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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-05-21

made a pretty pic
ture. But the thin
woman in the blue
C h e C k e d apron
sighed as she looked
at them. She was
tired of COWS, tired
of her tedious work
in the dairy. She
was tired Of cook
ing for a houseful
of boarders, be-
sides caring for her
own family Tho
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-05-21

or m a I e + l a | s
usually plentiful !:
Pressed e q q
and Ham Sand
wiches. @ h o D
fine six hard
cooked eggs, one
green onion and
on e-h a f of a
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-05-21

ways UI CUUhIuS IIIO
delectable m e at an d
longs for some new
ways to present it, the
following, though not
new, may be suggestive
to the progressive cook.
The French cooks are
artists in surprising one
with q familiar dish.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-05-21
Love Attracts Lore

1--we and you shall be loved. All
love is automatically just. as much
as the two sides of an algebraic equa-
ton. Emerson.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-05-21
CHICKEN DISHES

Chicken Is one of the favorite
meats, and as one tires of the ordinary
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-05-21
Most of the Time

Most OF the lime
Brooklyn. Mr.. Fred g. Marquart
writes II felt drunk most of the
time. My head was dizzy.
couldn't think clearly. One day I
dropped a coin and when 1 stopped
to get it 1 got so dizzy I almost
fell. I later found out that the
cause of this condition was consti-
patton. This was overcome by a
short course of Carriers Little Liver
Pills. Ny appetite has doubled, and
my dizziness has entirely left me-"
Carriers Little Liver Pills move
the bowels and relieve the system
of its poisonous matter.
Druggists, % & Toe red packages.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-05-21
LIVES ON FARM
IN OKLAHOMA
Happy Woman Praises Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound

In a sunny pasture in Oklahoma,
herd of sleek cows was grazing. They
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-05-21
The KITCHEN
!: CABINET

20. 1926. Western Newspaper Union)
Going to the woods Is going
home, for suppose we came from
the woods DISQUALIFICATION Muir.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-05-21

S1OO or More Per Week. Sell to stores or
individuals. Experience unnecessary. Espe-
cially fine for crew managers. Secure terri
tory. = Box 625, Richmond, Virginia.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-05-21

20 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate,
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-09
HANDSOME REED HoWES
 IN MOUTHS GAMBLE

" euth's Gamble. % starring the ceiebratedly handsome Reed Howes. will be at the Victory Theatre Sun day.
 Those privileged te view an advance showing of this latest Harry J Brown Rayart release proclaim t Co be a smart, up-te-date cemedy-drama ,s- tined to evoke many spontaneous laughs from even the most hard-to- please spectator
 Unlike a vast majority of so-ealled stunt pictures. Youths Gamble has decidedly novel and engaging plot Further. it Is one which suits the young stars personality perfectly. It is all about a young man who born with a LAX gold spoon in his mouth and continuing through the twenty four years of his life in the same af- fluent atmosphere. suddenly receives a Rolls Royce and one small dime how he, through crossword puzzle which his valet brings 10 him to solve. gets the idea to incorporate himself and thus insure his own future fuan- eial status. forms one of the most amusing comedy-dramas that We re- member seeing in long time.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-09
DOUBLE PRODUCTION
Cadillac Cars Have Been Distr buted
 In Large Numbers

Production of Cadillac cars for the eight months period ending March B was exactly double the production for the corresponding period a year ago. which in itself had reached an enor- nous total Shipments from the plant have followed the same ratio. and de liveries to consumers. delayed in many parts by unsettled weather conditions. will be capitalized at the same rate as soon as weather permits. Retail sales of N-type eight-eylinder Cadillacs since their introduction twelve pears ago total more than S750 .00O 900 The doubling of Cadillac sales during the past eight months means a tremendous increase in the investment in high grade ears by owners.
 Announcement of these figures is authorized by II NJ Stehpens. general sales manager of the Cadillac Motor Car Company, who sees in them proof of greatly increasing demand for transportation of the highest grade
 For many years, Mir Stephens states. Cadillac has produced more than half of all the cars in the Cad lilac price range and above. For that reason a radical increase in Cadillac sales indicates a large increase in the total demand for high grade cars
 The mere the general public be comes motor-wise. he continues. "the greater must be the demand for qual- itv. Owners have passed through the same change in attitude as have the devotecs of radio The first radio re ceiving sets transmitted squeaks and howls. but they were readily accepted because of the wonder that distant points could be heard at all The earliest makes of automobiles also provoked enthusiasm because it was considered a marvel that they could go and later makes were widely used because they were dependable.
 To-day motor ear owners have pass- ed on to point where they realize that in addition transportation can be made absolutely luxurious, and at a reasonable and practical cost.
 Realizing this growing market the Cadillac company produced it's new car. improved in every particular. While we have many records of Cad iillac cars which have run three. four and even five hundred thousand miles and are still running. in the new car many factors of even greater durahil- ity have been added. More miles are built into it. It has greater speed It has greater hill-elimbing ability. Il is livelier in acceleration.
 ..The daily behavior of the engine is important, but there are other essen tials in what We consider truly luxuri. ous transportation. IL includes excel lonee in every item of the car and in methods of its maintenance l. in eludes spring action, gear shifting and
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-09
,orATFsT MONTH IN
 -A ''' NASH MOTOl
.-h.Aiax Sales Again Sweep Aside ha'" All Previous Records

,.sip the Nash Motors Company.
 frire forward on a country wide -s sf public demand. has shattered .g rve,iaus sales and production rec
 March having hung Up a new s-s yPr1rd which establishes 1t as the tl.--szt Nash-Aj jax month in the his ..ry of the company
 To,al Nash and Ajax shipments in ys-eh were l6.265 cars. This is the lh.@etesrfh consecutive month. with a .,,ie exception. that Nash business sss shown an increase over the cor ..sss,onding month of the previous
 aNash and Ajax shipments of last -.srh exceed the previous largest -sstb- February, l926-by 149 ;" ..;3 F. + Mccarthy, General Sales Wssaeer of the Nash Motors Com .sry aand even then production was =. sufficient to supply 151s additional bora fide orders. Export shipments. af course. are ineludd in the forego- ;re figures, and, while domestic sales Tsre ,s the greatest of any month. at he same time our biggest volume of synnrt business was recorded during March.
 aAnd not only was March the larg- sst combined Nash-Ajax month. but ,sEan individually it was the biggest Vash month and the biggest Ajax moHth. The total of Nash shipments alone exceeded the Nash shipments of March. 1925. by 592gf. while the com bined Nash 4 fax shipments last month vera l0ses greater than the total ship nra;s of Nash Motors in March a year sgo
 h the first quarter of the present calendar year Nash-Ajax sales and production have more than doubled the mark set by the corresponding period year ago. Total shipments in Jan garv. February and March this year were 41.7794 as compared with 20.- sa6 Nash cars during the same months of la25-a gain of more than l05ee.
 Leaving Ajax out of the reckoning. since this Nash-built car was not on the market a year ago. the Nash total for January. February and March 1926. is q .924 cars" said Mir Me earty This represents an increase of over 56eC in Nash business alone f the first quarter of 1925 had been a quiet period for Nash sales this gain. perhaps. would not be so impressive, but February and March of last year. each in turn. were the greatest months in Nash history. while again in 1926 these two months have earned the same distinction"
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-09
The Simple Life

I have thought. when walking In the woOds through certain retired dell. bordered with scrub oaks and pines, far from the village and afford ing 8 glimpse only through an open ing of the mountains m the horizon. how my life might pass there, simple and true and natural. and how many things would be impossible to be done the~. How many books l might not read !-Thoreau.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-09
Freud Mistinterpreted?

There are many In these days who profess to find support in the Freudnn psychology for the claim that all 'sex repression should be abandoned. This is most lndierous misunderstanding the freudisn doctrines are much near CT to being q triumphant vindicati0n of the methods of living prescribed by soHSentIenal morality. Mayo. In Harper's Magazine.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-09
Causes of Monsoons

A monsoon ls . wind ihal blows along the Asiatic coast of the Pacific over the ex1ent of about 70 degrees latitude. iu winter from the northeast tdry monsoonl and in summer moro violently from the southwest (wst monsoonl The wind Is due 10 the differences of pressure between areas of land and sea which gre primarily caused by seasonal difference of tenn persture
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-09
Clocks and Watches

To keep the works of n watch clean. md 10 insure that Il will run smooth
 y, cut \ piece of white paper the sire ,f the cover, and after soaking the paper In petrol. place |. In the inner ,sse of the watch. The paper should De periodically removed and fresh piece. also soaked in petrol substi- tuted. The same plan may be adopt sa for small and medium. sized eiocka
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-09

even such minor features as the action of door latches and window lifts.
 In addition to improved perform ance. the market for the new car has been enlarged by it's beauty. refine ments of interior appointments, varie- ty of body styles and wider range in price.
 An investment of more than five million dollars in new foundries, new assembly unit and new equipment, coupled with greatly increased pro- duction schedules. made possible greatly reduced prices and opened up an enlarged market for the standard line The introduction of the Fisher and Fleetwood lines of custom built bodies has also made q great appeal in another direction to those whe require the highest degree 5f eXelusiveuess and individuality in design
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-09

Mosquitoes, it is said, were intro duced into the island of Morea in the South Seas by an aggrieved whaling captain who sought thus to get re- venge on the natives.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-09

Father Leieune, a pioneer British Columbia missionary. has found words of Hebraie origin among the Indians. thus supporting the tradition that Cbina-e ships brought Hebrew traders Co the Pacific Coast 500 years aga.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-09

The Canadian Parliament informed the British Premier six years ago that Canada desired no more titles confer red on it's citizens unless the Canadian Government recommended such honors. and none has been recommended since then.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-09

4 transcontinental motor car ser vice is operated between San Jose, Guatemala, on the Pacific Coast, and Puerto Barrios on the Atlantic Coast.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-09

A florist whose name was omitted from the New York City telephone di- rectory was awarded damages by q Supreme Court justice.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-09

Psychological tests tend to prove the Chinese method ef vertical writing and printing causes less eyestrain and permits quicker reading than the "across the page" method.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-09

The National debt could be paid in twenty years with the money handed over annually by the American "in- vesting" public to stock swindlers.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-09

The half-tone printing plate was in vented in 1881 by Frederick F. Ives Cornell University research worker. The Government Printing Office was the first user of his plates.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-09

The acoustic troubles of many halls have been solved by the newly discov- cred sound absorption qualities of eel grass, a Newfoundland seaweed.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-09

An attorney in Sonora, Mexico guarantees settlement of divorce cases within three days.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-09

Australia by the introduction of rabbits, has suffered an annual crop loss of $100, 900, 900, and a yearly ex- expense of $5.000,000.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-09

Bars of salt are still in use as cur rency in Abyssinia.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-09

Oliver Goldsmith's early home has fallen into ruins and now is being utilized as a cattle shed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-27
Big Production Soft
Coal During December

Washington, Dec. 26--(P)--A de-
crease in manufacturing activity
during November and December
with mineral production maintaining
a high level was reported by the
Federal Reserve Board in a summary
of general business and financial
conditions made public today
Wholesale prices We're reported at
the lowest level in more than two
years while f1rmer money reflected
the usual seasonal requirements in
connection with holiday and end of
the year activities.
Production of bituminous coal.
petroleum, copper and zinc has been
unusually large during the last
month, the board said. Pig iron pro-.
duction also increased slightly last
month, but steel mill activities dur
ing November and December were
considerably reduced.
Automobile production declined
sharply in November reaching the
lowest level since August. 1925. The
textile industry maintained the same
level in November as in October,
while the building industry showed
less seasonal decline than usual in
November.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-27
M. E. Church Xmas
Tree Exercises

The following program was nicely
carried out at the Methodist church
Friday evening at the annual Christ
mas tree exercises: 20 Little Town
of Bethlehem" prayer, pastor. Rev.
Herbert L. Nichols; playlette. Mrs.
Santa's Christmas Pantry" recita-
ton, Jackie Smith. Alice Richards;
exercise, Flint children: Rotations,
Fred Grant, Doris Tozier. Perley
Farrell; song. Teddy Gordon; recita-
tions, Josephine Libby. Evelyn
Pierce. Grace Quinn, Bobby Moore;
song, James and Sally Flint; recita-
tions, Clyde Washburn, Bernice
Demo, Allan Richards: song. Junior
Department; recitation, Anges
Quinn; exercise, Miss Petty's class;
recitations, June Whitney. Merwin
Gordon, Blynn Packard; song, Pri-
mary Department; recitations,
Frances Moore, Arnold Libby, Earl
Petty; exercise, Mrs. Weston's class:
song Joy to the World the Lord is
Come" After the program Santa
Claus arrived and assisted I'm the
distribution of many gifts from the
beautifully decorated trees. The af-
fair was largely attended and much
enjoyed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-27

She was educated in the Skowhe-
gan schools and was an accountant.
Before her marriage she was en-
ployed as cashier and bookkeeper at
the dry goods store of Walter Ord
way.
Mrs. Lamb was affiliated with the
following organizations: q member
and past treasurer of the Skowhe-
gan Woman's Club, a member of the
Town Improvement Society, a men,
Der and for many years secretary of
Priscilla Rebekah Lodge, a member
and the present secretary OF the
Russell Relief Corps, a member OF
the Methodist church, the Home
Missionary Society and treasurer of
the Ladies' Social Circle of the
Methodist church. Mrs. Lamb for
merly sang in the Methodist choir.
She will be greatly missed in all of
these organizations as she gave
splendid service, but most of all in
her home where she found her
greatest happiness and where she
and Mr.. Lamb assumed the duties
and pleasure of bringing up Mrs.
Lambs niece, Ethlyn Mills, a stu
dent at Pennington Normal School
and w has been at the Lamb home
for the past ten days.
Mrs. Lamb leaves to mourn her
death her husband, A. b. Lamb, her
mother, Mrs. Mary Mills, her niece,
Miss Ethlyn Mills, and one brother,
Chester Mills of Jackman, and a
large circle of friends. Funeral
services will be hell at the home
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
and will be conducted by Rev. Hub
bard l.. Nichols, pastor Of the Meth
odist church.N
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-27
COLLECTIONS ADVERTISEMENT
or SALE or LANDS OF NoH-REs-
IDEHT OWNERS
STATE OF MAINE

Unpaid taxes on lands situated in
the city of Haliowell. in the Coun-
ty of Kennebec, for the year 1926.
The following list Of taxes on real
estate Of nonresident owners in the
City Of Hallowcll aforesaid for the
year 1926. committed to me for coll
lection for said city on the 22nd day of
June, 1926, remain unpaid; and notice
is hereby given that IL said taxes with
interest and charges are not previous
ly paid SO much of the real estate
taxed as sufficient to pay the amount
due therefore, including interest and
charges, will be sold without further
notice at public auction at City Hall
in said city, on the first Monday in
February, 1927, at Q o'clock A. NJ.
Name of Descrip- Amt. of Tax
Owner ton of Including
Property Int. and Chgs
Blake, +. Edward. Land. High
street, Sj.08
Harding, Elvira- Land and build
ing, Water street 62.20
Staples. Charles II. Land and
building, Water street, 25.48
Hailowell, Dec. "a, 1925.
GEO. III. WILLIS,
Collector Of Taxes of the City Of
HaIlowell.
dec27mOn3t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-27
Maine Spinning Mill
Workers Get Bonus

Employees of the Maine Spinning
Mill this year receive Christmas bo-
muses. totaling $20,162. There are
now 245 employees to share the bene-
fits. The first bonus given in 1917
amounted to $6,96S. At that time
each received the same amount. The
next year the present system was
adopted of giving a weeks pay based
on the employees average weekly in
come for the II months ending De-
cember J., for each year of service
with the company. The maximum
is 10 weeks. There are 80 persons
who receive the maximum. During
the past 10 years the company has
disbursed in this way more than
$133,0G0.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-27
Christmas Tree at
The Bethany Church

A large number of young people
and adults of the Bethany Baptist
church parish gathered at the church
Friday evening for Christmas cele-
bration. The following program with
the pastor DR.. George Merriam was
carried out; organ, prelude, Mrs.
Ethel Whittier Ames; hymn, "Jey TO
the World" Mrs. Ames acted as &C
companist for the evening; prayer,
DR.. Merriam; greeting by the pastor
who stated that remember the birth
of Christ helps to keep people young
and teaches them to do something for
othe- people; responsive reading,
Nativity" Luke II; vocal solo Lit
tie Town of Bethlehem" Desma Rus
sell; poem "What Child Can Do"
DR.. Merriam; singing hymn "Hark
the Herald Angels Sing; talk, DE-.
Merriam who told of the origin Of
mince pie which was firrt made In
Sreasburg, Germany for banquet
given to honor King Rudolph list. In
closing the exercises DIR. Merriam
asked the children to wish each other
and the audience a Merry Christ
mas" which they did most heartily;
singing "Hark What Means Those
Holy Scenes"
After the program the door into the
chapel were raised and there were
displayed two beautiful large Christ
, mas trees laden with gifts and two
little trees at each side for decoration
and between the trees vas an artih-
cial fireplace and an archWay saying
i Merry Christmas" connected the up
! per branches Of the trees. The trees
were gotten and arranged by Charles
C. Cleveland and Henry G. Hoyt and
were decorated by Mrs. Simon Gates
and Mrs George Merriam. Young
girls of the Sunday school delivered
! the gifts and a merry hour was pass
ed. A closing Merry Christmas was
given in unison by old and young and
| then personal Christmas wishes We're
| extended. Although Santa Claus had
visited two previous Christmas gath
! erings at the Bethany church held
| earlier in the week he arrived for an
other visit soon as the children We're
seated in the chapel and gave to the
/ children bags of pop corn and candy
| and then hurried away to visit other
Christmas tree exercises.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. w. James at their
! farm home in Cornville entertained a
Christmas party Saturday including
their daughters and husbands, Mr.
and Mrs, Charles Hill and children OF
Cornville. Mr.. and Mrs. George Cox
of Skowhegan; Miss Helen James OF
! New York city. and sons Carl, Amos
and Hamon who are employed In
Lynn, Mass, and Miss Blanch James
and son Frank, who are at home.
delicious dinner was served and a
/ happy day passed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-27
Medals to Boy Scouts

New York. Dec. 25.-(P)-Awards
OF life saving medals to five Boy
Scouts living in various parts of the
country and certificates to nine 9TH
efs We're announced today by Daniel
carter Beard, National Boy Scout
commissioner. The medals were
given those who actually placed
thelr lives In Jeopardy, while the
certiilcates went to those who saved
the life of another, and all were for
rescuing people from drowning.
The awards were as follows:
Ralph C. Raughley, Jr., Is. of
Elizabeth. N. j., for saving Otto Pier
penbrlnk; Sherman Potter, IA. Of
Sandusky, O., for saving Omar Mey-
err, Jr.; George NJ. Stacy, Jr.. 81. of
Manchester, n. H., for saving Daniel
Dugan; Burroughs Hill, Is, of Nor
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-27
Boy Badly Hurt
While COaSting

Saco, Dec. 25.-Ernest Forest, 6, of
Maple street. while sliding near his
home this morning on a sled that
Santa Claus had brought him, was
struck by a truck owned by Henry
carrier and driven by Albert Le-
doux.
The child was taken to the Webber
Hospital, where it was found he had
suffered a conclusion of the brain.
His nose and head We're badly cut.
The boy is expected to recover.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-27
Hit by Bobsled
Bangor Man Nav Die

Bangor, Dec. 25-Struck by a bob
sled on which several young people
were coasting, Barney Rice, 76, re-
ceived serious, If not fatal injuries
this afternoon.
He was taken to hospital and
mad not recovered consciousness at
late hour tonight. The police have
been unable to ascertain who the
coasters were.