The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, October 25, 1918 Page: 1 of 4
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®l)c (Texas Jtlefiquiter.
By John
E. Davis.
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buy sensible gifts
FOR YOUR SOLDIER BOY
The bov over there is burdened with a heav.v essential =
i I equipment, so don't send him useless things which he will =
i = be compelled to cast aside. Send things which he can really 5
[ s epjoy and use. A list of suggestions may prove valuable =
! 5 to those who wish to send gifts:
§ brushes, fountain pens, razors, toilet articles, ci- £
s GARS, cigarettes, pipes pocket knives. watches, etc. 5
, s Another suggestion is that you include some Kodak pic- ~
: tores of loved ones and home scenes. Our line of photo
= supplies is complete. Gifts for the boys in Prance should
s be forwarded soon. Read the directions for sending gifts,
|S elsewhere in this paper.
Cullom & Porter
is Palace Drug Store Mesquite, Texas =
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Cheater
A violinist was engaged by a
(toman whose husband had ac-
qnired recent wealth, to play at
i dinner she was giving. The
agreement was that he was to,
furnish music from So' clock nu-
111. He began with an andante
movement from Mozart, a com-
sition which open very low and
Isoft.
After listening a few moment
■asilence the woman turned to
ad said;
Righteous Indignation
Mrs. Jones—I wonder what
makes baby sr> wakeful.
Jones (savng'ly)—Why, it's
heditary, of course. That's
what comes of your sitting up
nights waitink for me—Boston
Transcript.
"No, isn't that just like those
musicians? I hired him to play
by the hour, and see how slow
he goes!"—Exchange.
Make A Real Home
Out of the Old House
May we submit figures showing how very little any of
the following would cost? There's no^bligation. It is
a pleasure to show you what we can do for you.
New Porch
Partition Work
Beamed Ceiling
Kitchen Cabinet
Hardwood Floors
China Closet
Repairs
Front Door
Window Seat
Sideboard
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John E. Quarles Company
QUALITY LUMBER AND COAL
W. W. WALKER, Mgr.
ry-y^r/
Teacher Was Unfair
It was little Howard's first
erm in school—in fact it was al-
most his first month as a pupil —
fcnd one day he turned home
*eaaing a discouraged express-
on. His mother noticed the sad
ok of the lad and said:
"What is the matter, Howard?
^ou look worried."
"I ain't going to school any
more," replied the boy, starling
away from his mother.
"Why, dear, what is ' the mat-
ter?" asked the mother.
"Cause," explained the koy,
"tain't no use, mother. I can't
learn to seell. One day I learn
how to spell the worcls, and then
the next day the teacher gives us
all new words. She just keeps
changing them every day, and
that ain't no way to dy."—Ex.
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(Supreme) Oil
SAVE BATTERY TKOUBLE—You are cordially invited to
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tree of charge. This precaution should be attended to
every 10 days.
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MESQUITE, TEXAS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1918
Vol. XXXVII No. 16
UNCLE SAM'S
ADVICE ON FLU
U. S. Public Health Service Issues
Official Health Bulletin
on Influenza.
LATEST WORD ON SUBJECT.
Bpldamlo Probably Not 8panlah In
Origin—Germ Still Unknown—Peo-
ple Should Quard Against "Droplet
Infection"—8urgeon General Blue
Makea Authoritative Statement.
German Crown Prince
Writes To Kaiser
"Dear Papa:
I am writing on der run, as
der brave and glorous Army un-
der my command has not seen
der dear old Rhine for so long
dat dey have started back dat
vay—and of conrBe I am going
mit dem.
Oh, Papa, dere has been some
offal dings hsppened here in
Prance.
First: 19tarted in my big offen-
sive which was to crush der fool
Americans, but dey know so lit-
tle about Military tactics dat dey
vill not be crushed just like I
vant em. I sent my men in der
fight in big vaves, and ven dey
Washington, D. 0.—(Special.)—Al-
though King Alfonso of Spain was
one of the victims of the influenza epi-
demic In 1803 and again this summer,
Spanish authorities fepudiate any ^ot i0 (jer Americans dey ail said
claim to Influenza as a "Spanish" flis-
ense. If the people of this country do
not take care the opldemlc will bo-
come so widespread throughout the
United States that soon wo shall hear
the disease called "American" influ-
enza.
In response to a request for definite
Information concerning Spanish Influ-
enza, Surgeon General Rupert Blue of
the U. S. Public Health Service has
authorized the following official Inter-
view:
What Is Spanish Influenza? la It
something new? Doee It come from
Spain?
"The disease now occurring In this
country and called 'Spanish Influen-
za' resembles a very contagious kind
at 'cold,' accompanied by fever, puins
Coughs and Sneezes
Spread Diseases c
Aa Dangerous as ftJison Gas Shells
In the head, eyes, cars, back or other
parts of the body and a feeling of se-
vere sickness. In most of the cases the
symptoms disappear after three or four
days, the patient then rapidly recover-
ing. Some of the patients, however,
develop pneumonia, or Inflammation
of the ear, or meningitis, and many of
these complicated cases die. Whether
tills so-called 'Spanish' Influenza la
Identical with the epidemics of Influen-
za of earlier years Is not yet known.
"Epidemics of Influenza have visited
this country sln« 1047. It Is Interest-
ing to know that this first epidemic
was brought here from Valencia,
Spain. Since that time there have
been numerous epidemics of the dis-
ease. In 1880 and 1800 an epidemic
of Influenza, starting somewhere In the
Orient, spread first to Russia and
thence over practically the entire civ-
ilized world. Three years later there
was another flare-up of the disease.
Both times the epidemic spread wide-
ly over the United States.
"Although the present epidemic Is
called 'Spanish Influenza,' there Is ri8
reason to believe that It originated In
Spain. Some writers who have studied
the question believe that the epidemic
came from the Orient and they call at-
tention to the fact that the Germans
mention the disease as occurring along
the eastern front In the summer and
fall of 101?."
How can "Spanish Influenza" be rec-
ognized?
"There is as yet no certain way in
which a single case of 'Spanish lnflu-
enaa' can be recognized. On the oth-
er hand, recognition Is easy where
there Is a group of cases. In contrast
to the outbreaks of ordinary coughs
and colds, which usually occur In the
cold months, epidemics of Influenza
may occur at any season of the year.
Thus the present epidemic raged most
Intensely In Europe in May, June and
July. Moreover, In the case of ordi-
nary colds, the general symptoms
(fever, pain,, depression) ore by no
means as severe or as sudden In their
onset as they are In Influenza. Final-
ly, ordinary colds do not spctad
through the community so rapidly or
■o extensively as does Influenza.
"In most cases a person taken sick
with Influenza feels sick rather sud-
denly. Be feels weak, has pains in the
eyes, ears, head or back, and may be
sore all over. Many patients feel
dizzy, some vomit Most of the pa-
tients complain of feeling chilly, and
with this comes a fever In which the
temperature rises to 100 to 104. In
most cases the pulse remains relative-
ly slow.
"In appearance one Is struck hy the
fact that the patient looks sick. Dis
eyes and the Inner stde of his eyelids
v,„ .Iiffhtlv 'hlnmlahnt' or 'con-
may be slightly, 'bloodshot,' or 'con
gested,' as tho doctors say. There
may be running from the nose, or
there may be some cough. These signs
of a cold may not be marked; never-
theless the patient looks and feels very
lick.
"In addition to the appearance nnd
the symptoms aa already described,
examination of the patient's blood may
aid the physician In rrmjfnlidmU 'Span-
ish Influenza.' fur " I;a* l wu fotindf
(•end !•*! no pnnunuoD)
BOO" as loud as dey could hol-
ler. Veil, according to vat you
haf alvays told me, der Ameri
cans should haf turned ancl run-
ned like blazes, But vot do you
dink? Dem fool Americans
don't know anything about war"
Instead of running de odder vay.
dey come right toward us. Some
of dem was singiug something
about "VE VON'T COME BACK
TILL ITS OVER, OVER DERE"
or some odder foolish song, and
some of dem ver laffingiike fools.
Dey are so ignorant. But dey
are olful reckless mit doze guns,
and ven dey come toward us it
vas den mv men took a notion
dey vanted to go (sack to der dear
old Rhine. Ve don't like der lit-
tle old dirty Marne river, any-
how.
And, Oh Papa, dem Americans
use such awful language. Dey
know nottings of Kultur, and say
such offul dings right in front of
my face, and dey talk blastphemy
too. Vat you tink dev said right
before us? Vun big huskylrom
a place dey call Arizona, he Baid
Oh, Papa, I hate to tell you vot
an offul ding he said—but I can't
help it—He said "TO HELL MIT
DER KAISER." Did you ever
hear anything so awful? I didn't
tink anybody vould say such an
offul ting, so I turned around
and run mit der odder boys, Vas
I right?
And, Oh, Papa,'you know dem
breast plates vot you sent us?
Can you send some more to put
on our backs? You know ve are
not going der odder vay any
any more, and breast plates are
no good, for the cowardly Ameri
cans are shooting us right in der
back. Some of der boys took off
der breast plates and out em be-
hind, but der fool Americans are
playing "Der Star Spangled
Banner" mit machine guns on
dem plates. Can't you help us?
You remember in your speech
you said 'notting could stand be
fore der brave German soldiers?
Oh, Papa, I don't believe dese ig
norant Americans ever read your
speech, for dey run after us just
like ve vas rabbits. Vot vou tink
of dat? Can't you send dem
some of your speeches right a
vay? Dey don't know how terri-
ble ve are.
Can't you move my Army back
in Belgium vere ve von our
glory ? My men cau vip all der
vimmin and children vot dem
Belgians can bring us, but dese
Americans are so rought and ig-
norant. Ve cau't make em un-
derstand that dot ve are de grat-
est soldiers on earth, and ven ve
try to sing"DeutchlandUber Al-
les"dey laff like a lot of monkeys.
But ve are getting de best of der
Americans. Ve can run dem.
Papa, if ve are not der best figh-
ters on earth, ve are der best
runners. Nobody can keep up
mit us ven ve dink of der old
Rhine, and my soldiers nevr din
tink so much of dot dear old
river. Let me know right avay.
right now, vot to do, by return
post mail.
CROWN PRINCE WILLIE."
Set Clock Back
Saturday, Midnight
Timepieces which were set
forward'an hour in the spring,
according to the daylight saving
bill, passed by Congress, are to
be set back an hour Saturday
night, Oct. 26, or the next morn*
ing, as the law expires at mid-
night Saturday night.
A bill was offered in Congress
to make the law permanent, but
it has been abandoned, and we
will therefore return to stand-
ard time on the date mentioned.
It is very likely, however, that
clocks will be set forward again
next spring.
Says Germans Glad
To Be Captured
In a letter recently received
from Sgt, Dan P. Rugal,- by his
wife, who is staying with an
auut in San Antonio, which she
sent to his father, J. C. Rugel,
he says:
"I suppose you have read by
this time about our scrap with
the Germans which started on
Sept. 12. We had good luck and
killed many Germans but cap
tured more than we killed. They
all seemed glad to be captured,
and do not put up a very stiff
fight. I went "over the top" on
Sunday, the 15th; had to advance
under shell fire of the Huns, but
got by without a scratch, though
did not go far 'till I got slightly
gassed and was sent to the field
hospital, but have gotten all
right now."
FINE RAIN FELL HERE
EARLYJHIS WEEK
First Good Rain Since Early in June
Came Monday and Tuesday.
This section was visited by a
fine rain, which fell all night
Monday night and half the day
Tuesday. The fall at no time
was heavy, but it lasted long
enough to go far towards replen-
ishing the supply of water in cis-
terns and ponds and to put a
good season in the ground.
The rain will be especially ben-
eficial to grain crops already
sown and be sown this fall.
The opinion of the farmers is
that the rain came too late to do
the cotton crop any good. Of
coarse it will make the cotton
gqow, but it is almost certain
tliat frost will come before the
young bolls now on the stalk can
mature sufficiently to open.
This is the first good rain that
has fallen since Sunday, Jane 9.
There have been several light
showers since that time but bnt
none of them could be called a
good rain, though they were ben-
eficial, of course.
As a result of the lack of rain
during the summer, crops in this
section were cut short, but we
did not suffer like they did in
other sectiona of the state. The
corn crop was light, but cotloi
yielded pretty well, after all—
much better, in fact than the
farmers expected at th3 time
they began gathering the crop.
Free Text Books For
The Public Schools
The voters of Texas will be
(failed on to pass on the question
of a constitutional amendment
for free text books in the public
schools, at the general election
on Nov. 5.
It seems just as necessary
that we have free text books as
it does that we sho^44 furnish
this is necessary to ip'ake the
public free schools thoroughly
democratic, and it is made more
imperative by the compulsory
school attendance law, as thous-
ands of children are unable to
provide their own school books.
The cost of this to the taxpayers
will be very small, but it means
a great deal to the poor children
of Texas,
Inquisitive
Tommy—Pa, what do you do at
the office all day?
Pa (who has answered about a
buildings and teachers, tu fact* hundred other questions)—Oh,
nothing.
Tommy—Then how do you
know when you've finishW?
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Buy War Savings Stamps and
help the boys "Over There".
Buy War Savings Stamps.
No Worms in a Healthy Child
All children troubled with worm* have an on
healthy color, which Indicates poor blood, od MS
role, then Is more or leu stomach disturbance.
GROVE'S TASTELESS skin TONIC given regularly
for two or three weeks will enrich the blood, im-
prove the digestion, and act ai • GeneralStrensth-
enhU Tonic to th« whole system. Nature will then
throw off or dispel the worms, and the Child wUI be
fa perfect health. Pleasant to taks. 90« per bottle.
A BIG STOCK OF GOODS
WE, are prepared to take care of the
buying public. You will find our
tables and shelves filled with new Merchan-
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See us before going elsewhere,
Ladies' Suits
We have a big stock of Ladies' Suits in our cases. The
very newest styles and material, made up by the very
best tailors of the country. Suits that fit and please at
prices that will attract.
$17.50 to $50.00
Ladies' Dresses
A big selection of Dresses for Ladies, in taffeta, satin,
and serge. Our cases are filled with beautiful, new
Dresses, in the new leading colors. Prices within range
of all.
$8.50 to $20.00
New Cloaks
Our stock of Ladies' and Children's Cloaks is com-
plete. A cloak to fit all ages. Styles are the very
newest. A big line to pick from. Buy before cold
weather catches you, and at Hudson, Davis & Co.
Hudson, Davis & Company
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Davis, John E. The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, October 25, 1918, newspaper, October 25, 1918; Mesquite, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth400413/m1/1/?q=music: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Mesquite Public Library.