davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-29
Origin of Hot Cross Buns;
History Does Not Agree

II A universal custom and one of great
antiquity Is the baking on Good Fri
: day, of what is now styled the "hot
scross bum" The original of the Good
FRIDAY bun Is traced by some to the
sacred cakes styled "Boun" which were
soffered at the Arlkite temples upon each
seventh day. This species OF sacred
bread was presented TO the gods in those
days as means of conservation. They
were generally purchased at the en-
trance of~the temple In speaking of this
Offering. It has been described In the
oppression:
called Bouse. which was made of fine
-four and honey. marked with a cross"
Again, II has been described as cake
with a representation of two horns, also
as small loaves of bread. long and sharp
At both ends. II was believed that this
certain kind of bread had the virtue of
] never growing moldy,, as In the lines
. from Poor Robins Almanack:
Good Friday comes this month. the old
dame runs
Z with one or two a penny hot cross buns.
Whose virtue It is, IL you believe what's
said.
They'll not grow mcldy like the common
bread"
There was an old belief in England
that the observance of the custom of
eating buns on Good Friday protects
the house from fire. and many other vir-
tues are attributed to this custom.
In Chelsea the greatest places of at
traction on Good Friday were the two
"Royal Bun Houses" Here people came
to purchase the royal hot-cross, Chel-
sea buns" and one would hear the ven-
doris crying all day long:
One a penny buns;
Two a penny buns;
One a penny, two penny,
Hot cross buns.
ANNIE BIERCE.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-29
WOMAN RELIEF UNIT MEMBER
TORN WITH GRIEF FOR PEASANTS
DR.. Alice Tallant, Of Smith
College e Organization,
Says Germans Are Un-
doing Reconstruction
Work in French Villages

MYTH a heart aching for her French
w peasant friends who are again
crushed under tho heel Of the German,
DR.. Alice Tallant today told of her re-
construction work In France. Doctor Tai
liant has only recently returned from
six months of strenuous work with the
villagers in the neighborhood of Ham
and Nesle. which have already been
taken In the new German offensive. As
member of the Smith College relief
unit she was busy bringing health, hap
piness and order out of the chaos left
by the German hordes last autumn.
Doctor Tallant returned home to re-
sumo her work on the faculty of the
Womans Medical College.
These poor, brave village people were
just recovering from the oppression OF
the German army" Doctor Tallant en-
planned. land now this present drive Is
again bringing them all the horrors of
| the enemy. / can't help but wonder
constantly how the new invasion is af-
| fecting them. There is not doubt that
they are bearing their trials bravely.
but 1t does seem pity that they should
have to undergo the suffering and pri-
walton that is certain to come to them"
Doctor Tallant Is loud in her praise
of the French peasants. They are noble,
brave and courageous. and In spite of all
their sacrifices during the last three
and half years. they are true to their
ideals.
Very little in the form of new suf-
fering could come to those people, Doc
tor Tallant continued gravely. 1.-THE
| deportation of all able-bodied men and
women into Germany was an atrocty
second to none and tho peasants in the
section where l was working endured
that several years ago. We had fifteen
villages under our supervision, and there
wasn't n man or woman there with the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-29
N<uSIAs/
Mdrin,s About Women;
Some Unfamiliar Ones

You may remove a setting hen from
her nest but you cannot stop her from
sitting. To hatch something is a fixed
idea, and she sticks to It even though
she sit upon stones"
1T never pays TO mix outraged senti-
ment with business. That's what
women do to sentiment. They outrage
II. Therefore, don't have any, not in
business"
Nobody wants to DO the charter
member of an aristocracy. History
shows that such a one was nearly al
ways man of doubtful character and
elemental force. But YOU desire to be
the last scion of n noble house, even IL
the house has fallen down"
Politics may divide nations and
creeds do divide Christians, but what
ever separates women from men is un-
natural. fatally wrong and cannot last" "
Every man Is in the minority when
he faces the women in his house Even
If there's only one she votes the babe
on her breast and even the furniture
against him."-Corra Harris in Pic
orial Review.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-29
NeID Kind of Easter Egg
on the Market This Year

A new kind of egg for the Easter nest
is on the market for parents to buy this
year. 1t is n thrift stamp.
Parents on the lookout for The novel
and unique will find new kind of Easter
present for their children and instill in
their minds the necessity of adding to
the nest-egg through saving pennies and
buying thrift stamps. as one OF the ways
they can aid in winning the war. Not
only will the children be aiding In this
way, but the example set by them in
saving their pennies will have its effect
upon more mature minds.
Thrift stamps may also be sent as
Easter greetings to take the place of
the usual card, thus combining the pa
triotic with the religious spirit of the
day,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-29
Shaky on Grammar?
Take a Night Course

A misplaced comma cost the United
States Government several hundred
thousand dollars.
Fruit seeds were to be admitted free
of duty under a new tariff act. The
printer made 1t read fruit seeds. Im-
porters promptly claimed the right .tb
bring in free of duty all kinds of fruit
and all kinds Of seeds; and the courts
upheld their claims. Good punctua-
ton iS necessary to make the meaning
of written discourse Immediately clear,'
said famous teacher.
If you are shaky on grammar or
punctuation take a short course in one
of the night schools.
1t will prove of inestimable value 10
you, particularly If you are business
woman.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-29
Habit Is Lots Stronger
Than the Legislature

Remember that, mother, when
you go TO bed Saturday night. 1t
is your job to introduce the family
to that new hour of sunshine sched-
uled to appear on Easter Sunday
morning. But you can't wake the
others If you don't wake yourself!
Set that little friend alarm clock
ONE HOUR FORWARD before you
go to bed. Set all the other clocks
to match. Any Legislature can
make a law, but it takes an army
of women to keep a nation from
sleeping through it!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-29
Piece for Little Girl
; Of Woman's Page:

To the Editor Of Wonlan's Page:
Dear Madam-Some time ago In the
Exchange you printed little poem
called Mothers Hopes" 1t was the sort
Of piece little girl Of FIVE or h sis ,, eGTld
but Il slipped my memory. wonder II YOU
would be kind enough to print II again?
Mrs) C.
The piece was "a Mothers Hopes" by
Burgess johnson. IL follows:
A MOTHERS HOPES
Sometimes my mother confesses.
II she smiles when she's making my
close,
That she's weaving fond hopes in my
dresses
And weaving sweet dreams as she
seWS.
And 80 when Tn stitching and mending
And all my dolls dresses sew.
! smile to myself, pretending
The things they will do when they
grow.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-29
Don't Mention II
,ditor Of Woman's Paoe:

To the Editor OF Wonldn's Page:
Dear Madam-I was surprised and I also
want TO thank you for your perseverance, ir
looking up the songs. I did not expect &C
much attention. Yes, the one you mailed
I had an idea IL could obtain the two
songs could send them TO a fayorite singer
There V was "' record % made Of % Mandy % 'Ihee Iee
some time ago. but have tried many times
to get II since and have failed. Thanking yoy
and the others for the favors.
(Mrs.) f. +.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-29
Oatmeal Mullins
the Editor OF JYoman's Page:

To the Editor OF Wontdn'S PuDe:
Dear Madam-Will you kindly print o
mullins? MOTHER.
The ingredients are two-thirds cupful
rolled oats. cone cupful scalded milk,
three tablespoonfuls sugar. one-half tea
spoonful salt, two tablespoonfuls melted
fat. one and one-half cupfuls -four, one
and one-half tablespoonfuls baking pow
der. one well-beaten egg.
Add scalded milk to rolled oats and
let stand thirty minutes. Add sugar
salt and melted fat, the -four sifted with
the baking powder. Mix well. Add the
well-beaten egg and beat the mixtur.
thoroughly. Drop by spoonfuls into WELL
oiled muffin tins and bake from twenty
five to thirty minutes in a moderately
hot oven.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-29
Lonely. Unhappy Wife
70 The Editor Of Woman's PAGE:

=
. Dear Madam MADAM I find myself very unhappy
twenty-thres and have been married i've
.s ana ny s1 e sS rITas stss
ssoS times. 81. now s 70. The s' last ' year Ss s
sni. e f. eHt at nights we
ss s:n $ s sSs only once S 81 ihas e sns s:
tired Il IT. nlsht: Il is Just just that " he Wants VI to
homs s suS 90 resa a ,Ss mSud nSt be so sS 6sS
m sg ,ss ws no no hsss yeS SO
q. feel sometimes like SPEAKING 70
Sc Matinee aon e sn3ey e. having 90
time and sEsin alone ! have never w had 70
Al risht; ss I have my knitting .S. and sewing
my husband would take me out as he used
g Co don't mean mean every r nsht b;i ~ in the
{hink this ye.y selfish IN II, him? 1u Hs hS, h,,
must % alone ali day and watt for him TO
sSs od S,sse wses aui s.n ". sh have to any
{srnis6sd spertment ana no, childrsn. SO BY
sy.. wss y. .ns y II Sss him Ssm Ssssg my Day ag'
CT 4 s9inS sns to srssh sils. US sss gg for ao
~. Just ean'f any tel T you ON on paper how wi i
Z k14{- want 10 ecream or 80 OUT alone
.a< eomethinK and am afraid some day
3lt have ttlssd thi. ,s, eyer s.s with tn him bin,
4 = - cut to any place without him he would
4 sSfl Mt = I w$ik q % Would u ma MAKE 'ias ms
\ |5|3I =, = lpev Il =. not because he is
4 Az u: ..SsSi ;Ss S;sS XII ss::
f< - NJ any rood; a. never &c. any
~ }&'lss ~ ~ %ns. isst ola and ssd * twenty.
|2 +. 8 \. q. O.
- ~ tAlhs1 u your husband just
= &tvs talked 20 met Be sure to
~ ~ him re your point OF
11@Ik 20, my dear. do YOU In
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-29
ENCHES NEW RECONSTRUCTION WORK MUST FOLLOW DRIVE

form. and even donning the gloves for
friendly bout. And now we have the
newest forms of exercise on a table of
health recently introduced in this city
whereby one may rest on table and at
the same time indulge in forty different
forms of exercise that bring about the
most beneficial results, though obtained
while In restful, soothing position.
IL Is to be hoped that this table OF
health will become universal founda-
tion of the future womanhood of our
land and that the moment for the physi-
cal conditioning of our sex has arrived.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-29
Spring FrOck of F0ulayd and Seroe

Many of the style creators are
showing a favoritism for the
afternoon frock in which
foulard silk is combined with
serge. The little frock pic
tured in the accompanying
sketch is of navy blue, white
figured; the skirt band, pep
lum, girdle and bib of navy
serge. The plated collar is
OF white georgette in double
layers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-29
YESTERDAYS ANSWERS

1. Cheese that has become hard and dry
should be grated and placed In a glass
jar to be used when convenient on
2. wholesome substitute for candy Is made
OF dates. figs and English walnuts run
through q chopper and softened with
lemon Juice.
8. Ends Of candles that are too short to bs
burned In candlestirks can he wrapped
IN a cloth and used In the kitchen for
ironing wax,
4. A foundation Of underruhie Of white creme
paper with alternate rufrles of white
and violet make an artistic decora tion
for the Easter table. The ruf!Ies are
ut the edges and used crosswise. The
teD runle Is attached TO the edge OF
X v,su ,curtsinlike iI eject TsachipE 20 the floor;
president Of the American NeWspapet
Trench Candle Association.
8. Trench candles are made by rollinx TO.
gether two columns Of q Newspaper
cut evenly on the black lines, Sly
more columns are rolled tightly, ono nj
time on the trst two. and are held
together By string tied about the
middle. The. whole Is then dipped In
melted pararin and lifted out 20 coo
and harden.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-29
Dreams That Die

L would sing of dreams that perish
In the breath that they are born;
Timid dreams-that CLEAN a mo-
ment,
Lighting wayside minds forlorn.
Oh, these dreams that die at day
break!
Fadeless Sphinxes never solved;
Flashing soul to minds in SORROW
Dreams like ghosts by light dis
solved!
w. Z. Fagin, in Book News
Monthly.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-29
Going to the M0Uies in the
Land of Cherry Blossoms

AS we move down the street. SAYS
Madeleine Doty writing in Good House
Keeping of her visit to Japan, there Is
one other bit of modernity-a moving
picture show. Gaudy posters that would
do credit TO Coney Island wave over the
door. We leave our rickshaw and step
In. We do not remove our shoes, but
instead encase our feet in cloth slippers
AT first we can see nothing, but we hear
tho steady drone of a voice. A Japanese
movie, acted by japanese actors and
depicting Japanese life is being flashed
upon the screen. But a japanese movie
usually has little action, for the Japa-
nese seek to hide their emotions They
sit for hours. merely nodding, frownin8
or smiling throughout the most moment
GUS events. To make up for the mac
tivity the Japanese have actors and
actresses who speak the lines of the ST.
lent screen figures. 1t was this we had
heard as We entered.
We find a small bench and sit down.
But most of the audience sits on the
fioor--only foreigners and domestics use
benches. At our feet is family party
consisting of father. mother. small son
and maid. The child is bubbling over
with fun. He seems devoted to his nurse
He clutches her lovingly. When her
foot Is nearer than her hand, 1t is the
big toe he grasps. In Japan, feet are
as clean and as exposed as hands. The
touch OF one seems as satisfactory as
the other.
Presently mother grows restless. Then
the little maid lights a cigarette, takes
few puffs and hands it to her mis-
tress. Now it is fathers turn. He is
evidently too hot. He loosens his di-
vided, pleated skirt and removes It. Men
in Japan take off their skirts, not their
coats, when warm.
Soon Father has had enough. He
arises, rearranges all his garments and,
his toilet completed, moves out. His
family meekly follow in the rear without
question.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-29
Kiddy on Roller Skates

by sea,
I've Travelled for many long years,
And managed to screw up my courage
all through,
And overcome most of my fears.
But one peril haunts me and will not be
downed
No matter how hard I may try,
l simply must stand with my heart in
my mouth
Till that kiddy on rollers gets by.
Jean Milne Cover.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-29
Prunes Sans Sugar

Cook prunes without sugar. rhsv
taste just as well. A delicious s,,v,s.
less dessert can be made BY reducI,.
the prunes TO u pulp and beatinr M
together with the whites of eggs unsI,
light. Use four eggs to one po,,nI -
stewed pEnes. Put into oven until sss
and serve with whipped cream. -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-29
Disputed Quotation
20 the Editor Of Womdn's PAGE.

where the quotation ''If you write better
book. or preach 4 better sermon. or build
though you build your house In the woods
the world VIII make , hsstsn path to your
stood Il was attributed to Emerson. but !
have heard that this Is disputed.
CURIOUS.
Much time has been spent in trying to
trace the origin OF tifis quotation. It has
been commonly attributed to Ralph
Walds Emerson. but his son. Edward
waldo Emerson. on being asked. claimed
that this particular quotation could
nover - found among HIS fathers writ
!1ga Same say they hayestracsd Il to .
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-29
Wash the Clothesline

A good way to wash the clothesline
is to wrap II around the washboard
and scrub II In soapsuds.,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-29
Poor Overworked Words

1t is declared by a philologist Tho,
nine words do one-fourth Of our yerhsi
work. and. forty-three words one-hsIf
be. have, 1t. of, the, to. will, you. Anons
the thirty-four are: About, all. as A.
but, can, come. day. dear, for. get, 70 =
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-29

Surely you'll not miss the op-
portunity of procuring Fashions
Latest Fancies at such big saw.
wings; so please accept This
invitation to come tomorrow.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-29

No. 56S-Soft dull
black kid Spat
PUN p. leather
covered Louis
Heels. $3.50. In
Hava ma Brown,
$3.50. In White
washable X! d,
$3.50. In black
Patent Leather.
$3.50.
Il o. 2 3 4 ga
beautiful tw o.
toned combina-
ton; Battleship
Grey vamps.
pearl grey 3 inch
tops. perforated
tips. Louis Heels.
$500.
No. 560-Newest
Hngiish st
Oxford. G o o d.
yeaf Welt Soles.
Military Heels,
Imitation wing
tips invisible
eyeiets. In black
Gun Metai,S3.50.
In white buck
kin. white
leather soles and
heels. $3.50. In
ia d Mahogany
SaH. $3.50.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-05-03
AGED LADY DEAD.
Mrs. Martha Burrus Passes Away at
the Age of SO Years.

Mrs. Martha Burrus Passes Away at
the Age of SO Years.
One of Fulton's County's oldest
citizens has passed away. Mrs Mar
tha Burrus, 80 years old, died Satur-
day morning at $3.50 o'clock at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Don
Corum, of this city. Stomach trou-
BILE and the infirmities of advanced
age are given as the cause of her de-
mise.
Deceased spent practically the
whole of her life in this immediate
vicinity, being born in the Wood
land Mills section. She was the
widow of the late Dan Burruo. This
good old lady is survived by the fol-
lowing children: Mrs. D. G. Corum,
Hickman; DR.. Geo. Burrus, Wood
land Mills; ]. ]. Burrus, Dumas,
Ark. Swan Burrus and Mrs. G. B.
Brasfield, Hickman; also two sisters,
Mrs. Geo. Connor and Mrs. D. Down
ing, of Tiptonville, Tenn.
Funeral services were held at Pop
lar Grove church Sunday afternoon
by Rev. H. M. Crain, of Hickman,
and Rev. Huey, of Martin, Tenn, and
the remains laid to rest in the Pop
lar Grove Cemetery.
Mrs. Burrus was charter mem
ber of the Woodland Mills Baptist
Church, and followed faithfully the
teachings of her Savior. Her life
was one continuous example of
ChriFtian womanhood and she was
loved by all who knew her. While
she lived to a ripe old age, her
death, nevertheless, comes as a great
shock to her many loved ones and
riends.-Hickman Courier.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-05-03

prayer by Rev. H. A. Todd and the
soldiers shook hands with large mum
bers of people as they moved to the
train. The crowd was a large one
and every avenue to the train when
it pulled in was crowded.
The soldiers left on the NJ, G. &
st. L. Railway for Camp Jackson
The list is as follows:
Walter Hermon Halves, Union City
James Austin Lyons, Obion.
Sylvester Ross, Troy, r. 2.
James Moffatt Brice, Union City.
Lamar Powell Easterlings, Jones'
boro, Ark.
Elmer F. Walker, Waverly, N. Y.
Robert Taylor, Troy.
Earl D. Bryson, Union City.
Ernest Rucker, Fulton.
Irving Bailey Griffin, st. Louis,
Mo.
Samuel Carl Stokes, Fulton.
Jay Burnett, Union City.
VIM. Earl Henry, Obion.
Howard L. Schmidt, Union City.
Garvin Elmore Williams, Union
City.
Johnnie Lank Ford, Union City.
Flossie Smith, Fulton, KY.
Harry Hayes, Hornbeak.
Smiley Grave, Obion.
Ezra Upton Adams. Willisville,
Ill.
Richard Beauchamp Sanders,
Woodland Mills.
Hugh Ed Curlin, Hickman, KY.
& Willie Foy, Lynville, Ky.
VIM. Carl Scott, Mcconnell.
Sion White, Hornbeak.
Herbert Foster Quinn, Union City.
Elvis Davis, Fulton.
Harmon Bond Fox, Obion.
Samuel Richard Arnold, Green
field.
VIM. F. Caldwell, Union City.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-05-03
What a Bond Will Buy.

Dear Sir: / take the liberty OF
addressing this letter to you to show
how the soldier from your home feels
about the Third Liberty Loan. II
you have bought or will buy one
fifty dollar bond, l will receive one
trench knife, five rife grenades,
fourteen had grcnades.
One one hundred dollar bond will
clothe me or feed me for eight
months.
One one hundred dollar bond and
one fifty dollar bond will clothc and
equip me for overseas service.
Three one hundred dollar bonds
will clothe me and keep me in
France for year.
Some subscriber to the Liberty
Loan may know that he has made
the above possible. Why not let it
be you? If you have purchased to
your greatest possible extent, pass
this on to someone else. Everyone
of us needs someone behind, provid-
ing the money and tools.
I'm going cross. You ''come
across. Yours very truly,
MORGAN B. WELLS.
CamD Meade. Md
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-05-03
COL. CHAS. n. GIBBS
NINETIETH BIRTHDAY

Chattanooga's well-known citizen,
Col. Charles Nicholas Gibbs. is go
years of age to-day. The Times de-
sired to observe this event with a
suitable sketch of this esteemed
gentleman, farmer, Secretary of
State, and one who did valuable
service in the making of Tennessee's
constitution. The task was dele
gated to the Hon. Henry M. Wiltse
and the reader will observe that it
was we'll done:-The Chattanooga
Times, March 20, 1918.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-05-03

Hail, gentle spring." the poet say
In madrigals and roundelays.
To fill the bill his language fails,
1t can't be gentle If it halls.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-05-03

CONTINUED on page five.)
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-07-12
CUPID NOT IN THIS DEAL
One Case of courtship That Was Con-
Quoted Along the Strictest of
Business Lines.

Everything was strictly business
with August Rinnick. A sign on his
desk said: "This is my busy day." and
sign above his desk said: "There are
a quarter of a million words in the
English language. Be brief"
He regarded his Office force merely
as machines of varying degrees of eff
ficiency, and it was therefore several
months before he realized the luscious
physiognomy and many virtues of Miss
Perch, his stenographer.
But, with August Rinnick, to think
was to act, and, the very afternoon on
which he finally realized, he summoned
Miss Perch into his office.
"Miss PERCH" he said, stake let
ter"
And he dictated as follows:
"My dear Miss Perch: 1t has lately
come to my attention that you are a
young woman of exceptional facial en-
bellishments, mental endowment and
moral efficiency. The limited time at
my command will not permit me many
details, but 1 may mention that since
you have been in my employ l have
never yet seen you masticating chicle
commonly known as gum--or apply
ing powder to your nose Gan organ
whose extreme delicacy of contour and
pleasing abbreviation much impressed
me). In short, my dear Miss Perch, the
idea has come to me to endeavor to in
duce you to have your surname legally
changed to Rinnick-in brief, to be-
come my wife. will cheerfully give
you a day to think this matter over,
and shall be pleased to hear from you
at your leisure. Very truly, A. Rinnick."
In the next days mail he received
the following reply: "Mr. August Rim
nick: Dear Sir: In reply to yours of
the Both inst, would say that am 9th
erwise engaged. Very truly, Therly
Perch. "-Exchange.