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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-29
AMusEM ENTs.

LENA Rivers" Shows to Big Audience
at the Odeon.
Lena Rivers" one of the old comedy
dramas, was presented at the Odeon
Sunday night to an audience that al
most filled the seating capacity. The
cast was a fairly good one.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-29

Rev. w. H. Scott occupied the pulpit
OF the Baptist church both morning and
evening Sunday, in the absence OF me
regular pastor, Rev. James MCGEE who
was in Omaha.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-29

The Lounsberry home, SIT West Ne.
vada street, was quarantined for scar.
let fever Sunday
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-29

Mrs. Frank Ogle, I'LL Summit street,
was hostess Friday afternoon at a
pleasant meeting of the Friends Lad
les Aid Society.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-29

PILES CURED IN 6 TO IA DAYS
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to
cure any case of Itching, Blind, Bleed
ing or Protruding Plies in to IA days
or money refunded. soc.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-29
FoRTIETH ANNIVERSARY.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. chinn Have Post
Gard Shower.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Chinn, of the
Rock Valley neighborhood. southeast
of the city, celebrated the fortieth an
niversary of their wedding. A post card
shower was a feature of the celebra-
ton, 200 cards. from eighteen different
states, being received.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-29

To Court of Honor Members.
Our regular lodge meeting will be
held Friday evening, Dec. 8, instead of
Tuesday. Elmer ]. Watt, chancellor.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-29
A Life sentenee

Of suffering with throat ard lung
/ trouble is quickly commuted by DR.
Kings New Discovery. SOC and s1.O0
Mcbride & Will Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-29

The Ladies Aid Society of the Cen
trail Church of Christ held an all-day
sew Friday at the church. Dinner was
served by Mesdames w. A. Miller, John
Galloway and Fred Galloway.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-29

Dance at Forney's hall Wednesday
tickets 90 cents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-29

The regular meeting of the Presby-
terrain Ladies Aid Society was held
Friday afternoon at the church par
lors Mrs. Armbruster, Mrs. Graham
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-29

Attend the big clothing sale at
Painters.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-29

Mesdames H. O. Michaels, G. w. Gill
bert and F. C. Holly were hostesses
Friday afternoon at the Michaels home,
at the regular business and social ses-
sion of the Baptist Ladies Aid So
ciefr
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-10
Care Of the ChId;s Hair

IF the many little ways in which small children la their hair
r thvated up with ribbons non is pretier han that which is so popular
just now-the securing back Oft he front hair each de with little bows
of inch Or inch and ne-half wide ribbon The piece should be about three quar-
side OF the head and the other half the bow IN the opposite side, the ribbon, of
course, being uncut, n HI centre part of it crossing he top of the head and
forming a bridge between h wo bows. Certainly 1t looks very picturesque
for a chnds hair to be simply parted and pushed behind her ears but this has
the disadvantage of allowing all thu stray locks to get inoth h poor childs eyes,
and. besides 1t is also inclined to push the ears forward. A child may be much
more pcturesquay photographed, of course. with the hair SO arranged. but FOR
her yes
One hears such different views expressed about the keeping Of q chnds hair
short or the allowing If 1t to grow m Many mothers and haHdressersb believe
in keeping thu hair short until the girl is about IL and ron that time only clip
ping the ends occasionally. know the German mother, says the writer in the
Philadelphia Press believes in keeping the chidts hair plated all the time. Ger
tamy this insures the hair being kept even N unbroken. and 1 think it is bet
for the hair thar making more display of it The Germans girl. who always
have their hair in phts have such splendid heads OF hair In the better class of
boarding schools it is % quHe usual for the hair Ind he complexion OF the
girls to be vigorously guarded. Spots and unburnihed hair are considered a
disgrace. at.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-10

A Woman in Business

BY E. W. GEARING.

TVHERE may be a thousand nd one way of gong intob business for ones
self but Mrs Augusta Matzner, of New York city, seems to have found
- the n thousand and second. 1t wa while The vas IN a trip to Europe
a number Of years ~ that a merchant with whom she IA talking at a recep-
ton remarked casually that he wondered whether there "a ny market IN
Matzner thought this request strange and IN inquring found that many tons
OF worn7out rubber footgear We're being thrown way n used for small profit
in Europe. -.
When she returned to America, Mrs. Matzner had something more valuable
than Partisan focks. 1t was something IN which the custom inspectors could
not assess duty. for it was a ida. She made a round oft he New York rubber
redeemers and manufacturers n learned that old rubber was In demand all
send her all the DID rubbers he could get She sold the shipment at a good profit
For Two years. The did business in this way deposiing her profits always in the
same bank. Finally she found hat she could get. the trade of a number of the
largest European Arms IN fr this she needed much more capital than she
possessed She went to the president of the bank with which she had done
business an asked for a arge Ioan. If the president had been at Ill skeptcal
As 10 her ability he explanation IN rave him of the culture of the odrubbr
trade convinced him, and she got the loan. Today he receives old rubber from
Europe In thousand ton lots and is on of the largest Individual actors in the
rubber redeemingt trade =. t#4 81 = #st# f#t
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-10
Cleansers for Housewiues


IRON rust stains on marble can usually b removed by rubbing with lemon
Juice. Other stains and dhcMorations may be taken on by mixing n ounce
N If finely powdered chalk one of pummice stone and two ounces of common
sda. Smt these together through a fine slew and mix with water. When thor-
oughy mixed rub this mixture over the stains or dtcdoratons and they win
disappear. Wash the marble after this with soap and water, dry and polish
with a channels skin ad the marble will look ike new.
All the cooking utensils should be washed Immediately after they have been
used with soda, which will remove every trace o grease. N
Ammonia used unsparingly ceanses I'M purihes kitchen utensils
Japanned ware should be washed with a sponge dampened In warm water
and dried Immediately with a soft cloth Obstinate spots "a quickly be re-
moved by rubbing them with a wooden cloth dipped in a little sweet OIL IN
To keep a iron sink In good condition scrub nee or twice a week with sand.
SOAP and kerosene. Every night put a little chloride Of lime overt he strafner
and pour through 1t a ketheful of boiling WAFER q
Here is the overnme recpe for cleaning bras II is used in all liz Untx
ted States arsenals an Is said to b the best in III wWld: One quart of COM
non nitric acid to one-haf a part of suphuric acid Keep the mixture in W
jar. having ready a paiful Of fresh water and a box full of sawduyX
Articles to be cleaned nus first be dipped in the acid mixture, then fntof N3
water and dried with sawdust. This process Of cleaning will change the ~ #I
Immediately to a brilliant coor If the metal is greasy a. candlsucksH #1
be. dip first in a strong solution Of potash and soda in warm water ThH ia
the grease and permits the acid 10 work. This method of cleaning brazil y 8
tray harmless and is very atsfactory-Phladelpha Inquirer. - E4
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-10
Yearning for Fame.

Dear MISS Doom;
My sister and ] would like to go On
the stage. We are quite talented and
think hat we could make a name for
ourselves. We are IA n II years of
age. Do you think that we are too
young and how shall we go about 1T?
NJ. AND J..
Let me advise you to consult some
one who has been in the profession long
enough to be able to tell you some
thing of the realities of life behind the
scenes. If your enthusiasm survives
the shock of all you viii hear and
should know, there is no reason why.
you should not go ahead.
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Born 1909.

Grandmother's mother; her g l
guess,
Thirteen summers, or something iess'
Girlish bust, but womanly air;
smooth. square forehead with uprolled
hair;
Tins that lover had never kissed;
Taner fingers and slender wrist;
Hanging sleeves Of stiff brocade;
60 thew painted the little maid.
ON her hand a parrot green
site unmoving and broods serene.
Hold I'D the canvas full In view
1,ook, there's a rent the light shines
through,
Dark with a century's fringe of dust
THAT was a Red-Coat's rapier-thrust!
Such Is the story the lady old,
Dorothy's daughters daughter, told.
who the painter was none may tell
ono whose best was not over well;
Hard and dry, it must be confessed,
Flat as a. rose that has long been
pressed;
yet in her cheeks the hues are bright,
Dainty oolors of red and white
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-10
Salt Pickles.
Dear Margery Doom:

Dear Margery Doom: Va
Please give ms a recipe for making
salt pickles that will keep through the
winter. PICKLES.
Salt Pickles-To one hundred and
fifty small-sized cucumbers take
pint of salt dissolved in boiling water
to cover them. Let them remain in a
covered vessel for forty-eight hours,
Then drain and wipe each one carefully.
Put them In a pickle pot, or firkin. with
one large onion, peeled and stuck full
Of cloves, one green pepper, SOME
scraped horeradish and a small bit OF
alum. Boil vinegar enough to cover
them. Fill a muslin bag with cup
of mixed spices-whole cloves, whole
allspice, peppercorns, stick cinnamon.
white mustard seed and a fake OF
mace and boil ten minutes with the
vinegar. Put this bag in the firkin
when you pour. on the boiling vinegar
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-10
r. Favorite Old Poems Of Famous Poxts IS
Dorothy O.
Died 1894.
LxvIII.
A FAMILY PORTRAIT.
BY OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES.

And in her slender shape are seen
Hint and promise of stately mien.
Look not on her with eyes of scorn-
Dorothy Q. was a lady borni
Ay! since the galloping Normans came,
England's annals have known her
name;
And still to the three-hilled rebel town
Dear is that ancient names renown,
For many a civic wreath they won,
The youthful sire and the gray-haired
son.
o Damsel Dorothy! Dorothy O.!
Strange is the gift that l owe to you;
Such a gift as never a king
Save to daughter or son might bring
All my tenure of heart and hand,
All my title to house and land;
Mother and sister and child and wife
And joy and sorrow and death and life.
So vol shall smile on us brave and
bright
As first you greeted the mornings light,
And live u~ntroubled by woes and fears
Through a second youth Of a hundred
years
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' ;::. q 9 .: s...

To make chocolate fudge you need
one-half pound unsweetened chocolate.
four cups g%ranulated sugar, one cup
milk, piece Of butter the size of an
egg and one teaspoonful of vanilla. Put
In an agate pan. Let boil until it will
harden Slightly when a little is dropped
In cold water. Take from the fire and
add the vanilla and beat until stiff:
then pour out on a creased platter and
mark into squares. Dc not stir while
boiling.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-10

NY1 HILE a simpler mode of hair
dressing Is threatened for the
street and for everyday occasions.
this coming season, coiffures for
operas, balls and theatre will be even
more elaborate than heretofore, though
the wooden appearance which was so
noticeable during the early summer
will give place to a naturalness which
will be very picturesque and becoming.
Tie drawings in the lower row of the
picture present the very latest Paris
nodes In coiffures.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-10
He Cares for Her Friend.
Dear Miss Doom:

DeAr MISS DOOn.
A friend of mine kept company with
a young man. They quarreled, and now
he calls on me. She told me she never
liked him. but I am sure that he cares
for her. Is 1t right for me to enter
tain him. I never could learn to like
him. knowing that he cares for her.
Please answer. ANXIOUS.
1t is perfectly right for you to per-
nit him to call, If he is not engaged to
your friend, and you are sure you IRE
not hurting her feelings by doing so,
but If you do not care for him you are
foolish to give him much of your time.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-10
Editor Home Problem:

Then take 20 cents a day for meat,
would be $1.2O for 6 days; Is cents
a day for bread. that is 80 cents; in
surance, 40 cents a week-10 cents for
the father, 10 cents for the mother, 10
cents for each child; 6 cents a week
for the Evening STAR, % cents a week
for gas, 90 cents a week for coal, Is
cents a week for wood. 10 cents a day
for fathers spending money, II rs
cents IN Sunday would be IS cents;
$3.50 a week for rent. Now for Sundays
dinner o would want a piece of meat
to last for supper, about 40 cents;
quart tomatoes, 6 cents; head salad, 5
cents; M-dozen corn, IL cents: one
coffee cake for Sunday breakfast, 10
cents; that is 70 cents for Sunday. In
all 1919. with $1.21 to put aside for
shoes and clothes.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-10

within walking distance of his place
of employment. In cast of sickness or
accident, 1 should advise joining some
benevolent organization, the fee not
exceeding 10 cents a week; he will re-
ceive a weekly allowance and medical
attention until recovery. Also that the
Join some medical society, cost
ing 10 cents weekly, emitting them to
advice and treatment, as required.
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Editor Home Problem:

Editor Home Problem:
Slr-The cash prizes look good, but
to support a family of -four like mine.
m boy IA, IN 10, husband and self,
with normal, healthy appetites, on ten
per is beyond my capabilities. Bill OF.
fare one week or two might come
within funds comfortably. but not fifty
two weeks in the year. About every
six weeks some one needs shoes, with
half-soles and heels between times.
-Four people cannot dress on 81 per
week. This is my experience.
C, z. d.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-10
THE MENU RECIPES.
Potato Soume.

Season two cupfuls of hot mashed
potatoes with butter, salt and pepper
and a little minced parsley. Beat In
fIalf a cupful of milk and stir until the
mixture is a smooth cream. The work
will be done more speedily over hot
water than If the potato Is in a state
of cooling. Fold in the whites Of four
eggs beaten stiff, turn into a buttered
dish. and bake about ten minutes, or
until the souf1e is puffed and brown.
Serve It Immediately in the same dish
or 1t will fall. The parsley may be
omitted If 1t is not liked. Grated
cheese sometimes is s%prinkled over the
top.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-10
HIS CLUBS NAME.

What Is your name, my poor MANI"
asked the benevolent housewife. as she
brought out a saucer of stewed prunes.
SANDY Pixies, F. F. W." replied the
tattered wayfarer, dofflng his brimless
hat.
Gracious, and does the F. F. V. stand
for first family of virginia?'"
mo, mum, 1t stands for fast freight
veteran"
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-10
SWEET OMELET.

Sweet omelets are made in exactly the
same way as plain omelet, save that
sugar is substituted for the salt, and the
parsley is omitted. For omelette aux
conftures, just before dishing the ONE
let, slip a spoonful of jam. previously
slightly heated, into 1t as o. roll It
over into its dish, then sift sugar over
1t, and glaze with a red-hot shovel.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-10

time. Take a pudding mould, add
some of the plums, then a slice of the
soaked bread, and SO on until all is
used. If any juice remains pour over
the whole. Set in a cold place for sew
eral hours, or vel night; turn from
mould and serve with cream.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-10
Cash. Prizes for Six Best Answers!
How Can Four Live on $40 a Week2
A Vital Home Problem Open to ALI
Conditions Governing
Stars Home Problem.

Write your answer concisely, )
using no more than 200 words.
Write on one side of the paper
only.
Sign full name (whether Mr.. or
Mrs), and give home address.
Initials only will be printed when
so requested.
Address all communications to
the editor the Home Problem,
the STAR, Newark, N. J..
If two are considered
as equally deserving a prize. the
one received at this office first
will be given the award.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-10
Home Problem:

Editor Home Problem:
Sir-Four people, l should judge,
could live very cheaply, happily and
comfortably on $40 a week, and 1 pre-
sumo there would be no necessity of
the mother having to work. BY the
way, l think a mothers place is at
home, to take care of her children
and have everything arranged neat and
tidy, and a nice warm supper waiting
for her hubby when he reaches home
from q hard days labor. In the first
place. I should think that you would
be able to get four nice. airy rooms at
$3.50 a month, or s2.3S a week, Below
is the itemized cost of how 1 could
get along at $40 per week:
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Editor Home Problem:

Editor Home Problem:
sir-Theory and practise are so diff
ferent that only those having such lin
tied means as SO a week should be
able to answer the question as to how
they can best live on that amount. If
the wage-earner keeps well and able to
work, they might struggle through and
save a lew pennies, too, each week. 1t
Is taken for granted that they live
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-10
NEWS RRSAoRfRS

A dish Tor pIankeu stcdhS Ut sHdu
ia made of a beautifully finished piece
of wood set into a frame of pierced
silver. Seen at Hahne G. Co.'s.
Arts and crafts table scarfs of Rus
sian crash with stenciled designs on
the ends are most attractive and in
expensive. The crash can be bought
by the yard at l.. S. Plaut G. Co.'S, and
the designs are very easily stenciled on.
Pretty little white lawn frocks.
girls from 6 to IA years are shown at
the Goerke Company's.
Half sleeves, closely fitting the arm,
of fine and coarse net. run in small
tucks and edged with lace, may be pur-
chased at l.. Bamberger & Co.'S.
A brand-new shape in a coffee set is
just for two. There Is a quaint. tiny
coffee pot, cream pitcher M sugar
bowl in fine si~lver-plated ware. Shown
at the w. V. Snyder Company's.
White dotted Swiss house gowns
trimmed with "Val' lace and inser-
ton are sold reasonably at the David
Straus store.
Willow plumes in attractive colors,
some showing delicate shaded effects,
are sold reasonably at Lissner's.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-10
How Would You House, Feed
and Clothe Yourself, a Wife and
Two Children on $40 a Week?

IERE is a letter from perhaps the
- most economical man In Newark.
He says he can support himself and
three children for $5.47 a week:
Editor Home Problem:
Sir-I could very nicely support four
for s5.47 per week. This is my sug-
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Baked apples
Oatmeal with cream
Crisped bacon Fried eggs
Rolls Coffee
LUNCHEON
Sliced ham Potato souf1e
Stewed corn Olives
Rice pudding
Tea
DINNER
Boullion
Lamb chops French fried potatoes
Green peas Picked cabbage
Tomatoes with mayonnaise
Plum charlotte
Coffee
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Plum Charlotte.

Put a quart of canned plums in a
saucepan on back of ang When
heated through add to make rich
and sweet. Take three or four slices
light bread, trim off the crust and
soak in the fruit juice, a slice at a
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-10
| CAME IN.

Mrs. Parvenu-My ancestors came
over with the early settlers.
Cynicus-I don't doubt 1t; they did
not deport them then.
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Chocolate Fudge.

Dear Miss Doom:
Please let me know a good recipe
for making fudge. Thanking you,
READER.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-10
Write a 2OO-W0rd Letter Stat
ing Your Experience or Your
View and Win a Prize.

Rent should never exceed weekly in
come-better less. By careful manage-
ment the grocery n meat bill should
range between SO and 81; oil and coal,
81; insurance, 40 cents; clothes and
shoes, 81. The remaining 80 cents
should be held as a reserve fund for
i~ncidentals and household utilities.
Pleasure is out of the question, except
ing books to read from the free library,
newspapers, and an occasional trolley
ride, trips to the parks, etc. f. H.
Editor Home Problem:
Dear Sir-If a wife is saving, a fam
lily of four can live on $40 a week. On
Saturday she can buy enough to last
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Rent 81 3S
Meat / 90
Bread SO
v, getables / 20
Coal %
Gas 20
Insurance (for four) 40
Frult 90
Groceries 1 so
MIX 90
Furniture 80
Clothing so
For pleasure or saving. ....... so
-
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With $1.21 to put aside.
MRS. A. B. K.
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lOtal 90
This will give them plenty of wear
ing apparel and plenty to eat.
MISS NJ. c.
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That leaves for saving $4.53.
A. SALVINSKY,
80 Prince street.