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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-07-05
Immense Stores Needed.

An account of how soldiers are
fed at sea is given in the daily news
paper published on transport:
Outside of providing 10000
meals at sea, the mess officer of the
ship has very little to do. Very
little.
"He is only called upon to pro-
vide, by the regulations, $50 differ
ent varieties of food. That's all.
Ever try to order 1870 different
things to eat? Yet this is the au-
thentic list.
1.-THE food needed to feed several
thousand me at sea ranges beyond
the glutton's dreams. You get the
answer in the ship down below the
water line, where 1920 loaves of
bread have been baked in one day,
and where you stumble over every
variety, from $4,000 pounds of beef
to 10000 eggs, or compartment
OF Drlck Ice cream In a 1O-degree-
above-zero vault.
"And if this doesn't suit, you can
bump along into 1924 pounds of
potatoes, 100 pounds of ham and
bacon, 1900 pounds of butter, $500
pound of sugar, and $500 pounds
of flour.
'If you can't get meal out of
this you can still fall back on 1900
pounds of sausage, 3,400 pounds of
sauerkraut, $4,000 pounds of apples,
$4,000 pounds of oranges, and 1920
pounds Of onions. And this leaves
out 1000 pounds Of jam and 9,400
pounds Of lima and navy beans"
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-07-05
State Sunday School Convention.

The Tennessee Sunday School As
ISOLATION will hold its annual con-
vention for 1918 in three sections, as
follows:
Middle Tennessee, Fayetteville,
August 6, z and 8.
West Tennessee, Greenfield, Au-
gust 20, 81 and %.
The chairmen of the entertain
ment committees are:
DR.. ]. M. McWilliams, Fayette-
vile, Tenn.
George r. Mullins, Greenfield,
Tenn.
Hugh L. Vance, 926 East Hill
avenue, Knoxville, Tenn.
Send the names of the delegates
who desire entertainment to the
chairman in your section.
All County and District Sunday
School Association officers, pastors
and superintendent, are ex-officio
delegates. Every Sunday school is
entitled to one delegate for each
twenty-five members.
Every Sunday school is urged to
send full delegation. Begin now
to plan to attend.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-07-05

FOR SALE-One five-passenger
car in first-class condition, been run
very little and well cared for, good
as new, a good bargain. Phone or
write DR.. e. M. Long, Tel. 144 and
595 J, Union City, Tenn. 13-3t
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-07-05

WANTED-Girls with grammar
or high school education to go in
training. Prepare yourself to be
self supporting both during and after
the war. Address Baird-Dulaney
Hospital, Dyersburg. Tenn.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-07-05
Acrostic.

S stands for soldiers
On their way to France,
L denotes the lives of
Dear ones we must sacrifice.
l means the innocent,
E the rorros we may make;
R our rights at stake.
Put them together and they spell
soldier, and we will get the Kaiser
before we quit.
CLARENCE A. JENKINS.
Camp Pike, Ark.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-07-05

brothers, three of which are in U.
s. service, are left to mourn mis- loss.
One Who Loved Him.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-07-05

We must have room for fall shoes arriving daily
all of our slippers to the public below cost price, M
for we will sell them cheaper than ever before. I
styles and lasts, so come to Phil Hymans Cut-price
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-10-30
Trained NURSE GIVES
RECIPE FOR Gray HAIR
Gives Recipe For Simple Homemade
Remedy That Quickly Darker It

Mrs. A. Dixon, a well known Brook
lyn trained nurse, made the follow
ing statement regarding gray hair:
"Streaked, faded or gray hair can be
quickly turned black, brown or light
brown by the use OF the following
remedy that you can make at home:
Merely get a small box of orlex
powder at any drug store. It costs
very little and no extras to buy. Dis
solve It in water and comb it through
the hair. Full directions for mixing
and use come In each box.
you need not hesitate to use Orlex
as a $4,000 gold bond comes in each
box guaranteeing the user that orIex
does not contain silver, lead, zinc,
mercury, aniline, coal-tar products or
their derivities.
ut does not rub of. Is not sticky
or gummy and leaves the hair fluffy.
1t VIII make gray haired person look
twenty years younger"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-10-30
LAUREL POINT

Most OF our sick are improving
There were not so many cases Of in
fluenza in this community as report
ed elsewhere.
Ed. Gidley and wife. of Morgan,
town. spent Saturday and Sunday al
W. o. Merser's
T. D. Michael received word last
Saturday evening OF the serious con-
dition of his daughter. Mrs. Chas.
Michael Of Stewarts Run. Mrs Mich
ael has been sick for some weeks,
but she has grown much worse the
last few weeks.
T II. Hacker and Rama Suider
went to Fowesville the 9th to see
aIrs. Hackers daughter who has been
quite i'll but is improved
News was receivd this morning OF
the oath Of the 10 day old infant OF
Ora Arnett which occurred at 4 O'Clock
a. M. tie 9th. The mother died a
few days ago. And the father was
taken to tie Emtrgency Hospital at
Fairmont suffering with influenza.
Much interest Wa taken in the sale
of so pumpkins and 10 crates OF ap'
pies which were sold at Morgantown
the % for the benefit ofthe Red
Cross. The offering was donated by
Josephus Jones. They we're sold at
auction one pumpkin being put up
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-10-30

put the case to her plainly-said they
mustn't be .slackers-that she herself
didn't have any right TO keep train
ed nurse In the house Just because
she could pay the highest wages. Mrs.
Chaplin wouldn't understand. II she
wanted TO stay, why must she 80
away to do very hard work In . hos
pital for less wages2 She was indig.
nant-couldn't get the patriotic view
at all.
And Betty didn't, either. So she
changed the subject:
whats this hear about you and
Chrys both going to work In Uncle
Jim's office Father says Uncle Jim
must have softening OF the brain as
well as stroke OF apoplexy!"
Betty Is 50 pretty Ike to look at
her, but do not always Ike to hear
her talk. On She ratified:
'It's ridiculous! What put It into
your head5?"
'Tt's an awful unromantic reason,
Betty" 1 explained. 'I can release a
boy, you see, who can take the place
Of man we must have In the army.
After she had gone Mother Lortmer
had her say:
your path to usefulness seemed
much too roundabout for Betty to fol
low. For myself. am getting very
weary OF these comfortable compla'
cent snug women who only think OF
the war when they see papers"
Mother. dear! pointed out some
Of them to Jimmie on day, remarking
that for such he was going forth to
shed his blood, Maybe And what do
you think he said?"
81 couldn't guess, my child"
"He said, Well, I'd heap rather
die for them than live for thennG"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-10-30
METZ.

The Spanish influenza sttll sticks
to our town and vicinity as there is
quite number that are stfn sick.
Mrs. Cora BrEmmage is~>real sick
with the f1u.
Mrs.. Mary Campbell who has been
sick is on the mend.
Mrs. olive Grimm whose death oc.
cured Saturday in Pennington was
brought here Sunday morning and In
terment was made in the Metz Gem
etry She. leaves a husband and two
children to mourn her loss.
Doctor Rose. Of Wadestown, makes
professional calls here most every
Mr.. and Mrs. Kinsey Thomas and
baby and Mr.. and Mrs. Johnny Jones
still remain seriously Ill with Span
ish influenza
y Miss Carrie Goodnight spent the
week end with her parents Mr.. and
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-10-30

Mrs William Goodnight, near the
brick church In Aonongalia county.
Isaac Campbell is under the doc
tors care with the flu
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Moore spent
Sunday with their son, Earnest
Moore on Campbell Run.
MT. and Mrs. Lindsay omduf was
visiting Author orndui on Messers
Run Sunday last
Dave and Dick Lahew, Of Waynes-
burg were called here by the death
Of their brother Charlie Lahew which
occurred Wednesday last
Mrs. Allie Mcconnell will move to
Warrington In the near future. Mr..
and Mrs. Marshall Hamilton viii
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-10-30

"Get leave to work in this world
its the best you get at aI
Mrs. Brownings advice popped into
my head while was dressing, and !
couldn't get rid of it. When Betty
Atwood. Bob's cousin, came In, want
ed to shout It at herI was so tubi-
liant over my own chance to work
Betty is such q capable young person,
but she lets her fathers millions make
a high and thick barrier between her
and The war. The AtWoods have just
as many servants as they had two
years ago. And her mother has about
q ton Of sugar stored away, to feed
'en on. Betty confided to u.s. :
Because the Atwoods can afford to
pay any price for anything, they think
they have a right to it! Mother Lor-
rtmer compels her household % tot-
low every food regulation
Betty came in to tel us that Daisy
Manning had died Of the influenza
while nursing in an army camp
Dafsy's father IS an officer In France
and she went into nursing with the
spirit her father has in war
"And she didn't have to work at all, ,
Betty said. ''She might just as wen
have let somebody do it who needed
I could see Mother Lorimer getting
awfuIIy FESTIVE. But she didn't re-
prove Betty. She tried to make a
point by telling about a domestic diff
riculty which had spoiled her morn
Mother has released Mrs Chaplin.
Baby Barbara's nurse. Mrs. Chaplin
is a highly trained nurse and her kind
is badly needed in the cantonments
since the ''flu" broke out Mother
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-10-30

and sold many times brought $4,000.
Some Of the apples brought $40 and
S12 a crate.
MRS. Fanny Berry of Wyatt who
spent the last three weeks with rela-
tives left for her home the 18th.
Mrs. Coda Hawkins, Of Hakans
spent Sunday with her father, J. A
Soyder.
Grant Lazzeu and wife OF near
Maidsvi1e spent Sunday with jose
plus Jones and wife
Mrs. Wilbur Jones went to Ohio to
visit her parents, Herbert Brewer and
Miss Grace Brand is able to be up
after a two weeks Illness
Mrs. Jno. Tough is with her parents
J. L. Musgraye AMI wife of Hagens
spent last Thursday with Flelden
Margaret Williams of Morgantown
spent Sunday with her cousin Ruth
Thompson.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-10-30

He caught her tightly to him. Ruth
what does it mean?"
1T means just this that If you do
intend to leave me behind do not IN
tend to be left! I thought when you
said sood-by that you didn't want me
you acted 500 funny. Do you?"
DO I? oh. little sweetheart, you
don't know-you don't; but do you
mean-that-"
az mean that where you go. my dear.
want to go-even to the very end"
But this place"
at is a beautiful home. You forget
that father spent his boyhood and
early days at Just such a beautiful
A eruff but tender voice broke IN.
''You bet did! And NOT: You young
sters put of your lovemaking for a
little. I want to ask Dick about some
OF the trout brooks around here. I'm
going fishing this morning"
Dick had whirled about to find him
self facing Mr.. Leighton, whose hand
was out
AS their hands met firmly. Leigh
tons voice lost its banter and his
eyes were steady though there was a
twinkle in them. Dick, l shall be
proud to have you for a son-as
would have told you at the college if
you had asked ne; and as regards
TO your future wife, let me tell you
that she has been brought up in the
good old-fashioned way. She is of
the hills, she belongs to the hills, and
I'm mighty glad a man OF the hills
has won her. That's g laundering
long speech for me to make; but 1
guess you see how I feel"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-10-30
W5S Creates Strength

Cranes Drug Store Fairmont. vinol is sold in Man
nngton by the Prescription Pharmacy, and druggists
p. s-FoE itching, burning skin try saxOE salze.
Money back if It fails. = w.
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sixty THIRD

Find Betty Doesn't E6no What UnseIfIsh RatriotIsr
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-10-30
HERE IS PROOF
MlI1nan~c Conn.

"I used Vinol for my little girl five
years old for rundown, nervous COM
dition. She was thin, irritable all the
time and had no appetite. In aweek
I noticed an Improvement and now
She has a good appetite, has gaiped
in flesh and strength and Is much
nIeasanter. Mrs. c. B.Wilkinson.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-10-30
ssYsA1fUE HAMILTON. n D.
-. q =: :. 2. ;. -

6r sixty cents, at almost any drug store,
dar- Also drink hot water before meala-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-10-30

Miss Helen Shlpn1an ana ssFssa
Helen Shipman has been voted the
funniest girl on the stage. When she
appeared in the star role Of HE didn't
Want to Do It." the New York news
papers called her a little money, a
nut" a riot" She is the youngest
commedienne. too. being only II, and
renewed search for German subs.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-10-30

she is engaged to the youngest fier in
France, Sergeant Ellison Converse
Boggs, holder Of the Croix de G1erre.
and heir of the millions of two promi-
nent Baston families. This romance
started in Philadelphia when Miss
Shipman> was seven and Ellison Con
verse-Boggs was nine.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-02
FORMER BELONG
LADY WRITES FROM
FRANCE OF WORK
Continued from Page One)
lie to find out how high we are.

- - $3.50 0t> INV tAtkfA We al u
Thursday will be Thanksgiving,
and surely l have my share to feel
thankful about. l am so glad that
you are in the good old u. s. with
plenty to eat and good home and
that made this long journey safely.
There is much here to make us real
ize our blessings.
Yesterday and the day before the
guns kept up constant bang, but to-
day it has been more quiet, so l am
wondering if there is less going on.
We are near enough to the battle line
TO- hear quite plainly when the air is
clear.
You won't get this letter until
about Christmas and | am sorry I
can't find something to send you, but
there are no shops here that have any
thing you would want. I'll hope to
find some things before / come home.
We must plan on at least two months
for an answer to any letter we send
from here. Seems like an age,
doesn't it.?
We heard wild rumor at noon
that we were to have mail about five
o'clock, but it was a false alarm. We
had some a week ago and / doubt if
we will again for week or more.
Hope to hear from you all when it
does come. ] am writing very few let
tiers. There so many I'd like to write
to but we can say so little of interest
its hard to make letter interesting.
| could tell you lots but I'm not al
lowed. Do write me about everyone.
It's dinner time and will call this
done, but it lets you know am well
and thinking Of you all. Take good
care of yourselves. Much love,
Clara.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-02

The overcoat of our 1850 dandy was
Of several fashions, like our own day.
The box coat was affected by horse
men and sporting characters-the
long tailed short wasted surtout By
the more fashionable.
In the midst Of the excitement at
tending Kossuth's visit to America
the soft felt hat worn by him was af-
fected by few even with the feath-
err, but it never attained the dignity of
fashion. ~
The wide flowing cloaks, called the
Talma, were also worn.
Thus attired, the caller sailed forth
for his days work.
The dress of the ladies was as rich
as possible as for dinner, an evening
party or the opera, and for the fas-
hion l must beg them to turn to a
magazine or fashion book of the day.
Many gentlemen proceeded in car
riages from call to call, thus saving
time and preserving their attire from
rain, snow or dust
Upon entering the parlor the caller
advanced gayly toward the hostess or
lady he knew, saying, 81 wish you
Happy New Year." or he extended
his wish to all the ladies by saying,
II wish you all Happy New Year"
The old or elderly gentlemen who
were on intimate terms with the fam
lily or were relations were often per-
mitted to salute the young ladies or
all the ladies they were safe in hon.
oring. Some old gentlemen, indeed,
claimed it as a rite or ceremony de-
scended from colonial times. The call
Ter then seated himself and exchanged
few remarks
In few moments the caller arose
and said he must go. He was then
asked to take some refreshment,
which he generally did, more or less
accordingly to the circumstances of
his being more or less devoted to the
table, his intimacy with the family
or the number of tables at which he
had already partaken. Relatives and
intimate friends having seen the ia
BILE spread and knowing the strength
of it in certain delicacies they might
be fond of made vigorous assaults on
it, which the ladies frequently saw
with regret, not being able to renew
the supply and fearing there would be
none for favorite callers. Others.
more frugal and circumspect, kept
these choice matters for the latter
part of the day, when the "particu-
lar" callers came.
The clergymen of that day kept
open house not only for their congre-
ton, but when famous, like Beecher,
Dr. Ctorrs, DIR. Bethune and others,
were accessible at all hours to all
who might call.
Then came the war that did away
with more than one delightful old
custom. But neither the war nor
anything so caused the custom of
New Years calls to decay as the
rapid growth of the city, the sharply
drawn lines of the different classes
and the great distances between the
dwellings Of friends. So it died out
and became only pleasant memory.
w. II. Wallace in New York Eve
irg Post.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-02

If Santa Claus finds himself short Of
money anywhere we invite his atten-
ton to those dressed-up l0llypops.
They will delight the children. A IDLY
pop Is a fiat piece Of candy on the end
Of stick and 1t lasts long time.
All sorts Of little figures OF things
animate and inanimate are made by
dressing up lollypops In crepe paper.
One end Of the stick Is thrust into a
disk Of heavy cardboard and arms and
legs are provided by small wires fast
ened about the stick. The faces are
painted on wax paper, over the lolly-
pop. Fruits and vegetables. fairies,
soldiers, dolls. dancing girls, clowns
there 10 no limit to the things that
can be made In this way.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-02
RED CROSS WORK
SAVES SOLDIERS
FOR NEXT SPRING
MEN AT FRONT ARE HEARTENED
BECAUSE THEIR FAMILIES
ARE CARED FOR.
GENERAL PERSHII. G C0-OPERATES
American Leader and Gen. Petain Aid
In Relieving Distress, Thereby
Keeping Up the Morale
of the Army.
That the work which the Red Cross

That the work which the Red Cross
is doing in France to allevi-
rxfAw ate suffering among the fam
kA lilies of Frenchmen who are
~ fighting at the front repre-
sents a saving of 100000 men is the
opinion OF William Allen White. noted
writer and owner OF the EmDoria
(Kan.) Gazette, who has just returne /
from France.
1T Is not probable that our army IN
France will get into the fighting to
any large extent until next spring.
The real war work that should interest
the people of America this winter Is
OF an economic rather than of a mill.
tary character. II will be carried on
by the Red Cross in France, its pur-
pose being to relieve needy conditions
in the homes of French soldiers who
are in winter quarters in the trenches
at the front.
Comfort Women and Children.
: 1T is felt by the military officers OF
both nations that nothing could do
more. to keep up the morale of the
French soldiers during the coming
winter than to bring comfort TO won.
en- and children at home. The soldiers
knowledge that his family is being
we'll cared for will take a great load
off his mind and hearten him to stand
up against privation which otherwise
might break his spirit and render him
Of no physical use 'tes
Maj. Grayson. NJ p. Murphy OF the
Red Cross, Gen. Pershing and Gen.
Petain OF France are working in UNI
son to perfect the plans for the relief
OF families of soldiers, the military
commanders believing that 1t will he
of the greatest benefit TO both armies
1t should be kept in mind that every
soldier who is saved this winter means
the saving of an American boy when
the big drive begins next spring. Some
American boy will have to take the
place of every Frenchman who is
killed or who breaks down under the
strain.
This particular relief work means,
therefore, that French soldiers will be
saved for work in the spring and
American lives will be conserved at
the same time.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-02

Sunday visitors at the home of
Charles Godfrey's were: Mrs. Phelps
of Lowell, Mrs. M. A. Godfrey and
Miss Cora Godfrey of Belding, Mrs.
Pete Elkins of Grattan, Leland God
frey and family and Frank Lincoln's.
Miss Clara Lincoln is visiting her
sister, Mrs. John Hatch in Spencer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis ate dinner Sum
day with Glenn Cowles and wife of
Spencer.
u. b. Shear, Everett Monroe and
Louie Lincoln are living with Mr.. and
Mrs. Ellis this winter and working in
the timber belonging to Frank Dono-
van, which he recently purchased of
Mr.. Berridge of Greenville. This
week a deal was made whereby Mr..
Ellis and +. A. Joslin becomes posses
sor of the eighty acres Of land and
the wood where the timber stands.
There is estimated to. be between
1000 and 5000 cords of wood which
they are going to have cut as soon as
possible.
Mrs. Stephen H. Tuthill died Friday
evening, December %, at the home of
her son, Allen, in Oakfield. Her
death came suddenly and quite unex-
pectedly. Heart disease is supposed
to have been the cause as she had
smothering spell the night before
her death, but seemed to be in good
health the day she died. She expired
in fifteen minutes time, after she was
taken i'll and while they were tele-
phoning for doctor. We extend to
Mr.. Tuthill and the relatives the
sympathy of the entire community.
The funeral was held in First Oak
field church of which she was men,
Der, on Monday afternoon, Rev. Ell
lis conducting the funeral service.
Mrs. Longstreet, Miss Ethel Long
street and Winnie Wood were the
singers. Mr.. and Mrs. Tuthill cele-
brated their golden wedding anniver-
sary two years ago.
A big broad-shouldered boy was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Godfrey,
New Years day, weighing ten and
one-half pounds. He goes by the
name of Clayton Charles. Mother
and son are doing nicely. Mrs. Effie
Elkins is caring for them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rob Wood entertain
ed with family dinner New Years
day.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-02

She who has not knitting bag must
feel like stranger in a strange land.
Christmas will give opportunity to pro-
vide her with this requisite of the
woman In polite society. Also to re-
place knitting bags that have grown
shabby with use.
Those of cretonne have everything
to recommend them. They are cheer
full and durable and they are mex
pensive as bags CO.
The handsome bag in the picture is
made of tan cretonne with black stripe
and japanese designs In brilliant flow
ers and foliage. 1t Is lined with bright
green sateen and finished with clusters
of satin-covered apples in tan, red and
green at each side.
The handles are of thin wood and
are wound with fiat gold braid.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-02

Francis Magin from Camp Custer
was here over night Monday and left
for Alpena Tuesday morning on a
Cora Wellman was called to Marion
Wednesday on account Of the death
of her father, who had been sick for
some time.
Mrs. Elizabeth Tallman died at the
residence Of her son, K. S. Tallmai.,
at four o'clock New Years morning,
aged eighty years. Obituary next
week.
George Whitscell, who has been the
guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Whitscell, since returning from
Flint, left for Alma Tuesday.