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The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-25
Grounds Appear Larger.

In the changing OF the interior ar
rangement of the driveways and Dor.
der fences at the Fair grounds con
siderable ground is gained for the
open court or central plaza, east OF
the exhibit hall and south of the
grand stand.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-25
THE RED CROSS
HAS NEW RECORD.
osKALoosA EXCEEDS QUOTA BY
FIFTY PER CENT.
ROOMS CLOSED ALL THIS WEEK
County Auxillaries Also Doing Spleen
did Work. Everybody Keep on
Knitting. Something About
The Game Supply

Having made at least go per cent
more than the number of surgical
dressings asked of Oskaloosa chapter
for the month of April. the work room
will be closed for this week. Much
work was brought in from all over the
county, the latter part of the week and
the shipping department was busy
place to the last moment on Saturday.
Those in charge of yarn were also
busy knitting garments and giving out
yarn TO workers The knitted goods
will be shipped this week.
Now that the mailing of packages TO
the men in France is restrincted those
at home will have 10 depend even
more than formerly upon the Red
Cross to supply these knitted comforts
In regard to this the Chicago Tribune
of Sunday says:
AKeep on Knitting.
Socks may be sent through the
Red Cross. You will not be allowed, of
| course, to identify them as intended
| for your soldier man over there, but
you may be sure they will get into
hands and on to feet that have the
same high mission to fulfill. So don't
stop knitting.
knit more If possible. Every day
the need grows greater. Knit socks for
your boys. Then write. and tell him
you knitted them for him. Then when
his supply comes up he can easily I'M
imagine he is DOMINIC those your low
ing fingers worked for him, even
though one of his bretheren down at
the other end of the trench drew your
pair. The Red Cross will see that they
are sent over and delivered where
they are most needed"
Plenty Of Gauxe.
| A short article regarding gauze used
by the Red Cross in making surgical
dressings appeared in The Tribune OF
Saturday morning, saying the govern
| ment has Communicated all the game,
and that "it would not be surprising IL
the making Of gauze surgicn t-rcssin"s
were discontinued in this colnt.y."
1 Concerning this, Brucc d. Smith.
manager OF the Central Division head
4 quarters, American Red Cross says:
1T is true the government has taken
over the output of most of the gauze
producers, but with the purpose. of
| getting the material for Red Cross
workers at lower and uniform price,
and not of stopping and making of
gauze dressings here. Instructions
have gone out repeatedly from this
and from other division headquarters
to the chapters to stop bidding against
each other in the market for gauze--
which of course, sent prices up-but
to buy all gauze through the bureau
of supplies at division headquarters.
There is absolutely no intention OF
the American Red Cross to transfer
the making of surgical dressings to the
other side of the Atlantic. The work
ers here and the supply of gauze is
assured, hence there is no need 10
fear an interruption in the work of the
Red Cross.
"The issuing Of diplomas to instruc-
tors in surgical dressings was discon-
tinued only for the reason that there
were sufficient number of instruc-
tors
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-25
$50. 20 For Porker.

Charlottesville. Ia. April POI. NJ
Smith sold hog TUESDAY that went
over the top OF any hog marketed here
this season. Weight $40 pounds al
lee per. or s13l.2O for this hunk Of
grease, Some hog. Ell!
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-25
MAKING Great Changes.

improvements in progress at the
Fair grounds will make great
change in the appearance Of the
place. Last years changes We're big
but those OF this season will be
equally large. Moreover. every
change is Tor me bettermenr OF the
property.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-25
Trvlno Tractors.

4 Some OF the more venturesone far,
r1ers OF the county are trying out the
tractor idea this spring.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-12-13
TONIC FOR MOON BLINDNESS
Recommended for Horses Afflicted
With Ailment Rather Than Cut
ting Out Teeth.

Moon blindness is a recurrent opll-
thalmia or Inflammation of the con-
junctival membrane of the white OF
the eye and the lining OF the eyel5ds-
Close, dark, ill-ventilated stables pre-
dispose the horse to moon blindness.
The peculiar characteristic is its peri
odical recurrence and its serfDMe
results. Because the attacks often
follow each other at intervals Of about
month, many enormously suppose
that they are Influenced by some phasH
of the moon-hence the name.
The ignorant recourse TO knocking
out the wolf teeth or cutting the hRw,
or winking cartilage, cannot be too Sc
verely condemned. TONES are reegEm-
mended for horses affected with moon
blindness, as well as such other nae@s-
ures as tend to the Improvement Of tho
horses condition.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-12-13
sAGEBRUSH USED FOR ROADS
Despised Weed Is Now Declared to Be
Best Building Material In
Western States.

Nobody loves the sagebrush, yet
somebody is always trying to uplift it.
This is q difficult task since It's ante
cedents are SO bad. Nevada, COM
planned long time because she was
called the "Sagebrush state;;" hunters
hated the plant because of the bitter
flavor 1t impaired to the grouse; pros
pectors, settlers, stockmen despised 1t
because it encountered the earth. 1t
was fit only for rattlesnakes to coil In
and strike or for coyotes to blend their
tawny skins into vanishment.
Not long ago an Oregon man cried,
Eureka !" He said that sagebrush
was the best bodybuilding material
in the West, says New York Sun.
Now Idaho claims in the despised weed
a source of great wealth and the solu-
ton of the problem of potash short
age: 'The average acre produces
three tons of sagebrush at a cost of
$25. The sagebrush burned in the
kiln gives from % to 30 per cent pot
ash. The supply is inexhaustible."
The Idaho poet, who called for a
festival ito lift the curse from the
plant we know so well and should
love-" may now consider himself even
with those who jeered and refused to
foregather with him.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-12-13
OUTLOOK DUBIOUS FOR AUTO
Roads Cannot Stand Wear and Tear
They Are Being Subjected To
by Heavy Trucks.

With the shortage Of labor for road
making and the more general use of
the roads for heavy hauling, it is like
ly that the roads as they exist will
not be able to Withstand the hard
usage, and the outlook is dubious for
the automobile. Many Industrial COM
panies are making use of fleets of
trucks to deliver their goods, instead
of subjecting themselves to che uncer-
tainties of the railroad service and
the wear and tear on the roads thus
made use Of is more than they can
take care of. This, more than ever,
makes it evident that there should be
some very decided reforms made in
the matter of road building. The
makeshift repairs which have hereto
fore been made are not now sufficient,
and all new road building work should
be made on the most substantial lines.
Chicago Journal
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-12-13
FOOD VALUE OF
PEANUT BUTTER
Cheap Source of Protein and
Suitable in Diet of People
of All Ages.
EASILY MADE IN The HOME
New and Different Recipes Are Given
to Utilize This Valuable Food
Ordinary Meat Chopper Is
Satisfactory.

The housewife who is overlooking
the possibilities in peanut butter, dur
ing these days of meat conservation
Is missing a good chance Of supplying
her family with a food possessing a
high protein and high energy value
at low cost.
Peanut butter was used first as food
for the sick; later 1t appeared on the
home table as a side dish. OF late
years II has come into its own and it's
value as a supplier of protein and fat
In the diet is now well recognized.
The largest part of that now used is
made In peanut butter factories, but
many still prefer to make in the
home what they use. An ordinary
food chopper is used for the purpose
salt may be added to the nuts before
or after grinding.
Peanut Butter Recipes.
Remember when planning your
recipes that peanut butter possesses
$50 calories per pound.
Peanut Butter OneEet.
4 eggs 6 tablespoonfuls pea
4 tablespoonfuls of nut butter
milk l tablespoonful salt.
Mix peanut butter with the milk.
Separate the whites and yolks of the
eggs and beat well. Blend milk with
the beaten yolks and fold In the beaten
whites. Brown the omelet and fold.
Serve on hot platter with cream
or tomato sauce.
Peanut Butter Loaf.
cupfuls Victory " cupful peanut but
bread crumbs. ter.
1 cupful cooked rice. teaspoonfuI onion
u cupful chopped juice
stuffed aslo Olixss cs tssspo0nfuis salt
cry se salt. X cupfuI milk.
Mix the ingredients and form into
a loaf. Bake until brown. Serve with.
q tomato sauce.
scalioped Rice With Peanut Butter
Sauce.
Make a peanut sauce as follows:
9 cupfuls milk ? teaspoonfuls salt.
1 tablespoonfuls Of ~, cupfuls cooked
peanut butter. rice.
Blend the flour and the peanut but
ter with little cold milk. Add to
the hot milk with the seasoning. Cook
until 1t thickens. Put layer Of rice
In a baking dish and cover with a
layer of the peanut sauce. Repeat
until the dish is full. Bake in an
oven for 20 minutes.
Heat the milk in double boiler.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-12-13
A Purebred Angus Bull

condition will not thrive or gain weight
normally, and during winter often re-.
main stunted until the old coat OF hair
is shed in the spring, at which tfmEe
most of the lice disappear. Hand ap-
plications, spraying, and dipping with
insecticides are the methods which the
bulletin recommends as remedies In
southern attitudes where the winters
are mild cattle may be dipped during
the winter months without injury from
cold weather, but in the northern sec
lions winters are usually too cold fox.
dipping or spraying. All animals ia
the herd should be treated regardless
of the number showing infestatfon, and
the treatment should be repeated In
Is to 16 days.
Hand applications are practical Cnly
when q few animals are to be treated
but are specially valuable in holding
the parasites In check during weather
too cold for dipping or spraying. Some
busting powders obtainable on tho
market are good when this method U.s.
used. The following homemade liquid
remedies are also, effective. Equal
parts cottonseed oil and kerosene, or
kerosene and lard mixed In the pro-
portion of one-half pint kerosene to-
one pound Of lard or crude petroleum.
Apply these remedies with a brush or
cloth, covering the entire body, being
particularly careful about the head and
ears. For spraying and dipping arsenx
zeal dips, coal-tar creosote dips, and
nicotin solutions are recommended.
They may be applied with hand
sprayer, but the most effective method
is to provide dipping vat and COM
pletely dip the cattle two or, IN some
cases, three times.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-12-13

chosen more than otner IaDrlcs Iof
those frocks.
Chiffon itself has taken second or
third place, and dyed lace is pushed
forward as q substitute. Even cream
lace is revived for entire frocks, but
IT does not have the prestige OF gray
or brown. Both these colors are draped
over tulIe or satin in the same or
contrasting color.
The odd feature about this revival
of an old, old style of fastening is that
the exclusive tailors have applied II TO
coats. In that touch we get something
novel. Jackets of peltry are fash
toned in this manner, and there are
combinations Of velours and soft fur
that are put together like a cuirass
blouse. In a very loose fashion, to go
with skirts of the cloth, but they rank
as coats and not blouses.
Heavy furs are worn that give sufii-
c,ent protection In the open. And this
verdict for peltry placed on peltry
oleases the public. Some women look
like pack-mules with an overload.
lconvr,ebt 1918. by the Mcclure Newspa~
per Syndicate)
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-12-13
fA1Il
STOCK
ERADICATE LICE ON CATTLE
plan Given 70 Destroy This pess
Which Causes Injury and Retarss
Growth Of Stock.
prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.l

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agricuiturel
Cattle lice are injurious 10 all
classes Of cattle, but the greatest losses.
occur IN young stock and poorly neur-
ished old animals. Losses are eaFsegS
by irritation, digestive disturbances
arrested growth, low vitality and sn~
creased death rate.
Ordinarily lice on cattle are NOT 0i1-
served until they become SO nasneruuz.
that they cause unmistakable signs OF
annoyance. Usually the animals wFausg
lousy condition first attract attention.
are the poor, weak. unthrifty members
of the herd, and frequently the owner
thinks they are lousy because they are
unthrifty, whereas the unthrifty contii~
ton may be caused by the lice.
Three kinds of lice are commonly
found on cattle, and all three species
may be present at the same time, but
the same method Of treatment ntay be-
used for any of them. When they
make their appearance on the eattIeR
during the fall or winter they usually
spread rapidly until every animal sss
infested. When a herd is grossly in~
tested it Is not uncommon to see some
animals with large areas of skin part
ly denuded of hair, and limited areas
bruised and raw from rubbing against
posts and other objects. Cattle in this
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-12-13
Can You Dress
On $125 a Year?

New York.-Since the days of the
pooseyelt administration In Washing
.on depressing statements have come
tyon the social center anent the cost
If being well dressed. Depressing for
the reason that they were so appall-
ingly low. Nothing SO produces dis
arrangement in humans, writes a fash
ION authority, as to be told that they
should and can accomplish a desired
result on sum of money that they
consider almost too small for the pre-
liminaries.
You as a woman know that full well.
what would reduce you to greater rage
or a feeling of utter hopefessness than
to be told by the head of the family
Of the amazing achievements of an
other woman in regard to money, to
clothes, and to food?
You have done your best with your
allowance, of that you are sure. Such
is the feeling that surges in every
woman's mind and heart when Wash
ington informs US, infrequently, what
can be done In our own chosen line Of
work at slight expenditure of money.
Now, when Observation-Disclosures
the bureau of labor statistics, not
through the White Housewives as
the average cost of being well dressed
the following figures, one feels like
giving up the whole problem of how to
look well on little. The total yearly
allowance for dress of these women
who make smart appearance (the
phrase belongs with the statistics) is
$125 a year. Can you do it?
Here Are the Figures.
Outside clothing (suits, coats, sweat
ers, dresses, waists, dress skirts),
s575S; hats, $11.59; shoes, $14.2o;
gloves, 1892; stockings, 1888; corsets,
sal; underwear, $7.18, and miscel-
aneous, $14.27.
"As regards external clothing, it
would appear that the average wage
earning woman who Is well dressed
usually chooses these items of her
wardrobe from the following priced
articles: Suit or coat (alternate years.,
S25 to $50; shirtwaists, Sc to SIS; one
piece dress, SIS; wool skirt, So to $40;
summer skirts, So to S.; party dress
(worn for two years., $25.
'.If close economy Is necessary,
skirt at about So may be worn with
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-12-13

and furthermore, as Idlara oro 80.
lhese days. the budget may be taken
as intended for the average woman
NO one includes the millionaire IN anv
form OF appeal, information or advice
70 women on the matter of clothes
That uncorseted Figure
hlgures belong to the individual hut
iaShlons to the multitude; therefore If
IS easier to be dictatorial abont tbe
latter than the former. The law Is
oetter established; the mathematical
average has no part. Fashions are. or
tney are not. They are launched even
II they 90 not succeed; and the ex-
ceeding interest in them is often
caused BY the great gamble which is
connected with them.
The directoire inspiration in the nm
corseted figure is a gamble. roughly
speaking. Il was launched some
months ago, but the public thought if
one Of those REVEALS that rarely get
beyond the salons Of the extreme de-
slgners. Yet this inspiration has sur
Viyed the months, and 1t grows in
fashion, If not in grace. We call II
directoire merely because that epoch
In dress exploited it, along with q host
OF other fashions that were taken IN
in the name of Classic" It started as
reaction from the furbelows of the
pre-Revolutionary time, as worn by
Marie Antoinette 1t was called the
Greek costume, and the historians tell
US that it came about through the
attempt Of two famous young sculptors
to cut a pattern for such a robe for
stout and matronly "mere de famiIle,"
who insisted upon it.
The clinging effect of the skirts is
as strongly accentuated now as then.
and we, like the women of that day.
have discarded the chemise; yet it
must be quickly said that we use a
substitute. We are not going In for
the transparent drapery without
lining. No scandals like those of Nine.
Hamelin's day for usi
All Skirts Must Cling.
No imposed drapery on the skirt of
this winter is permitted to give 1t bulk
or bullying curves. Lines must follow
those Of the body. In so much have
we adopted the classic. Therefore
soft materials are preferred. Satin,
panne velvet and chiffon velvet are
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-12-13

separate waists In lieu of Sl5 one
piece dress, or dress waist worn with
suit may be substituted for an eve
ning dress, or winter coat may De
worn for three seasons, or an evening
uress for three or four years. In view
u the range of choice, 1t appears that
woman may reasonably be expected
70 secure outside clothing for good
appearance at an expenditure OF from
$40 to SIS.
AS regards articles of dress other
tnan outside clothing, the necessary
expenditures would be distributed
roughly az follows: Hats, $40 to SO ;
snoes, SIP to SIT; gloves, $3.50 to 80 |;
stockings, So to ST; corsets, 81 to 50;
underwear, So to $40; and miscella-
neous, approximately SO. Allowing for
INDIVIDUAL variation in prices and
cholce, this means an annual expendi-
lure of from $50 to $50 for these ar
ucies, which as rule have to be re-
paced each year.
combining these two amounts-out-
side clothing $40 to $75, and other
articles of dress $50 to $60-the total
yearly expenditure would range from
S1zo to $135, averaging approximately,
say, $125."
lrue, these are wage-earning wom-
sn' the story points out; but 1t ADDS
uiat they are as well dressed as the
Immense majority Of women who have
no more. and often not nearly as much
as the wage Garner to spend on clothes
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-12-13

have outlets at all convenient points.
Cross drains or culverts should be
constructed wherever 1t is desirable
to transfer drainage water across the
road, and they should usually be pro-
vided with end or wing walls for pro-
tecting the slopes of the embankment.
When the material composing the
roadbed is likely to be springy, sys-
tenn of longitudinal undertakings
may be found necessary to secure
proper drainage. In constructing q
road, of any type whatever, 1t should
be constantly borne In mind that ade-
quate and continually effective drain
age is absolutely necessary IL the road
is to be maintained In good condition.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-12-13
Skeletons In Caves.

Mystery surrounds the finding in
three caves near Phoenix, Ariz., OF
half hundred human skeletons, the
clothing on which would indicate they
had not been hidden away for more
than ten years. The caves are on an
Indian reservation few miles from
the city.
The skeletons were Of both adults
and children, one Of them being less
than two feet tell. It had oE dress
the bottom Of which was trimmed with
lace. Eed6aes and spurs weeo scat
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-12-13
PROPER DRAINAGE FOR ROAD
Side bitches Should Be Amply Large,
With Sufficient Fall to Carry
Off Water Rapidly.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
The only reason for GROWING a road
surface is to enable it to shed water,
and unless effective means are pro-
vided for disposing Of the water after
it is drained off the surface crown
Ing will be of very little, if any, adj
vantage. The side bitches should be
amply large and should have sufficient
fall to carry the water away as rap
Idly as 1t enters them, and they should
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-12-13
Dependence on Good Roads.

Every farmer should feel his de-
pendence upon good roads. Whether
or not one lives on public highway
he should take an interest in the
nearest one to his farm or the road
he must use to market his farm, or
ehard and garden products.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-12-13

Blend the flour, water and peanut but
ter to smooth paste, add salt and
paprika and the egg beaten slightly.
Mix with the hot milk and cook for
five minutes in double boiler. Add
the chopped olives and vinegar. Cool
and spread on sandwiches.
Make only the quantity needed for
immediate use, as this sandwich cream
does not keep well.
Peanut Butter Cookies.
y cupful corn strip. teaspoonful salt.
Y cupful sugar. / teaspoonful vanilla
tablespoonfuls of teaspoonfuls bak-
tablespoonfuls of 214 cupfuls rice flour.
peanut butter. ~ cupfuls of wheat
u cupful milk. flour.
eggs.
Peanut Butter Cake Filling.
u cupful corn sirup.2 tablespoonfuls pea
tablespoonful vim nut butter.
egar. The white Of / egg
u teaspoonful salt
Cook the corn strip with the vine
gar until 1t forms a hard ball when
dropped in cold water. Pour over the
beaten egg white and beat until stiff
Add the peanut butter the last thing
Spread between the layers of simple
one egg cake or sponge cake. Serve
with fork.
Peanut Butter Salad Dressing.
" cupful of sour ~ tablespoonful su-
cream. gar.
2 tablespoonfuls of u teaspoonful salt
peanut butter u teaspoonful mus
2 tablespoonful of tard.
vinegar. u teaspoonful pap
l egg rika.
Mix and cook in double boiler I'M
til thickened.
Peanut Butter Sandwich Cream.
1 cupful milk. II teaspoonful of
l tablespoonful of paprika.
flour. tablespoonfuls vim
tablespoonful of egar
water. u cupful of chopped
1 egg. stuffed olives.
/ teaspoonfui salt. 1 cupful peanut but
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-12-13

tered about. The nickel-plated fur
nishings of some Of the spurs were but
slightly furnished. The clothing of tbs
skeletons was but little torn. The
shoes OF one showed no sign Of wear
The Indians living in the country
say they know nothing about the skel
etons and the officers have not ye,
formed theory.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-12-13
SHED NECESSARY FOR SHEEP
Animals Go out in Stormy, Cola
Weather and Snow and Rain
Sticks to the Wool.

A good stable or shed for sheep as
necessary If the flock is expected 10
yield profit, because they 20 cat ~
stormy, cold weather. anf wet 5nOu
and cold rain will stay ID the wool
long time ant the sheep VITA n0
weakened little by little WITH shaI
get sick and sometimes dse 1ronn pEur
care.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-12-13
Roads Not Properly Built.

To say that the roads are bad be-
cause motortrucks have been passing
over them is simply confession that
the roads are not properly built and
maintained.