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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-08-28

@ There must be an immense amount
Of traffic through the Yellowstone Ma
tional Park this season. Every day
We notice cars driving through here
from all over the country, from New
York, w tsconsin and other states.
The 4 automobile lis certainly being
made use Of these days BY those who
can afford to travel. We expect in 9
few years airplanes will be used in
the place Of automobiles
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-08-28

C. IA. Olsen, Of the Valley City Fur
niture Company returned home Mon
day from trip to Fargo, Hendrunl,
Mimi, and other points. 81 He drove
home a Ford runabout and was accom-
panied BY his mother, Mrs. "a. G. Oh
sen, who will visit here for 4 few
days.
MIRA. Alfred Zuger, who has been
the house guest Of Mrs ~ q. Paulson
for the past few days, left on No. z
this morning for her home at Bis
marck. Mrs. Zugers was q former res
Sidents here and has many friends il the
city, So that when she comes here she
rs kept pretty busy getting around and
then has to 60 before she sees all Of
her friends. an. "A 3ls
Evening journal., 1919-11-15
A 'DOn t. Table
For Young Mothers

fore sleeping time or after eating.
Don't rock the baby to sleep.
Don't let any one sleep with the baby
Don't let the baby sleep in the sur
with light shining into its eyes.
Don't Oyerdress the baby, and IL
summer avoid wool near skin.
Don't pick up very yogng babies
without supporting the back.
Don't neglect TO battle the baby daily
In summer frequent wet dips help.
Don't fail to clean all folds Of skis
and powder well.
Don't let a wet bib or wet cap
string chafe baby's neck.
Don't keep baby in the house; fresh
air is necessary for growth.
Don't permit flies 10 bother baby
when sleeping; use net.
Don't fail TO screen in the windows
particularly in The nursery against
lies and insects.
Don't forget that babies nursed by
their mothers milk, and given plenty
of fresh air, have three times the adj
vantage over others in escaping diar'
rhoea, pneumonia and ch.ldren's infec'
tlons
Don't expect a quiet, composed
healthy baby unless you do your parl
thoroughly ard constantly.
Evening journal., 1919-11-15

Another entry in the race for popular
discussion-ihis time the shoe dealers
have thrust into the public forum the
subject Of The size Of women's feet
throughout the country.
Inquiry among shoe dealers Of repre-
sentative cities shows That the east is
OF the running Nr first place
Honors for the smallest average foot
size are divided evenly between Chi
cago, Atlanta and san Francisco, i'm
which three cities the average size is
45s. the smallest in the country.
New York follows with az b. Los
Angeles and Washington are a half size
further away from the goal; and Cleve-
land, Pittsburg, Philadelphia. Milwau-
kee and Portland, Ore, come in next
with an average OF 81 The cons0la-
lion falls to ST. Paul, where the fact
cannot be hidden that the average size
is fun 6.
What may be the result Of this foot
census Is moot. Chicago. whose citi-
zens were once popularity accredited
with large feet, may argue that figures
OF the average foot size OF Chicago wO-
men have been grossly exaggerted in
the part.
Others may turn flippant with illu-
sions 10 the fact that foot size matters
not II the woman IN question Is tho
right" one or that what counts is The
manner in which a woman stamps her
foot when angry.
Evening journal., 1919-11-15

Old samplers may be framed Tor
coasters
A cork is better than a cloth to
scour knives.
Small nutmeg scraps can. be put
through the coffee mill.
Bait your mouse tr3p with Dacon u
you would have it popular.
Use a cake-mixer 20 beat divinity
candy. 10 Will be % fine grain.
To prevent cake sticking, cool the
bottom Of The pan quickly on ice
Invest in a tiny Pepper mill ana
hlve snappy. freshly ground pepP@r
Use Tread crumbs in place 0t hour
w'iair-making mullins or cookies.
Moiaed rice with Slowed frut mtles
spsplo and delicious dessert.
It is a good plan TO Ole all gaoa
recipes and helps in recipe cabinet.
Never wash iron rused clothes win
other clothes, as the rust spreads.
Bananas should never be given y
children unless they are thoroughly
ripe.
A delicious dish is made by bak-
ing eggs in small tomatoes or poached
in rice.
Sometimes when labor, sugar. fuel
and the cost Of fruit are cOnsldi red,
it does not pay TO buy fruit to can.
Good receptacles for holding Nege-
tables IN the pantry are the wire Das-
kets such as are used TO hold unified
letters.
Evening journal., 1919-11-15

Every few months some one fitted TO
give such information in reliable form
wisely comes forward with a collec-
ton Of reminders OF the proper treat
ment Of babies. Now the New York
Department Of Health has issued the
following suggestions:
Don't kiss (he baby on the mouth or
allow your friends to do so.
, Don't give soothing sirups to the
cross baby.
Don't give patent cough mixtures
for 4 cough
Don't fail to wash bottle and nipple
before feeding the baby.
Don't fail, after feeding baby, to wash
bottle and nipple.
Don't let the milk bottle stand about
off the ice.
Don't faI to keep the baby's food
when prepared. on the ice.
Don't fail TO feed baby at regular
periods, day and night.
Don't let the baby use a 'pacliler-
Constant sucking OF a dummy teal
causes deform.ties and lnterferes win
brDy~s growth.
Don't neglect the daily care OF BABY
moHh-wa-h out with boric acid after
each feeding.
Don't excite the baby-especially be-
Evening journal., 1919-11-15
FIRST AID FOR
PLAINS IN WINTER

Most house plants have a hard time
OF it, particularly in the early winter,
when the tonic Of summer sunshine.
shade and showers, slill contrasts
wildly with the hot, dry stunness Of
an average living room Ventilation
sufficient for plant health Is infre-
quent; and even the common needs
for water and foliage spr.nkling are
often neglected, II that of sunshine is
remembered As a result. edges OF the
plant leaves become dried and brown
and The housewife resigns herself 20
ihe condition, with only passing
lament that flowers just won't grow
for me"
plants are individual, each with its
peculiar needs. The common rubber
plant, for instance, which so ofien
loses leaves and begins 10 turn down
IN midwinter, Is indicating by this that
it IS discard ng the old and preparing
for q new period OF growth. 10 should
be repotted, and kept in a very warm
place
one Of the hardest palms used as
house plants is the Kenlia. But even
Is is liable 10 attack by scale during
The winter months The only way to
rid ihe palm Of this enemy is TO SCRUB
each leaf thoroughly with a small
brush After this has been done, the
entire foliage should be washed every
other day This is valuable advice IN
the care OF an hardwooded plants In
less the pores are kept open the plants
can not be healthy.
Usually acccded Place as the easiest
OF all decorative pl3nis TO grow sue
cessfully. the asp'dasira is attractive
winter or summer. indoors or out. 1t
requires only q daily bath Tor lis
foliage and a constantly damp soil
Fe-ns Of an kinds droOp in the usual
living room atmosphere They become
rusty. and may be covered W IN sea e.
They should be waiered and given a
foliage sprinkling as regularly as each
morning comes; and manure should be
incorporaied with the soil This lat
Ter may be done easily with a knife,
without taking ne plant from the pot
Repottlng. by the way. is another
way in which house plants are abused.
A popular idea appears to be that NO
vernber IS the proper time TO repoi all
-planls. This is wrong; a hard-wooded
rlant should be repoited only when
its growth is causing the main stems
OF the plant 10 be forced above the
soil by the roots. Then it should be
moved into a larger pot But as long
az the stems are not disturbed, tle
plant should be left in a small pot, IN
order that development may be en-
couraged
Evening journal., 1919-11-15
FRILLS AND
MORE FRILLS

And still the fril stay with US
probably >becausc this dainty and be-
coming style is demanded by women
buyers. Bu, lhc frilled blouse has
been in vogue now FOR SO many years
that designers claim to be in despair
OF giving the new and unusual touch
TO these waists that makes for smart
ness.
The frlll on the waist skeiched today
Is a continuation OF the large C0lOnian
collar. Just below the shoulder line
a wide hand OF Flllet lace is attached
to The coila> Of self-material. This lace
is set on in a perfectly straight piece
that turns in at the bottom OF the V
throat to form vest. The frill plated
onto the lace Is picoted at the edge and
finishes out the width Of the collar.
the whole effect being that Of The new
ilfilu.
The blouse Is closed In front with a
ribbon bow, and ribbon ties fasten the
RULED sleeves snugly TO ife wrist.
Evening journal., 1919-11-15

The story OF the Red Cross Christmas
seal is the story OF a woman's faith.
Nobody will buy the SEAL" this
woman was told when she outlined her
idea
But she persisted. She had faith in
The great warm heart OF humanity
Miss Emily p. Bissell. then secretary
OF lhe Delaware Bed Cross at Whining
ton. Is the woman whose vision trl-
umphcd over the practical Judgment
OF experts.
In lhe past # years The Red Cross
Chris, mas seal has been the Instrument
directly rcspons .ble for raising 50 J0O,-
O00 "eecd money This money has
been used to help bring about the
building OF tuberculosis sanatoria and
other Institutions worth In The ag-
gregate over siO0O00OO0 The numbers
OF lives saved and the amount OF need
less suffering and grief prevented by
these measures, are human values
which can never be estimated. II Is to
continue this work that the National
tuberculosis Association which spon-
s0rs the annual sale Is offering to The
public more than s6 10000 worth Of The
seals this year. beginning December 1.
A recent survey by this organization
shows That 10000 lives are claim'd
each year by This unseen pestilence,
Americas greatest disease menace, and
that there are more tnan million ac-
dive eases.
Miss Blssell told Of The carly dnl-
cullies encountered in launching the
FIRST Red Cross Christmas seal campaign
IN 1901.
"The tuberculosis situation In Deia-
ware was most unproms'ng," she
said. "a group Of doctors had started
Evening journal., 1919-11-15

Black and gold in combination, can
never Oulgrow It's charm. When a
glimpse OF coral Is added. the result
ing costume is an achievement.
For todays sketch a semi-fOrmal
frOck was found which made use OF
this combinat'O on. In a graceful style
OF such simplicity that Il may be
copied at home without difficulty. The
material chosen for this particular
frock was radium silk Of shade
changing from pale taupe to SHIN
merlng gold The skirt Is made in
bOuffant style. with large folds at the
hip graduating to smaller folds which
merge into the edge OF the skirt at the
bottom. The skirt IS raised to q
shorter length at the back. and here
enters the real touch OF gold width
OF several inches OF gold filigree lace
widening at the back. finishes the
skirt and makes the real edge A set
In yoke OF the same lace finishes the
waist with a low, rounding neck, and
extends over the shoulders as founda-
ton for a Brief length Of sleeve. Short
tabs OF gold lace peep from beneath a
soft girdle OF coral satin ribbon.
Insistently claiming relationship with
such creation is a deep-brlmmed
picture hat Of black panne velvet,
dropping ever so slightly. It's only
trimming is an encircling band OF
Evening journal., 1919-11-15
Useful Hints for the Housewife

When one has a cold, it is gooc
thing 10 use squares Of old soft cloth
in MACE Of handkerehiefs. Burn these
5fier using.
When frying doughnuts, put a tea
spoonful Of cinnamon and one-hali
teaspoonful Of ground cloves in a BAG
and drop into the Fat.
When taking the snaps from a gar.
ment for future use, cut the goods
around them, snap together and put
them in The button box
II food remains slightly warm FOL
any length Of time, it win spot
quickly.
Plenty Of slow cooking is the secret
Of preparing cornmeal satisfactorily.
The character Of any one meal shouk
be determined by thar Of the othei
meals.
Just before taking Lyonnaise .pota
iocs from The fire, aud a cupful o.
boiled rice TO them.
A little cornmeal m0istened witt
vinegar and rubbed on The hands Will
remove fruit stains.
All slale bread should be dried ri
lhe warming oven until dry enough te|
roll with crumbs.
Use discarded talking machine needle;
to save buying brads for home-frantss
pictures.
Evening journal., 1919-11-15

a small sanatorium on borrowed ground
in an out-of-ihe-way place. and were
rapidly finding It impossible TO main
tain. The Delaware Red Cross desired
to come TO their relief. but had no
funds
Il had read Jacob Riis' article on the
chrdrcns Christmas hospital stamp In
Denmark. printed In the Outlook OF
July 6, 1907. This stamp was Issued to
malnl5in ch.drens hospital.
realized the great educational value OF
the penny stamp. which would reach
the poorest as a symbol Of the 1ght
against tuberculosis"
Miss Bissell then told how she had
Evening journal., 1919-11-15
Jean Pru1s for Billy Dansey
Has Christmas Gift for Him
Ry GERTRUDE GORDON.

y b \. SIAN correspondents
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Nov. i5.-'God
bless Billy; keep him safe from harm,
and bring him back to his mother soon,
Il It be They Will; FOR Jesus sake,
Amen"
This Is the prayer said every night
by little Jean Anderson, daughter OF
Mr.. and MIS-. d. II Anderson, No. il31
Wisconsin avenue. Dormont. a suburb
OF Pittsburgh, for little Billy Dansey
who almost a month ago disappeared
from his home in Hammonton. n. J.
When Blliy's father and mother
lived in Wisconsin avenue, right neXl
door TO the Andersons, jean was
Bnlys constant playmate. He liked
all children, but TO no other child DID
he give his love and trust as he did
to Dean" In Blly's llspins baby
talk the "J's" all are "D's."l
Since Billy has disappeared, JEAN
without solicitation on the part OF her
parents. has added her little special
prayer for Billy every night.
Her mother often finds her looking
at Billy's picture and at the first
pages OF the newspapers in the hope
she will see his name.
Billy was a wonderfully intelligent
baby" said Mrs. Anderson while we
waited for Jean TO come home from
school. Although only about two
when they left here. he looked older
and had lhe mind Of a child Of four
or five / don't believe he ever wan
dered away from home.
He loves all-day suckers; and he
loves TO play solder-boy' which he
calls hoier-bOy.'
"He and Jean were regular little
pals; for she Is as lively as he is
there she comes now
Up the walk. into the house with a
iump and through the hall as the door
banged behind her, came a perfect
whlrlwnd of a little girl, red-checked,
blue eyes sparkling fair hair tossing,
the picture OF heal,h and energy. she
stopped short at seeing a visitor, and
came demurely forward and shook
hands at her mothers request
When Bulys name was mentioned,
she spoke quickly:
Did they find him?'
When her mother said "No,' the
chllds face fell.
won't they find him by Christmas p
she pleaded Il want to send him a
present"
Jean came out with me to show
me a. house where Billy was born.
and as she looked at 10 She twisted
nv fingers gently as a child VIII when
asking something. BY that time she
knew I was connected with the mys-
Evening journal., 1919-11-15
%(@~
One Woman's Vision Brought About
Adoption of Red Cross Xmas Seal

made the proposition to Che Delaware
chapter, but there was no money 10
finance it. She found two friends who
were willing 10 invest SO in the pro-
ject, and with the Official consent OF
The Delaware Red Cross Chapter. the
first Christmas stamp was designed by
the late Howard Pyle, Wilmington S
famed artist, issued and placed on the
market in Wilmington, Dec. Z, 1897.
The FIRST order was for a few thou
sand. All Wilmington stores agreed TO
sell them, the newspapers and the club
women helped.
Results were amazing The Christmas
seal idea spread Ike wildfire. Every
body wanted them. "The rush began
before we were even ready FOR them,
she continued. with a scant three
weeks until Christmas the printers
could not keep UP with the popular
demand
with $1,000 OF the money raised by
the first Red Cross seal. the Delaware
Rcd Cross paid the first lnstallment on
the size OF the first tuberculosis sana-
trium in Delaware, which is called
Hope Farm"
liit HcAt year % a ASouAt " -'A''
Bssers demonstration. the National
Red Cross decided 10 take up the en-
ierprise on nationwide scale. The
parent organization was handicapped
FOR lack Of funds to carry on the cam
pagn. but Miss Bssell azain found The
necessary hackers who shared her faith.
The seal design varies each year. The
first was a simple holly wreath sur
rounding The Red Cross and the greet
ing. "Mcrry Christmas The 1919 stamp
Is the first one to carry the double
barred cross, which symbOlizes the
fight against tuberculosis.
Evening journal., 1919-11-15

terious force known as 1.-THE newspa-
per"
TELL the people who took him
away how much we want him back "
she said. so earnestly, tell them how
sorry we are that he is away. Ten
them Jack wants him and his molhet
wants him and we all want him Maybe
il they know how much we want
him they will let him come back. Tell
Them
With al my heart ] wish ! could
I wish / could gel TO the minds and
hearts of those who have this l.ttle.
well-loved child. and tell them how
much they an want him back. surely
Evening journal., 1919-11-15

Ogeralrs sister Is (or are) here
They're "oycrcitcs." They go on IN
lhe same way. ard they serve the same
purDose-wOrklng clothes Tor the
woman who does her own houscworK.
They are comfortable and convenient
II you have 10 climb a ladder, stand
on a window sili. or otherwise exercise
In manner imposs be or unbecomns
In skirts. The osercitc comes in nicely.
They are made from The same mate
rials as The houscdre6s. From the neck
10 The waist an overollc Is just like any
olher dress. II passes the waist line.
They have two legs Ike any olner
trousers. except that the legs are neat
Is gathered with elastic at the angle.
The irouser part Is comfortably wide
and may be worn long or fastened
above The knee like bloomers.
Evening journal., 1919-11-15
ARMY HOSPITALS
NEED WOMEN AIDS

Army hospitals are stlll calling for
more young women trained in occupa-
tlonal lherapy, to act as reconstruction
aids. SO great is the need that The re-
quest has been made to chiefs OF edu-
catlonal service Of army hospitals that
they make this fact public, and at the
same time ask their STATS TO suggest
TO quallhed women among their ac-
quainlance TO make application. Those
most needed are aids qualified TO teach
crafts and to give training In com
mercial and academic subjects.
The oflce Of the surgeon general, and
all army hospitals will furnish appli-
cation blanks for this service.
Evening journal., 1919-11-15
F D. UT FELLOW
RUINS Wedding
Brooklyn Girls Wealthy FL
ance a Mystery--Death
Tale Is Fake.
BATTLING PERFIDY
WOUNDS WOMAN
\, rnEnEnIcK N. KERRY.

NEW YORK. Nov, i5-AIiss Sophia
Loderhose. Of No. iii7 Dean street
Brooklyn, is under the care Of physi-
clans following her heart-breaking ex-
perience. with a nance whose personal
ity Is shrOuded In mystery.
The man she expected to marry was
known to her as -'Dr. A. William HON
man. Jr.. an officer of the United Staies
navy. a man OF wealth, who was SUP
posed 10 have homes in Mllbrook. n.
Y and Pasadena, Calf, and whose
father was supposed 30 have been a
VclI-knOwn physician OF Brooklyn.
Miss Loderhose met "Dr. Hoffman
nrst at O dance through a woman VINO
said she was Dr. lloifman's sister.
Following the engagement last March'
Mss LoderhOse received many valuable
gifts from tho man, including four
carat diamond ring. She was constant
~ called on the telephone by DIT.
Hoffman, and these calls purporied 10
come either from Millbro0k, and more
lately from Pasadena, Calf. Mss
IOderhose sometimes c0nversed Tor
hours with her fance, who. she said,
told her he was IN Pasadena supervis-
ing the erection Of the home in which
they were to I've.
The date for the weda ng was set Tor
November 4. AMI invitations were Is
sued Elaborate arrangements for The
wedding were made. including rear
rangcment Of ihclseals at lmmanuel
Lutheran Church whose pastor. Rev.
Or. JOnn C. HOliiiH1fen, was 20 have
performed The cltcmony
on October 81 came the news that
-nr. Holman on his way east from
Pasadena. while In an automobile with
q friend "Dr Cochrane" lwho had been
named as one ol the ushers) had been
Fuled in an automobile accident a,
French Lick SPRINGS. Ind The lnfor-
nation came In the form OF q long-dis-
tanrc telephone pcssogn 10 Mss Loder-
hose from a person who said he was
Dr. Hoffman, Sr.. father Of the mystcr-
ious 1ance
Or llolihausen's suspicious had be-
come aroused as had those Of w. p.
philips. OF Brooklyn. Mss Loderhoscs
nrolher-in-law. Independent invesliga-
TONS by both muu nave established The
fact that no Dr. Hoffman Is known
either in Millbrook or In t'tsadena. thai
no automobile accident occurred in OF
near French Lick Springs on the date
Of HE supposed death OF Or. Hoffman
that no Dr Holman Is listed In the
medical directories Of Brooklyn.
a
Evening journal., 1919-11-15

surely they would let him come !
would say.
'His mother is breaking; his father
IS growing into an old man; his play
mates grieve; whole country is
praying you TO send him back-won't
you, oh, won't you please let him
come home?"
Evening journal., 1919-11-15
WhatSisgi is Woman SFootT0day?

But sure effect promises TO be that
the shoe dealers announcement Of the
average size Of women's shoes Morn IN
various cities spells misery for Dany
women and excess profits Of chir-
opodlsts. For now women may try to
squeeze their long suffering feet into
shoes below The average size in their
respective cities
Evening journal., 1919-11-15
WILL FISH TAILS
: TRIM NEW HATS?

Now come flsh tails trying to break
into society-at least into fashion.
The United States Fisheries Bureau is
reported TO be putting forward a plea
for FISH tails. supplemented with llns,
as most attractive ornaments O.
women's hats.
No doubt an added trimming OF
water-weed with the whole appropri-
ately dried and dyed, would lend itself
beautifully to a hat Of marine effect.
PAGE the mermaids, someone Their
taste should be consulted