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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-12-02

same kind. Last fall an agent came
| along, selling a soap that would do
everything you can think of, from
identifying the female complexion to
chasing the cows out of the corn. The
agent talked as though he had eight
day works in him, like our old grand
fathers clock, and he didn't make any
impression until he said the soap
would heal all skin diseases of man
or beast. It happened at that period
that Mr. Curfew had an imitation bird
dog that he traded a good watch for,
and gave a dollar to boot said dollar
having been extracted from my pri-
waite savings, and never returned
"This dog had the mango or some
disagreeable disease that caused him
to itch in the most reprehensible man.
ner. He was always scratching and
rubbing against everything he could
lind, first and last. One day he up
set my parlOr table and broke all my
best china, which I had placed on the
table a few minutes before. He also
upset the sewing machine and the
churn, and I don't know what else.
$50 when Mr.. CurfeW heard that
the agents soap would cure skin dis
eases, he insisted upon buying a cake,
and after he had gone he began to
wash the dog with that marvellous
soap. | don't know what ingredients
said soap contained, but after it was
rubbed into the dogs skin that un-
fortunate animal became frantic and
acted as though it's reason tottered on
| it's throne. Mr.. Curfew tried to hold
the beast, and it reached around and
bit his ear almost off, and Of course
he released it then, and the uprOar
he made, as he danced around the
house, holding his ear with one hand,
and summoning the police with the
other was simply scandalOus.
meanwhile the dog ran off, en-
tirely demented. Mrs. Turpentine
was crossing the road pushing her
baby buggy, when the animal coIlided
with said vehicle and spilled her off
spring into the mud. | am willing
to admit that such an experience was
aggravating, but I don't think it was
ladylike in Mrs. Turpentine to come
over to my house with her muddy in
FAINT under her arm, and shake her fist
under my nose, and tell me that for
five cents she'd pull all my hair out.
"Old Mr.. Poppinjay was standing
on the corner, leaning on his cane,
waiting for a street car, when the
crazy dog ran against his cane and
he took a header into the gutter, and
[ really felt sorry for him when | saw
him going home ten minutes later,
dripping slush and mud like sea-
serpent, but / couldn't sympathize
with him so very much when he
picked up a brick as he was passing
our place and smashed a panel in our
front door
"For two days people were coming
here claiming that we ought to reim-
burse them for damages done by that
dog. It seemed that the unfortunate
| animal made a circuit of the town,
anu IeII Il IIdlI VI ucoOldllOh bCiiliiN
him. He upset six pans Of milk for
Mrs. Trumpeter, and scared Smiths
! family horse so it ran away and in
jured several members Of the family
and killed eight prize chickens for Mr..
Dippy, and l don't know what else.
In view of which, l think we can
struggle along without any Of your
marvellous soap"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-12-02
Thanksgiving.
BY T. C. Harbaugh.

In the twilight of November.
With. its foliage of gold,
Comes again the glad Thanksgiving
Blest with customs dear and old;
And beneath the starry banner
AS it floats from sea to see,
We happy people gather,
Fears at rest, for all are free.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-12-02
Cradle Boards.

There are nine different kinds of
cradle boards used by the various
tribes of North American Indians.
The Eskimos did not use such a board.
The baby was wrapped in the hood of
the mothers fur coat. In the most
southern tribes the baby was merely
bound to the mothers back by a strip
of cloth long enough to hold it.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-12-02

Hail the hallowed Thanksgiving
Which the Pilgrim Fathers gave;
TITS their legacy forever
On the land and on the wave;
Then, as Freedoms chosen people,
We our destiny fulfill,
May the Futures sweet Thanksgiving
Find us grander, greater still.
Co. 1920, Western Newspaper Union)
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-12-02

Aye, from mountain unto mountain
Meath the Unions starry dome
To the feast we spread this autumn
Bid the absent welcome home;
Round the board where all are merry
Let the brightest sunlight play;
With the love-key of Thanksgiving
Open every heart today.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-12-02

Not a hand in all the nation,
In the East or in the West,
Bars the mansion or the cottage
TO the glad Thanksgiving guest;
From the balmy, kindly Southland
To the nodding pines of Maine,
Nature, filled with Joy and triumph,
Spreads her annual feast again.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-12-02
CLEANING THE DOG

tS"HIS is the most wonderful soap
L. ever offered the public" ex-
planned the vOluble agent, as he opened
his grip. ut will clean anything I'M
der the sun. 1t will remove grease
spots, polish tinware-"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-12-02

"Oh, I have no
doubt it will re-
store hair to bald
heads and make
C h / C kens lay
eggs" said Mrs.
Curfew, sarcas-
tically. 81 feel
quite satisfied it's
made of barks and
buds and healing
herbs, but I don't
want any Of your
marvellous soap,
having had expe-
rience with other
marvelS of the
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-12-02
Dreaming of Skating,

To dream of skating denotes that
your success is very uncertain and de-
ponds largely upon your efforts. To
see others skate denotes a pleasant
time. To buy, them, honor.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-12-02

We are thankful for the blessings
That have crowned our cherished land
Fruitful orchards, golden harvests,
Peace and love from strand to strand;
Meath Novembers robes of beauty
Hidden lies the warriors sword,
And the olive branch is hanging
Ger the nations festal board
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-12-02
"A wgfsgE 8 EC k
wfGb g. @ %
ES7G0Dfc Brings Relief

81 have been awful sick with gas"
writes Mrs. w. II. Person, "and
Eatonic is all l can get to give me
relief"
Acidity and gas on the stomach
quickly taken up and carried out by
Eatonic, then appetite and strength
come back. And many other bodily
miseries disappear when the stomach
is right. Don't let sourness, belching,
bloating, Indigestion and other stom-
ach ills 90 on. Take EatOnic tablets
after you eat-see how much better
you feel. Big box costs only a trife
with your druggists guarantee.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-12-02
Correct.

Teacher-WhO lived in the Garden
of Eden?
Kid-The AdamSeS.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-12-02
One EXcepted.

boards now" 81 don't notice any wild
rush to the washbOard"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-12-02
A Thanksgiving
Offering From a
Grateful Heart

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Loru, VIC WIN Sc S-'0 i,,,1,,.+n,,
ana SOW tlle 99'u' VI ~ 49,
: for the ricL S,le' u ~ ''''' VIC -oNH
Lord, we VINO make Tue ai'i'S ll',s'
VINO rive anu "elu ''"o' 'ou"'S'
For all the wage our laooFS oilNs
: Give thahks 10 Ahee'
Lofd, we VINO watch me Sp'''UieS
ply,
The shuttles nyln8 ul"zly'
For every boon our e'torIs ouS
Give thanKs TO 4hee'
: or wood or stone increasingly,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-12-02

Lord. we who set the furrow deep,
And SOW the seeds of industry,
For the rich guerdon that we reap
Give thanks to Thee!
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-29

my vacation in the mountains some
friends with whom / got acquainted
and l decided to take our lunch and
go to the woods. There were seven
of us all together. We kept on walk
ing never thinking where we were
going until after when we walked for
a mile or more we came to a wide
open space, near by there was a spring
We knew trey were campfire girls. We
lunch. Soon we heard a great lot
of laughing and shouting so when We
finished eating WI got up and walked
in the direction from which the sound
came. We didn't have to walk far
when we saw a number of tents. and
many girls dressed in Indian costumes
We knew they were cam fire girls. We
stood there watching them until a
pretty girl whom we learned later was
the bader came up and asked US II
we wouldn't like to get acquainted
with the girls. They were eating
lunch and the leader invited us to eat
with them. but we thanked her and
said we had eaten. Later h intro
duced us to each one. We had very
much III listening to things they do.
They told US they were going to have
a ceremony meeting the next evening
and invited us to come. We went
home afterwards and came the next
evening. 1t was lovely to hear those
Indian songs. The leader asked us
to Join but 1 told her we were just
staying at the hotel for our vacation.
Two girls promised to join as they
lived nearby. We were sorry when va
cation was over as we had such good
times.
Helen 1 took this out of my diary
but put it in a story form.
Lovingly
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-29

the most knows the least" Think
it over.
Perth Amboy, N. J.
Dear Helen and Girls: -.
"WeI Here ! am again. princess
was Just UP my house but has gone
home. My! didn't we have fun. we
were going to make candy, but we
could not find the recipe SO We made
one up, wei 1 liked it bue Princess
didn't because we forget to put but
ter in Il. Such nonsense I'm not try
ing to make my letter a bit interesting
but now III TRY. Helen, won't you
please ask Princess" TO send in some
of her stories because really they're
SO interesting. Nothing like the other
girls sent.
"Oh, the other girls stories were
fine l didn't mean they weren't. Dor
othy Dainty" where are you, wake
up n write. Helen, l have a ques-
ton, to Isl you.
Why isn't the column in every
night? L am sending in one OF my
compositions. but it isn't as interest
ing as the stories princess writes.
a Day in the Woods
BY GINGER"
One summer when 1 was spending
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-29

the most knows the least" Think
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-29

There is much to be said in favor
OF deep fat frying. Contrary to com
mon belief it is not expensive, foods
so cooked are not indigestfble and
the amount of fat absorbed Is not as
great as in pay frying.
The secret of successful cooking In
deep fat is to nav the fat at the
proper temperature. The ideal way
to do this Is to have a fat thermome-
ter. These thermometers are not
prohibitive In price and are very sat
ts~factory.
But IL one does not care to invest
In a thermometer the old-fashfoued
way of testing fat will answer. pro-
vided one Is painstaking. When the
fat begins to smoke, drop IN an incn
cubs of bread from the soft part OF
tire loaf. If In 40 seconds n bread
L. golden brown the fat Is the right
temperature for frying any cooked
cooked mixtures the bread should
brown in so seconds.
ALI fried foods should be drained
on heavy brown paper When re-
moved from fat.
Patience car make even a watched
pot boil.
Menu for Tomorrow
BREAK FAST = Fresh pears,
creamed dried beef, baking powder
49, q
LUNCHEON-Peach fritters, nuts
and ~raisins. tea.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. soup, pork
chops, baked white potatoes, apple
sauce, tomato Jelly. brown bread and
butter, steamed cup buildings, coffee.
My Own Recipes
AS the weather row colder n
wants q more substantial breakfast.
Our appetites depend much on the
Temperature. In the winter rich and
fat foods may be eaten that would
be entirely out of place in
Peach Frittcrs
, / cup drained peaches
( 1 cup lot
L teaspoon baking powder
n teaspoon salt
Il teaspoon soda
Il cup milk
/ egg
Cut halves of peaches In quarters.
Beat yolk and white of egg separate
~. Mix soda, salt and baking pow
der with flour. Add mix and yolk
of egg. Add peaches and fold in
white of egg. Drop by spoonfuls in
TO deep fat, fry and drain on brown
paper.
Asparagus Soup
1 cup white stock
/ small can asparagus
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-29

airline 7 see that you are sure that
Helen is a young girl. Well. CAR
line" you have 1 supposed heard that
old proverb. He who thinks he knows
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-29

Why of course we would all love to
have princess send in one of her
stories but l can't see that my asking
her would help very much as the
column is open and she knows she is
welcome. About the column being in
every night YOU ask well it is just the
same old story of getting it into type
and into the paper. Whenever there
must be n choice between a real news
story and our column well Of course
our column must go. Never mind
though Wen come into II own some
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-29
AMONG US GIRLS
Perth Amboy, n. j.

NA@N-f -
Hello Everybody:
"Well here 1 am again Helen. Helen
one day as I was coming out of the
IDitmas Theatre 1 looked into h Eve
ming NEWS Office and / saw a young
girl, and 1 said to stars" l wonder
if that Is Helen but either of us knew
If hat was you, so we walk home
without finding out. "Snowdrops' let
ter was very nice 1 enjoy it very much
Helen I did not have4time before to
write because i had so much home
work and Christmas shopping to do
that I did not have time to write,
Helen right before Christmas I had
wrote O story and a letter to among
us girls but 1t would not walk down
TO the News office itself. 1 belong
to the Christmas Club and think that
is a good way to save your money. L
wonder whats the matter with Ginger
and Princess? Because they do not
write. In school 1 am always putting
down on my paper 1919 instead of
1920. I cannot get 1920 into my head
Helen 1 am a lot of nonsense am l
l just got done reading the
paper and saw Among Us Girls in
the paper 50 I thought 1 would get to
work and write. Helen why is 1t that
Among us girls Is not in the Paper
every night? Helen Stars and BUN
ny Bumps got nearly everything the
same as 1 did for Christmas. l got
Handkerchiefs. ribbon, story books,
and lots of other things. My letter is
getting rather long so I guess l better
close with love to all the girls.
From
airline"
p. S.-Yours for a y. w. c. \. do
not mind those questions L asked you.
airline" I see that you are sure that
Helen" is a young girl. Well. ar
line" you have / supposed heard that
old proverb. He who thinks he knows
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-29
GET SLOAN'S FOR
YOUR PAIN RELIEF
Just one trial conyinces you Sloan's
Linirnent helps drive away
rheumatic twinees

VI 7HY endure pain when you knoO
w Sloan's Liniment will relieve IT
promptly1 1t couldn't remain
the Worlds Liniment for SO years il it
wasn't highly beneficial in relieving
rheumatic aches, stiff joints, sore
muscles. lumbago, neuralgia, strains,
bruises. exposure to weather results.
PenetrGtes wtthoat rubbing. leaving
no stained skin, clogged pores, mussi-
ness. A pain and ache liniment that
stands alone in doing what it is meant
to do. Get a bottle today and keep
it handy. All druggists. Three sizes
CSC, Toe, $1.40.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-29

1 cup cold water
1 cup hot milk
l tablespoon butter
i tablespoon flour
Salt and pepper
Drain and rinse asparagus. Save
tips and add stalks to cold water.
Boil 10 minutes, add stock and COOK
20 minutes longer. Rub through a
sieve and add butter and Hour COOK
ed together. Add milk, salt
pepper and tips. Serve very hot.
White Stock
2 pounds knuckle of veal
cups cold water
2 teaspoons salt
n onion
2 stalks celery
Cut meat from bone and put meat,
bone, onion and celery into a soup
kettle. Bring slowly to the boiling
point and simmer three or four
hours. Add salt when the water be-
gins to boil. Skim carefully as the
scum rises. Strain through two thick
nesses of ~cheesecloth.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-29
CIean-Up Sale.
.Er EVEN

Here is a humorous definition that
is rather timely: indian summer Is
merely an arrangement between the
weather man and the ice nan TO eu-
able the latter to get rid of his rem-
nants "-Poeton Transcript.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-29

day and l hope that it won't be so far
in the future either. That's fine Gin
GER little incidents like that from a
diary,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-29

About Other Skates2
roller skate was patented
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-07-02
TENNESSEE'S CHANCE

When the special session of the
Tennessee Legislature is called by
Governor Roberts several Okahomans
may 60 to that State to lend a helping
hand, and in the event the suffrage
cause is successful in that State to
take part in the celebration that will
be staged there. The ratification Of
the National Woman Suffrage Amend
ment by Tennessee, will mean equal
suffrage to all the women of the
nation because only one more State
is needed to ratify. Democrats all
over the country are urging Tennessee
to ratify this amendment and become
famous as the seth State. Among
those who may 60 to Tennessee are
Miss Katherine Pierce, Correspondent
for the National Magazine devoted
to woman suffrage and prominent
worker for suffrage in Oklahoma dur
ing the days of its trials, Senator
Thomas of Medicine Park, and Sena-
tor Tucker of Ardmore, leaders for
woman suffrage in the State Senate
of Oklahoma, Mrs. Frank Lucas, of
Ponca City, and Bert Hodges, of Ok
mulgce, executive secretary of the
Democratic State Central Committee
and author of the woman suffrage
laws in this State.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-07-02
HOME BREWERS WARNED

Persons living in the Indian terri
tory sections of Oklahoma had better
not try making Choch beer or other
connections with any semblance of a
kick, regardless of recent statement
by Federal Judge Robert Williams.
This is the warning given last week
by T. E. Brents. chief enforcement
officer for Cato Sells, Indian COM
missioner.
That booze is being made for per-
sonal consumption won't go with the
federal enforcement Officers. and they
get their orders direct from the do
partment at Washington. The state
ment by the federal judge i, caraing
much misunderstanding and may re-
suit in many persons getting into
trouble" Brerts said.
sour orders are plain and so is the
law. Persons in the Indian terri
tory can be prosecuted under federal
law for possession of liquor and the
law still holds good"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-07-02
1776-192O
ONE hundred and forty-four years

ONE hundred and forty-four years
U ago next Sunday the most momen-
tous event in the history of mankind
occurred at the city of Philadelphia
when the representatives of the Eng
lish colonies in America, pledging
''their lives, their fortunes and their
sacred honor" each to the other and
all to the people whom they represen-
ted, in the very shadow Of the scaffold
waiting for them If they failed, they
hurled defiance in the face Of their
tyrant king and signed the birth Ger.
tificate Of an infant nation.
For days they had been debating
the weighty question, for it was far
more serious then than now to be dis
loyal to ones king. All the morning
an expectant hush had hung over the
quaint old Quaker city. The hours
passed and still the people waited.
The hands of the clocks pointed to the
hour Of two. Then the enshrouding
silence was cut by childish voice
"Ring, Grandapa, Ring!" And re-
sponsive to the old bellman's strength
the brazen throat above him gave
voice to the message graved IN the
metaly"Proclaim Liberty Through
out All the Land unto All the Inhabi-
tants Thereof"
The voice of the bell has long been
silent, but the message which it pro-
claimed that day still reverberates
down the corridors Of time; the infant
nation whose birth it heralded has
grown to be Sampson among the
realms of earth. The starry banner,
emblem of the freedom then first
proclaimed has been carried around
the world. Above the Arctic SHOWS
it floats and over tropic isles, and
beneath it's folds the sons of men
find safe retreat from every tyrant's
rule. Somewhere, always. upon that
flag the sun is shining.
Honor and praise to those who long
ago proclaimed to all the world those
eternal principles upon which just
governments among men are found
ed, and may we. the heirs of that great
heritage, az upon the. anniversary
Of the glorious day we pause to do rev.
erance to their memories, pledge our
selves anew that through no act of
ours shall their memory be dimmed
nor the principles which they enunci-
ated ever be for one moment endan-
gered.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-07-02

the ears. The mother was working
on dainty Georgette and Crepe de
Chine blouses, sewing on buttons and
snap fasteners.
Infants clothes are made in such
surroundings and often by little more
than infants. Out of 6OS home workers
eighty-six, or II per cent, were child
rem under IA. Twelve per cent of
those who carried the work between
home and factory were children.
Starvation wages are the rule.
"In view of the high cost of all
wearing APPAREL to the consumer, there
is something so sinister and abOmin-
able about this catalogue Of underpay
as to make decent folk see red. The
prating of high cost of labor on the
extravagantly high cost of women's
clothes comes dow nto this sickening
array of disease, filth and starvation" I"
There is food for reflection in the
above. It is the truth; that is the
terrible feature of it. That such con-
ditions should obtain in these times
of prosperity is reflection on our
civilization and our humanity. The
condition of many city workers, as
shown by the report is but little bet
ter than that of the lash-driven slave
who toiled amid Egypt's shifting
sands on the massive monufAents that
have endured through time though
kings and dynasties whose names they
perpetuate passed from earth sixty
centuriesc ago. Now as then the
many suffer that the few may be
agrandized. We may say that it is
the fault of the toilers, and in a mea-
sure it is. There is a way out, but
there was a way out then. Occasion
ally one may find it as they found it
thousands of years ago. Joseph, sold
into bondage, became first in the
councis of the king. Out of the city
slums few, very few, have risen
into place in the sun; but for the
great mass the past holds no sweet
memories the present no pleasure and
the future no hope.
The tenement toiler may well doubt
the truth of the saying Goods in
His Heaven and all's right with the
world" So long as such conditions |
continue to exist our civilization is |
to that extent failure, our Christi
anity a mockery.
Some were made to starve and toll,
Some to share the wine and oil,
We are told"
But it is not necessary to believe all
: hot ,ya ,r., <o1l Tho foot tbaf rrch
conditions have existed for centuries
is no warrant for their existance for
centuries to come; but Summing par
ties will not cure them, nor will sur
vcys by women's clubs, nor long SER
mons nor charity balls. Such condi-
tions can be remedied. Legislation
would help-legislation and public |
sentiment together could accomplish |
the desired result.