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The Washington times., 1928-10-16

Esther is bankrupt-with the
bitterest bankruptcy the human
heart can know. She has lost
her only child.
A month ago she was proud,
with that hot, joyous pride OF
mothers. Whatever sorrow life
might bring her was compensated
for by her wonderful boy. Other
women might be richer, more
clever. more beloved, but she had
her boy. And now her boy is
gone. And she must watch other
mothers with their children and
feel that she has no place in their
ranks.
She must say to herself the
most dreadful words a woman can
say WAS A MOTHER"
IT WAs"-the poverty those
words imply! the sense that life
has lost its meaning, that the
poor heart no longer has a pride
or place. There is the cruelest
blow that Death can deal to Life.
BUT DOES DEATH REALLY
DEAL THAT BLOW OR DO WE
DEAL IT TO OURSELVES?
I think we deal it to ourselves.
/, too have loved-and lost-and
said those dreadful words-and
known their poverty. Then, one
day. blessed healing fury came
to me. / determined that ! would
not say those four words any
more-I would no longer dip my
flag to death. From that day I
have never said--"I was
mother From that day | have
said-"I AM A MOTHER"
soy those words because
they're true.
Death has not changed my
motherhood. Death cannot ever
change that glory which binds
one human heart to another.
LOVE LIVES!
/ shall not try to discuss here
that greater faith that is in me-
The Washington times., 1928-10-16
SECRETS OF
HEALTH
.By DE-. Brice Belden-

You ought not to burden your
mind with apprehensions Of cam
Ger. Don't go about dreaming
and talking about cancer. In
other words don't be a cancer
"nus." This does not mean that
you should not be intelligently
observant OF conditions that may
mean cancer.
A chronic enlargement any
where in the body, especially IL
it shows a tendency to continued
enlargement, should be an object
of suspicion. Remember that, In
the early stages. cancer Is rarely
painful. This truth, seems very
difficult one for a patient to rea-
lie, and most people think that
a growth which Is not painful
cannot be serious.
Doctors are always discovering
advanced cancers of the tongue
which it might seem Impossible
than anyone could suffer from
without noticing. But pain in
the tongue, even when it is
chafed or fretted by a jagged
tooth. is inconsiderable and often
not felt at all. Tumors OF the
breast as a rule cause no pain
until the skin Is involved. The
truth Is. however. THAT in women
over 35 years of age a lump in
the breast is malignant in three
cases out Of four. GrOwths in
other parts of the body are equal
ly silent, and in the alimentary
canal It is often obstruction
rather than discomfort that first
attracts attention.
It is often said that the symp-
toms of cancer are ill-health,
ana mia, loss of weight, etc, but
in the early stages these are
rarely present and are never con-
spi2ucus.
A patient may have an early
cancer and be otherwise in perfect
health, and many patients protest
when told they are suffering from
cancer that they have never felt
better in their lives.
1t is not likely that any great
advance in the control or conquest
of cancer will come through the
development of surgical skill. OPP
erations are far more extensive
today than they we"a in the last
century, and are practiced nova
days upon organs which the sur
geon then would hardly ever touch.
They may still become more ex-
tended, and it is possible that the
death rate from operations may
be still further reduced. but these
improvements can have no consid-
cradle effect.
For this reason the mortality OF
operations upon some organs is
necessarily higher than that when
other organs arc affected. 1t Is
HIGHER still If tho natient is suffer
ing from complications, such as
anaemia and loss of weight. II
operations are to become more sue
cessful the surgeon must get TO
the patient earlier. This means
that the physician must recognize
the disease earlier, for which pur-
pose he must see the patient ear
lier than he does at present. Ear.
lier operations are not only safer,
but have a greater chance OF per-
manent succe~ than later opera
tons.
The methods of surgery, how
ever, are not always available.
Sometimes a growth is inaccessi.
bile or an accessible growth has
spread through the body that 1t
become dissenrinn 'ed and has so
spread through the body that Il
cannot be cut away.
The Washington times., 1928-10-16

The divorce decree comes so
quickly after the marriage cert1-
cate that we get them mixed In
the mails. 1t would save time
and trouble to print the separa.
ton agreement on the back OF
the marriage license.
We know so much about life at
90 that by 25 we are beginning to
feel almost senile and to wonder
If there is a new thrill left in all
the world for us.
We have read and heard so
much about sex" by the time we
are Is, that all the star-dust has
been wiped out OF our eyes, and
we couldn't cover any man with
enough new illusions to make him
look like a Prince Charming"
We buy our fur coats and velvet
gowns in August and begin put.
ting on our invisible stockings and
Palm Beach clothes right after
Christmas.
We go South in order to enjoy
our summer weather in winter
and go North in order to be able
to wear our winter furs in JULY
We are shivering when we should
be perspiring-andp erspiring when
we ought to be shivering.
We read our evening papers in
the morning and get tomorrow
mornings news over the radio this
evening.
The Washington times., 1928-10-16
ONCE-OVERS

You think that certain to you
It might surprise to know that included pendng
good behavior. " 'o
Of course, that is not the way they would put it.
But just the they sounding with purpose
Are you their kind?
+ "
But the better the crowd the higher
desirable the society," the slower they include
heartedly In the circle of their friendship. ~
You would like to make this
Who recommends you is the first question
How Tar do these persons toward establishing
Do you see how esena that strongly
mistakably identified with the right at
If think that do petty and then
step totally different and
home in another city forget small
: Have code that is worthy and live up to it.
The Washington times., 1928-10-16
LISTEN, WORLD!
Loue Lives
By Elsie Robinson

that feeling that my boy also
lives. / am only trying to answer
that feeling of absolute loss which
must come to MS all when our
loved ones die, regardless of our
faith.
YOUR LOSS IS NOT ALSO
Lutte.
THAT WHICH GAVE HoLI-
NESS AND JOY AND PRIDE
TO YOUR LIFE HAS NOT
BEEN TAKEN AWAY. LOVE
LIVES!
DEATH CANNOT MAKE YOU
LESS A MOTHER OR FATHER.
A SISTER OR BROTHER, SON
OR DAUGHTER. LOVER OR
HUSBAND OR WIFE.
THAT LOVE WHICH BOUND
you TO EACH OTHER WHEN
YOU TOOK ONE TRAIL, STILL
BURNS WHEN TRAILS HAVE
SWUNG APART.
Love lives, and all the obliga-
ton that 1t meant still lives also.
Love laid on you an obligation
to be strong and wise, patient
and tender, faithful under fire.
That was the service which you
gave to that dear one you loved.
That was the proud, sweet proof
of love you gave the world.
The world still needs that proof
Perhaps your loved ones need IT
too. You cannot prove they don't.
Love lives. Love on, and show
your love.
Hold up your head and cry. 81
CARRY ON. DEAR HEARTl
A LITTLE WHILE - AND
THEN"
And IL. after the little while,
there Is no more?
why then. at least. you wifi
have kept the faith and proved
that you were worthy Of that
gift of love. The rest is in the
hands of God. I cannot think
He would have given Love only
to stuff 1t out like a brief. worth.
less flower.
The Washington times., 1928-10-16
The knowledge Test for
Readers of The Times

Fill each blank
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2. defeated the presidency by Grover Ceve-
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g. The electricity flowing through conductor
second is measured by the
4. John Audubon was celebrated writer
5. The Boyne is river of ----
Do you know:
s. What did Franklin prove about lightning?
7. What State is between South Dakota and Kansas?
8. What the organs of motion?
9. What is "B" battery?
10. What is anttoxin?
Match correctly:
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John Macadam A Swedish writer
49, Rudvard Kipnp President at the death of
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Is. Selma Lagerof He wrote line hecesslonal
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The Washington times., 1928-10-16

We announce our engageme Mt
to our next husband before we
have started our divorce action
against our current husband. And
we begin dickering for a new
model car or a new model wife
before the freshness has worn off
the old one!
We begin our intensive love-
making before we have gone
through our kindergarten flirta-
tions or our calf-loves; before we
know the rudimentary meaning
of the word LOVE.
And then, in our Indian sum.
mer we long to go back and find
a real boy-and-girl spring romance.
We our eating new peas and
aspara gus at Christmas-and are
tired of them and ready to go
back to turkey and plum pudding
by the Fourth of July.
The Washington times., 1928-10-16
Wise Providence
Copyright. 1928. New Yorh
Evening Journal. Inc,
Registered q 8 Patent Offieo.
It Could Use Even Bootleg Whiskey.

0oTLEG whiskey that killed forty New York in three
- days is getting worse according TO chemists Smoke
containing little ether and sometimes wood alcohol sold in
Sums much than Broadway Scotch that fools
drinkers in night clubs.
That the miserable poor should be poisoned by such stuff
abominable Less need worry about nightclub FOOLS
Their bootleg Scotch may be Of the mysterious workings
Of Providence for the betterment Of the race.
The Washington times., 1928-10-16
NEGOTIATIONS
OF A WIFE
BY Helen Rowland

by Helen HOWIan0-l
LOve-and Strawberries In January
EvERYTHING's Strawberries in
~ January" these wonderful
days!
Everything's out of season
from love to asparagus!
The petting starts before the
engagement; the romance is over
before the wedding: and the life
battle begins before the honey
moon is ended.
A.. Wan! ~ CJ1N1
10 TASTE b , @
rsonssesss ~
4EN
| Dc
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-23
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

part of the cost of such improve
ments against abutting property and
the wners thereof; has approved the
City Paving Engineers roll or state
ments, which shows the estimated
cost Of the improvements upon said
portion of street, and the total esti-
mated cost thereof which is pro-
posed to be assessed against owners
Of abutting property, said total
amount so proposed to be assessed
being $4SS5.66, and also shows the
amount proposed to be assessed
against each of the several pascels
OF abutting property and the owner
or owners thereof, and shows the es-
timated amount per front foot Of
abutting property proposed to be as
sessed against the property abutting
on said portion Of street and the own
ers thereof which is $4.52463 per
front foot of the total frontage of
each lot abutting such portion Of
street. For further information, the
owners of such abutting property and
all other parties interested therein or
having a lien or claim thereon, or in
any way affected, are hereby referred
TO said roll or statement on file with
the City Secretary, and the resolution
approving the same and providing
for this notice. duly passed by the
City Commission.
"A hearing to the owners Of prop
erty abutting upon said portion OF
said street and to all others in any
wise interested therein, or having
any lien or claim thereon, or to be in
any way affected, has been ordered
by the City Commission Of the City
Of Brownsville, Texas, and will be
given and held by and before said
City Commission at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
in the City Council Room in the City
Hall in the City Of Brownsville,
Texas, on the 3rd day Of August,
1923, az which time and place the
owners OF such abutting property and
all other parties interested therein,
or having a lien or elaine thereon
or in any way affected shall be en-
titled TO and receive a full and fair
hearing and may introduce evidence
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-23
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

and subpoena witnesses and such
hearing may be continued. If neces-
sary, to fully and fairly accomplish
the purpose thereof and at such
hearing any owners Of abutting prop
erty. or others interested therein or
having a lien or claim thereon, or to
be affected thereby will present
themselves in person or by agent or
attorney and be given opportunity to
make and present any protests. or OBJ
jections or contest which they, or
any Of them may have, and to be
heard concerning benefits 20 prop
erty, amounts of assessments and
concerning any matter in connec-
tion with which they. or any of
them. may be entitled TO be
heard on any matter provided by
the charter or law or ordinances in
force in said city, or under the terms
of the proceedings of the City with
reference TO the improvements in
connection with which said hearing
Il held, and at said time and place a
full and fair hearing will be given
and the amounts to be assessed and
other matters and things will be done
and determined.
By order of the City Commission
Of the CITY Of Brownsville, Texas.
a. f.. Munday. City Secretary Of
the City Of Brownsville, Texas.
7-23-2T-30-3t-30s0.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-23
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

street, and the total estimated cost
thereof which is proposed TO be as
sessed against owners of abutting
property, said total amount so pro-
posed to be assessed being $3lay.52,
and also shows the amount proposed
to be assessed against each of the
several parcels of sbutting property
and the owner or owners thereof, and
shows the estimated amount per front
foot Of abutting property proposed to
be assessed against the property
AUDITING on said portion OF street and
the thereof which IS S5.ZoSSo
per front foot of the total frontage
Of each lot abutting such portions OF
street. For further information, the
wners Of such abutting property and
all other parties interested therein
or having a lien or claim thereon, or
in any way affected, are hereby re-
ferred 10 said roll or statement on
file with the City Secretary, and the
resolution approving the same and
providing for this notice, duly passed
BY the City Commission.
A hearing to the owners of prop
erty abutting upon said portion OF
said street and to all others in any
wise interested therein, or having
any lien or claim thereon, or TO be in
any way affected, has been ordered by
the City Commission of the City Of
Brownsville, Texas, and will be given
and held by and before said City
Commission at 10 o'clock A. NJ. in
the City Council Room in the City
Hall in the City of Brownsville, Tex
as. on the 3rd dav Of August, 1928,
at which time and place the owners
Of such abutting property and all
other parties interested therein, or
having a lien or claim thereon, or in
any way affected shall be entitled
to and receive a full and fair hear
ing and may introduce evidence and
subpoena witnesses and such hearing
may be continued, il necessary "a
fully and fairly accomplish the pur-
pose thereof and at such hearing any
owners of abutting property, or 9TH
ers interested therein, or having q
lien or claim thereon, or to be af-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-23
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

fected thereby will present them
selves in person or by agent or attor-
ney and be given opportunity TO make
and present any protests, or obJec-
tons or contest which they, or any
Of them may have, and to be heard
concerning benefits to property,
amounts of assessments and concern
ing any matter in connection with
which they, or any Of them, may be
entitled 10 be heard on any matter
provided BY the charter or law or
ordinance in force in said city, or
under the terms Of the proceedings
of the City with reference to the inn
provements in connection with which
said hearing is held, and at said time
and place a full and fair hearing viii
be given and the amounts to be
assessed and other matters and things
will be done and determined.
BY order of the City Commission of
the City Of Brownsville, Texas.
A.. 4. Munday, City Secretary Of
the City of Brownsville, Texas.
DECENTRALIZATION.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-23
OFFICIAL NOTICE

Io the owners Of property AUDITING
upon Eleventh Street in the CITY VI
Brownsville, Texas, from the east
line OF Monroe Street 10 the cas-. line
OF Van Buren, Street, and TO all others
interested therein or having a lien or
claim thereon, or otherwise 10 BE-
affected.
The City Commission Of the CITY 81
Brownsville, Texas. has ordered that
Eleventh Street from the east line Of
Monroe Street 10 the east line Of Van
buren street he improved by raising.
grading, filling, installing concrete
curb and cutters where such curbs
and cutters are not already installed
on proper grade and line and aving
with ! l-2 inch W%arrenite Bitulithic
wearing surface on ? 1-2 inch BIZ
luminous concrete base on 8 inch
compressed gravel sub-base; has
adopted plans and specifications
therefor and let contract to South
west Bitulithic Company; has deter
mined TO assess a part of the cost
Of such Improvements against abut-
ting property and the owners there
Of; has approved the City Paving En-
gineers Roll or statement, which
shows the estimated cost Of the i'm
provements upon said portion Of
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-23
OFFICIAL NOTICE

To the owners of property abutting
upon Madison Street in the City Of
Brownsville. Texas. from the south
line OF Fourteenth Street to the north
line OF Fort Brown Military Reserya-
tion and to all others interested
therein or having a lien or claim
thereon. or otherwise TO be affected.
The City Commission OF the City of
Brownsville, Texas, has ordered that
Madison Street from the south line
ourJeenth Street 10 the north line
Of Fort Brown Military Reservation,
be improved by raising, grading. fill
ing. installing, concrete curb and gut
tiers where such curbs and cutters are
not already installed on proper grade
and line and paving with with | l-2
inch Warrenite Bitulithic wearing
surface on ? IL inch bituminous con-
crete base on 3 inch compressed
gravel s~ub-base; has adopted plans
and specifications therefor and let
contract 10 Southwest Bitulithic Com
pany; has determined to assess a
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-23
OFEICIAI NOTICE

To the owners Of property abut-
ting upon Adams street in the city
of Brownsville. Texas. from the
south line Of Fourteenth street 70
the north line Of Fifteenth street.
and to all others interest therein
or having n lien or claim thereon.
Or otherwise 10 be affected.
The city commission of the city
% Brownsville. Texas. has ordered
that Adams street from the south
line Of Fourteenth street 70 the
north line Of Fifteenth street be
improved by raising. grading. filling.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-23

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tons Of Imperial Eczema Remedy
All druggists are authorized to re-
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-26
Bridge, ShOwe1'
for Miss Carter,
TO We'd ThMrSday

Mrs. Robert M. Worth, enter
tanned Saturday evening at her
home, 1882 North Delaware street,
in honor of Miss Mary Elizabeth
Carter. whose marriage to Frank
Paul Tiers, will take place Thanks
giving day, with a bridge party and
kitchen shower.
Miss Carter will be married at 8
Thursday evening at the home of
her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
John B. Debuc, 4945 Washington
boulevard. Mrs. Worth will be Miss
Carriers matron of honor.
The house was decorated with
bowls of yellow roses. The table at
serving time was centered with a
box decorated as a treasure chest,
in which shower gifts were con-
cealed. A table was lighted with
four yellow tapers in crystal holders,
tied with white tulle bows.
Guests with the bride-elect were:
Mesdanes Francis Lomax, Howard
Nye, Paul Mcnamara, M. B. Ester
line; Messis Betty Mckee, Mary K.
Falvey, Betty Likely, Elizabeth
Humes and Runy Stout.
The hostess was assisted by her
sister, Miss Margery McDuffee. Mr..
and Mrs. Debuc will entertain with
a bridal dinner Wednesday evening
in honor of Miss Carter and her
fiance, at the Marott hotel.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-26
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-26
MISS HELEN WAKELAND
TO BE BRIDE FEB. 81

Announcement of the engagement
and approaching marriage of Miss
Helen Wakeland, 1649 North Ala
bama street, and Larry Fly, was
made Sunday at a luncheon given
for members of the Gamma chap
ter, Delta Delta Rho sorority at the
home of Miss Ruth Horn, Knights
town.
The engagement and wedding
date, Feb. 81, was made known by
means of card tied to yellow roses,
which served as a centerpiece at
luncheon.
With the bride-elect were Mes
danes Lawrence Kirkpatrick, Ed
ward C.. Mckinney, Glen Reed,
Russell Geddes and Guy Wakeland;
Misses Anna Burns, Anna Dennison,
Blaine Clabrou, Juanita Martyr,
Louise Steiner. Matilda Peppler and
Margaret Smith.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-26
Y W. 6. A.
Problems
Discussed

The members of the staff and
board of directors of the Y. w. c. A.
have been in conferences with Miss
Jessamine Fenner, member of the
personnel department of the ma
tional Y. w, c. A. on problems Of
local workers.
Miss Fenner was entertained at
luncheon Friday by Mrs. Samuel
Ashby, president of the board of
directors.
The new general secretary, Miss
Anna v. Rice, takes the place left
last February by the death of Miss
Mabel Crafty, who served for twen-
ty-two years. Miss Helen Davis,
who has been acting secretary, will
continue as an associate. Miss
Emma Hirth will also be an asso-
ciate.
In quoting Miss Rice, Miss Fen
ner said:
1.-THE Y. w. C. A. occupies an
unique position among Women's Or
CARNATIONS. 1t is concerned with
almost every interest of women to-
day. From the viewpoint that it
has religious foundation, it has
broad approach to all social ques-
lions. While many others are do
ing splendid work in specialized
fields, few organizations attempt
to reach and hold women and girls
of all types"