Dakota County herald. (Dakota City, Neb.) 1891-1965, January 06, 1921, Image 8

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THIS "ANGEL" WAS A KITE
Cut Superstitious Railroad Man Who
, Shot It Down Wa-Certainly
Scared for a Time.
,"Tho shooting," Fays n Texas man,
"occurred: j?orae years ago' on tho Pnn
humjie branch of the Santa. Fc, and
the hero of" the tale was" a, superstitious
engineer who believed In 'warnings.'
c"One night he was rolling along nt
a good speed, when he naw a clear,
white light, Hike n wlll-o'-the-wlsp,
dancing over the trncli a few hundred
feet In front. lie shut oft steam and
came to n stop as quickly as he could.
The conductor and train crow ennio
running tip to the engine to see what
was the matter,
"'There Is some one swinging a Ian
tern across the track,' said the engi
neer, and the crew went ahead to In
vestigate. "'We can't find anyone reported
the renr brnkeninn, and tho engineer
pulled out again, but he went slowly
nnd In a few minutes stopped again.
The crew went abend once more to
see what was the cause of the light.
The conductor, who was a good shot,
drew bis revolver, and nt his second
shot there was a crush, a scream, and
the light went out, nnd something
white came fluttering down from the
clouds.
"The engineer was Mimed. 'You've
shot an angel, sure,' be snld to the
conductor, with a fnce nn pnle as
death.
""Investigation brought out the fact
that n small boy, with a Inntern tied
to the tnll of a kite, was the cause of
the trouble; but for a long time It
tensed the engineer to be asked about
'shooting angels.' "
HIGH PLACE FOR LEWIS CASS
Wa Instrumental In Setting Up Amer
ican Form of Government In
Weetern Territories,
"'Those who pushed the frontier west
Ward were themselves the products of
frontier conditions," snyH William B.
Slmw In the Amerlcnn Itevlew of Re
views. "Such a leader was Lewis
Cnss, a native of New Hampshire,
who went out as n youth to the settle
iricnts that were soon to be organized
Into the state of Ohio, took port In
lawmaking there, served as a volun
teer officer In the wnr of 1812, was ap
pointed governor of Michigan terrl
tory, nnd for ninny yenrs was engaged
In the difficult tnsk of sotting up an
American form of government In re
gions thnt had barely emerged from
the wilderness stnge,
( "Thnt Lewis Cass was1 In after years
Reunited States senator from Michi
gan, a member of cabinets, adlplomnt
iin,d an unsuccessful aspirant for the
presidency may hnvo partially blinded
ns to the really important services thnt
he' rendered In the pioneer period of
Michigan's history. Neither be nor
any; of the men of his dny could have
roreseen tho strain thnt was to he put
on the statcH muted out of the old
Northwest territory caused by the at
tempt to absorb vast populations of
northern European blood Into the citi
zenship, ''Lewis Cass "llyed to see great ar
mies recruited among those newly
iuu.de Americans to nght-for the Union
npd the principles of nationality which
lie had himself defended throughout
hs career."
Flret Payment of, Rent
'vlt would 1)6 hard to find 'euct rec
ords or the first refit paid. It Is snld
tfmt when the Cormiins conquered
prts of Gaul, the land was parceled
old' to Chiefs, lieutenants, and nrlviitet
fiHilerg. ln. return the. holders, of thn
finds promised-military service when
ii&eta). 'Sme f tue-lnml was-given'.
tovorttes;:who, were allowed, to-pay
Jn .wiohoy Instead of service, and the'
$tn. was established. Kent wus
certainly known in the'-daya Unit Rome'
flourished, then -being Latin names.
f6r 'rent under long leasehold tenure;
rent of u farm, ground rent, rent of
state lands, and the nnnual rent pay
uble for the right to the perpetual en1
Joyment of anything built on the sur
face of tbu land. ,
i Ancient Dlb)o.
A Blbje belonging ju Elizabeth Ilnd
dOn, a .QutitercV prlifted In lf(W. 1ms
been djstfoyered In thu Fast. The Hud
tjou Bible Is sixteen yeurs older than
the Reims Testufuent sometimes
6poken of 'as "the oldest Bible." Tho
llaliqou Rlble IS un authentic ''Great"
Bible. It Is also u "Treacle" Bible.
Coverdale, the translator, rendering
"The Prophecye of Jereiuye," gave
tile rending "I urn bevy aud ubafhed;
Is', there i)o trtucle nt Qylynd." This
In the King James modem version
reads "bttltti In Gllead."
The JIaddon Bible Is Indeed "Great."
It -weighs 18 pounds, nnd Its dimen
sions nre: Thickness, 4 inches;
-width, 10 & Inches, length, 10H Inches.
Detroit News.
Few Do MUch Walking.
Statistics of mankind's ambulations,
lncludlug .young children and old per
sons, and taking Into consideration
the fact that uovyuduyu there ure the
Inclination and the facilities to ride
more und walk less tliuu our fore
fathers did, show that a fair estimate
of the uverage distance wujked dur
ing the 24 hours by thu men, women,
uud children of continental United
t(ttes ucews to be four miles. Tho
postumu and the poljcemau uud tho
messenger boy walk iur more) miles
tbajjfour, so 4cks the farmer, tljough
the use of the tractor uaa.tuken jopje
Ot the burden of agricultural work off
fjajc' xaare. t v
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ANCIENT HACKS PLAYED baLl
Totting the Sphere Is Supposed to
Have Had Deep Symbolic Mean
ing Centuries Ago.
Although It Is a proven fact thnt
the game now designated baseball Is
of modern nnd purely Amerlcnn origin,
the use of n ball In ceremonies and
games goes hack many centuries.
Four thousand years ago, In the
twelfth Kgyptlau dynasty, u Coptic
artist sculptured on the temple Itenl
Hassan, human ligures throwing nnd
catching bulls. A leather-covered bull
used in games played on the Nile over
10 centuries ago, has a place among
the many archeologlcal specimens In
the Itrltish museum. It tins n sewed
cover nnd Is In u remcrknble st.ite of
preservation.
The game of ball was prized by the
Greeks ns giving grace and elasticity
to the human figure, and they erected
n statue to one Arlstonlcus for his
proficiency in It. Ancient medical
practitioners were wont to prescribe
a course of ball playing, where the
modern doctor would order a diet of
pills.
It Is supposed that ball tossing hud
a deep symbolic meaning when pln.wd
In the spring of the year; and that
the tossing of the ball was intended
llrst to typify the upsprlnglng of the
life of nature after the gloom of win
ter. And, whether tills was the case
among the people of antliiilty or not.
It Is a remarkable fact that the ec
clesiastics of the early church adopted
this symbol and gave It a very special
significance by meeting on Faster day
nnd throwing n ball from hand to
hand, to typify the Insurrection.
"TOTEM POLES" TELL STORY
Are Historical Records, and Not, as
Many Supposed, Idols to Be
Worshiped.
An art In sculpture not resembling
uny other art In the woild, unless pos
sibly that of ancient Mexico, Is found
highly developed umong the unoriginal
uatlu's of the northwest const.
Their iputerlal Is alwavs wood, and
Is furnished by huge trees from the
forest, which nre carved Into the
most fantastic shapes. In this style
are sculptured tin; so-called "totem
poles," which, often of great size anil
height, astonish the observer by the
Intricacy of their workmanship and
the weird Imaginativeness of their
complex designs.
Eurly missionaries In that part of
the world mistook the totem poles for
Idols. As ai matter of fact,', they pos
sess no such significance, being merely
heraldic columns. Kiich tribal clan
has Its own traditions and myths,
which tnkes the place of history, and
tliesw are symbolized hy the extraor
dinary birds and other animals, some
times human faces or figures, carved
on tho totem poles.
Thus the Wear clan will have Its
heraldic column topped by the sculp
tured figure of n bear. The raven
shows up conspicuously ns the totem,
or crest, of the Raven elan ; the whale
for the Whale clan, and so on.
To the unversed a totem pole would
bnve no significance beyond Its queer-
,-ness, but It Is In reality a whole story
carveu in wood.
Power of Poise.
Poise Is power. The man who is
not master of himself under nil conuM
tlons cannot feel the assurance, the
power, which Is the right of eery hu
man being to experience. He Is never
sure of himself, and the man who Is
never sure of himself Ik never wholly
at vase. He Is not even well-bred, for
good breeding Implies self-control wi
lder all circumstances.
There Is, perhaps, uo other thing
which Is so conducive to one's physical
and mental comfort, ulllclcney. happi
ness and success as u calm mind. When
the. mind Is unbuluuced, by auger, ex
citement, worry, fear or nervousness,
tli entire body Is thrown out of har
mony. All the functions are deranged ;
the man or woman Ih not unrmitl, and
Is, therefore, whatever, the situation,
at u complete disadvantage, wholly un
uble to contend with It. Orison Swetl
Murden In the New Success Magazine
Elevator Rope In Coat Mines.
One of the most Impressive things
uliout u colliery, to an outsider, Is the
mammoth drum which winds the rope
which brings coal up from On- pit. TbW
monster drum may measure KM feet
In circumference, and weigh about "00
tons, and It will wind In the rope with
Its load at a speed of nearly OO'mllcs
an hour. There are miles of the rope,
when the pit Is u deep one, like the
Yorkshire Main colliery's, whose ver
tical shaft holds tho record for depth
by going down nearly 1,000 yards, and
for long distances horizontally. The
rope costs $10 n yard and Its mavlmuin
life Is three und one-hulf yours. Kxery
Inch of It passes each day through a
mun's hands for examination. Shaft
uceldeuts ure very rare.
Strange Ltaset.
For weird leuse.s Loudon would be
hurd to beut lu some lustuuees, says a
correspondent. He dealt with houses
lately which were for sale und found
thut the ground luudlord was the duchy
of Cornwall, the leaseholder paying an
annual ground rent of fourpencel And
this fourpence wus bent every year lu
.un envelope which cost twopence, und It
coyt tie duchy twopence to acknowl
edge receipt I "Rut there Is a stranger
lease lu the uorth of London," he said;
'SQfiie houses there ure leased until
the death of the duke of Couuaught.
'There U uo other date attached to the
document," w
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These are a few of America's, unfortunute wnr heroes in Uncle Sam's I
hospitals, for whom the Red Cross la
their load. The picture shows a group
itlll are experts nt the mnnunl of arms. It was tuken nt a recent field meet
staged by the Red Cross nt Ft. Des Moines, la.
Girls Learn
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One of the ipuny classes of girls: taking the class Instruction In homo
hygiene and care of the sick course given by the Junior Red Cross In hundred'
of schools In the central division.
He Could Hardly
Harness a Horse
i()VA FAUJmtSAYS HIS .MUSC'l.FS
n:i,T i.iki: tii i:y yi:ri: Tir.i)
ix knots nF.rom: hi: in:-
(SAX TAKING TI.AC.
"Tnnlac has relieved me of n case
f indigestion from which I suffered
or yenrs and has added ten pounds
o my weiuht, besides," said Joseph
liuis, a well-known farmer living at
Kenwood Park, Iown.
"It hardly seems possible thnt 1
m now a well man, nfter suffering
s long as I have, but anybody who
new me before can see that such is
he cnFu. 1 had no appetite and ev
rytliing I ate caused severe pains in
ny stomach. 1 had miserable sick
lendaches, and often while plowing
uch spells of dizziness came on me
hat I felt like I would fall.
"I had rheumatism in all my limbs,
vith sharp, shooting pains, and often
fter a clny's work, my muscles felt
ike they were tied in knots. 1 had,
.uch pains in my arms thtit often it
,vns all I could do to harness up my
ior.se. I tried about eveiyihing thut
,vas recommended to me in the way
if medicine, but in ypitc of it all I
lost weight and Strength continually
and kept getting worse.
"Hut my first bottle of Tnnlac con
zinced me thnt 1 had found tho med"
cine for my case, and now I feel
ike a new man, My appetite is
ine and everything I eat agrees with
ne perfectly. I no longer have head
idies ur spells of dizziness, apd my
.rms and legs are free from tho.su
hcuiiittiic pains. 1 nm brimful of
lew life and energy and can plow
dl day or do any uhor kind of hard
Mirk."
Teniae is sold in Dakota City 'by
Moiswnnger l'hai inaey, in South
Sioux City by Mcllenth's Pharmacy,
n Homer by Urassheld ic Jensen,
ii llubliard by Duggan & lleU'ernan.
Advertisement.
I.KCAIj noticks
Kiist Pub. Dec. lt, 1920 -5w.
notici: or MiiMtirrs sai.i:.
Notice is hereby given tint by vir
tue of an order of hide, issued' by
the Clerk of thu District Court of
Dakota County, Nebraska, and direct
ed to me, George Cain, as Sheriff of
tind county, commanding ine to sell
tho premises hereinatter described,
to satisfy a certain dooreu of the
District Court of said County nnd
State, obtained at the October, 1920,
term tiiereot, towit: Un October 7,
1920, in favor of Etta H. Halstoad,
as plalutiir, aud against John F,
Hurkhond, Fred J. O'Chander, William
Chadwlok llutchins. William Hartels,
William W. Ileum, Margaret L, Moore,
Charles Holsworth, Josephine Hois
worth Spier, Lottie Holsworth Fit-
'grim, Clt.rn Holswortli, Thomas Hols
I worth, Lizzie Holsworth, Till If Hols
worth aud Hen Holsworth, sole heirs
of Wm, Holsworth, deceased, and
Frederick W. Lohr, and tho South
west (iiarter of the Northeast; cpiar
ter, the Southeast tptarter of thu
Northwest quarter, the Northeast
quurtor of thu Southwest quatter,
and tho Northwest quarter of the
Southeast quurter, all lu Section 29,
.iownstup -jy, unnge 9, East, In Dnko
tn County, Nebraska, and all peraons
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doing everything possible to lighten
of crippled doughboys proving they
bfeasanMBm
Care of Sick
claiming any interest in and to said
real estate, as defendants, for the
sum of S&535..13, with interest theie
on at 10 per centum from said date,
and costs of suit taxed at $58.25. I
have levied upon the real estate cov
ered and included in the mortgages
given to sccuie the obligations upon
which said judgment was based, and
tendered, which is described as fol
lows, towit: The Southwest Quar
ter of the Northeast Quarter, the
Southeast Quarter of the Northwest
Quarter, the Northeast Quarter of
the Southwest Quarter, and the
Northwest Qunrter of the Southeast
Quarter, all in Section 29, Township
27, Range 9, East, in Dakota County,
Nebraska, and I will on the 19th day
of January, 1921, nt 10 o'clock A.M.,
at the South front door of the Court
Iloiife in Dakota City, Dakota Coun
ty, Nebraska, proceed to sell sni i
real estate to the highest and best
bidder, for cash, or so much thereof
ns may be necessnry to satisfy the
nniount due upon said judgment and
order of sale, including interest nnd
costs, and accruing costs, the prin
cipal due thereon being as above
mentioned, the sum of $8o.5fi.3.i, with
interest nt 10 per centum from Octo
ber 7, 1920, and costs taxed at $58.25,
and accruing costs.
Dated this 13th day of December.
1920. '
GKOI GK CAIN,
Sheriff of Dakota Count;, Nebraskn
First Pul . December 23, 1920 4w
PltORATi: XOTK'i: TO ('KHUTORS
In tho County Court of Dakota
County, Nebraska.
In tlin mnt.t.np of tlin Pstnto
of
William Wallwey, deceasud.
Notice is huruhy given, that the
creditors of the said decoased will
meet the executors of said estnte, be
fore me, County Judge of Dakota
County, Nebraska, at tho County
Court Koom in said county, on the
18th day of Februury, 1921, and on
the 19th day of March, 1921, at 10
o'clock A. M each day, for the pur
pose of presenting their claims for
examination, adjustment nnd allow
ance. Three months me allowed for
creditors to present their claims and
one year for the executors to settle
inid estate, from the 18th dny of De
cember, 1920. This notice will be
published in the Dakota County Her-
am tor lour weeks successively prior,
to the 18th day of February, 1921. I
Witness my hand, and seal of said,
court, this 18th day of December,
1920.
S. W. McKINLEi',
(Seal) Canity Judge.
First Pub. Dec. 30, 1920 hv
Order of Hearing and Xotice on Peti-
tit Inn for .Set I lenient of .kccount.
In the County Court of Dakota
County, Nebraska
Statu of Nebraska, Dakota Count',
ssr
To Win, Messerschniicit, Adolph
Messersclunldt, Anna Kruse, Hoinurd
Messerschmidt, Mota l.arg, Amanda
John-on, Herbert Messeihchmidt, and
all persons Interested In the estate of
Auguotu Messerschmidt, deceased.
On reading tho petition of Win.
Messorschmult, piaying a tlnal set
tlement and allowance of his account
Hied in this Court on the 29th day of
December, 1020, and for his dlschaiRo
as executor of said estate.
It Is hereby ordered that you and
all persons Inteiested in snld matte,'
limy, 1'iul do; appear at the Count)
Court to be held in and for said
County, on the 22d day of January,
a. ij isiai, at id o'clock A. AI
at 10 o'clock A. M . to
show cause, if any there be, whv the
prayer of the petitioner should not
be granted, and that notice of the
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punitontsy of fl-dd petition nnd the
hanrlujj thereof he given to all per
sons interested In said matter by
publishing a copy of this order' In the
Dakota County Herald, a weekly
newspaper printed in snld county, for
four successive weeks prior to s.iid
clj of hearing.
S. W. MoKINLKY,
(Feul) County Judge.
First Pub. Dec. IK), 1920- lv
Order of llearim; nnd Notice on lVtl-
fit ion for .Settlement of Account.
In the County Court of Dakota
County, Nunra.skn.
State of Nebraskn, Dakota Couiu;,
ss.
To Wm. Mcsscrschtnidt, Adolph
Measerschmidt, Anna Kruse, Reiif.ird
Messcrschiuidt, Meta Hii'K, Aumntin
Jolinst n, Ilerbcit Alessei'Mcini.idt, ik ci
all persons interested in thu ' estate of
Gottlieb Messorschmidl, deceased.
On renTlinf; the petition of Wm.
Mcsscrschmi.it, prnylnjj a linal set.
tlcmcnt nnd allowuncu of his account
"'od in this Court on the 29th clay A
'December, 1920, nnd for his discharge
is executor of said estate,
It is hereby ordered that you and
nil persons inteiested in said matter
may, rnd do, appear at the County
Court to bo held in nnd for said
County, on the 22d day of January,
A. D., 15)21, at 10 o'clock A. M., to
shew cause, if any there be, why the
prayer of the petitioner should not
be granted, and that notice of lh
pendency of said petition nnd the
hearing thereof be given to all per
fcims inteiested in said matter bv
publishing a copy of this order in tii'r
Dakota County Herald, a wcok;.
newspaper printed in said county, te'r
four successive weeks prior to said
day of hearing.
S. W. AIcKINI.KY.
(Sol) County Judge.
First Pub. Jan. G, 1921 hv.
Probate .Notice to Creditors
In thu County Court of Dakota
County, Nebraska.
In the matter of the Estate of
Michael Farrell, deceasSd.
Notice is hereby given, thnt tin
creditors of the said deceased will
neet the administratrix of said es
tate, before me, County Judge of Da
kota County, Nebraska, at the County
ouri Koom in said County, on the
3rd day of M'arch, 1921, and on
the 4th dny of April, 1921,. at 10
'o'clock A. AI. eacli day, for ihe pur
pose of presenting their claimu 'or
examination, adjustment and nllo-v-ance.
Three months are allowed foi
creditors to present their claims nul
one year for the administratrix to
settle said estate, from the 3rd dav
oi unnunry, itrjl. This notice will
be published in The Dakota County
Herald for four weeks suennssivr.lv
prior to the 3rd day of Mai eh, 1921.
Witness my hand, nnd seal of said
court, this 3rd day of January, A.
D 15)21. '
S. W. MoKINLKY,
(Seal) County Judge.
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pends on One's Habits of Mind
r Formed In Youth.
The most Inevitable and one of thn
oiPle-vl of the things we do Is to prow
ild. Vet what a difference there Is In
the way different people do It I
You probably know, for Instance,
fome little old lady who, although she
may not lie beautiful or brilliant, Is
Just "nice" which Is apt to mean
tint t Instead of bossing or scolding, she
tries not to' be troublesome or unrea
sonable to those around her. Or rath
cM she does not have to try, for It Is
characteristic of elderly huniiiu beings
that they seldom try very hurd to form
new habits. Youth Is the period of
endeavor, and old age of results. This
is the reason for the futility of young
folks' dlsplensure at their parents'
"old-fashioned" Idcns.y Such Ideas are
Used; they will riot chnnge.
Yet not nil elderly people nre age
hound In their thoughts; many enn be
tolerant of Innovations, and a few can
even adopt them. Such a tlcxlble con
dition of the elderly mind Is, like the
rigid, Intolerant sort, it product of
earlier life and habits; it Is not likely
to Indlcato any particular good or
evil trait it) the person possessing it.
If the young man or woman who
feels Impatient at the old folks' no
tions will cease to shrug it shoulder
and exelalin: "I hope I'm not like
that when I'm old." nnd will turn bis
attention to the younger generation,
starling with lilmseir, be Is likely to
do much more for human progress.
When he himself has reached tlj age
of fixed ideas his character will de
pend on bis previous habits of mind;
If be has kept himself free front prej
udice and cocksuredness and has been
always willing to learn better ways of
thinking and doing, he will be likely
to remain correspondingly more ration
al with advancing years, and will, "In
truth not be "like thnt" when be Is
old. Pendleton East Oregonlnn.
COMMUNAL SPIRIT IN JAPAN
Writer Notes the Fact That Natives
Share Their Sneezes With Stranjj-
ers on Street Cars.
Japanese do thlnss In public for
which we would ostracize n man or
send him to the lockup. Front their
commtiual spirit which tolerates bnth
Ini: lu public together they go to the
other extreme of coming out on their
balconies and clearing their throats
at live o'clock In the morning nnd ex
pectorating Into the open gutfers be
low. They will hold their fans before
their mouths when talking or yawning,
as do we, but will cough and sneeze
In your face on street cars. And yet.
anions the refined, observance of cus
tom Is pathetically beautiful. They
come to celebrate the arrival of the
cherry blossoms by bringing with them
their geisha and their children ; they
move lu perfect hordes; they go to the
station In masses to see off some
friend or relative and crowd the plat
forms, bowing and bowing and bowing
again as though there weren't a thou
sand strangers passing before them;
they. dress, undress, ent, sleep nnd
drink whisky by the tumblerful on the
trains yet their Inner lives are as se
cret to one nnother as they Fcem to
be to the foreigner.
It is as though from behind the
scenes In which many people are
more Interested than In the play It
self the actors had come, forgetting.
In a moment of absent-mindedness, to
pur on their make-up, or had come
upon the street, forgetting to take It
off. Sydney Credible, In "Japan, Ileal
and Imaginary."
Moral Forces.
Above all It Is ever to be kept In
mind that not by material but by
moral force are men and their ac
tions governed. How noiseless Is
thought! No rolling of drums, no'
tramp of squndrons, or Immeasurable
tumult of bnggage wagons, attends
Ihe movement. In what obscure and
sequestered places may the bead be
meditating which Is one day to be
crowned with more than Imperial au
thority; for kings nnd emperors will
be among Its ministering servants; It
will rule not over but In their heads,
and with those Its solitary combina
tions of idens, as with magic formu
las, bend the world to Its will. Thi
time may come when Nnpoleon him
self will be better known for his laws
than for his battles; and the victory
of Waterloo prove less momentous
than the opening of the first mechan
ic's Institute. Thomas Carlyle.
Sought El Dorado In Vain.
When Sir Walter Italelgh started out
to find his Kl Dorado he was seeking a
fabled city whose houses were covered
with sheets of pure gold, und which
was surrounded by hundreds of square
miles of rock so filled with surface
gotl that when the sun shone It was as
If n great yellow mirror was blazing as
far as the dazzled eyes could reach.
Italeluh, of course, found nothing that
even came nenr to such n wonder, and
many a brave gentleman of England
lnt bis life or his fortune In seeklug
the same fnbled El Dorado.
The Elite.
"Dr. Plllers seems to be a fashion
able physician."
"I should say sol He has patients
at some of the most expensive health
reports lit America nnd n waiting list
of people whose health will give, wuy
as soon as they get money enough to
eousult hltu." Birmingham Age-Herald
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