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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-19
BY WILLIAM A. RADFoRD.

Homes for workingmen have come to
nations war enterprise. When the
National army camps were built, thou
sands of building mechanics and la
borers were brought in to handle the
work. Many were housed temporarily
in bunk houses or contractors bar
racks.
The same is now true to quite an
extent at the big s%hipyards.
Every n admits that this is not
the ideal condition. It contains q seri-
Gus threat to the working efficiency of
the men, as well as to their moral ma
lures. However, in the emergency 1t
is the best that a be provided. In
these big industrial centers where
thousands of men must be brought to-
gether within a few weeks to carry out
a large .~stupendous program of sudden
preparation, such emergency housing is
about all that can be provided.
Many of the smaller cities, in fact,
even some small villages, are finding
themselves woefully short on houses
for the w~orkingmen who are being
called in by the sudden growth of
some local plant or factory. The war
activity is reaching out into surprising
places. All over the country we get
reports of this town needing 30 new
houses, that town requiring 80, another
town 25, another 100, and so it goes.
This housing need in the smaller
cities and towns should not be handled
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-19
REVENGE is not va1or.

Building-up for the Spring Attack at
the Front is a good deal like putting
the body in condition for an invasion
of the germs of grip, pneumonia or
Spring fever" here at home.
At this time of the year most people
suffer from a condition often called
Spring Fever. They feel tired, worn
out, before the day is half thru. They
may have frequent headaches and
sometimes "pimply" or pale skin and
white lips. The reason for this is that
during the wintertime, shut up with
in doors, eating too much meat and
too little green vegetables, one heaps
fuel into the system which is not burned
up and the clinkers remain to poison
the system-a clogging up of the circu-
lation-with inactive liver and kidneys.
Time to put your house in order.
For an in~vigorating tonic which viii
clarity the blood, put ley life in the
body, sparkle to the eyes, and q
wholesome skin, nothing does so well
as a glyceric herb extract made from
Golden Seal root, Blood and Stone
root, Oregon grape root and Wild
Cherry bark. This ear be had in con
~venient, re~ady-to-use tablet form at all
drug stores, sixty cents, and has been
sold for the past fifty years as Dr..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. By
reason of the nerves feeding on the
blood, when the blood is pure the
nerves feel the effect, and neuralgia or
other nerve pains disappear because
such pain is the cry of the starved
nerves for food. When suffering from
backache, frequent or scanty4 urine.
rheumatic pains here or there, or that
constant tired feeling, the simple way
to overcome these disorders is merely
to sobtain DIR. Pierce's Anuric from
your druggist. In tablets, sixty cents.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-19
DADWSEWNNG
[AIM TALL IL
TRIP FOR ANT T%HRUsHEs.
~ MARY GRAHAM BONNER

Daddy had heard of a curious fam
lily of birds that had been found and
put in the bird section of a zoo. The
children naturally wanted to hear
about the queer old birds so they asked
Daddy to begin his story right away.
"Dear me-" said Daddy. $50 l must
begin at once, must 1? Well, I enjoy
telling stories to two little people who
seem to want to hear them so much.
"Once upon a time a man was look
ing in far off lands for queer kinds of
birds-birds that were rare and Won
derful. The usual kinds he passed by
without noticing them at all. This
made some of them rather angry. But
when he passed before Mr.. Ant Thrush
and saw how strange he was, he stop
ped right off, and said:
"'Will you come and live in our land
in a big zoo where people and people
and people will stand before you every
day and say how wonderful you
are?'
"And the ant thrush said he would
if he could bring his wife along too
Mr.. Ant Thrush had just been mar.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-19

build one house for some one follow
ing his W and your suggestions than
to build a group with the object Of
selling each house in the group. In
the first case the owner may have GER
tain radical features hat he wishes
to incorporate in his house, and as
long as he is the one to be pleased
these ideas are considered. In the
group houses the designs must all be
more or less conservative as the taste
of the prospective owner is absolutely
unknown. The problem therefore, is
to provide a house that is distinctive
and yet contains no freakish special
features that are likely to impress pros
poets in the wrong way.
This idea applies equally well tt
both the exterior treatment and the
DON arrangement. The designs shown
here are handled in this way, and eacf
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-19
ONE PIECE SLIPS
WAR TOUCHES In FASHION
Conservation of Wool Noted In NeA
French Chiffon Blouses; Some
Still Show Wooden Trimmings.

Some Of the new French chiffon
blouses show embroidery with colored
string. The idea is to save the wool
we had actually become used to the
combination of heavy wool embroid-
cry on the flimsiest of chiffOn-and
instead of going about it with a kill
joy manner, as we are apt to go ahead
dressing, the French have achieved
a distinct triumph in this string en-
broidery, states a fashion writer.
Some blouses still show wooden
trimming. Knitted collars and cuffs
on chiffon blouses for some reason &C
quired a distinct vogue, and they are
still in favor and will be in spite of
warmer days to come. They were first
seen in expensive imported blouses,
but clever women soon saw that they
could fashion these cuffs and collars
themselves with knitting needles and
wool and either make a simple chiffon.
blouse to attach them to or get a home
dressmaker to fashion the blouse for
them at considerable saving of cost.
And this wool collar and cuff set need
not be unpatriotic-it need not use
wool that might be used for soldiers
for there is in almost every wom-
ans knitting bag enough dainty wool
left over from a sweater with which
to make these colorful accessories.
Who ever heard of wooden lava
Heres? But if we can wear beads
made from sealing wax and feel our
selves as well dressed as though we
had emeralds and diamonds, why not
| jewelry of wood? Some of it is made
by wounded French and English sol
diers-whose taste in such matters is
extremely good-and part of the profit
in the sales goes to them. So we are,
in a measure, patriotic, besides, I'm,
doubtedly, in fashion when we wear
these trifles of wooden jewelry.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-19
NEW CLOTHES AND ECONOMY
Gossip as to Styles, Conversation and
War Provides Problems Which
Have Not Been Solved.

Gathering up all the reins of discus
sion into one hand, it would seem that
the spring will have a variety of prob
lens, mostly interesting.
The clothes from France demand
alteration or else new purchases. One
side of patriotism demands that wom-
en- spend what they can afford so that
others may live; another sort of pa
triotism believes in saving every cent
to give to war relief work; and others
believe in being merely fashionable
and following the trend of their espe-
cial set or neighborhood. The mer-
chants are arguing, the dressmakers
are talking, the publicists are speaking
about clothes; the council of defense
is advising this way and that; bodies
of women are coming out with new
creeds concerning conversation and
standardization of clothes = and SO
there's a merry, merry to do about it
ALL News and gossip and discussion
of clothes whistle down every wind. 1t
is an interesting time not only for the
merchants, but for the public.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-19
MORE HONEY DISHES.

uuouIet meals make III digestion
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-19
Suits of Silk PopIin.

The revival of silk poplin Is a bit Of
news that appeals to the majority Of
women. The fabric makes admirable
coat suits, and with the modern activ-
fty Of nearly every woman in this
country there will not be such a wide
demand as usual for frocks that need
constant cleaning and laundering.
The late spring and summer will
probably usher in a vast array of
women dressed in silk poplin, shan
tung, the thinnest gaberdine, satin
and dark foulard.
The tailored suit which is adopted
by such numbers Of women doing ac-
tive relief work has already set its i'm
press upon the fashions, and it is
quite probable, despite the talk of the
dressmakers, that coat suits of silk
poplin in black, beige, brown and blue
will rise to unusual heights of popu-
larity. Let US hope this may come
about.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-19

orally made fairly narrow so all these
designs are made narrow enough to
go on a small lot. The widest is Is
feet and the narrowest is q feet, which
is small enough to go on any lot; as
they are seldom made narrower than
% feet and are generally a little wider
than this.
Several factors enter into the selec-
ton and arrangement Of the rooms.
The main object to be accomplished
in the design of a small house is the
utilization of all the room possible,
consistent with convenience and acces-
| sibility and also cost. Very often the
latter item can be affected by altering
the sizes. of the rooms a little SO as to
enable the use of stock lumber. This
reduces the amount of cutting that is
necessary and thus reduces the cost
often to a marked degree. It also en-
ables the builder to do faster work,
which may be an important factor at
times.
Frame construction is used for the
designs shown here, which are of the
bungalow type. The foundations of
these and also of the other designs
are made of concrete up to the grade
line. The walls are of typical 2 by 4
stud construction. which is covered
with sheathing. The sheathing is then
covered with rosin building paper and
No. 1 four-inch beveled siding. Floor
joists are usually made of 2 by los,
which are spaced 16 inches on centers.
The ceiling joists are also spaced 16
inches on centers, and are made Of 2
by 6 timbers.
A study of this group and the floor
plans will give the builder many valu-
able ideas on group management and
will also provide much useful .informa-
ton on single houses of several diff
ferent kinds. Each of the houses is OF
course separate and will look well il
set off by itself away from the rest OF
the group.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-19

in a temporary slipshod way. Bunk
houses or boarding houses will not do.
The aim should be to supply real
homes, but to select them SO wisely
that they will not be unduly expensive,
and then to construct them, if posi-
BILE, in quantity lots sc that the build
ing cost may be low.
Real estate men have long realized
the advantages of opening up a sub
division and putting up several homes
at N time. There are great savings
in cost, and the time of construction is
often reduced one-half.
In the city a builder will often have
all the work to do in building up part
of a subdivision and may have several
different groups of houses to build
which face on different streets. The
amount of profit that the contractor
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-19
C0LoRFUL HATS HAVE CALL
Gobelin Blue, Rose Pink, Mandarin
Yellow, Leaf Green and Scarlet At
tached to Black, Favorites.

The milliners have especially laid
stress upon hats In color, instead of
black. The world should be quite weary
of black on the head, for 1t has had six
years of velvet, straw and satin in this
cambray shade. We are now to wear
gobelin blue, rose pink, mandarin yell
low, leaf green and scarlet attached
to black.
The turban is the thing, al
though there are women who cannot
abide it, who look Ill in it and who
insist upon the brim.
If they do, they will be in fash
lon. There is no one law that governs
The whole. The beaver dam turban,
however, with its round crown, is a
somewhat new note in millinery.
And another thing that is of inter
est is that the French milliners have
aiken the collar and put it on the hat.
They have insisted for three years
lpon what is known as the fence col
ara wired, outstanding rufie of or
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-19
SHOULD SPONGE WooLENs
Treatment of Material Before Being
Made Up VIII Prevent Its Shrink
ing and Water Spotting.

Wooden materials should be sponged
before being made up in order to
avoid shrinkage and water spotting.
Lay the material on a table that
has been padded and covered smooth
ly with a cloth that is free from lint.
Cover the wooden material with a wet
cloth and press with a fairly hot iron
until the cloth is almost dry, when it
should be removed and the wooden it.
self pressed until it is dry. In press
ing, the iron should be lifted and
placed rather than pushed along. IF
the material to be sponged has a nap,
the pressing should be done with the
nap.
If double width material is to be
sponged, it may be left folded, right
side in. The wet cloth on one side
is sufficient to stem both thicknesses,
but both sides should be pressed in
order to insure dryness.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-19

or builder makes on this sort of work
will depend entirely on the organiza-
ton that he can develop and the use
of all the l~abor-saving devices that are
available.
Such work as this makes it possible
for a builder to buy apparatus that he
has wanted but has felt that he
couldn't afford; because it will pay for
itself on the work. The buster you
can keep a machine and the less it
has to be moved over long distances,
the sooner the saving it effects will
more than balance the cost.
There are two things to guard
against in the design of groups of
houses such as are shown here. They
must not look SO much alike as to be-
come monotonous; on the other hand
they should not contrast so sharply
that some of the houses look inSignifl-
cant or that the combination seems to
lack harmony. All the designs must fit
into the general scheme and each one
must present an attractive appearance
both by itself and in combination with
the neighboring houses.
It's an entirely different problem to
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-19

age owe weighted individual beyond
thirty could easily cut out one-third
of the food eaten. We have by over
indulgence so stocked the furnace that
It seems dissatisfied unless the usual
amount is eaten.
When the excretory organs are over
worked the liver stored with fat and
the kidneys and skin stored with
waste, the body cannot do its work
without the food, chewing it until it
swallows itself" as Fletcher says,
less food would be eaten, less waste
would result and there would be the
assimilation of all the food eaten,
which is a most important item when
we are asked to save food. Any wom-
an who carries one pound excess of
weight is robbing our country of it's
needed food. Know your height, know
your weight and act accordingly.
1t takes will power to overcome a
habit of long standing, but with de-
termination and the desire to do her
part in this, our war, the women of
America will not be found lacking.
Eat plenty of vegetables, the salts
and mineral matter which they con-
| tain are most essential to keep the
blood in good condition and the body
strong and well.
Make a better and bigger vegetable
garden this year, have a variety of
vegetables for each day and can any
surplus while it is still fresh from
garden. Dandellon green's are espe-
cially fine canned. They should be
put into the ans within an hour from
the time they have been growing.
Fruits as well as vegetables con.
tain mineral salts and acids necessary
to keep the body in good condition
Children should not be restricted as
to fruits and vegetables, they need
the iron, lime and a dozen other min
eral salts found in such foods to builC
strong bodies. Serve water cress, pep
per grass, spinach and dandelion in
stead of sulphur and molasses OF
drugs for the "spring fever"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-19

ried, and when he marries in honor of
the occasion his black feathers on
the top of his head turn into white,
soft, downy feathers-just like a big,
full flower. He calls it his wedding
suit, and he wears it for some little
time. At no other time, but just when
he is getting married, does the ant
thrush wear such a fine headdress.
"Now Nh. Ant Thrush was about six
inches long and very graceful-he
wore a lovely slate-colored suit, and
his headdress would appear and dis
appear all the time. 1t made him look
very beautiful and at the same time
very strange.
"Mrs. Ant Thrush wore a lovely
brown dress. But I must tell you
about their mouths-or rather their
beaks-for the man was so delighted
with the usual way their beaks went
up in the air. They curved straight
up, and the man thought probably they
would always have to stand on their
heads when they ate or drank. But
as they looked very well fed, he didn't
worry about that.
"'Let's be starting, then said the
man. we have a very long trip be-
fore US and you want to take it SLOW
ly so you will not look all tired out
when you arrive
1.-THE ant thrushes thought it was
perfectly splendid to be taken such
care of. They loved being thought so
rare and wonderful.
"But suddenly it dawned on Mrs.
Ant Thrust that she was leaving all
her family behind, and while she was
very devoted to Mr.. Ant Thrush, she
thought it would be lonely without
some of her sisters and brothers and
cousins.
"She began to cry quite hard, and
the man hadn't any idea what the trou-
BILE could be.
"Even in the far off lands though,
there are little fairies always around
to see what they can do, and they
whispered to the nan:
"'Mrs. Ant Thrush wants some of
her nearest cousins and relatives to
go along too. Now she is sorry she
has said she will go because she thinks
she will be so lonely
'"That pleased the man more than
very fine to have a whole family of
rare birds with him, and he at once
invited Mrs. Ant Thrush to ask any
of her family she wanted, so there
was great rejoicing all around and a
whole family of ant thrushes went
to the new land to be admired.
Later on, as you can imagine, many
of the handsome Miss Ant Thrushes
and the beautiful Mr.. Ant Thrushes
married and when they did every single
Mr.. Ant Thrush wore his wedding suit
of soft white downy feathers.
"Of course, we wouldn't call it a
suit-for only his black feathers at
the top Of his head would change into
white, but every Mr.. Ant Thrust con-
sidered that such a marvellous and
wonderful change was worth calling
by a fine name in honor of a fine oc-
casion, and in truth such a change
does deserve the fine and honorable
name of a wedding suit.
And everyone in the new land to
which they came said they thought
they we're the most curious family OF
birds ever seen or ever heard of! AND
every ant thrush was glad and proud
to belong to such a familyi"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-19
Directoire Frocks Look as Though
/ Grated on Egyptian.
GirdIed High Under the Bust, Having
Short Sleeves and a Slight Round
Neck-Short Hair.

In the reaction toward the d~irectoire,
which has come about through the ia
fuence of many designers, there is a
return to the classicism that was in
sisted upon by Nine. Tallien and Jo-
sephine in the days of the directoire.
You remember, recalls a fashion cor
respondent, that these two women es-
tablished simplicity and, history says,
seminudity, as a protest to the extra
ordinary frivolity of the gowns of
Marie Antoinette.
Our fashionable women have already
adopted the short hair which these
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-19
TAKEN FROM EXCHANGES

The census bureau Of the United
States estimates the average death for
males Is 800 years, for females 40.5.
Dean Holmes Of the Pennsylvania
State college has figured that the
money value Of four years at college is
$4,000.
With a view to utilizing low-grade
ang for the oil contained in their
skins, n machine has been invented
TINT win peel two tons Of them an
hour.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-19
Surely the Limit.

There seems no limit to the outrages
on the kings English wrought by cine
ma theater proprietors. Featuring"
was an abomination which moved to
revolt all lovers of our language; pic
turazation" was worse, but there, it
a thought, atrocities would stop.
But no. From the top of a picture
palace in South London fiaunts in big
letters the announcement that there is
presented "the picturination of Sulli-
vans celebrated song, "The Lost
Chord. London Chronicle.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-19

man or woman, even if financially able
to purchase food at any price, is feel
ing the need to get out and produce
something in his own garden-foods,
wheat for flour, sugar beets, baby beef,
honey or maple strip. There is a vast
field for the patriotic citizen to do his
bit in this way! Many women are
raising sheep, IS wool will be more
and more scarce. Two chickens for
every member of the family, even on
a small city lot is the slogan of the
poultry men, whom Uncle Sam is
providing for every state.
Bees are not of necessity a farm
animal, for these busy workers will
be happy in the attic of a city home,
there producing 60 to so pounds of
honey from one hive. The extracted
honey is the kind available for use in
cookery, while the comb honey is liked
for its flavor and table use.
Honey Mousse.-Beat four eggs
slightly and pour over them very slow.
ly n cupful of hot honey cook until
the eggs are thick, add a pinch of salt,
and when cooked, a pint of cream
whipped. Put into mold and pack in
ice and salt. Let stand three or four
hours to ripen.
Honey Custard.-Beat four eggs,
add a quart of milk, one-half' cupful of
honey, one-eighth teaspoonful of pow.
dered mace, one-fOurth teaspoonful of
salt mix well and bake in cups set
In hot water. Test the custard with a
knife; when firm to the tender, re.
move at nee and place in cold wa
ter. Custards that are overlooked are
watery and u~npalatable.
Honey Ice cream-Take a quart OF
thin cream, three-fourths of a cupful
of honey, a few drops of almond ex
tract and a few drops of rose water
freeze as usual.
Salad dressing of fruit is especially
nice using honey and fruit juice mixed
for the dressing. Oil may be added u
desired.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-19
TABLE OF FASHION HINTS
Little Things Which Put a Costume
in Mode and Aid in Keeping
Women Dressed Up-to-Date.

Gray is a favorite shade.
Waistlines r never in the same
place.
Sleeveless coats are made with
capes.
Yellow is a shade fancied by Paris.
Mushroom sailor hats are with us
again.
Ivory white beads make a pretty
girdle.
Gray and yellow make a pretty com
bination.
Small pOke-shaped hats are worn.
Satin is used for dresses, suits and
hats.
Killed plaids are much in favor for
skirts.
Wool embroideries are more than
ever used.
There must be a note of contrast in
the dress.
Flag blue is combined with gray
and chamois.
Sashes are tied at one side under
the left arm.
The slip-on coat is one that Paris
is very fond of.
Wool hop sacking is to be used FOL
motor wraps.
Printed silk wolfe is used for SOM
of the spring blouses.
Pointed trains are a feature of thu
new evening gowns.
Drawn-work will be a feature O
summer dresses.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-19
Average Values.

In estimating quantities Of bulk it is
of considerable help to have unit fig
ures handy for multiplication or di-
vision to get the required result. The
following figures are recognized aver
age values, giving weights in pounds
for one cubic foot of the material
named: Soft coal ashes, tightly packed,
43; cinders, 40 to 45; hard or anthra-
cite coal, Sc to 60; soft or bituminous
coal, At to 81; coke, % to 80; iron,
$50; lead, 700; pitch, rs pounds per
cubic foot.