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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-16
|HOME-MAKINC HELPS
By
EVERYTHING ABOUT THE HOUSE HELPS MAKE TIE

By Jeannofao Youn9 Nori

waterproof paint before hanging them
away.
Garden spades should not be used
around coal bins or out-buildings in win
ter where common shovel will do, but
should be cleaned, then polished with
wire wool. creased and papered. II
bent or nicked It pays to have them
ground down at the snlithy- Picks and
other rough tools also are the better for
a good cleaning before being stored
away.
Wheelbarrows need a thorough cleaning
and the running gear creased. Modern
gardeners feel they "slip the load" bet
ter if they are painted, inside at least
with waterproof paint. Black OF green
is generally chosen as the most service
able color.
Care of Wooden Things.
wooden baskets should be cleaned.
washed. dried and hung up in clean
place.
+ All the good garden stakes and tomato
frames, half-barrels for the rhubarb. and
small seed frames should be cleaned and
freshly painted before being stored away.
This also holds good for the flower tubs
and boxes. While painting these other
things. the window boxes should come
in for their share, then they viii be
ready for early spring without delay
rGaTuen lHdl - hiONC0 AAStoe
| for winter should be carefully repaired
| and painted; this saves time which Is
| so valuable in early spring
| Ladders should be tested and new
| r1nSs added where needed They should
| be painted before swinging them from
the wooden pegs on the cellar or barn
| beams.
Garden hose should be carefully
emptied and dried before Keeling it or
else coiling IT in clean box.
Extra lanterns that need new wicks
/ and chinneys should be supplied. Empty
them and do them up il paper away
| from dust until needed
Trash burners should be wheeled IN
| der cover so they DC not rust in bad
weather. As house screens come OF 1t
| IS an excellent idea to clean. repair and
paint them and when dry store in a
| dust-free place. Ash barrels and sifters
! should be in shape for the winters
work All these things can be done be-
| fore the storage products need atten-
! tion-as they will. by Thanksgiving
liime-and it will mean an early, pros
porous start in the spring.
/ Make inside repairs n frosty weather.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-16

WI re, all Of us, love to take hand at
M gardening when the season Is on
wv and it is fine out of doors Some
Of US will even sacrifice our morning
nap and get up early to pull weeds, PICK
vegetables, berries or flowers while the
spell of fascination is upon us, but here
our active interest halts-
The real enthusiast looks at our half
completed tasks and shakes his head.
gathers up our tools carelessly thrown
aside, and marvels at our lack OF appre-
citation of the privilege extended to US.
There is no denying the fact that
farm work Is hard work, back-break1ns.
continuous toll from sunup to shutdown.
This is SO not only in spring. summer
and fall. but winter is the time to COM
plete the last years tasks and start
those for the new year.
Large home gardens follow the gen.
eral farm routine, though in a much
lesser degree, but the fact remains il
you want creditable garden you must
work for it. If it is to reflect perfection
the gardener must love the work.
After the harvest is over. fall planting
done. and all things prepared for WIN
ter, IL is the wise man who then looks
into the condition OF his tools. AS ne
cleans them he plans for the needed
additions for the coming year. Tools
cannot be Just wheeled into the barn
tool house, shed or be left on the ground
until next season. and the user expect
them to do good work. They won
Each requires its own particular care
and is a good investment when 1t get
it. and loss when it doesn't
Preserve Iron and Steel.
Take the lawn mower. or mowers
first. Remove the knives after the tina
grass cutting. wash and dry them
sharpen them. then lightly smear then
with clean grease; clean the ball-oear-
ings and running gear. and grease then
very sparngiY.
Wrap the mower in heavy paper u
keep it dust-free. and put it In safe
place.
Clean wheel hose. cultivators and othei
| mechanical tools carefully as tn
mower. and tie them up in paper sacks
Clean the steel rakes. Have the teeth
slaughtered II bent. clean well will
wire wool. smear with little grease
and hang against the wall. The wooder
rakes should be cleaned and have all o.
their missing teeth reset, and man,
! farmers are now painting them will
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-16
discovered that her esophagus had
Answers to Health Questions

r. J. o-what can be done to make (
girl Of ls grow taller7
A-Swimming. running. in fact. any
KIND OF outdoor exercise
A. B. c. Q-what suggestions have
; you 70 make Tor Person who has very
lttie blood. very poor appetite, and who
Is unable to sleep nights?
A-Go to bed early. even II you cannce
sleep. Ihis restores the normal habit
+. Take glessful of hot milk p few crack
ers, and a hot bath before you retire. A
cold pillow and hot foot bag helm.
Take good tonic SO that you will re-
gain your appetite. Eat plenty of nour-
isning food. get plenty of outdoor exer-
else in the sunshine, and sleep in a we'll
ventilated room.
NJ B. r. Only mouth is very sore.
Can you effect relief?
| A-Use a chlorate of potash tooth
! paste, and compound tincture of bon
zoin. one teaspoonful to a cup Of water. :
G. c. g. o-My mother has spanking
palsy. Is there any remedy for it?
A-Her condition may be improved By
electric messages
A READER. OWL you please give
me good blood purifier recipe7
A-Thc only blood purifiers are SUM-
| light, baths. fresh air, foods containing
lime and iron. Foods to be eaten are:
Leafy green's, milk. fruits. butter.
cheese. fish. simple meats. tomatoes
and spinach.
PEGGY J. o-Can you give me a REM
edy for constant headaches.
Il A-You must &C to your family aoctor
and ask him to determine The cause ~
your ailment- If the cause is proneriv
sought. found and removed you will not
be troubled any more. There are GER
tain mixtures that relieve headaches
Such are: Citrate of soda, caffeine and
bromides. well kept In tottles.
READER o-can you suggest good
| rundown for athlete?
4 A cold shower. followed by an AL
cohol and glycerine rub. Is effective.
A CONSTANT READER o-Does tn.
constant chewing of gum cause you to
become lean around the jaw
A-Not necessarily.
c. P. o-what can I do for oily hair
and skim
A-The following may be applied for
oily hair:
Oh rosemary. drops
Resorcfn -......-............. grain
White mineral oil ....,..... u ounce
Rub in twice a week
For oily skin:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. pint
Glycerfne.. u ounce
=. r. Q-Do YOU think IT advisable 10
take thyroid extract for a reducer7
| Alt is unsafe for a non-medicaIly
trained person TO use.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-16
Too Much About Looks

Somebody's little brother the early
fshingplop his starting the
n
celebrity doing the
me, Howe clearly all sback
to
andh
said anything particularly about Them
wouldn't said it if there
afraid in
those days but did tell each other who pretty and who wasn't
had
hairand couldn't somebody tell her of ihy don't
her best?"
Thanks wfu1y you yourself likes you"
would
her muslin blue belt
and
"You talk much about looks girls she'd
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-16
Diary Of Fashion Model
She Tells About Vogue of Dresses.
Z YESTERDAY had a little time to I

Y /ESTERDAY I had little time to
myself. so 1 went down to the
waterfront. knew one of the At
lantic liners was scheduled 10 arrive.
and thought might see someHwonder-
1ui clothes when she locked.
As I approached the pier heard hur-
rfed footsteps behind me. I turned
swiftly around to meet the smiling face
of Pamela
What are you doing here?" was her
greeting.
Looking for style suggestions" re-
piled.
"Ah. then you know about the arrival
of the most beautifully dressed French
woman."
No. 1 merely came down here on
chance" was my answer.
Then you're In luck I'm sure you'll
see something worthwhile Let's find q
good place from which to watch the
passengers disembark''
In a few minutes all was excitement
The passengers were beginning to land.
There were many fascinatingly dressed
women, and the furs they wore were of
beautiful woman attired in the gorgeous
frock I have used for this illustration.
She was quickly surrounded by the
camera men. so I made a very hasty
sketch. Pam had vanished However.
in few minutes she returned.
''Nell, did you see anything worth
while?" she questioned.
Heaps of things, But the most fas-
cinating Is this Russian dress which
have just sketched- Did you find your
.-lovcliest LADY,"
Indeed / did" said PaIa as she took
ny sketch book ''Oh! Then you saw
her. too?''
II don't know" was my answer.
But this is her dress you have
sketched-"
Then you can tell me more about it.
You see the crowd th--Sed about h.
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assumed an IS" shape. due to portions
being burned away and other portions
forming protuberances due to new
growth. A structure began to form, and
soon the ehild's inability to swallow
threatened to become permanent.
The parents remembered the Johns
Hopkins Hospital. and Phoebe was sent
there.
1t was discovered that there still was
tiny orifice In the throat. through
which the child could swallow a single
drop of water at time. A fine piece of
surgical thread was placed In the throat.
and by dint of patience and the swallow
ing of many drops of water. the end of
1t finally passed the structure and en-
tered the stomach. Then the ''gastros-
tony or opening in the stomach
through which artificial feeding had
been carried on for weeks-was utilized
by the surgeon in. securing the end Of
the thread. A heavier piece Of thread
was attached to 1t and drawn upward.
This operation was repeated several
times with successfully heavier d.
ameters of siIken cord. the throat orihce
being slightly enlarged each time
This slow process was all in anticipa-
ton Of the true operation. The opening
was found to be large enough for the in
sertion OF the point of small, cone
shaped instrument at the end sof long
handle. by means of which diladons OF
the throat are made.
Now. II nothing untoward happens. the
little girl will be eating like normal
child. The operation was considered a
complete success.
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. (lI0lOSlISO07
BY Genepiepe KembIe
SUNDAY AND MONDAY,
OCT. 17-1S.

Sunday promises to be very lively
and interesting day. the advantages of
which, however, may be nullihed by Ill
temper or impetuosity. Avoid law and
quarrels, seek honors or favors, and you
may travel with profit
Those whose birthday It is should pros
per II they attend to business and avoid
law and quarrels 4 child born on this
day may be quick-tempered and rash,
but should be generally successfully
Monday is a day full of promise for
those in business, in employment, and
for all affairs of a social, domestic or
afTectional nature, as Jupiter is the rul-
ing planetary force of the day, DOM
mating with most benevolent intent in
all phases of human interest by his
trine aspect with Luna, as well rs by
his quintiie relationship with Venus
the latter bringing his power for pros
perity and good will into the domestic,
social and affectional channels.
Those whose birthday it is have the
forecast OF year OF prosperity. happi-
7ess and growth in all directions. a
child born on this day should be gen
orally lucky in all its affairs, and should
rise to GOOD nasition in life
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-16
Secrets of Health and Happiness
/ low a Child Was Saved
by an Unusual Operation
By DIR. LEONARD KEENE HIRSHBERG
A. B., NJ. A., N. D. (Johns Hopkins University

A FLAXEN-HAIRED, S-year-old girl from North
~ Carolina was the patient recently in one of
= series of unusual operations being carried on at
Johns Hopkins Hospital It involved the dlaton of an
esophagus completely closed by the child drinking,
moistened lye- The operation of type which has
been performed before at Hopkins with success but
it is said to be practically unheard of in most other
hospitals. -
The child drank the liquid many weeks ago and re-
ceved treatment for a time from physician in her
native town. For days lay towering between life
and DEATH but artificial feeding and intelligent treat
ment gradually restored her strength, in part
- A feyv urook Lox,a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-16
ADVICE TO GIRLS
By ANNIE LAURIE

DEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
am IN my 10Th year. and am en-
gagged to marry. I went out the other
day with my young man. and I saw
him wink at another girl 1 did not
like it. What would you advise me
to do7 LONG LEGS
ONG LEGS: The young man did not
show you the respect that is your
- due. and that i$ due your engaged
situation At least tell him that you
are displeased with his action
Annie Laurie tcfu toelconne letters of
inquiry on subjects Of feminine interest
from young tromer readers Of this paper
and triH reply to them in these columns.
Letters to Miss Laurie should be Gd-
dressed to her, care this Office
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-16
GQeoddHgh!f
0A/forieS
9S6In"ehSdpt0
Illustrated by NeVd Rarrtscs
BOBBY FINDS A NEW FRIENI

w YHAT in the world arc those funny
w looking things floating in hewater
yonder. Squeedee?" asked Bobby
as he and squeedee were romping on the
seashore. i've noticed several of them
Sq1eedee ran down to the waters edge
Bobby at his heels, to get a better view;
then he laughed merrily. whispered a
magic word, and before Bobby could
blink his eyes he and the elfin were
standing under the queer-looklng um-
breila-shaped thing.
''Jehny JeIlyfish." said Squeedee. gent
ly touching one of the long. thread-like
strings that hung down from the very
centre OF the round part. IT want you
to meet my little friend. Bobby
The urI. brella-like shape spread on.
the tiny muscles that held II together,
then drew them in again and laughed
''Well. just wondered II you were an
other boy coming down to drag me out
on the shore" she laughed. ''If you're
q friend to SIueedee. you're friend OF
mine. and I'll not sting you" And Jenny
Jellyfish let ono of her silken. hafr-like
arms touch Bobby's face.
well. OF all tfingsr" exclaimed BOBBY.
in surprise. $50. you're a Jellyfish! You
know. the other day when we were out
here bathing. daddy told me not to get
too rear you or you'd sting me. I sup
pose those stingers help you to swim
too. don't they?"
ooh, no. laughed Jenny Jellyhsh.
when open and close my bcll-shaped
top. that pushes me through the water
Just as your arms and hands push
through the water and help you to
swim. Sea this little veil-like thing I'M
der the centre of my bell? Well. this
little veil or hap. Wen say. turns in
II Z
Eulling it together. Those motions to-
gether. in the act OF swimming. push
the water from the bell. My hell spreads
and takes in more water. and the flap
does its 1cty. and away 1 so through
the water"
How wonderful!' exclaimed Bobby.
81 never could figure out Just how jelly
fish did get through the water before,
and ! thank you for telling ne"
you see, I'm not like come of my
cousins" laughed Jenny Jellyf1sh. Some
of them lave little oars. paddles or hair
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-16
Madze Exacts a Promise.

''Will you tell me- asked dryly, after
a minute, why you deem 1t necessary
to tell Alfred of your ridiculous action 20
why, Madge!" Her eyes opened to
their fullest extent. ut wouldn't be
hoI-est. I would always feel as IL there
were a horrid secret between US. If I
marry him. my every thought belongs to
him"
sat still for a long. tense minute, and
then made my voice sarcastic, my words
measured, when I spoke.
You have a most unselfish, fdealistic
love for All. haven't your" gibed.
"Wny! What do you r1ean?" she asked,
while a resentful flush crept into her
cheeks.
Il mean just this"-I sat on the side
of the bed. and emphasized my words
with a relentless forefinger against her
arm Because you've got some 18th
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-16

But when found that she for the chiffon
down and $100 week, realized that would
she it paid and that
could
pretty
a minute,
Yesterday, at tea party, at hotel and
inch of her life Do know she had thought
couldn't
fnery that she enviou
Pretty pretty does" Aunt Lucy,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-16
WINFRED ACK &sTf Beauty hat sOny SkinDeep

that deep pretty pretty
We'd all
EYES, Aunt Lucy" gone begin again
But, after all,
Doesn't the world in old
to and this minute?
dream of girl pink chiffon the other day. brown hair
with yellow
ps just trife scarlet maybe There something BLUSH
about her ompcn
little slippers with heels like
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-16
DEAR ANNIE LAURIE:

TEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
am girl II years OF age When
you have q date with a boy. is it
proper to ask him in or to ask him
to wait at the door for you?
Is it any harm to kiss a boy good
by when he goes away to be gone
long time, If you love him?
If you are going on n day auto trip
is it right to ask a boy to accom-
pany you? JIMMIE
WINNIE: You should ask him to wait
/ fer you inside You should not kiss
u him in any circumstances You
should not ask a boy TO go on days
auto trip with you. If your parents are
going and wish to invite him that is
their affair. In that Gaze II is right
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those
nobody
But from the morning till like drinking
the side porch for coffee biscuits and combhoney
and the morning the gossip
Pink and blue and little ruHed peskrts
wild porch.
with pcky
carefully parable
plants?
petunas purple
almost
In
In oak the thrush
In the
shining and the dew sparkling and little Sister in the
ensP "Warblings at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-16
HOLDING A
HUSBAND
Adele CarytsoRs Ners PhGse Of
Revelations
of a Wife
What Madge Made Leila
Promise.

n the swift tapping of Rita Browns
"A hlsh-neeied shoes died away down
the corridor. Leila put out her
h1 H..us 70 NINE as II for help. and then
ourst INTO torrent of historical soos-
let the shamed tears have their nav
WIN her without attempting any other
comfort than stroking the tunbIed hair
against my shoulder. The tension Of
her nerves needed Just such an outbreale
l knew that she would be more COM
poseo aIter II. and. hoped, amenable to
the course l wished her, for her lifa's
happiness. to take. The only probier1
now was to keep Alfred DqIrkea f,o,,,
suSpeeung how nearly his happiness had
oeen wrecked because OF a wicked yxorn-
ans falsehoods and his little fiancee's
creounty How far Leila would aid me
IN this task / could not tell So T re
solve to wait quietly until the paroxvsrn
OF tears and sobS was over and be
guided in my treatment of her by her
own attitude toward the problem.
Leila's Impulse to Tell.
When the sobs changed to shifts and
| saw her hand blindly cropping for a
handkerchief. 1 knew that she had come
BACK TO caImness again. put a hand
kerchief into her hand, released r1k hold
OF her. went to the washstand ana
brought basin of cool water to the
bedside
Let me battle your face and eyes" I
said practically. you'll feel ever SO
much better"
she submitted quietly, and when had
finished I brushed out and braided her
tangled hair. When 1 returned from
putting tho things away she was sit
ting bolt upright in bed. her tear-swoIlen
eyes tensely fixed upon me.
IT'S true. Madge, ISN'T II? Alrred
never Oh, what a wicked fool i've
been!''
Granted. all OF thatr' I smiled at her
"But its over now, and no real harm
done, except the nervous shock voI,'ve
received. I think I could cheerf1Illv
wiring Rita Browns neck for CAUSING
you such grief
I never want to see her face or hear
her name again." she said with the saw
age herceness which tender, shrinking
women sometimes display when they are
sorely wounded. But bad as she is. =
am worse" she went on dolefully. ''Oh.
what will he think of me when tell
him how I doubted hirnY'
Never in my life have I uttered any,
thing resembling what Dicky calls a
''cuss word But for a minute longed
for the picturesque vocabulary of NV
husband or Harry Underwood. Nothing
else could have done justice tn nv emo.
tons upon listening to this declarat ton
from Leila's lips. Not being able to ex-
press myself adequately, however. di6
the next best thing-I compressed nv
lips tightly until could plan the wisest
means Of bringing my little friend to her
senses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-16

bRETTY is pretty does" How funny the
r old-fashioned saying looks, in print
1t used not to sound funny to me, though
when my old-fashioned aunt said it. hated the
very beginning of the sentence, not to say any
thing about the middle and the end
- pretty is',-she always began, whenever she
heard lot of girls sitting together in the ham,
mock on the side porch, talking about things in
general.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-16

=. r. Q-Do you think II advisable To
take thyroid extract for a reducer7
Alt is unsafe for a non-medicaIly
trained person TO use.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-08-03

"Our party means to hold the heri-
paired and unsurrendered, says
Senator Harding. 1T is better to
be the free and disinterested agent
of international justice and adj
vancing civilization, with the cove
nant of conscience, than be shackled
by a written compact which sur
renders our freedom of action and
gives to a military alliance the right
TO proclaim Americas duty to the
world"
With Harding in the White House
there will be an international agree
ment entered into in which American
rights will be protected and our re-
sponsibilities to other nations will be
carried out in a broad minded and
generous spirit. We shalk not, how
ever. be committed, TO obey a super
government or be enmeshed in the
disturbing turmoil of European
politics. In other words there Will
be such a League of Nations as will
perform all the functions necessary
to perform for the peace of the
world, but America will not be com
PEELED TO sacrifice all her people
have fought SO hard to retain for
themselves and their children, nor
will there be any greater power TO
force upon US burdens which this
country cannot bear alone and ought
not 10 be expected to carry alone.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-08-03
Be Of Good Cheer,

1t might as well be admitted, there
are certain very important facts to
which the newspapers do not make
frequent mention. Allusion to one is to
follow. The doings of the common
place, the routine by which the affairs
Of the world are kept going receive
little attention unless there be dis
turbance. So reading the papers
thoughtlessly. or having no knowl-
edge of ones own to supplement from
the columns Of the press and no pow
er Of observation, one might conclude
the world had gone mad with
Ponzitis. shimmyitis, or some sort Of
tits, for the germ of which no known
panacea could be found; that Young
America is already a decadent, unable
to look decent bit Of toll in the face,
debauched by pleasure and altogether
pernicious
1t is not so, examples to the con-
trary Notwithstanding. OF course,
you know it already, but you may like
to confirm the faith that's in you. Well
here's an instance: the sixteen year
old son Of a well known Maine law
yer able to support his family under
most favorable conditions. set forth
soon after school closed and secured,
unaided, job in highway work pay
ing three or four dollars a day and is
putting the money in the bank;
another young chap comes to mind,
his father being one Of the leading
surgeons of the State. The boy Sc
cured employment at hard work, is
earning good wage and has we'll de-
veloped muscle and heightened color
to show for an abundance of good
health. And these are only samples.
Young America doesn't propose to
shuttle off the stage in a paroxysm of
jazz jiggles or seek another sphere in
a cloud of cigarette smoke. Be of
good cheer.