davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1928-03-22

Commenting on the unsatisfactory re-
servoir a councilman reminds Us Of the
time when Building Inspector Kern was
required to remedy at his personal ex-
pense some detective roof work at the
Insane Asylum; and yet Mr.. Kaern was
otherwise a competent man. When large
sums Of public money are spent for pub,
lie improvement is and the work is not
good there should be someone to hold
esponsible. twill make for greater
care and less bum jobs.
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Auto Supplies and Repairs

SHANK FTREPROOF STORAGE co.
1860 N. Illinois st.
Indianapolis, Indiana.
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REAL BARGAIN
Meat market, grocery, fruit and vege-
table. The best OF locationj large income.
real bargain. Address Box D-43. Times
ONE-Of most profitable, well located
downtown garages in city, accept part
BARBER SHOP chairs. doing good bust
ness. Leave city. DR.. $685..
GROCERY-And garage for sale, Forty
sixth and Post Road.
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-a VEN UP YOUR BUDGET '
ie25 Dodge coupe: new paint;
II good shape; bargain. $4,000.
- HARE CHEVROLET CO.. $40 z.
Washington st.
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One of Indiana's most
m o d'ern rabbitery's
show stock. Breedery
stock. Meat rabbits.
Chinchillas, New Zea-
land Whites, Elem
ing's Giants, New Zea-
land Reds. We will
buy rabbits. Elec-
trically Ii g h t e d
hutches. Public in
spection invited. Open
all day Sunday. $500
Pendleton Pike, State
Road 81, Northeast.
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AXE IT HOME

1875 Chevrolet 4-deer sedan;
looks and performs like new;
y Snubbers, buInpeIs. etc. tires very
good. HARE BRANCH STORE.
97S ViIgiria Avenue. Or. SiS6.
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Notice is hereby given pursuant to the
statutes that the undersigned. conducting
a public storage house. will on. Monday.
Dec. II. 1928. sell for accrued charges
tbs household and other goods belonging
Vera Curtis Burmelster. No. 2252: Mrs.
1; =. Bennett, No; 1871: Mrs; VIM.
2e45; Mrs. N. K. Chamberlain. No. 1872;
Mark ". Cory. No. 1881; Marie Gebhart;
Gotoee,. No. 249o Matte George. No.
2089; Mrs. Theodore Harita: No. 2756;
Chas. w. Hughes. No. 1888; Otis j..
Hunt. No. 1656; Amanda Hopper, No.
25e9; Chas. F.. Hoffman, No. 1888; Mrs.
May Harper, No. 1856; Guy Jones, No.
1872; Lena Jones. No 554. Marvin Love-
Chas. W. Mackelfresh. No. 2074: Chas.
Mohler,- No. 1858; Jess D. owen. No.
27S4; Mrs. James overly. No. 1916: Mrs.
Lucy Parks. No. PM: 6. P. Porter. No.
Reilly. No 2608: Ruby Richmond No.
1924; Tome Rooney, No. 1926: Frank f.
Stoddard, No. 1881: VIM. Stather. No.
1858; VIM. Wilson. No. 2727: Minnie
Weathers. No. Pass; Anna F. Weaver.
SHANK FTREPRooF STORAGE co.
1860 N. Illinois st.
Indianapolis, Indiana
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Pets and LiUe Stock

BOSTON TERRIER-And White Spitz
puppies. 139 w. Maryland. Ii. O864
EWELLYN-Setters; fine hunting stock;
POLICE DOGS AT STUD-Pups for sale
Fred Ruebeck, Bluff Rd and Troy Ave.
TURKEYS-Ducks, chickens and geese
dressed free. 794 Indiana Ave. Ri. 0133.
TURKEYS-Geese, ducks and chickens.
Dressed and deliv. free. order now. II. 4070
HOUNDS real Beagle and / Blue Tick:
well trained. Be. 1852 R-2.
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m w THE BEST
TX. 1875 Ford touring; runs o. K;
d $4,000. HARE CHEVROLET CO.
49, $40 z. Washington st.
Evening star., 1928-12-17
WINTERTIME
BY D. O. PEAfTIE.

Christmas cards, beginning TO arrive
In heavy contingents already, are usu-
ally rich in sentiments, old English
type, and a great deal else that IS
old English. One sees the boar's head,
the fat sides Of the Christmas goose,
and the dragging in of ye goode olde
yule logge. Even holly and mtstletoe
are old English-as far as customs go.
Few people in America have q goose
on Christmas, the turkey being our
modern barnyard victim. Probably no
family will dine on boar's head, in
this country, at least. Boar's heads
went down with more appetite and
gusto in the days when people ate meat
with their hands, threw the bones to
the dogs under the table, and even
Charles the First buttered his bread
with his thumb.
But there Is one of the commodities
which we can all enjoy, providing We
have something better than a gas log
or q radiator to cheer the yule season.
That is the good old log. OF all the
material delights Of the Christmas sea-
son, the log on the fire is the most
spiritual. 1t gives more than warmth.
1t gives gayety, light and cheer.
How shall one make the yule log
better than just any stick you lay
upon the fire? Well, there are many
ways, but to my mind little fat pine
for kindling, some of the salts that
burn in brilliant colors for magic, and
a pan Of chestnuts for amusement, will
suf6ce to put the elflsh touch upon the
log.
Evening star., 1928-12-17
BY WILLIAM BRADY. M. d.

The influenza outbreaks at present
giving some anxiety to the people in
various parts of the country, notably
California and some of the Southern
States, are evidently not the severe type
of disease that overwhelmed the country
in the great epidemics of 1918 and 1920.
It is probably not the same disease at
all. The present epidemic is unlikely
to become dangerous in any locality.
From all the reliable information at
hand today I am inclined to believe
that the present alarm Is nothing more
than an exaggerated view of the usual
annual prevalence of our old friend, the
cri common respiratory infectlon). 1
believe the doctors are for the time
being calling it flu mainly because
patients come to the doctors complain
ing that they believe they have touch
of this ''flu." You may not understand
how this can be, but If so. You've never
practiced medicine, that's all.
The health authorities are still as
helpless as ever to cope with real inf1u-
enza, of course. We know no more
about the nature or cause of that mys-
terious and terrible disease than we did
when the great epidemic paralyzed the
country.
generation ago we recognized 1n11u-
enza as a specific disease, caused by a
clearly described and distinguished
bacillus, and we believed it was usually,
if not always. respiratory infection,
regardless of the part of the body that
suffered the brunt of the attack. /
recall that one of the characteristic
features or signs by which the physician
thought he could distinguish certain
cases of pneumonia from influenza was
an absence of leucocytosis; that is, the
increased number of white blood cor
puScles in influenza. In ordinary pneu-
monia there was marked leucocyto-
sis. Besides its diognostic significance,
we assumed that this popularity meant
that the patient made a feeble fight
against influenza, as compared with
the way the white cells recruited to
battle the invaders in pneumonia.
All this seems to have been wabbly
assumption. At any rate, one hears no
more about it in modern practice.
Not that I care whether other doctors
ever acknowledge my term, the cri, or
whether they ever accept my teaching
about it as, a good. practical working
rule for the management of such cpl
denies. But please believe that If any
Evening star., 1928-12-17

kept in motion by the men as their
small fans will permit.
The girl who succeeds in keeping her
candle burning the longest is said to
be the brightest and merriest, for she
carries her Christmas cheer the fartheSt
into the coming months. She wins a
prize. The man who succeeds in fan
ming out the greatest number OF candles
is considered the most captivating, and
also wins a prize. Pairs of fancy can
dies make appropriate prizes.
The next game is lighting the Christ
mas tree. Each player is provided with
candle made of white cardboard with
a flame painted in red and yellow to
give the glow. Through the center OF
the flame is a pin and on the candle
itself Is number.
The hostess has cut Christmas tree
from green crepe paper, and decorated
it with various colored paper circles,
and shapes pasted fiat, to represent
tree ornaments. A fancy flower pot
reality is sewed to sheet. This Is
hung against some wall.
The game consists in lighting the
Christmas tree. The one succeeding in
topping the tree with candle or COM
ing nearest to 1t after being blindfolded
and walking from a atated place wins
a prize, while the person Of the oppo-
site sex who comes next nearest wins
another, with consolation prize for
the one whose candle is farthest from
the tree. The first two prizes must
be on the tree itself, the other may be
anywhere in the room. Candlesticks,
or sealing fax sets, including CANDLE
sticks and many tapers, are suggested
as first prizes, while candy Christmas
tree makes a good consolation prize.
Evening star., 1928-12-17
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Cries Masculine Observer, But Retort Cites
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Blame
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WIFE but isn't fair blame
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Evening star., 1928-12-17

At Christmas time when all the
young folk are home from schools and
colleges, festivity is in the very atmos-
phere. Parties are every-night occur
rences, with plenty of afternoon affairs
to round out the days good times. To
help in some of the occasions two games
are offered today. Both have to do
with Christmas candles.
In the first game the hostess sup
plies each girl with candle which may
be an ordinary white one, or gay red.
or there may be candles of all colors
but of uniform size. If no candlesticks
are provided, it is important to have
non-drip candles. A frill of heavy lace
paper can be wrapped about the lower
end of the candle with the lace far
ing so that if any wax drips, 1t will be
prevented from falling on the floor
or on dainty gowns.
At one end OF the room there should
be a single tall red candle. The girls
form in line, each with her candle,
and march the length Of the room
and by the candle, where each lights
her Christmas torch OF cheer. The
line should now become struggling, with
spaces of many feet between paraders
The line follows the leader who takes
them over a circuitous route through
various rooms.
Meanwhile the men have received
wee fans, which can be cut from red
or different colored pasteboard. The
men are stationed all along the route
but not close together. It is the object
of the men to fan out the candles,
while it is the object of the girls to keep
them burning. The girls cannot, how
ever, hold the candles so that they are
protected against the air as vigorously
Evening star., 1928-12-17
THE GREAT RELIEF
1.-THE smoke Of battle cleared away
soon after the election day, and peace

1.-THE smoke Of battle cleared away
soon after the election day, and peace
resumed its reign. Campaigns are all
drawn out too long; we start with reso-
lutions strong to be serene and calm;
we won't indulge In roar and shrek,
but every blessed word we speak will
be healing balm. And for while we
do maintain an attitude that's safe and
sane, we argue without heat; with fine
politeness, grace and tact we point out
many vital fact and figures good as
wheat. The neighbors, too, with whom
we talk, at wild and angry statements
balk, though they may disagree; and
every one Is so polite, denounceS wrong
defending right. 1t Is sight to see.
But wearily the campaign drags, and
pretty soon our patience says, our tenn
pers are at fault we've used our argu-
ments so much the best among them
needs a crutch, they are so lame and
halt. We've talked around in rings and
rings, a thousand times the same old
things we dismally have sprung; we've
tolked so long our jaws are tired, in
deep statistics we are mixed we've
spavins on each lung. The neighbors
whom we daily bore with arguments
are growing sore, they meet us with a
frown; and old-time friends line up as
foes, and some one soon resorts to blows,
and knocks neighbor down. It's plea
SAINT when it ends. gadzooks, and We
can talg again of books, of pepful
motor cars, of works of art and writing
inks, of song and love and kickless
drinks and f1fteen-cent cigars.
WALT MASON.
Copyright, 1929
Evening star., 1928-12-17
Buster Closes a Door.
BY accident is oft revealed
The thing we thought was quite conceal


BY accident is oft revealed
Buster Bear.
"I could go right in there and come
right out again and it wouldn't make
any difference" said Buster Bear, as he
stood in front of the open door of the
queer little loghouse. There is meat in
there-pig meat-and / want It.. There
isn't anybody around and nobody will
know anything about it. 1t won't take
me a minute to get In there and get
that meat and get out again."
Still he hesitated. He couldn't forget
that Bobcat that had been made pris-
oner in that loghouse. How that Cat
had been made a prisoner, he hadn't
the slightest idea. But it made him sue
picious. There was something queer
about that little house. Yes, sir, there
was something queer.
Back and forth and round and round
that little house Buster prowled. Most
of the time he was two or three feet
away, but occasionally he would go close
enough to sniff at the logs of which the
house was built. 1t was a very small
house There we're no windows in it..
The front door, which was open, was
the only door. What it could be for and
why the meat had been left in it was
more than Buster could understand.
That piece of meat was clear at the
back In order to get it Buster would
have to go wholly in. Once he stopped
and poked his head in. Then in sud-
den panic he backed out. But nothing
had happened. Everything was just as
it had been before. Buster sat up and
stared long time at that little house.
Finally he had a happy thought.
Perhaps there's a way in from up
on top" thought Buster. I'll climb up
on that house and see what it is like.
I might find way in up there. Ger
tainly it will do no HARM
So Buster climbed up on top. When
he got up there he discovered nothing
but two or three sticks. They were ar
ranged in a curious way At the very
front little pile of logs, one right on
top of another, seemed to be held up
by one of these sticks. Presently Buster
reached out an exploring paw and
touched one of these sticks gently
Nothing happened. 1t was just such a
stick as the other sticks. Buster reached
out and hit 1t sharply with one of his
big paws In fact, he hit it so hard that
he knocked if off the roof. Things hap
Evening star., 1928-12-17
Today in
Washington History
BIZ DONALD A. CRAIG.

December II, 1S61.-The Leslie, one
of the Governments naval vessels,
went down the Potomac from the navy
ward tonight to the f1otilla which Is
patrolling a portion Of the river below
Washington. She expected to return
tomorrow morning after gaining infor-
nation about the new Confederate bat
teries which are reported to have been
placed on the Virginia shore OF the
river between Freestone Point ana
Shipping Point, on or near what Is
known as Timber Branch.
It is believed that they have been
erected In an effort to command the
mouth of Mattawoman Creek. on the
MARYLAND side of the river, up which
the Union transports convey stores for
Sickles' Union Brigade, which Is en-
camped on that creeks shores and IN
the vicinity.
The Confederates, according to latest
reports from down river, have COM
menced firing upon every Union vessel
that passes up or down along thlS
stretch, but thus far they have not
succeeded in hitting any OF them.
Great activity still prevails at the
navy yard here. Steamers are being
rapidly overhauled for war purposes and
put in first-class repair. Four steamers
were S6Ilb OuO I1Oil ASN0~A~J
repaired, Yesterday, and today it is ex-
pected that repairs on the Wyandank
will be finished.
Projectiles are being manufactured
rapidly at the yard, and as fast as gun
castings are received from boundaries
in the Northern States they are being
bored and rif1ed here and made ready
for mounting on naval vessels.
It was rumored here tonight that
Col. Charles Field Of Kentucky, now in
command of Confederate cavalry regi-
ment, but formerly captain in the I'd
United States Cavalry and an instructor
in cavalry tactics, was killed by a picket
of Gen. Blencker's Division. There Is
no confirmation of this report yet.
The dull sound of artillery of large
caliber which has occasionally been
heard here within the last 48 hours
comes from guns of long range placed
in battery recently by the Confederates
at Centerville, Va.
This is the first occasion since the
Civil War started that Confederate
guns have been distinctly heard In
Washington.
Evening star., 1928-12-17
Our New Figures.

Once upon time begged my read
ers never to wear corsets, but to let
their figures go without stays or sup
ports and to let the waistline spread
If it wanted to. Those were the not
so very distant days when the quite
straight up-and-down dress was coming
IN, without noticeable waistline, and q
belt around the hips.
Things are different!
Waistlines are coming back and hips
are outlined. In many ways the new
styles are not so pretty as the old, for
the new ones lay such emphasis on
chopped-up lines that often the effect
Is as though a diligent dressmaker had
seen how she could cut complicated
pattern from piece of cloth. Lines,
not line, are the object But we must
have change, for even the best of the
Old style grows r1unotonous in time.
In even this short period corsetS
have changed character. 1t is now pos
sible to buy any number of styles in
stays that mold the hips and support
the abdomen without in any way COM
pressing the waistline. If your figure
Evening star., 1928-12-17
New Disease Wave Differs
From Big Influenza Scourge

of my neighbors develop this 1928-9
brand of flu am going to try to keep
out Of their spray range, conversational
or longer ranges Though I do not
think any of my neighbors would be
such vicious beasts as to cough or
sneeze upon me when they had cri).
Our ignorance Of the specific cause
of real ''flu" should occasion no more
anxiety than does our ignorance of the
actual nature of what you and your
doctor may conspire to call a cold"
or maybe the grip" In any case, the
public can do but one thing-we must
stand our ground and try to dodge the
spray.
copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1928-12-17

that queer little house. The door was
closed. You see, what Buster had taken
to be just some logs piled up really
was door made of logs: door held
up by the stick that he had struck.
When he had knocked that stick out,
the door had simply dropped. That
queer little house wasn't house at all
1t was what is known as pen-trap. If
Buster had gone inside and tried to take
the meat that was fastened there at
the back, he would have sprung that
door just as he did. The main differ
ence would have been that he would
have been a prisoner. AS it was, Bustre
was very lucky It was fortunate
thing for him that he had climbed up
on top and meddled with those sticks,
instead of going inside and meddling
with the meat.
(Copyright, 1921
Evening star., 1928-12-17
BEDTIME STORIES 's Z. THSssHs' sSss1s9

pened fast enough then, though JUS
what it all was Buster didn't know
excepting that those piled up logs began
to drop. He himself made bound on
the roof and ran away to safe dls-
tance. Then he turned to look back.
Everything looked all right, excepting
that those sticks and logs on top Of
the roof were no longer there.
Buster walked around in front, still
at safe distance. Then his eyes opened
very wide He could no longer see into
Evening star., 1928-12-17
Pork Chops Pineapple.

Sprinkle the pork chops with salt
and pepper, dip in beaten egg and then
in sifted bread crumbs. Place in bak-
ing pan with enough fat to keep them
from sticking. Also put slices of pine
apple In the pan, allowing one for each
chop. Bake for 80 minutes in mod
erately hot oven. Then arrange on
each chop ring Of pimento, fill the
center Of each ring with seedless
raisins and bake for 80 minutes longer
basting often with the fat in the pan.
Evening star., 1928-12-17
Halibut Pie.

Cut into pieces as large as an egg
two pounds of halibut, place in a bak-
ing dish, pour over hot white grape
juice barely to cover and cook In
moderate oven for half an hour, or
until the fish is done Remove the
fish to a two-quart pudding dish lined
with a light pie crust already baked.
Add to the grape Juice dozen oysters
and dozen mushrooms, both broiled,
and enough bread crumbs to make a
medium batter. Beat into this two
beaten eggs. cook until these are set,
pour over the fish in the pastry shell.
cover with a sheet of the same light
pastry and cook on the upper shelf
of the oven until brown on top. Serve
in the baking dish.
Evening star., 1928-12-17
Cocoa Biscuits.

Sift two cupfuls of -four with three
teaspoonfuls of baking powder, half a
teaspoonful of salt, two tablespoonfuls
of sugar and four tablespconfuls of
cocoa. Rub in two tablespoonfuls CT
shortening. Add enough milk to make
firm, but not stiff dough, or about
two-thirds cupful Turn out onto a
slightly Toured board, roll to the desired
thickness, cut with a biscuit cutter,
place close together in pan and bake
in a hot oven
Evening star., 1928-12-17
BEAUTY CHAlS BY EDNA KENT FORBES

has spread too much, buy corsetS Of
this type and then wear your dresses so
they cling to the hips, with belts or
sashes around the part the stays OUT
line. You achieve a fashionable effect;
you keep your figure from getting too
slouchy; you do not injure your health
in any way.
Such stays are usually not more than
6 to II inches wide, with garters to
hold them well down over the hips.
Some are mere fronts and sides, with
strips of elastic across the back to hold
them together. Yet brief and light as
they are, they do in way mold the
figure and hold it more erect than no
support at all.
But do not wear stays above the
waistline If you are slender.
G. H-Your proportions are correct
except those of the hips, which should
measure q few inches less, but since
you are only II years of age, you will
correct this before you have fully
grown up.
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Evening star., 1928-12-17

Prices realized on Swift & Company
sales Of carcass beef in Washington, D. G..
for week ending Saturday. December Is,
1929: on shipments sold out. ranged from
averaged 81 IS cents per pound.-Advertise-
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