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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-01-08
Carl of Grand Rapids spent the Christ

Carl Of Grand Rapids spent the Christ
mas holidays with relatives here.
Miss Alma Anderson who is employ
ed at Grand Rapids spent Christmas
with home folks.
Miss Esther Anderson has return
ed to Tomahawk after spending some
time with her parents and other rela-
tives here.
Mrs. Neal Coffey of Grand Rapids
was called here on Friday by the i'll
ness of her father
Mr.. and Mrs. David Anderson and
son have returned to Cranmoor after
spending a few days with relatives
here.
Ernest Anderson has returned to
Marshfield where he is employed.
Frank Henke and William Bauer
left on Saturday morning for Merrill
where they will again, be employed af-
ter spending a few days with relatives
here.
Mr. and Mrs. Neal Coffey have re-
turned to their home in Grand Rapids
after spending few days at the hack
barth home here.
Eric Pearson of Rockford, Illinois
is a guest of friends here.
Gust Nelson departed on Tuesday
for Rockford, Illinois, where he will
visit his sister, Mrs. Sven Holm and
other relatives for some time.
Miss Alma Anderson has gone to
Rockford, where she has secured en-
ployment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eric Pearson left on
Monday morning for their home in
Rockford, Illinois after spending a
couple of weeks at the G.. O. Anderson
home.
Mrs. Anna Johnson who is employed
at Minneapolis, Minnesota, arrived
here on Wednesday and will spend a
couple of weeks with relatives and
friends here.
Misses Elsa and Mabel Crunstedt
spent last week at the Eric Crunstedt
home at Grand Rapids.
Mrs. Anna Johnson is visiting with
| Grand Rapids friends for a few days
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-01-08

to live in this town for the past
thirty years just as it is and I've
found it a pretty good town. | guess
it'll be alright just as it is for the next
thirty years"
That's just where you are mistaken,
my friend. Let me tell you why. We
will take just one example out of the
myriads that we could take. Suppose
when we entered the Great War, Uncle
Sam had said to the people who ap-
preached him on the subject of equip
ping our soldiers with gas masks and
our army with machine guns, long
range cannons, hand grenades and so
forth - suppose he had said, well
now, guess my boys in the Revolu-
tionary war and the Civil war fought
with out these fancy jiggers and won,
and | guess what was good enough
for my boys in those days is good
enough for my boys today" What
would have been the result if he had
been so short-sighted as to say that?
The peoples in Flanders fields would
have been waving over a great many
more graves of our boys of the A. E.
F. than they are
SO you see, my friend you are mis-
taken. Progress goes on regardless
of your opinion, and if you do not
choose to climb aboard her train, you
will be left far, far in the rear
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-01-08
SIGEL

Jim Pelot was a business caller at
Pittsville one day last week.
William Bauer who is employed at
Merrill came home on Friday morning
to spend the holidays with home folks
Ernest Anderson arrived here on
Tuesday from Marshfield, where he is
employed and will spend couple of
weeks with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Marks of Grand
Rapids spent the Christmas holidays
at the John Heden home.
Rev. and Mrs. G. F. Olson and
daughter Edith were over Thursday
guests at the o. Holstrum home.
John and Eric Jacobson who are
employed at Newwood are spending
the week with relatives and friends
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Sharkey and son
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-01-08

This Office is in receipt of holiday
greetings from Mrs. Esther Mccain
from Bay City, Michigan, in which she
says they will leave for st. Petersburg
Florida on January 9th. We wish we
were going to a warmer climate than
this, when it registers 30 below zero.
We received an order from H. d.
Benedict, Charleston, Washington, re-
newing his subscription and stating
that they were having nice weather
We are basking in the sunshine of 80
below zero on the morning of January
2, 1920.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-01-08
THIS WILL ASTONISH
GRAND RAPIDS PEOPLE

The quick action of simple witch
hazel, camphor, hydrastis, etc, as
mixed in Lavoptik eye wash, will sur
Prise Grand Rapids people. One girl
with weak, strained eyes was helped
by single application. Her mother
could hardly sew or read because of
aye pains. In one week she was bene-
fitted. We guarantee a small bottle of
Lavoptik to help ANY CASE weak,
strained or inf1amed eyes. Aluminium
eye cup FREE. Wood County Drug
Store, Grand Rapids, Wis.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-01-08
YOU CAN'T FOOL THE MOTHERS

No one remedy would stand as a lead
for so many years as has Foley's Hon
ey and Tar if it could not be depend
ed upon to relieve coughs, colds and
Group. 1t heals and soothes, eases
hoarseness, stops that coughing that
strains the whole body and breaks
colds and coughs Children like it.
Contains no opiates. Sold Every
where.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-01-08
FOR THE PAST THIRTY YEARS

Frequently when you go to some of
our good people to get little of their
money for city improvements or their
name on a petition that will mean
money later on, you are met with
some such argument as this:
We'll, now, | guess I've managed
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-01-08

Want to be the most beautiful wo-
man in the world, sister? Take your
daily bath in milk and sleep between
black sheets, and you will be as nut
ty as the Paris daisy who advocates
this method of beating the wrinkles in
the race of life.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-01-08

Now get busy on your new income
tax. If you have a yearly income of
a million dollars you can hand over
the tidy little sum of $663,03000 to
Uncle Sam. The Old Boy is not bit
backward.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-01-08

Yes, we might write columns on the
evils of wood alcohol BOOZE But
what's the use? If topper wants to
die, that is a quick and effective meth
cd, and he's sure to receive "men-
ton" in the press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-01-08

No longer can we even question the
godliness of our preachers. Any man
who will give his time for the misery
pittance they receive is entitled to a
double pair of wings and a special seat
in heaven.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-01-08

Clemenceau is to be made president
of France as reward for his work in
the war. Lloyd George, however, can
hardly expect our English cousins to
make him their king, and Mr. Lansing,
1T appears; is not gluing his eyes to
the presidency.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-01-08

And now it is the high cost Of girls
that is soaring. New York statisti-
clans have figured that the average
yearly cost of clothing noe of the flu
ture mothers of n1an is $4765O. And,
with these figures staring them in the
face, mothers may be pardoned if they
place them on the bargain counters
early in life
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-01-08

We appear to enjoy the rare distinc
ton of being the only people on earth
who can put the finishing touches to an
war and then can not make peace af-
ter it is done
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-01-08

Gosh! Dame Fashion has been
handing US another thrill. Women's
skirts, she says, are to be shorter
than ever before. And nav we know
the price of neckties will soar.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-01-08

A Paris seeress predicts that 1920
will be a year of turmoil in America.
In that, however, we find some conso-
laion She did not predict that it
would be worse than the year that has
passed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-01-08

Our bIoated millionaires are again
experiencing the circulating pains
of financial worry. It's time to begin
figuring on how to beat the income
tax.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-01-08

The senate, like the grounding, is
evincing signs of crawling out of it's
hole with regard to the peace treaty.
But, then, a shadow may drive it back
again
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-01-08
'Sell Your Hammer and Buy Horn.

That hundred million dollars John
D. gave away Christmas morning is at
the rate Of one PUNK for every person
in the United States. Were you
plunked?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-01-08

In the light of the Christmas fatal
tiles, it is somewhat dangerous now to
invite your friend to "step up and
name his poison"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-01-08

The cost of food is 90 per cent in ex-
cess of what it was FIVE years ago, but
we haven't noticed any proportionate
shrinkage in the American stomach.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-01-08

Americans, first in everything, have
discovered the latest method of COM
uniting suicide. It's wood alcohol
booze.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-01-08
BARGAIN HUNTING

Really the men are not to be blamed
for ridiculing the women when it
comes to bargain hunting. Of course
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-01-08

Beware of the fellow who insists
that he is as good as anybody else.
You have his number from his, own
mouth.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-01-08

The best way to prevent that pre-
dicted panic is to keep your money
in circulation. Start the good work
by shooting another subscription our
way.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-01-08

Nineteen twenty is year of great
possibilities. But there's an ocean of
space between possibility and actual
ity.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-01-08

WANTED Chambermaid Apply
Hotel Foeste, Sheboygan, Wis. 3twc
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-01-08

WANTED:-Maidf for general house
work. Phone 181, or call at 544, Bird
street south. If.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-01-08

Latest Bulletin: The high cost of
living is still the H. C. L.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-01-08

London is still the worlds chief en-
porium of the seed trade.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-01-08

$500 a Year, Strictly in Advance.
The Washington times., 1920-05-12
DISGRACE TO die RICH"
SAYS AGED MILLIONAIRE
Strsus. Philsnthroplst.
Hopes 10 Be Poor When He
Goes 10 Grave.

NEW YORK. May i2.-An ambition
10 die poor because "it 10 a disgrace
for a man TO die rich" was expressed
today by NathsR Straus. seventy-two-
ysar-old retired millionaire bhilan-
tbropist
"It is criminal not TO share with
those who are poor and suffering" he
added. "The man who dies with
worldly riches has failed In the
greatest thing in life-his duty TO the
world"
Declaring that n his hope 10 full
nIled he shall be rich In happiness
and in good works." Mr.. strsus con-
tinued! There IL no satisfaction in
money alone. Food and home. work
and play--they are for rich and poor
alike. And I md that the only last
do for the world"
Mr.. and Mrs. strsus will sail for
Palestine next month TO aid in the
work there.
The Washington times., 1920-05-12

was a lively scene. OF each aEeat ad'
vertising his own Susiness and point
ing out Its advantages over a compeu
tor by making voluntary return trips
to the witness chair.
$1,000, 900 In Extras.
Edward-P. Morse. OF the Morse Dry
Dock Company. maintained stoutly
that he was mo relative OF Charles
w. Morse" and said the failure OF the
specifications to include extras would
cause him either to raise the gross
price OF his contemplated bid for re-
conditioning the Leviathan or his
withdrawal from the bidding. He
estimated the "extras" on the
Levisthsn would amount to 100000
or 81, 900. 900.
William II. Todd. head of the Todd
shipbuilding Corporation, said no
extras will be needed" He admitted
that he did much work on l. M. NJ
ships. but denied there was an inten-
tion to exclude other bidders and
throw the reconditioning OF the
Leviathan In. his hands. He said the
only extra" he could think OF which
is not included in the specifications 10
q "ladies' barber shop and the fur
nishing OF lip sticks for the women"
He created a laugh when he said:
"I wish you fellows" indicating
the five Congressman, would hurry
this matter. We don't know wheth-
sr 1t is going TO cost $5.0oo.ooO or
$40. 600 oo0.' and that's hell OF
margin OF difference. Surely some
one ought to know approximately
what IL is worth. Otherwise. how are
they going to decide on the fairness
OF the bids and whether II will pay
to operate the boat
The hearing 10 still under way.
The Washington times., 1920-05-12
SENATORS HOLD UP
RETIREMENT BILL
smoot Leads Opponents OF
Compromise on Age Limit
Clause OF Measure.

The conference report on the ster-
civil service retirement
bill apparently IL due for q long stay
In the Senate.
Senator smoot. leading the night
against the conference compromise
states that the cost 10 the Govern
ment the hrst year OF the Sterling
Lehlbaeh bill would be 81 2.3Si.sos. and
the cost OF the Sterling bill as IL
passed the Senate would be sl.4io.e7l.
The Senate had saved the nation
see0.e37 In a single years operation
OF the bill. he stated, and the cham
Der should not accept any compromise
which whitfield down this saving.
Senators Thomas and King threat
en- to nlibuster against the conference
The Washington times., 1920-05-12
BIG SHIP MAGNATE
CONFESSESD.C c. TIP
International Marine President
Admits He Knew OF ST..
100000 Deal.
tcentinusd from First PassJ

(centinusd from First PaEsJ
understsndinss with the aEeni' ne
thought Il safe to sign"
The |. M. M. was sc certain OF as
sumink control OF the. sviathan, sc-
eording TO Mr.. Frankhn's testimony
that he personally signed tele-
graphic call to shipbuilders to attend
A oonfsrence on the subject OF re-
conditioning the giant craft az an ss-
timated outlay OF s7Ooo,Ooo 10
IS. 900. 900.
duplicates Hague.
Mr. FRANKLIN sent out the invita-
tions on December !. The CONFER
enee was on December 5. The snip
pinx Boards contract. whereby the l.
IA. M. has charge OF the recondptlon'
ing at a fee OF $4,000 q month. win
no practical time limit attached ana
then. operates the vessel. was not en-
tered into until December IT.
"Who assured you that you would
be agent OF the shipH" Chairman
Joseph walsh asked the witness
'T would not like to say" was the
reply. 1--WE were advised from WASH :
Inrton. ! think Mr.. Hague (chief OF
the Shipping Boards ConstrTetno',n, ',,
Bureau) might have told me. VIII
look up my correspondence on the
subject"
william Francis Gibbs. chief OF
construction for the I. NJ. NJ, testi-
fled that the work OF preparing speci.
fications for the reconditionlng OF
the Leviathan had taken from Decem-
Der 8, two weeks before the contrsct
had = been actually signed. until
April ~.
Bidders Avoid work.
Congressman Kelly said;
There has been talk that no
bidders have been anxious to take
this work on account of the speci-
fcations which provide that any
extras" or changes OF revisions
must be paid for out OF the con-
tractors pocket. ] am not sur.
prtsed- At the few bids. Only &n
insane man would sign this unless
the agent nd contractor understand
each other"
Mr.. Gibbs said he hoped the Navy
would undertake the work on the
Leviathan. and that such work would
be preferable, with "one exception
He said the exception was;
The navy has our every confi-
dence, and it's officers are anxiouF
to do the work. but we don't know
how far the navy will 60 toward
meeting us on an inspection. And
We have got to have a rigid inspec.
ton
Representatives OF various ship
building and reconditioning firms
were questioned in the afternoon ses.
sion. Due to remarks made on the
stand by some OF the witnesses. there
The Washington times., 1920-05-12
2S CENTS IS PRICE OF
SUGAR IN new ORLEANS.

= NEW ORLEANS. May ia-consum-
ssrs In New Orleans. the heart Of the
American sugar cane growing region,
ere now paying 2s cents . pound for
GRADUATED sugar.
:. Dealers put the new prices into sf-
.tsct on the Aut hority, OF the Federal
f>ir-prsce COMMITTEES. which yester-
Say gave wholesalers and retailers
Dernnission to increase their prohts
The Washington times., 1920-05-12

Mule sOREL. pstsS Frssrh
NA actress. who was recently
publicly rebaked by French wo-
men when she appeared at a fash
ionabIe Paris resort wearing .
gown valued at t10,O00.
The Washington times., 1920-05-12

The name 'Bsyer" identifies the
true, world-famous Aspirin pre-
seribed by physicians for over
eighteen years. The name -Bayer
means genuine Aspirin proved safe
by millions Of people
In each unbroken package OF
',Bsysr Tablets Of Aspirin" you
are told how TO safely take this
genuine Aspirin for Colds, Head
The Washington times., 1920-05-12
LABOR FEDERATION In
FRANCE UNDER FIRE

PARIS, May i2.-rhe government
has ordered judicial measures for
the dissolution OF the French Labor
Federation on the ground II has
revolutionary aims.
The Washington times., 1920-05-12
ASPIRIN-AT Talk
Take Aspirin only as told by "Bsyer"

ache, Toothaehe. Earache. Neural.
gta. Lumb&go, Rheumatism, Neu-
ritis and for Pain.
Always say "Bsyer" when buy
ing Aspirin. Then look for the
safety ''Bayer Cross" on the pack
age and on the tablets-
Handy tin boxes Of twelve tab
let's cost but . few cents. Drug
gists also sell larger packages.
The Washington times., 1920-05-12

on each pound TO IN ana AZ cents,
Esspsetissly,
The Washington times., 1920-05-12

report n that is necessary 20 have tia
biil recommitted. A. the matter
lion has the right OF way IN the
senate; the Jones msrehAnt marine
The Washington times., 1920-05-12

whsnsses Yss Eatsstsin
Be on the safe side and consult 0uds about
the no~srs lall T.--Adxt.
The Washington times., 1920-05-12

measure having been displaced TEN
porarily. IA ls dinicult 10 forecas
when the civit service retirement bii
Will be able 10 pAss the gauntlet Of 10
enemies In the senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-01
Make Your Own Scarf.

We have gone back to the day of
the scarf. At least, we are living in
a day of scarfs, call it going backward
or forward. as you like. The scarf is
worn now as it has not been for many
seasons.
1t is quite possible to make many
of the lovely scarfs yourself. To be-
gin with, there are seryiceable scarfs
of tricotine. This ia brio comes woven
in tubular fashion, and one buys a
yard and half or two yards of it,
according to the desired length of
the scarf. turns under the ends, tuck
ing fringe of a matching color in
them and fastening them together
and then tying the ends of the scarf
with homemade fringe. made with
heavy silk floss matching the color
of the scarf.
=. Then there are scarfs of georgette
crepe. embroidered with beads OF
yourself with suitable design, and
then sew the beads or spargles IN
place without too much trouble, and
if you work carefully, with surely
good results.
= The tied and dyed scarf is another
homemade possibility. 70 make ms
perhaps the best material is a tan
colored fabric. either crepe de chine or
pongee. The idea is to dye the ends
of the scarf another color The de-
sign remains the colon of the founda-
ton scarf-tan, We'll say.
!. TO get the design, one ties the
scarf about with cotton cloths. and
the part under the cotton cloths does
NOT dye. Then one dips the whole
end into the dye. not leaving it very
long. and not. of course. boiling it.
You see. if you crumple the scarf
together and tie two rags around the
end, two inches apart, and then DIP
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-01
Food, Health and Thrift
CUTTING DOWN THE MEAT BILL

scrapple. A two-and-one-h alf-pound
chicken made into scrapple will give
three people eight generous meals. If
roasted or, fried, it will provide. not
more than two. Chicken scrapple is
good. when eaten cold or, as a sand
witch filing with a little mayonnaise
and sprinkling of chopped nuts.
If the family is large it is adj
visable when buying a shin or a
shank for scrapple or pressed beef to
get with it a. piece of neck meat and
cook them together. In that way it
is possible to get good deal of meat
at comparatively small price, and
by dividing the meat and the stock
both varieties, of meat can be had
from the same lot. Besides that some
Of the stock may be reserved for
fiavoring soups
One family of three adults. who
have been using scrapple for years,
recently kept a record of the meat
used, during three winter months. The
principal dish of one meal a day was
meat prepared usually in the form of
appetiHing and tfourishing scrapple.
During the period they nsed;. One
hog head, nine pounds; one hogs head,
eight pounds; one hogs head, twelve
pounds; boiling beef. five pounds, one
beef shank; one beef shin; three
chickens. two and one-half pounds
each. Part of the stock from the beef
enriched several large pots of soup
and favored several dishes of maca-
roni used as a potato substitute.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-01
Cupboards and Closets.

In the small house the cupboards
and closets are even more important
than they are in the large house, for
the smaller the house the fewer the
places to. put things
There are some ways of overcoming
| the lack of CLOSETS. One is to buy
wardrobes and chests, much as our
ancestors did Who lived in many of
the old houses built. a century and
more ago. when small cupboards were
built in next the fireplaces, but when
l'big closets were not SO usual in the
bedrooms. You can sometimes. too.
make use of hooks screwed into
boards fastened against the wall. and
shielded from dust by curtains of silk
or chintz or other fabric. And once
in a while one finds a houSekeeper
who has solved her problem of too
few closets by converting whole
room. perhaps small or badly lighted,
and, therefore, not suitable for bed
room, into clothes room. In this
there are shelves and hooks, certain
sections devoted to certain supplies.
and asst gned to different members OF
the household Such clothes room.
which takes care of all the reserve
supply of clothes-frocks for special
Occasions, listers, raincoats, riding
habits. bathing things, elaborate even
ling gowns that are worn only occa-
sionally evening wraps. and hats that
are not needed every day-does won
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-01

ders in keeping the other and. per-
haps, small clothes closets in orderly
condition.
than is the case in most of our
houses. They can be used for UNDER
wear. household supplies OF all kinds.
shoes. blouses and fancy work--all
things that sometimes clutter our
small supply of closets.
In the kitchen. hooks on the wall
can be made to serve instead of extra
closet room. Pots and pans. brooms
and brushes and dust pans. and bags
containing cleaning cloths. soiied
table linen, paper and Irvine and
other things can be hung neatly on
pegs and so keep order in the
kitchen.