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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-04-11

"Thev also serve who only stand
and wait"
A letter friend wants me to write
a word about the soldier or sailor
bov who does not write home to his
mother
Does it seem as if such a being
could exist?
Did You Ever Wait for Letter?
Surely no one who ever experienced
the torture Of waiting for a letter,
who knows how one watches and
listens and listens and watches, for
the postman; how one goes sick all
over when one sees him go by; how
one feels that perhaps he will hnd q
letter and come back, after all; how,
py and by. disappointment becomes
feverish hope again, and one be-
comes impatient for the next mail
only to have, again, the miserable
heartsickness of hope deferred; and
how the torture becomes at times so
acute that it seems as If one must
reach out into the emptiness and 81
lence and somehow wrest out OF 1t
that letter that does not COME
surely no one who ever had SUCH an
experience could inflict that torture
on anyone for whom he cares the
least. To say nothing of the mother
whom, if he has any manhood in MN,
he must hold most tenderly OF all
(save perhaps one)
I suppose there are some soldiers
young enough, or lucky enough, TO
have escaped such an experience. AS
they hope for continued happiness,
themselves, let them take the word
of those who know that it is one OF
the most miserable ordeals a human
being can pass through, and take care
not to inflict it.
The Kind of Letter She Wants.
A letter doesn't have to be long
(though the long, chatty letter, full
OF intimate, simple details, Is the
finest gift you can send home) nor
we'll written, nor properly spelled, to
make the sun come out on the dullest
day, for the woman at home. 1t just
needs to say that you are we'll ana
that you have not forgotten her.
NY letter friend wanted me to say
special word to the man who writes
to his sweetheart and forgets his
mother And the finest thing about
her letter was that she was the sweet
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-04-11
SIDE TALKS
Rx nuTm CAMERON
Write 1t Tonight
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heart and not the mother. There is
a soldier boy" she says, who Is a
very good pal Of mine, but who some
times writeg me and forgets his
mother, which I very much regret,
I suspect there are many mothers
who would like that girl for @, daugh-
term law
Patience Is AS Hard to Have As
Courage.
It takes courage to go to the front.
IT takes patience to stay behind and
so through a monotonous round OF
duties while your heart is heavy
With anxiety. And I am inclined to
think that it is harder, on the whole,
10 have patience than to have cour-
age.
Surely no soldier boy, when his
time comes to go over the top, will
want to face that hour with the sin
on his soul of having made their lot
harder for those who can only stand
and wait
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-04-11
A CAPRICE KISS,
KISS SUPERLATIVE

Watching June Caprice kiss should
be very entertaining. The smiling,
da MY William Fox star has a story
that hinges, or rather clingS, around
Il kiss 1T is entitled The Cumouflage
Kiss and will be presented at FoX's
Friday and Saturday in addition to
vengeance and the Woman" d new
Sunshine comedy, Camp Devens pic
lures, Mutt and Jeff and Pathe News
If a girl was kissed in the dark and
then kissed in the daylight, would she
know if the second kiss was implanted
on her fair lips by the man who kissed
her in the dark? Such is the situ-
alton that confronts Miss June Caprice
in The Camouflage kiss"
June is the Sister-in-laW of a pork
man who finds his business going TO
smash about the time Mr.. Hoover said.
Eat less meat SO the brother-in-
law looks up a prosperous bean man
and suggests a combination. The bean
man doesn't like the scheme at all un-
til he gets d glimpse of June. Then,
to effect a matrim onial combination
with June, he combines with the pork
man.
The beans and the pork mix we'll
and for a time the bean man gets
along with June. but he's shy and
makes an awful mistake. Being
afraid to steal a kiss himself he gets
a, handsome government agent to do it
while the lights are out one night Now
June liked that kiss and smiled with
favor on the bean man until later the
government agent kissed her again.
Right away she knew that the agent
had implanted the first one and that
the bean man had really camoufiaged
his kiss. But to tell more would spoil
q very clever picture full of humor
and thrills
Francis X. Bushman and Beverly
Bayne, in their comedy drama, '"Fhe
Brass Check amused u large audi
ence last evening, there being several
amusing scenes in the insane asylum
where most of the action takes place.
Episode No. of "The Eagles Eye"
depicts with graphic realism the eff
forts made by Won Bernstorff and his
staff Of spies to tie up American ship
ping, even to showing the sinking of
q lighter loaded with freight cars IN
North River.
Challenge Milk SC, Russell Bros
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-04-11
THREE BIG ACTS
AT THE LYCEUM

What is lost in quantity on the
I4yceum bill the last half of the week
will be made UP in quality, for the
three acts scheduled to open today to
remain three days are among the bert
touring the vaudeville theaters of this
section. The new bill opened this art
ornoon to continue Friday and SatuE-
day. Advance notices on the acts
prophesy excellent attractions.
Sam Harris comes to New Britain
with a line Of singing and talking that
has helped him TO become one or the
greatest attractions on the circuit, and
the acts on the bill with him are also
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-04-11
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

~ local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear. There
is only one way to cure catarrhal deafness,
and that Is by a constitutional remedy.
Catarrha. Dea fness is caused by an in
famed condition OF the mucous lining of
the Eusta chan Tube. When this tube is
intiamed you have a rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing. and when 1t is entirely
closed. Deafness is the result. Unless the
Inflammation can be reduced ard this tube
restored to it's normal condition. hearing
Will be destroyed forever. Many cases of
dea mess are caused by catarrh, which is
on tnfamed condition of the mucous sur
faces. Halls Catarrh Cure acts thru the
blood on the mucous surfaces of the sys-
tenn
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
be cured by Hairs Catarrh Cure Circulars
free. All Druggists, 75c.
F. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo. O.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-04-11
News For 7hedterg0erS and Women Readers
REVELATIONS OF A WIFE
By ADELE GARRISON

! How very thrilling!" I exclaimed
and was rewarded by the gratif1ed
little smile that played around her
pretty, cllildlike mouth. Tell me all
about it this minute!'
Had They Met Before?
Well" she drew a long breath and
! laid her knitting in her lap, a sure
sign that her subject was an absorb
ing one to her; you know l made up
my mind the minute ALT told me he
was going to Plattshurg that I would
try to rent the house furnished. I'm
going to follow ALT around just as
i long as I can, and the minute ] get
the house off my hands I'm goin 6
straight to Plattsburg. Of course, 7
put an advertisement in tho New
York papers, and, curiously enough,
the same Sunday I had mine in,
found this advertisement in every
New York paper"
She fun bled in her knitting bag, in
which, squarrel-like she kept all sorts
Of odds and ends besides her knitting.
, drew out an advertisement clipped
from a paper, and handed it to me.
There was nothing unusual in the
phrasing OF it.
Wanted-By two gentlemen,
one an elderly invalid, with one
servant. furnished house with
grounds in quiet country or ST.
hurban neighborhood within "a
mile radius Of New York, Long
Island preferred. Address, X. Y,
T., n. Y. Sentinel.
7 read it through, and couldn't ac-
of excitement that crept over me. 1t
was as if something warned me that
this innocuous piece of paper held
something of vital interest to me.
did you ever know of anything so
patti" demanded little Mrs. Durkee.
"It seems as if they were describing
this place doesn't it? You can
imagine 7 lost no time in answering
the advertisement, And what kind of
an answer do you think I received ?"
She paused dramatically.
81 haven't the slightest idea" I re-
turned, humoring her
"A brief note, written on the sta
tionery of the Lonlbardian hotel, say
ing that mine was the only one Of the
answers they had considered, asking
me to call at the hotel as soon as
possible, and enclosing a return ticket
from Marvin to New York.
"Of course, you Went" I smiled.
Naturally" she returned. And
found the handsomest man, a foreign,
Spanish looking chap with mustachios
and a pointed beard. OF course had
never seen him before, but something
about hint must have been his
eyes-gave me the creepiest feeling, as
;f
and talked to each other before
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-04-11
WHO Are the Men Who've Rented
Mrs. Durkee'S House?

"Oh, I'm SO excited" twittered
Mrs. Durkee. what do you think,
Madge? I've rented my house,
You can't expect me to be glad Of
that I returned smiling at the little
Woman'S manner. Whatever am
going to do when you're gomez"
We We're seated in my neighbor's
pleasant, sunny, living room, an i'm
mense room running the whole length
Of one side Of the house. At the rear
some French windows opened out to
a long, arched arbor of old lilac
bushes, just now in full bloom.
My words were not at all idle ones.
! felt decidedly gloomy at the thought
of Mrs. Durkee moving away. She
has q soothing charm for tired and
frayed nerves that few women possess
I have grown to have a very real
affection for her, and often when
things are depressing at home I steal
over to her home for a few minutes
chat with her.
Not even the departure Of Alfred
her idolized son, for Plattsburg had
altered the outward p1acidity Of the
little woman. I strongly suspected,
nay, I knew. that she had her hours
of Gethsenano and Golgotha, but
save for a. certain faint heaviness and
redness Of her eyes there was never
any outward trace of them.
Whatever would 7 do with this
house if + stayed" she retorted
smiling. But / know you'll miss me-
although you can't feel as lonely as
shall without you. But I'm glad you
will" she dimpled 1T wouldn't be
a very good recomm endation for me
if we had been neighbors and close
friends SO long and you didn't miss
me--would it, now?"
I laughed at my little friends
whimsicality.
An Air of Mystery.
IF that's all you need for a recon-
mendation it will be a good one,' I
assured her but, tell me, who are
to be my new neighbours? I'm sure I
shall dislike them, because 7 can't
bear to think Of some strange woman
using your things and sitting here
You won't have to think of it," she
returned gayly. 81 don't believe there
will be a woman around the place, not
even a servant. It's to be a bachelor
establishment, my dear. What do you
think Of that? And such distin-
guished looking men,
She put her head to one side and
eyed the sock she was knitting with a
tantaizing air. ] smiled to myself
for l. knew my little friends weak
ness for making a mystery out Of her
bits of news, knew that she would be
disappointed if I didn't quiz her con-
corning her tenants
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-04-11

known for their quality. Philbrick
and Deveau, a man and woman in
novelty singing and talking act, prom
Use to score big and THE Newmans'
appear to be a combination capable OF
furnishing first-class entertainment.
The vaudeville will have to prove
better than ever to outclass the mo-
ton picture feature, THE Sunset
Trail" in which Vivian Martin, one OF
the sweetest girls on the screen, Will be
starred. There is a wonderful story
told in this picture, and no one is pet
ter able to tell it than this same WV
ian. The bill the first half of the week
proved of all-star caliber, and the
MANAGEMENT, feeling forced to end the
week in as great a burst Of glory as
it started, just had to get some more
top-notch attractions, and here they
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-04-11
HOUSEHOLD NOTES

Succotash can be made with dried
lima beans and canned corn.
Lime in various forms is the best
disinfectant for the household.
cornbread can be made with
white cOrnmeal and rye meal
Young radishes should be eaten
with a little of their green tips
An occasional dose of strain ed
soot-water is good for pot plants.
Club sandwiches make a good
luncheon dish with simple dessert.
Pour boiling water over the new
potatoes and they will scrape easily.
Cream cheese and butter worked
together and seasoned with CAYENNE
makes a delicious sandwich.
A scratch of polished furniture
may be almost ohiterated by rubbing
vigorously with linseed oil.
If you have to pound meat to
make it tender, pound a little flour
into it-this saves the Juice.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-04-11
twin BEDS" TONIGHT
ON PARSONS STAGE

Twin Beds" Salisbury Fields and
Margaret Mayo's laugh festival, Is
scheduled at the Parsons theater.
Hartford, tonight and the balance of
the week. with "a popular-priCed Sat
urday matinee. This funniest of all
plays kept New York in a delrium of
laughter, London for two years and
Australia for six months. Everyone
who sees it will sleep we'll afterward
and rise in good humor in the morn
ing. Clean, wholesome laughter is very
healthful: it makes the blood circu
late and it house-clcans the mind of
peevishness. discomfort and boredom.
THE Very Idea comes to Parsons
theater next Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, with Wednesday matinee.
Ernest Truck, the original VERY Good
Eddie is the chief funma11er in the
cast, and While the story of the play
treats eugenics farcically, the play has
attracted numerous students of the
subject who have reviewed the play
from serious standpoint
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-04-11
FADS AND FASHIONS

voiles lead in cotton dress goods.
Little girls dresses have boleros.
The crushed sash is frequently
worn
Roman stripes appear in wool
skirts
This is certainly a tulle and net
season.
Many of the new coats are with
out a belt.
The soft fichu, such as the Pill
grim women wore, is fashionable.
The newest coats for. children
have collar and suffs of bingham.
Some of the new hats are so
trimmed that they seem overdone.
Self-covered buttons add smart
ness to the narrow tailored skirts.
White velvet makes the richest
and most becoming of wedding gowns.
Loose serge cassocks rival tho
directoire tunics with floating panels.
SO many evening dresses are one
sided affairs. n
Paris is wearing a great deal Of
rec and blue.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-04-11
Menu for Tomorrow

Breakfast.
Cereal with Milk
French Fried Potatoes
Scenes
Coffee
Lunch.
Fried Rice
Negeta BILE Salad
Vanilla Junket
Cocoa
Dinner.
Bouillon
Spaghetti Rarebit
Baked Potatoes
Nut Salad
Lemon Pudding
Coffee
Fried Rice-Pick over and wash
one-half cupful rice, put in double
boiler with one pint milk and half
teaspoonful salt. Stir once or twice
as the rice begins to swell and cook
slowly until all the liquid is absorbed.
Turn into creased dish and set away
until cold. Cut in slices, dust with
flour and fry.
Spaghetti Rarebit-Boil quarter
pound spaghetti, rinse and chop fine.
Beat two eggs, put in saucepan with
two tablespoonfuls butter or substi-
tute, cut in bits, two tablespoonfuls
cream, little salt, dash pepper and
half pound chopped sheese. Stir
over a slow fire until the cheese be-
gins to melt. Add spaghetti and stir
until cheese is entirely melted; then
serve on thin toasted bread.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-04-11

Try doing the rhubarb in the oven
instead of stewing it. Cut it up,
sprinkle with sugar and stand in a
moderate oven until done.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-04-11

Challenge Milk 15c, Russell Bros
Advt.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-04-11

Challenge Milk 15C, Russell Bros
AdVt
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-04-11

If you have TO pound meat to
make it tender pound a little flour
into it-this saves the juice.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-04-11

A scratch of polished Furniture
may be almost ohiterated by rubbing
vigorously with linseed oil
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-04-11

Paris is wearing a great deal Of
rec. and blue.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-04-11

Cream cheese and butter worked
together and seasoned with CAYENNE
makes a delicious sandwich.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-04-11

Iilk 15c, Russell Bros
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-04-11

How very thrilling!" I exclaimed
and was rewarded by the gratiffed
little smile that played around hel
pretty, cIildlike mouth. Tell me al
about it this minute!"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-04-11

So many evening dresses are one
sided affairs.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1918-01-26

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The McCarthy weekly news., 1918-01-26
OUR BANK AT YOUR DOOR

Our system of banking by mail brings this Bank right to your. very door. To open an accountw!tb us, all that is necessary is to place the amount you wish to deposit in an envelope addressed to The First Bank of Cordova, mail it, and byreturn mail you will receive an acknowledgment of your deposit.
 We can also perform any other banking ser vice by mail.
 The steady growth of this institution is reflection Of the faithful service rendered our customers,
 We invite the accounts of individuals, firms and corporations; account too small, none too large.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1918-01-26
 %Sg @; A Conservation Measure

We cannot emphasize too much upon the word " Conser~ vation". : Help our government to con } serve our national resources by taking care of that which is already produced. Give your building the "once over" before it begins todeter o1 ate for want of attention. Yours for national conservation.
 JOHN J.ROSS.
 s. Post Office Box 388. t'.
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The McCarthy weekly news., 1918-01-26
NOTES ON FOOD CONSERVATION

AuC 1O4t WIlcdU CIOp O1 Ulo United States was 651 million bushels. The government est innate of normal home require ments for population of 1O3, 100000 people is 637 million bushels, including 67 million bushels for seed.
 The Food Administration ex pec.S reduction in home con- sumption to the extent of 10 to 2O'per cent, effecting a saving of 5 to no million bushels.
 May not Americans from choice aid in the great conflict to the limit? Every English aud French soldier who is made ! better fighter because of being better fed may save m Ameri- can soldier.
 Choose your slogan from the following:
 Food will win the war. Don't waste it.
 Conse'y , os oeclelly ',eet sugar fats nd waste.
 Use less ' ,e t 1nt; meat. Serve just enough.
 He who wastes crust ot bread prolCls> tie Wal.
 Save the food and help the fighter fight.
 Fat is fuel for fighters. Save 1t
 Stir well the sugar you put in to your coffee or tea.
 Eat wisely and keep the wolf from the door of the world.
 Do lot eat meat more than once day.
 The workers for the Food Con. servation in Mccarthy report a response from al nOusenolderS and restauranteurs
 Friday IS beng observed as OUlAc4 ouppl.eo Ueln5 un1n.
 Wednesday IS Wheatless. and b Akes ale making rye and
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-04-26

BOOKS-hundreds of thousands of
them-are needed at environments,
training camps, posts, forts, naval
stations, on vessels and over seas.
Half million books are still re-
quired to meet the actual needs of
men in the "a large camps. Another
half million are needed Immediately
for the military forts. posts and
small camps; for the naval stations
and vessels; for the. marine corps
training stations and barracks. For
the men on transports and over seas
there is need for an almost unlimited
supply.
For every MAN in service there
ought to be a BOOK in service. That
means at least a million more books
at once. And books ear out in use.
They must be replaced frequently.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-04-26

Hundreds of thousands will be pur-
chased, but every dollar available for
purchase is needed for the sort OF
books that can not be expected as
gifts
Therefore, hundreds of thousands
must be obtained as gifts
What You Can Do
You can pass on to the man in
khaki the books you have enjoyed
but will not read again.
You can give them some of the
books you like best-books you would
like to keep. They will like them too
and the best is none too good for
them. Don't have any slackers on
your book shelves. You know what
your boy likes to read. Send them.
He may not get those particular
volumes but he will get them from
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-04-26

someone who has the same thought.
You have been proud of we'll filled
book shelves. Be proud of empty
shelves just as you are proud of
the star on your service flag which
signifies an empty place in your
home.
Every public library in the country
is substation where books are
being collected, to be sorted packed
and shipped to the soldiers under
the direction of the headquarters in
Washington.
Enlist your books in the service.
Let them serve our men.
"A Million Books for a Million
Men"
If you desire, send your books and
magazines to Army Y. Nj. c. A,
Camp Sewer, s. c.. Department OF
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-04-26
lis SAYS STRAIGHT
Lines; LONG TUNICS

York, April 24.-Paris has
I her Easter offerings. There
hanv novel touches on these
Srful creations. Bits of fine
embroidery; beads, large and
| of glass or wood; handwork of
description to enhance the
! charm of these efforts of a
&rfuI nation. And America, the
receives the suggestions glad
IA adopts those most suited to
eeds and the hour.
very first thought on seeing
Dlection of imported models is.
| how straight they are" and
bne looks again to see how this
straight effect is gained. The
/ is large and loose; vanished is
(nched-in belt, except in some
(of course, there are ex-
ms to this rule). The bust has
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-04-26

'lect OF being very flat and low.
Ae lunlcs, long and short. carry
~ IN a longer downward sweep
ueep hem. Sleeves are having
O"a way very much this year.
III 'hey extend to the waist.
sweep over the hand; perhaps
NC VIDE and bell shaped. end
s'O* the elbow; or they may
uary and refuse to even reach
OOW' contenting themselves as
excuse far above the elbow.
even they are very important.
nave fascinating cuffs of the
~ contrasting material. EN-.
'eu or braided to the nth de.
so'uetlmes the sleeve is slash.
sau" peep of color or of the
'si' Many of the French dress.
s''e featuring slashes.
|tir. s"e SKIRT is quite narrow.
= making slash a neces.
4 y ~. no. is quite straight from
~s and plain, in the tailored
-, .ney usually measure from a
4 'I u half to a yard and seven.
I n. n width. and are. as a rule.
hs snort twelve inches from the
|ers rug the favored length.
ri,,. are so many pretty bordered
ro from which to choose this
pis S0molned either with plain
o ~ !. Or with the embroidered
|ha !. goods, charming effects
biDs V0, a. without any extra
bss The little dress illustrated
/ ara one OF the one-sided tunics,
|uDss s proving SO very popular.
n : yoke OF the tunic is de-
fashion feature also. This