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Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-12
THE TRUTH ABOUT
 ECZEMA AND PILES

Thousands and thousands of people, says Petersen ot Buffalo. are learning every week tLat one 55 cent box O. Peterson's Ointment will abolish ecze- ma and bahish piles. and the grateful letters l receive every day are worth more to me than money.
 T had eczeha for many years on my head and could not get anything to stop the agony l saw your adv. and got one box and owe you many thanks for the good it has done me- There isn't ,bIotch on my head now and l couldn't 1ielp but thank Peterson, for the cure is great. Miss Mary Hill 420 Third Ave, Pittsburgh. Pa.
 T have had itching piles for i ) years and Petersons is the only ointment that relieves me. besides the piles seem to have gone."-A. E. Ruger. 1127 Washington Ave. Racine. Wis.
 Use Pstersnn's Ointment fo" old sores, salt rheum, chafing and all skin diseases. Druggists recommend it. Mail orders filed by Peterson Ointment Co., Inc. Buffalo. x. Y
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Bradford. Dr. Fred Page. Walter Allen ard Merrill Keith are the Danielson mem bers of the newly organized Canton Windham. No. 2, Uniform rank, L o. O. IF.
 The Canton members are to gather here during the coming week and there Is h. terest in this fact among all of tho Odd Fellows organizations in Danielson and surrounding towns.
 The Canton members recently received their uniforms, which were worn for the first time at concert and ball given h Willimantic on October c2. the event proving to be one of the most enjoyiolC held in that city In long time. When the Canton members gather 1T Danlelson the near future it Is expected
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PLAINFrELD

Wednesday evening a su-prhs sls defed MlSs Theresa Eayno by he r4rie .r the cloth room in anticipation or her com marriage. Thei. g.ft vas a ehest of silver. Tnoss present were Laltzr Crooks. Helen Normandln. Helen Asi.- ley. Celia Jarvis. Fila GArdlne-, Aa- toinetie Cote. Caroline and Fannie cas- well. Doris Baxter. Dorothy Roodc, Ethe! Kay. oreriiaa Jo5oln. Mauae Wool. msrsee. Dorothy RSyno. Grace Smith. Ella Mette. Helen Reynolds. Florence AlcNe-ney. Merritt Hawes. Alfred Utz Edward Dawley. wilfred Rayno. Arthur Jarvis. Leonard Joyette. Games were played and then cane q mock naarr1zEe Lillian Crooks was tha brushing bride and ce'ia Jervis the groom. Eiia GBfoinsT was bridesmaid. The parson Tes MArde Woodmansee.
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MARRIED.

TILLY-SEIDEL-In NorTicn. Hgw. 10. 1920. by Rev. Charles II. Rickstts. Ben jsmin Dwight Tilly- of i3 Fourth street and Miss Mary seidei of T2ftyiiie. TREYBN Mystic. Nor. 2. 1920, by Rev. William J. Fitzgerald, Edward &. Trevena and MiEs Madeleine L. LeBeau.
 HARTLEY - BIDWELI-Ia Thomasson, by Her. Charles W. Msnman. Earle VI. Hartley of Waterbury and Miss Giad.s r. Bidwell of Thomaston, Storrs cSi- lego, 1891.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-12

Danbury.-ci. \. Lyon. rho Is with the New York. New Haven and Hartford Railroad company in this city. has just returned from months trip through t,e west.
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DIED.

BABcocK--fn Worcester. Mass, kssDi- tai. Not fl, 1920, Charles D. Baeeoe. of Jewett City. aged 4s years. Funeral services at his home in Jewet. City Saturday at 2.3o ?. m. Funeral private. rieRss omit flowers. Burial iIl Jewett Cit. cemetery.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-03
Are You Saving Time or Money?

price was raised to 80 cents an
hour. and the housekeeper found
herself paying more for laundry
and cleaning alone than she had
paid for that plus plain cooking.
She bought a vacuum cleaner and
did the light work herself; then
she got an electric flatiron. to hasten
the laundry work, which was then
reduced to a day and a half, with
the extra half day for such clean
ing as she found too hard. This
was clear saving Of 81 a week
on a total investment of less than
$50. If this were an advertisement
she would then have gone ahead
and bought washing machine, but
in real life, in a New York apart
ment with small kitchen, she did
not, so this remains an unfinished
story.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-03

to operate? If the wash" involved
is only large enough to take one
days time without machinery, 1t Is
doubtful economy to purchase a
machine for the laundress to use,
II, however, there IS enough work
to take the laundress two days the
chances are that it can be reduced
to one days work with q machine,
which would then prove a sound in
vestment- The general rule is that
one container full of clothes is
washed by electric machine in
twenty minutes. Three such recep-
tacles full would represent a pretty
formidable amount of laundry,
easily the equivalent of half a days
washing by hand.
Speeding Up Drying
In estimating the time saving
made possible by the machine, the
important question of drying must
not be overlooked. Fully a third
to half of laundress' time is spent
in the various processes involved in
wringing and hanging out. Where
the power wringer is available not
only is this done much more quickly,
but the clothes are so much dryer
that in many instances they can be
ironed directly without going
through the steps of hanging out
and drying. Of course, there still
remain the garments with large
buttons (which cannot 60 through
New-York tribune., 1920-10-03

you cannot get as close to base
boards, etc, as though they were
placed inside. The entire nozzle
folds under the machine and the
special tools can be attached directly
to the eye Of the fan, resulting In
quick, tight seal, giving an air
connection as tight as any machine
examined and quite a little better
than the average. This construc-
ton, Of course, increases the eff
cheney Of the tools and attachments.
The 8-foot, cloth-covered hose, with
a metallic connector on each end,
enters either the blower or the
suction side, and fits unusually well.
General Construction
The machine Is constructed with
an aluminium case, fan housing and
motor case, and Is finished in
polished aluminium. The weight is
out little over twelve pounds, about
one pound lighter than the average
cleaner. The cleaner needs a clear
ance Of 87s inches-that Is, 1t will
not go under furniture any lower
than this, the average being tx
inches.
The fan is unusually large and
has a top velocity of 9,640 feet a
minute, handling free air consider
ably faster than the average fan
with velocity of $3.50 feet a
minute. The motor is the horizontal.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-03

incidentally, is the only kind one
should ever accept. A plug that
screws in with a continuous twist is
anathema. 1t means twisted cord
wear on the insulating material, and
sooner or later a crossed wire, short
circuit and a fuse blown out. Women
can help the electrical cause by re-
fusing to buy any electrical device
that does not cover this small but
important detail with q parallel
bladed plug.
To sum up, the Eureka excels in
its volume of air flow and strong
suction supplemented by an efficient
stationary brush. 1t is light, well
constructed and moderate in price.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-03

down stairs. Many professional
laundresses in New York refuse to
use roof-drying spaces In apart
ment houses unless they are per
mitted to send the clothes up in the
elevator, and as for those low estab-
lishments in which so many thou
sand intelligent people live, namely,
apartment houses without elevators,
many professional clothes washers
decline to operate there at all.
Electric Irons for All
Coming to the question of electric
cooking appliances, great deal de-
pends on whether they are to be
operated by 'help" or thei~ owners.
And there is great deal of differ
ence in "help" For instance, there
is hardly day worker SO dense or
so careless that she cannot be read
lily and profitably taught to operate
an electric fatiron. Yet it takes a
woman of some degree of intelli-
gence to use electric cooking appli-
ances freely without unnecessary
waste Of current. Usually a woman
of the housekeeper or household a.
sistant type will employ the common
electric cooking devices very salts
factorily, especially If the owner
herself can demonstrate the proper
way to use them.
NAat It means N dollars and cents
70 operate electric table appliances
intelligently is shown by the cleo
trio bills of a certain family living
in Brooklyn. This family has a
light apartment of six rooms and
every day gets its own breakfast for
three, and sometimes four, utilizing
the small table stoves of different
kinds. Besides this, the weekly
roast beef or chicken dinner IS pre-
pared in an electric freless cooker,
and the entire apartment is cleaned
with vacuum cleaner. Yet, in
spite of this liberal use OF electric
appliances, the electric bill has never
exceeded 81 month. Not every one
could do this. 1t means intelligent.
careful use Of the grille and its re-
tanned heat.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-03
clty-1he Modern Housemaid Washwoman and Cook
The Only General 4ouseworker Left Is Electriic;;tv
and When She Cleans Ter Middle Name Is
Vacuum and Her First Name "Eureka''

small boys and fox terriers. With
the stationary brush in the Eureka
nozzle just to start the lint, and it's
strong suction, the standard amount
OF lint used in all Institute tests was
cleaned up in five strokes, the aver
age performance being eight, show
ing the Eureka to be three above the
average. In fact, it did better
work than two Of the motor-driven
brushes and one traction brush test
ed, on this test in which they are
supposed to excel, showing that with
sufficiently strong suction even the
lint and hair type of dirt is we'll
handled, with the humblest form
OF brush collaborating to "start
things However, we deem it only
New-York tribune., 1920-10-03

the wringer, but these form a very
small item Of the ordinary house
hold wash, where the bulk Is made
up Of bed linen, table linen, towels
(for bath, face and kitchen use)
underwear and house aprons. Small
buttons are folded inside and go
through the wringer safely.
What the increased speed in dry
ing means to a laundress is realized
only by those who have tried to dry
heavy bath towels in bad weather.
And bad weather is an element that
the household employing q laundress
cannot control, unless elaborate arti-
fetal drying facilities are provided.
The woman who does her own work
may automatically shift her wash
ing to suit the weather, but the
hired laundress either comes or
doesn't come on certain stipulated
days in the week, weather or no. If
the sun fails to dry the clothes it
isn't her fault, and she is still en-
titled to her So or 81 a day, plus
food and carfare. II is hardly an
exaggeration to say that the drying
feature Of the power wringer on an
electric washing machine is almost
equivalent to commanding a drying
room for bad weather. On the labor
saving side it should not be forgot
ten that handing i DasAerf- Of
wet clothes is heavy work. especially
when they must be carried up or
New-York tribune., 1920-10-03

removed In 9.5 strokes. while the
average Is four.
Brush and Nozzle Formation
The brush, by the way, is easily
attached over the nozzle In a sec
ond's time by means Of automatic
spring clips, and consists Of a line
OF bristle tufts front and back Of
the nozzle stapled into wood and the
whole held in metal frame. Backed
up by this machines powerful air
suction, this stationary brush did
most excellent work.
The air velocity is further in.
creased by using much narrowe,
nozzle than usual. The cleanino
New-York tribune., 1920-10-03
Other Problems Solved

With the WASHING machine where
it IS to be used by the housekeeper
fe'self, it's money saving qualities
are quickly seen. Probably with 1t
she would be uole to do the wash
ng herself, and either the hire of n
laundress or the weekly cost of a
wet wash" or trough dry" can be
quickly credited to the machine.
Where a laundress is still hired
he savings are not so large or so
obvious, but are still sufficient to
Justify the purchase of the machine
New-York tribune., 1920-10-03

temper at both ends Of the dav
These strong steel swivel casters can
be readily locked in any position and
the machine made stationary. Also
the working top of the machine is
now 34's inches from the floor, and
when the fat board provided is in
place you have an excellent table
top, about 81 by Is inches, the
proper height for kitchen work or
ironing. This height is also much
better for working with the wash
ing machine and wringer.
A Triple Track
The tub is now made of heavier
copper than before and runs back
and forth with its characteristic
straight punch, locomotive drive, on
three tracks instead of two, while
the rollers are attached to the tub
instead Of being mounted on the
frame Of the machine as formerly.
This insures good operation, even if
the machine is not set perfectly level.
1t Is always said that the use of
the proper amount Of water (neither
too much nor too little) Is essential
to the best operation, but the water
line Is often inconveniently marked
on the outside Of the tub. A clearly
defined water mark has been placed
on the inside Of the new model Of the
Locomotive tub and the shift lever
that puts the tub into operation has
been replaced by simple hand lever
more conveniently located at the up
per right hand end Of the framework.
The motor pulley betting can now
be removed without assembling the
driving mechanism and the gearing
has been simplified.
A New Typo of Safety Release
The wringer also has been i'm
proved in several ways. The support
has been strengthened and the Joint
on the vertical shaft raised so that
the wringer can be removed more
easily, if desired. A new type of
safety release Is to appear on the
new wringer, and this is no small
point in its favor. A slight pressure
on the side of the device causes the
wringer rolls to separate SO that
tangled piece Of clothing can be
easily removed. This is a great i'm
provement over the top release usu-
ally employed which requires de-
cided blow, since in case of accident
or furry quickness and ease of re-
lease are essential.
All Of these 1920 improvements
add to the simplicity and disability
Of the Locomotive, which always did
do good work in a direct way.
The Locomotive Electric Wash
ing Machine.
Made by the Locomotive Elec-
trio Washer Company. Be4leville, III.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-03

machine may be triumph Of engi-
neering skill, but milady doesn't
like it.
The Prime Virtue of Simplicity
The Locomotive has the grace of
great simplicity in its construction
and operation, which in the hands OF
unskilled operators means much.
The improved 1920 model has two
changes suggested by the Institute
when the machine was examined in
1919, i. e., the machine is equipped
now with swivel casters, so that it
moves easily in any direction desired
with a minimum push. And, though
this does not wash clothes, it does
save the washwoman's strength and
New-York tribune., 1920-10-03

in many cases. For instance, at
present many laundresses refuse to
wash sheets, blankets, counterpanes,
curtains and sometimes even table
cloths as part of the regular wash,
and thus extras are added to the
ordinary expense. It Is easy to say,
"In that case hire another woman"
but sometimes another Is not avail
able, or would make the same de-
mands. Or elsewhere the drying IA
cllltles are SO poor, especially in
bad weather, that the power wringer
on the machine becomes a godsend
to the harried housekeeper. For
the household where there are
young children there is nothing that
so assists to simplify the situation,
even where "help' is maintained.
A nurse is not the whole solution,
for many Of them now refuse to
consider the children's washing as
part of their work, though they may
be willing to do some of it. If a
laundress is hired where q cook or
general houseworker still exists,
generally the other "help" doesn't
want the laundress around and
would welcome machine to short
en- the visitation
New-York tribune., 1920-10-03

length is good, Tx inches, but quite
narrow, SO that it's cleaning area is
only 8.4 square inches, as compared
with an average Of 1874. The noz-
zle is fixed at OBS inch above the
floor, not being adjustable. There
are three wheels, the two front ones
extending beyond the nozzle, so that
New-York tribune., 1920-10-03
The Electrical Washwoman Is Constantly Improving Her
Methods and Build, and the Sturdy Type That Scrubs
With Locomotive" Thrust Is No Exception

THE evolution in washing ma
chimes is almost revolution
these days, SO great is the de-
mand for them. The wise manu-
facturer is paying more and more at
tention to the details which his engi-
neer may have thought negligible,
but which interest the unscientifc
woman, who is learning to know and
love her first piece of machinery,
more than the subtleties of gears,
motors and bearings which she
naively takes for granted. If she
must bend constantly-if she must
struggle with stiff levers and ham
dies, if casters move only in the d.
rection she doesn't want to take, a
New-York tribune., 1920-10-03
GREAT point Of dispute in
vacuum cleaner circles Is

n vacuum cleaner circle. is
this: Do you depend more
on your brush or your suction (air
fow) for cleaning7 Now, women
have for ages associated brushes
with sweeping; the broom idea origi-
mated apparently with Mother Goose
and dies hard. It is quite an act of
faith to pin ones hopes Of cleanliness
to q current Of air. But this prima-
rily Is what vacuum cleaner is-a
machine to clean by suction rather
than by scrubbing.
AS far as wear on the carpet goes
we think It Is six of one and half q
dozen Of the other-some people with
fine rugs DO not want them rubbed
with a motor-driven brush, and ever
and again the cry comes, Wont the
suction pull out the nap Of the car
pet with the dirtY" No, 1t will not
unless you go away to answer an
emergency call and leave the ma
chine running IN one spot for half
an hour or 30, It will not think of
pulling up your carpet by the roots,
The Power of Air
Il you are up to date and do pin
your faith to the powers of the air
for cleaning you cannot do better in
q medium household model than to
try Eureka powerful machines Of
the Blssell type cleaning by tool only
are excluded from the comparison)
In the Eureka you will have found
model that excels in air flow and
suction-although we were not able
to confirm the topnotch figures
given IN the circular. Nevertheless
this machine, which Is moderate in
price, did have the highest water
lift and air flow Of any Of the eight
machines in its class tested at the
same time. The volume of air han
died per square inch of nozzle area
Is over twice as much as the average.
as was also the air flow through at
tachments. And in all other figures
measuring air flow with nozzle open
or closed the Eureka exceeded the
avefage
When the engineer had rendered
his verdict as to the theoretica
superiority Of the Eureka on tho
point Of suction and air flow The
domestic scientist checked up on the
practical results. Now, it Is for dirt
Of the lint or hair type that a brush
Is needed most-sometimes bits Of
INT will squirm about on the surface
Of carpet and refuse to yield to
suction.
For Dog Hairs Especially
One woman particularly demand
"a OF Us a cleaner that would remove
eaked mud and dogs hairs, which
sounded as though she must be run
ning an old-fashioned paradise for
New-York tribune., 1920-10-03
How, Why and When Buy Electrical Appliances
1 OR the wise selection of cleo
Y trical household devices now

HOR the wise selection of cleo
II trical household devices now
so much In vogue the would
% purchaser should have her own
object very much In view not only
10 the actual purchasing Of some
particular machine, but in making
up her mind which form Of device
would best suit her needs. It seems
only fair to admit frankly that the
larger apparatus, such as dish
washers, clothes washers, ironers,
ranges, and to a lesser degree fire
'ess cookers and utility motor sets
are Tar from negligible items Of ex-
pense, and that the home problems
should be weighed carefully before
lae money is expended.
'dhere are usually two motives for
'tsstsd and endorsed By The Tribune
New-York tribune., 1920-10-03

fair to say that one motor-driven
brush machine holds all records for
this type Of lint dirt, removing the
lint in two strokes.
The flour test, representing the
dust type Of dirt (the most common
form), was run without g brush, and
the standard amount of flour was
New-York tribune., 1920-10-03

buyfng-either tbs housewife Is do
ing the work herself and wishes to
save her strength, or with the aid of
machine she could do some part Of
the work herself and save expense
that she Is now mourning. Or, In a
third class, Is the woman who can
command some assistance In house
work, but not SO much as she would
like or has been accustomed to, and
who wishes to make the amount of
service available stretch over a
greater amount Of work. These are
three different instances in which
household machinery can be of the
greatest assistance, but 1t should be
selected with the very specific needs
of each case In mind.
Vacuum Cleaner the Entering
Wedge
For instance, take the small
household where q few years ago
there would have been one "gen-
eral houseworker." Either the mis-
tress cannot obtain one now or can
not meet the present demands for
wages. In q case like this usually
the best entering wedge is the
vacuum cleaner. 1t is simple, very
easy to run, operates on very little
current, and in the lighter types
does not cost so much but that the
investor can soon see her money
coming back to her through saving
in wages. On the other hand, by
using the vacuum cleaner she can
dispense with the ordinary cleaning
woman, except for occasional "heavy
cleaning" and paint washing, and
this, too, becomes Of much less fire.
quent necessity If the dust is care
fully ard consistently removed with
the cleaner.
Reducing Time That Costs so
Cents an Hour
In one instance Of this kind the
family had had a houseworker at
$12 week; she left to get $15 else
where. The housekeeper then hired
laundry work and cleaning at $3.5C
a day, two days for laundry work
and one for cleaning. Soon the
New-York tribune., 1920-10-03

ventilated type, slightly less than
one-ffth horsepower, we'll lubri-
Gated, but with no special method
of cooling. But Notwithstanding
its speed the motor did not heat up
over the 80 degrees considered COM
patible with good design and dur
ability.
The bag Is always a crucial point
in vacuum cleaner, and this one
has several good features. To begin
at the end, it empties at the bottom,
where the dirt is, as every bag
should, and the TX inch sliding
clamp is readily adjusted. 1t is at
tached to the cleaner by a friction
plug inserted in the fan casing and
held in place by a spring hook. The
bottom closing clamp hooks over the
fan casing and the top is suspended
from the handle by a spring whose
stretch Is limited by an inside cord.
The handle has a pistol grip four
inches long and is held, both verti-
cally and horizontally, by good
spring catch. When standing the
handle upright, however, care must
be taken not to tip the machine, as
the balance is easily disturbed.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-03
The Question of Quantity

Where a laundress is employed
the question becomes, At what guam
tity point does it become profitable
to buy machine for the laundress