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A BOX FROM HOME
The following letter from Miss Dor
othy V. Bimey, of No. 334 Grand Av-
lew Horen, Conn., whose broth
er Harry E. Birney, is a prisoner of
war at Camp Limburg, Germany, has
been received at Red Cross Headquar
ters: “Mother received a very cheer-
ful'ictter from my brother yesterday.
He said that the Red Cross has'broght
the onily joy and liappiney into the
lives’of the prisoner*. He receives
food arid smokes regularly and feels
that if the people of the United States
knew of Red Cross work among the
prisoners of war that every person in
America would become a member. Ho
said he little thought when he joined
and contributed to.thtvRed Cross four
years ago he would now b'e receiving
its aid. Mother has given his letter
for publication she feels so happy
labout it” rmm
“VJI7E are never without Dr. Cald-
yy well’s Syrup Pepsin in ^our
home and never will be as long as we can get
it. We have used it for the past four years and
it has saved us many a doctor’s bill. It is fine
for the^children and they love to take it.”
( From a letter to Dr. Caldwell written by\
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Robbins, 2207 So. 1
A St., El wood, Ind. /
Dr. Caldwell’s
Syrup Pepsin
The Perfect Laxative
Sold by Druggists Everywhere
>v .' 50 cts. (sh£) $1.00
V ■ I ■
Constipation makes children uncomfortable, cross and
irritable, just as it does older people. Dr. Caldwell’s
Syrup Pepsin acts easily and naturally and promotes
normal regularity. A trial bottle can be obtained free oi
charge by writing to Dr. W. B. .'Caldwell, 458 Washing,
ton St., Monticello, 111.
enue,
Your contribution to- the United
War Work Campaign is the mite that
maintains the morale of the American
soldiers and sailors.
For
Weak
Women
Drawn by Qaar William*, Division of Pictorial Publicity.
Food savings of millions of Americans during'our first year of war enabled this govern*
ment to send enormous food shipments abroad for our fighting forces and the Allied nations.
Our savings in cereals—out of a short crop—amounted to 164,900,000 bushels; all of which was
shipped to Europe. We increased our meat and fat shipments 844,600,000 pounds. This was
America’s “box from home” to our army abroad and the civilians and military forces of the
TO THE PUBLIC
Prom this date I will quit buying
cotton from tho board as I will be-
in future a warehouseman only. The.
cause is namdly: It cost too much
money to carry a bale of cotton away
from the railroad, then have to haul
It back. Thep resent cost, is as fol
low.. v
ness and am telling you facts this you
cannot deny, and more, I will not
In useiorover40yean!
Thousands of voluntary
letters from women, tell
ing'of. the good Cardul
has done them. This is
the best proof of the value
of Cardul. ltprovesthat
Cardul Is a good medicine -
those will bem y principle sales hours
os it is after tho opening and close of
tho contract markets.
Remember I will not buy your cot
ton unless you so desire then I will
resell it to tho first buyer that comes
unless tho markctc hanges, at the
samep rice paid for it. I will make
sixty cents a halo without ever samp
ling and underweighing and save you
time and interest.
This is the timo to cut opt. all ex
tra expenses and handle your crops
to tho best advantage"to your coun
try and yoursolf.
Do not expose this the South’s
greatest crop to tho rain to rot. I
will house and protect every bale of
cotton I weigh, i
September 9,-1918.
8t D. B. THOMPSON.
lows: /
Sample at present price :....60
Hauling to Warehouse .-. 10
From warehouse back to railroad .15
Warehouse charges 66
BRITT ATTEMPTS TO
END HIS LIFE
There are no hartnhd or
Mbit-forming drugs In
Cardul. it is composed
only o! mild, medicinal
Ingredients, with no bad
after-eticcts.
Total i 81.30
Kind friends who pays this? Lis
ten! you pay it. If this was all I
would stop and say no more, but it
cost 3 days time on account of poor
service to ^et your baio of cotton out
of the warehouse on account of the
Atlanta, Ga., Nov.—All persons in j
Georgia handling sugar in any way, I
whether consumers or dealers, should !
carefully "read the following and it
would bew ell 'to clip and post in a
handy place.
1. Use aubsztitutes wherever pos
sible, but remember saccharine (coal
tar sugar is not allowed.) *
'2. The allotment for s^ft drink
and ico cream manufacturers is ’re
duced by order of the Federal ' Food
Administration in Washington.
3. -All other manufacturers In
cluding druggists receive the same al
lotment as for October.
4. All persons, whether living In
thee ountry or city may have, if avail
able, two pounds each for every.niney
meals. A thirty day supply may be
purchased at one time. The consum
ed should keep in mind tha date of
purchase inasmuch as he is responsi
ble for making the limited supply of
sugar last through tho month.
6. When households entertain vis
itors sr have extra help, additional
sugar may bs obtained, If available,
for the dealer, basing the purchase on
then umber of meals served at the
rate of two pounds for ninety meals.
8. The sale of sugar for home can
nine is no longer allowed by order of
the Federal Food Administrator in
Washington.
7. Those serving less than twenty-
five people daily must buy of their
dealer, those serving twenty-fire peo
ple er more daily must secure certifi
cates from the ’ Food Administrator.
All hotels, clubs, canteens, camps and
like palcee must secure ceKificates no
DESPONDENT FOLLOWING ILL
NESS FROM INFLUENZA CUTS 1
TfiROAT WITH RAZOR.
Despondent and with his mind tem- 1
porarily effected fallowing sickness '
from influenza, T. C. Britt, 20 years 1
'of age, attempted to end his life early
Tuesday morning by slashing his i
throat with a razor. The attempted
’ suicide occurred at the home of
Britt’s half brother^-R. A. Bullihgton,
i who conducts a grocery in the west
ern portion of the city.-
It was only after a desperate strug
gle with Mr. Bullington, who succeed
ed in preventing the young man from
completing his rash act. .Mr. Bulling
ton had himself been confined to his
bed from influenza and was in a very
weakened condition. The scuffle for
the possession of the razor continued
for fifteen or twenty minutez bqfore
Hr. Bullington finally succeeded la ov-
. erpewering Britt
The young'man slashed his throst
seysral 'laches almost,to the hollow,
barely missing the jugular vein. Dr.
S. F. Williams was summoned snd
reached the home about 4 o’clock, tak
ing ten stitches in the wound to sew
it «p. From the actions of the ’young
man during the day Mr. Bullington
anticipated that he meant te do him
self bodily harm. He concealed his
■ reyelver* where Britt could not find it
and upon retiring locked the door to
the room in which he and Britt slept
to keep him from getting out during,
the night. During the night, howev
er, the young man searched the room
aad. found Bullington’* razor. Mr.
'Bullington in the meantime waking.
American Library Aeaoclatlon Pro
viding Reading Matter for Boys
On Battle Fronts
Despite the fact that -the ocean
transportation facilities are being tax
ed'to the utmost, the task ot provid
ing reading matter for the, boys In
the trenches is being handled with
an efficiency and dispatch that is sur
prising even to those who are closely
In touch with tho situation.
The American Library- (Association,
which* has shouldered the responsibil
ity of collecting books, magazines
and newspapers by the millions In
every city and town throughout the
country. Is distributing this huge
quantity of reading matter to the
men In France through the Y. M. C.
A., the Red Cress, the Knighta of
Columbus and the Salvation Army,
TAKE
men to get a bale picked upland out
of a piel. I say cut it out. ✓
I will weigh, class and put your
cotton f. o. b. the G. SI *F; Railroad I
for sixty cents per bale against 81.30
It is now costing you. A saying of
one-eight or a iccnt per pound, not
lie Woman’s Tonic
Keep their hearts strong, their spir
its bright and their courage high for
tho gruelling task over there! Give
liberally to the United War Work
Campaign. ,
You can rely on Cardnl.
Surely it will do lor you
what it has done-'lor so
many thousands oi other
women! It should help.
“I was taken sitk,
.seemed to be . . . ,”
writes Mra.MaryE.Vesle,
oi Madison Heights, Va.
“I got down so weak,
could hardly walk ...
]ust staggered around.
. . . I rtad of Cardnl,
and after taking one bot
tle, or before taldng'qulte
all, I felt much better.’ I
took 3 or 4 bottba at
that time, and ms ablejo
do my work. Itakettln
the spring when run
down. I had no'appetite,
and I commenced eating.
H it the best -tonic I over
saw.” Try Cardul.
Friends:
Why You Should Give Twice
What You Did Before
The government has fixed the
sum needed for the care of the
men in the service at 8170,600,000.
Unless Americans give twice as
much ta ever before our soldiers,
sailers and marines In IMP may not
snjoy their '[
8.000 recreation buildings
1.000 miles of movie films
100 stage state
. 2,000 athletic directors
2,600 libraries supplying
3,000,000 books
85 hostess’ bouses
16.000 “Big Brother" see-
retariea
Millions of dollars of
home comforts
Give to maintain the morale that
ii winning the war now
For High-Grade Cem
etery Memorials
CONFER WITH
PROPRIETOR. •
CLARK’S MONUMENTAL WORKS
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matter how few served.
8. No public eating place shall use
or permit the use of tile sugar bowl
on the table or lunch counter. Nor
shall any pnblic eating place serve in-
gar or permit it to be served unless
the guest makes request and in no
event shall the amount served to any
one person at any one meal exceed
one teaspoonful or its equivalent
8. No public eating place shall use
or permit the use of an ampurit of
sugar in excess of two pounds for ev
ery ninety meals servqd, Including all
uses of sugar on tho table and in
cooking, excepting such sugar as may
be allotted by the Federal Food Ad
ministrator to hotels holding a banery
license. No sugar allotted for this
special baking purpose shall be used
for any other purpose.
18. For dinners and suppers for
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and before he qould' determine what i
the young man was about,' Britt
stretched himself across his bed snd i
slashed his threat. After Mrs. Bui- i
lington who heard the scuffle, though, i
charitable work each guest must
bring his own supply of sugar.
11. - Merchants shall treat all
their customers on a like boats in re
gard to tha gelling of sugar to them.
There haa been considerable criticism
in the past that certain grocera show
partiality in the sale of sugar.
12. Rptail grocers who sell sugar
to merchants holding certificates on
Statements A, B, C and D, should use
such certificates to buy more sugar
eould riot determine then ature of it,
not being able to enter the room on
account of the door being locned ran
A full and completes line of
x g?^/>
Caskets, Coffins and Burial Robes
always ready for your inspection..
The experience of twenty years in
this line enables us to offer unex
celled service.
to nearby neighbors and summoned
them to-the home, Britt made anoth
er attempt to end his life with a pock
et knife, though thia time was over
powered by then eighbora.
Britt was removed to the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Britt,
near Vienna, Wednesday and reports
are that he will recover unless com
plications set In from the wounds.
Since the early part of September
young Brlss has been'employed by
Mr. Bullington, assisting him in the
grocery store.—Cordele Sentinel.
Will say that I nover bad anything to.
come In so good a time ss I was think
ing ot giving up, 1 was so weak. I
cannot tell you bow bed I felt’ Had
stomach trouble, loss of appetite,
couldn’t sleep, la fact was a total
wreck all over, as I am subject to weak
spells In tha 8prlng ot the year. After
using ZIron will say I now feel fine
and can do a fins days work, f think
you’ have a good medicine, and I can
surely recommend it to any one who
needs a tonic".'
Medical authorities aad text books
agree that iron la needed to keep the
system la good condition. Investiga
tion shows that pals, weak, tired peo
ple generally, lack fbe necessary a-
mount ot Iron la their blood. The
strength that Iren gives may be oh-
talned by taking ZIron Iron Tonic.
Try it Ask yocr druggist about hla
guarantee on ZIron.zM4
from the jobbers to replinlsh their
own snpply since grocers are only
supposed to furnish enough sugar for
their retail trade on the two pound
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