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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09
Health and Beauty Advice
BY MRS. MAE MARTYR

Wayne: To keep your complexion
smooth, fresh looking and free from
chaps I'm all kinds of weather, you
will find nothing better than a splen-
did greaseless cream made as fol-
lows: Stir two teaspoonfuls glycer-
inc and one ounce almozoin in one
half pint cold water. This fine cream
Jelly will make your skin soft and
smooth and is very cleansing and
healing. Ii will not grow hair and
gives excellent results in removing
blackheads and reducing enlarged
pores. This cream affords the very
best protection to the complexion at
all seasons Of the year.
y. c.: Do not have any fear about
taking parnotis to reduce your
weight. II you will dissolve four
ounces OF parnotis in ! Y pints of hot
water and take a tablespoonful be-
fore meals. you will lose your excess
fat quickly without any injury TO
your health. This remedy is abso-
lutely harmless, very effective and
does not cause a flabby, wrinkled
skin. You need not diet or exercise
violently to get proper results from
this simple remedy.
Clara T.: Yes. q genuine hair-grow-
er has been found at last. Keep the
scalp clean by frequently shampoo
ing with canthrox and rub into the
scalp twice a week a tonic made BY
dissolvlng an ounce OF Quinzoin II
half pint alcohol. then adding hal
pint cold water. This excellent rem
cdy refreshes the scalp and makes
the hair bright and glossy. II slim
ulates the hair roots and keeps the
hair in a healthy. growing condition
For dandrun. itching scalp and fall
ing hair. you will find this remed.
Cnequaled.
Name G.: Vaseline will not groy
hair. Rub a little pyroxin on eye
brows with forefnger and they vii
grow thick and silky. II your lashe
are stubby and thin. apply the py
roxin 70 lash roots with thumb an
forefnger. This makes them gro'
long and curly. but be careful an
cont get any where hair is nc
wanted.
May: Pulling the hairs out by tn
roots is both painful and dangerous
Try this simple method and you wi
be delighted with the result: Make
paste with q little powdered delaton
and water. spread thickly on hair
surface and after two or three mil
utes remove and wash the skin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09

Mrs. II. T.: If you want first class
tonic for family use to purify the
blood and remove the accumulated
you can get nothing better than an
cld-fashioned tonic made by dissolv-
ing half cupful sugar and one ounce
kardene in half pint alcohol, then
adding hot water to make a quart.
A tablespoonful taken before meals
will make ones blood pure, restore
lost appetite and energy and over
the complexion. This is the greatest,
health tonic l have ever used and l
can't recommend it too highly.
NJ. c. j.: Those light, faded patches
in your hair are the result of sham
pooling with soap. The free alkali
I in soap and many shampoo prepare
lions causes the hair to fade, split,
/ become dull, brittle and fall out. To
get away from all these troubles,
shampoo with a teaspoonfuI of can
throx dissolved in cup of hot water.
After Tinsing, your hair will dry
1 quickly and evenly and be so lus-
trous and fluffy that you will find it
will do up nicely and appear quite
beautiful and abundant. This sham
poo is the best scalp cleanser of
which know and you will no longer
be bothered with dandruff and itch
ing scalp. Practically all first class
hair dressers use this wonderful
shampoo.
Nathalie: would not encourage
you to use face powder as it rubs of
too easily and shows too readily. To
J make an excellent beautifier and
b whitener. dissolve four ounces spur
, max in half pint witch hazel Cor hot
. water) then add two teaspoonfuls
p glycerine. The use of this lotion will
7 take away that coarse, sallow oils
look to your skin and make il soft
pink and beautiful This splendid 10.
: ton is used by many society womer
= who prize their good looks as pow
! der will ruin any complexion in time
5 Il is very fine for cold sores, freckle:
= and to prevent chapping.
' Ellen o.: The dope" you are us
! ins will never make your red, smart
{ ing eyes strong and clear II yol
will get an ounce of crystos. dissolv,
II in a pint of water and put a few
e drops in each eye daily, you will sooI
J. have clear, sparkling strong eyes
i This tonic is very soothing an,
a strengthening TO weak. tired eyes an,
e greatly aids those who wear glasses
y II is unsurpassed for treating granu
= lated lids and as a dependable
strengthening tonic for weak eyes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09
MOLINE

To Develop Parks.-Developmen of
Moline's park system Is to be taken
from plans drawn by H. G. Kehm,
landscape gardener, and the work will
be done under direct supervision OF
the city. At commission meeting yes
terday forenoon, L. o! Jahns, COM
missioner of public property, offered
a motion that the city purchase all
park plans from Mr.. Klehm and as
sumo all park work. The motion car
ried unanimously. G. o. Dixon will
be engaged by the city to take charge
of the work and he will be reimbursed
at the rate Of SIPS a month for the
time he is actually employed. MI.
Dixon already has started work.
Fire Loss Heavy.-J. @. Hawk. fire
chief, submitted reports for loss for
the months of February and March.
The loss for February was s212,104,
which the chief explains us the
largest loss in the history of Moline
in any one month, with possible ex-
ception of the month in which the
Keator mill fire occurred" Loss for
| February includes the Barnard &
Leas disaster. The amount of insur-
ance involved was S265, 400. The
number of calls was 10; $500 feet
Of hose were laid and Ss5 feet of lad
ders were raised. The department
responded to Is calls in March and
there were no false alarms. The
loss on buildings was $1,014.49; on
contents s772, and the uninsured
loss s110, making total loss OF
s1,Se6.49. The amount of insurance
involved was s11,450, $3.50 or
buildings and $1,000 on contents.
Funeral Rites SlmpIe.-Two hundred
Moline people gathered at 10 O'CLOCK
yesterday morning at 524 Seven
teenth street, to render final tribute
to the memory of Schiller Hosford
secretary of Deere & Co., whose un
timely death occurred in New Yorl
city Friday last. The remains, &C
companied by the two sons, Willard
D. Hosford and Richard S. Hosford
and Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Woodcock
reached Moline at 1925 Sunday after
noon and were at once borne to thu
family residence. There was M
singing at the funeral, merely tn
pronunciation of the Episcopal ritua
by Rev. A G. Musson, rector o
Christ church. There was an abun
dance of flowers, some wrought int
memorial wreaths and tokens Of 1
beauty that surpasses description
The casket was borne from the HON
by w. L. Velie, c. d. Velie, S. +
, Velie, G. n. Peek, B. F. Peek and {
, f. Skinner. Honorary pallbearers
. 12 in number, we're ]. S. Gilmore
, c. L. Desaulniers, Nelson H. Greene
, G. A. Stephens, P c. Simmon, ]. Z
, Poole, Fred E. Leavens, T. A. Mul
/. ply, F. R. Todd, R. B. Lourie, d.
i w. E. Taylor and J. E. Otis, the las
{ named from Chicago. In complianc
Y with Mr.. Hosford's desire, the re
Z mains were taken to Davenport fC
o cremation. The ashes will be depo
}. tied in the family lot in Riversid
i cemetery.
l. Obituary Record.-Death came t
|, Mrs. Emma Johnson at 10 Sunda
It night at the home of her daughte
, Mrs. o. NJ. Ohlssen, I'LL Twelfth av
y nue.. In her 65th year, Mrs. Johnso
l. had been ailing for a number (
months past and her vitality ha
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09
Mother OF
LARGE FAMILY
Tells How She Keeps Her
Health Happiness For
Those Who Take
Her Advice.

Scottville, Mich. 81 want to tell you
how much good Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09
Your tongue is coated.
Your breath is foul.
Headaches come az

Headaches come and go.
These symptoms snow that your
stomach is the trouble. To remove
the cause is the first thing. and Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
will do that. Easy to take and most
effective. Sold by all druggists.
All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09

Obituary Record.-Death came to
Mrs. Emma Johnson at 10 Sunday
night at the home of her daughter
Mrs. o. NJ. Ohlssen, 1117 Twelfth ave
nue.. In her 65th year, Mrs. Johnson
had been ailing for a number OF
months past and her vitality had
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-14
Pa,-rha. MGinty is a fns fellow.

Pat-That MGinty is a ane fellow.
Mlck--Is he;
Pat--He is. Indeed Great friend Of
mine. Did ye notice how heartily he
shook hands Wild me?
Mick--I did.
Pat-Grsat friend OF mine, He WASH;
satisfied wild shaking wan hand
Miek-No?
Pst-He grabbed both my hands
hae fellow-srabbed both my hands
Nlck-Yes: suppose he thought his
watch and chain would be safer that
way.
The family had never been In the habit
OF saying grace. but when the minister
took tea with them they thought It
proper 10 bend their heads over their
plates devoutly.
All would nave gone well II the young
hopeful had not piped cut:
1T Amt Polite to smell yer meat9
Accused OF beggingi" exclaimed a
magistrate. Why, you are toe very
man who was begging at my door yes
terdRy-'
Yes replied the vagrant with a
sneer. and you didn't give me anything"
"well IN give you something now.
Papa hSd been scoldin= his s,x-yea--o'd
daughter. Sho retorted:
Don't think. daddy. tia; Just because
you married ~ MAMMA y0i have :
right TO be rude to all women
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-14

J. B. 8. y. writes; please be so
kind and tell me through your
beauty column how ! can beautify
my eyebrows and eyelAshes. prin.
cipally hov | can keep them glossy
and the eyebrows we'll arched."
We train a CHILD in the way il
should go. do We not? That Is what
We must do with eyebrows. An
eyebrow brush Is the best friend the
eyebrows have. after a good consti.
tuition. II you are In good health
and vigorous your eyebrows should
be sufficiently thick. You have only
by careful daily brushing to keep
them free from dust and well
arehed. Brush them In the high
arch in which you wish them 10
grow and the hairs Wiz gradually
take that direction. Friction is a
strong hair-grower, anh friction
above the point where the eyebrows
now grow, often causes algrowth OF
hair at that point Lanola ne rubbed
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-14
Beauty Questions Answered.

into the brows nightly aids the
growth Of hair.
This is a stimulant to eyebrow
growth in which many have faith:
Red yaseIine, IS eentisrsms, OF.
5orie acid, q OF.
Personally, have never advocat-
ed clipping the eyelashes, because
considered It might do more harm
than good. Those lovely wells OF
the eye. lashes, are so much needed
that 1t would be calamity to lose
them. Yet have known eyeIashes
to be advantageously clipped. /
know a young woman who has beau
tifully long and thick eyelashes who
has them clipped once a month.
But she has it done in this discrim-
mating way:
After Iavins the eyes Ia tepid
water and gently drying them with
soft cloth, she sits with eyes
closed in a strong light The per.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-14

white lips is to get a physician to
give you tonic.
Edith writes: please answer me
in your valuable page. | need a
remedy for super1uous hairs on my
face and arms. II you will advise
me you will oblige a sufferer"
Give peroxide of hydrogen thor
ough trial Do not be discouraged
until you have used II every other
day for several months, for hairs
grow slowly and disappear slowly,
and see no results. prefer 1t to
any external remedy save electroly-
sis, because II Is the safest.
Mix tablespoonful Of peroxide
with tablespoonful Of tepid water.
Battle the face and arms with II.
Let the application dry on the skin.
In time, a longer time In some cases
than others, this should st bIescl
the hairs so that they will SHOW
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-14

loose ball, while she sleeps. Her
muscles know no tension and her
nerves are utterly ct peace while
she sleeps. II the furry body ever
tightens, or the satiny paws ever
draw into a tight, cord-like knot. II
10 because pussy has allowed fear
10 enter into her mind. She is
dreaming OF enemies, perhaps the
yellow dog in the alley. or the cruel
boy next door who makes her
target for the stones he throws.
Don't be fearful during your rest.
Decide that all IL well with you and
always win be. Al this thought
you will feel your tired features re.
taxing and settling peacefully into
their natural place. Lift your arms
above your head and fancy that
your hands hold heavy weights.
Drop them heavily at your sides.
In the same way raise one foot
at time and let each drop heavily
to the bed. This will loosen your
frightened muscles.
To return TO that teacher OF ply
steal culture, the cat. initiate the
way he uncurls all the hard. tight
little knots into which he has gath
cred muscles and nerves while he
was playing or mousin. or lodging
his enemies. While he awakes, or
when he is preparing for sleep. he
stretches and stretches and
stretches. And what a luxury that
stretching Isl Raise your arms
above your head. Yawn and stretch
and stretch and stretch. and what
delicious ease and relaxation fol-
low
Watch the cat 20 TO the other
side OF the fireplace, stretch again.
and. gradually adapting his body to
the new surroundings, spread him
self out again for another nap. Do
YOU likewise.
II you can do no more than get
an extra hours rest by going to
bed an hour earlier, do that. Go to
your room an hour earlier, even
though you do not retire any
earlier
Rest as much as YOU can and
rest alone. Every soul and body
needs now and then TO be alone.
Claim this right for yourself in this
making over time. this first and
needed rest time of beauty's year.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-14
Who Was the Culprit?

THE teacher was very earnest-far
i more so than his papils-snd the
subject he chose was about the terrible
outcome OF lazlness and idleness-
With due solemnity, a. behtied the
occasion. he drew a terrible picture Of
the habitual loafer. the man who dis
likes wcrk-
Now. Charlie said the teacher 70
e little boy who had been looking oct
OF the window instead 0: ATTENDING
closely TO the lesson.
Charley vas instantly On TIE aieT--
Tell me- continued the master.
who : the miserable individual who
gets el3thes. food ard lodging. and yet
does nothing In return
Charles face frightened:
Please. sir" said he. the baby.-
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-14

should be employed. Comparatiyel,
few Of you may 60 to the sweet
faced. cowled sisters for the rest
without and peace within which are
so desirable But in your own cir
eumstanoes derive what rest you can.
II would be greatly TO the adyan.
tase OF ever, woman u she could
often spend a day In bed. Say one
day in ten or one day week. She
should spend this rest day Of hers
In a room darkened. yet with shades
40 arranged rs 10 admit the fresh.
out.oi.door air. The windows should
be lowered from the top from two TO
six inches They should be. II this
can be done without lying In a dl.
rect draught. raised an inch or more.
For remember that bot air rises
and passes out Of the room at the
upper sash. and cold air, being heav.
Ter. comes In at the lower sash. This
creates a good current OF air. II
windows could be opened opposite
Zach other IL would be- best. To
prevent draught a piece Of wood
could be placed across the lower
opening OF the window. permitting
the fresh air TO, enter, yet project
Ing the occupant Of the room from
direct draught. 4t.fI
n you have not tried this plan of
spending q day In bed. begin now n
possible. Psrtaks lightly Of food.
Take liquid foods 40 soup and hot
milk TO permit the stomach TO rest.
Drink much cecil water. And sleep
all you can.
The time will be more probably
spent II you give your complexion
special treatment at this time. This
you can do restfully In the manner
will describe. rs
The skin, dried BY contact with
the outer air. needs food. he food
10 oil. Have ready q face mask
made Of light flannel, cut In a
square, and with holes for the
nostrlls. saturats this flannel In a
bowl Of olive or eoooanut oil. and
when II hss been we'll soaked place
II over the face. keer this on until
the oil has been absorbed by the
akin. N the skin Is hunury-that
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-14

son who Is to do the clipping care
fully examines the iashes, one by
one. " any hair appears bent or
broken or longer than the rest the
tip 10 renewed by slight clipping.
Cutting the eyelashes of straight
around Is not artistic work, nor Is
II wise.
B. C. asks: "Can you tell me
some simple remedy for my lips,
which are always deathly white,
though otherwise ] have a fine
color? do not think it comes from
any disorder in my system"
think 1t does. A skilled doctor
always glances at the lips when he
is getting an impression Of the state
OF health Of q patient. Pale lips
are the sign OF poor circulation and
an impoverished system. This Is
practically an infallible rule. The
simplest remedy for those deathly
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-14
Cressy's Column Of Comedy

II. Great Britain Rahh Reserved
that first first served" was rule to be observed
In depot restaurants -...
Finally the waitress brought on a dish containing
six boiled eggs and put them down ut the head Of the
table Like hawk the old chap who played Uncle
Tom. Marks AND Phlneas Fletcher picked up the dish
and swept the entire six eggs onto his plate There
was an instants pause. and then a big Texan who
sat down near the foot Of the table, called after the
waitress:
Hey sis. set em up again; this Teller has run pool"
r HAVE often Wondered hoo folks escaped a.
From the Croxton (w va.) News.
Jefferson Baker. a negro painter died Saturday
night OF bad health"
1.-TWO Hebrews decided that they wou1 go down and
discover the South Pole and be famous and rich.
So they started out.
As they left the equator It began to cool of; in a
couple Of weeks they stopped of bought couple Of
big heavy overcoats little way farther on they each
bought another And they kept this up until they we're
each wearing eight overcoatS By this time they we're
out Of the ship and clambering over the cebergs 1t
grew colder and colder.
One day as they were climbing and freezing and
starving one of the who for the past three hours
had kept up steady stream of profanity and curses
turned to the other who had not spoken for week
and said:
Veil! Veil! Wy don't you talk? Wy don't you say
something7 For Wy should 1 do all the talkng?"
60 ahead and talk" said the quiet chan 'rFreeze
your hands. What do / care"
DUoATioN Is a great hiag-sometimes
r An ad in the Buffalo Courier: "a
Help Wanted: Automobile washer SIS.
senographer and bookkeeper s15.
A DoIpH MARKS, the woll-knuwn Chicago lawyer.
~ was our guest at dinner one night During the
- course Of the meal l asked him about a Ger.
tain legal point that wanted to use in one Of my plays
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-14
That Did 1t
lie was a retired butcher. and came

LIE was retired butcher. and came
1 frnm Germany.
The little local theatre was to let, and
he had always santed to run q theatre.
50 he started 10 work.
Several hours before the first performance
all the entrances were packed with cage
villagers. and the new proprietor. trying
TO enter his own theatre. got hopelessly
entangied in the crrIh.
Here" he cried. ''peepics-peeDles. i
vas ne-me-Peter Schmidt
BuI the crush showed no signs o.
siaokeains. so be tried again.
.'rait fcr a moment. peeples.' he
yelled. "vars der use Of p,sshing iige
oesT Der first two acts vas rotten"
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-14
Too Much for Him

n lolsELEssLY. but Sith all his
IN strength. the burglar tusged at
the dressing table drawer. but H. was
In vain The drawer absolutely refused
10 open
Give it another jerk said a quiet
voice behind aim
Turning hnrrisdiy. the uninyited guest
saw the owner Of the house sitting up
In bed. watching him With interest
Just try II Asaln.- said he in the
bed There's IDIOT Of valuable prop
cry IN that drawer. and we haven't
srru zssss - set 4 * 555Sszzs ssTss tss <S5
weathe- set In. II yoa can do q. ia
willingly give yoa . fair snare Of its
contents znd----
But the maa Of the mask had Ted
fhrongh the window. taking most of
Il with him
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-14
He Was Ready

Z VERIFYING that comes from the
L. country is not necessarily green
For Instance. the tall young man
iooSed quite country pumpkin as he
walked boldly into the BARRIERS shop and
seated himself in the gorgeous chair.
shave. please he commanded the
man Of the scissors.
After due latheriag and s;rop2.ns. the
barber besan shaving.
Razor an r.gh,. sir" he asked for
nizliy-
Well" said the man from the fields
tadicially. If you're trying 10 skin me
] should say It's not bad: but II you're
supposed to be shaving mel suppose
you haven't got saw about the piac..
have your
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-14
Recovery Unexpected.

Doetor--You will be glad to know
that your husband will almost GER
talnly recover.
wife-oh. doctor. what shall ! do?
Doctor-why. what do you mean?
Aren't you anxious that your husband
should get we'll?
wife-Yes. only when you said last
week you didn't think he would live
another day went and sold all his
ciothes
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-14
very Awkward.

You've made a mistake in your pa
per-" said tke indignant man, entering
the editorial sancturn. Il was one Of the
competitors at the athletic match yes
terday. and you have called me the we'll
known lightweight champion"
well, aren't your said the editor.
"No, I'm nothing Of the kind: and It's
eonfoundedly awkward. because. you see.
I'm q coal merchant.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-14

WINNER Is the most taxing
Nv time to beauty. The cold
" makes daft upon its
strength. dries ths oils in the skin.
makes the skin hard and rough and
etches lines in the face. Next to
worry. Winter Is the greatest Of
wrinkle makers. II tempts one to
overeat. because our food In Winter.
and some Of which we need to resist
the onslaughts OF the cold. are heavier
and richer and sweeter than In Sum-
mer. These are likely to reveal
their influence upon the body by
blotches n the skin. Besides. Win
ter has many festivities. We try to
keep up with the operas and the
aires and dinners In large cities. or
the parties and club affairs In
smaller towns. and before Spring
comes we oegin to be tired. The
tired feeling OF the early Spring is
a natural result Of life In Winter.
The coolest months make an over
draft upon the constitution.
The summer vacation Is yet a long
way on. It would be unwise to walt
for that to recuperate. Should you
do this the lines WEAKNESS has
written on your face might be In
eradicsbly stamped. for loath as ! am
to consider any condition In life as
hopeless I must udmlt that there IL
. stage OF advancement when
wrinkles may be made less deep.
but cannot be wholly removed. 1t
is well to plan now for the rest you
undoubtedly need after the Win.
ter's activities. and to put that plan
into operation at the arst possible
moment.
II Is an admirable plan. followed
BY many women. Of going Into re-
treat during Lent ] know fashion.
able women, women OF high social
position. and professional women, TO
90 10 converts to rest during Lent
marvellous, indeed. are the results
wrought by furty days Of rising
early. Of early going to bed, of
simple food md absolutely reg.
uiar hours. Sleeping in the small.
elem. but eeltlike, room, soften
with walls OF stoa:. Is one
OF The greatest factors In this
regeneration. We would all be
healthier, would look younger and
prettier II We would tear down the
lace curtains from our windows. rip
the velvet or silk or tapestry pcr-
there's from their poles. even take
down the pictures from our walls.
replace the curtains BY screens and
approach as nearly as possible a
dusiless condition in our sleeping
chambers Even now ! find many Of
my beautiful friends. when ] am adj
mitted to the intimacy Of their bed
rooms. lying In white-painled iron
beds amidst surroundings that sug-
rest nuns cell And should
Cavalieri live to be an old woman
she Will doubtless see all intelligent
persons 20 providing for health dur
ing sleep The bedrooms Of the fu.
ture will. believe. be well ventI.
lated cells
nut LET me suggest nnw this rest