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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-02-05
rvt. John A. Fritz. Germany
Ettelbruck, Luxembourg, Dec, Q
Dear Sister Anna. 4

NJ. Ettelbruck. Luxembourg, Dec, 25
Dear Sister Anna:
/ will write YOU a few lines tonight
I am well as always and hope this will
find you all the same hope you all
enjoyed your Christmas. We had pref
ty good dinner. l just received several
letters from home and was glad to get
them.
We were out of the lines for while,
but went back about three hours before
the end. 1t is a good thing it quit when
it did as we were in poor place. We
were sitting behind an old grave yard
wall talking about how long it would be
before the close. Five minutes of elev-
en- came and We only had five minutes
to wait. Never thought Of such thing
as quitting but as it came eleven o'clock
all firing ceased. ] was looking for
them to sign the the armistice all right
but thought they would set another date
and hour to quit by the time over there.
1t was, the eleventh month, eleventh
day and eleventh hour over here. ! am
still in the 33d division as long as my
address is the 129th infantry. 1t is
course there are as many from other
states as Illinois now as it has been
filed up with requirements. / don't
thin% you have seen anything in the pa
Lux when you do you will know when
am coming. We were on>a hike for ten
days to Luxembourg, where we are now.
/ did not get any Christmas label as
when they We're issued. L did not really
care about any. | don't think | would
have sent it even if / would have got
ten one. You don't need to send any
money either, as I don't need it. That
croiX de guirre that you spoke Of is a
medal that the French government gives
for some honor that the boys have done.
You wrote me about the prices of some
things. Eggs cost a mark a piece. That
is about 25 cents. Shoes from 70 to
100 marks, good wooden socks about 70
marks Candy that you could get back
there for a nickel costs one dollar. a
horse costs about $1,000 We got a cou-
pie of bars of chocolate issued us today.
Soap costs about so cents a bar, a pie
7 francs, meaning about $40. We got
some geese for Christmas from the COM
pany fund which cost about $500 each
and some ducks about $3.50.
1t isn't very cold here but we have
lots of cloudy and rainy weather. We
haven't had sunshiny day for some
time. / Just received some clean
clothes and it seems pretty good as the
coolies We're getting quite thick. This
is the first place we had a chance to get
them washed for some time.
Well as news is scarce | will close.
hoping you are all enjoying your Christ
mas.
From your brother, Johnnie
Pvt. John A. Fritz,
Co. r, 129th Inf,
A. T.. f., France
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Percy Cavett, on the Rhine River
Dear Mother:
Received your letter of December
9th, with four other letters. today and
| was sure glad to hear that every
thing was all right at home. 1t was
the first mail that had since [ lef.
the company. Lawrence Zea came
back to the company today and now
that makes seven of the old Denison
boys in this regiment. am sergeant
Of the guard today and that keeps me
busy, as a very close watch is kept of
the Germans and what they are do
ing as we'll as keeping our own boys
straight. OF course there are no Ger
man soldiers here, but there are lots
of men that did belong to the German
army.
We are in town right along the
Rhine river and there sure is some
fine scenery here and some real good
towns. All of us have beds and don't
have to sleep on the hard floor like
we did many a night in France, and
we were glad to even get a floor then
instead OF the wet ground. | will tell
you all about that when | get back, if
SNcl W..
l haven't received any OF the boxes
yet, but they may have come while I
was at the hospital and someone else
would get them in that case. l will
send you some pictures soon and then
you can see what we are seeing. .
I haven't had any news between
September LIST and December 9th, so
if anything important happened let me
know as there is little chance of ever
getting the letters that were written
then.
We are all ready for the Germans
if they try to start anything. At a
certain signal every man knows what
to do and where to go, so the huns
would not get fal if they started any
thing. l don't think they will try it
though, as they treat us very kindly
and l feel more at home with them
than | did with the French.
Well mother. must close.
As ever, your son,
Sgt. Percy Cavett
Co. B, 16Sth Inf
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Jens Lass, Germany

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lass are in re-
ceipt Of another letter from their son,
Jens, who tells Of his experiences in
the army of occupation.
Grow, Germany.
Dear Folks:
l have nothing to do this evening
so l will write few lines. This
leaves me in good health and l hope
this letter will find you all the same.
We are still in Germany and we do
not know when we will leave. They
sure have lots of rain over here. 1t
rains most every day little and some
times little snow, but the weather
has not been cold so far. Have you
had lots of snow in the states?
We are right along the Mouse river
and it is pretty good size. | spent a
pretty good Christmas; it would have
been better at home but II should
worry l received my Christmas
package December Gath The candy
you made surely was good.
We have had it much better than
we used to, as we stay in houses with
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TRACTOR

The magnetic will furnish electricity for
light should there be occasion to use it for
night work.
At speed of 1000 revolutions of the motor,
the speed in low would be IL miles per hour;
in intermediate or blowing gear the speed
would be 2 5-4 miles per hour, and in high the
speed would be 6 "a miles per hour. At this
speed the drawbar pull in blowing or inter-
mediate speed would be 1900 pounds, and in
low $500 pounds. At this speed the engine
furnishes p H. P at the belt The belt pulley
has 6 inch face and 9 inch diameter
This tractor may be seen on Our sample
floor and we will be only too glad to explain
the merits of it, whether you are in the market
for one not. We also have on display spe-
cial built Farm Machinery to be used in con-
nection with the Fordson Tractor, which
makes the Fordson Tractor with the various
implements truly one-1nan outfit.
Ask for descriptive literature or write us
for it,
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j. /. . t !. / 4 j. 4 &.
German people; about two of us in
each house. We have beds to sleep in
and it surely is fine. 1t has shell hole
and trench beaten. We have it easy,
too. and just have little drilling dur
ing the day and have Saturday and
Sunday to ourselves.
l haven't seen any Of the boys from
Denison that | know. Is Carl still ov-
er in the states or did he get across?
l haven't heard from him. | took a
bath Sunday and changed clothing,
and also did some washing. Maybe
you think we boys don't. know how to
do our washing but we do
This is all for this time. Write soon
From your loving son.,
Jens Lass
Co. c., 359th Inf.
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The Fordson Tractor is the result of ex-
tensive trials and experiments conducted by
enry Ford, covering period OF many years.
In developing the FORDSON TRACTOR,
the aim has been to produce a small tractor
which will be low in first cost, reliable and
above all, efficient
The following are few of the many fea
lures that 60 to make it the most practical
tractor for general farm use.
1t weighs 200 pounds has as great if not
greater traction power than most other trac-
tors of double it's weight
Runs on kerosene that is converted into gas
ly means OF retort.
All air used in the combustion chamber or
cylinders, passes through water first, insuring
the user that the motor will not be injured by
dirt or dust being mixed with the oils.
No moving parts exposed to the dirt or dust
Both the right hand wheels follow the fur
row when blowing, thus making it very easy
to handle
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on over through Stonne, and few of
us got on over into Sedan. On the whole
trip out of Grandpre we had nothing to
eat but our reserved ratons, which were
a can of corned beef and four cans of
hard tack, and we hiked night and day.
1t was the same way coming back again
and we hilSed over to Ferdun and were
in the army of occupation for a short
time. | was one of the first ones to go
across the dead line and we got to see
the guns that they used to shoot up Yer
dun with. They were turned over to
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the Americans at Spincourt. We were
out there a few days and then they call
ed us into Verdun again and we started
on another fifteen day hike and landed
in a little town by the name of t.tlante
about two miles from Argriey lie Due.
We were there about week and then
moved out with the doughboys again in
a little town by the name of Menot,
about ten miles from Argrery lie Due, so
you see we have been moving some. My
Thanksgiving dinner was few hard
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tacks, a little water and a twelve mile
hike. l hope Christmas dinner will be
different. .
/ received the Christmas box all right
and it sure did go good, only the candy
didn't go far in this big bunch of boys,
so | didn't get more than taste of 1t.
| am beginning to think that | will be
back in the good old U. S. A., or on my
way some time next month, anyway I
hope so. / haven't seen the sun since
left the states; they have nine months
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George 3. Stilson, France

The letter below was written by Geo.
Stilson, one of ArionS volunteers, who
is now in France, and will be of interest
to his many friends.
Dec. 20, 1918.
Dear Brother and Sister:
| received your letter some time ago,
but I have been on the move so much
that it was hard to find time to write
| will try and tell you of our moves.
We We're all called into the battalion
forest and on down through Grandpre.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-02-05

Last winter coal was high because
of the extremely cold weather; this
winter it is still higher because the
warm weather has given all the min
ers the flu.
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Machinery

One wagon; low wagon; Deering riding cul-
vator walking cultvator John Deere planter with
20 rods of wire; three section harrow hay rack disc;
bob sled of sleigh lnners sets of work harness
hay buck fly grind gallons Of paint gal
Ions of nseed OIL separator and other articles too
to mention #
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Percy Cavett, on the Rhine River

Co. c., 359th Inf.
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PAGE THREE

of bad weather here and the other three
months it rains all the time.
Well / will close, with love.
Your brother, George b. Stilson.
Co. c. 9th Fld. Sig. Bn.
9Th Div p O, III.
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Household Goods

will dispose of all my household goods. Everything is
in good condition. Three Administer rugs sizes 12x14 9x12
davenport buffet bed iron beds WITH mattresses
and springs; dining table, rocking chairs dining room
chairs Majestic dishes; washing machine with wiring
er; refrigerator and all other articles ...~ @sa
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Is Head of Pure Bred Duroc-
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My Herd Boar Red Wonder 289219

boar Royal Wonder 2S26o
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The gifts the blood
greatest OF the
n the manager the hog department
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ones Will go out and
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3 Head Good Horses
: Head of Mich Cows

sisting of extra good Guernsey cow fresh now, and
lie Shorthorn mich cows fresh now.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-13

THERE is considerably less eccen-
i tricity in the styles of footwear this
season than those which have been
offered other years, especially during
the last three years. There is surely
no dearth of styles, for there are many.
Still they are conservative-and one
might say, ladylike-in color as well
as in cut.
For the street women are wearing
the half shoe OF tan. in the deep shade,
in dull kid or in patent leather. or the
regulation pump in these same feathers,
either with or without the buckle.
Here and there one sees a gray shoe,
but seldom unless the shoe is worn to
match the frock of gray. The white
shoe is worn with the gingham dresses
or the linen suit: : they are usually of
buckskin or of canvas.
To wear with the afternoon frocks
of organdie or georgette there is the
choice of either the black patent leather
pump with the cut steel buckle, or the
white kid pump with either the white
buckle or the buckle Of jet, which is
by far the smartest.
Where either the half shoe or the
pump with the eyelets is worn the
ribbon used for lacing should be from
three quarters Of an inch to an inch
in width and the bow should be gener
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-13
THE STREET CAR ROMEO
WHO KEEPS HIS SEAT
He Casts Soulful Chances Ouer the Top Of His Newspaper at
the Woman With Three Bundles and an Umbrella

MANS admiration for woman never
1V1 flags, said Horace Porter. He will
give her half his fortune; he will give
her his whole heart; he seems always
willing to give her everything that he
possesses, except his seat in the street
car.
Ever have man look at you firta-
tiously over the top of his newspaper
while you stand in the aisle hectically
hanging to a strap with three bundles
and an umbrella? The gentleman looks
most sympathetic. He admires you, is
so sorry for you, would do anything in
the world for you--except stand up and
let you sit down.
There are about FIVE and half things
in the world that make woman's
blood boil. This is one of them. Dear
knows, it isn't that she minds playing
merry go round on conpanionable
strap trying to keep all the packages
and the bumbershoot on the carrousel
too.
A woman doesn't expect every. man
on a crowded car to jump up ana gal
lantly insist that she take his place.
But. shades Of gray hair, what ig-
nomipy, what wrathful woman's scorn
is venomous enough for the man who
looks soulfully at her over the top
of his newspaper and still calmly re-
tains his place?
Would it make any difference il the
soulful glances were accompanied by a
quick deferential rising up Of Romeo
and the offering of his seat? That I
have not said. A woman. can forgive
much when she has the meat for sup
per, the rolls for breakfast, a section of
sale in breadboxes and an umbrella
in her hand. A seat is a seat and all S
fair on crowded trolley car when
your arms are full of bundles-until you
get one.
L'Envoi:
Dear Friend Man, If you don't intend
to get up and give us your place then
please learn to look out the window,
read your newspaper, try to make up a
game about the street car advertise
ments or do anything under the sun but
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Federation Activities

Teoe'ss'o" SSfV'Sos
Miss G.. A. Bacon, Of Worcester,
Mass. first vice president of the Gen
eral Federation of Women's Clubs, has
been appointed to direct the participa-
ton of the club women of the United
States in the national thrift campaign.
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BY MRS. MA. WILSON
COPYRIGHT. 1919, bv Mrs. N. A, wilson,
All Rights RescrVcd.)

was ACTUALLY spent OH tHe SVhsSh'S
of the market basket.
Rice Waffles
Place in a mixing bowl
T,co cups of cold boiled rice,
TVo cups Of stfted -four,
One teaspoon Of salt,
Fou. teaspoons Of baLing powder,
One and three-qudrter cups Of
milk,
One egg,
Three tablespoons Of shortening,
One tablespoon Of strip.
Beat to a smooth batter and then
bake in smoking-hot well-greased
waffle iron.
Strawberry Cocktail
Place half box of soft berries in a
saucepan and add
TtCo cups Of mater,
one cup Of sugar.
Bring to a boil and then cook
slowly for fifteen minutes. Strain
and mash the berries. Cool and
then place on ice and serve ice cold,
Sailed Nuts
Shell the peanuts and then meas
ure and divide into three parts.
Place one part in fine sieve and
fry until golden brown in hot fat.
Sprinkle with salt and then cool.
Then shut in an air-tight container.
Eggplant Croquettes
Pare one medium-size eggplant
and then cut into small pieces and
then place in a saucepan and cover
with boiling water. Cook until ten
der and then drain and mash fine.
Now place in a saucepan
One cup Of milk,
Fire leveL tablespoons Of -four.
Stir to dissolve the flour and then
bring to a boil and cook for five
minutes; then add
THO teaspoons of salt,
One teaspoon Of paprika,
T,Co aCell-beaten eggs,
The prepared eggplant.
One and one-haF cups Of prepared
bread,
One medtum-si onion, grated,
One tablespoon Of Worcestershire
sauce,
One-quorter teaspoon Of mustard.
Mix thoroughly and then heat
until hot, then pour on well-greased
platter, spreading out about one
inch thick. Cool, then chill and form
| into croQuettes. Roll in flour and
then dip in beaten egg and milk and
roll in fine crumbs and fry until
golden brown in hot fat
To prepare the bread: soak the
stale bread in hot water until soft
and then place in cloth and
squeeze dry and rub through a fine
sieve.
Boiled HOminy
! Wash the hominy we'll and soak
. overnight. In the morning cook
until tender in boiling water anc
then drain and season.
Cheese Dressing
Place two tablespoons of gratec
cheese in a bowl and add
One teaspoon Of salt,
One and one-half teaspoons o.
paprika,
One-haf teaspoon Of mustard,
Sir tablespoons of salad oil,
T,Co tablespoons Of vinegar.
Beat until creamy and then pour
over the lettuce and serve.
Frozen Lemon, Custard
Place in saucepan
One quart of milk,
One-hulf cup Of cornstureh.
Stir until dissolved and then brin,
to a boil. Cook for ten minutes. Re
move from fire and add
Three WeLi-beaten eggs.
], Beat well to thoroughly mix, the
cool. Now CRATE the rind light.
from one lemon. Place in bowl an,
add
Juice of three lemons,
Juice of one orange,
One and one-haF cups Of sugar.
Blend we'll and when ready t
freeze beat the lemon mixture int
the custard. Add the lemon mixtur
very slowly, Freeze in the usus
manner, using three parts of ice t
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-13

Dear Cynthia-I am now making ap-
plication to enroll in the Keeping Up
Hope Club, which was planned by L. B.
and put to a vote by the writer. passed
by the public and founded upon rock by
the president of the club, Cynthia.
Now that I am a voluntary member
Of the club I hope to do nv utmost to
preserve this column. bopine the rest
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Mrs. Wilson
AnSWerS Queries

My dear Mrs. Wilson-Would
you kindly publish the following
recipes: Stewed snapper, Span
ish omelet and chill con carne?
Mrs. L. P.
Stewed Snapper
Open a can of snapper into
china dish and let stand for one
hour, then place in a sauce pan and
add
T,co cups of vater,
Four tablespoons o, cornsturch,
DISSOLVED in Water,
Fdggot or soup herbs,
T,co cloves,
TWo tablespoons Of butter,
One and one-half teaspoons Of
salt,
One teaspoon of paprika,
Juice of one lemon,
Grated rind of one-fourth lemon.
Bring to a boil and cook slowly
for fifteen minutes, then serve.
See the Mexican Cosmopolitan
Kitchen for the other recipes.
My dear Mrs. Wilson-Wil.
you kindly give me the recipe for
a chocolate layer cake, and also
the chocolate and cocoanut icing?
Thanking you, | am,
MISS NJ. A. p.
See reply to c. E. N. for layer
cake and see reply to A. c. for icing.
To make cocoanut icing, ice the cake
with water icing and then cover
cake thickly with cocoanut while it is
moist.
My dear Mrs. Wilson, am just
about to begin housekeeping for
the first time and will appreciate
it if you will give me list of the
necessary groceries, etc, to stock
the pantry. BEGINNER.
Watch for the lesson on the
Brides Kitchen.
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MRS. WILSON PLANS SUNDAY Y MEALS
WITH FRESH JUNE VEGETABLES
Thoroughly ash Before Ustng-Ihe Market
and Supper and Its Contents WM
gEAg Cost AbolnS3 Attrachue Sedonabh Recipes

one Of salt. Pack and then set aside
for two hours to ripen.
Welsh Rarebit
Cut the cheese very fine and then
place in a saucepan and add
One-haif teaspoon Of mustard,
One teaspoon of grated onion,
THO WelI-bedten eggs,
One tablespoon Of Worcestershire
sauce.
Stir until well creamed and free
from Jumps and then pour over slices
of toast. Sprinkle lightly with pa
prika and serve.
Nut Ginger Mullins
Place in a mixing bowl
One-hulf cup Of brown sugar,
One cup of molasses,
One-hatf cup Of water,
One teaspoon Of soda,
TWo teaspoons Of ginger,
One teaspoon of cinnamon,
One-hdif teaspoon Of dllspjce,
Sir tablespoons Of shortening,
One egg,
Tt0o and one-hat cups Of -four,
The balance Of the peanut chopped
fine. Beat thoroughly to mix and
then fill into well-greased and Toured
muffin pans, filling the pans little
more than half full. Bake in a mod
crate oven for twenty minutes. This
amount will make about eighteen
mullins.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-13
WILL THE VOTING WOMAN
HELP THE SERVANT GIRLS CAUSE?

fragists<got control of things they would
do something for US.
, Sometimes the woman is very hard
to get along with. Nothing pleases her,
nothing satisfies her. Most always the
children are allowed to be very i'm
pudent and rude to the household help.
l wish more could be done for these
hard workers. Yours sincerely,
ONE OF THEM.
This is another light on the subject.
On which side does the woman who be-
lieves strongly in the cause of suffrage
and therefore in the general cause Of
women line herself? Is she for or
against the standardizing Of household
help? Shortly it will be proved that
women are people" Having fought
the good fight for the vote, will women
turn their attention to the mighty task
Of satisfactorily settling the household :
help problem? Homes depend upon it.
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Sorry; II Can't Be Done

Bachelor:
Cynthia is sorry you are lonely, but
II you will stop to think you will realize
that she cannot comply with your re-
quest. Some of your married friends
would surely help you to find other
friends If you 60 about it the right way.
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the Editor Of the womar's Page:

To the Editor Of the woman's Page: ..r
Dear Madam have read with in
terest several letters written by maids.
I am one and can say heartily sym
pathize with them. The hours are dread
fully long and the work very monot-
onous: If one has the fortune to get
with agreeable people it is not SO bad ,
but if one works for a large family or
for disagreeable people it is dreadful.
l would be delighted if we could work
only eight hours or if the regular hours
were only shortened.
l get up before a. m. and work till
Z or s at night and am often too tired
to go out to a place of amusement or
to visit friends. and then. too, maybe
the work the next day is particularly
hard.
] have often thought if women suf =.
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4 Charming Wedding Gown

A very beautiful wedding dress is
OF pale ivory charmeuse. the bodice re-
lieved with diamante and pearl en-
broidery, while the sleeves are of silk
tulle. The train, which falls from the
shoulders, is of silver lace posed on bill
lows of shell pink georgette. relieved
with a large bow of tulle caught with
white heather. The tulle veil was an
background, as it was the same
length as the train.