seem
within their power to do.
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JOfCE

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed williams, who
have been passing the winter at the
bone of Mr.. Williams sister, Mrs.
Eva Bailey, who with her son, passed
the winter in Florida. haveMeturned
to their home in Oakfield. Maine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Moore Of
Houlton passed the week end with
Mrs. Eva Bailey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Putnam and
two children. Mrs. Wilbur Preble and
daughter, Doris, were week end
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Preble.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Malcolm and
son. Erwin Of New Haven, Conn, are
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Cured His Rupture

was badly ruptured while ssS 81
trunk several years ago Doctors s.rstlos
only hope OF cure was an II
Trusses did me no good. Finally - tenr
hold of something that quickly 80 80 81
pietely cured me. Years have si,hougb
the rupture has never returned. s,nsnIF
! am doing hard work ~ 2 sI,sa %
There was no operation, no lo:s MI sll
siyeIfSil iniormation ABOUT how y ..',s u I
hnd q complete cure without ops, sn or
you write to me. Eugene NJ. Pui'sM shie
penter. sl2-K Mafcellus AvsnNs nells
guam. N. J. Better cut out tn's 80 10
and show Il to any others wne ,ssst IL!
tured--you may save q life or ~ ar. ,oe ~
the misery Of rupture and tine
danger Of an opsfation.--Adv.
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guests at the home OF Mrs. M
coins parents, Mr.. and Mrs. oe0''
Clark.
Oscar Page of Damariscotta We" ca.
business caller Friday at Keyes w
ner.
Reuben Blackman returned ~,
week from Wiscasset, where az .ss
been serving as one of the lulss,sr.
Mrs. Nellie Duprat and daut,s
Mrs. Lawrence Murphy OF Lem.d
were week end guests at the n'"''
Mr.. and Mrs. John McGrath. ..us,
Walter Stuart had the r1isio,d.
to cut his hand Saturday, wniis 'O's
ing logs.
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championship of anti prohibition by
the Honorable Nicholas Murray But
Ter which the friends of Columbia
University should consider. AS a
private citizen Mr.. Butler has, in
this country we hope, an undoubted
right to his opinion, but he has ex-
pressed the opinion of the President
of Columbia University. Has he ex-
pressed it correctly?
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Thursday, May 8, 1924.

"Are we' piece Of machinery that,
like the Aeoiian harp. passive. takes
the impression of the passing aeci.
dent? Or DO these workings argue
something within Us above the trod-
DEF, clod ?"-Burns.
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Have ShapeIy Feet
Unmarried by BUNIONS

II ASHTON and comfort
4 demand that feet fit
snugly into the dainty
pumps of today. There
must be no hump to
mar shapely feet--no
racking torture to up
set comfort. Bunions
are unnecessary and
dangerous. You can re-
move them quickly,
harmlessly. pleasantly
with the new, marvel
Gus solvent. PedoSiyne.
Pedodyne stops pain
almost instantly, ban
ishes the tlisfiguring
hump. and relieves the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-08
FROM THE OIL ANTHOLOGY

BY Any Newspaper Reader
Investigation is vexation :,
Gosh. I'm sick of oil,
The papers page moves me to rage
And teapots make me boil.
George s. Chappell
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Odds and Ends

Ted: "Think of a number and I'll
tell YOU whether it is odd or even.''
Ned: "ill right! | just called my
girl on the phone. Which number
was it?'
Ted: did YOU get herr"
Ned: Yes"
Ted: Fright away"
Ned: Eyes"
Ted: That's odd
D. NJ March
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On Beinu in Love

VH beTnY III IoV0
| know how one feels who is in love.
shirt.
Once a caterpillar crawled over my
bare foot.
Once 1 had a tooth pulled.
Once when I was a little oy 7 was
served two ice cream sodas at
once.
Once l stepped on a cat.
know how one feels who is in love.
John Hamilton
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Seth May Gets Alky

A box that would do credit to the
cabinet makers art containing "a
one-gallon cans of alcohol valued at
least $500 were seized by Seth May,
Federal Prohibition director for
Maine. at Leeds Junction freight
station Saturday forenoon. This
shipment would be worth at least
$1,000 to any bootlegger who is in
the habit of watering or splitting"
his stock several times, it was said.
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SWUIIBII UuTHIIlE SCnSItlOn. 7
SENT ON TRIAL
Write today and I will gladly arrange 70
SEND you box or Pedodyne Solvent for
you to try. Simply write and say II want
to try Pedodyne." There is no obligation
KAY LABORATORIES. Dept. 1851
1855 N. LaSalIe st., Chicago, Ill.
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Imagine her dismay when she
heard the whole record, in the
presence of her admirer, and the
words of . popular soprano rang out
clearly: 'Tll be there when you get
back, but I'll be with somebody else"
Clad II. Thompson
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The sweetheart of an FL Dorado,
Kansas. girl was leaving" town for
n considerable length of times Think
ing to put him in a romantic mood
before he left. she bought senti
mental record to play for him on her
photograph. 1t was entitled: 'I'll
be there when you get back"
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A Chin Of the Old Rloek(7,

A Chip Of the Old Bloek(7)
Mother speaking of delinquent
college sony: Don't be too harsh with
him. dad. l know he's got good stuff
in him."
Dad: You bet he has Cost me if
teen dollars a quart"
Gustave Schwartz
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Saco, at q meeting in Boston Mon
day declared a semi annual dividend
of 81, payable on June 2 to stock
holders of May 8.
Rumors that the Seacoast Canning
Cos factories in PASSPORT and Lubec
were to be sold have not yet ma
terialized. The offices of the COM
pany are open, but the four factories
are not working. When running they
employ about 700 men and women.
The special townmeeting called
for May 5th, at North Jay, drew a
record crowd. 1t was voted to sec if
the town would issue a series of
100000 worth of it's notes to obtain
the necessary funds for carrying on
high school building erection also
received a unanimous Yes" vote.
Judge Frank b. Miller of the
Rochland Municipal Court announc-
ed Tuesday that beginning with May
II any person appearing before him
on the charge of driving an auto
mobile while intoxicated would be
considered intoxicated if he had the
| smell of liquor upon his breath
when arrested.
A surprise party in honor of her
S0th birthday was rendered Mrs.
Alice J. Skolfield, Lewiston Auburns
best known musician, on Thursday
evenings by her old musical friends
and pupils. No woman in those two
cities has been more closely identi-
fled with their musical life for so
long a period as Mrs. Skolfield, who
has been active since 1871 as a
pianist, organist and teacher Of
music.
A portion of a spar of a vessel
| with a shred of canvas attached was
discovered by lobstermen off Boot
Head, Lubec this week in fifteen
fathoms Of water and was reported
to coast guard. Investigation has
been delayed by spring tides but
will be continued when the tides fall
off. No wreck reported on this
coast. 1t is thought that a small
craft may have drifted waterlogged,
from Nova Scotia in the last gale.
Elwood F. Ireland, Bates '22, son
VI MIS-. "A. M. lEel11O OF Lewiston, IS
member of the Home Town Cool
idge club quartet of Vermont, that
has been one of the outstanding fea-
lures of the "sugaring off, parties
held in Washington the past few
days. Vermont is famous for its
maple sugar. and as it happens to be
the native state of President Cool
idge, the exercises at Washington
have attracted wide attention.
A very rare bird, the mourning
dove. has been reported from Will
ton by two members of the Wilton
Bird club. This was on Tuesday.
They are asking for reports from
other clubs if such a bird has been
seen elsewhere. About four years
ago a mourning dove was reported
by members of the Stanton Bird
club. The mourning dove was a very
common bird years ago. but was
decimated by slaughter before bird
laws Were made. until 1t was thought
to be extinct. From time to time one
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1t will be too bad IL running the
furnace interferes with the obliga-
tons of Clean-Up Week.
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anecdotes
$O0
of the Fun Shop All manuscripts be written
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-08

term leases with the States rights
fully protected along the lines of the
Federal Water Power Act as laid
down by Theodore Roosevelt"
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Eastern Steamship Lines, Inc,
ExP1Ess, PAssENaE1 ANN
T8E1GHT SERVICE
BOSTON AND PORTLAND ryv~
FARE 92.7o. gTATEROOWr :, !.
.. .. GOVERNOR DYN0Try "0
nAYLYRHT 4AvYM0 T,1rsS

Leave Portland. Franklin Wh,.,
Estate. Pier) Tuesdays. THURSDAYS AZ
Saturdays at s p. NJ. sn0
ReturnKLeave Boston Mona,r.
WEDNESDAYS and Fridays at sppnIMa!h
At Boston connection is made vi.
the Metropolitan Line express, pa ,..n'
ger and freight steamers for New W.
and points South and West. A
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"Your Eyes Have Told Me So"

Rendezvous-A place where you
catch cold waiting for her.
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A Fugitive From Justice

Day by day in every way
The world is getting better and better.
And night by night it's getting tight
And tighter and tighter and wetter
and wetter.
& II
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"Your Eyes Have Told Me So"
Minister Ito little Johnnie):
Johnnie, your clothes are all torn
and your eye is black. I fear you
have been fighting. Come here and
I'll pray for YOU"
Johnnie: Better pray for your own
kid, he's got two black eyes"
Howard Shea
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The annual meeting of the Maine
Postal Clerks association will be
held at Gardiner on May 80, all day,
closing with a banquet in the eve
Al in.
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MAINE sTEAMsHrp LEE
PORTLAND, NEW YORX YRHfnw-
SERVICE

Direct freight service between po,.
land and New York is resumed mar.
the new State Pier. Portland M.
Sailings Tuesdays, Thursday and s.,'
urdays each way. Through rates sra
direct track connections with Ms,rs
Central and Grand Trunk Railroad
Il. A. CLAY, Supt.
Franklin Wharf, Portland.
n. A. HARAD1x, s,,t
Bath, Ne.
apr16dtf
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The directors of the York mills
Saco, at meeting in Boston Mon
day declared a semi -annual dividend
of 81, payable on June to stock
holders of May 8.
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Copyright, 1924. Reproduction For
bidden)
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|bAMYKENNEBECJ JOURNAL
Entered 1t the Augusta Post once a.
second class mail matter.
ESTABLISHED 1925

No notice whatever will be taken Of
unsigned communications.
The Journal cannot be held respon-
sfbIe for the preservation or return
Of rejected communications.
Address all communications relating
to subscriptions and advertisements
. 20 Kennebec Journal Company.
Publishers. Augusta. Maine.
MEMBER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Associated Press Is exclusively
entitled to the use for republication
OF all news dispatches credited to 1t
or not otherwise credited in this pa
per and also the local news published
herein.
All rights OF republication of spec
iafs dispatches herein are also re-
served.
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Maine Gossip


So you're a friend to my friend,
Though as strangers we pass by;
How close this bond of kinship,
How sweet this human tie.
How dear the touch of sympathy
Tween us, who would defend
And praise and love the name of one
Who is our common friend.
So you're friend of my friend.
All, dear Unknown, You see
Since you're a friend to my friend,
What a friend you are to me!
City Times
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is reported however and it is hoped
that under present laws these beauti-
full birds may increase.
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Business Cards
BURLElGH MARTIN

- a 4V8sN 4 Z ~ CLAW
NOTARY PUBLIC r
The First National Bank Building
223 Water Street. Augusta Me-
Telephone SIS
Residence SIS Sewall Street !
Telephone Sam
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COLLEGE
RUNNERS OPEN U. OF
P. RELAY CARNIVAL

Philadelphia, April 25.-England and
scotland matched speed today with
some Of Americas tieetest college run
ners i'll two of the feature events on the
opening days program of the UNIVERSE
" OF Pennsylvania 3Dth annual relay
carnival at Franklin field Cambridge
University has combination consid-
sered faster than the Oxford quartet
which captured the sprint medley re-
lay last year. But Cambridge was ex-
pected to meet keener competition than
Inc OXontans, for in Pennsylvania
State College Harvard. Yale, Navy,
Prineeton. Columbia and Holy Cross,
America presented an unusually strong
front
Eric Liddell OF Elinbugh. British
sprint champion, will meet some of the
greatest sprinters in this country in
the 22O-yafds dash. including Bowman
OF Syracuse, Clarke of Johns Hopkins.
Argue of Occidental. Gray of Butler.
Second in interest to the interna-
tional races was the pentathlon, or all
around championship. All the contest
ants in this are aspirants for the
Americap Olympic team. They are
West of Washington and Jefferson,
~ hlner sof the title last years Levi, the
big Arapaho Indian from Haskell In
stitute: Frieda, University of Chicago;
Johnson, University of Pittsburg; Sny-
der, Ohio State; Plansky, Georgetown,
and Newton of the University of Flor
.da.