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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-17

Who's Your-Oil Company? Some one
must have been looking for roubled
waters Thursday. Judging from The oil
men present at the weekly luncheon Of
the l. r. e. B.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-17

Estate board you can secure legal blanks
from the Office Of the board Otherwise
you will have to get them from sta
tiOnery store.
1t is not necessary at this time to
secure an agents license from the state
to engage in the real estate business.
The best books of this nature pub
lished at this time are as follows: Ma
tional Real Eetate Journal, 139 North
Clark street, Chicago; National Property
Owner, 220 West BOrty-second strees,
New York City.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-17

Judging from the speed that W. L. was
making up Meridian street a few days
ago, he had deal on or else he was try
ing to burn his Bridges" behind.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-17

Oven with all his talk on hard times,
George Lucas was able to buy a bushel of
apples, which are about cents per.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-06-05
Using PRICELESS COOKER.

Corner Members: As you are all proba-
bly, aware. VIC haven't got by the point
where it isn't advisable to economic. At
this season of the year. when fires are not
needed for warmth. much fuel can be
saved by making use of the f1reles.
cooker. which produces excellent results
effects a saving in coal, wood or gas. and
works while you are doing something else
or are out shopping or calling.
| am so pleased with the way my cook
er works that I prefer it to the top of the
stove or the oven.
One writer recently told in an interest
ing way how she used a beef shank
Here is the way l make the stock for a
soup for a family of five for two days
Take one pound shank of beef cut in
mail pieces Put in cold water and let
it stand for part or whole of the day.
Bring TO boiling point on stove and let it
boil for 10 or Is minutes until the heat
has thoroughly penetrated through the in
ner fibre of the meat then place the pot
containing this SCUM in the cooker and let
It stand all night. In the morning let if
! yet cold, take off the fat and as much of
: he jelly as you require for the meal
heat on stove for five minutes You can
add anything such as cooked rice vege-
tables, beans or tomatoes, and season to
taste.
This stock can always be kept on hand
and in such variety as you may want to
have.
SUSAN
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-06-05
TINE FOR MANY SHOWERS.

Social Cornerites Inasmuch as this is
the month of many weddings, it should
also be a month of many showers. for
every girl has her friends who are anx-
ious to have a hand in giving her the
right start.
OF all the showers given to prospective
brides who are going TO housekeeping
perhaps the Kitchen" one is most accept
able. and here is how to give one just a
bit out of the ordinary. With each uten-
sill. when practical. ask the donor to bring
a tried recipe for it-muffins for muffin
pans waff1es for the waffle iron, cake for
the cake tin, some especial, nice dainty
for the various molds, etc. If the hostess
distributes cards the same size and she
herself donates the card index recipe box.
why the little bride-to-be will be more
than pleased, and / think the card index
way of keeping recipes which one gathers
from time to time is the best. Recipes
clipped from newspapers may be pasted
right on the cards and thus save the
trouble and time of writing them. And
what good things we do find on the house
hold page and in The Corner,
Make a novel shower bouquet for the
honor guest in this way: Take a medium
size tin funnel, put lace paper around it
and fill with posies. and from it have
narrow white satin ribbons, to which at
tach little tin sandwich and cooky cutters
and the wee cutters for cutting vegetables
for SCUM into stars. hearts crescents, etc.
These form an attractive shower
! think others who have had hand in
arranging others could give some inter
esting pointers.
DORCAS.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-06-05

they are cut crossways of the goods in
stead of straight they will wear longer.
l discovered this by making my pillow
cases the wrong way OF the cloth.
To make plain but pretty night dress
I do not use any pattern. 1 get three
and a. quarter yards of crepe, fold cross
wise in the middle and hollow out the
neck. Then 1 trim out the ctoth' on each
side, leaving a very short sleeve. This
cloth 1 set in as a gore at the very bot
tom. You can crossstitch an initial. set
in a medallion or leave it plain. Put q
facing around the neck and run in a rib
bon to pull it up. You can feather-stitch
the neck or put in lace insertion. Vel
vet ribbon is much more satisfactory
than silk ribbon.
Here is another good suggestion f1r d
nightgown-Use the same method>I have
already suggested, cut four inches each
way from the centre of the neck Chis
depends on the size of the head cutting
the front about one inch longer. Now
fold back each triangle and trim around
wit. the pretty pink or oue binding II
feather stitch it after facing. You can
work your monogram on this if you
wish These nightgowns are very effec-
tive and easily made.
1 have made some beautiful caps out
of embroidered waist fronts, when the
waist opened in the back Cut Il circle
out of the waist front, attach beading
add frill OF shadow lace, run the bead
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-06-05
RtGHr IRON TIE GARDEN.

Social Corner Editor and Friends:
Have you noticed how others than 'the
vegetarians are rushing for the green
stuff that comes with the spring? Every
one Is elad Of the change and anticipat-
ing a still greater variety.
Two dishes Of which l am always very
fond az this season are cream of aspara-
gus soup and vegetable salad This is
tht way ] prepare them:
Cream of Asparagus Soup-One bunch
% asparagus boiled in a quart Of sailed
water until tender. Press asparagus
through collander Heat one quart of
sweet milk in a double boiler. adding a
little parsley and one tablespoon grated
on on Thicken with paste made by
rubbing two ounces of butter into three
tablespoons OF -four and adding a little
mIt. missing well add only a little of
This paste at time 20 the boiling milk,
stirring steadily. When thick add the
hut asparagus and water IL cooked in to
ir.s m..tIrc and season to taste with salt
and pepper. Serve al once.
Vezstabale Snlad-Add to one-half cup
r' sliced scailons salt pepper, three ia
Hia-rac.s of vinegar and one teaspoon
sugar. let stand In the refrigerator for
era hour. fhau add two cold cooked beets
iiccd eight au chopped and peeled
r-ish,s. one ri1t cf diced cucumbers and
1ne eco. of shredded lettuce Drain off
ans v.-ersr tlat has not been absorbed
and alI sufficient French dressing to
nos.,u. Serve thoroughly chilled
MARY J.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-06-05
A SURPRISE LOAF.

Sisters of the Social Corner: Several
Of you have been giving the Corner some
excellent letters on a wide range of sub
jects. I enjoy every one of them, and
get much help from them.
l am greatly interested with others
just now in cutting costs whenever pos
sible and 1 think you would like what
l call my surprise loaf"
Guests always praise it and it is good
both hot and cold We use it to utilize
leftover meat, when we have had a COM
pany roast, but occasionally we get a
cheap cut of meat-round or chuck
stew it, use the stock for soup and
gravy and the meat, ground, for sur
prise Loaf
l call it surprise Loaf because it
looks like one thing on the outside and
is another on the inside. Here's the
recipe:
Line a melon mold with about two in
ches of rice which has been boiled by
sprinkling into a huge kettle of boiling
sailed water a little at a time, so that
the water does not stop boiling at all
Rice which has been cooked so that
it is mushy does not make a satisfactory
loaf
Now fill the center of the mold with
meat which has been put through the
meat grinder. l use about two cups of
ground meat moistened with gravy and
we'll seasoned. After this has been
placed in the mold another layer of rice
should DE added before the cover of the
mold is put on. Place in steamer and
steam half or three quarters of. an hour
Serve with a tomato sauce to which
has been added tiny bit of chopped
lightly fried onion and a little sugar.
NORMA
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-06-05
APPRECIATION OF KINDNESS.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: Just few
lires to tell you how disappointed 1 was
not to spend my birthday June 2, with
you all at the Buckingham Memorial, but
again sickness interfered. But this time
the old adage "out of sight out of mind
proved wrong for even Tuesday night
Wildf1ower and Molly Make Believe
showered me and I want to thank all
who so thoughtfully remembered me and
add these few lines as a better express
sion of my feelings than my tongue could
frame:
TT was such pleasure to take from its
envelope,
Your dainty card, friendships token
true
This little verse cannot put into words,
How much 1 appreciate it, and your
I am on the road to health again and
trust soon to be all right and meet you
all again | sat up two hours this fore
noon and three this afternoon (June y.
Tomorrow 1 will do better because 1 can
eat again.
I had a beautiful centerpiece of flow
ers 1 wanted to send to you for your
dinner table Wednesday, but could find
no way to get it to you. Tried to get
hold of Comfort but failed.
Kind remembrances to all the Corner
ties.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-06-05
AMONG THE FLOWERS

Dear Social Corner: 1t has been an
extra treat for me to read the letters in
the past few weeks on flowers 1 dearly
love flowers and am always interested in
getting new points about their culture
/ wish some of the members who have
such success with plants of different kinds
would be willing TO reveal some of their
secrets.
l am surprised that there are not more
who grow gladioi. They are the main
standby in the flower garden when there
isn't much else for cutting and they are
certainly most gorgeous summer bulb.
There is every color except a pure blue
but there are some exceptionally fine pur-
pies, violets and larenders
Gladioli like good soil but no fresh
manure. They will grow most anywhere
and without great attention, although
they respond better in mellow than in IN
spaded soil. and it is the large sprays of
the most delicate colors that make at
tractive displays and laas a long time
after they are cut if properly attended to.
PUSSY WILLOW
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-06-05

soda, two teaspoons cinnamon, three
and one-haf cups flour. Roll very very
soft Add -four if needed.
Chocolate Nut Cookies: One cup SUI
gar, one-half cup butter and lard mixed.
one-half cup sweet milk, one and one
half cups flour, one teaspoon vanilla:
one-half teaspoon salt, two squares choc-
olate, melted, one egg, one teaspoon soda,
two teaspoons soda, one teaspoon cream
tartar, one half cup English walnuts,
one-half cup raisins. Drop in pan with
spoon.
Good Pie Crust Recipe: Three cups
-four, one tablespoon sugar. one-half tea
spoon baking powder, one cup lard mix
ed well, one-half cup cold water. This
makes three small pies or two large
ones.
Dear Social Corner Editor: I thank
you SO much for my check.
Have any of the readers of the Social
Corner a record entitled The Bird on
Nellie's Hat that they would sell me?
think it is sung by Helen Trix. 1t is an
old piece and an impossibiIity for me to
obtain it in the music stores 1 would
not mind if I could get the music and
words or just an instrumental piece.
o 81 anxious to get t.
KITTY LOU.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-06-05
MA OF GREEN GABLES.
SOME DELICIOUS RECIPES.


Social Cornerites: am sending few
delicious cookie recipes 1 know you will
like:
Sugar Cookies: One cup butter, two
cups sugar, four cups -four, one cup
milk, two eggs, one teaspoon soda, two
teaspoons cream tartar. Sift soda and
cream tartar-salt with -four. Pat them
out in place of rolling them. Do not
use too much flour as one has to handle
them when sticky to have them come out
right.
AIolasses Snap Cookies: Three pints
-four pastry, one cup sour milk. :wo
and one-half cups molasses, one cup Of
lard, one teaspoon ginger. Roll very
thin. Bake in quick oven.
Old-Fashioned Cake: This recipe
makes two dozen tea cakes or two loaves
of cake. You can make one loaf of cake
and one dozen tea. cakes. Make accord
ing to recipe If you make with all but
ter it is not as good or if you put in
more than one egg It is toU dry Two
cups sugar, one cup lard and butter
mixed, two cups milk (sweet}, one tea
spoon salt, four and one-fourth cups
flour, one teaspoon of vanilla or nutmeg,
one egg, one teaspoon soda, two tea
spoons cream tartar. Method: Mix UP
lard, butter and sugar until stirred in
thoroughly q use my hands for this).
Then add milk. Now take your four and
enc fourth cups flour ana mo that sift
soda and cream tartar and salt Stir
tins all around in the f"lr, then nd this
to your sugar, shortening and milk. Stir
| this in; then beat up egg and stir in the
cake. The secret of making this cake
good is stirring; stir fifteen minutes al
| the least.
UNCLE SANS DATGHTER
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-06-05
Art Of FeIIinu chinnsu.

In England an interesting methos
Of telling lofty chimneys is practiced
It's originator is James Smith Of Man
chester. and he is credited with have
ing telled, without accident nearly ons
hundred tan chimneys which for one
reason or another had become uselesss
Some Of these were from 200 10 30
feet in height.
The method consists in removing
the stones or brick near the foot II
the chimney ana substituting an IN
derpinning OF wood. which is after@
ward set on fire. About two-tbirds
of the area OF the base is removed ii5
TO the heigh Of five or six feet. so thai
most OF the weight rests upon the un-
derpinnins. Experience has shown
that when the. work is properly done
the chimney leans Slightly toward line
side where the underpinning is insert
co, and when a slight crack appears
IN the masonry on tine opposite side
the time has come for fire 10 be an
piled. As the chimney falls il mar
tally telescopes in consequence Of the
shock produced by dropping into The
void left by the burnt t.mbers.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-06-05
THE SOCIAL CORNER
TRYING WILL DO ANYTHING IN THE WORLD

The proper way to wash and dry wool
ems, iannels, etc, is to wash them in luke
warm water and pure soap and to hang
the garments on the line dripping wet
without wringing out at ALL If dried in
this way, the shrinkage will be so slight
as to be almost unnoticeable.
Instead of rinsing laces in blued water
use SKINNED milk, which will give soft,
creamy tint.
When one uses a wire clothesline it is
often difficult to wipe the line clean
enough so that no black streaks are left
on the clothing. The following plan is
most excellent: Take an old muslin sheet,
tear lengthwise In strips about eight
inches wide, pin these at intervals along
the line. then hang up the washing, and
there will be no dirty streaks left on the
clothing when dry.
Calico sfrinks in the washing. When
making it up, allow one inch in the yard
for this.
Cotton dresses and petticoats and other
starched goods should not be put away
till the next year with starch in them
Wash them and rough dry them, and then
they will not rot o. l. C.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-06-05
KITTY LOU.
MAETERLINoK AND HIS BLUE BIRD

Members of the Social Sorner: Who of
you have read or seen the screen pro-
duction of this wonderful fairy story
written in five acts by Maurice Maeter-
linck, the great Belgian poet and philoso-
pher? Some of you may have heard him
lecture when he was in New York last
winter.
We associate the return of this beauti-
full bird from the south with the month
of June, when all nature is in the fullness
of her glory, and we are glad and happy
with it, as we behold and listen to the
singing of the birds,
Anyone following the story of Myrtyl
and Tyltyls' search for this wonderful
bird, and the happiness of which they
know it to be emblematic, cannot help
but be interested.
They are portrayed as journeying
through heaven and hades looking for
this strangely elusive bird and happiness
that they may return to this world
with this fadeless blue songster in their
possession but no, they bring back a
fair imitation which is all that could ex-
list in this very imperfect world.
Their journey takes them through the
Land of Memory" but the bird found
here turns to black when taken from its
environment. Oh, for the big diamond
that pressing the pump OF Which we
know nothing, is supposed to make people
see. 1t strikes me that it is according to
the intelligence. of the person how much
he sees in this world.
These children open the doors of the
caverns containing wars, all the sickness
es, the shades and terrors, and the horror
of it all is revealed to them. Alas No
happiness could be found among these.
They come upon great beautiful gar
den where millions of the bluest birds are
flying round foretaste of heaven. per-
haps. They grab as many as they can
hold and run with them, but away from
this garden they droop and die.
Then they wander among the trees
but nothing IS to be found here
The hours of their lives are spread be-
fore them. Blue for the happy hours
drab for the dark one, black for the
wasted ones, white for those spent in
helpfulness and cheerful service. But in
all their journeyings no bird could be
found that would keep its color il
brought to this world. for perfect happi-
ness can hardly be found here: but the
dove can be found and will live. The dove
emblematic of peace and prosperity for {
sick and sin-ridden world,
DIAMOND.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-06-05
so MANY CLUBS.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: We wo-
men have a great many clubs We boast
OF some and delight in wearing their in
sigma among which is our bow of yell
low ribbon. Some are so hard to gain
Ambulance 90 that we highly treasure
membership on that account
Some Of us belong TO. others Of which
We arc not so proud. There nothing ex-
elusive about them, and no one is barred
from membership
Theirs the Eehindhand club for one
II has o. large and growing membership
and q long waiting list We sometimes
make excuses for belonging This thing
o. that was against us, we say. But we
known the futility of that excuse even
as we make g. We know that really
energetic. resourCeful person will man
age 90 accomplish in spite Of hindrances.
The Worry club is another Countless
numbers belong 10 this. It's insignia is
rr0rr and several parallel wrinkles be-
tween 'rc cycs Its password Isl I'm
afraid How we do cling TO this club,
though DO was never known to benefit ono
Of us members and often keeps them
from success. Yet We belong, just the
same.
Tr.n there's the Bluffing league and
the I.sing society. Each of these never
lacks for members. who can generally be
told by the falseness of their smiles and
the urassy quality of their voices. mi
tiates Of these very easily pass into the
Auarias club Indeed, the three are so
closely related that it is sometimes hard
10 tell them apart
There's very peculiar paradox about
the members Of all three. They do to
themselves what they are trying to do
TO others. they do not deceive any one
save themselves, unless for very short
time.
So many clubs To which do we be-
lonrg Are We even associate members of
any, or all'
S E. D.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-06-05
USE OF EGGPLANT.

Dear Sisters of the Corner: Few
make as much use of egg
plant as they might, although the veg
etables are never very expensive and
help out in making a nourishing and pal
atable meal
A good plan is to take fresh purple
eggplants medium size, cut in two and
after scraping out the inside put the
plants in d saucepan with little
minced ham. Cover with water and boil
till soft Then drain off the water, add
two tablespoons of grated crumbs, a ia
blespoon of butter. one-half tablespoon
of minced onion. salt and pepper to taste
Stuff each half of the hull with this
mixture, place bit of butter on top, and
bake fifteen minutes. The minced han
gives a fine flavor; minced veal OF
chicken may be substituted if preferred
ECONOMY.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-06-05

ing with ribbon to match the color Of
the embroidery. and one has a beauti-
ful, inexpensive morning cap.
When / have 10 hemstitch, 1 work the
corners first and then the edges. I find
tnat there is 10 trouble in having the
work slip along, and making the corners
uneven.
wonder if the sisters who have lit
tie ones TO make bibs for ever tried this
scheme:
Take a dress Shield. fold ladies'
handkerchief over it-covering both
sides-having the point directly in front
Cut out center of handkerchief to fit the
curve in the shield, then fasten tape each
side to tie around babys neck
When making up flannel place a
damp cloth over it to iron it and it Will
| not sag.
ETHELYN
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-06-05
COOKIES AND PIE CRUST

Social Corner Members: The sister
who sent in the recipe for sugar cookies
three weeks ago will be glad to know
think they are certainly delicious I have
made about Is patches since you sent in
your recipe. l am sending asfew recipes
which I think will please:
Soft Ginger Cookies: One cup short
ening, three-fourths cup molasses. one
egg, one teaspoon ginger, one-half tea
spoon cloves, one teaspoon salt. one tea
spoon vanilla extract One-half cup su
gar one cup sour milk, two teaspoons
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-06-05

growing nervous
system has first call
upon the supply of
repairing and re-
building material.
Father Johns Medi-
cine helps Nature
m a k e children
strong and healthy
and keeps them so.
1t contains no drugs
nor alcohol, b u t
t h e most easily
used food-medicine,
which is easily di-
gested and used by
the blood, nervous
system and other
body cells. In use
for over S i X t Y
years.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-06-05
ORANGE AND RuUuARB MARINA
IAD-

Corner Sisters. Those VINO are fond Of
marmaladc and ear provide th- "ugar
viii he delighted with the result OBTAIN
% from using oranges. carrots and rhu-
barb The recipe calls for six oranges
half round Of carrots. four pounds of
rhuharb and seven cups OF sugar. Put
carrots through coarse knife or food
chopper and cook iu water to just cover
and Keep from burning until tender Re
move rind from orang IN Fights and
cook en- water to- cover until tender Cut
rind BOZ narrow strips and combine with
looked carrots Add orange pulp with
seeds and tough part Of skin removed.
Add rhuaar1. not skinned. cut into inch
pieces. Cook until rhubarb Is tender in
Nater 90 cover Add sugar and cook
slowly until thick a pinch" of salt
luay b. added 20 the sugar. Turn into
Jelly glasses.
MARTHA.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-06-05
SWEET MILK PANCAKES.

Dear Friends of the Corner: The next
chilly or rainy night, try having for
supper the following and see how popu-
lar they will prove with your household
Sweet Milk Pancakes-One and one
half CUPS of flour, one and one-half cups
of milk (scanD, one egg, a teaspoon OF
melted butter one-haf teaspoon salt,
two teaspoons baking powder Sift
-four salt and baking powder together
thoroughly, add well beaten egg and the
milk. This makes enough griddle cakes
for a family Of three, so guide yourself
accordingly.
AUNT KATE
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-06-05

spoon sugar, water. Mix and sift dry
ingredients. Rub in butter. Cut in wa
ter with a knife. Use enough water to
make soft dough. The water and but
ter make a more tender crust than lard
and milk. Do not roll, but put in a but
tered and Toured pie dish to bake. Bake
about Is minutes in hot oven. Split
and spread with butter. Add strawber-
ries crushed and sweetened. Put on top
and cover with whole berries. Serve at
once with sugar and cream.
Best wishes to the Corner members
FRED'S WIFE.