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The progress-itemizer., 1920-05-21

OF powdered sugar. The berries are
not hulled and are eaten from the fin
gers, dipping the berry into the sugar.
dish of any preferred cereal fol-
lows the fruit. Whole wheat soaked
overnight and cooked until tender and
gelatinous makes an ideal breakfast
food, and one which is both wholesome
and inexpensive. Take the wheat
from the granary or buy it at the
mill; wash carefully after picking 1t
over to remove any chaff and Seeds.
then soak and cook until tender Serve
with top milk. Enough may be pre-
pared for several days to save time
This food is especially good for chill
dren.
If the main meal is served at night,
the noon meal should be simple but
nourishing. The following are only
suggestions: Hot cheese sandwiches, a
simple salad OF lettuce or a dish Of
radishes and tender green onions, bak-
iEg powder biscuit gelatin with
whipped cream. cookies, and tea. An
other good luncheon menu is potato
salad, either hot or cold, smoked her
ring, brown betty. and cocoa.
Another luncheon menu: EscallOped
fish. cabbage salad, steamed brown
bread canned peaches or fresh fruit,
macaroons and tea.
For dinner one may have broiled
steak, a roast of some kind, n roasted
or fricasSeed fowl. a baked stuffed fish.
broiled chops, veal outlets or baked
hama few of the good things from
which to choose.
With the stuffed fish serve parsley
potatoes. cauliflower with Hollandaise
sauce, sliced cucumbers, caramel
cuStard and coffee with small cakes.
With the broiled steak. baked pota-
toes. creamed onions buttered carrots
and lettuce salad; with an ice cream
served with sauce. either maple, car
amel, or chocolate, and coffee.
Banana Custard Pie.-Prepare a
custard pie as usual and Just before
serving cover with sliced bananas
(ripe ones), and finish With a mer-
ingue which is quickly Drowned in the
oven. Chopped pineapple may be
used instead of the banana and
whipped Sseam instead of the mer-
ingue, if Preferred.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-05-21
LIVED ON HARDWARE DIET
ShelIshcck Victim Found 10 Have 669
Pieces of Foreign Substance In
His Stomach.

Danville, N. Y-That shellshock
patient in the United States hospital
here, in fits of delirium swallowed a
varied hardware diet almost beyond
credulity, was revealed by an opera
ton on the mans stomach.
When Doctor Dresbach, the head
surgeon. opened up the patients stom-
ach he found 30 rolls of tin the size
of a mans little finger, four tooth
brush handles, four wooden tongue de-
pressors, several nails, many buttons,
buckles, needles and sticks. In all,
there were 66S pieces of foreign sub
stance.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-05-21
CALQMEL HORROR
TOLD BY OODsON
You Don't Need to Sicken, Gripe
or SaIivate Yourself to
Start Liver.

You're bilious, sluggish. constipated.
You feel headachy, your stomach may
be sour, your breath bad your skin
sallow and you believe you need vile,
dangerous calomel to start liver and
bowels.
Here's my guarantee Ask your drug
gist for a bottle of DodsOns Liver
Tone and take spoonful tonight. If it
doesn't start your liver and straighteD
you right up better than calomel and
without gripping or making you sick ]
want you to go back to the store and
get your money.
Take calomel today and tomorrow
you will feel weak and sick and nau-
seated. Don't lose a day. Take a
spoonful of harmless. vegetable Dod-
sons Liver Tone tonight and wake up
feeling splendid. 1t is perfectly harm
less, so give it to your children any
time. 1t can't salivate.-Adv.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-05-21
A Real Grievance!

The railroad official invited the
stern citizen to communicate his
troubles.
Il want you to give orders" de-
manded the visitor. that the engineer
of the express which passes through
Elm Grove at II 30 be restrained rom
blowing his whistle on Sunday morn
ines."
"Impossible!" exploded. the Official.
"What prompts you to make such a
ridiculous request?'
"Well, you see" explained the Cit
zen, in an undertone, ''our pastor
breaches until he hears that whistle
blow, and that confoundeG express
was twenty minutes late last Sunday"
New York Central Magazine
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FUEL SAVED BY cOOD ROADS
Wear end Tear on TrucE o amount
of Gasoline Consumed SHOWN IN
Recent Ohio "

A test conducted in '"'' ''''F
70 determine the savinf Ih NdS''''iis
from running over good '''" a ''''''.
pared with gas consumRT"n "Ne' ''a''
and medium-grade roadH u'S'''''S''' d
surprising difference. HFe n'" a. "'N
standard ~" trucks WI" >et'L
different types of road 4 : So =,
a gain of six miles p f"''''' VI '"e,
between the best and S"sH' 'Ni'' '
roads. All the trucks WIRE empty uur
ing the test.
The trucks loaded shi '''"' Wv
poor road took seven II 'i'eN AZ "'ue'
posoIine nor milo az rho Eood one.
The test results show an aNe' "se
Of SIS miles per galfS w. " ~,
road in good condition. " "Ne' an
gravel. 9.3g over good lN'i' "'''u
the same over fair bitur "uS nia'"''
am and good brick roao i47 "N''
extra smooth brick and dpo oNei soo'
ccncrete. n
The saving to the me-, '''S P'i''i''
in gasoline alone wouE1 ""i.'"''' u
millions of dollars onn,, Dly. Perhaps
equal to this would beh the saN''lE III
t,res which ;s oons,deros as important
an item of car upkeep "s - S">"'''''
Calculating the saving III wal "'''
tear on the mechaniSl r. VI N"'N ar
trucks and also the itee ~ 'i''V ''H'
by poor roads, adeauatd "''
undoubtedly a sane inv
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gether until the mixture becomes thick
and light.
Date Custard Pie.--Add one and one.
half cupfuls of dates which have been
washed in hot water, stoned and press
ed through a coarse SIEVE to a custard
pie filing and bake with one crust.
This makes a large pie.
Date Whp.-Cooll one cunful of
chopped stoned dates in boiling wa
ter until smooth. nress through a
sieve. Beat the whites of three eggs
until stiff add one-third of a cupful
of sugar, one-half teaspoonful of salt
and 4 tablespoonful of lemon juice.
Fold In the date-pulp, pile lightly In
a buttered baking dish and bake in a
slow oven 80 minutes Serve with a
custard or with whipped cream.
Date and Apple Pie.-Lne a pie
plate with rich pastry and fill with a
mixture of chopped dates and apples,
sprnkled with cinnamon and sugar;
cover with a crust and bake in a mod
with whipped cream.
Date SandwIch-ThiS is especially
good for the children's lunch. Spread
buttered bread with a layer of cottage
cheese, which has been moistened
with cream; over this layer of
chopped dates. Cover with a slice of
buttered bread.
Jewel Biscuit-Make a good rich
biscuit dough. Roll out rather thin
and cut with a small biscuit cutter.
Dot with bits of butter and lay tea
spoonful of chopped dates on each and
lap over as one would Parkerhouse
rolls. Bake in a quick oven.
Add chopped dates with nuts to a
boiled frosting for cake filling. Add
a tablespoonful of cream to the frost
ing used between the layers as that
should be softer
The progress-itemizer., 1920-05-21
IN BUYING ASPIRIN
ALWAYS SAY "BAYER"
Look for the name "Bayer" on tablets,
then you need never
worry.

"Bayer Tablets of Aspirin can be
taken safely for Colds, Headache,
Toothache, Earache. Neuralgia, Lum-
bago, Rheumatism, Joint Pans. Neuri-
It's, and Pain generally.
To get quick relief follow carefully
the safe and prlper directions ine each
unbroken package of "Bayer Tablets
of Aspirin This package is plainly
stamped with the safety "Bayer Cross y
The "Bayer Cross" means the gen
uine, world-famous Aspirin prescribed
by physicians for over eighteen years.
Handy tin boxes of Il tablets cost
but a few cents. Druggists also sell
larger "Bayer" packages. Aspirin Is
the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture
of Observation-Disclosures OF Salicyllc-
acid.-Adv.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-05-21
Real Relief Comes Only by
Cleansing the Blood of
the Germs.

You must realize that your blood is
infect the blood, and until the blood
these germs must be removed from
your blood before you can expect real,
rational relief from the disease. And
of course, you know that you cannot
reach these germs in your blood with
sprays and douches.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-05-21
Pleasure Missed.

90" said Marjorie as the dessert
came on, "how l wish you had told
me this morning mamma, that you
were going to have Strawberries and
cream for dinner
''Why, what difference would that
have made?" inquired her mother.
30, lots!" with a sigh. Il could
have looked forward TO it all day
then"
The progress-itemizer., 1920-05-21
Millions Of Tiny Germs
Cause Your Catarri1

$. 5. S. will cleanse your blood OF
the cause of Catarrh, and give real re-
lief. II has been in constant use for
more than fifty years, and is sold by
all druggists. Buy bottle of s. S. S.
today and lose no further time in get
ting on the right treatment S S, 5.
is an excellent SyStem-cleanser; it is
not sold or recommended for Venereal
Diseases.
Valuable advice regarding your ease
will be furnished free. Address Medi-
cal Adviser, 103 Swift Laboratory
Atlanta, Ga.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-05-21
BIG HIGHWAY &Pi' 'R0PaIATI0N
State Of Wyoming 1ss Let Contracts
for lmpro> sf1sns 70 Cost
$3,ooo,0 ir 1920,

The total estinau u cost Of highwa!
improvements for rl1 .cn the Wyom
ing state highway 3e artlneut mas ie,
contracts and which will he complet
ed during the pt1sel I year. eNce'es
S3,OO000O. This tOta' represents SIs
for each inhahitGut { the state.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-05-21

In MANY cities of the Southwest, the
cottonwood trees have become a nui-
sance by reason of the litter which
they make at certain seasons of the
year when little wads of cotton are
dropped from them and the matter is
being met by the wholesale cutting
down of these trees. Thousands of
these beautiful shade trees are being
sacrificed
The progress-itemizer., 1920-05-21
Z FRECkAES
Now ls the Time to Get Rid of
These URly Spots.

There's no longer the slightest need OF
feeling ashamed of your freckles, as Othinl
double Strengths guaranteed to remove
these homely spots.
Simply get an ounce of Othne-double
strength-from your druggist, and apply
little of it night and morning and you
should soon see that even the worst freckles
have begun to disappear, while the lighter
ones have vanished entirely 1t is seldom
that more than one ounce is needed to com.
pletely clear the skin and gain a beautiful
clear complexion.
Be sure to ask for the double strength
Othine as this is sold under guarantee OF
money back If it fails to remove freckles.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-05-21
CUlVERT Is EASI CLtANtU u
Much Trouble Obviater ny '"Se"''o'
of cr.+A ar Iror e.rs, Resting
in NotcheS'

Of+on c,,,vor+s mn, er roads and
notbs haoo,no o,ooo,d kith debris and
frequently give troubf 'i'''
cannot be readily cle' ''e'. ne We
r,oo iI1rs+r +ro+od ol,riot.t is all this diff
Guilty. 1t consists &c Vi 'i','
bars supported by NV Is
rest in notches or 'i 'i WI '''e
of stonework or conc . '''' Ai''e, :
oon ,.,,inr,+,,rist M, bars and the
croSSpieceS should he q ''"'f V''u@.
material to support an "'' 'ii'' =" =
be driven across the { a.
Tho ono fron, ,.hjot tbis drawint
80, ,,,,,a is. :, e,.,,,,, RI 50 he bar
The progress-itemizer., 1920-05-21

dJ llllS sea SUD
Strawberries are
beginning to he
abundant; moth
ing could be more
appeizing than n
dish of the fresh
red berries served
around a mound
The progress-itemizer., 1920-05-21
Her Jewels Gone.

Mrs Swellman has been robbed of
fer jewels and Mrs. Meanly is the
guilty"
"Gracious! You don't mean to say
that she stole"
"What else is il hut stealing? She
offered Mrs. Swellman'S cook s. week
more and her maid So and now she
has them. Boston Transcript.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-05-21

With your fingers! You can lift off
any hard corn, soft corn, or corn be-
tween the toes, and the hard skin cal
Iuses from bottom of feet.
A tiny bottle of "Freezone" costs
little at any drug store; apply few
drops upon the corn or callous. In
stantlv it stops hurting, then shortly
you lift that bothersolne corn or cal
lous right off root and all, without
one bit of pain or soreness, Truly
No humbug ADV.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-05-21
Advertisement for Banks.

louisa. Ky-Robbers learned that
Carl Bdychett kept his money in his
house. They tried to find 1t, failed.
set fire TO the house and the $500
secrered In the building was lost.
Ruychett barns also were burned
The progress-itemizer., 1920-05-21
cuticura for Sore Hands.

Soak hands on retiring in the hot suds
of Cuticura Soap, dry and rub in Gu
ticura Ointment. Remove surplus
Ointment with tissue paper. This is
only one of the things Cuticura VIII 90
if Soap, Ointment and Talcum are USED
for all toilet purposes.-Adv.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-05-21
Not a Fish Story.

Columbus. Ind.-Phillip Long, Marsh
Ralston and B. Freese started out on
a fishing trip, but while crossing a
pasture were attacked by bull, who
treed them, holding them prisoners
throughout the day.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-05-21

n y 'fsts-~N'
I'usband-Who are those newcomers
in the house opposite? They seem
We ny.
Ms Putton-A. yers-Oh, they 1ont
unnount to anything so,iahY; Just
mauvay reesh as the French say
BOSton-TranScript.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-05-21
Nu4 nA4~ ~eeQ
Rather Slim Excuse.

Celia and Bobby disagreed, where
upon Celia slapped her brother. A wall
brought their mother. Only after a
long and severe reproval did the small
girls spirit melt and then she said !:
"Oh mamma I'm sorry l slapped him.
l didn't mean to. My hand slipped" j"
The progress-itemizer., 1920-05-21
Cities Could ND Survive.

Without roads ,itie' could not sur
vive. and counr folk would he with
out many of the pre- tient necessities.
comforts, and luxuries of life, which
they are now able to enjoy.
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few Ways Of serving
them as food rather
than a confection is
worthy attention.
Cate Puhs-Make Il
cream-putf mixture
and fill the puffs with
finely chopped dates
and sWeeteied whip
nod crenm- hnatnn To-
The progress-itemizer., 1920-05-21
BAD Roads Impetle Progress.

1t is common for arlners to find
that they cannot haul heir produce TO
market when prices ire highest, be-
cause the roads are itapaSSable.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-05-21
UoKIOHU
GABLNEfH2z@552 s

We are done with little thinking;
We are done with little deeds;
We are done with petty conduct;
We are done with narrow creeds.
We have grown to men and women
And we've noble work TO do,
And today we are a people
With a larger point of view.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-05-21
Roers LONG opposed Railways.

For long time the Beers refused
to sanction the construction of rail-
veys in the Transvaal on the ground
that nowhere were such contrivances
mentioned in the Bible.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-05-21

The road drag is used extensively in
e7ery state: probably nine-tenths of
the road maintenance is done by drag
ging.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-05-21

'''n'''- aot wit thy at of h
ly acquainted; but discourse ever of
thine own-of thy good luck and i'll, of
thy horses, thy servants, thy children
and thy ailments. If thou dost not
succeed thereby in making him feel
at home thou mayst at least induce
him to wish himself there
The progress-itemizer., 1920-05-21
Plan to Kill Him Formed.

On January II Baty went into a
darkened room in the Mexican district
to make an arrest, while three other
detectives waited outside. The door
snapped Shut with a spring lock arr.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-05-21
ACUTE INDIGESTION
SOON RELIEVED
Arkansas Lady Says She Was In
a Serious Condition, But
Promptly Recovered After
Taking Thedford's
BIack-Draught.

Peach Orchard Ark.-NIrs. Eta
Cox, of this place. says: "Some time
ago | had spell of acute Indigestion,
and was in bad fix. I knew l must
have a laxative, and tried Black
Draught. 1t relieved me, and Z soon
was all right.
Il can't say enough for Thedford's
Pla ri, Drouoh+ and +bo oroot pecd
The progress-itemizer., 1920-05-21
Billions Of Tons of New Fuel.

For the production of cheap electric
power, briQuettes and certain by-prod-
ucts the government of Victoria is
planning to. develop immense deposits
20.O000OOOO0 tons.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-05-21
Embryc Politician.

grieyed tone, "you have no { epstitu-
tional right to send me to bed v Without
my supper"
"What do you mean, Raymo1d?"
you are exercising rule without the
consent of the governed. Boston
Transcript.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-05-21
Shooting From the Open Doorway.

.he Mexican inside started firinl
While the other detectives battered
the door, B.aty and the Mexican
fought in a room lighted only by
Aashes from their guns. Finally the
door opened and Baty walked out un-
injured. The Mexican was found dead.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-05-21

Taken in the Other Sense.
Miss Mugg-I think you are just
beautiful, my dear.
Miss Butte (modestly)- where
we 0ffrer=RnStnn TrAnScrint
The progress-itemizer., 1920-05-21
THREE MEALS A DAY.

To begin the day, a little season
able fruit is always appropriate, and
The progress-itemizer., 1920-05-21
A DAY or DATES,

Dates are so generally well liked !;
so nutritious and wholesome that a
The progress-itemizer., 1920-05-21
Wife Loads Gun as He Fires.

Baty returned the fire and emptied
his revolver into the crowd, shooting
from the open doorway. Parea drop
ped dead and the three others ran.
Meanwhile Mrs. Baty had arisen,
loaded two more revolverS and hand
ed them to her husband who ran into
the street and fired after the retreat
ing trio.
This is the seventh Mexican whom
Baty has killed in his 20 years on the
police force, during which time he has
handled practically all important po-
lice cases among the Mexican popula-
tiOn
The progress-itemizer., 1920-05-21
HIS BED
TO FIGHT GANG
Detective RoutS Four Mexicars
Who Try to kssassinate
Him.
WIFE LOADS HIS GUN
Attack Is Sequel to War on Mexican
Crooks at Pueblo, colo.-Offi-
Ger Kills Seven in Twenty
Years.

Pueblo, COlo.-When four Mexicans
came to his house to assassinate him.
as the police believe. at 20 O'Clock
In the morning. City Detective Charles
Baty, 704 West Fourth street. shot and
killed Salvador Parea, twenty-eight,
and put the other three to flight.
Baty arose from sick bed to meet
the Mexicans after they had inter
cepted his son with drawn pistols in
front of the house. They allowed
young Baty to proceed into the house
and he aroused his father. Mr.. Baty
partially clad, went to the fro-.t door
and opened it. AS he did so six bull
lets, fired in rapid succession, imbed-
ded themselves in the framework of
the door.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-05-21

new. 1 am glad to t. hers the
good it did" eot
Acute indigestion is a serious matter
and needs prompt treatment or dan
gerous results may ensue. A phys
clans nelp may be needed, bat
good dose of Thedford'S Black-Draught
will be of benefit by relieving the
system from the undigested food
which is the cause of the trouble.
Thedford's Black Draught is purely
vegetable, not disagreeable to take
and acts in prompt and Natural way.
SO many thousands of persons have
been benefited by the use of Thed.
ford's Black-Draught, you should have
no hesitancy in trying this valu-
able, old weil-established remedy, for
most liver and stomach disorders.
Sold by all reliable druggists.-Adv.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-05-21

Frequently a chorus girls success
depends upon her understanding.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-05-21
Best GOOD RoadI Araumeni

The best argumentf for good roads
are good roads themsselveA
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-04-08

feel that more than a gesture from the
stump will be required to persuade
the court Of claims. The honorable
judges and their families are obliged
to compete more or less in the Open
market for sugar. flour and spring
suits, and it is to such simple terms
that the attorney mentioned has re.
duced a lawsuit for damaged ma.
chinery.
U. S. Lawyers Embarrassed.
For weeks past Palmer's aides have
been trying to devise some response
to the machinery mans brief that will
evade the problem in economics that
has been presented. For it is con.
coded that the issue cannot be met
And there is some hard feeling among
government lawyers that 4 fellow
member of the bar should cOmplicate
an otherwise simple damage suit with
"a wholly insoluble question in eco.
Monies.
A recent address by Palmers' cost
Of living expert, Assistant Attorney
General Figg, explains that 1.-THE gov.
eminent officials realize they are
powerless to reduce the cost of living
without the as>istance Of every inter
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-04-08
AN thar amt nuthin' fer me ter

AN thar amt nuthin' fer me ter
do till them" ~
Not a thing; take a nap, II yer.
Want'r. Sal kin wake ye up. 1 reckon
l won't be back till after yer Off" -
I sat down in a chair and leaned
back against the wall, fitting my hat
down over my eyes and pretending to
fall asleep. Through half-closed lids
1 managed to see all that TRANSFERRED in
the room, and my mind was busy with
the approaching crisis.
Rale busted himself for some min.
utes before putting on his hat, count.
Ing over some money, and filling his
bottles from a reserve stock under
meath the shelf. Tim slept peacefully
on, but had slightly changed his pos
ture, so that his face vas now upturned
to the light. The sight of his familiar
features gave me an inspiration. He
was, undoubtedly, an honest fellow,
and had quarreled with Kirby over
his very matter, refusing to have any
hand in it. He had supposed up to
that time that he was doing no more
han his duty under the law. If !
could arouse him from drunken stupOr
he might even be willing to work with
me in the attempt to rescue ElOise.
Rale disappeared through the rear
door, after exchanging a few words
with the woman, and did not return. l
waited m%otionless for some time, fear
full lest he might come back. Suddenly
the front door opened noiselessly and
Kirby entered, advancing straight to-
ward the bar. Sal served him, answer.
ing his questions, which were spoken
so low I could not catch the words.
His eyes swept the room, but the hat
concealed my face, and he only recog-
nized Tim. He paused long enough
to bend above the %upturned features of
the unconscious deputy, not ~unpleased,
evidently, to discover him in that con-
ditiOn.
1.-THE d old fool" he muttered
perhaps not aware that he spoke
aloud. "Rale has got him fixed, all
right"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-04-08

est In Industry" Describing what ne
(and Palmer) regards as the six chief
causes for high prices, Flgg said:
"FirSt Is the increase in the volume
Of money and credits: second the
widespread increase in wages; third,
lessened production; fourth. increased
cost Of distribution; fifth, reckless ex.
%travagance and a spirit Of specuIa.
ton; sixth and least, p%rOfiteering.
"Yet ilIrrc Is n tremendous amount
Of p~rOfitcrring." Figg c0nfesses:: II ex.
pect that you gentlemen, (Retail Dry
Goods Association) are NIL guilty Of ft.
] used to think there were some ex.
ceptiOns. but fhe farther we go ints
the campaign the less 7 am dispOsel
to think So"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-04-08

for q moments lsauus1t. The plan was
q diabolical one, cold-blooded and des-
perate, yet l saw no certain way of
serving EIoise, except BY accepting
Rale's offer. 1 did not even know where
she was concealed, or how l could lay
hands on Kirby. The genial Rale
pushed out a black bottle and we
drank together. ..."
"Wal," he said, picking up the con-
versation where it had ended, quite
satisfied with his diplomacy, and wip-