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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-12-09
WELLS RIVER.

The community was shocked tt
hear Sunday of the sudden death Of
G A Hamilton, who has been night
operator at the Wells River passen
ger station for so many years. MI
Hamilton had been in poor health
several months and had only recently
returned to work. He was taker
suddenly i'll in the night, was taken
to his home in Woodsville, and died
early Sunday morning. He is survived
by his wife, to whom sympathy is
extended.
Mrs Emery White was hostess Tues
day afternoon to the Woman's Mis-
sionary Society. An interesting pro-
grom was arranged under the direc-
tion of Mrs Geo. Symes. Tea and a
social hour followed the meeting.
Mrs Walter Burleigh went Satur-
day to New Fork to spend two weeks
with relatives.
A fine basket ball game, which re-
suited in victory for the Wells River
High School team, was played here
with Peacham Academy Friday even
ing. 1t was said to be the best
game ever played on the local floor
Mrs Ellery Davis, who has been
critically i'll for several weeks, re-
mains about the same.
w S Cobu and sister, Mrs George
Brown of Hardwick, spent Sunday
with Judge and Mrs Baldwin. Mrs
Brown will remain during the holt
days.
Miss Burke, nurse from Little
ton, has been caring for Mrs Emma
Hutchins, who has been i'll with
bronchitis.
The Superintendents of Schools of
Caledonia County met Wednesday at
Newbury with Supt. L d Smith. Din
ner was served by the Home Eco
Monies department under the direc-
ton Of Miss Blanche Mayett.
Mrs Charles Hooker fell down
stairs Saturday, breaking her leg.
She was taken to the hospital Sun
day, and is resting comfortably at
this writing.
The Study Club met Monday even
ing at the home of Mrs John Bone.
Rev. Dcnald Fraser spoke on the
Italian poet Dante.
Miss Amy Dureu Of Pike is in town
this week.
Lawyer Conant Of st. Johnsbury
was a visitor in town Wednesday.
Mrs Mary Cutler returned Tuesday
to Montpelier.
About so children are patronizing
the school lunches, served under the
direction Of the Domestic Science
teacher, Miss Foster, and the high
school girls as assistants The com
munity Red Cross nurse, Miss Crown,
was influential in starting this work
which proved TO be such a benefit to
the children last year.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-12-09
WHY SUFFER SO?

Why suffer from bad back,
from sharp, shooting twinges,
headaches, dizziness and distress
sing urinary ills Bradford peo-
pie recommend loans Kidney
Pills Ask your neighbor! Could
you ask for stronger froof of
merit ?
D. Couillard, blacksmith, Nam
St., Bradford, gave the following
statement October 2, 1908:
Through the recommendation of
friend l was induced TO try
Doan's Kidney Pills.. For some
time I had suffered from kidney
trouble until it became almost
unbearable. The kidney secre-
tions were irregular in passage
and highly colored. Soon after
using Doan's Kidney Pills, felt
like a different man. I could
sleep well nights and was not
compelled to get up because of
the kidney weakness. | cannot
say enough in praise of this rem
edy and hope other sufferers may
be induced to try Doan's."
On May "a, 1920, Mr. Couillard
added: Il haven't changed my
high opinion of Doan's Kidney
Pills for they are as good to-day
as they were when I first recon-
mended them. I use them once
in awhile and they always give
excellent results"
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the |
same that Mr. Couillard had. |
Foster-Milburn Co., Mfrs, Buff
falo, N. Y.
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to Pike Wednesday night to the
Movies.
The w. w. Sewing Circle met with
Mrs Washburn Wednesday p. m. Nov
80. The next meeting is with Mrs
Kenneth Pike on Dec. 14th.
Mrs Alice Gee returned Monday
night from North Stratford, N. H.
Mrs Fred Chasson went to Warren
Tuesday on business.
Mrs Melvin Fifield returned from
Laconia the first of the week.
Mrs Fred Chasson went to Little
ton Friday to help Mrs William
Derosia few weeks. =.
Sidney Shelly was on the sick list
the first of the week.
John Lavoie moved his family to
East Haverhill, Friday.
Mr. and Mrs Ernest Merrill and chill
lren were guests of Mrs May Fifeld
the last of the week.
Mrs A d Martin and Doris and
Dorathy Mann of Woodsville were
guests at H H Washburn's, Saturday.
Mrs Alice Gee is boarding with
Mrs William Ladeau.
Mrs Minnie Breer of Swain Hill
was a visitor at Mrs Washburn's,
Saturday afternoon.
Mrs George Pickering of Warren
died at the home of her daughter,
Eliza Weeks, near Meredith, recent
ly.
Rosie Tebbitts is working for Mrs
Arthur Brown.
Several young people from here
the dance at East Haver-
hill Friday night.
Mrs K Corliss of Plymouth spent
Sunday with her sister Mrs Frank
Harrington.
Mrs Belle Gould is keeping house
for Mrs Chasson while she is in Little
ton
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-12-09
PIKE.

Herbert Campbell was a business
visitor in Woodsville, Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs H S I. Bryant spent
several days in Boston last week.
From Boston Mrs Bryant will go to
relatives and friends.
Miss Marguerite V Blank and Miss
Madeline Drown attended the recep-
ton given to Mr. and Mrs Harry
Foss at Village Hall, North Haver-
hill, last Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs Fred j Percival were
business visitors in Boston last week.
The stork visited the home of Mr.
and Mrs oliver Howe Tuesday morn
ing of last week and left baby girl,
who has been named Alice Virginia.
Both mother and daughter are doing
we'll at this writing.
Louis Pike, Clifford White, Law
renee Morrill, and Miss Frances Dick
erman attended the New Hampshire
State Boys Conference in Nashua
last week,
Edward B CLIFFORD of Adrian, Mich.
is a visitor in town this week.
Mrs Harriet Pike has returned
from montpelier, W., where SLe mas
been visiting her sister.
Miss Duran attended the funeral of
Mrs Quimby in Bradford Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs Charles Robinson, who has
been seriously i'll, is now very much
improved.
Mrs Harriet Pike, Mrs E Bertram
Pike and Miss Helen Miner were
visitors in Woodsville last Friday.
E Blank attended School Board
meeting held at Haverhill Academy
last Saturday afternoon.
Paul Ford, Arthur Knight, and the
Misses Georgia Hadley, Lillian Craig,
Beatrice Gregory and Jessie Lafoe
attended the dance at East Haver-
hill last Friday evening.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-12-09
GLENCLIFF.

Miss Ora Lavoie went to Cottage
Hospital, Woodsville, the first of the
week for an operation on her throat.
Charles Scott returned from Brock
ton, Mass. Monday night and is work.
ing for H H Washburn in the shop.
Charlie BeIyea is confined to the
house by a severe cold, and is attend
ed by DIR. w M Russell of Warren.
Mrs George Belyea and son George
Jr. are both sick with hard colds.
Mr. and Mrs Kenneth Pike motored
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-12-09

In Our Ladies' Cloak
Department

we are making one grand clean up, and
if you are looking for present for that
wife or daughter of yours now is the
time to get busy, as we can save you
from $40 to SIS on coat. The early
shopper will find the better assortment.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-12-09
A Lady In Chieago TeIeEraphs for
Rat-Snap.

Read Mrs Phillips wire; "Youells
Exterminator Co. westneld. n. J. Rush
81 worth OF RAT-sNAP.- Later received
following letter. "RAT-SNAP arrived.
II rid our house OF rats IN no time.
Just moved here from Pa where
used RAT-sNAP with great results
Three sizes ssc. csc. fi-,s. Sold and
guaranteed by Sisco's Pharmacy.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-12-09
ONE MILE OR FIFTY MILES

Whether you live one or fifty miles,
or. more--from this bank, you can main
tain an account here equally we'll.
Our banking-b y-mai1 plan enables you
to make deposits or Withdrawals via
the postman, safely and quickly.
Write US enclosing your first deposit.
We Will forward to you a passIbOok and
necessary slips for subsequent depos-
it's or wi thdrawals.
NATIONAL BANK OF NEWBURY
Wells River, Vermont
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-12-09

Referring to the item Of Nov. 18th,
1921, in the list Of Newbury news as
published in The United Opinion, I
wish to call to the attention Of the
worthy correspondent Of Newbury
news, that he has a very erroneous
impression of my ideas in regard to
the Abbreviated Skirts" so called
The fact is, / am a strong advocate
of the High Water Slirts," and I
strongly and sincerely believe that
they should be high enough to with
stand all the tidal waves Of a per
sonal observation, or inspection, that
would very admirably meet with the
full requirements that our distin-
guished Newbury correspondent would
approve Of, in order TO give perfect
satisfaction to his fastidious taste,
particularly in regard to the wear
ing apparel that the Fair Damsels Of
Newbury are attired in Il is very
evident indeed that he has made
personal study Of the various heights
that the Newbury girls are wearing
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-14

Apple that has little hard
pieces OF uncooked apple In It Is not
pleasant to eat. Nearly everybody
pares and cores their apples, care
fully removing any hard spots In the
raw apple, but few people seem to
realize that a bruise will not cook
tender. A slight bruise cause by
pressing the apple with the thumb
as one will do makes q hard dry
spot. Cut out any Of these blemish-
'es when pairing the apples and the
eauce will be twice as nice and will
not need to be put through q colan-
der.
Menu for Tomorrow
Breakfast-Stewed prunes, fried
bread. strip, coffee.
Luncheon - Vegetarian roast,
brown bread and butter. olives,
sugar cookies, tea.
Dinner-Cream of corn soup.
chicken ~fricassee, mashed potatoes,
creamed onions, lettuce salad, fruit
cup, sponge cake, coffee.
MY Own Recipes
In this dinner menu the fruit cup
makes a refreshing dessert. Oranges,
canned pineapple and a few white
grapes should be cut into cubes,
sprinkled with a little sugar, not
enough to make sweet, and allowed
to stand in a cold place till thor
pughly chilled. Serve In high stand
ing glasses.
Fried Bread
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-14
SAYREv|llE K. OF C. PLANS
FOR BIG MINSTREL SHOW

BY Special Correspondent.
SAYREVILLE, Jan. 1.-THE TO-
cal knights of Columbus are busy
selling tickets for their second annu-
al Minstrel show to be held at the
Liberty Theatre Tuesday night. Jan.
rs.
The MINISTRIES will be given by the
members of San Salvador Councii
Of Perth Amboy. who are regarded
as the best in the county, at least
by the majority of the people who
saw the minstrels last year. IL IS
expected that this show will surpass
all previous shows. .
The cast consisting of e one
hundred will be practically the same
as last year with but few important
changes. The only important cha1se
will be the interlocutor, who VIII be
Richard Calvin. This part was TAX
en- by John X. Sheehy last year.
Special vaudeville numbers by out
side talent will be a feature.
Tickets are now on sale at the
Liberty Theatre and by all OF the
members.
The minstrel committee consists
4 Of the following: Chairman-Jehn
]. Dreamer. Joseph j. Weber. Mi
chael Moran. John-Fee; advertising
and program-chairman. Francis L
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-14

NEW YoRk-what of. the sea
for women?
There is a woman in port who
has followed tho sea for 18 years
her name is Agnes Stevens and
her ship is the Saxonia.
Oficially she is known as a
.stewardess,'-but she is called
the "seamother'' and the teller
of stories woman"
She is 6S years OR. and her hair
is as black as the day she first
learned to braid itLand she is
English and she loves her Eng
land, but most of all she is sea-
driven, and the lure of tho spray
Is in her blood, and she knows no
fear. Il
Land For Young Woman
But If you ask her what she
thinks of the sea. for the young
woman she will answer you slowly
in her strange English dialect:
""The seas no place for a girl
land, land, that's her place. land
and love and marriage and chill
dren-I know.
And asked WHAT she means by
what she knows she says fatty:
There is too much romance on
the water-young steawardesses
are too flighty-they know moth
ing about nursing the sick. Let
them be as gentle and tender as
you please. they have had no ex-
But Mrs. stevens thinks that
| for the experienced woman-espe-
cially the widow (and she is her.
self a widow there is nothing
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-14
Mrs Iettica Ii. snxdam

JAMESBURG, Jan. .14:-Stricken
with paralysis IN December 81. from
which she never regained conscious
ness, Miss Lettica Brunson Suydam,
eighty-seven years old, mother of
County Physician Suydam, of this
place. died yesterday at the home of
her son.
Funeral services win be held from
her late home in Church street
Monday afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock
and the interment will be in the
family plot IN Fernwood cemetery,
this place.
Mrs. Suydam was a daughter of
the late Sarah Ann VanTine and
John w. Brunson and was born in
the homestead in Somerset county.
January S, 1895. She resided on the
homestead farm until her marriage
to the late Abram Suydam ON Octo-
Der 20. 1856. By that marriage one
son Was born. County Physician
John L. Suydam. of this place. Mrs
Suydam has resided at Jamesburg
continuously since 1883. One sister,
Mrs. Joanna Walker. of New Bruins
wick, survives.
Deceased was a member of the
Jamesburg Presbyterian church
since 1884 and was active in all the
church life, being for many years
head of the Foreign Mission Society,
this being her particular hobby. Her
kindly disposition and pleasing man.
ner endeared her to a host of friends
who were shocked at her death that
was not wholly unexpected owing to
her enfeebled condition at the time
of her attack.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-14
THE BOOK OF MARTHA
By JANE LoRuMER

rie.
"Her child? Marion's child?" I
whispered, for instinctively, as any
other woman would have done. L
guessed what the rest OF the trag-
edy might be.
' Dead Dead, also!"
Martha did not need to tell US any
more. BY sheer force of her Will
she kept her voice on an unemo-
tional level and answered the old
father:
"You have just found the bodies?
And your poor wife has collapsed!
Yes, Mr.. Sprague. I will come right
over myself and take care of her. /
will attend to e~verything!"
Martha hung up the receiver.
turned to us and said DULY:
you have Aeard-you have all
heard.'
And she did not lock at Evan
again while they were in Dur house.
I could rot see Evans face for
he had picked up Lorrie prepare
tory to carrying him out to the
machine, and had hidden his own
features in the shadow of the
child's big coat. From the glimpse
I caught of him as he reached for
the boy. / concluded that he was
less moved by the tragedy than
Bob appeared to be.
And / asked myself why Martha
should continue to live with a man
who had been revealed to us all as
a scamp.
Ito be continually
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-14
TrasIc End of Marion sprague.

lIHKIE Emu IA NHAt@O0 ofteeN@s L.
As she mentioned the name OF
Marion's father. Martha turned
and stood where she could keep
her eyes upon her husbands face.
"Marion-gone7" She repeated
distinctly the words which came
to her over the phone. Gone
since morning? She took her
baby with her? Do you mean to
say she has been wandering with
that child all day in this awful
'blizzard?"
With accusing yes and a face
white with scorn. Martha held
Evan Palmer's gaze. The man
stood like one fascinated by a
danger which he could not escape.
"Oh-you've found her. Mr.
sprague? I'm so glad-so gl-"
Then with a little cry which
choked in her thoat, a cry which
chilled my own heart, and made
her son run to her and cling to her
skirts. Martha dropped the re-
ceiver and 1t clattered on the table.
Bob rushed to Martha's side and
picked up the phone and would
have listened to the remainder of
the message from Marion Spragte's
father, but Martha took the receiv-
err from him. pulled herself togeth-
err very bravely. placed . hand on
her child's head to quiet him, and
repeated the words that came over
the line:
aDeadi Dead! A suicidei"
n I ran to her and sna.ched up Lor-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-14
To Hear Prominent Speaker

WOODBRIDGE. Jan. 4-CIinpn
N. Howard, known as the little ei-
ant" Of Rochester. N. Y, has been
secured to address a mass meeting
to be held under the auspices of the
National Reform Association OF
Pittsburgh and of the local
churches. in the high school audi
torium Monday night. Literally mill
lions Of people have heard this fam
Gus American orator during the past
twenty-five years. as he has gone up
and down the. country speaking II
behalf of various moral reforms.
The American Red Cross sent out
word, Howard will do you more
good than any other man in Amer
ica."
Mr.. Howard comes to Woodbridge
through the Mems Clubs Of the
Methodist, Congregational, Presby-
terrain and Episcopal churches.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-14
Show IMPORTANCE
OF Ventilation
by u. s. Public Health Service
(Jhis Is the third of four articles on
bad Air.)

By u. s. Public Health Service
(Jhis Is the third OF four articles on
bad Air.)
One Of U greatest errors In ven
tilation In in maintaining our
homes at too high a temperature
'Sixty-ive TO IS degrees Fehren-
heit is about right. instead OF 20
to rs degrees, which is not uncom
mon.
With a proper humidity, a tenn
p~erature of IS degrees Is just as
| comfortable to sit in as a tempera-
ture of 10 degrees with the humid
ity low.
When people get a proper appre-
citation of this fact. they find that is
is probably easier to supply the
humidity than TO supply the extra
/ coal necessary to raise the tempera-
ture 5 degrees throughout the
/ house.
In the matter OF humidity. the
great majority of houses disregard
this entirely. Most indoor air Is far
too dry. The humidity should be
from so to 65 per cent. Usually 1t
is from 25 to IS per cent. or 40 per
cent at the most.
I'm hot air furnaces the water pan
is provided, but II is more frequent.
ly empty than full. and is in itself
inadequate in any case.
Hot water and steam systems are
still worse. They have no provision
whatever for adding moisture to the
air.
This dryness to indoor air is re-
sponsible for much of the dry,
hacking 1aryngeal coughs so com
mon in winter. and which have
been designated as the winter
cough. The dry air Graves moist
ure and extracts 1t from every
source available. including our
skin and membrane.
The correction of low humidity
Is not an easy problem.
Pho water pan of a hot air FUR
mace should be kept filed constant
ly. Plants scattered about the
house and kept we'll watered
daily help to some extent.
Shallow pans filed with water
and placed on the radiators and
registers will evaporate considerable
quantities of water.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-14

like the life on the water. She
goes on to say that there a woman
learns courage-not only. the
courage to face disaster of family
and friends, for this any woman
can do. but courage to fs<e peril
Gus adventure-even death.
lyon learn TO trust your Cod
and no land folk know quite such
trust-and you learn how to talk
to children"
Tales of the Sea.
Aud it's particularly her talk TO
children that has made Mrs. Stew
ems one of the beloved. She tells
them fairy tales, one that she
has learned in strange ports and
folk-ta1es she has heard whis-
pered by alien tongues at night
fall. She makes up stories her
self-and perhaps the most popu-
lar with the children. are these.
"What do / tell them about?
The sea of course. Land stories
are all well enough when you're
on land, but sea yarns r the
only thing to hear after the shore
line has faded"
And as for the worries of the
household that draw wrinkles in
the face of millions of women
they will draw a line in
Mrs. Stevens face-for there is
mo worry CT the high cost of div
ing on a boat. and 10 petty mar
keting to be done. neither is there
any trouble to keep the furnace
| going. There's only a salt wind
| blowing and perhaps somewhere a
| child crying for its bedtime story.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-14
HINTSFOR MAKING APPLESAUCE

III cups milk
Salt and a very little pepper
Cut bread in slices about half an
inch thick and trim Off the crusts.
Beat egg slightly with milk and sea-
son with salt and pepper. Dip
bread in egg mixture and fry in
butter and lard mixed. Serve very
hot.
Vegetarian Roast
/ cup mashed potatoes
1 cup cooked lima beans
/ cup canned tomatoes
1 cup cooked rice
1 cup cracker crumbs
/ cup chopped peanuts
n teaspoon onion juice
2 tablespoons butter
1 egg
Salt and pepper
The beans should be chopped in
small pieces. Mix Aaal ingredients
thoroughly with egg slightly beaten.
Bake in a deep pan with a buttered
paper over the top for 80 minutes.
This roast may be served hot or cold.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-14

When Nancy and Nick awoke and
discovered that the Eskimo's hut
had disappeared and with it the
good fellow who had called him
self Ishtu. they missed the carved
box that held all their charms.
ut wasn't Ishtu at ALL" declared
Nick, blowing upon his cold
fingers. He and Nancy were out
quite in the middle of a bare snow
feld, you know, IA the South Pole.
.It must have been that wicked
old Bobadil Jim who is trying TO
prevent US from going any further
on our journey. II we only had our
shoes we could wish ourselves into
a warmer place. but they are gone
too"
Suddenly they heard a dog bark,
then another and another.
"Oh, Nick, do you s'pose he's set
his dogs on us?" cried Nancy fear
fully.
But Nick spoke up with more
bravery than he felt. "Poohi NO.
That's a friendly bark and I'm 60
ing to whistle.
Which he did as loudly as he
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-14

What the fashion makers call
tea suits are having a great
vogue, and rightly. for most OF them
are decidedly distinctive looking be-
sides being entirely practical
They consist, rs in this smart
model by Gliding. of a one-pfece
frock and coat of-the same, material.
1t is wood-brown duvetyn fashioned
into a st~raightline frock. undecorat-
ed from neck TO hem. save for a tiny
embroidered pocket over each hip
and then a box-coat.
The coat. exquisitely lined, has a
square section of opossum peltry SET
in at each corner. a large square
collar and bell-shaped cuffs. also OF
opossum.
One can easily picture this cos
tune in one OF the new blues1ii
blue is preferred to brown-Olym-
pic, perhaps. or pagoda.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-14
AvENEL

The car of Mr.. S~chlesinger. OF
Greenspan & Sc~hlesinger. grocers at
Avenel, collided with a touring car
from Long Branch at the corner OF
Main street and Amboy avenue
Tuesday afternoon. The damages
were estimated to be about $4,000
The Avenel Branch OF the Won
ans Club of Woodbridge Township
Is planning a Valentine party n
dance 20 be given sometime In the
near future. The date and place
will be decided upon at the next
meeting wednesday. Jan. -.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-14
BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON

could.
He was right after all, and very
soon in the starshine the children
made out a dark line coming toward
them. The dark line took form as
it drew nearer. Sand after a while
they were able to discern half a
dozen Eskimo dogs drawing a sled
A man was behind the sled guiding
it.
"Hello.' called Nick. Are you
looking for us? Here we are"
The man answered something
but what it was the children could
not understand.
Don't you see? We've lost our
language charm" Nick said to
Nancy. The bit of pink silk out of
the m~ushroom's hat that the Fairy
Queen gave US was in the carved
box. We shall eve be able to un-
terstand anybody in strange LANDS
until we find IL"
But the man was kind. and lifted
the kiddies into his sled, and took
them to his house not far away
/ 1t was the real Ishtu and the nut
was the one marked on the lost
copyright, 1921, n. f.. Al