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Las Vegas optic., 1914-07-25
FARMERS Wife
TOO ILLTO WORK
A Weak, Nervous Sufferer
Restored to Health by Ly-
dia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound.

Kasota, MINI. -"I am glad to say
that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Las Vegas optic., 1914-07-25

Seventy-five per cent of the miners
in the United States belong to unions.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-07-25

The Georgia State Federation of La
Dor gained 3S new unions in 1918.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-02-14

In the February Woman's Home
Companion appears very interesting
discussion of women in business. The
following extract gives an idea of the
number of American women in bust
ness and suggestion of what these
women can contribute to the making
of homes:
"Most women wage earners enter
the field of self-support just to help.
Before they are ready to marry or be-
cause no one asks them, they feel the
need of assisting father and mother
with the financial burden, or giving
the younger folk a lift, or at least re .
lieving the parents of the burden Of
support. The girl goes 20 work for
these reasons, and continues to work
until, or unless, she marries. The
theory that girl must stay at home
until she is chosen or left is so far
relegated to the past that only those
who are out of touch with the real
conditions of life would dream of adj
vancing it.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-02-14
Ny Dual Day

| suppose that it is very easy mat
ter for my girl chums to make Sat
urday their pest day in the week for
pleasure and amusement. Still there
are some of us who generally use Sat-
urday as a day in which they can ac-
complish a number of tasks that have
been left over from all the other days
in the week. But to combine both
work and pleasure at the same time
and during the same day is perhaps
unique.
Soon after breakfast mother usually
wants me to wash the breakfast dishes
while / am quietly digesting a couple
of dishes of DR.. Kellogg's wonderful
peanut shell breakfast food, which by
the way insures a long life. After
this l make up a number of beds,
keeping a sharp lookout for any mem
Der of the family who had failed to
get up at the usual hour, at the same
time humming to myself some of the
sweetest melodies ever heard upon a
southern plantation. After this l am
required to undertake general dust
ing of chairs, tables, picture frames,
piano and dear old grandfather's clock,
which on account of its great age,
hasn't worked for nine years. And
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-02-14
What Home Women
Can Learn From
Business Women

There are said to be 100000 self
supporting women in America. One
woman out of four is a wage Garner in
this country, and an even greater
number in England. Their numbers
and their success have turned the eyes
of the world upon them. They are in
spected, exhorted, reproved, snapshot
ted, lectured about, exploited, made
the subject of stories-in fact, looked
upon as AN alien race. Why shouldn't
the home women and the wage-earn-
ing women get together for the mu-
tual advantage?
"There are some things the bust
ness women can teach the home wom-
en-. The virtues learned in an office
can often be applied TO the household.
System, for instance, and organiza-
ton. Many home could be run more
satisfactorily, and with more leisure
for those who run it, if an intelligent
division of labor were planned among
the inmates, on the principle that OBJ
tains in business Offices"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-02-14
Proper Growth of Child
AS Age Increases

In order, therefore, to secure the
best results in the care of these chill
dren, DR.. Freeman says we must CON
troll (a) the feeding; CD the rest; (c)
the exercise; Id the ventilation and
exposure of fresh air. II any one Of
these is neglected our results will be
cOrrespOndingly less satisfactory
Every child should be a subject for
special study as to the amount and
sort of food it needs, but a very large
proportion of children can be kept sat
isfactorily on the sort of dietaries We
have been advocating through these
pages, and which have all been rec
commended by eminent physicians who
themselves use them in their practice.
DR.. Freeman says that the three best
signes of wellbeing in children are a
healthy complexion, clear tongue and
well digested movements, and that
children in which these indications are
preserved, by careful regimen and di-
gestible and nOurishing diet, are not
the children that have these most
prevalent disorders of children, bron-
cho-pneumonia in winter and CASTRO
enteritiS in summer. He thinks that,
as rule, children are fed too often
after the first year, and too great
variety of food, and with too little
milk. The secret of successful feeding
throughout childhood is to keep large
ly to a milk diet. 1t is general opin-
ion that by the beginning of the sec
Ond year a child should be allowed
other food than milk, and it is at this
time that physicians recommend feed
ing with a spoon. The child should,
at this period, be receiving five feed
ings a day of from 8 to 10 ounces of
milk or some modification of milk, that
is, feeding at and 10 a. m. and 1, 5
and p. m.
This is the time that many mothers
think they must give the child some
thing to chew because it has some
teeth. The six incisOr teeth, however,
which the child usually has at this age,
are not chewing teeth, and it is not
until six to nine months later that
child is supplied with teeth intended
to gind food into small particles. At
IA months child usually has only its
eight incisor teeth, while at Is months
it has only four molars. 1t is only Mt
10 months, therefore, that a child with
normal dentition is able properly TO
grind food with its teeth. 1t must,
be agreed that there seems
to be little call for change of food
food from a simple milk diet which
may often he continued into the sec
Ond year with advantage.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-02-14
Dried Fruits an ECOnO-
n7iCaI and Valuable Diet

Fresh fruits are divided into two
classes, "fiavor fruits" and "food
fruits" according as they are valued
for their flavor or as a food, accord
ing to the Office of Nutrition Investi-
cations for the United States. Those
that are 80 per cent or more water fall
pears, peaches, and most of our COM
mon fruits), while those containing
less fall under the latter (bananas,
grapes and figs). The food value of
a pound Of dried fruit is, Of course.
much greater than that of pound Of
fresh fruit. A pound Of the latter will
yield an average of about six ounces
dried, but the amount Of water in the
ORIGINAL fruit is no guide to the food
value Of the dried product.
The main change which takes place
during driving is the right degree Of
heat produces changes not unlike
those which occur natural ripening on
the plant.
In some cases the crude fiber which
forms the basis of the plant structure
Much of the starch is changed to some
'oT''l Oh SbVdF. ne CHdf1Ve III HdNOT
is due partly to the proportionate in
crease Of sugar from loss Of water and
to absolute increas from chemical
changes.
To determine which of two fruits is
more economical, not only must the
cost DER nound he known, hut the
amount Of bodily fuel that makes for
energy and protein (muscle-building
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-02-14

while doing this busting in the most
careful manner possible, you would
imagine from my good natured looks,
that | was over on the John Ball park
skating rink cutting figure Fights
backward.
About this time in the later hours
in the morning mother would shake
down the ashes from the stoves and
it is my duty to take them out to the
chicken coops in a wheelbarrow. AGc,
tipping the wheelbarrow, the chickens
would all gather round and have
great time walking around on the hot
cinders. AS soon as they begin to
thaw out they would start laying and
such large eggs you never saw the like
of them anywhere except at state
fair. / put several dozens of these
eggs in the wheelbarrow and lifting
my younger brother on top of the load,
/ would hurry back.
/ can assure you that 1t was the
pleasure end of business trip. Some
of my brother Johns clothes are still
out OF the line.
So my song for each day is work
while you play, the world will enjoy
the sunshine and girl should blaze
the way.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-02-14

A unique and pleasing waist model
is here portrayed in Pattern 1896.
This style is lovely for formal or In
formal occasions, for home, calling or
dinner wear. Canton crepe in a new
shade of brown, was used in this in
stance, the vest is of burnt orange
satin, and the chemisette of white
chiffon embroidered in gold. Cording
in brown and gold trims the free edges
of the waist, and girdle of brown
crep finished with gold buckles COM
pletes a most attractive effect. The
style is suitable for charmeuse in the
new brocaded or plain colors, for
other silk, and also for velvet, satin,
cashmere, wolfe or poplin. The Pat
tern is cut in seven sizes: 80, "a, SO,
80, 40, az and IA inches bust measure.
It requires 2% yards Of 44-inch ma
terial for 36-inch size.
Pattern 1925 shows a suitable and
seasonable style Of a ladies' skirt that
con he made with or without tunic, in
raised or normal waistline and with
1T Without train. For wear with an
evening or theater gown, marquisette
or other veilings, crepe or soft silk
could be used, while for more practi-
cal wear, for street, home or calling
gown, serge, velvet, cashmere, broad
cloth or corduroy are appropriate. The
Model is pleasing and has graceful
lines. The draped portion Of the tunic,
oivos len~th to the figure. The back
Of the skirt may be finished with tuck
stitching at the plaits. The Pattern
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-02-14

Have ready for making this dainty
dish two pounds of veal steamed in a
stew pan; when cool pound it fine into
paste. Prepare also one pound Of
bread crumbs, grated, and pour unon
them the gravy from the veal: add a
quarter of pound of butter. six eggs.
we'll beaten. holt teaspoonful Of mace.
one teasUoonful chopped celery. two
of parsley. end one grated nutmep.
Mix thoroughly and let come To boil.
then add the veal. Form in small near
shaped balls, and boil in hot lard.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-02-14

is cut in eight sizes: %, "a, 26, 20, 80
and 80 inches waist measure. 1t re-
quires 6A yards of 32-inch material
for medium size.
A new idea in corset cover is
shown in Pattern 1921. The design is
in one piece, is simple and easy 20
make, and may be adjusted so as to
give entire comfort and ease. 1t is
suitable for call over" embroidery for
lawn, batiste, cambria, nainsook, crepe
or silk. 1t could serve as an under
body for a transparent blouse. The
Pattern provides for a neck finish in
square, round or "V" outline. Any de-
sired trimming of lace or edging could
be used, or for the handy needle wom-
an a scalloped edge might be sug-
gested, as a pretty finish. The Pat
tern Is cut in six sizes: 80, "a, Sc, 80,
40 and az inches bust measure. 1t re-
uuires 1% yards of 36-inch material
for a medium size.
Pattern 1927 shows Ladies' House
Dress that will prove a neat and SER
vicable model. 1t may be made in
raised or normal waistline, and with
long or shorter sleeve. The model is
r,rt on popular and becoming lines.
The fronts show neat tuck below the
collar. The neck is finished with tiny
revers. The sleeve may be long and
close fitting, or in shorter length, with
a shaped cuff. The skirt Is cut on
simple lines, and the back has gath
cred fulness at the waistline. The de-
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-02-14

In lecture given by Rowland God
Trey Freeman, Nj. d., the eminent New
York pediatrist, before the Philadel-
phia Pediatric Society, he said that
while the regimen for the first year
Va life had often been fully discussed
IND a fairly general agreement Of
opinion had been reached as TO the
amount of rest needed by infants, the
facilities for exercise and the best
method of feeding, not enough has
been done for the remaining period Of
childhood. While it is now customary
with the more intelligent and method
zeal practitioners to watch carefully
not only the feeding but the weight,
certain measurements, the eruption Of
the teeth, etc, during the first year,
all such observations are apt to re
neglected during the remainder Of
childhood, although the observation
and recording of such Data may often
be of the greatest Importance in the
intelligent care of the child
The child at the beginning of the
second year should be able to stand
and walk beside chair, should meas
ure about 20 inches in length, should
weigh about 20 pounds, should have
six lncisOrs and should have a stOm-
ach capacity of about IL ounces. Dr..
Freeman says this is followed during
childhood by an annual growth in
length of about three inches each year
and a gain in weight of about five
pounds each year, these amounts be-
ing little larger for the second than
for subsequent years. We thus reach
period at about the sixth year when
the length in inches and weight in
pounds should be equal. He says the
development of the power of lOcOmO-
ton at the beginning of the second
year enlarges enormously the dangers
Of infection to which children are ex-
posed. throughout the first year their
heads may be kept on a clean pillow
or they may be kept on a sheet, the
swinging of the legs and arms in the
air providing sufficient exercise, and
thus they may be kept away from the
dangers of dirt and dust, and, as
matter of fact, in well-cared for chill
dren infections are rare during this
period. At the beginning of the sec
ond year we have in the baby great
ly increased resistance to infection,
but an exposure increased out of all
proportion to the increase of resist
ance. The exposure becomes greater
with lOcOmOtiOn and is again increased
when the child is placed In classes in
kindergarten or elsewhere.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-02-14
True and Tried Recipes
Fancy Work and Cooking for the Season
Some Ways to Serve Meals.

Cold Meat Warmed Over, Cook
together two tablespoons of butter
and the same amount Of currant or
other tart fruit jelly until they melt
and blend, and lay in them slices of
cold lamb, veal, or chicken; let them
become hot through. Season with salt
and pepper and serve.
Cold Meat Warmed Over, Melt o
tablespoon of butter in your blazer
fry in il half minced onion, pour in E
cup of stewed tomatoes, freed fror
Jumps and seasoned to taste with salt
pepper, and little sugar. Let Thu
become smoking hot and lay in il slic
es Of cold beef or mutton or veal an,
heat through. If needed, add more
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-02-14
salt and pepper and serve. This is
savory way of heating any kind of cold
meat.


One pound of finely ground coffee.
Seven and one-half quarts boiling wa
ter. Put the coffee in a cheese cloth
bag 60 by 18 inches), drop the bag
into kettle containing the boiling wa
ter, cover, keep hot on the back of the
range or on radiator or fireless cooker
for 10 to Is minutes, according to the
strength or harshness desired. Remove
the bag, if coffee is too strong add hot
water to suit. Use large dipper to
pour coffee from kettle into a hot pot
for serving. One pound OF coffee
makes 30 large cups.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-02-14

Use well ripened, freshly roasted
coffee of good grade and a perfectly
clean enameled pot or tin pot with a
copper bottom. The tin coating must
be perfect. Coffee contains an oil that
qyfckly becomes rancid if the pot is
rt thoroughly cleaned each time it is
used.
Make the coffee with moderately
soft water that has just reached the
boiling point. Make in drip pot or
a percolater, or, If boiled, cook for only
two minutes. For boiled coffee use
finely ground or powdered coffee.
Serve the coffee while fresh and hot, in
warm cups. If milk or cream is used
it should be warmed.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-02-14

materially pound of each would sup
ply. One must also consider what ex-
pense is required to prepare each for
the table. Grapes commonly cost less
a pound than raisins, but a given sum
spent for grapes will buy a smaller
amount of nutritive material, since the
proportion of water rs much higher
than in the raisins.
On the other hand, Iow-priced fresh
fruit is sometimes as economical as a
somewhat cheaper dried fruit, since
the latter would require sugar and
fuel to make it ready for the table.
Attention should also be directed to
the extent Of inedible material.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-02-14
Putting of the Evil Hour.

A young lawyer was defending an
old convict on the charge of burglary
in State where the court niles allow
each side one hour to address the Jury.
The young lawyer, somewhat nervous,
consulted veteran member of the bar
who happened to be standing near.
"How much time do you think I should
take up in addressing the Jury" he
asked in rather pompous manner.
"Take the full hour" was the gruff
reply.
"The full hour? Why, l Intended TO
take only is minutes"
"Take the full hour" replied the old
lawyer.
"But why7"
because the longer Won talk the
longer you will keep your client out Of
jail"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-02-14
To Spank or Not TO Spank

while you are discussing spanking
your child runs ahead of you, turning
to you his unsuspecting rear, which
has never been defiled by what is eu-
phemistically known as corporal pun
ishment. And when you have gotten
to the point of discussing whether you
shall apply it or not, something in
your world has gone remarkably
wrong. What sort of parents are you
that you must resort TO violence?
Thus the question spreads its dark
wings and broods."
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-02-14
Marbled Chocolate Cake.

Prepare a nice cake from the fol-
lowing ingredients: One cup sugar,
one egg, one tablespoon butter, half
cup milk, one teaspoon cream of tar
tar, half teaspoon soda, and two cups
of -four.
Now take four teaspoonfuls of
grated chocolate wet with vanilla, and
stir into a small cupful of the batter.
Put in the tin in alternate layers, and
bake.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-02-14

from percale, gingham, chambrey,
lawn, denim or brilliantine. It has
ample pockets, no surplus weight Of
material over the shoulders, and is
easy to adjust. The Pattern is cut in
three sizes: Small, Medium and Large,
1t requires four yards of 36-inch ma
terial for medium size.
Pattern 9424. A graceful and be-
coming style for the growing girl will
be found in this number. 1t may be
made with or without yoke band and
chemisette. Brown serge with applied
braiding in self color and fancy but
tons, was used for this design. Shad-
Ow lace supplies the yoke and collar.
The design is suitable for any Of this
seasons dress materials. It has the
popular long shoulder, heightened by a
neat sleeve in bishop style. The clos
ing is at the side. The Pattern is cut
in four sizes: 8, 10, IL and IA years.
1t requires Az yards Of 4O-inch ma
terial for the 12-year size.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-02-14

In the February Woman's Home
Companion, Mary Heaton Worse be-
gins a series of stories entitled "Ad-
ventures in childhood" In this first
story, which is entitled "To Spank or
Not to Spank" the author makes the
following comment:
J Before the question of To Spank or
Not to Spank, the question Of To Be
or Not To Be pales into mere philo-
sophical sniveling. For while you go
on discussing being, you Are; and
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-02-14
Coffee Substitutes.

Cereal and other coffee substitutes
have none of the stimulating proper
ties of pure coffee. They are very
mildly stimulating on account of the
hot water they contain. Most of them
require boiling to develop the flavor.
They are sometimes useful for persons
who have the habit of drinking coffee
and wish to break it. Some OF the
coffee substitutes are low grade GER
eals, combined with waste coffee,
which cannot be disposed of in any
other way.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-02-14
A Simple Pudding.

Pare and core nice tart apples, leav-
ing them whole; place them in dish,
and put butter. sugar, and a little nut
meg in them. Bake until nearly done,
and when party cooled, fill the dish
with rich custard mixture, and bake
until firm. This pudding may be va
ried by adding boiled rice, tapioca or
sage, that has been well soaked in
milk.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-02-14
Lyonnaise Eggs.

Melt two tablespoons of butter in
the blazer; put with them half an
onion sliced thin, and a teaspoon of
chopped parsley. Cook until the on
ions begin TO brown, pour over them
a half teacup of milk into which you
have stirred q heaping teaspoon Of
-four, and cook, stirring all the while,
until the mixture begins to thicken;
lay in five hard boiled eggs, cut into
thick slices, and serve as soon as these
are hot through.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-02-14
Sailed Almonds.

Blanch about pound or more of al
monds by pouring on boiling water. If
dropped into cold water Immediately,
the skins will rub off easily. Dry
carefully, sprinkle over them a little
salt-not too much,-put them in
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-02-14
Potato Cakes.

Pare, wash and CRATE twelve large
potatoes; add four eggs, six table
spoonfuls of flour, one pint of milk,
and salt to taste. Fry on a hot grid
die. Cakes prepared in this way are
a great favorite in our household.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-02-14

fiat baking tin with a small lump Of
butter. Put them i'm the oven and let
them brown evenly and nicely, taking
care not to burn them. Stir them
lightly occasionally. Serve in any lit
tie fancy dish.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-02-14

sign is suitable for serge, percale,
galatea, seersucker, bingham or cham
brey, linen or lawn. The Pattern is
cut in six sizes: 80, "a, SO, 38, 40 and
az inches bust measure. II requires
seven yards of 27-inch material for a
36-inch sizee
A pretty frock is depicted in Pat.
tern yo4z, suitable for the growing
girl. 1t is made with an inserted vest,
and may be finished with long or
shorter sleeves. Ii is a becoming
style and especially good for slender
forms. The vest may be of self or
contrasting material. The skirt is a
three-piece model, and is joined to the
waist beneath the girdle. The sleeve
may be in wrist or shorter length. Ga
latea, velvet, gingham, corduroy, per-
Gale, cashmere or flannel are all suit
able for this design. The Pattern is
cut in five sizes: 8, 10, IL, Ia and Is
years. 1t requires 31s yards of 40
inch material for 12-year size.
Pattern 1886 shows a charming and
effective little dress. In spite of it's
simplicity, this model is attractive, and
will develop effectively in any of the
dress materials now in vogue. The
fronts are shaped and crossed, the
closing being affected at the left side
near the armscye. Deep Gibson tucks
add to the apparent width. The skirt
is plated below a wide belt A fiat
collar finishes the neck edge. The Pat
tern is cut in four sizes: a, 6, 8 and
10 years. 1t requires 3 " yards of 40
inch material FOR a six-year size.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-02-14

Pattern 300 shows a little girls
coat. Blue charmeuse with soutache
braid for trimming and girdle of soft
messaline was used for this model.
Brown serge with silk or velvet in a
darker shade, or black corduroy with
facings of satin, would also be effect
i've. The design is most attractive
with its deep revers facings that form
a broad round collar over the back.
ing. The Pattern is cut in four sizes:
yards of 44-inch material for a {.
year size.
All Patterns 10c each. Addp/
orders to Pattern Departmey
paper.