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Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-12-12
BENEFIT PICTURE STOW

The educational committee Of the
Y. w. G. A. win give benefit pie
ture show Wednesday,, December Is,
1918. The picture win be in siA
reels, featuring Norma Talmadge in
The Safety Curtain. : The plot Of
this play VISA writer BY Miss Ella
NJ Dell, a fascinating English writer.
The proceeds Of this show viii be
used for the purchase of books and
for the association. Adj
viii be Toe and zoe. Tickets
on sale at the 7 w. C. A., or can be
purchased from the committee.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-12-12
FOOD ADMINISTRATOR FIXES PROFIT
MARGIN FOR BOGALUSA RETAILERS
Apv Merchant Who Overcharges for Articles of Food
viii Be Charged With "Profiteering" and Prose
cuted-List of Articles and Margin of Profit Allowed
on Each

number of pounds sold. If the re-
suit ends in fraction the retailer
is allowed full cent. The same rule
would apply to other commodities.
It is understood that delivered
cost" means the cost at the railroad
or other terminal in the town where
retailer lives. If retailer is not To-
Gated in railroad or steamboat town
he may include the cost of hauling
in delivered cost. The first price is
for cash-and-carry stores, the second
for service stores.
The United States Food Admins
tration is working out system Of
retail profit on meat.
Based on the above marginal prof
its and on local wholesale quotations
on Monday, this week, the list below
indicates what should be the maxi
mum retail prices charged for some
of the common coDmodities. The
prices indicated below should serve
as guide and not be considered ar
bitrarily, for the reason that the
wholesale prices are constantly fluc-
tuating as to most food goods. But
if there is any considerable differ
ence between the prices charged and
the list below the consumer should
send the sales slip or bill of the per-
chant, indicating the amount Of the
goods and the price charged, to the
local food administrator, who will be
glad to take the proper steps to cor
rect the abuse.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-12-12

Maurice Picheloup Of New Orleans.
superintendent of the House of De
tention Of that city, was the Sunday
guest of E. C. Rowan.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-12-12

FOR sALE-Chalmers car in good
condition, which | viii sell cheap for
cash. Phone or address w. q. Trycn,
Bogalusa, La.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-12-12

Best patent wheat flour, per II
pound bag -.......-.....---..-..,.-..-.--.87c
Sugar, per pound ---------.-----------.---1 lie
Dime Brand milk, per can --.19c
Lard, compound, per pOunG Bile
Wrapped bacon, per pound --45c
Irish potatoes, per pound ------.---- &c
Z Thanking you in the name of the
public for your very liberal contribu-
ton of space in youA paper in the in4
terests of food conservation, / am
Yours very truly,
7. ]. MAGE,
Food Administrator.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-12-12

Igalusa almost at the goal when time
was called.
British day was appropriately OBJ
served Friday afternoon, December
Is, in the High School God Save
the King was sung and a number Of
talks on the part the British played
IN the war was given. A special fea-
ture Of the program was a talk BY
Superintendent F. c. RatIiff, i'll whic:l
he traced the causes and pricipal
events of the war, e1npaasiing es-
pecially the promptness with which
England responded to every call.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-12-12

The Bogalusa Enterprise, sian .
year, in advance. v1'9e
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-12-12

Mrs. J. A. spekenhier left for
Richmond, Ind, Sunday. She was
called there by the serious illness Of
her father, Mr.. Benning.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-12-12

The Red Cross has many trades
and professions represented in its
ranks az the army. One man cited
for bravery shown while distributing
chocolate and cigarettes under heavy
FIRE al thefroHt was 4 New York bank
er turned canteen worker.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-12-19
Miuhr Have Been WORSE

Joseph c. Lincoln, the author. re-
marked at a social gathering that we
are often too prone TO complain about
things that might be whole lot
worse, and told this anecdote as an
example:
During a heated political campaign
one of the party leaders became emo
tional over some matter that was
printed about him in one of the local
papers of his home town, and excit-
edly galloped into the san tum of the
editor
Look here" he boisterously eX-
claimed, with an accompanying dance,
what do you mean by printing all
that stuff about me?"
whats the matter with it," asked
the editor. without showing any symp-
toms of tacking on his wings and fly
ing for the door.
whats the matte- with it?" shout
ed the perturbed politician. why. it
is an lies, and you know it,"
well, then. what are you kicking
about?" was the smiling rejoinder OF
the editor. Suppose we had told
the truth about you?"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-12-19
FlLIP;NOS PLAY BALL.
AIs> Settle Dispute in School With
Boxing Gloves.

AIs> Settle Dispute in School With
Boxing Gloves.
That Moro youngsters are now in.
clined to settling their differences with
boxing gloves instead of appealing, ss
did their fathers before them, to the
law of the knife, is one of the more in
: .eresting of the features of letters re-
ceived from time to time at the exec
utive bureau from James E. Mccall,
acting division superintendent of
schools for Cotabato
Baseball has likewise made biz hit
among the Moro kids, and Mr.. Mccall
reports that this game has struck the
Piang agricultural school, since last
December like an epidemic" says the
Manila Times.
Mr.. Mccall cites one case where the
son of one of the influential families
in some way imposed upon a little Or
phan Tao boy, who Immediately called
for the gloves, putting on one pair
himself and offering the other to the
Datuan son. After the contest, witch
lasted about fifteen minutes, the two
boys shook hands and walked away
arm in arm.
The boys at the Piang school, Mr..
Mccall says, play baseball before
breakfast and continue it during the
day in spare time until dark.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-12-19
Recipes For The Sick Room

Beef or Chicken Jelly--Two.thirds
cup tea or broth. heated, and pour on
one-eight box gelatin soaked in a
third of a cup of cold water. Pour In
a mold or cup garnished with egg or
parsley leaf.
Oatmeal Jelly-Cool rolled oats one
hour. Strain in mold, turn out, gar
nish with whipped cream.
Eggs with Cream Sauce-Poach
eggs in boiling milk; to half {. cup of
r,llS add half teaspoon cornstarch.
rubber with one teaspoon butter. salt
and pepper little over egg alone on
round of toast. Serve hot.
Beef Tea or Lamb Broth-Put a
tablespoon of cream in cup. Fill with
hot beef tea or broth.
Bullion with Egg-Put boiling bou-
llion in soup plate, add fresh eggs
carefully broken. Let stand until it
sets.
Hygienic Soup--Use the stock in
which fowl has been cooked; there
should be five cups. Add one-quarter
cup of fine oatmeal and cook one hour,
Rub through strainer, add one pint
of milk and thicken with one table
spoon each of butter and flour cooked
together. Add salt and pepper to taste,
Serve with inch cubes of bread brown.
ed in oven.
For Invalids-Place a small nuckle
of veal in dish, cover it with a
plate closely adding a pint of water
and set in oven four hours. Strain the
water and add little salt. 1t will
keep some time and has only to be
diluted with little water when re.
quired.
Oyster Tosst--Wash six large oys
ters and dry OH a towel, dip in melted
butter, seasoned cracker crumbs and
broil over clear fire until the juice
flows. Place the oysters on small
pieces of toast.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-12-19

Crude Work


*sa***a*s*s******+*****++s
Next time I'm, burgled by rank
amateur after this I'm going to keep
the thing to myself" said the an.
gular Lake Buffer. THE only kind
of Job that will awaken my interest
will be one In which I fight single
handed with the desperadoes or chase
them . mile or two with smoking
thirty.eight, in regular film style.
But no neophyte housebreaker shall
ever unseal these lips Yes. sir. Just
let Mr.. Yegg sneak into my home az
he did one night last week and make
his getaway with nothing but Willie's
dollar watch and the case is closed.
There'll be no word or the police sta
tons blotter.
That's what oui burglar did He
opened the window off the kitchen and
stepped on the cats tail the moment
his foot touched the floor, ] heard
him, and that was the reason ] didn't
grab my ordnance and start fol the
front.
II knew that he was an apprentice
crook. Then he started across The
aoor with his squeaky shoes crying
out at every step. And his breathing
was so heavy that it woke up the
canary and started the bird TO sing
ing
When he passed my bedroom door
l could have laughed out loud. I'M
agine a regular graduate burglar go
ing thru a house without flash
light. never heard of such thing!
was on the point of yelling out
where he could get book for 10 cents
on how to burgle respectfully and
skillfully, but refrained from curio-
sity.
when he entered my bedroom he
had laid his gun on the dining room
table. If l had popped out of my
couch and given battle he might have
forgotten where he put his weapon
and lost the round. However, | lay
still and watched,
when he picked up my trousers to
go thru them heard him heave
sigh and cast them across the room.
They were The tattered pair had
been gardening in, and he must have
concluded that the owner was a DO
or bankrupt.
He departed Immediately by the
route followed on his entrance and
he left his gun on the dining room ta-
BILE, as imagined he would, | went
back to sleep and never thought an
other thing about it until Willie. at
breakfast. remarked that his time
piece was nowhere. to be found.
1t was then that l broke the news
to. my wife and son concerning the
crooks call few hours earlier. Moth
ing would do my wife but call up the
police and have them send squad of
sleuths over When they came they
took down details, and the loss of
Willie's watch was entered on the rec
ords. At this juncture l made the
mistake of my life"
What was that" asked the rotund
Evanstonian.
Il mentioned the fact that the burg
lar had left fine gun behind him on
the table. 1t was just the kind Of
cannon had long coveted. Hand over
the gat!' growled the head detective.
What would an honest guy like you
be wantin' wit one of them things2
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-12-19
BEANS WERE CURRENCY

Cacoa passed as currency among the
natives of Central and South America
at the time of the European conquest
and that despite plentiful supply Of
gold. Joseph Acosta, in 1910, tells us
the Indians used none of their gold
or silver for traffic in or buy withall.
and unto this day the custom contin-
YES among them that instead of money
they use cacoa."
The Aztecs of ancient Mexico also
used "cacOa" as small change. as many
as 5000 beans being counted legal ten
der. The value Of the beans may be
judged from the fact that "a tolerably
good slave" could be purchased for 100
If them.-London Chronicle.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-12-19

An Irishman, employed in a large
factory. had taken day off without
permission. and seemed like to lose
his job in consequence. When asked
by his foreman the next day why he
had not turned up the day before he
replied: s,. 49,
II was so Ill. SIR, that could not
come to work to save my life"
How was 1t then, Pat, that / saw
you pass the factory on your bicycle
during the morning?" asked the fore
man.
Pat was slightly taken abaci. then
regaining his presence of mind, re-
piled:
"Sure. sir, that must have been
when was going for the doctor"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-12-19
Thoughtful Mother

The little maid of all work came to
fetch Baby John, as it was his bed
time.
"oh, Let me peep at him in bed!"
gushed Mrs. Sweet.
A few minutes later she was taken
up to see little John between the
sheets. Na
Gracious! Why do you have such
high bed for your little boy?" she
gasped.
80 we can hear him II he falls out,
You have no idea what heavy sleep.
ers my husband and are" said his
nAethes.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-12-19

The drawback to most optimists is
that they want to spend SO much time
telling you how optimistic they are.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-12-19

Some men fail because they waste
too much time In fooling over trifles
that they could hire boy to attend to
for 81 a week.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-12-19

If every rascally person were in jail,
many a mans relatives would bemoan
the disgrace he brought upon them.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-12-19

The person who is always trying
something new never has time enough
to make the old of any value to him.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-12-19

A great many matrimonial mislt.
have been picked UP in Cupid $50. /.
hand store.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-12-19

Sometimes what man thinks is his
piety is superinduced by disordered
liver. tr r.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-12-19

Notwithstanding that doctors mas,
live, iLost Eei3oAs prefer 10 pay 1
grocery bill.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-12-19

Sometimes a man gets the idea tha
he is ambitious, when he is ownly L.s
satisfied.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-12-19

A man can usually build eocl
enough reputation Oh the tLi..os nt
does not do. ~
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-12-19

Most men have siiiJere tvgrets viie,l
they let an opportunity u make L,I.. !,
get by them. M
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-12-19

man may be an arrant hypocrite
without being a member. OF any
church.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-12-19
ITO be Continued,

The payment Of large household
bills will extract lot of sentiment
from the man with small income.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-12-19

A self-cen,ered man is one who ex.
pects other folks 10 revolve around
him.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-12-19

Every time the sun shines the pessi
mist consoles himself with tine belief
that it's raining somewhers.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-12-04
SOLDIERS ARRIVING NOME

Denison soldiers are beginning to ar
rive home this week. having received
their full discharges from the army,
and no doubt before many more days
a large number Of the boys from the
camps in this country will be home.
Raymond Campton arrived here from
Camp Dodge on Sunday evening and
Sgt. Robert L. Cochran came from
Camp Gordon, Ca, on Monday, and
their many friends are more thar
pleased to welcome them home again,
At some Of the camps no prepare
ton seems to be under way for dis
charging the boys, while at others the
work is being done in short order. The
fact that every soldier must have q
thorough physical examination and be
pronounced in good health befOre re-
ceiving his discharge. no doubt &C.
counts for the delay in some camps,
as there is a shortage of physicians
to do the work Parents and relatives
are anxiously awaiting news from the
boys as to when they may be home
and it is expected that most of the
camps will be vacated by Christmas
time.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-12-04
DIES AT CAMP DODGE
John Henrichsen, jackson Township
Young Man, Victim Of Pneumonia,
Following Attack of Influenza

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, Dec. 2
Especial to the Review)-On Novem.
Der 9th at o'clock in the afternoon,
occurred the death Of John Heinrich.
sen at Camp Dodge. He went to that
place in May, where he took military
training, but about seven weeks ago
he was taken quite sick with the Span.
ish influenza which soon developed in
to pneumonia. For seven long weeks
his mother was constant watcher,
giving such aid as she could and hop
ing for change for the better, but
the grim messenger death had a
strong grip on his weak form and in
spite of all the care and medical aid
he passed away on the morning of
November 9th. John was born and
grew to manhood in Jackson township
and was the youngest son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hans Henrichsen He leaves to
mourn his death his aged mother.
Mrs. Bertha Henrichsen, OF Wall Lake
one brother, Hans, and three sisters,
Mrs. Fred Obman, Mrs. Herman OBJ
man and Mrs. Will Nobling. He was
born on the 9th day of October, 1894,
and was "a years and month old. The
remains were laid to rest by the side
of his father in the West Side Gene
terry Saturday, November Goth. The
pail bearers were William Thies, Will
lam Wibke, John Kock, Rudolph Kock
and EnOs and Peter Voege. Rev.
Frese, of Denison, conducted the
funeral service. Thus ends another
young life.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-12-04
AGED RESIDENT
dies AT Vail
Mrs. William Watson, Of Vail, Highly
Esteemed Old Lady, Called by
Death Last Week
WAS MORE THAN so YEARS OLD
Had Resided in Crawford County. for
Many Years, Coming to the Coun-
ty in the Year 1869 j.

VAIL, Dec Especial to the Re.
view)-The death of Mrs. William
Watson, OF Vail. occurred at the home
of her son, William. Jr., on Friday, Nc
vember 10Th, death being due to paraly
sis, together with the inflrmities of
old age. Mary Anne Scott was born
in Yorkshire, England, Sept 90 1888,
and was united in marriage to Will
lam Watson in 1858. Ten years later
they came to the United States and
settled in Galena, Ill. In 1869 they
moved to Iowa, making their home in
Denison, where they lived for three
years, moving then to Vail, where she
has resided ever since, her husband
departing this life Nov. Is, 1889. To
Mr.. and Mrs. Watson were born ten
children, six girls and four boys, all
living today except one daughter, Fan
ME (McCracken), who died several
years ago. Mrs. Watson leaves to
mourn the loss of dear loving mother
Mrs. Sarah Jordan, of Savannah, Mo-;
Mrs. Dave Evans, of Hammond, Ind;
Mrs. Lizzie Ralston. Of Ontario, Ore;
Mrs. B. Y. Nicholson and Mrs. Alice
ACAIAOlS = VI DCAAoOuS Su01ACo, VI VIZ
tario, Ore; John, Of San Juan, Cali,
and Will and James, Of Vail. Mrs. Wat
son lived to good old age. Except for
deafness from which she suffered for
many years she has enjoyed good
health and was able to attend to her
household duties until about a year
ago when she was stricken with paraly
sis from which she never recovered.
Last May her daughter, Mrs. Evans,
came from Hammond, Ind, to care for
her and stayed until called home by
sickness in her family. Then Mrs.
Watson was taken to her sons home
and her daughter-in-law, Mrs, VIM.
Watson gave to Mother Watson In the
helplessness of her old age all the
tender care that heart devotion and
loving hands could render. Friday.
morning, November 29th, at the age Of
81, the end peacefully came and she
fell asleep and entered upon the life
eternal Confirmed in the church sof
England, she highly priced her ittlet
book OF common prayer and no one
can fully appreciate what comfort the
book was to her in her secluded life
when unable on account of deafness to
Join in the service of worship. In her
sickness she was very patient and to
the last was interested in the Sabbath
day. and on the sacred day, Of which
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-12-04
DEATH VISITS !.
&C.. LISCOMB
Was Sick Only Week and His
Death Was Great Shock to
the Entire Community
INFLUENZA THE CAUSE OF DEATH
Was Young Married Man and Lived
on Farm Mile East Of Dunlap
on Lincoln Highway

DUNLAP, Dec. Especial to the
Review)-The community was greatly
shocked and grieved on Tuesday morn
ing when the news of the death OF
Chauncey Liscomb was received. He
had been i'll but week with the Span
fish influenza, and his condition was
mot understood to be alarming and
thus the report OF his death came as
great blow. Chauncey Ettinger LIS
comb was the only son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Liscomb, Of this place.
and was born here in the year 1886.
The greater portion of his life was
spent in this community, where he att
tended the public schools and gradu-
ated with the class of 1906. He was
a great favorite with his sch0olmatess
and took great interest in athletics
while attending school, and was the
star member of the football team dur
ing the latter years of his school life.
Chauncey later attended the State
college at Ames, after which he spent
some time in Boone, and also spent
one year and a half at Greeley, Colo,
with his aunt, Mrs. Ed Kinsella. He
was married Dec. 81, 1908, to Miss
Georgia Ferrill of Denison, who with
two children, Ferrill, aged eight, and
Nadine, aged four. survive him. His
death is also mourned by his mother.
Mrs. S. Liscomb, and one sister; Mrs.
ID. ". Moore, both Of Dunlap.
/ Since his marriage he has lived ON
the home farm one mile east Of town.,
on the Lincoln highway. Mr.. and Mrs:
SLiscomb were among the most prOmi-s
nent of the young people of this yicin-s
ity, and their friends are numbered
bv their acquaintances, and the I'M.
timely death Of this worthy young
man is deeply mourned. Chauncey
possessed disposition that won the
esteem of all with whom he was asaOs
ciated and his death will be keenlys
felt in this. community.
Private services will be held rom
the late home on Thursday afternoon
lat 2:30, Rev. Burleigh having charge
|The Odd Fellows, of which he was q
leading member, will hold services at
the cemetery. The wife and mother
fare both suffering from the malady
which is so prevalent at this time, and
will be unable to attend the funeral.
services. The heartfelt sympathy OF
the entire community goes out to these
loved ones who are so sorely bereaved:3'.