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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-07-15
"CANNED STUFF"

Dear Social Corner Sisters There
is a great cry against Canned stuff
by some people because it may be
hurtful and by others because it is
expensive, and by others because it's
use shows laziness, but 1 have used it
because all kinds of food is SO high
try to get all I can for the money and
have never found a poor can. I al
ways take everything from the can
just as soon as opened.
I buy cans of string beans and 2
cans Of peas 1872 cents) and heat with
a small piece of pork and with pota-
toes, bread and dessert, it makes a
dinner for six hearty eaters and there
Is always some to spare.
Then I buy 2 cans of lima beans and
a can of corn (28 cents), serve the
same way and have a good dinner for
six. One can of salmon, with potatoes
bread and dessert, makes a dinner
Two cans of corn (16 cents) with
little milk added when heated is a
good breakfast, supper or lunch dish
with few, slices Of steamed bread.
I serve little meat with the canned
vegetables and 1t does not take long
to cook theul-quite an item on a hot
day.
FYFTA BARBER
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-07-15
DOMESTIC HELPS.

Social Corner Sisters:-As we are
told Just to write short letters 1 will
send in d short one.
To clean brittle brushes take equal
parts of -four and salt, and mix with
a teaspoon OF boraX, d pint of this
mixture will clean several brushes and
can be used over many times, or until
it becomes soiled. Place brushes,
bristle side up, and rub mixture into
them; stand fer an hour or two then
shake well. The brushes viii come
out nice and clean and white as when
new, and remain stiff until worn out
Dustiess Duster-Take black mos
quito netting, TWO feet square. Take a
good grade machine oil and saturate
the rag. The cloth collects the dust
and shines the wood at the same time.
You will find it a great time saver;
and it costs only a few cents.
A Good Idea for Glass Globes:-
Take a piece Of washing material and
make as many bags as you have
globes; allow One-haIf yard for each
bag and run a string through the top;
when you are sweeping a room place
these over the globes and tie the
string underneath. This will keep the
dust out of the nantes.
BETTY BROWN.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-07-15
BE TRUE.

Dear Social Corner Sisters:-Happy
greetings to you all. Isn't it glorious
to see the sun? Keep in the sunlight
Nothing beautiful or sweet grows or
ripens in the darkness. Never look on
the dark side; take sunny views of
everything. A sunny thought drives
away shadows. Form a habit of throw
ing off at night before going to bed,
all the cares and anxieties of the day
everything which can possibly cause
mental wear and tear or deprive you
of rest.
Avoid excuses of all kinds; they are
injurious. The long life must be a
temperate, regular life. Avoid fear in
all it's varied forms of expression. 1t
is the greatest enemy of the human
race. Cultivate the spirit of content
ment. All discomfort and dissatisfac-
ton bring age burrows prematurely to
the face.
Don't live to eat, but eat to live
Many of our ills are due to over
eating; to eating tie wrong things;
and to irregular eating.
Don't allow yourself to think on your
birthday that you are a year older and
so much nearer the end.
Be notwithstanding sullies the life
so much as lie.
Pc true. be true: to thine own self
be true; and it doth follow as the day
the night, thou canst not be false to
any man.
MOTHER HUBBARD.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-07-15
MAKING TIE MOST OF THE
PORCH.

Dear Sisters of the Social Corner
There are various ways Of making the
most of the porch in the summer
time.
Two novelties which are especially
nice for the living porch are a table
scrap basket and a pillow rack.
The table scrap basket consists of
three four foot rods of bamboo, or
some other light wood, placed at right
angles to each other, forming the
legs as well as the frame with a low
er shelf, set about four inches from
the floor. Above the shelf at about
the distance of a foot is placed an
ordinary round hat box with q lid that
works on hinges and this box, like the
shelf, is covered with fancy chintz,
coarse crash or tapestry. It may be
as simple or as elaborate as desired.
The pillow rack which any clever
amateur carpenter can make. is a dou-
BILE book rack open at all sides and
provided with shelves. You can have
as many or as few shelves as you wish
so as to hold two sofa pillows or eight
cen.
When the various members of the
family get through with the pillows in
the hamock they can return them to
the porch, then there will be fewer
pillows destroyed by rain.
KNOW ALL.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-07-15
IN TAILORED STYLE.

The smart yoke facings on skirt and
waist the jaunty sleeve and pocket
trimmings, are all new style features
on this design. The waist and skirt
shown, striped taffeta in green tones
was used. The waist is made with, a
coat closing and the collar may be
rolled nigh or low. The sleeve in
wrist length is finished in shirtwaist
style In elbow length it has a flare
The waist pattern is cut in six sizes !:
"a, SO. %, 40. AZ and "A inches, bust
measure. The skirt pattern is cut in
six sizes: %. "a. Is, IS. 80 and 50
inches. waist measure. 1t will require
Is yards OF 36-inch Material to make
the entire dress for a medium size
With waist and skirt separate, the
waist will require , 3-8 yards of So
inch material and the skirt 5-S yards
Of 44-inch material. The skirt meas
ures , rs yards at it's lower edge.
This illustration calls for TWO sep
arate patterns, which will be mailed to
any address on receipt of 10 cents for
EACH pattern in silver or stamps.
Order through The Bulletin Company.
Pattern Dept, Norwich, Conn.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-07-15

of diversion. In not a few cases the
most Attractive place in the growing
town is the new building or theater
where the cinema" IS shown"
In regard to prices of admission, Mr..
REID writes that they are generally
considerably higher than in this coun-
try. In Brazil, which is perhaps typi-
cal of all the countries, the import duty
on films is about $3.50 per pound;
while for an avera ge motion picture
machine a duty of $40 must be paid.
To the above amounts must be added
certain smaller taxes, stamps brokers'
fees, etc, all of which act as a check
on more active importations. Ac-
cordingly, the admission fees to the
shows are higher than in the United
States, 25 to IS cents being not an un-
common charge. In a new motion
picture theater in Rosario, Argentina,
Mr.. Reid says he paid AZ cents for a
ticket which was good for only an
ordinary seat, a box seat in the same
house being quoted at $1.27 in addi-
ton to the general admission. In
other cities the ordinary admission is
from Is cents up, and nowhere was the
price as low as 3 cents, so common in
this country
One of the most practical uses to
which the motion picture is applied in
South America is the service. at the
Argentine immigration Bureau in
BuenOs Aires. In normal times that
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day. These people are kept for a week
at Government expense at an immi-
grant hotel, and during their sojourn
series of motion pictures not only
entertains out instructs the newcom-
ers in the agricultural activities of the
country, showing them glimpses Of
home life on the vast pampas where
they are soon to be located. and Otherz
wise impartipS general information
they should have. Another innovation
he found was where a leading church
in the Argentine capital had installed
good moving picture outfit. It was
operated at frequent intervals, show
ing mainly educational and religious
subjects and Judging by the immense
gathering of children clamoring for
admission, which was free the inno-
walton was popular, and the young
minds were receiving lessons and up
| lift stories that were never forgotten"
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-07-15
The Mystery Behind Closed Doors

Mr.. Paul Brown was an enterprisins
and prospecting farmer who lived on
one or the best and largest farms in
the suburbs of Leominster Mass. He
employed several good men who were
supplied with the best latest and mod
ern farming tools. His house was well
furnished and he had recently remod-
eled it in modern style. His wife and
maid, like himself and men. were pro-
vided with useful, needy and new i'm
plements to make their work as light
and easy as possible.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown were intel
lectual and we'll educated Their
tables and book shelves were filed
with magazines, papers and books of
a miscellaneous nature, which con-
tained much useful information, and
any one who wished to acquire knowl-
edge, or to while away their time could
peruSe them. They intended to give
their two sons college education
after they had finished their high
school course if they continued well
and prosperous.
Mr.. Brown was not a rich man; but
his large bank account, which had
been acquired by his own energy and
sturdy character, proved his ability to
increase the amount each year.
Mrs. Brown and her husband man
aged their affairs economically, for
she was a frugal housekeeper and he
a thrifty farmer, and they felt that if
they cared for, and captured the cents
the dollars would multiply and take
care. of themselves. They were not
mean or penuriOus, for they made their
work as easy and practical as possible.
Their table was provided with good
and plenty of wholesome food. Their
clothes were good and stylish but not
snowy and expensive. They took time
for recreation and fed their minds
each day by reading not only the daily
news and current events, but other lit
erature during their leisure moments.
Their taste did not induce them to live
eNtraVagantly but comfortably, and in
full enjoyment of the many pleasures
that their possessions procured for
them as a reward, for their diigent
and perseVering work.
The sons and the parents opinions,
as is usually the case, did not always
coincide. The lads were quite indus
tTiOus, polite and good; but like chill
dren in general wished to have their
own way and wanted the best of every
thing. Their parents did not reserve
vegetables and fruit CT an inferior
quality for home consumption, neither
by any means did they retain the best.
They selected a plentiful supply Of
those things of medium quality and
sold the best and procured the highest
market price for their produce.
This way of dispOsing of the best Of
the fruit did not meet with Grey's and
Farnests approval, so in the fall of
1910 they decided that they, in spite
Of their fathers commands and Wig
liant watching. would have the incest
apples that grew on the farm to eat
that winter. They carried three empty
barrels up into the darkest corner of
the attic to remain until it was time
to pu- the apples into the cellar. They
also made q hollow in the stalk pile
which was in the barn where they
hid a number Of bags.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-07-15

A little paraffin will make your win
dows nice and bright,
And, what is more. upon them the
flies will not aight.
Like brightest jet your range will
shine
If YOU mix your lead with turpentine.
If ink you spill, without a doubt,
MIX, used at once, will take it out.
When washing or ironing, pray stand
on q mat
Your feet will not ache as when stand
ing quite fiat.
Some vinegar in your rinse-water
you'll find
VIII prevent rough. chapped hands in
the bitterest wind.
If instead of an iron stand, you take
a clean brick,
Your iron you'll discover, will not
cool so quick
Wet a scorch with cold water, and
place in the sun;
When dry (unless too deep, the mark
will have gone.
When making boiled starch. rut If
tie salt in,
And cover awhile, then it won't form
skin
If you butter the edge of a saucepan,
and cover,
The contents, though boiling, will new
ev boil over.
Permanganate of potash a filter will
clean;
Pour through till original pinkness is
seen.
Over fish knives and forks, if they still
keep the smell,
Pour cold tea. let them stand, and
then polish them we'll
If onions YOU love. and they make your
breath smell
Eat a small sprig Of parsley, and all
will be well.
When you wash chamofs gloves, do
not rinse out the soap.
Then they will dry soft, and you will
not NOPE.
Have the kiddies split ink on your
white tablecloth?
Be quick! Melt a candle, take some of
the tallow,
Spread over the ink, and leave it to
dry.
Then wash it, and see how those ink
spots will fly.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-07-15

in cold water. and they should then
be blanched by putting them in boil
ing water for five or ten minutes and
then cooling them in cold water. OF
course, it goes without saying ths {
the sweetbreads should be absolutely
fresh when they are bought.
To make veal and ham patties take
two cups of cold minced veal, one
half cup of minced ham, one cup Of
veal gravy. one cup of milk, one-half
cup of cracker crumbs one beaten
egg; stir together, line pattie shells
with pie crust, brush them with melt
ed butter, and bake. Heat the meat
mixture to boiling point, fill the baked
shells, and garnish with parsley.
Beef Loaf: Cut as much underdone
cold meat as is required Put it
through a mincing machine and mix
with fine bread crumbs half the guam
tity of the beef. Season with one tea
spoon chopped parsley, one-half ounce
thyme, two ounces butter, half cup
very good gravy or cream, a high sea-
soning of nutmeg, salt, cayenne mace
and two eggs. Grease a mold, put in
the mixture, bake about As minutes,
turn out and send to table with plenty
of brown gravy.
An exceptional sauce for meat is
made in the following manner: Take
a large turnip, pare and CRATE it fine.
To the grated turnip add a spoon of
oil, also one of vinegar, a tea
spoon of sugar, teaspoon of salt a
generous sprinkling of pepper, a ia
blespoon of finely chopped capers, a
teaspoon of finely chopped parsley
and one red pepper, chopped Mix all
thoroughly, put in a glass dish and
serve with cold meats or boiled beef
or mutton.
HANNAH WHO.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-07-15
HARDNUT.
DELICIOUS NOVELTIES.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: Here
are a few novelties which may please
some of you:
A delicious novelty in the manner
of serving cottage cheese is to put
the cheese through a finely perforated
ricer, so that it looks like a fluffy
mass of small spaghetti. Place in
deep dish upon a mass of lettuce
leaves, the edges of which just peep
above the sides Of the cheese like
dainty frills of green, while the center
layer of preserved strawberries.
Did you ever try green peppers
stuffed with Goldfish flakes? They are
all right. Prepare the peppers by cut
ting a slice from the stem ends, then
cutting in halves and removing the
seeds. Soak in cold water for half
an hour and then parboiI for Is min
well sailed. Drain and fill with the
following: Melt two tablespoons of
butter, blend with two tablespoons Of
flour and gradually add one scant
cup of rich milk. Stir constantly un-
til well thickened and the sauce
chopped hard-boiled egg and Just be-
fore it's removal from the fire, add
two tablespoons of tomato catsup,
Turn into the halved peppers, sprin-
crumbs. dot with bits Of butter and
place in a hot oven for 10 minutes.
Serve on rounds OF hot Suffered toast.
Many delicious e variations can be
made with the plain on1elet as a point
of departure. Sardines broken up and
mixed with lemon juice and melted
butter anchovy paste, a teaspoonful
mixed smooth with two tablespoons
of melted butter; grated cheese Of any
kind, cup Of cooked oysters finely
minced, chopped parsley, as well as
any bits Of ham, minced meat, kidney,
chicken, liver, sausage, cooked bacon,
all these additions are aworth while. A
delicate change from the plain kind
is the omeIet a Ia creme. For it make
a cream sauce and mix half a cup
with the six egg omelet before cook
ing. Spread the same amount of
cream sauce on half of the omelet be-
fore folding it. This sauce should be
moderately thick, made with a cup of
milk, and two tablespoons each of
butter and -four.
Best wishes for all,
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-07-15

When their father and the hired
man, Amos, were at work at some dis
lance from the apple-house, the boys
would, when at home, fill a couple Of
bags with apples and carry them to
their hiding place.
After a few days the men missed
the apples. The farmer had Amos
watch by night for the thieves. The
vigilant watching was of no avail for
no one was seen taking the fruit, and
yet the apples continued to disappear
each day.
Amos spent much time in thought
while watching for burglars, and one
night he conceived d new idea, and i'm
mediately the next morning made
preparations to perfect his plans so
that he would be able to find out if
there was any truth in his surmises.
He hired a young man to take his
place for the day, then asked for per-
mission to go to visit his mother who
lived thirty miles away.
Mr.. Brown granted his request, and
took him to the depot, then he himself,
went to the city to transact some bus
mess which necessitated his absence
from home the greater part of the day.
Instead of taking the train as all the
farm supposed he did, Amos returned
to the farm, and hid himself behind
some barrels in the apple house. He
waited two hours after Grey and Ear
nest Ilclu SolSIl Ill01I dIIlIlcI DGlOI z
they visited the apple heap and began
filing their bags with the assorted
fruit.
Amos stepped out and faced them,
the boys screamed and started to rush
from the building, but Amos stepped
outside and partly closed the sliding
door; he then pushed in from the out
side, while the boys were pushing out
from within.
a this ont "a or
returned from the city, and hearing
voices and seeing Amos holding the
door, he sprang from the buggy. took
his horsewhip in his hand and FASTENED
to the apple-house, his dog following
closely at his heels.
Amos stepped aside, and the door
opened and Mr.. Brown and his sons
confronted each other.
The boys could not move or speak
because they We're taken unawares and
were so aStOnished and surprised to
see their father whom they supposed
to be in the city at this time. Before
they could recover their scattered
senses their father sent Amos on an
errand, then he and his dog stepped in
side and the door closed after them
No listeners we're about to hear any
sound or movement from behind those
closed doors, and nothing was ever
said concerning what transpired at
that time; but on the following day
the two boys were very stiff, sore and
lame.
From that time on, no more obedi-
ent boys could be found anywhere
than they were, for they realized as
never before that they must regard
their fathers rules by which he regu
lated his work and business as an es-
tablished power, and which they must
help to guard and sustain.
DIANA.
n. H.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-07-15
THINGS 1T is WELL TO KNOW.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: Here
are a few things it may be well to
know:
To keep milk toast from becoming
sOggy. serve the boiling buttered milk
in covered pitcher. so that each per
son may himself pour it on his toast.
To clean channels skins, soak them
in weak solution of washing soda,
then in weak sOapsuds for a few
hours. Rinse thoroughly in water and
dry.
Keep taoks in glass bottles or pre-
serving glasses or jars. This saves
uIar kind.
sides fattened out, is a splendid
from the oven. This Will obviate the
necessity of handling them and will
prevent many burns.
Table linen must be quite damp
when it is irOnGd, and it must be
irOned until it is perfectly dry. Nap
kins should be irOned on both sides,
and tablecloth should be ironed in
the same way to give it the best fin
ish and appearance.
The cement commonly used for fas-
tening the tops on kerosene lamps is
plaster of Paris, which is porous and
quickly penetrated by the kerosene
Another cement which has not this
defect is made with three parts of
rOsin, one of Caustic soda, and five
of water. This composition is mixed
with half its weight of plaster of
Paris. It sets firmly in about three
quarters of an hour, and is. said to
have great adhesive power, not per-
meabIe to kerosene, a low conductor
of heat, and but specifically attack
ed by water.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-07-15
RECIPES FOR CANNING GOOSE
BERRIES,

Dear Social Corner Sisters: Steam
and wash one quart of gooseberries,
add one cup of sugar and boil the
mixture twenty minutes; ad two ia
blespoons of vinegar and season with
allspice, cinnamon and cloves to suit
the taste. Seal the relish in jars while
it is hot.
Gooseberry Catchup-Steam, wash
and mash five quarts of gooseberries.
Put them into a preserving kettle with
six cups of grGnulated sugar ,one
quart of vinegar and one ounce each
of ground nutmeg, allspice, Glove and
cinnamon. Boil the mixture until it
is quite thick, stirring it constantly.
Seal the conserve in jars while it is
still boiling hot.
Kitty Lou Your letter and card
received. Many thanks to you for
birthday card Haven't seen anything
of price you wanted to send me.
hope / shall get it alright
birthday card you sent me.
Aunt Abbie: How about picnic at
your place this month?
/ send recipes for soups made with
meat stock:
Plain Brown soup-six pounds shin
of beef 4 quarts cold water, carrot,
onion, turnip. celery, 1-2 cup each
cut in cubes; IL bay leaf, pepper
couns, + cloves, 2 sprigs parsley
tablespoon salt. Wipe beef with wet
| cIOth and cut in inch tubes; brown
1-3 of this in marrow, brown the mar
rcw-bone; put this with remaining
2S of meat with bone and fat into
kettle; add salt and water and let
stand at least one hour. Then raise
very slowly to boiling point. Reduce
| temperature; cover; let simmer for
four hours.
| Rich Vegetable Soup-One quart
sediment, quart boiling water, tur-
nip, carrot, onion, 1-2 cup each diced;
| celery, cabbage, potatoes; IA cup;
cooked pearl barley, few grains pep
| per, 1 teaspoon salt. Scald turnips
| onion, carrots, cabbage in boiling wa
ter. Cook in 1 quart boiling salt
| water for thirty minutes Add l quart
of sediment left from clear soup, po-
! tatoes, celery. pearl barley, and more
| salt if needed; let simmer until veg
etables are tender.
Oatmeal Blanc Mange-Wet two
| tablespoons of oatmeal in cold water,
stir into a scant quart of boiling wa
! ter; season with salt to taste; pour
| into mOlds and when cold serve with
cream and sugar, or the oatmeal may
| be made into a regular pudding by
| f1avoring with vanilla, adding plenty of
i sugar, while warm; then cool in
| mOlds and serve with sweetened
| WHIPPED cream, or a favored sauce.
| PAULA.