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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-07
Mems Suit Savings

1895 for excellent, all WOOL tailored
before tn sale for 1900 and 1850 These suits
exceptiona y serviceable and unusual val
uaI at
1895 is the m lightly weapon price on remarkably
good Atwood suits that sold before the sale for
1900 and 1000. These suits are guaranteed to
give complete satisfaction Unparallel values at.
1850 suits that sold before the sale began for
22.5O. They're Atwood, hand tailored and ultra
stylish Almo all fabrics and colors. They're
really incompa rable values Observation-Disclosures.
1875 is the mighty weapon price exceptionally
good suits that have sold all for $500 and
$500. Just tn ink OF the savings possible in
these suits! See them and you'll realize they're
great values Observation-Disclosures.
, 1914-12-30

London, Dec, 29th-A despatch from Pc
trogrud states thul the investment OF Cla-
COW has again been raised. The Russian
Galician amy which vas a short time ugo III
touch on the south wish the Austrian 4urlI-
sen defending Cmcow, has moved back to
the Biala river, 50 miles east Of lhe former
Russian position. Notwithstanding that the
Russian rttr, 4Iessiou has completely re-
Heved the Investment Of the fortress, mill
tar, observers think this is Il muIked ldyuu-
tage foI the Russians, then retirement being
due 10 the discovery that the Austrian aim
i, to divide the Russian forces IA this region.
The Austuaus were advancing on tie 23Id
from Iymhuuk, 35 miles south east OF Ora
Cow with tue object Of swinging around the
lett wing Of the Russians along The river
BJalu, northword Of Toruow, and @joiuiug
forces with The army Of General Boehm
Elmolh advancing along the railroad from
Sauoh and Lisko. Tie premature appear
ance of General BoeGm Ermolli's army south
Of Przemysl put the Russians on then guard
and they concentrated along the river Biala.
moving dow which they attacked the Aus
TRANS ut TuchoW,l Is miles south of Taruow.
and succeeded III preventing the junction If
the Austrian armies. Meanwhile the atten-
ton Of the Russians was directed 10
the Austrians advancing from Sautok,
which movement was checked. After
their success in this district the Rus
slams took the offensive along the river
Biala and on Christmas Day they won
the battle Of Tuchow, the Austriaus re-
treating Throughout the following day. Tie
Huoatauo capaunrd $500 prisoners and Is
machine gus. Later the Russians crossed
~ the We .eIu bank If The b ala and stormed
, 1914-12-30
New York. Dec. 29tb.

London. Dec. 29th.
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NEW YORK, July S-"Focus your
activities. Have a speciality. Keep
faith in yourself"
This is the message Miss Tracy
Joralemon. who is known through
out America as the wedding cake
maker" brings to women.
Miss Joralemon was a popular
leader of the younger social set until
she awoke one morning to find her
self among the girls who must work
for a living Then she was delight
ed. Mss Joraiemon had been &C
customed to giving orders TO the
cook and maids. The cooks job
had always appealed to her. So when
the call to arms sounded, something
along the cookery line seemed its
hest response. And there was the
Martha Washington cake receipt, a
family heirloom
demureIy, Martha washington and
started forth to make OUT for
tune"
Like most fortunes, It began small,
The first order was to fill a half
hundred wedding cake boxes At the
marriage OF a schoolmate The re-
cipe and Miss Joralemon did such
coed team work that another order
followed swiftly. Today the Wedding
cake lady is so busy she hasn't time
10 read in the newspapers about the
very weddings she manages
The welding cakes are all baked in
Miss Joralemon's kitchen at Brick
Church. n. J. The cake lady herself
e a slip OF a person, blue eyed and
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Dark Brown Pussy Willow Tai
feta Made in Latest Bout
FAINT Effect Can Be Worn
Only by SIimmest of the Slim
The Aero Gown, Which Has Ap.
peared at GimbeI Brothers,
in New York, Is Another Di-
rect Insult to the Obese.

TINE sets of three ruffes, the
small puff at the hips, and
the suggestion of a hustle
mas bad enough, but not impos-
sible for the fat poman, but there
is no hope for them in this CO.'S
tune.
!, For the aero CONN outrages the
mere suggestion of plumpness.
Just a fen inches above the knees
the gown is gathered in, and the
last strdw in boufancy at the hips
is accomplished. The creation gets
its name from the balloon effect,
for it does look as if the young
lady we're to 60 up at any moment.
As far as the blouse is con-
cerned there is nothing unusual e.
plotted. Kimono in style, edged
at cuff and along the front and
round the neck NTH soft heavy
white crepe, a soft bit of pelpet,
loosely set in just abope the belt
buckle, gives the popular pest et-
feet aided BY the soft embroid-
cred net yoke, decorated NTH four
fancy buttons.
A dark brown patent leather
belt, NTH a buckle of cleaning
white kid, is almost fire inches
vide, and adds to the tailored et-
feet of the whole costume. The
shoes are dark bronze, NTH brown
tops to match.
Just one last word of comfort.
The model has just retreded,
y understand, from The hands of
the buyer, and her dress has been
most carefully pulled ont to its
fullest extent. There is neither
Wind nor hand to crush it.
Under ordinary circumstances It
would be crushed so as to be al
most naturdl-could even be worn
by a plump one!
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Girls Can Succeed By
Faith in Self

slender. alert, bustling. and fun of
originality.
There's just this about earning
your living" says she. Work has
been provided for every human be-
ing. No one could convince me to
the contrary.
Whatever you like to do, you
usually do well. If you know how to
knit washcloths and don't know how
to write novels, knit the washcloths
by all means. knit them well.
Men are loath to stoop to humble
callings. Women are not. Men have
been trained to do the big things
of life. the hunting, the warfare. II
has remained for women to attend to
all the smaller Jobs. Often they
are rather important jobs. Always
they are rather numerous.
THE main point in earning your
living is to focus on one activity.
Have a speciality. WashCloths is a
good one. Wedding cake is more in
teresting perhaps.
ANY girl can succeed by following
my rules:
I'D Choose one thing you can do
well:
''C2) Have unshaka Bile faith In your
self ana your product.
''(3) Depend for everything. on your
own common sense and your own
hard work. Don't wonder how to
begin. Begin. Take one simple,
practical step. II you are in earnest
and your work is good, the rest
comes easy
Miss Joralemon is still friendly
with her erstwhile social set
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- OOKED cucumbers taste better
than they sound. Also they are
becoming more popular as a table
delicacy. Persons who have
never been able 70 eat raw cucumbers
without suffering the psngs OF indiges-
ton. enjoy them CT 1ked with no fear Of
unpleasant after effects.
one OF the simplest ways to cook them
Is TO cut length wise in quarters dip
then: In batter. and Try in deep fat until
they are a delicate brown.
Another simple WaY of preparing them
IL TO pare. cut in lengthwise strips and
steam them over boiling water until
they are tender, then serve with Hol-
landaise sauce. To make this most de-
licious sauce. which Is useful to serve
with many vegetables cream half cup
OF butter and add. one At time, the
yolks OF two eggs, pinch OF salt.
dash Of pepper and a fourth OF cup
Of boiling water. Cook this mixture over
hot water. stirring until It thickens,
then add tablespoonful Of lemon juice.
mix well, and pour over the CucumheTE.
Scalloped cuctmbers make an agree
able vegetable entree. Three large Gu
cumbers pared and cut in cubes will be
enough for a family of four. Arrange
layers OF the cucumbers in a buttered
baking dish and on each layer sprinkle
salt and pepper. and little finely chop
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good breathing-is irrigated or wash
ed out every day, even with salt water
the lining becomes flabby and soggy
Injury, of course, follows.
When your voice has a nasal tone
to il, one of several troubles is present
l. An infiamed mucous" lining.
2. A fresh cold"
3. Swollen or enlarger "turbinates."
4. The middle partition pushed too
far into one nostril.
5. Mucous" cysts-little bladders OF
mucous; bags that fill the cavity.
6. A swollen "pharnyx or lining.
The maroon lining of the nostrils Is
always at work "oiling' its own sur
face with thin, gelatin-like fluid called
mucous" Most of the inner MEM
branes of the body manufacture this
mucous" Hence they are called
mucous membranes.
The mucous not only helps to wash
off the dust and dirt which are always
Fostering your nose, but 1t mixes with
cold air and helps quickly to warm
it to blood heat.
Fresh air, sunlight, cold applications
washes and the removal of all the
cloggtng internal strangers. means
health to the whole body. When you
suspect such trouble In the nose, when
you smell rat, as it were, do not hold
your nose to the household grindstone,
but HE you to your friendly Galen.
Thus will you keep the breath OF life,
which God breathed into Adams nos
trils, pure. and undefled In your lungs.
Copyright. 1914, Newspaper Feature Service.)
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u DAILY MAGAZINE PAGES FOR EVFRYBC
The Fireless Menu
By MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK.

sert. BY the time this Is ready for
being placed in the fireless, so also
VIII the meat and the string beans
which win have become thoroushly
heated, and the beans brought to
the boiling point and kept there
Tor about Ave minutes. We place
one radiator directly over our stuff
ed flank on its rack, close the uten-
sil. and place II In the well In the
bottom OF which lies the second hot
radiator. and our meat Is out OF the
way. Then we can place the string
beans In the third well, and il they
are in a large utensil with plenty OF
water, we can use another form OF
rack and steam our raisin puff or
similar dessert ever the water in
which the string beans are cooking.
The. preparatory cooking has taken
Tor meat, beans. and dessert about
half an hour On the stove. after
which time We need no more fuel IN
the Kitchen and the process of cook
ing II continued IN the fsreless,
slowly. bu- surely and in such
muscular fiber tender. and burst
starch cells Of food 30 that they
can be most perfectly digested.
By the use OF the fireless cooker.
We have spent one hours fuel to
cook the soup instead Of from four
10 nvo hours, We have cooked the
meat IN halt an hours fuel instead
OF over two hours. We have cooked
our string beans in ten minutes In
stead Of forty. We have cook ID the
dessert with the heat generated by
the string beans instead of using
q separate amount of an hour and
o halls fuel. Briefly. the differ
ence In fuel OF the two methods IL
shown by the one hour and forty
minutes fuel by the use OF the fire.
less versus eight hours Of fusl with
any other method, or q ciea- saw
ing Of over six hours Of fuel
Besides, we have the great saw
ing In comfort to whoever does the
cooldng, keeping away from a hot
range. and . cool kitchen instead Of
an overheatedk one. And last. We
have . method scf cooking best
adapted to the health and rocket
book Of the average family to whom
porterhouse and sweetbreads ars
moro than luxuriee. BY making the
aforementioned cheaper cuts more
palatable (and they are JUST as nu-
tritious as the expensive c1ts) the
hreless. cooker can do more than
any other one factor to reduce ex-
penses. II one piece Of equipment
can save 80 much in fuel, II time.
IN comfort and In money. why will
not more women adopt IT.
Copyright. 1914. by Mrs. Christine
Frederick.J
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vegetables. seasoning and water,
placing than in the largest eight
quart utenstl. and allowing them to
cook about an hour on any kind Of
a name stove--coal, gaa or OIL.
While the contents arc actually boil
ing. put on the cover. fasten down
the snaps. and allow the contents
to be practically bubbling over as
you place the utensil In the well Of
the cooker. You can do this at
night, perhaps while washing sup
per dishes. and in the morning, all
you Will need to do 10 strain the
Etock, and II viii be ready for use.
Those pieces OF meat requiring
long cooking are most successful
In the nreless. such As a flank
steak. beef q Ia mode. etcss; Let JUS
choose two-pound flank steak,
stuff It with bread crumbs. roN and
tie IL. and place 1t In the bottom
Of the Six-Quayt utensfl. While we
are preparing this and also string
ing the beans which we have chosen
as the vegetable. the two 'radia-
tors" can be heating. Twenty min
utes II sufficient time to allow them
on the gas range: q little longer on
oil or coal TheSpot containing the
meat and also the one With the
string beans can be resting ON the
radiators while they are actually
heating. thus saving every particle
ing on the stove without our atten-
ton, We can prepare tapioca, corn
starch, raistn puffs, or other des-
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useful Hints for heHouseufe'
By Ann Marie Loud

ped onion. When The dish - tIled. pour
a cup of milk over tho whole and cover
the top with bread crumbs. buttered and
seasoned, and bake in a hot oven Chick
en- soup stock or white sauce may be
substituted for the milk.
Plain boiled cucumbers sFe good. II
well cooked. There IL ono thing to 70
member In cooking cuoumbers, and that
Is don't let them get SO soft they will
I've mushy.
Boiled cucumbers should be peeled and
quartered, and cooked IN boiling sailed
water for twenty minutes. They may be
served simply with drawn butter or
with a cream sauce on toast, the same
as asparagus. II you wish q more deli
cate dish. boil tie cucumbeFs till they
are tender, and then bake In cream
bread crumbs.
Copyright 1914. Newspaper FEATURE servioe. }
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Sleep Preferred.

Mrs. Randall had :ust finished in
structing her new girl. who came to her
from an intelligence Office. Her general
appearance pleased the mistress greatly,
and she felt sure that at last she had
succeeded in finding a rrize.
And, Lizzie, do you nave to be called
in the morning." she asked as an after
thought.
I don't have to be. num-" replied the
new assistant hopefully, unless yous
just happens to neei me."-LIppincott's
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The nose, as hilly an eruption as II Is
amid the valleys Of the face, is much
neglected part of the human makeup.
Commonly supposed to be ornamental.
for smelling and for catching cold.
the nose is really an important struc-
ture. Like many other valuable, but
undignified, articles in this world, as
much respect must be paid to the nose
Rs to other more popular organs.
Why Care Is Needed.
Defective ailments. in their assault
upon the nose, usually attack the
red membrane interior. The inside Of
the nose is like a rumpled carpet,
namely, full of folds. Thus nature
presents a surface as large as Dido's
Oowhide for the foundation Of Car
image. Frigid winds are thus forced
70 blow over a large area of warmed
nasal lining before they dare leave
this scarlet maze to purify the lungs.
Ere this, the Arctic air has become
as balmy as a June zephyr. The in
rerminable meshes of mucous" men,
brane in the nose have heated it
When you consult nose specialist
about obstructed nostrils-this may be
due to chronic colds, cysts, a broken
partition or other irritation-do not
call him ''nosologist" Nosology is
an ancient medical term 1t means
classification of diseases as you would
animals into varieties, species and
genera Therefore, all nosologists are
not nasal experts
Strange as il seems, the teeth are
cleaned several times a day. yet the
nose, which takes in more dirt and
dust and is exposed all the time, is
rarely washed
Oils and oily sprays. whether harm
lessly mild or saturated with anti
septics, should not be used in the nos
trils and nasal caverns. The habit of
using an oil atmoizer, advised by doc
tors until year or so ago, has been
discovered to coddle the membranes
too much. Disinfecting nasal sprays
are now taboo.
Method Prescribed.
The nose should be rinsed out and
cleaned at least once or twice q week.
1t is true that even this is overdone
at times. When a sound nose-one
that warns the incoming air, allows
you to recognize doors and is open for
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-07-08
Club Women to Stage
Many New Experiments

Did you know that Washington is to be the scene
of novel activities among club women during the COM
ing year,
Many striking experiments are to be staged here
next winter and plans for these, well for get
together campaign will be described in next Sundays
Times
This article is to be followed by one of the most
interesting and comprehensive series for women
published in Washington newspaper.
Every woman's club in the District, and every
club in which women are active, will be touched in
this SERIES
'Washington's club women are WaShington's
home makers" deelares the subject of next Sundays
interview.
Therefore you cannot afford to miss any one of
this series which shows the far-reaching efforts
planned through clubs for better homes, better COM
munities, and better home city.
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Answers to Health
Questions

S. M.-My feet burn and are uncom-
Portable. Have to do lots of statding.
What is a cure for corns?
You perhaps need arch supporters.
Try 10 grains each of sancylic and
acetic acid to an ounce Of collodion.
A Reader-What Is cause of itching
after taking a bath? Salt is only relief
I find
II may be due to a lack Of accommo-
dalton Of your skin juices to the water.
Salt is a proper corrective.
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soup; then GER
tainly a meat,
a vegetable and
a dessert II
we " a n I a
soup, We can
save most time
by preparing II
at night; taxi
ing the ordi-
nary prscau-
tons used In
stock : making,
the shinbones,
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Common Origins

People say God bless me- after
sneezing from the fact that in the days
of the plague this terrible malady began
with violent sneezings and other indica-
lions Of cold. The exclamation was thus
originally a prayer to be delivered from
the plague.
The bow IL first seen depicted on
Egyptian monuments about 1000 3. c.
Its form then did not differ greatly from
that in use among boys at the present
day. II was used in European warfare
as late as 1910, and was deemed quite
as effective as the arquebuses then en-
ployed.
The title Of doctor was invented for
the especial benefit of the learned liner
MUS OF the 18th century. The title was
conferred by the University Of Bologna.
The first doctor of medicine was William
Gordenio, who received the title from
the college at Asst in 1929.
The Thanksgiving proclamation was
originated by Francis Bernard, Cap
tain General and Governor in Chief in
and over His Majesty's Province of the
Massachusetts, Bay" 1t was issued No
vember 4, 1767, and the form was that
which has been, in substance. adhered TO
ever since
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= N spite of all that has been writ
ten about the freless i still re-
i cefve letters daily from women
who question whether 1t will
actually work" and inquire how
much time and labor Is actually
saved by It's use.
80 I think today I shall describe
the actual preparation Of fIreless
dinner. Let US make out the manu-
together. We will want possibly q
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Advice
To Girls
Der Annie Laurie:

| vou Sor xr.I,r advfce 1,non n subtect
! which have been trying to con-
I am keeping company with a very
nice Young man wnom ! think ios
Ok ,,. mase also Doshsr c,,v NJ vns,
think It is wrong Of me to keep in
have told him that he wasn't to
send me Anything moro, but he still
persists in sending me presents.
What do you think Is best for me to
dor IsoBEL.
nal 90 you isooe'
"/ when you say you are keep
wv ing company" with q man?
A.. .n~,-.d ., h,r, "a
~ -. -. ~, -
nsentf II you are. then you certainly
ouxfse not to keen up your correspond
~,os NTH ,vr,r ost,>r %yxsnd xv4ty,<,,t ths
40
o9nsenI oI yoor n.n
be just friend: in that case there is
no reason why YOU should hurt his
,..,,n,, %, . So,i,.h Ia.
ieennss 70. = Iooa..n 'oe
why cont you tax the whole thing
over with your real sweetheert and
- ~. th.r. ~. ..ns,h. w.y an, ~
70 ms .ns.s sno sensie way ou' u
inc onicuity.
'Faith'-I have no use for the per-
son who repeats disagreeable things to
Ly $3.50 se >.
% know. Inere - more maAce IN II
tnan uienosnip. tns sn 10 wortny
on tne reepSGt ana nolor you teei TOT
ner. sne WI not % nurt py the IN
uendoes OF such man You can make
nim teel very sure that you DON'T Do
nexS any sucn yaIns. Ihere was GER
tAIny no inpropnety IN your tAnng
your iends Snest % the arus ssors i, 1Gt
70 the siri you are fond OF II was
ins your seat in the car to woman.
and your little friend - very silly to
for the more :soa. matter rad don
fret about II, but II you think the man
Is really doing harm, go to the girls
father or brother, or let him know your
self You intend to put a stop to IT
A. q. J.-Theno isn't anything for
Won TO do EXCEPT to be Sweet and
nieaxsnt and your own natural self.
no amount OF irving will make a
man care Tor Won. Let him zee that
aSant ne interested in him and In
sne sainsy nL a2psa 10 MN f 1 enc
~, Sit 49, tntn invA ne II sh.t :.
~ e. =. xcn.1, S,,~x -. 20 --.s,, ~
hssr f1Ncn6 srtsr 4 vhiia fi,,d .one
a., 80 To $50 FIR.
Count-If v1~ voo.r .bouA
ten the xfri You are enSa~ed 10 ,hat
YOU eaw her the otber eyentnr ana
tax things over frankly. 70 20 to
the moving pictures with another
man when you were buev was not a
very heinous offense, but deceit "a
always hard to forgive AMI you have
Just cause to be hurt After a good
heart to heart talk, you'll feel better.
But show her that habitual deceit II
r. =: = !; a & sss
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l-=[~-x

Ntss Loxrse .oM .6eicone lsttsrs o,
tnQstry on subjects of femtnfne tnter-
est from. young tooren readers Of this
paper aud tciH reply to them In these
ooju1sns. They should b addressed to
hor care this Office
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Secrets of Health and Happiness
Why Your Nose Lining
Demands Strict Care
, DIR. LEONARD KEENE HIRsHBERG
A. B., NJ. A, NJ. D. Oohns HOPKINS.

A. B, NJ A. N D. Oohns Hopkins)
- HAUCER the Canterbury poet who knew
II and medicine better than doctors of his day
~ He even anticipated the French physicist of
terweek, who discovered that rose-piece
phone superior and helpful mouhpecc.
Thus:
Full well she sang the service divine,
Entuned in her most sweetly.'
This the first written word that calls physio-
logical attention the is aid to
voice. When you hear musicians doctors say:
He is singing through his nose" be up and at them
Everybody sings and talks through the nose The So
called nasal twang the voice of Yankees and down
Fasteners is after ALL voice of nasal obstruction
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