davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-24

bought a book. II
was a beautiful
book, with many
characters in it
she loved, and
she wanted to be
able to pick them
up and hear them
talk at any time
just as she
loved It when she
could call across
the street to her
little friend and
ask her to come
over.
By degrees she
began filling her
library shelves.
After a while she
E.E - =
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-24
Men of Prominence
Enormous Feeders

Sports writers who see Firpo eat
are astonlshed at the quantity Of meat
consumed by the Wild Bull
doubt il he holds a better record in
that respect than did some Philadel-
phlans who were as eminent in other
ways as FirpO in the ring.
Senator Penrose was prodigious
meat eater saw him at breakfast
devour two eggs, a large broiled fish
and handsome beefsteak, says the
Philadelphia Inquirer.
At dinner two ducks were for him
not an unusual chase after oysters and
fish.
T. De Witt Cuyler matched the sen
atOr as a hearty eater. At the Ritten-
house club it was quite the customary
thing for him to follow half a dozen
oysters with a large fish, an extra big
porterhouse steak and top them of
with a quail.
John G. Johnson did as well as that
and saw him begin a meal with
dozen big oysters.
Henry f. Walton. former speaker OF
the Pennsylvania assembly, was an
other famous diner. His physician
once ordered him to walk a mile in
stead of eating lunch.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-24
NeU Words

According to compilers Of stand
ard dictionary. the general usage OF
the radio since its Invention has added
5000 new words and terms to the Eng
lish language. Flapperdom has added
several hundred more. and the poor
compilers were just getting over the
shock of having TO define 1000 words
and terms which our participation in
the unpleasantness in the late world
mixup brought to the average vocab-
ulary. Now what 10 DC? We have
been Informed previously that wom-
en- talk too much anyway--that words
is what they amt got nothin' else
butr--in the language Of popular
writer Of negro tales; yet 1t is proved
by this company that less than 25 per
cent Of the new words discussed have
been invented or coined by women
folk. plen having done the dastardly
deed kansas City Times.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-24
NERVOUS & HALF-SICK WOMEN
Relieved by taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
These Three Letters Prove It

Lowell, Mass.-sT am sending you
q few lines to let you know what good
your medicine has done for me.
want you to let every one know that
It has helped me in nervous troubles.
/ have four children and you know
there Is lot to do where children are.
They would come in from school and
they would start telling me about
their little troubles but / could not
stand Il had to send them away,
/ could not even walk on the street
alone was so nervous. l found one
Of your books and read It and then |
saw in the paper about Lydia Z.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. /
got it and had taken one bottle when
| saw a change in myself. Twas sur
prised. The children can talk all they
want TO now and it does not bother
me. am still taking the Vegetable
Compound. Mrs. JOSEPH LEMERE,
"a South Street. Lowell, Mass.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-24

that you think it
is rather foolish speech for them to
make.
But though they always seem to
have little change, and money in
their pockets or their purses, and don't
seem to be entirely without, as YOU
are often, they have so much to buy
with their money-food and clothes
and all sorts Of things.
A little girl had heard Of some
grownups who had put aside every
twenty-ilve-cent piece, or quarter.
which they received In change for larg-
er amounts Of money.
They used these quarters for holi-
days and trips and all such things.
I'VE never had enough to 20 any
where until we did this" they said.
when vacation time came we felt
as though we needed a fair amount
Of money, and there wasn't enough
But though II is quite, quite diff.
cult, to put aside every quarter, still
when you think 1t is going to be for
a beautiful vacation, It is not so hard
to do it
"And you enjoy your vacation SC
thoroughly"
Now the little girl never got quar-
tiers in change-or very seldom-be-
cause she didn't have the big sums of
money which could be changed into
quarters.
But she said to herself:
Il do have pennies. Sometimes
they are change from a iye-cent piece
when I've only wanted something that
cost one penny.
'Then have four pennies In.
change. Sometimes my daddy and my
mother give me pennies, and some
times | earn pennies running errands
and doing chores and all such things.
Il do believe I'll save pennies, and
then when get a big amount I'll buy
a nice book"
For this little girl wanted to own
a library of her own more than any
thing else in the world.
On her birthday and at Christmas
she received books for presents, but
she thought it would be so nice, too,
to get books out of her very own
money.
Then she would have her own real
library. She had been given a little
old bookcase her mother had had as
a child, but at present there were not
many books in It.
She would like to fill 1t full of
books She would like to own books
so on rainy days and cold days. or
when she sat under the pine trees in
the summer or up in the old, gnarled
apple tree, she could read and re-read
her books.
If she owned her books they would
be as her own family. How beautiful
that would be. Her own family of
booksl
SO she saved every penny she re
ceived
She found that the pennies counted
up pretty fast and before long she
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-24
WHY SHE MARRIED

a take it for granted Edith married
the man she so admired"
"No-she says she simply couldn't
endure the idea of losing her admirs-
ton for him."
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-24
SWAMP ROOT FOR
KIDNEY AILMENTS

There is only one medicine that really
stands out pre-sminent as a medicine for
durable ailments of the kidneys, liver and
bladder.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root stands the
highest for the reason that It has proven
to be just the remedy needed in thousands
upon thousands Of distressing cases.
Swamp Root makes friends quickly because
its mild and immediate effect is soon real
lied in most cases. 1t is a gentle, healing
vegetable compound.
Start treatment at once. Sold at all
drug stores in bottles of two sizes. medium
and large.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation, send ten cents to. DR..
kilmer & Co., Binghamton, n Y, for
sample bottle. When writing, be sure
and mention this paper.-Advertisement.
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Sunday School Record

Ninety years Sunday school mem
Der is the record of Mrs. Margaret Al
lison of East st. Louis, Ill., Joining
her first class in Scotland. she has
never missed attendance since. She
came TO America as a bride and has
lived in Missouri most of the time.
The most exciting experience Of her
life occurred one morning when Jesse
James and his gang applied at her
home for breakfast and she served
them the best in the house. under the
impression that her visitors were
Union soldiers.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-24
Felt Like A New Woman

Springfield, Missouri.-''For four
or five months was rundown, ner-
vous, my back ached and l did not
feel like doing thing. Sometimes
my legs sched and felt like they
would break and l had hurting in
my sides. had been reading in the
newspapers the letters of other wo-
men who had taken Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound and the
advertising Of it appealed to me so
! bought some and saw results in al
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-24
Would Make Great
Haul for Burglars

The richest spot in the United
States is ess than three feet square
in a vault in the United States Treas
ury department Here are stored 10
packages of gold certificates with the
total value of 60s,OO00O0.
Although the packages have the
height aud width Of the usual bank
note and are only about IS inches long,
10 Of them have the total value of
S520.000O00. Each package contains
1900 $4,000 bills, valued at $4,000
900. The remaining six packages are
worth sSS,0O0O00.
This money is kept in the reserve
vault of the treasurer's office, or the so
called storage room" of the treasury
until it is needed for circulation. These
gold certificates are not put into cir
culation unless an equal amount OF
gold is put into the treacury in their
place. The gold is kept until 1t is re-
deemed by the gold-covered bank
notes. At present there is more than
s1,25o,0O0,OO0 outstanding in gold GER
tificates.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-24
Expect to Harness Tides

The force of the ebb and flow Of
the Atlantic's tide may soon be har.
messed to produce electricity, Dexter
P. Cooper, brother of Hugh L. Cooper.
the hydraulic engineer who designed
the hydroelectric plants at Muscle
Shoals, Keokuk. and Niagara Falls.
Canada. is at present making preIim-
mary surveys along the Maine sea
coast with a view to finding generat-
ing station sites near Eastport. The
average difference between high and
low tide at Eastport is is feet 2
inches.
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HAS ITS ADVANTAGES

whats your favorite musical In
strumentT
"A pipe organ"
"Why that7"
swell, they usually are in churches
and folks don't bang on EN- until the
wee hours Of the morning; and they
are nailed down. which means the
young folks who come to our house
can't tote em along every time they
Gomez
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He Needed Them

Friend-what did you do with that
bunch Of shingles you had left after
thlngllng your house, Brown?
Brown-Sold il to the man next
door. father of two pair of twins
Judge.
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Not So Difficult

Mrs. Monterey-I read today Of a
Frenchman who can put people to
sleep merely by looking at them.
Mrs. Esplanade-I don't regard that
as very remarkable. The minister at
our church can put people to sleep By
talking TO them.
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Strange. WASN'T H2

Mrs. Lumpie is dreadfully afraid
of embonpoint." remarked Mrs. Cos
sipe
That's a terrible disease" agreed
her neighbor. MY Aunt Jane had il.
and the poor thing just wasted away
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-24
Heredity

Teacher-Can you tell me what
heredity is and give me an example?
Boy--Yes, 1t means that--that II my
grandfather hadn't had any children,
then my father wouldn't have had any,
and couldn't expect to have any
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-24
Discipline

"What are you going TO do this
morningT' asked the boarder who was
summering in an oil country.
''Shoot an oil we'll"
''Shoot it,"
Yes, sir. First We drill 'em and
then if they don't behave we shoot
EN-"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-24

Ay better, so l finally decided to try
Off. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
in nd by the time l had taken three
titles I was well woman. have
ever had any return Of this ailment'
Mrs. Anna Priddy, 1901 N Payson
St. All dealers. Liquid or tablets
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Htlkllif W d , 81
nervous | could
not sleep a nd
had very little
appetite. l had
backaches a IN d
bearing pains,
was not able to
do my work
was in bed most
OF the time. l
doctored an d
took medicine
but did not get
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-24
Courtesy in Court

you are acquitted" the judge
finally announced
The prisoner thought he should say
something, so he spoke to the jury
Gentlemen, I'm sorry to have given
you all this trouble"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-24

Touch pimples. redness, roughness
or itching. If any, with Cuticura olnt-
ment then battle with Cuticura Soap
and hot water. Rinse, dry gently ard
dust on little Cuticura Talcum to
leave a fascinating fragrance on skin.
Everywhere 25c each.-Advertiseme
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One-Arm Lunch

Toni hear that Ted has had an
accident.
Bob-Yes; some one gave him pet
alligator and told him 1t would eat of
his hand
"Wen?"
at did GOOD Hardware.
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The Fact,

''The girls don't hook the men,
"Naw?" They just let the men hook
themselves" = Louisville Courier
Journal.
Purity in persons and In morals Is
true godliness.-Hosea Ballou.
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Madam. you will have to get some
body to introduce you before can
cash this check"
"Slrl I am here on business. and
not making a social call. l do not care
to know you."-Tips & Taps.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-24
Endless Enlightenment

with midnight oil they sit up late.
Each witness takes his turn.
The further they investigate,
The more there is to learn.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-24
Your Summer Girl

He-Thi.i Is the first time ! have
ever kissea a girl.
she-You don't know that Tin the
blonde who last year was the brunette
YOU told the same thing %.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-24
Lots of Attention

"Helen," said a father to his little
laughter who had just returned from
a ehildren's party, did you have any
attention paid you?"
"Oh, yes" answered Helen. zone
little boy made faces at me-"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-24
Rent Runa Into MiIIiona

Rents may appear high in New
York, but they are low compared with
5O.0OO.OO0 crowns which one pays for
desirable four or fiye-rOom apart
ment in Budapest or Vienna, accord
ing to the report Of Isldore Berger.
general manager Of the Greater New
York Taxpayers association, who has
Just returned from a survey Of hous-
ing conditions in Europe.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-24
He Meant Size

Customer want to buy some hose
for my wife.
Salesman-What number, please?
Customer-She's number three.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-24

A piece of old carpet placed at the
bottom of the cellar steps will prove
wonderful help in preventing marks
from rubber heels on the clean kitchen
linoIeum.
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Tmo Minds VIM but-.

She (sentimentally) You know
books are such wonderful friends.
He financially embarrassed) - Yes,
bank books.
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Too Technical a Student

George-Why did they kick that
medical student out of the library?
Jim-They caught him trying TO re
move the appendix from n book he
was reading.-Stray Stories.
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Obhpious

Madge-Did she own up that they
were making love to each other?
Marjorie - Not exactly, but they
were sitting on the sand and didn't
notice the tide coming in until they
were all wet.
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Read This One Aloud

Larry lin hurry)-Central give me
Grand % double 2.
Central-Grand 2222f
Larry-Yes-and hurry. I'll play
rain with you some other time.
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GoodWork

He-Dr. Pilsbury is very moderate
IN his charges, is he not7
she-oh, yesi He does his best TO
)ring illness within the reach of all.
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Concrete House

A concrete house, simple and mex
pensive. and declared to be capable of
withstanding earthquake shocks has
been designed by Simon Lake. the sub
marine boat inventor
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BE Meant .Rare.o q course

Hostess-weil, my dear, l suppose
the count flattered you, tcld you how
charming you were and all that.
Fair Guest-f think he Intended to.
though he wasn't quite successful. He
declared that my beauty was very
scarce indeed.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-24
Some Progress

Bert-well. Florence. and what
progress are you making in the ma
trimonial racer
Florence-I'm on my third lap.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-24

they p o s s ] b y
could have.
True. they don't
admit II. They
will often say If
You ask them for
some:
WHAT Do you
think money
g T o W 8 o n
bushesTF
And you know,
Of course. perfect
~ ell that
m on ey doesn't
grow on bushes,
but, you know,
too, that they
have more than
bushes have, so
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Confetti Too

Little bows of ribbon.
Little grains OF rice,
Make the new-wed couple
Spotted in a trice
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Fost-Mouinq PLANET

Jupiter's diameter Is about ten times
that OF our earth, but so quickly does
it spin that day there lasts only
nine hours and fifty minutes.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-24

A torpid liver prevents proper food as
tone up the liver They act gently but
surely. s72 Pearl ST.. New York. Adv.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-24

There are numerous great men, but
few that can avoid looking silly when
being photographed for the MOVIES
Baltimore Sun.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-24

An ideal mother is one who knows
which one to spank when all appear
equally guilty.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-24

AS a rule the man who is unable to
trust himself displays pretty sound
Judgment.
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There Were Not
Many Books.

venture, stories of other children,
stories of animals. beautiful books
with lovely pictures-oh, such dear,
dear books!
And the most wonderful thing Of
all was to think that even little girl
could get big things such as books
which she really wanted out of little,
tiny pennies-just because she gave
the little, tiny pennies a chance to be
came bigger amounts of money. Big
enough to get big booksl
And her library was her very own.
Her beautiful, very own library
She was so very proud of it and so
very happy because of it.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-24

why buy many bottles OF other vermi-
fuEes when one bottle OF Or. Peery's Dead
Shot" will work without falt7 Adv.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-24

There is no man so deerepit, whilst
he has Methuselah before him, who
does NOT think he has twenty years Of
life in his -Montaigne
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-24

II you can't speak the truth keep a
stiff upper jaw.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-24

most no time. Ihed hardly been ahls
to do my own work and after taking
the Vegetable Compound felt ike .
new woman. I recommend it to my
friends who have troubles like did,
and hope they will find the same re-
suits. Mrs. NJ. CARPENTER, 607 W.
Chase Street. Springfield, Missouri,
40 Years Old, Feels Like 20
Haeerstown,M Md. II was very bad
off with backache, a bearing-down
feeling in my body and a pain in my
left side. | could not be on my feet
at times and once | was so bad
walked bent over to one side for three
weeks. Ny sister read Of Lydia E.
Pinlham's Vegetable Compound and
got me bottle. ! got so much relief
that took more until ] was well. l
am 40 years old and feel like 20. l
am sure this medicine will help oil
women. Mrs. MARY e. SANDY, 496
w. Franklin Street, Hagerstown,M Md.
Over 100000 women have SO far
replied to our question, Have you
received benefit from taking Lydia
f. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound"
9s per cent Of these replies are
Eyes"
That means that 9s out Of every
100 women who take this medicine
for the ailments for which it is recon-
mended are benefited by it.
All druggists are having increased
sales of this medicine.
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.EdILy Tale
SAVING PENNIES
WN AZ :. 9 81 i boNNER

Sometimes II seems as though
grewn-up people had all the money
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Out of Luck

Little Doris Atkinson has a chum
who has little girl cousin and the
three play together in happiness and
harmony. One day, when she came
home from play, Doris said TO her
mother:
II wish our baby was bigger, like
.Janet's cousin. You see, haven't a
single friend among my relatiyes.'-
Los Angeles Times.
Financial embarrassment embar-
raises some people very little.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-24
The Dim Future

He-Gladys has promised to marry
me when ] am famous,
She-What a polite reiectioni
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-24
Are You Weak? Nervous?
Appetite Gone!

Baltimore, Md.-"For two years
suffered. got very weak. lost in
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80; :: :! z
H.I.'I.t85I1
Proved the Reper.e

First Business Man-Has your son
arrived at years of discretion?
Second Ditto-Yes he's abou. TO be
married.
First Business Man-Then you mean
he hasn't.-London Answers.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-24

Anger Is practical awkwardness-
Cotton.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-03-28

Por JACOB H. RUBIN

smbro del comite Central del Partido socialista
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-03-28

absolutamente inofensivo Es mas
econ6mico incomparablemente mas
eAcaz que cuRlquier otra cosa.
Simplemente m6jese el cabello con
aqua clara y fr6telo con este. Dos o
tres cucharaditas bastan para obte-
ner una espuma RIGA y abundante, la
,ual Sc enjuaga facilmente, dejando
a cabellera en- un estado de limpieza
ahsoluta. Ell cabello Sc SEGA rapida y
uniformemente, hacienda flexible, Sc
doso, ondulado y lustroso. Ell aceite de
COCO Mulsifed disuelve y quita has
ia la Ultima particula de polvo y cas-
pa. Lo venden todas las boticas, dro'
guerias, perfumerias y peluquerias.
Bastan unas cuantas onzas para to-
Ia la familia durante meses. Cuidese
lie las imitaciones. Exijase que sea
Mulsifed fabricado por Watkins.
Advt.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-03-28
HELADEROS

Debido a una gran existencia Que
acabo de recibir de New York, puedo
vender a precios muy baratOs y pOI
cantidades como a Uds. lie plazca por
@. o. D.
vasos de papel en- cartones de 100 DC
4 onz.
Barquillas on cartones de 800.
Galletas sorbettos latas de 1000.
Pajillas para refrescos.
Pida precio al apartado 1885 en-
Sol "a a Antonio Medina Jr., San
ruan.. P. r. Aovt
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-03-28

$50 Au0y pei : I'LL
cial, puesto que
deseca el cuero
cabelludo y hace
fragil Ell cabello.
No hay NADIA me-
jor para la linn
pieza del cabello
que aceite de CT
co Mulsi6ed pcr-
que es puro Y
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-03-28
No dele aruinar la cabeIlera de
su ,niflo pcr medic del Iavadc

Cuando lave Fel cabello de su rifio,
cufdese' de 10 que usa.
La mayoria de los jabones y cham
pds compuestos contienen demasiado
alcai substantial esta muy perjudi-