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Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-12
REMEDIES FOR WARTS

Dear Corner Folks: Simple remedies used by different people with success for the removal of warts.
 Once day or at night place little baking soda on the wart and wet with vinegar and let it dry on; 1t mar need repeating several times.
 From a druggist procure stick of lunar caustic (nitrate of silver) moisten the wart with water and rub 1t with the caustic. Tn short time 1t will turn black and after few days the Iart will drop off.
 Take lump of washing. soda as large as a walnut, dissolve in half a cup of hot water, saturate the wart several times a day until they are gone. One man had 45 on hands and wrists and tried many remedies. One day he met man and was told to get ten cents worth of oil of cedar and wind cotton on a match and wet them several times a day. Tn few days they were all gone and others have used it with success. This man also treated corn and g colt that had them on the nose and ears and 1t took the first premium four weeks after.
 Greetings to all, trusting the i'll ones will soon be able to enjoy the outdoor l ieeting summer.
 BLANCHE
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nEorrEs rRoSr pArLA
DEARIE.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: More room in clothes closet space has always been limited at our house and since the children have grown out of babyhood finding room for their clothes has been a difficult problem, But we think we have found a satisfactory solution We enann- eled an old velocipede wheel white, then we attached 1t to the shelf of the closet so 1t will swing around easily Clothes hangers were hung around the rim By turning the wheel the clothes desired are located with little difficulty, you find that you do not have to do as much press ing as you did when the hooks were crowded.
 Place for Scraps: While sewing place an empty shoe box on the machine. Put all of the basting threads and trimming in 1t and you will not have to sweep when you are through sewing.
 Coaster Dolly: A small dolly placed in the coaster prevents the tumbler sticking to It. It also adds. to the dainti- ness and attractiveness of the service
 Plum Conserve; Five pounds plurnbs, 5 pounds sugar, 2 pounds raisins, 1-2 cup nut meats, 3 oranges, grind the fruit, piumbs and oranges and raisias. either chop or grind the nuts. add sugar and cook until as thick as desired and seal.
 Orange Cream: Soak 1-4 box geIatine in 1-2 cup cold water , minutes, add enough boiling water to make l pint of liquid. Squeeze the juice from oranges and half lemon, strain this into gelatine when dissolved. When 1t begins to stiffen beat in s tablespoons of whipped cream. Pour in a mould to set. This is very nice for sick folks.
 Cucumber RieSleS; Two quarts eu-
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CHELSEA THANKS HoRrESsn.

Social Corner Sisters: I hadn't planned to write this week, but when the mailman brought me Hortenses birthday gift I had to sit down then and there and thank her, through The Bulletin. What a sur prise and 8 joy to find it. Hortense. I can't tell you how delighted I am with it.. and as examine it and see the work you've put on it, every stitch, I appre- ciate it more. Your time is 50 taken up, too
 I. have been busy making jelly these last weeks. Two kind neighbors have kept me supplied with apples, and I use the apples as sort of basis and add the different f1avors I have lemon and ap- pie, huckleberry and apple that certain ly. tastes good in the winter. time on pancakes. It. isn't tart jelly but a distinct taste. Blackberry and apple, and I am going to buy a can of rasp- berries and mix in with a lot of apple. One sister asked about butterflies My little girl found a Princess moth. I gave it a drink of denatured alcohol and placed 1t in 3. serving tray, on a back ground of nilkweed. Makes a real pret- ty ornament, and at the same time a use fuI article, as the glass protects it.
 Kitty Lou: Your little parrot Is on my electric lamp chain. Isn't 1t a novel idea? Thanking you again. Hoftense, I am sincerely.
 CHELSEA.
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DIANA
srrLrxn PnnpEnrr

Kitty Lou: VIII you please settle an t-Eument for two women? My sister md don't seem to agree on how to sell broperty.
 J have known A and B to meet and --Eks an agreement that A wished to sell and B wished to purchase for such Q price on such a date and B would leave a retainer of five dollars with 4, if B should change his mind and not buy Inc property A would have that much money for his trouble. A has to have liE deed made out and that is some ex- 'ense. there Is his time and trouble When A and B meet and they exchange sands B gives A the money and A gives g the deed
 IT you wish 10 sell A can 20 to the justice Of the peace, town clerk or any enc authorized 10 attend to such busi- 1ess. and he will draw A up a deed. and A signs it before two witnesses, ana A lands the deed over when he gets rne -urth
 IT A is not acquainted with the party ie can ask for a deposit.
 hope I havo written it plain so you an understand.
 KITTY IOIJ
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IN NORWICH FIFTY YEARS AGO

Things were quiet in Norwich in August, 1872. as shown by the files of The Bulletin. One local man was killed when cannon went of prematurely.. Several races were run off on water and land which drew large crowds.
 Arrangements were made by city of fcials for the enlargement of the building of the Delaney steamer
 Incendiary fires which have kept the firemen on the go lately broke out again when a barn on jail hill was set afire. Other happenings of the week have been recorded as follows:
 Monday, August 5, 1S72-The general topic of conversation on the street Sat iurday night was the new license law. The tenor of the talk was to express sat isfaction in the main with its stringent provisions. The police authorities are confident that 1t will do more to lessen the trade in the sale of intoxicating H. quors than can be done in any other way. One thing Is certain, about one hundred of the groggeries of the lower class will be compelled to go. out of business P.'B. Greene and E. D. Albro, both of the Methodist society. Greenevilie, have rendered the Sunday school connected with that church an excursion on the steamer Ella to Osbrook grove, on next Friday. The invitation was unanimously accepted Of course, by the Sunday school members. Yesterday was the thirty-sixth an1i- versary of the settlement of the Rev. Dr Arms as pastor oyer the First Congrega- tiona1 church and society of Norwich. Tn 1 his discourse preached to his people yes terday morning, the venerable pastor gave 1 a very interesting account of his call and settlement over his people, and spoke not only of the great changes that have talk en place in his parish since he was in stalled but also those that had occurred among the clergy of his order in the state.
 Many local people took in the matched raced at ouinebaug park Saturday. Int prizes for the races amounted to $500
 The first purse of $500 won by Franl Allen. Time 2.51, 245, 2.4S. The pursl
 of $20o was won by Kitty, owned by G l " Butts, Killingly. Time 2.57, 5.03, 3.0e
 Tuesday, August s, 1s72-There is ; clunp of three handsome elm trees in tn yard of the old Breed house, which, b! the street moving operations at the corne of Main and Washington street, vii
 come nearly in the middle of the highway
 It would add much to the beauty of tn street if they could be surrounded by
 strong iron fence and be permitted t
 stand It takes nearly half a century |
 grow a fine elm tree and care should b I taken not to destroy the many fine elm in our city without cause.
 I At the meeting of the court of comnlo
 council the fire committee reported on tn
 matter of building towers for the pur
 pose of drying and oilfng hose. Tn committee also recommended the enlarge
 nent of the house of the Delaney steam
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4 QUESTION FOR TRo Uenr.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: Just as the little things Of life add happiness and comfort of living SD do the little un- kind remarks about another, should they hear Of it, add discomfort to their liv- ing. did not think much about the letter "On Wastefulness,' until I read the answer "PIay Square where she said, What is a body to do if clothes are given them that are better than any they should buy?" That Is ques- ton for thought. I wish some Of the members would answer it? 4 person gives away things not practical to per- son who, is needy who is obliged to wear them and at the same time is not ig- norant of the fact that people will make remarks. What is she to do I knew of q family who had dire need of good sensible clothing, but had wealthy refa- tiyes who gave her nothing but silks
 etc, silk stockings, silk underwear and
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 moorings from "the landing" and sailed down the placid waters of the Pequot, so-called by the red man. but now the Thames, on the ebbing tide. To thor oughly enjoy the ever varying scenery we found a comfortable easy chair on the hurricane deck, where we found the charming views along the river on all sides so beautiful we could find no time for reading even the morning paper.
 These are some Of the sights we noted: People at the big Thermos plant wave their hands at us. The big woolen factory at Thamesville; the beautiful city we have just left is fading away in the distance; 8 gentle breeze is blowing up stream. The seagulls, a moving train of 50 cars on the east shore. We note a peculiar designed monument on the hill on the west bank of the river. It is a busy morning on the railroad. Another train of 60 cars is travelling norSl, and the big mogul engine is talking T think can, I think can, I think I can" :" Next was the shady grove at Happyland and Poquetanuclc cove. Spars and buoys mark the channel of the river, which is winding; here we hug the shore; we note some summer campers who wave at us. Now we are crossing over on the long reach to the west side of tlsS river, which Is wider at this point The little white meeting house at MaSsapeag and the dotted homes nestled among the green hills are a scene of rare beauty. We pass under the high tension line of the Eastern Connecticut Power company All was activity at the Robert Gair paper mill, the largest in the world The sum- mer homes at Gales Ferry are very at tractive to our attention
 At Allyn's Point itloelSed deserted and the long line of empty coal cars near the big holster silently told the reason. There is 3 coal strike now. In the distance we see the big bridge. We cross over to the beacon lights on the east shore; the light is still burning. We get a glimpse of the chucch Spire at MentSilIe we gee the cove and Richards grove; here we pass the steamer .Norlond of the Wilson line
 4 large nunbeF T Of v submersibles and marine vessels are at the submarine base Train No. 4 with 37 GalE is passing up l. the line, Above the green fields of the l slopirg hiflsides we see the Connecticut l college; also Groton monument and
 church and spires of New London. We are now approaching the big bridges 1 looks as though the smokestack would ! hit but there is a clearance of four feet as we pass. under. We count seven steel | steamers at. anchor at the state pier. The
 Mohlcan ferryboat is crossing and locks | fine with it's fresh; coat of paint We are 1 in New London harbor now; it is e15 l o'clock, standard time. How quickly the l hour has sped! :.
 Think my letter, is long enough this l time.
 IrAy
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USEFUL HOUSEHOLD HELPS.

Dear Social Corner Sisters:
 To eIs=z and BrfEhten a Shabby Car r-ss cut an ounce of yellow soap into 1nau squares. and make into a lather rith a pint of boiling water, add to this
 suart of water and one ounce of bo- tr Place the mixture on the range, ,d bring it to a boil; then remove 1t,
 "a when quite cold add an ounce each
 alcohol. ammonia and one-half ounce
 -iyeerine Wipe over quite small
 rlion at a time. and rub vigorously In a clean flannel (which should be speatedly turned as 1t gets soiied) dip 5sd Ia the mixture. until all spots are -cnoved and tae color revived When vau have finished you will be delighted to hnd how nice your onoe shabby car pct looks.
 Ants travel in armies over trails: Find Inc end Of their trail In your house # vcu are troubled with them. Use the snau furniture cleaning nozzle On your sieaner. Starting at the trail, follow t to che place where the ants come in. picking up with the cleaner all the ants vou can sec. repeating the operation un. n there are no ants left on the trail. Then sprinkle a little mixture of borax sad red pepper at the point where the ants como and you win have no further trouble from these peslS
 Bisnisb may be removed from a rust A artieit, by soaking in kerosene oil
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-12

Dear Editor and Corner Sisters: Firstly. I want 10 thank the editor for he yellow slip in May. I would have acknowledged it before and written for khs Corner, but have been poorly and have been some time getting better. but E thank you for it just the same.
 Now sisters all. I win tell you) aSoEt last Friday. was reclining in uy ehzir in the front door and up an- soid our mali carrier Cha always comes 10 door or window and gives me the nail) He footed his whistle and then asked H it was my birthday. I looked at him and said res. I could always have a birthday if any one wished me too. He passed the mall and went. On looking the mail over I did not wonder that he thought it my birthday. A -arEe bunch of cards from Ocean Beach We'll sisters dear. you accomplished what you wished that as I could not os present. you would send the beach .o me and you dld. think 1t fine poach and you must have had a delight ,ul time. I thank you for the cards and above all for your thought of me and cf sharing your joy and pleasure with no as much as possible even # Eas over 15o miles away, and strange to -eiate only two Of the cards were alike. ? have enjoyed them and look at them many times day. thank one and all Tor their kindness in remembering me
 The news Of Etta Barber's death trouEht sorrow to me for she has writ len me quite often and I really felt as r ] personally knew her. My sympathy s extended 10 the family friends and Esters of the Corner for we shall sadly siits her cheery letters
 enjoy the letters as of old, and let's ry one and an 10 ill our page. such a arge family as we are, surely should be Ole to do that.
 I suppose you have had the same weather VIC have rzin, rain and still nore rain. Many crops are ruined and hs having season will be a long one or f one tries to cut and make hay be- .veen the drops. then comes more 'rOps and the making has to be done over and the hay is not in az good con- iitiou ss it Eogld be f it could be rorcd without being vet.
 hope that all who can are taking a est or day outings and enjoying the ,ieasures Of summer time. and the sick md shut in sisters can find pleasure in linking of and hearing of other peo- sie's pleasures. IL don't require much sfort Co smile and be cheery when ev- 'rything goes right and we arc well, sut the pleasure we derive when other vise situation by the most strenuous ef- 'orta though hardly won Is far greater tnd helps to form our character and rake u5 kind and sympathetic for oth- IFS
 Best wishes
 nra.4A
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| CT, making the house twenty feet longer.
 The estimates for the expense of the the enlargement has been figured by the
 committee. The reason for the enlarge
 nent Is to accommodate the new hose carriage of the company.
 Edwin Allen of this city has received | a patent for a printers chase, accord ling to an announcement from Washington, ID. c.
 l Wednesday, August T, 1s72.-A gentle man from this city recently nna quantity of loam offered him on condition that he cart 1t away. There were thir- | teen loads each hauled half a mile. [, For this he had a bill presented him of $26 or something over four days use of team and man. The Ioann was perhaps accept no more loarn and is an ardent believer of the eight hour law for his poor hard-working teamster
 l There is to be regatta on the Thames
 Friday for apurse. of $50. The contest ants will be the Murphy Bros. on one side, and J. Leahy and Thomas Comstock on the other. Much interest Is felt in
 the race and betting is heavy.
 l The Hon. Henry Ruggles, U. s. con-
 sul to Barcelona, arrived in this city yes Eterday for short furlough MT. Ruggles lis enjoying the best of health and looks as Ehale and hearty as any traveller or gov ernnent official should look.
 The annual reunion of the Twenty sixth Ereginent c. V, takes place Saturday, the l17th at Thames Grove.
 Many local parties daily go to Gard I ner Lake where Mir. Gardner has fitted Eout a grove with tables to accommodate l2o00 people Mir. Gardner has also add-
 led five new boats to his fleet at the lake Z kside. s
 Thursday, August 8. 1si3-The work linen engaged in 'trenchfng on the Laurel
 Hill side of the Shetucket unearthed an
 old fashioned silver fourpence ha'penny
 on the bed rock, about fifteen inches be-
 How the surface of the street. At first they thought they had unearthed a silver
 i mine but further search convinced them
 that the lead had petered.
 A Providence paper notes the sale of the historic hill at Watch Hill. to John D. I Atwood of Willimantic for s15,0o0. From this hill the movements of the British i were watched during the war of 1912.
 In Mohegan daily there is the sound oi ;, axes and sledge hammers upon the old hull of the New London. which is being broker :, tup. The sound awaizens melancholy , Erecollections of the. solemn scenes tha q transpired On its deck on the 22nd o s November last They seem like the fun
 eral knell of the seventeen persons wh i lost their lives in the mournful disaster q Friday, August g, ,1872-The barn be : longing to. Dr. Charles Osgood, in tn s lrear of the dwelling occupied by Richar : NfcFadden, on Cedar street, was discover : ed on fire about 1o.30 o'clock Wednesda
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evening. The barn was situated near the highest point on Jaif hill, only thirty feet below the water level of the city reser- voir, and the water from the hose =would only throw about ten feet from the nozzle, making 1t impossible to put ont the blaze. and save the building. A bucket brigade was formed to hold back the flames and this aided greatly. The fire was of in cendiary origin and was set off in a bold
 manner, the McFadden family having re-
 tired only an hour before. The loss be-
 sides the barn included two tons of hay and will not exceed one thousand dol lars.
 The fire alarm bell for the new city hall arrived yesterday. It was cast at
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rarntng the gun at the time of the aes cident made Q remarkable fight from the Norwich and Worcester railroad wharf over the buildings on Water and Com merce streets striking against the Austin block in front of the Bulletin office and falling in fragments to the sidewalk. causing great astonishment. Gurdon J. Davenport who has reputation as an ex- perienced gunner had charge of the gum and was badly burned on the hand and. wrist at the vent. A great deal of, sympathy was expressed for the untort-- unate man on the street, and Drs Linnell' and Perkins assisted by several well, known citizens did everything to allsvi-' ate his sufferings.
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TICKLING cucrnrREKs.

Dear, Editor and Sisters: In reading the letters, see that Little asks for a recipe for pickling cucumbers, which I will Send with pleasure
 Put into a quart glass fruit far one teaspoon of mustard, one teaspoon of salt, one tablespoon ginger. Fill the jar with small cucumbers. not crowding them. and fill the jar two-thirds full of vinegar and one-third water.
 always leave short piece of the stem on the cucumbers when pick them. I have used this way for years and the pickles, will keep good until spring. r Best wishes for The Corner.
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soeIAL coRNEn ronrFr

Y Tou want to live in the kind of town
 Like the kind Of towz. you like, ou needn't slip your clorhes in grip And start on a long, long hike; togh only find what you left behind, For there's nothing that's really new; us a knock at yourself when y1u knock your town
 it isa't yoar tcen-its you aeai towns are not made by men afraid Lest somebody else gets ahead; When everyone works and nobody shirlSs, You can raise a town from the dead {; And If while you make your personal stzke
 Your neighhor can mako one. too -Four town win be what you want to sec TO Isn't your town-it's you.
 Store News
 Sent in by Kitty Lou.
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THE SOCIAL CORNER
IMPROVED OPPORTUNITIES ARE RUNGS IN
 THE LADDER OF SUCCESS.

for while. The oil loosens the. oil so that it can be rapidly scriped of.
 Some times when making cornmeal mush. stir up a tablespoon of flour with it. It will present its sticking.
 The knob of my teakettie came off at the beginning of company dinner, when the danger of burned fingers were great est, A large screw passed through the hole and a cork screwed into 1t from
 ETHEEYN.
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the Troy bell foundry and weighs s,7OO

the Troy bell foundry and weighs s,7oO pounds. .-,-.,,- --.--.-.
 Everywhere in the state reports come in that the blackberry crop 1s-a- failure and Norwich is no exception to the rule. 5. Peter Mcintyre, of this, city has enter ed three horses for the HaHipden Park races2a brown pony, a-blaek gelding and a bay mare. The authorities reckon them somewhat green but of great prom ise.
 Saturday; August 1os 1s72-A prema- ture dNcharge of the gun while, firing the salute, at about -I.45 D., m. yesterday so severely injured Henry L.. Antoine, t5at he exp1red between 5- and G. o'clock f4iat day. The rarnrod with which. he was
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errrTNe BID OF ANTS

Dear Social Corner Sisters: I have at sndsd one Of the Social Corner gather ngs at tho home of Remember Me. and nioyed it very much and would Ike to aecomt "a member.
 How many of the sisters are troubled with auts3 Have you ever tried laying 'trips of tarred paper. on the window ills. and where the ants are liable to 7orne h. This a neighbor says, will lrivs them away. So think it worth rytar. % psss it along.
 q
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DOWN THE RIVER.
CART I.)

Dear Folks: I would like to tell you 2 little of the very happy experience we enjoyed on a recent August day to. Block Island, distance of little over 50 miles from Norwich. It WAS a few minutes after o'clock that the staunch tse.l- screw steamer, the Neiseco II. Eitn1ed it's
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cumbers, 2 red peppers. quarts cider vinegar, wash and wipe small unripe cu- cumbers. Put into a, stone jar. Cover with boiling brine made from one cupfuI of salt to quart of water. Let stand twenty -four hours. Heat to near the boiling point. Drain, wipe cucu fnbers and cover with cold water Bring to boiling point, drain. Cook cucumbers a few at a time for ten minutes in vinegar boiled with peppers. Can Sugar and spices may be added if one desires sweet pickles.
 Tomato Jelly: Eight medium sized tomatoes, stew them with teaspoonfm cinnamon Ia teaspoonful cloves, small onion, 1 bay leaf, salt and pepper, 2 tablespoonsful of vinegar and cook until tomatoes are soft. Dissolve 1 table spoonful gelatine in 12 cup cold water. pass tomatoes through a sieve to remove seeds, pour over gelatine while hot, pour into mould and place on ice to set. Jelly may be broken up and used as a garnish itself Very nice to serve with cold meats. PAULA.
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CUCUMBER PICKLES

Dear Social Corner: Am not a mem Der though sometimes wish I were when read of the pleasant times at your gatherings.
 In last Saturdays paper saw a re- quest for recipe for Cucumber pickles Am sending mine that think very good and the pickles keep well. Cucumber Pickles: Remove. all. the little prichers from the cucumbers and soak In cold brine over night Next day pack in jars and cover with cold vinegar, Remove vinegar, replaco :n jars with horseradish root, a few cloves, little cinnamon also peppers and cover with cold vinegar, add piece of alum, cover with horse radish leaves and press down with plate
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