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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1928)
When Food Sours Lots of folks who think they hav« ••indigestion’’ have only an acid condi tion which could be corrected in five or ten minutes. An effective anti-acid like Phillips Milk of Magnesia soon restores digestion to normal. Phillips does away with all that (sourness and gas right after meals. It prevents the distress so apt to occur two hours after eating. What a pleas ant preparation to take! And how good it Is for the system! Unlike a burning dose of soda—which is but temporary relief at best—Phillips Milk of Magnesia neutralizes many times its volume in acid. Next time a hearty meal, or too rich a diet has brought on the least dis comfort, try— PHILLIPS * Milk . of Magnesia Too Much “Precaution” A Penusylvanla-Dutch farmer was driving across a railroad track when a train struck his flivver, threw him out, and hruised him badly. In the resulting suit for damages the plain tilt was on the witness stand, making out n good case, when the defendant’s lawyer said: “Did you take any precaution be fore you drove upon the track?” The witness seemed reluctant to answer, but being pressed to do so, finally stammered out: “Yah, 1 took yoost a leedle—yoost a couple of swallows, that’s all.’’— Kansas City Times. Will Cold Worry You This Winter2 Some men throw-off a cold wiltta a few hours of contracting It Anyoni can do it with the aid of a simple com pound which comes in tablet form, and Is no trouble to take or to always have about you. Don’t “dope” your self when you catch cold; use Pape’s Cold Compound. Men and women everywhere rely on this amazing little tablet.—Adv. A* a Peace Offering The Salesman—The price of that ring is $.”00. Then we must add the luxury tax. Mr. Gayboy—Luxury, nothin’. It's absolutely essential to my peace and sanity that I get that ring home to my wife. Ovarheard at a Dance Bob—“Bill’s evidently trying to cut me out.*’ Jack—“Yes, I noticed h« was always cutting fn.” It May Be Mil When your Children Ciy for It Castoria is a comfort when Baby i: fretful. No sooner taken than the litth one Is at ease. If restless, a few drop, sr>on bring contentment. No harm done for Castoria Is a baby remedy, mean for babies. Perfectly safe to give thi youngest infant; you have the doctors word for that! It is a vegetable pro duct and you could use it every day But it's in an emergency that Castoric means most Some night when const! pation must be relieved—or colic pains •—or other suffering. Never be without it; some mothers keep an extra bottle unopened, to make sure there will ul ways be Castoria in the house. It Is effective for older children, too; reac the book that comes with it. By Williams ft- SEE MOVV WBV \ /*AH' HES'T'PWIm' 'most of *th' dooes \ V move nH»s Uv/E WAV OU T ] CF0VV1O WiTH A \Ki "TvV SUBURBS- l SPEECH.. wHAT l -XWSH OOK,- HAVE kT \-r'V r--r* , i ai«c <-/-v / T STAMO OUT FROM \T GET F. . ME. sO /-rf-CcPovso — BoT /X. OlW. 1 ^/(TaaS CP0NA4D AS WELL, - ' c * wJ.if.vNi peg. u. s. pat. orr. PAW AS WOO * tt l4 8* WE* 'XflVICE. INC. J Life on the Lido From Noon to Night From Lido. Just at midday, in for a swim. The water was so warm and smooth and buoyant that before I realize it I found myself clambering up over the edge of the gaily paint ed raft several hundred yards from shore, a feat impossible for me in a rough Atlantic sea. Shortly after 1 o'clock, having changed into dry clothes or pyja mas, as the mood or the tempera ture of the day prescribed, we sauntered into the bar, and from thence after a suitable interval to the Taverna, the famous beach res taurant where everyone who is any one may be seen lunching. The open sesame here is the pyjama or some other sort of beach attire and it is only the fully clad person who is conspicuous. The Taverna is a riot of color. Built in the style of a crypt, with Cinquecento decorations adorning the walls, it is shady and cool, but beyond its gaily striped awnings bright yellow butterflies and bril liant winged humming birds and bees flit from oleander to rose, to honeysuckle and magnolia under the brilliant sun. Luncheon is usually a long sit ting with huge satisfying plates of spaghetti washed down by the na tive Venetian beer, or chicken pates and other more familiar dishes if one prefers. Then after an adjourn ment to the Turkish coffee room we would return to our capanna for the siesta. These long lazy afternoons were a sheer delight. One slept a little, shaded under a huge umbrella, or one lay gazing at the fleecy baby clouds chasing each other across the blue Italian sky. There was always a tacit understanding that this was the quiet hour, although here and there would be the usual groups playing bridge or poker, those people to whom gaming is the very breath of life. Later there would be another plunge into the limpid waters of the Adriatic, and if one felt disinclined to dress tea would be brought down to us. More often than not the regular Lidoltes spend all their day light hours in bathing to^s and re turn to their apartments in the ho tel only to dress for dinner. But for the younger generation there is tea with dancing to the strains of an American jazz band on the wide terrace of the hotel, with a cool breeze blowing. But, delightful as are the days. It is the Venetian nights which are filled with a dreamlike enchant ment. Nights spent gaily, reckless ly, at Chez Vous, the open air cab aret at the Lido. Here 'would be small tables around which would be gathered, in the semigloom, beau tiful young women, and dashing men whose names figure in the pages of the Almanach de Gotha. In the center of the floor the mov ing figures of dancers and at the far end in the garden the cooling plash of an illuminated fountain constantly changing its colors. Even more seductive, however, were the charms of the Adriatic as one floated slowly over the moonlit lagoon towurd Venice, sombre forms of gondolas gliding by, their tiny flickering lamps like glow'-w'orms on a beautiful August night, and from across the intervening space the faint sound of a serenade—the stuff that dreams are made of! ---- Education and Success. From Terre Haute Tribune. There have been some notable in stances of men who, like General Grant, made poor records in school and later became distinguished in life. But what was possible for a Grant, an Edgar Allen Poe or a relatively few others possessed of genius or extraordinary talent would not be safe for the average person. A tradition has persisted, however, that standing in school has little or no relationship to accomplishment after the school work is over, that the dullard or idler is as likely to PORT ARTHUR. TEX., ON SOLID ROCK From Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Construction work on two lasge hotels at Port Arthur, Tex., has re vealed that Port Arthur, like Man hattan, has a solid rock founda tion only a few feet beneath the surface. The discovery came as a surprise when contractors attempt id to drive pilings and found it necessary to use shorter lengths han had been planned. -- Speckles—Has your wife made her fill? Henpeck—No, she’s merely deyel i ping it. j Legislation Needed to Promote Rail Mergers Helpful to Public From the Kansas City Star. YYhon provision for railroad consolidation was made in the transportation act of 1920, the aim simply was a better transportation system for the country. It was believed that through the merging of hundreds of lines into something like a score of strong competitive systems marked economies in operation could be effected, needed weak lines could be con tinued through absorption into the various systems and more efficient service to the public would result. Obviously, there was no intention to interfere with the public interest in transportation, but rather to serve that interest. The fact that, after eight years, virtually no progress has been made in consolidation, would seem to indicate that something was wrong. Mergers have hcen proposed, after ex tensive efforts to effect them, but they have failed to re ceive the necessary approval of the interstate commerce com mission. The fundamental difficulty has been that these at tempts were made in disregard of one important little point, the welfare of the public. The welfare of everybody else seemed to have been pretty well taken care of—that, for instance, of the bankers and other promoters, that of certain groups of stockholders per haps, along with that of some of the roads affected in the merger scheme. Fortunately, the interstate commerce commission was on the job and, unfortunately for the pro moters, put its finger on the slight omission in the consoli dation program. In a ruling a few months ago, the commission condemned “financial manipulation of great railroad properties,” and ruled that consolidation should “have its inception primarily in the traffic and transportation conditions of the territory served,” and that all mergers “should be made productive of large benefits in transportation.” ¥nder such conditions there could be no reasonable ob jection to the general principle of merging the railroads of the country. It seems, however, that consolidation under such conditions is not so easy as contemplated at the time the transportation act was framed. Hence the move for addi tional legislation, such as that described by Representative Homer Hoch of Kansas, member of the House interstate commerce committee. Pointing to the other benefits of con solidation, Mr. Hoch intimates that it would mean the salva tion of many of the weak lines which otherwise, he believes, would have to be abandoned. The problem of the weak road with respect to consolida tion is much less acute than it was when merger efforts were seriously undertaken. Many of the big railroad systems which only five or six years ago would have been classed as weak now are in a sound condition. In fact, hardly an outstanding railroad line of the country now could be called weak. Generally, the weak lines now are the small roads. In the light of the experience that has been gained and in view of the improved condition of the railroads as a whole, it may be possible, with the aid of a revised transportation act, to hasten consolidations of weak with strong lines that would be in the interest of the public rather than of pro motors. be a success as the bright and in dustrious youth. Some educators who made a study of the question about 15 years ago found the view was mistaken. They found that in various fields of ac tivity the young person who made an excellent showing in high school or college was most likely to be suc cessful. The president of Bowdoin college, Dr. Kenneth C. M. Sills, now cites some statistics made by busi ness firms of the country, which show “there is a vital and close re lationship between high scholarship and success in life.” It was found that, on the average, young persons who stood "in the first tenth of their classes begin in three years to earn more than fihe other col lege men, and continue to increase their advantage as the years go by." The graduate in this group has one chance in five of standing among TOOK LONGER Prom TitBits, London. The young subaltern had been 39 seconds late on parade, and was In curring the wrath of the C. O. later. In the orderly room. “I’m exceedingly sorry, sir," he apologized, “but I woke so late there was only 10 minutes to dress ” “Ten minutes!" barked the col onel; “why, boy, I can dress com fortably in 10 minutes!" “Yes, sir,” said the sub, innocent ly, “but I wash, sir." ..— ♦♦-— Yellow pine trees of southern Ne vada have been found to exceed 500 years m age. 1 the highest 10 in salary, where ths one in the lowest 10th of the class has one in 22. The habit of industry, the desire and the capacity to excel, count everywhere. No young person, or older person for that matter, can afford to ignore their value. -»♦ The Alarmist. From Tit-Bits. “Harold, hew much do you lovo me?” "Well, you sec. love is not the sort of thing you can weigh up in shop scales, is it? But, still—I love you.” “But—but would you— would you go through fire and water for me?” “Now, look here, if that's the sore of fellow you want, you’d bet ter marry a fireman.” ---»♦--.— The Down Payment. “Joseph, if ycur father could save a dollar a week for tour weeks, what would he then have?" “A phonograph, a new suit, a refrigerator and a set of furniture.” ♦ ♦ - Q. What are the principal dif ferences between the extinct mam moth and the elephant? A. D. H. A. The mammoth was nearly related to the Indian elephant but had very long upeurving tusks which formed m some specimens nearly a perfect circle. Is had also a thick heavy coat of long h;vir. The size was about the sam? the Indian elephant and larger than the Afri can elephant. tjyiwA I SAY “BAYER ASPIRIN” and INSIST! Unless you see the “Bayer Cross” on tablets you are not getting the genuine Bayer Aspirin proved safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for 25 years. * - DOES NOT AFFECT THE HEART Accept only “Bayer” package /Vwhich contains proven directions. f J Handy “Bayer” boxes of 12 tablet! 9 Also bottios of 24 and 100—Druggists. Aspirin la tlie trade mark of Barer Manufacture of Monoacctlcaclileater of Sallcrllcacid ’Wsy Off Hi* Route Astonished farmers of Bradford. Conn., saw an airplane swoop out of the fog and land in the stubble of an oat field with a crush of underpinning. The pilot Jumped out brisk enough nnd asked, “Where's Cleveland." "He's dead," replied a farmer. “No, no," re plied the aviator, "I’m an air mail pi lot out of Bradley Held, N. J.. and how fnr from Cleveland am I?" When he found out It was his turn to be as tonished. He had been flying eight or nine hours In fog, nnd through some mishap to his compass had been flying east instead of west. John’s Mother Praises Doctor There Isn’t n moth-1 er living who won’t agree that no half- j sick child filiouhl be f the subject for an ex- ^ pertinent with medi cines of uncertain merit. When your child Is bilious, head-1 1^ s I achy, half-sick, feverish, restless^ with coated tongue, bad breath, no appe tite or energy, you know that nine times out of ten it’s a sign his little stomach and bowels need purging. And when you know that for over fifty years leading physicians have endorsed one preparation for this con dition, there doesn't seem to be any reason for “trying” things. Rich, fruity California Fig Syrup clears the little stomach and bowels gently, harmlessly and In a hurry. It regulates the bowels, gives tone and strength to them and to the stomach; and helps to give your child new strength, energy and vltnllty. Thou sands of Western mothers praise It. Mrs. Joseph W. Hill, 4300 Bedford Ave., Omaha, Nebraska, says; “I’ll never forget the doctor who got me to give my baby boy, John, California Fig Syrup. Nothing else seemed to help his weak bowels. That was when he was Just a baby. He suf fered a good deal before I gave him Fig Syrup, but It stopped his trouble quick. I have used it with him for colds and little upset spells ever since, t consider him a Fig Syrup boy.” Insist on the genuine nrtlcle. See that the carton bears the word “Cali fornia.” Over four million bottles used a year. — Even the go-getter may get his '■ome-uppance. I I MRS. CORA CALAHAN 216 E. Ashton AVc., Grand Island, Nebr. 0 “I am going through the Change of Life. At times 1 would cry for hours. I got tired of going to the doctor so 1 tried Lydia E. Pinkham’s Veg etable Compound. Before I had taken the first bottle I be gan to get better. I have taken eight bottles now. I feel that it has saved ray life, also doc tor’s bills. I work tor a family of six, washing, cooking and do all my own work. People say I look like 25.”—Mrs. Cora Calahan. MRS. F. C. HELMING 822 E. Harrison St., Portland, Ore. “Lydia E. Pinkham did for me what doctors failed to do. When the Change of Life be gan 1 was very poorly. Now at 55 I do all my own work, at tend two dances a week and it is hard to make people believe I am over 40. I never see a woman in ill health but I ad vocate your medicine because I know its value. Every woman ; should take it, not just for a month or two but until they have passed the critical per iod.”—Mrs. F. C. Helming. Rough Play “Do you play the stock market?" “If you cnll being scared and sleep less ‘playing.” I dc." 1SAME PRESCRIPTION HE WROTE IN 1892 When Dr. Caldwell started to practico medicine, bark in 1875, the needs for a laxative were not as great as today. People lived normal lives, ate plain, wholesome food, and got plenty of fresh air. Hut even that early there wero drastic physics and purges for the relief of constipation which Dr. Caldwell did not believo were good for human beings. The prescription for constipation that he used early in his practice, and which he put in drug stores in 1892 under tho name of Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin, is a liquid vegetable remedy, intended for women, children and elderly people, and they need just auch a mild, safe bowel stimulant. This prescription has proven its worth and is now the largest selling liquid laxative. It has won the confidence of people who needed it to get relief from neadaches, biliousness, flatulence, indi gestion, loss of appetite and sleep, bad breath, dyspepsia, colds, fevers. At your druggist, or write “Syrup Pepsin," Dept. RR Monticello, Illinois, for fre* trial bottle. made HANFORD’S 81 old™ [ is46 Balsam of Myrrh IT MUST BE GOOD Try it for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, etc. AO Allan an autboriud U refund roar Baser (or lbs An! bank if not tailed. SIOUX CITY PTG. CO., NO. 49 -1928. Business Failure "What Is Schmidt doing now?” “No, he was caught.”