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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-09
Birthday Party

Mrs. Joel Fletcher was rendered a
party Sunday, July 5, it being her
18th birthday. A roast chicken din
ner with all the fixings and ice cream
and cake were served to the following
relatives and guests. Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene Watson and son, Leon Wat
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Robinson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Fowke, Mr.. ana
Mrs. Bernard Fletcher and daughter,
Miss Flora Fletcher. Mr.. and Mrs.
Havana Spencer, Joel Fletcher, Mr.
and Mrs. Oman Fletcher, Mrs. Archie
Spencer and sons, Carl and Ellis
worth. Mrs. Frank Oliver and chill
dren, Harlem and Miss Ida Oliver,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fletcher and sons,
Roland, Ellery and Clayton Fletcher.
A good time was reported by all pres
ent and this young lady has many
happy memories of the occasion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-09

Of a son. Both mother and child are
doing nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Buxton re-
turned Monday from weekend visit |
with relatives in Pressure Isle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Delile lett
Tuesday for a visit with relatives IN
! Canada.
Rainbow Branch Of I. s. s. will
hold their regular Friday meeting al
the home Of Mrs. Ethel Viles.
Mrs. Margaret White returned
! Monday from a visit with friends In
Pennington.
Asher Hilton left Monday to work
through haying at the home of Frank
| Burns.
Miss Bertha Spaulding Of Harmony.
has completed two weeks vacation
| at the home of her mother, Mrs. IDA
| SpauIding in North Arson and ar
rived the last Of the week to pass the
remainder of her vacation with Mrs.
Edna Bosworth.
Henry oliver of West Mills was in
town on business Monday.
Charles Lakeman while at his work
in the Madison mill caught his finger
tanning it so that the nail had to
be taken off. DIR. Milliken dressed the
wound.
| HerDeTL fTOSL mas dCCcptcu q w
sition in the Evan Tinkham store.
Mrs. Ira Rollins, who Is employed
in Starks, passed the weekend with
Mrs. Charles Emery.
John Chase Of Lexington Is stop
ping at the home of Mrs. Nellie Ma
guire.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Benner and
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Luce enjoyed an
automobile ride to Scion, Skowhegan
and Norridgewock the last of the
week.
Guy Howard is having his residence
painted, B. F. Porter and son are do
ing the work.
T. H. Spear and H. Nelson Hap
worth were business visitors in Ban
gor Tuesday.
Everything is in readiness at the
Arson fair grounds for the benefit of
Emile Tardiff Post, American Legion
to be held July II. The program Is
varied consisting of races, ball games,
vaudeville, dancing in the new pavil-
ion, fireworks and a wonderful horse
trot. Many of the horses have al
ready arrived and are to be seen in
the grounds.
/. Mrs. Grace Stanley of Medford,
Mass, is passing a week with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hend-
ley.
Katherine Nelson left Tuesday for
a visit with friends in Boston.
Carl Spencer Is the guest Of his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. s.
Spencer, this week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-09
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AUGUSTA LOCALS

Tom Hardy Of Moves Place Is en-
joying a ten days outing at Sidney.
The Tomahawk., 1925-05-21
Marie, a Gold Fish

More than twO-sCore persons at
tended the funeral recently OF Marie.
a pet gold fish owned by Mrs. Frank
Tarsatana, Philadelphia. A funeral
cortege of ten automobiles escorted
Marie to her final resting place. The
little fish's body was embalmed
shrouded in silver and gold cloth and
placed tenderly in an ebony coffin
Mrs. Tarsatana hung golden crepe on
her front door when she observed that
Marie was lfeless.-Cartoons and
Movies Magazine.
The Tomahawk., 1925-05-21
AND
SAFETY OF CARS
Numerous Devices Add to
Comfort and Satisfac-
ton of Owner.

1t Is difficult to believe that the oil
pressure gauges and he ampere-me-
ters which now appear on the instru-
ment boards Of virtually all makes of
cars were once regarded by many as
unnecessary frills. Today there are a
number Of accessories being offered
which are similarly regarded, which is
the same as saying that they would
be appreciated If only their advan-
tages were better known.
BY equipping car with some Of
these f1tments, greater satisfaction, eff
fciency and safety will result. Add
front and rear bumpers to the car, at
tach one of the many rear signaling
devices, keep a set Of anti-skid chains
handy and the car will be enormously
benefited in proportion to the cost Of
the protection. Frequently such safe
ty devices add to the cars appearance
and thus not only help protect the
owners original investment, but add
to it. A spotlight attached to the
windshield and played upon the road
may prevent wrecking the car in a
ditch.
Take efficiency as another instance.
A car that is operated without proper
regulation of the cooling system Is at
all times running inefficiently. This
is especially true in winter when the
engine Is constantly operated at the
wrong temperature, either boiling over
hn f, NIT
the lap-robe or running cold because
there Is no covering at all. The mar
ket now offers several radiator covers
with openings which can be operated
from the dash.
Along the efficiency line are other
devices which are destined to filter
the gasoline before 1t is admitted to
the carburetor, thus preventing the
entrance Of dirty or watered gasoline
to the carburetor or engine. A device
Of this character may pay for itself
within q month after 1t Is installed.
Then there are shock absorbers,
which in addition to giving greater
riding comfort, save the springs from
breakage on the rebound and thus in
crease the usefulness Of the car by
preventing breakdowns. Even cut
outs which were at one time regarded
as toys for the speed manlacs are now
shown to have a very important use.
Regardless Of the selling points of
each accessory or all of them as
group, 1t Is fact that any one Of
them adds to the secondhand value Of
a car. So the motorst not only has
the use of the accessories with which
he equips his car and the savings on
insurance, Inconvenience, repair bills,
,etc.. but he gets a return premium
when he goes to sell the car.
The Tomahawk., 1925-05-21
Good Advice Is to Give
Machine the Once-Over

There's economy, also satisfaction
in giving your car the once-over in
the spring, then If it needs replace
ments or anything else to bring 1t back
to perfect form, have it done as quick
ly as possible.
Naturally the toll Of years driv-
ing is most severe, and generally there
Is a reminder or two. Right here the
old stitch in time principle works out.
When the car Is restored to its best
shape, almost as good as the day 1t
was bought, riding in 1t Is far more
enjoyable also it will bring a much
better price If you care to sell or ex-
pect to trade it in on a new car.
Letting your motor car run down is
false economy. Eventually. it costs
you more and in the interim you are
not happiest when riding along the
highways.
Even little things which you may
think are Of no special consequence
develop into big items i'll repair bills
If allowed to run on without Interrupt
tion.
The Tomahawk., 1925-05-21
Shabby Tires Are Not
Favored for Any Car

Shabby tires on a good-looking car |!
Yet stand on any street corner today
and count the number OF patched-up,
dilapidated tires which are being used
to the last mile. The cost of keeping
these tires running for a. few thou
sand miles would nearly pay for new
ones. Mileage such as this comes
high.
Tire conservation does not mean
picking up decrepit tire and putting
1t back into service at big repair
cost just TO save lietle rubber left
in the tread. 1t means taking care Of
the tire from the first so that 1t will
be able to deliver all the mileage built
into 1t by the maker. When tires are
so far worn that they are soon to
blow, 1t Is poor economy to repair
them. Such course means sacrifice
of the inner tube as well.
Cheap, makeshift patches, boots and
temporary repairs Of all kinds are now
being called into use as never before,
but patching up an old casing in which
separation Of fabric plies has already
begun, cannot give the freedom from
tire trouble on which the pleasure in
motoring so largely depends.
The Tomahawk., 1925-05-21
Page Old-Fashioned Girl

In the country around Frankfort-on.
the-Main in Germany, young men are
advertising for wives, but are specify
ing that "they must not be too mod
ern." Some of the advertisers use
the name of relatives who have been
engaged to do the negotiating for
them and the wedding out Of the un-
suitable so that the young men who
want to marry will not be embarrassed
by turning down any applicant for
sufficient but hard-to-explain reasons.
The Tomahawk., 1925-05-21
Important to All Women
Readers Of This Paper

Thousands upon thousands of women
have kidney or bladder trouble and never
suspect it.
Women's complaints often prove to be
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result of kidney or bladder disease.
If the kidneys are not in a healthy con-
dition, they may cause the other organs
to become diseased.
You may suffer pain in the back, head
ache and loss of ambition.
Poor health makes you nervous, irrita-
BILE and may be despondent; it makes
any one 30.
But hundreds of women claim that DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, by restoring
health to the kidneys, proved to be just
the remedy needed to overcome such
conditions.
Many send for sample bottle to see
what Swamp-Root, the great kidney,
liver and bladder medicine will do for
them. By inclosing ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, you
may receive sample size bottle by Parcel
Post. You can purchase medium and
large size bottles at all drug stores.
The Tomahawk., 1925-05-21
WATER INJURY TO
TIRES is SMALL
Running Through Stream Is
Not Injurious.

Now and then in the course Of al
automobile trip car has to pass
through stream, ard the question Is
sometimes discussed whether the ac-
tion Of the water is harmful to the
tires. The same question arises when
the car Is out in heavy rain.
Such a wetting is practically moth
ing at all, either for damage or i'm
provement. At any rate, the effect on
the tire is not harmful. Two chief
constituents of tire are rubber and
cotton, both vegetable substances, and
as rule water does not injure vege-
table matter. AS illustrative Of this
point, there Is the old but true story
Of the farmer who, when one of his
rubber boots fell into well, placed
the other on shelf in closet. Twelve
years later when the we'll was cleaned
the lost boot was found to be in ex-
cellent condition, but the boot on the
shelf had fallen into ruin.
If running through brook resulted
in cooling a tire the effect would be
decidedly beneficial, but a quick dash
through the water has little effect on
the heated air within the tire and
consequently the temperature change
in the tire after its bath Is negligible.
Water itself apparently does no
harm to tires, but the combination Of
air and moisture commonly known as
humidity is very destructive, especial
ly on the cotton in ordinary fabric
tires. The moist air works in between
the layers Of the fabric and rots them
out, sometimes even before the tires
leave the dealers storeroom. Cord
tires stand humidity better.
The harmful effect Of moist air Is
the chief reason why, when tires are
stored. they should be kept in dry
atmosphere. AS sunlight Is also harm
full, the storage place should be dark.
ened.
The Tomahawk., 1925-05-21
America Leads in
Talk Ouer Wires

New York state has IA times a.
many telephones as Italy.
or cities in the state Of Mississippi
Jackson leads in the number of tells
phones. Meridian Is second
The average amount spent for tels
phone service in the American hons
Is less than 2 cents day per person
In proportion to population greater
Boston has twice as many telephones
as Berlin, nearly four times as many
as London, and over nine times as
many as Rome, according to Telephone
News.
If all the telephone employees in
the United States tried to attend the
same football game, they would fill
the Yale bowl four times over.
Five hundred and fifty thousand
miles Of new telephone wire were add
ed to the Bell system in Pennsylvania
during 1924, including underground.
aerial cable and open wire circuits.
Two and one-quarter million miles
Of wire are used in furnishing tele-
phone service in the city Of Chicago.
This 10 enough to encircle the earth
90 lanes at the equator.
The Tomahawk., 1925-05-21
Maniac's Frolic

An escaped lunatic at Binghamton,
N. Y, drove Lackawanna flagman
from his station, then filed his pipe
and sat down to take things easy until
he found he had no match. A train
whistled. Flagging the train he asked
the engineer for Eight" That was
more fun than. he had counted on, so
every train was stopped after that
while engineers and trainmen tried
to make out what the new f1agman"
was up to. But hospital attendants
found their missing ward and his va
cation was short-lived. - Capper's
Weekly.
The Tomahawk., 1925-05-21
Tying in Spring Leaves
Will Prevent Spreading

Since the leaves in spring have a
tendency to spread apart, 1t is often
hard to replace the spring tie-bolt in
autos or trucks.
The easy way is to grip the head Of
the tie-bolt in wise, and put all but
the last four leaves one on top Of the
other. The last four leaves are put on
crosswise, or spread around like the
ribs Of an umbrella, which allows the
nut to be easily started on the bolt.
With the nut on the bolt. swing the
bottom cross leaf into place. Then
each succeeding leaf will slide easily
into position. Then tighten the tie
bolt nut. OF course, the clamps on
each end will have to be removed un-
til the spring is assembled.
The Tomahawk., 1925-05-21
Anything These Days

Running downhill recently a driver
found to. his utter surprise that a
motor truck, supposedly at rest in the
downhill position on the right side Of
the road, was actually going uphill
backwards. The driver could not get
It through his head fer moment and
nearly lost control of his machine try
ing to dope 1t out, which showed that
he was not prepared to expect most
anything nowadays. The truck driver
was utilizing the lower gear ratio Of
reverse In order to enable the engine
to pull up an extra heavy load.
The Tomahawk., 1925-05-21
Windshield Rattle

When the windshield glass becomes
loose I'm its frame, it causes an an
noying rattle. 1t is very difficult to
close the frame so that 1t will grip
the glass more securely without the
possibility of breaking the latter. If
the glass Is not too loose the rattle
can be eliminated by filling the space
in the frame with shellac. This can
be applied with a sharp pointed srick
or brush and should be applied
slowly SO that 1t will pack tightly In
the opening. s
The Tomahawk., 1925-05-21
Learning Early

Fair lady in distress always arofses
the chivalry of man, but not often does
n seven-year-old girl realize this. A
child Of this age was sent by her
mother to return some candy she had
bought against the parental order.
She came home to her mother. the
money in her hand, and crying. 81
knew If cried I'd get the man to take
the candy quicker" she explained to
her mother.-DetrOit News.
The Tomahawk., 1925-05-21
Flapper Hen

And now the flapper hen. Henry
Moeller, poultry fancier of Marysville,
Kan, has a hen that has bloomed
forth with the full plumage Of a
rooster. BY appearance she cannot be
distinguished from rooster, and the
resemblance goes so far that she even
possesses the two sickle feathers in
the tail.
The Tomahawk., 1925-05-21
Do YOu Kn0W

That one-fourth teaspoonful Of
Calumet Baking Powder adds texture
and body to meringue, especially
because Of its slow rising qualities,
which makes 1t unusually satisfactory
because Of the slow oven necessary for
meringue?
The Tomahawk., 1925-05-21
cuticura for Sore Hands.

SutiCuTa TOT ooTo ndnuSs
Soak hands on retiring In the hot suds
Of Cuticura Soap, dry and rub In Gu
ticura Ointment. Remove surplus
Ointment with tissue paper. This Is
only one of the things Cuticura will do
If Soap, Ointment and Talcum are used
for all toilet purposes.-Advertisem
The Tomahawk., 1925-05-21
Columbia's Perfume Guild

A research fellowship In the chem
istry Of perfumes and essential oils
has been endowed at Columbia uni.
versity.-Science Service.
The Tomahawk., 1925-05-21
Mystic Drug Sought
latter every zreGlI,

Herbs used by the ancient Maya
physicians in South America and sup
posed to possess almost miraculous
powers of curing and healing will be
sought by scientific expedition spon-
sored by Tulane university. according
to an announcement from New Or
leans. DR.. William A. Gates Is In
charge Of the expedition, organized
as a result Of statements made in the
Maya manuscripts which have in re-
cent years come to light and which
have been taken somewhat seriously
by modern scientists.
The Tomahawk., 1925-05-21

Doesn't hurt one bit! Drop little
"Freezone" on an aching corn, instant
ly that corn stops hurting, then short.
ly you lift 1t right Off with fingers.
Your druggist sells tiny bottle Of
"Freezone' for few cents, sufficient to
remove every hard corn, soft corn, or
corn between the toes, and the foot
calluses, without soreness or irritation.
The Tomahawk., 1925-05-21

A man may not be able to come out
on top. but by and by his hair will.
The Tomahawk., 1925-05-21

If you don't know a secret, no one
will accuse you Of telling it when 1t
gets out.
The Tomahawk., 1925-05-21

A free travelling poultry clinic, to
which farmers may bring diseased
chickens for diagnosis by a veterina-
rian, is being conducted In Ohio.
The Tomahawk., 1925-05-21
Proues "Aduertising PAYS"

BY advertising aggressively an
American manufacturers agent In
Lima, Peru. increased his sale of shoe
polish In that tropical country from
400 boxes in 1923 to $4,000 In 1924.
The Tomahawk., 1925-05-21

Preach not because you have to say
something. but because you have some
thing to say.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-06
WHISKY CELEBRATES
list BIRTHDAY

LEXINGTON, KY, Dec. "a
quart bottle of Kentucky's "best"
liquor is celebrating its list birthday
at its "home" near here. The bev-
erage is wholly oblivious to the fact
that an eighteenth amendment has
been tackled on the Constitution of
the United States. The poor quart
of liquor is an orphan: it has no own
er, but it is not lonely-hundreds look
every year at the place where it rests.
The 71-year-old bottle of liquor re-
poses in the foundation of the north
tower of High Bridge, at the Kentucky
river. "a miles from here, on the
Southern railway. The bottle was
placed there in 1854, together with
documents that told the story of an
ambition that was never achieved, as
the project to build that bridge was
abandoned. So was the whiskey.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-06
GREAT PERIL SEEN
IN 'SLUMS OF Mind

BIRMINGHAM. Eng, Dec. 5.-The
danger of "slums of the mind" has
just been emphasized by Grant Rob
ertson, in his presidential address to
the Library Association of Britain.
eve are realizing today what the
slums of our towns and cities cost
the nation in regard to physical and
industrial efficiency" said he, but
have we yet begun to realize that
there are slums of the mind. and that,
if percentage of our population is
condemned to live in them, the bill,
reckoned in terms of physical and in
dustrial efficiency, quite apart from
spiritual or moral values may income
more penalizing and devastating alike
for the individual and the nation.
dancing in the most negligible of oil
costumes. A party of American
tourists came along at that moment
and thought the dance was part of
the excursion.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-06
WOMAN'S ROMANCE
RECALLED BY DEATH

CALCUTTA, Dec. with the
death of "vrinda Devi." the British
wife of Pandit Shyam Shanker, at
the Calcutta Medical College Hos
pital ends a unique life that began
at Sloane Square, London, in the per-
son of Miss Wanda Constance Morrell.
In 1913 Miss Morrell, who was 80,
met Pandit Shyam Shanker at Lon
don Eat home" where he sang. She
fell in love with the songs that the
singer rendered.
She, being a splendid pianist, &C.
companied the Pandit wherever he
sang. .
For about three years in Jhalawar
she fought against the attacks of con-
vention. She was converted to Hin
duism by orthodox Rajputs and Gram
mans, and his highness himself gave
her away las his daughter) in mar
riage to the Pandit, every orthodox
Hindu rite and custom being strictly
observed.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-06
LONG COAL STRIKE
SEPARATE FAMILIES

HECKSCHERVILLE, Pa. Dec. 8
Because of the long strike, families in
this region, once neighbors, are becom-
ing widely scattered, John Ryan, of
the Hecksherville valley, has moved his
family of thirteen to San Francisco.
Another family from the same val
ley is moving to Florida. Every town
in the Schuylkill section reports the
removal of families, the prosperity Of
other sections attracting many, in con.
trast to this region, where all work has
been stopped for months.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-06

| overpowered with the heat and the
panic. She said: my head! It's SO
hot J"
The nurse brought ice bags. Sandy
murmured: I'm crowded-there's
not enough room.'
1t grew dark-silent again-only
the nurse now bringing her water,
holding the glass. Sandy said
Its very late. They've gone
home"
"Oh, then it's still living? They
wouldn't go if it were dying?"
The nurse had her back turned.
She said: "Here-now you must rest
again."
Sandy said accusinsly: "It's dead :"
No"
Then bring it in and let me see it /!
oh. if it's going to die, l want to
hold it. / should hold it,"
She couldn't see the nurses face.
She tried to fight against the thing
she was putting in her mouth. She
said protesting: Bring it-they've
all gone and left i'll want it here"
In the morning they brought it to
her. They brought it because she be-
came wild demanding it. Because she
shouted that it was hers. She had
a right to it. And she tried to spring
from the bed.
So they brought it in a little dress
of white. 1t was lying on a pillow
with its hands that were SO perfect,
dear little hands, folded one over the
other. the small pointed fingers
spread.
And someone had put a single spray
OF lilies of the valley in its hand.
Sandy looked at it. She said to
the nurse: Put it down here"
She kissed its fingers. She laid her
cheek against its face. She whisper
cd TO it, "Oh, you're dead-you don't
hear me-you're dead !"
It's face was so cold against hers.
She wanted to warm it. She said
wildly: '1t's cold-oh, it's so cold"
And she chung to it, folding it in
her arms, holding it a long while,
smiling ever SO sweetly at it, speak
ing to it. The chill of its small, quiet
body went through her. She put it
against her breast and she said
This won't do any good. Oh, 1
know it won't do any good. Because
you're dead"
Finally they took it from her.
(Confinued Toc,orrov
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-06
WALES HORSE DIES,
BUT STILL HE FALLS

LONDON, Dec. 5.-When the
Prince of Wales favorite hunter. Mel
ton Mowbray, fell dead Saturday it
was generally felt that this would d.
minish the Princes chances of being
involuntarily dismounted in the fu-
ture. But the Prince promptly shat
tered this belief by taking a tumble
while fox hunting. The Prince was
endorsed at fence where there was
a hidden trap. but he quickly regained
his saddle and continued for an hours
hunt.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-06
RECLUSE IS RIFLE
BULLET VICTIM

IONA, Mich, Dec. 5.-P. A. Mar
tin. 80, widely known Lake Oressa
reclusc. found in his hut suffering.
from bullet wounds inflicted in a fit
of dependency, was near death. For
many hours he suffered agony before
his cries and means were heard by
John Otto, a neighbor, who summoned
medical aid. Martin, a crippled son
Of the late DR. and Mrs. A. N. Mar
tin, has lived secluded for SIS years
in a hut on a wagon parked near the
Lake Odessa pumping station. He
shot himself twice with a rifle.