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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-12

. CHICAGO, July 12.-DirectOrs of the
federal reserve bank at Chicago made
no announcement regarding the insti-
tution's rediscoUnt rate of ) per cent
after their meeting here today.
Thirty-five per cent gain in domestic
and foreign business is announced by the
Monroe calculating Machine. Company,
Inc, of orange, N j., for the tirst SIX
months of this year. This gain was mace
over the corresponding period OF last
wear. The report also shows that the
volume Of sales for May was the largest IN
the history of the company. Due TO use
of calculating machines in practically eV-
erv type of business, this report reflects
a healthy business condition throughout
the limited States
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-12-06
Roof Important Unit
in Decorative Scheme

The modern note in home decora
ton, according to leading authorities,
is complete harmony of color, outside
as we'll as inside the building.
According to this idea, while the
roof of house must give protection
against the elements and must be last.
ing, yet as prominent architectural
feature of the house, the roof should
also add to the beauty of the structure.
In line with this idea, commercial
roofing materials are being manufac.
tured in the greatest selection of col
ors. With these new colors it is pos.
sible to make the roof one of the most
effective units in the decorative
scheme.
These beautiful colors can be COM
bined In an almost endless variety Of
tasteful combinations to harmonic
with every architectural style and col
or scheme.
BY consulting roofing color chart.
information is obtained in second as
to what color roof is in harmony with
a red brick house, a white Colonial
residence, or gray, brown or cream
building. The chart also takes into
consideration the color of the trim SO
that building, roof and trim may form
q harmonious whole.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-12-06
Wins Wife as First Prize!

ate seemed good for me. Then I
attended a health lecture in a sana-
forum and the physician talked on
faulty elimination. That was GER
tainly my trouble. One Of the patients
asked him about Nujol. He recon-
mended it highly. I decided to try
one bottle to see If there was any
thing in what he said about natural
fabrication for the human body.
"Long before I had finished the
first bottle my 'companion-headache'
was gone. No more tired out feeling.
I get a real kick out Of life now. By
the way, I almost forgot to tell you
I found a new life companion, toovs
Perfectly simple, wasn't it? Mr..
Floyd just learned the normal nat
ural way to get rid of bodily poisons
1--WE all have them) and nature did
the rest. Why shouldn't you be well?
Nujol is not a medicine. 1t con-
tains no drugs. It is effective, SO
you will be regular as clock-work.'
You can buy it at all good drug
stores in sealed packages for less
than the price Of a couple of good
cigars.
Begin today. Millions have found
that Nujol makes all the difference
in the world. Nujol will make you
feel fine and you can prove it.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-12-06
Be Liberal With Paint

Paint is insurance against losses re-
sulting from weathering and decay.
Paint protects house and keeps it in
good condition. Weathering and decay
cause losses, according to one author.
ity, of over billion and half dol
lars a year. While most of us are
willing to pay for fire insurance be-
cause Of the sense Of security it
brings, few of us realize that weather
insurance is really more necessary be-
cause while fire rarely threatens,
weathering and decay are constantly
at work to lower houses into dust. 1t
has been estimated that If house is
painted every five years, its value in
creases about per cent at each
paint.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-12-06

sey, reported strange disease which
had broken out among their chickens.
Prompt investigation Of the first re.
ports which were received in June,
disclosed that the dreaded pest had
reached this country. Within two
weeks all infested fowls and numbers
OF others which had been exposed
were destroyed, and after month
without further reports of the dis
ease, the federal officials were con.
WINGED that the outbreak had been
suppressed while in the stage of
outbreaking.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-12-06
Protection From Fire

The modern home builder forsees
and cancels possible Ali" fire
alarm when he plans his house.
He knows, for example. that a con-
siderable proportion Of house fires
originate in basements-around heat
ing plants or in stores of fuel, ash,
trash or other infiammable material
So he plans to prevent such figures
climbing upward and through his
house.
Fire may also enter through the
roof which is exposed to flying en-
bers. Fire-safe shingles or tile elm
mate the hazard and add materially
to the beauty Of the home.
Real fire safety also implies fire
resistive construction in exterior
walls. Fire stops in walls, unburn-
able stairways, proper design of fire.
places and chimneys-these are few
of the details the modern builder in
cludes in his far-sighted ell" alarm
preventive.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-12-06

Tho not unregistered on this tablet
are forever engraven
On the loving memory of his surviving
friends.
He died Jan'y 9th, 1178, aged SO years.
If the epitaph chosen by the Rhode
Island doctor seems bit fippant, he
has plenty Of precedent for this kind
of testing. John R. Kippax, Chicago
man, has made collection of unusual
epitaphs, some of which would seem
to be more appropriate for joke
book than a graveyard. There Is the
epitaph Of eleven-year-old Mary Jane
in cemetery in Cape May, N. j.,
which reads:
She was not smart, she was not fair,
But hearts with grief for her are
swellin'
And empty stands her little chair
She died of eatin' watermelon.
In the town of Burlington in the
same state appears this one:
Here lies the body of Mary Ann Low
DER.
She burst while drinking seidlitz
powder.
Called from this world to her heavenly
rest,
She should have waited till it effer-
vesced.
Mr.. Kippax is the authority for this
one, although he does not say where
it may be found:
Here lies the body of Deacon Speer,
Whose mouth did reach from ear to ear.
Stranger, tread lightly Ger the sod
For If he yapes, you're gone,-by cod.
This one comes from Connecticut:
Here lies cut down like unripe fruit
The wife of Deacon Amos Shute;
She died of drinking too much coffee
Amy Dominy eighteen forty.
A similar one, over the grave Of a
former slave who lived in Savannah,
Ca, tells the passer-by that:
Here lies old Rastus somminy
Died a-eating hominy
In $50, ammo domini.
In an Indiana graveyard there is
this brief record of q tragedy:
Here lies 1
Killed by sky
Rocket in my eye.
In an Ohio cemetery Is an inscrip
ton, often quoted, which reads:
Under this sod
And under these trees
Lieth the bod
of Solomon Pease.
He's not in this hole
But only his pod;
He shel1ed out his soul
And went up to his God.
What could be more appropriate
than this one, written for Long
Island IN. " carpenter:
No wonder he sawed short life's span
For long he was (n)ailing man.
Brief and to the point is this from
Schenectady, N. Y:
He got a fish-bone In his throat
And then he sang an angel note
And here is an old epitaph, date nm
known, which in these modern days of
motor cars and reckless drivers should
be warning to all of us. Especiall
is it recommended that pedestrians.
paste this in your hat ~:
Here lies the body Of William Gray,
Who died maintaining his RIGHT - x,,oy
He was right, dead right,
AS he sauntered along,
But he's Just as dead
AS If he'd been wrong.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-12-06
Longer Covenant. Urged

In many suburban sections there
has come a change 10 the duration OF
restrictions placed on property. 1t
was formerly thought that ~ years
was long enough, but developers are
now Of the belief that 80 years is
better. The reasoning behind the new
figure is that a man who buys house
at the beginning OF his business
career, and often at about the time he
takes on the responsibilities of mar
rage, will be approaching the close
of active participation in business at
the end of 80 years.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-12-06

IF you don't think your whole life
u can be changed by chance, read
this. 1t is the story of a young man
who was pretty well down and out,
but he figured he might win a prize
# he took some advice.
Gas far back as I can remember
/ had been a weakling," says Mr..
Calvin L. Floyd. of Orlando, Florida.
"a headache, it seemed, was to be
my life companion. I was always
dizzy in the mornings. Nothing I
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-12-06


paying the check that he wants 1t to
be his last word. When he dies, he
says, he wants no mourning among
his friends, and he believes that the
familiar words on his tombstone will
bring smiles to them instead of sor-
row.
The Rhode Island doctor is not the
first to write his own epitaph and to
do 1t in half-jesting mood. Per-
haps the most famous of all American
epitaphs was written by that first
great American, Benjamin Franklin,
at the age of twenty-three. 1t was !:
The Body
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
printer
dixie the cover of an old book,
And strippe- of it's lettering and gild-
Lies here food for worms;
Yet the work itself shall not be lost,
For 1t will. as he believed, appear once
In new
And more beautiful edition
Corrected and amended
by
the Author.
His wishes were not respected by
his family who thought that some 9th
er epitaph than this, which reflected
his career as printer, would be more
appropriate. In the case of Robert
Louis Stevenson, however, it was diff
ferent and upon Stevenson's monu-
ment in Samoa appear these beauti-
full lines which he wrote:
Under the wide and starry sky,
Dig the grave and let me lie,
Glad did live and gladly die,
And laid me down with will.
This be the verse you grave for me;
"Here he lies where he longed to be,
Home is the sailor, home from sea,
And the hunter home from the hill"
The self-chosen epitaphs of two 9TH
err famous men are nearly as we'll
known. Hflaire Belloc, the historian
chose for his:
When am gone. may only this be
His sins were scarlet. but his books
were read.
On the tomb of the poet Gay in
Westminster abbey appears this cou-
plet which he wrote:
Life is a jest and all things show it.
I thought SO once and now / know it.
A walk through an old cemetery will
reveal some interesting facts about the
things which people wish to have
known about them after they are
gone. Especially is this true of the
epitaphs written during the Colonial
days in America and the early days
of the republic. Many of them warn
the friend" who is passing of the
certainty Of death and judgment. In
some cases the passer-by is hailed as
passenger" instead of friend, as wit
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-12-06
Community
aB,ildii4|g,SAA
NaE8GN o o3[IMgSo !
What Home Ownership

" AAsSS AAOSAAS - w - SAA~H
Means to Average Man
Look into the family life of the
thinking, thrift and pride. Father,
mother and the children wedding the
lawn, planting flowers and trees.
Would they take that same interest
working in yard where contentment
Is measured by dollars and cents. paid
to the landlord each month?
Spare time is spent making i'm
provements, placing touch here and
there to enhance the beauty and in
crease the value of the home place.
Drive over the city and you can
easily distinguish the home that is
owned by the family within from the
house which is rented. The home
owner gives his children better
chance. Good citizens grow out Of
well-established homes. They are bet
ter known and they command respect
In their community.
If for any reason one has outgrown
ones present place, remember there
is some one ready to take it over
some one who will be proud to call it
home. He should by all means buy
another. One can never be satisfied
unless one does. After once owning
your own home 1t Is evident that life
seems aimless and shallow, paying
for the privilege of living in some
ones property other than your own.
The American home means SO much
today. It is the very corner stone
Of progress and safety. Its morale and
dignity must be upheld. The home
owner commands respect.-Indianap-
oils News.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-12-06
Wipe Out Fowl Pest

The heavy hand of the government
fell SO emphatically upon the Inva-
sion of the United States by an alien
foe that within two months of the In
vasion the foe was eXterminated.
The foe in question was one Of the
most dreaded Of foreign diseases from
the farmers point of view-the Euro
pean fowl pest.
It was discovered when several
farmers In Morris county, New Jer-
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-12-06

Perhaps the strangest tombstone In
the world, shown in the photograph
above, stands In Highgate cemetery in
London, England. 1t is marble pi-
ano erected "To the memory Of My
Beloved Husband, Harry Thornton,
Age IS, A Genius Who Died Oct. 10th,
1915" His epitaph also includes this
stanza from poem by the composer,
Puccini:
Sweet thou art sleeping
Graded on my heart
Safe In Gods keeping,
While must weep apart.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-12-06
Mans Vanity

There are two occasions when we
men think we look splendfd-when we
rig up in evening clothes and when we
have on the regalia of the Grand In.
side Doorslammer.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-12-06
Wisdom,

Who Is wise? He that learns froip
every one. Who Is powerful? He that
governs his passions. Who is rich? He
that is content. Who is that? Nobody.
Franklin.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-12-06
Plant Protection

The uprooting of ferns and other
plants growing in roads, lanes, banks
or commons is punishable offensS
In Berkshire, Eng.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-12-06
BY ELMO SCOTT WATSON

ECENT press dispatches
carried the news that DIR.
William P. Rothwell of
Pawtucket, R. l., has
caused to be cut on a
huge boulder in Oak
Grove cemetery in that
city, where he will be
buried, this inscription,
"This is on me-" Known
as an ever-generous host,
Doctor Rnthwell has said
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-12-06
ness the following from cemetery in
Elizabeth, N. j., dated 1881:

Stop. Passenger, here lie the remains
Of woman who exhibited 10 the world
bright constellation of the female
virtues. On that memorable day. new
err to be forgotten, when a British foe
invaded this fair village and fired even
the temple of the Deity, this peaceful
daughter of Heaven retired to her hall
lowed apartment imploring Heaven
for the pardon of her enemies. In that
sacred moment she was by the bloody
hand of a British ruffian dispatched
like her divine redeemer through a
path of blood to her long wished-for
native skies.
A good example of the combined
Historical" and "admonitory" epitaph
Is found 'on the monument Of Elihu
Yale, founder Of Yale college, which
reads:
Under this tomb lyes interr'd Elihu
Yale Of Place Gronow, Esq, born 9th
April, 1648, and dyed the 8th of July,
1871. aged 70 years
Born in Am erica, in Europe bred.
In Africa travelled, and in Asia wed,
Where long he lived and thrived, in
London died,
Much good, some i'll, he did; SO hope
And that his soul thro' mercy's gone to
heaven.
You that survive and read, take care
For this most certain exit, to pre-
pare,
Where, blest in peace. the actions of
the just r.
Smell sweet and blossom in the silent
dust.
Many of the Colonial epitaphs were
long winded affairs, but the prize goes
to the brass tablet, dated 1778, which
appears on the walls Of st. Peters.
the oldest church in Bermuda 1t
reads:
To the Memory
Of
George Forbes, M. D.
Whom living
singular complacency of manners
Joined with many useful talents
and eminent virtues.
RENDERED highly estimable
Blessed with a convivial disposition
In the cheerful hour of social festivity
He shone irreprehensible
And an agreeable companion
Ever assiduous in furthering good
humor and the enjoyments Of
Socia1ity friendly to mankind
His endeavors to mitigate the evils OF
life which r" bore himself with temper
and philosophy were not alone
confined to the healing art
Long exercised by him with much
reputation
But were likewise exerted
In composing differences
Restoring friendships
interrupted
And promoting
Peace, harmony and mutual good
understanding
Among his fellow men
Having acquitted himself with
appreciation
In the several relations of life
AS he had lived, respected and beloved,
So he died.
Lamented and regretted for those
virtues
And many others
which
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-12-06

It may be the little stomach; It
may be the bowels are sluggish.
No matter what coats child's
tongue, its safe and sensible
precaution to give few drops of
Castoria. This gentle regulation
of the little system soon sets
things to rights. A pure vegetable
preparation that can't harm wee
infant, but brings quick comfort
even when it is collie, diarrhea,
or similar disturbance.
And don't forsal1e Castoria as
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-12-06

the child grows older. If you
want to raise boys and girls with
strong systems that will ward off
constipation, stick to good old
Castoria and give nothing
stronger when there's any irregu-
1arity except on the advice of a
doctor. Castoria is sold in every
drugstore, and the genuine always
bears Chas. Fl. Fletcher's sigma,
ture on the wrapper.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-06
COUTURE OVER FACE
"A CAUSE BLOTCHES
Take Precautions Against Beauty-DeStroyinE Eruptions
IF Your Mode of Hair Dressing Covers Part Of
the Face, Warns Miss HuddIeston
BY JOSEPHINE HUDDLEsToN

Along about this time of year there seems 10 70 o. C0lALanL CT 49,
blemishes that appear on the forehead and cheeks close % the ears IT.
answer, perhaps. is carelessness In one way or another and tine only Fctu-
ton to the problem is cleanliness and then more cIeanltneUl T don't
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-06

the living room, bride and groom
taking their places before an arch
of the daisies and maline.
The bride was gowned in white
satin. made bouffant style, with in
sets of real lace in the Uneven skirt
and basque waist. Orange blossoms
held her veil, which was arranged
in cap fashion. She carried a bou-
quet OF brides roses and forget-me-
nots. Her attendants wore organdy,
also bouffant, with hat ana shoes
to match. and carried colonial bou-
quets of pink rosebuds. Mrs. John
Stone Of San Benito. matron Of
honor, wore pink; Miss Beulah He'd
rick, sister OF the groom. was at
tired in orchid. Miss Darlene Parker,
cousin of the bride, wore green. Je-
anne Whitehead, a junior brides
maid. wore blue. Little Miss Phil
lips. in a frock Of pink organdy. ar
ried the brides train.
Mrs. Wiley Truss played the bridal
music and Mrs, Stone sang, Il Love
You Truly"
MI. John Stone served as best
man.
Following the ceremony. the
brides cake. in the form of a ring.
was cut and served with frozen
punch by little Mildred Goodrich
and James Seaman.
Only the families and intimate
friends Of the young couple were
present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hedrick left by mo-
tor for a trip to Corpus Christi,
Galveston. Houston. and San An
tonic. They will be at home in San
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-06

urday will see the last Of West
Texas league baseball at Midland,
according TO President Dave Snod-
grass Of the league.
The Midland franchise was turned
back to the league yesterday be-
cause Of finances. Arrangements
we're made to use the Midland park
through Saturday, and Manager
Karl Segrist Of Midland was gwen
his unconditional release.
Brady. Menard and Texon were
suggested as possible successors 10
Midland.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-06

q lot. PInnng n II DhCk WHICH,
ever possible also lessons the
amount OF oil and powder that IL
will collect from the face.
During those hours when one Is
ON parade, however. the special
powder suggested above acts as an
a~ntiseptic and aids greatly In clear
ing UP the blemishes, as well as
preventing more from developing.
1t Is made by mixing together two
tablespoonfuls of pure Italian tall
cum. one tablespoonful Of fine boric
acid powder and a quarter OF a
teaspoonful Of powdered alum. Stir
these ingredients until they ne
blended then use as you would any
face powder-but only o n those
parts where eruptions are visible.
If the blemishes have developed
TO a really annoying state substi-
tute calomel powder for the one
suggested above. using 1t until the
skin is clear again. Calomel pow
der. besides having remedial quail
ties is drying in its action and soon
frees the skin Of blotches and PIN
pies. providing. of course. that IL
is applied only after thoroughly
cleansing the skin and that such
blemises are caused from incorrect
cleansing methods.
All OF the preparations referred TO
above can be purchased at your
local drug store for a small amount.
If the hair Is dry there isn't such
great chances or dust and impuri-
ties clinging TO 1t. but with the oily
type Of hair and scalp frequent
shampooing and brushing are es-
sential to remove the collection OF
lint. dust and oil. This is partic-
ularly true during the summer
months when p~erspiration adds Its
beauty destroying characteristics.
Two applications Of cleansing
cream r necessary 70 remove al
impurities from the skin and pores
II soap and water are used instead
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-06
Whitehead Hedrick
NEEDING S~Olemnized

Miss Althea Whitehead, daughter
OF Mrs r. z. Whitehead, and Arthur
Hedrick OF Weslaco we're married at
2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, the
ceremony being solemnized at the
home OF the brides mother. Rev.
r. o. Macintosh. rector Of the
Church of the Advent. read the
service.
Lavish use OF shasta daisies, fern
and yellow maline made the rooms
into q fitting setting. The large
chandelier in the living room was
decorated in shower style with the
daisies. fern and maline. The we'd
ding party made a charming picture
coming down the wide stairs into
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-06

A N excellent motto for the amateur interior
A decorator to bear in mind is, Rather
A too simple than too elaborate" Over
elaborateness often leads TO gaudy color COM
binations and unharmonious !nes-the two
worst faults in decoration.
Both Of these faults have been avoided IN
che ARRANGEMENT shown here. Our artist has
borne in mind that this is a house in the country
probably of English architecture, simple and
rugged. She has. accordingly, designed ner
rooms with corresponding simplicity.
The charming corner sketched here Is a
splendid example Of quiet furnishing and har-
munious color schemes. The walls are mottled
IN pink. yellow. tan and green. which makes n
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-06
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HAso wErEA pLUE ~ttc SASS ser ~H-fM
No dirty ring
the bathtub

BATHING in soft water Is very pleas
ant. And less work. Not only whiIs
YOU battle, but afterwards too Fer
when you bathe in soft water 80
dirty ring forms around the bathtHb
Soften hard water With Meio. IL
makes water a wonderful cleaner.
with or without soap. IL prevents
the dirty ring from forming. II makes
soar more effective. IN makes your
bath more pleasant Get . caa q
Melo az your groccrs today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-06
Girls Friendly
Entertained

Mrs. c. w. Weston entertained
is members OF the Girls Friendly
society Wednesday afternoon at her
home in the Nebraska apartments.
The guests were merry with a ur1
Der of games during the afternoon.
and a refreshment course was
served. This was the last meeting
Of the year for the society.