Cleaning That "Bubbler" in 1919

From the January 30, 2019, MidWeek  (DeKalb County, Illinois) "Looking Back."

1919, 100 Years Ago.

"A peculiar incident was noted recently when an elderly woman stepped up to a bubbling fountain, which was a clean as possible to keep it,  and after spending two or three minutes washing the small bowl, quenched her thirst.

"Evidently the woman thought it was necessary to do this before water could be clean, and forgot that bubblers were made for people to use in the most sanitary way, bite the bubble."

You Can't Be Too Careful.  Germs, You Know.   --Cooter