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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-04
CANNING CORN

The, following information is put
out by the Committee of Food Sup
ply of the State Council of Defense.
Sweet corn is just at it's best now
and this is the time. to put down, a
supply for winter. Even if one hasn't
a garden, it may be possible to order
in quantity from the producer and so
get it fresh and reasonable in price
Corn may be- canned by the cold
pack" method of canning. Method
of canning: Can the same day as
picked. Remove husks and silks
Blanch on the cob in boiling water
to 10 minutes. Plunge quickly in
cold water. Cut the corn from the
cob with thin sharp-bladed knife.
Pack corn in jars. Do not pack too
closely as corn swelIs when cooking.
Leave 3-4 inch space in the-top of the
jar. Add one level teaspoonful of
salt to each quart, and sufficient hot
water to fill. Place rubber and top
in position; seal partially but not
tight, sterilize $50 minutes in hot wa
ter bath outfit. Remove jarsa tight
en- covers, cool and test joints. Wrap
with paper and store. IN
Corn may be canned by the ..salt
and sugar. method. This saves time
and fuel and is very satisfactory.
8 cups of corn, one cup of sugar, one
cup of salt, and two cups of water.
Put in a preserving kettle and let
boil vigorously for ten minutes then
fill steri1ized Jars and SEAL The wri-
ter as an added precaution, cooked
the cans when filled for one-hAlf
hour using the regular cold-pack
method. This corn needs to be fresh
ened when used. Soak for several
hours in cold water, changing fire.
quently. Then. heat gradually and do
not let boil before serving. Add sea-
soning and milk if desired. Caution
do not use any kind of canning DOW
ders; they are unsafe.
Dried corn-Many people prefer
dried to canned corn and it is one of
the easiest products to dry. Some
housewives when getting the dinner
supply pick a dozen or so extra ga re
and dry them either as the dinner is
| cooking-if there is room in the oven
or on the stove, or let dry while the
after-dinner work is being done and
the fire is dying down, if one uses
range. Corn may be started in the
oven to dry out and then be finished
in the sunshine. Do not have tbe
oven temperature over 145 degrees r
Method-Cook in boiling water ia
10 minutes. long enough to set the
milk. Cut the kernels from the cob
with sharp knife, taking care NOT
to cut off pieces of the cob. Spread
thlnly on trays and place in position
to dry. Stir occasionally until dry.
| Corn may be\ used in many ways
for both luncheon and supper dishes
Have you made corn soup or corr
chowder? Corn is excellent escalIop.
ed, and for variety escallop it with
tomato.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-04
GRANDMOTHER'S
BOTANIC MEDICINE

In every pioneer home the botanic
recipes of our grandmothers for the
treatment of disease were wonder
fully dependable. Every fall she
gathered her various herbs; thorough
wort, camonile, sage, pennyroyal'
wormwood, rue, etc. 1t is interesting
to note that Lydia e. Pinkham' S
Vegetable Compound, the most sue
cesful remedy for female ills we have,
was originally prepared for home use
from one of these botanic recipes,
and the demand for this famous med
icine has grown until over $4,000
pounds of roots and herbs are used
annually in it's preparation. 1t will
well repay any woman who suffers
from female ills to give this famous
medicine on trial.-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-04
Bleached Pillow Cases, !

Fine grade muslin bleached Pillow Cases, As EN
x36 inches, 25c value-on Thrift Day at
Domestics Main Floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-04

81 a dozen will be awfully high for
eggs, but some people may consider
them worth it to throw at good fat
Pacifists.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-04
Children's Night Gowns, 69c

Comfy little Night Gowns of good muslin, in sizes
to IA. They sell regularly at 69c--on Thrift AAN
Day special at
81 = Muslin Underwear, Second Floor. 6
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-04
Groceries for. the Thrift

Large size 2-1b. cans Standard Pears, 2sc
regularly-at
- 8 cans for $1.00
Owl Brand Teas, extra fine mixed, per ID 10 .
Fine Table Salt, 4 ID. bags-at! ...........
Ryzon Baking Powder, 5 fb cans, regu- g 4
Iar1y $1.50-at
Grocery Dept, .Basen
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-04
Soc Photo Frames, 29c
Checked Dress Goods, 23c yd,

A splendid material for school dresses 36 -inel
Checked Dress Goods, in all size checks 09F
regularly 35c yd, Thrift Day only. --,sS
Dress Goods Main Floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-04
Save $500 on Handbags

Women's high grade Hand Bags in handso
sian Feather. Sell at S5.98 regularly G
on Thrift Day :.
Hand Bags of Persian leather, sold at G
$49S regularly-on Thrift Day at. ~
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-02
HAND OF PEOPLES CAS- LIGHT AND COKE co.
SHOWN IN FIGHT ON INDEPENDENT ALDERMEN


A startling exposure of the part
that our Observation-Disclosures
public utility corporations played in
the recent primary campaign was
made yesterday when a confidential
statement credited to Pres. COWdery
of the Peoples Gas Light and Coke
Co., became known around the City
Hall. It shows the real issue of the
hot fight that eliminated Aldermen
Buck, KeaTns and Werner and
threatens Merriam, veteran foe of
big business.
The statement, carried by the
wires of the Illinois Telegraph Co.
ticker to every Board of Trade mer-
chant and later printed in the finan-
ciaI section of the Post Wednesday,
gave what was purpOTted to be the
views of the head of the gas COM
pany on the result of Tuesdays bal
loting.
AS printed, the interview reads:
THE result Of yesterdays election
looks rather favorable, if it is as it
seems to be, but we are not quite sure
yet what the result it. 1t would be
quite favorable if Aid. Merriam were |
eliminated, as vote indicates.
"Our earnings this year, of course,
are not attractive, and until our posi-
ton with the city is readjusted, can
not be considered good, as we are
paying extraordinarily high prices |
for material and labor and these |
Al
new developments in our negotia- |
tons with city authorities and the !
outlook is not promising"
The school issue, stirred up by the |
City Hall and the trust press, led by |
the Chicago Tribune, was a blind, |
used to cover the silent fight that |
the public utilities were making on |
troublesome" aldermen, was the |
opinion expressed by some wise poll
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-02

Of the public utilities, which never
once showed a hand during the quiet
yeaT-lOng fight which terminated
Tuesday.
The "City Hail." glad to smash
the insurgent, aldermen and friendly
to the wishes Of the public utilities,
took the blame and boosted Of the
victory.
So everything was pulled in a
regular, orderly manner-until Cow
dery's statement appeared Wednes-
day. Then the truth of the primary
fight burst out.
Aid. Merriam, when shown a copy
of the alleged Cowboy statement,
made this comment on it:
Nov we have the real issue for
hard fight that was made on Kearns,
Buck and myself in the primary.
81 am surprised, if the statement
is authentic as quoted by the Illinois
Telegraph ticker and the Post, that
Pres. Cowdery was so frank as to
where the interests of the gas COM
pany stood in the campaign just past.
But it shows how the public Util-
tiles feel toward some aldermen.
THE Peoples Gas Light and Coke
Co. does not want men of the Buck,
Kearns and Werner type in the cOun-
Gil when a matter Of franchises that
will mean a million or two a year is
coming up for a vote.
Chicago is the only large city in
the United States that has stopped
the gas companies from grabbing
bigger profits by substitution of heat
unit gas for the candle-pOwer stan
dard without a corresponding de-
crease in price to the consumer. It
takes more heat unit gas to cook or
light than it does candlepOwer gas
In other cities the new gas, made
much cheaper than the old, has been
fOisted on the people and they saw
yrrb O bo1 boaU mt Oyro7. IN than, CrI,v
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-10-19
MEDINA PATRIOTISM
EXCITES ADMIRATION

Under date of Oct. II, County Chair
man Blake Mcdowell of the Medina
Liberty Loan committee, received the
following bulletin from the Liberty
Loan Committee of the Fourth Federal
Reserve District, Cleveland, relating
to the rousing meeting held in Medina
the previous day, addressed by Carl
Vrooman, copies of which bulletin
have been sent by the Cleveland COM
mittee to chairmen of all the counties
throughout the district. No one who
was so fortunate as to attend the
meeting here last week will question
the sincerity of Mr.. Vrooman in his
extremely laudatory expressions OF
the fine spirit shown. AS he left Me-
dina Mr.. Vrooman stated that he
would tell of the meeting held here
wherever he addressed other meetings,
and from reports reaching here most
every day, it would appear that he is
doing exactly as he said he would do.
Thus, it will be seen, to paraphrase,
that "the PROPER touch of PATRIOT
ISM makes the whole world kim" The
bulletin from Cleveland:
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-10-19
DATES AND PLACES OF
COUNTY INSTITUTES

The farmers institute lecturers who
are to speak at the Institutes in Medi-
ma county this season are in attendance
at farmers institute workers normal
at the College of Agriculture at Co.
lumbus this week.
/ A special effort has been made this
year to give point to the various insti-
tute addresses by securing information
concerning local problems from each
community where institutes will be
held.
The speakers in attendance at the
normal who will speak in the county
shortly, as well as the lists of insti-
tutes and dates, are:
bonneville, Dec. 19, 20. w. Nico-
demus, Van Vert; A. F. High, New
Washington; Mrs. Mary Anderson of
Peninsula.
Mallet Creek, Jan. II, 12J. F. Cor
don, jamestown; Mrs. Marie Thomas,
Grove City; R. P. Everly, Holmesville.
Chatham, Jan. 18, 19-G. c. House
keeper, Bowling Green; Paul McNish,
Burton; Nellie Woods, Greensburg, Pa.
Wadsworth, Jan. %, M-S. W. Bur-
lingame, Caldwell; Mabel Corbould,
Wooster; James A. Spear, New vi
emma.
Brunswick, Feb. 8, 90. ]. Demuth,
New Philadelphia; M. A. Bachtell, Co
lumbds, Mrs. Ida Durbin, Frederick
town
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-10-19
SEVILLE WILL NOT
ANNEX MORE LAND

The county commissioners were
happily surprised Tuesday, the day set
for disposing of the case Of proposed
annexation of certain land in ,Guilford
township to Seville village, when, ins
stead Of having to decide the question
one way or the other, either Of which
the commissioners expected would
bring curses upon their heads, both
sides to the controversy left the way
open for them to simply. dismiss the
Seville councsf III June passed ail 81
dinance to annex certain strip Of
land north Of the village, for the pur-
pose Of increasing the corporation rev.
enue. Abutting property owners on
the land in question promptly filed a
protest with the commissioners, Oct.
16 being set by the latter for a hear
ing of the case. Meanwhile Seville
council decided to withdraw the or
dinance, rather than to force the is
sue against a formidable protest, and
so informed the commissioners, who Of
course, had no alternative but to dis
miss the proceedings. A pole taken on
Tuesday Of those present gave unit
of protest.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-10-19
FAMILY HAS CLOSE
CALL TO DEATH

Clifford Matz, "a, of Wadsworth, is
in serious condition in an Akron hos
pital, and Mrs. Matz, Margaret 10.
Reneldis, 8, and Clifford, Jr. A, are
suffering from painful injuries as a
result of a Cleveland-Akron limited
crashing into their automobile near
Gorge, between Cuyahoga Falls and
Akron last Sunday
Matz and his family were on their
way home to Wadsworth from visit
with Akron relatives. At the inter-
section of Cuyahoga Falls avenue and
the friction line, Matz halted to per-
nit Cuyahoga Falls car 70 pass. AS
the car ran. over the crossing he start
ed his automobile over the tracks, d.
rectly in the path of a rapidly APP
preaching limited, view of which had
been obstructed by the Cuyahoga Falls
car.
The automobile was demolished and
the occupants buried beneath the
wreckage. It was carried 200 feet.
Matz suffered broken leg and in
ternal injuries. His daughter, Mar
garet, suffered slight fracture on the
skull. Mrs. Matz and the other chill
'dren escaped with bruises.
Victims with the exception of Cliff
ford Matz are recovering. The con-
dition of the latter is serious.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-10-19
BONDS AND BOY SCOUTS

President Wilson has just issued q
letter commencing the work Of the
Boy Scouts in the Last Liberty Loan
campaign, and wishing them greater
success in the coming one.
The President will present, it is an
nounced, United States flag to the
Boy Scout troop selling the largest
amount Of Liberty Loan Bonds Of the
second issue.
The patriotism and efficiency Of the
Boy Scouts will be utilized to the great
est extent possible in the second Lib
erty Loan campaign. It is an inspfr-
ing thing to see the boys Of America
actuated by a great national feeling
rendering great national service. They
are the citizens Of tomorrow and their
tomorrow must see the world safe for
democracy. In aiding the sale Of Lib
erty Loan Bonds they are performing
their part to the great end.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-10-19
.372 CONSCRIpTS
RESPOND FOR EXAM.

Of1the four hundred men Of the
county who received official
notice to appear fer physical examin-
alton this week. at Wadsworth on Mon
~ Tuesday d at Medina IN
"Wednesday, all answered the call bat
tWenty-eight. At Wadsworth 156 men
were examined, So at Lodi and 153 at
Medina, total of 372.
According to DR.. II. P. H. Robinson
of the County Draft board, the check
ing up Of those who failed to appear
for examination, as we'll as those who
were exempted on physical grounds
will not be made before another week,
at least.
DIR. Robinson stated that the condi-
tion of those examined this week av-
eraged well with those previously ex-
amined, which was very good.
Following were the examining ply
sicians:
Wadsworth-Drs. Johnson, Bolich,
Miller and Everhard of Wadsworth
and Drs. Robinson and Freeman Of Me-
dina.
Lodi-Drs. Crum, Waite and Whit
tacre of Lodi, DR.. Hard of Seville and
Drs. Robinson and Freeman Of Medina.
Medina Drs. Robinson, Strong,
Gleason and Freeman Of Medina, DR..
Wood Of Brunswick and DR.. Crum Of
Lodi.
No official word has been received
by the County Draft board as to the
date Of sending another contingent to
camp.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-10-19
THE NEW STORES

The new hardware store Of 0atman
g. Beck, in the new Griesinger block,
south Court street, was opened to the
public last Saturday, and throughout
the day about 1900 people visited the
store and registered. The store was
tastefully decorated in autumn colors
and visitors were entertained with de-
lightful music by Miss Florence Sipher
of Medina and Misses Stoaks and Ev-
ans Of Seville. Souvenirs, pairing knife
for the women and lead pencil for
the men, were distributed, both souv-
enirs bearing the inscription Of the
firms name.
The same day also marked the re-
moval by Andrew Erb Of his meat
market from its former location on w.
Washington street TO the Griesinger
block, adjoining the new hardware
store. Fall colors prevailed in Mr.,
ErbH meat market, and besides music
the proprietor provided his visitors
with luncheon. Mr.. Erb estimates
the number Of visitors to his store on
Saturday at about 1900.
Both stores were neat and credit
to the village.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-10-19
TELL UNDERWOOD #
YOU CANT GET COAL

If any town or locality in Medina
county is in need of coal, Prosecuting
Attorney A. B. Underwood is the man
to be notified at once by telephone or
letter how many cars Of coal will be
necessary to supply its wants.
This information is desired at once
so that the state coal clearing house
may know where to ship p~coal for emer
gency purposes.
Mr.. Underwood was requested by
Attorney General McGhee to especially
ask Incorporated villages to notify him
of their needs, as the towns with may
ors are being cared for by the mayors
generally. All communities having
serious need of coal were asked by Mr..
McGhee to report to Mr.. Underwood.
The prosecuting attorney had COM
plant from Litchfeld board of edu-
cation that the schools there were near
ly out of coal and that unless there
was some Forthcoming at once schools
would have to be closed.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-10-19
WILL RUN OWN SPECIAL

The annual Buckeye corn boys spec
ial is to be one Of the few, If not the
only excursion, to be run to Washing
ton this fall according to railroad Of
ficials. While long excursions have
generally been abandoned and regular
passenger service has been reduced,
the specials bearing the 500 prize-win-
ming lads and lassies and an equal
number Of their friends and parents,
have been positively assured. Six
locomotives and enough Pullmen equip
ment for 1000 persons will be used on
the trip. The special trains will
leave Ohio on December 3 and stops
will be made at Pittsburgh, Washing
ton and New York.
The corn and other contests in
which the free trips to the East are Of
fered are conducted by the College of
Agriculture Extension Service Of the
Ohio State University.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-10-19
SHERIFF GEHMAN IN
BAD AUTO ACCIDENT

Sheriff r. L. Gehman had a narrow
escape from death last Saturday af-
ternoon, when in attempting to avert
collision. his car was orecipitated over
an eight-foot bridge, near the home of
Gotlieb Hendel, near Lodi, the sheriff
luckily escaping with only dislocated
elbow and several bruises on his back
and limbs.
Mr.. Gehman had passed teams laden
with steel beams, the ends of which
protruded several feet behind the wag-
ons. 1t was a similar laden wagon
that was responsible for the mishap.
In his other passings Sheriff Gehman
had taken the wrong side of the road
to save the teamsters the trouble of
turning out for him. He attempted
the same move again, when the team
ster suddenly turned the same way.
In choosing the alternative Of col
lision or an extremely narrow margin
to pass, Mr.. Gehman decided upon the
latter course, and says he would have
been successful had it not been for the
projecting steel beams which caught
the sheriff's car underneath the fender
and threw car and all over the bridge.
The car was badly broken and was re-
moved to the street in parts, How
ever, it was put in such a condition as
to be driven home with its own power
few hours later.
! Mr.. Gehman proceeded in another
car to Lodi, where his injuries were
1attended to. Though considerably lame
and sore from his experience, he i
attending to his official duties as usual
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-10-19
MEDINA NOW READY FOR
BIG LIBERTY LOAN DRIVE
"A MODERN GINEvRA

Though differing somewhat, in per-
sonal pattern, at least, from the luck
less birdie of Bologna, and whose
habitat is Medina, Ohio, instead Of
Modena, Italy, Sheriff "Rufe" Gehman
recently found himself in a predica-
ment that brought quickly to his mind
the ancient tragedy Of "the spring lock
that lay in ambush" Although it
didn't "fasten him down forever" nor
in chest, it did hold him a prisoner
in his Office at the court house, and
during the banquet" hour at the Geh-
man chateau.
It was noon and all had departed
save "Rufe." AT length, in response to
the gnawing Of nature, he too, started
home to the bean board. But he pro-
ceeded no further than the door. Key
after key was hastily brought into
requisition; he turned and twisted; he
yelled and-but there is no record of
the words that passed his righteous
lips. He was fastened as in a treasury
vault. Up went the windows and, like
Barbara Frietche, his gray locks re-
flecting the radiance Of the autumnal
sun, he yelped his troubles to the
outer air, the frantic tones penetrating
as far as Frank Nettleton's on route
three.
One after another responded and
Hlabored faithfully from the outside Of
the door to liberate the sheriff, while
he grunted and sweat vainly within,
meanwhile growing weaker from hum
ger. About to give up in despair, his
eye fell upon steel bar. Seizing it
with one desperate stroke the lock
gave way, and "Rufe' in demoniacal
glee, rushed home in time to receive
the last helping from an Argentine
ham.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-10-19
PRISONERS WANT READING

Al letter from Chaplain 7. O. Reed
Of the Ohio Penitentiary, reads:
srYou no doubt are aware Of the meth
Cd now in vogue, that Of sending men
and women out into the world better
than when they came here. In order
To do this, ! am convinced no better
results can be obtained than by keep
ing them supplied with good reading
matter, such as magazines and other
material along that line. ! feel that
1t Is the duty Of society to cooperate,
for they should be concerned as to the
future Of these unfortunates. There
fore / appeal to you. VIII you kindly
through your paper advise anyone hav-
ing magazines or papers, TO box or
barrel them up and send Them here fol
the prisoners to read. ] will pay all
freight charges (but not expressly
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-10-19
BANK
PROTEST WINS OUT

The Wadsworth Savings & Trust
Co., recently named by the county
commissioners as one Of the depositor-
les for county money, protested when
the Medina County National bank, al
SO depository, was given $4,317.84
more than it had bid for. Immediately
following the protest County Treasur-
er Frank withdrew the amount in ques
ton from the inactive fund and placed
it in the active funds. But this did
not appease the Wadsworth bank,
which claimed possession of the money
under the specifications of it's bid, and
the opinion Of Prosecuting Attorney
Underwood bore out the claim. Last
week Treasurer Frank announced he
would mail check to the Wadsworth
bank for $4,317.84.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-10-19
OLD AGE PENSIONS

At the next general assembly the
commission appointed by Governor J.
M. Cox, to inquire into the matter Of
establishing in Ohio a system Of health
sickness prevention and old age PEN
sions, will make its report and present
a tentative bill.
The commission has entered upon
its work. 1t is inquiring into the sub
jects Of sickness, the loss to individ-
uals and the public thereby; the ade-
quacy Of the present methods of the
treatment and care and Of meeting the
losses caused by such sickness by ex-
isting insurance companies and assoc
iations, or otherwise, and the influence
Of working and living conditions upon
the health of employed and unemploy-
ed persons and methods for the pre-
vention Of such sickness and other re-
lated subjects. The care Of aged
workers viii come in for special at
tention. SR
The commissioners receive no salary
but $4,000 has been appropriated by
the legislature for their expenses in
securing the data.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-10-19

AS a still further evidence of the
good done at the WORTHWHILE and now
famous Medina meeting, is the follow
ing extract from a personal letter TO
Chairman Mcdowell from the Liberty
Loan committee of the Fourth Federal
Reserve District, under date of Oct.
IL:
please let US extend to you our
most hearty congratulations on the
success attending your meeting yes
terday in Medina. To quote Mr.. Vroo-
man, This was the best meeting I
have had in my entire trip. The
people Of Medina are real patriots
1t is great feeling of satisfaction to
us to know that the work, at least in
one spot in our district, is going on SO
successfully. We know you will be
able to roll up large volume of sub
scriptions in your county after such
wonderful start