davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1925-04-30

1t is calculated that the system of
traffic control on Fifth avenue, New
York, has added so per cent to the
capacity Of that thoroughfare.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28
Table Talks
5000 Budget
BY Alice Irwin

When a salary varies within rather
narrow limits, it is a good plan TO
take the lowest level as the amount
upon which to base each months ex-
penditures then the margin above that
amount may be reserved for additions
to the savings account, for special
trips or treats, as a safety fund
against emergencies.
my husbands salary averages be-
tween 5000 and S210 q month. There
are three of us, my husband and / and
a baby ii months old. 1t seems to
me that we ought to save something
out of this amount, but we do no more
than meet the payments on our invest
ments.
Our rent is $35 a month, our milk
bill 1921 a week, which includes a
quart of certified milk for the baby.
We make payments of $12 on a lot
each month and S25 on an investment
which we are making.
my husband carries his lunch and
it costs him 81 week for car fare.
I'VE receive two salary checks each
month, one on the 10th and the other
on the 25th."
Rather scanty information Is that
that 1 have to build up a budget upon.
l should like to know what are the
present expenditures for food, if this
family has a car, what the life inSur-
ance premiums are, what laundry bills
amount to, and host Of other things.
Here is a budget founded on the
facts given here:
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28
Menace Of Sick Mind
BY ELSIE ROBINSON

ed the whole thing. Harvey had told
the truth. She never had exchanged
six words with him. But
It's useless to give Inez's reasons for
doing what she did. They were not
reasons at all, but simply the vague,
disordered impulses of a sick mind.
She craved excitement as a dope fiend
Graves the drug and took this wayeo of
getting it. Did she know the stories
weren't true? Yes. she knew it as in
sane people know-without sense Of
balance between the true and the
false. As long as it served her pur-
pose it was justified in her sight. 1t
didn't need TO comply with some alb
stract ethical law. Truth" for her
meant excitement-for-Inez
This is true story. You may read
its parallel almost any day in the pa
pers. You are lucky if you do not find
its parallel in your own office. Men
frequently are accused Of base deeds
by ladies with whom they have had
only the slightest acquaintance and in
our present condition of ignorance and
sentimental prejudice. the man always
gets the worst of it. 1t is useless for
him to protest his ignorance-thc
woman's story is instantly accepted
unless she appears actually demented.
Some day we shall learn more about
mental disorders and be able to pro-
tect ourselves against them. In the
meantime, when you hear an Inez-tale
Of horror, wait n while before you
pass Judgment. Strange visions rise
in jumbled imaginations.
Copyright, 1928, King Feature Syn, Inc.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28
Yes or No?

/. Before the days Of electricity was
it possible to produce imitation stage
lightning?
9. When Scott's exploring party
started back from their South pole
expedition, they found the supplies
Of fuel oil left at intervals along
the route for the return trip had dis
appeared from the cans. Has any ex-
PLANTATION for this disappearance ever
been suggested?
3. Over 1000 trees in Central Park
in New York City died between 1917
and 1919. Was the cause of this loss
discovered?
4. Is it known how rapidly peat &C.
cumulates in boys?
Answers to these question may be
found:
!. Yes. In Elizabethan times and
later, stage lightning was made by
throwing the spores of clubmoss, COM
monty known as lycopodium powder,
on a candle flame. On account Of the
high content these spores were ex-
tremely inflammable and produced a
binding flash. The same method is
said to be still in use in the theaters
Of the country villages Of Japan.
2. Yes. The oil was stored in tin
cans. 1t is known that tin disintc-
crates at low temperatures the affec-
ton is known as tin plague and starts
in in scattered spots. 1t has been sug-
gested that this happened TO the tin
covering on the cans, leaving the iron
exposed to the action Of the moisture
which rusted small holes in the cans
and allowed the liquid to escape.
3. Yes. The soil in Central Park is
only from two TO five feet deep and is
above n fine heavy clay which tree
roots cannot penetrate. Drainage con-
ditions are not good so that some trees
received too much water and some not
enough. Without food and water the
trees were literally starved so that
they were unable to stand the contin-
uOus cold Of the 1917 winter.
4. Yes. A body with well preserved
clothing Of the styles Of the eighth
century wns found in an old bog IN
Friesland covered by ten feet Of peat
and in England a corduroy road made
by the Roman soldiers was found
about fifteen feet below the surface,
making the accumulation of peat APP
proximately one foot in 100 years.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28

II we sec a disheveled woman sit
ting behind bars chanting her A u C's
and playing with a rag doll, we feel
pretty sure that she's mental case"
If a long, lean gentleman with a
starey eye comes up to us on the street
and tells us he's Alexander the Great
we're sure the lad is cuckoo" If our
neighbor runs amuck with a carving
knife and tries TO kill legion of i'm
aginary devils, we unhesitatingly
judge him insane.
We recognize and guard against
obvious cases of insanity such as
these. But we are constantly menaced
by other forms of mental illness which
we do not recOgnize-which we indeed
mistake for sanity.
All people who deal with the public
meet these border line cases." They
pass in n steady stream through my
office and because they constitute a
definite menace to the uniformed pub
lie, an writing about them from time
to time.
There's one type in particular that
is apt to raise particular Cain-1 re-
fer to the individual who labors under
the delusion that he or she is the vic
tim of a romantic intrigue. Usually
this individual is a woman, although
men sometimes have this delusion.
There was Inez. Inez made history
for a while in this mans town. Near
ly every town has an Inez.
Inez was a frail, timid girl Of %.
She first made contact with me via
the telephone. In a tear choked voice
she begged for an appointment. j
told her to come along. She came all
wrapped up in gloom.
Inez, it appears, was the Victim.
A college mate had wrecked Her Life.
He had, after long siege, won her
maiden heart, and had then betrayed
her faith in him. All the usual har-
rowing details appeared in Inez's
story. 1t was little hard to see how
one so drab in appearance, so lacking
in charm, could have reused such a
fury of desire as 1ncz claimed to have
aroused, but she offered many refer
ences to prove her point.
/ consulted her references and the
story tailed. There was indeed n
sorry mess brewing on the college
CAMPUS. L G DDy WIS bHt VI luC lHbSL
popular young fellows in the student
body and had hitherto enjoyed a
splendid reputation. Moreover he was
engaged to n lovely girl in the same
college, which made this affair seem
particularly dastardly.
Incz had aired her trouble before
the faculty and the boy was on the
verge of expulsion. Harvey. the boy,
had emphatically denied the whole
thing and insisted furiously that he
hardly knew the girl, had only met
her once at a friends house and had
never spoken TO her alone in his life.
But no one believed him. His fiancee
had broken the engagement and his
friends were cutting him.
Inez had no witnesses or proofs,
but her story was so detailed and so
unvarying that everyone believed her.
Things looked black for Harvey. II
ever n mans life was headed toward
the junk pile, his was. But just as
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28
Foxy Grandpa's
Stories
A Movie Picture Stars Dog
Sees Her in the Movies.

"A famous motion picture star is
coming up on Friday" said our hos
tess whom we were visiting in Cali
fornia.
Bobby's eyes nearly jumped out CT
his head at these words, and he pulled
my sleeve and whispered:
laughed and said that / supposed
she was coming for a rest and just
then / looked at Bunny. His ears
were dropping and he looked grouchy.
What could be the matter with the
little rabbit when we were all so
happy to think that we were to meet
the star? As for myself, was very
much excited over her arrival and
hoped that Friday would come soon.
On Friday morning, however, L
found out what was the matter with
Bunny. As he sat by my side groom
ing his whiskers, ! patted his head
and said:
whats the matter, Bunny?"
"Oh," said he, Il suppose that
actress will bring that dog of hers"
"Now, Bunny" said, that is fool
ish. He may be a very nice dog and
you never can tell, you may become
great friends. At any rate, you must
put your best foot forward - your
lucky one-and try to be entertaining
while she is here"
I'll do my best, Foxy Grandpa.
After all was well brought up and
shall act as a well-bred rabbit is ex-
pected to-"
The star arrived as as she came up
the steps there trotting by her side
was a fox terrier.
What lovely time we had.
And don't laugh when / tell YOU
that the terrier and Bunny struck up
great friendship and sat out under
big tree exchanging stories.
When they left the actress asked ms
il we wouldn't like to come to see
her new picture when we came
through Los Angeles, and we accepted
with great pleasure
1t was not long after that that we
did go to Los Angeles, and she kept
her promise and took us out to the
studio to see them work, and then she
said:
Now, Wen go into the projection
room and you'll see my new pictursS
which has not been released. 1 dor't
usually bring the dog with mi, 1Gt
thought he would be company for
Bunny-and she patted Bunny's soft
head and said he was n nice rabbit,
which made Bunny feel very proud
and far superior TO the rest of the
rabbits in the world.
We sat down in the dark room anil
the operator started the film. The
terrier and Bunny were sitting side
by side when all of n sudden the film
stars picture-a big close-up-was
flashed on the screen.
The terrier, who had never seen
her in moving pictures before, made
one leap, dashed toward the screen,
wagged his tail and barked like mad;
Then he turned around, ran back,
barked some more and then commenced
wiggling around and barking until VIC
all thought that if it was possible the
dog would go into Mysteries! Finally,
exhausted he gave one leap into his
owners lap, gave n great sigh and
Struggled down as if to say:
Thank goodness, I've found my real
owner"
Copyright, 1925, International Feature
Service, Inc.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28
Who Said IL and Where

"One cOntented with what he has
done stands but small chance Of be-
coming famous for what he will do.
lie has lain down to die. The grass is
already growing over him."
We cannot rest on our laurels II
we want 10 succeed. Bovee observes
in Summaries Of Thought"
81 have a heart with room for every
joy"
Bailey in "Fpstus" says the content
ed man has always room for enjoy.
mcnt.
There is no boiler spot Of ground
Than where defeated valOr lies,
BY mourning beauty crowned"
The grave Of the defeated is also
sacred ground. Henry Timrod reminds
US in his poem AT Magnolia Gene
terry"
Labor itself is but a sorrowful song,
The protest of the weak against the
strong"
+. W. Fabcr in "The Sorrowfu!
World" finds labor's song sorrowtul
But see how many of ambitions aims
are crossed,
And chiefs contend till all the prize
Is lost"
In THE Rape Of the Lock" Pope
observes how many good things we
lose through quarreling.
True worth is in being, not seem.
ing
In doing each day that goes by
Some little goOd-nOt in dreaming
or great things 10 do by and by"
Alice Cary in Nobility" urges ac-
ton, not dreaming.
God give us men! A time like this
demands
Strong minds, great hearts, true faith
and ready hands"
This was the burden Of J. g. Hol-
lands Wanted" written during the
Civil gsh -- $780, -- r.A-.---.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28


would be time 10 call for Jim and
make the trip home with him. Ar
lette went into her shell again whn
] took her 10 Jim's office, and though
there was a fine dignity to her am
barrassment, it made her inarticulatc.
and gave Jim the impression that she
was a dull, colorless and almost IN
impressionable little creature.
But as we sat in the taxi on the
way TO the station. engroSsed in dis
cussing Jim's business deal with the
MOntaynes, suddenly Arlettc began 20
hum to herself. She was singing a
little French fOlksOng in a patois
could hardly understand. At first it
was only q thread of song hardly audi
bic above our conversation, the bum
Of the city and the whirr Of our
taxi. But suddenly, the girl forgot us
and began 90 sing aloud in n voice
as clear and lovely as a thrush at
twilight-or a lark soaring into the
sun.
Jim caught my hand in his and muir.
INJURED:
why, the child's a persona real
singer in the making perhaps. We've
EOl 10 w hohASAAAAAE hbDuA lAAHg mint
She's an artist-untutored, ignorant
but an artist nevertheless"
Poor May ] sighed. Arlette'S
going 10 upset her life
But strangely enough what ] was
really thinging was:
Poor me! VIII this child upset
my life"
ITO Be COntiBued.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28
Some Pointers
on Manners
Good Form At Meals.
By Mrs. Beeckman

DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
When meat, potatoes, vegetables and
salads are served on a platter and in
small bowls should the food be con
yeyed to the plate with a spoon or
with a spoon and fork:
(2) How much should be put GU
the plate at a time?
90 Should bread or rolls be broken
and buttered separately:
a. When bread and butter are
served on separate dishes, on which
dish should the bread be buttered?
% At a particular hotel the ser
vice included two knives, q meat knife
and another which was smaller but
which was not a butter knife. How.
ever. would it be correct 10 use il as
a butter spreader? ID. S.
For serving foods of this kind it is
correct TO place a serving spoon and
fork on the platter or bowl, 80 that
the process will be easier.
~ A "well-bred," average serv.
ing, just what you want.
90 Break off from the slice Of
bread or from the roll a small piece,
and butter this and eat it before you
break off the next piece.
a. The bread should be buttered
on the bread-an-bUtter plate, that IS,
by holding it on the side Of that
plate.
90 Yes, this is usually what is in.
tended, in such a service,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28
LISTEN, WORLD!

this crucial moment an aunt of Inez's
appeared on the scene.
Inez's auntie was one of those re-
morseless, honest creatures, of which
there is one in every family, who
Knew You When You Were Young.
Auntie had known Inez particularly
well when she was young. She re-
called without difficulty various other
occasions on which that young lady
had been a Victim. Being victim, in
short, was the best thing Inez did.
Under Auntie's pitiless cross-ques-
tioning, Inez broke down and confess
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28
First Second
500 800 goo

I have only allotted IS q month to
the savings account anu that is in
tended for life insurance; surely some
sort Of protection is provided for. The
miscellaneous division receives $35 a
month; this amount is made high pur-
posely, since there may be an automo-
bile to be taken into consideration,
there may be Doctors and dentists
bills, there may be any number of con-
ditions which make special divisions
necessary.
Surely this young couple who are
making permanent savings of $37
month need not feel that they are not
saving the correct proportion of their
income. Usually the amount to be put
aside for permanent savings represent
from 10 to 20 per cent of the income,
and they approach the higher limit.
l think that it is great fun to have
an income which may occasionally
yield an extra $40 or 500. One young
couple Of my Acquaintance have such
an income in especially good months
theirs scars 500 above the normal
level. They budget themselves rigor.
ously within the earnings Of the lean
est months, allowing an adequate
amount for savings. Then their extra
earnings go into a separate savings ac-
count and have gained for them an
automobile, a radio, additions to their
furnishings and several delightful va
cation trips.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28
Acid Stomach;
Phillips Milk of Magnesia"
Better than Soda

Hereafter, instead Of soda take a
It'll e''Phillips Milk Of Magnesia" in
water any time for indigestion or
sour, acid, gassy stomach, and re-
lief will come instantly.
For fifty years genuine phillips
Milk Of Magnesia" has been pre-
scribed BY physicians because it
overcOmes three times as much acid
IN the stomach as a saturated sClu-
ton Of biCarbonate OF soda, leaving
the stomach sweet aud free from
sli gases. Il neutralizes acid fer
mentations In the bowels and gently
urges the souring waste from the
system without purging. Besides. il
- more pleasant 10 take than soda.
Insist upon Phillips" Twenty-Five
cent bottles, any drug store
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28
The Rhyming
Optimist
Loneliness.
By Aline Michaelis

Oh, it is very loneIy here upon the
city street, where ranks Of men are
passing near and life's swift pulses
beat! So many, many passers by and
yet not one who heeds if / would
laugh. if / would sigh, not one who
knows my needs. For each man walks
a path apart and in his own world
goes his own creation fills each heart
Joys. sOrrows, friends and foes. And
it is lonely, lonely here, alone amid
the throng; the very sunlight loses
cheer, the empty hours are long. So
would that / were far away beneath
the singing trees where furry forest
creatures stray TO voice Of birds and
bees. For well / know the tender sky.
the gentle winds caress. the boundless
fields tranquility would heal this
loneliness.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28
Meditations of
a Wife
By Helen Rowland
Hunting the Wild Thrill.

Hunting the Wild Thrill.
We are becoming a nation of thrill
hunters with the flapper leading the
pack.
Whether it's flying an airplane,
speeding a motor car, racing around
the world or just making love, we no
longer ask, rs it safe?' but is it
thrilling?"
well-men ARE thrilling. But there
are lots Of thrills in the world that
don't come in a kiss or n pocket-flask
lots of nice wild thrills" that have
nothing 10 do with sentiment or sex.
Oh yes, there ARE.
If you're born to be thrilled, you'll
never be bored.
There Is the thrill. for instance, Of
learning TO swim. OF feeling yourself
lie on top Of the water for the first
time-of floating out lightly as n
cloud. over the blue! Exhilarating?
Delicious? WIDOW! There never was
kiss LIKE it-take it from ME.
And there is the thrill Of learning to
run your own car-Of mastering the
little brute" of feeling the tinglc Of
power in your fingers and skill in your
feet ss you skim along over the world.
IConquering q sbeik, or even man, is
tame sport beside il
And there's the thrill of making a
"home" out Of a house, with just a
few yards Of stuff, a few sticks, and
a few pots Of paint; Of seeing the thing
develop personality and begin TO
glow right under your hands.
And the thrill Of planting nastur-
tiums and watching the little things
push their way up to the sun and actu.
ally GROW.
And. above all. there IS the thrill
Of WORK-the thrill Of DOING the
thing you have set cut 10 do, whether
it's making a fortune, making n pic
ture, making a living, making a pie, or
just making a man happy!
There are all the thrills Of CREA-
| TION-fOr each Of us is born a "crea-
tor" in his way. oh yes, the flapper
is right! Life IS sbort-too short, in
deed, to enjoy all the thrills it holds
out for us
But, IL you aren't played out or
burnt out, you can go right on thrill
ing down to the grave. If you're born
to be thrilled. you'll NEVER be bored I!
Copyright 1875, King Feature Syn, Inc
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28
Helpful Hints

Muslin curtains should be rinsed IN
alum water, which does not spoil
their color and renders them nOn-in-
flammable. Allow two ounces Of alum
10 a gallon Of Yates
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28
Do You Knou That

Only one variety Of bird is known
to "shingle" its own feathers. This
is a native Of South America, which
nibbles away each side of the tall
feather to produce a curious-lookins
racket effect.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28
REQUESTED RECIPES.
Hash Drowned Potatoes.

Chop two potatoes quite fine, add
salt, pepper and one teaspoon but
ter. Have a little very hot fat in
iron frying pan, press potatoes in
firmly and smoothly in a thin layer,
add two tablespoons hot cream or
milk, cover and cook 10 minutes.
When brown crust is formed on the
bottom turn it over like an omelet
and serve. Minced parsley may be
added il desired.
Ginger Ale Punch.
One cup hot tea infusion, one cup
sugar. three-fourths cup orange Juice,
one-third cup lemon Juice. one pint
ginger ale, few slices orange, one
pint mineral water or iced water.
Pour tea over sugar; cool and add
fruit juices. Turn into a large punch
bowl over blocks Of ice. Just before
serving add ginger ale, mineral or
iced water and orange slices.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28
Texas Youth @Studies. on Top
Columbia University Skyscraper

At the suggestion of his cousin,
Professor s. o. Miller, Of Co
lumbia, Fred ID. Wade Of Aus
tin, Texas, is making good use
of his summer vacation by learn.
ing construction work in actual
practice.
~ 'F
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28

Photo shows Wade in his capacity
as an iron worker on the new 15-
story physics building for Columbia
University. Besides not being afraid
to balance himself atop the highest
girder, the student iron worker is
quite a boxer, fighting under the
name Of WARY" Wade. The proceeds
Of his fights 20 toward paying his
way through college.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28

But, II you aren't played out or
burnt out, you can go right on thrill
ing down 10 the grave. IL you're born
to be thrilled. you'll NEVER be bored
Copyright, 1875, King Feature Syn. Inc.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28

There are all the thrills Of CREA-
lTION-for each Of us is born "crea-
tor" in his way. oh yes, the flapper
is right! Life IS sbort-too short, in
deed, to enjoy all the thrills it holds
out for us
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-03-12
MORTGAGEE'S SALE
A VALUABLE FAR VI
Situated About Six Miles West of
FrOstburg, In Garrett County,
Maryland.

Under and by virtue of a power of
sale contained in mortgage from
George L. Garlitz and wife to Brad
ford Blocher ct al, dated February g.,
1892, and recorded in Liber E. 2. T.,
No. IS, folio 308, etc, one of the
Mortgage Records of Garrett county,
default having been made therein, the
said Bradford Blocher, mortgagee,
hereby gives notice that he will, on