davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-08
Today in
Washington History
BY DONALD A. CRAIG.

August s, I855.~--A controversy has
arisen over the transfer of the contract
for carrying the mails north and south
from the Richmond, Fredericksburg a.
Potomac Railroad Co to the Orange
81 Alexandria and the Virginia Central
Railroads The former company has
taken the loss of the contract with very
Ill grace.
The new contract, by which the old
road loses this business after so many
years, was stated today by officials of
the Government to have been made by
the Post once Department in order TO
avoid the vexatious delays In the trans
portation Of the mail for some so miles
on the Potomac River, The chances
are even that one out of every four or
five trips In the Winter will end In
failure to connect with the railroad
train on account of the ice. thus throw
ing the receipt and delivery Of letters
and other mail matter back from IL to
"a hours, TO the very serious inconyen-
fence and loss Of business men of
Washington and the whole Atlantic
Coast country.
For 10 years accidents, or rather de-
lays. on the Potomac River, arising
from the ice In Winter, have caused
more imprccationS upon the Post Otficc
the rest Of the mail routes in the eolin~
try. This Is notorious and complaints
against such mishaps are pretty gen.
orally regarded as just.
However. so long as the Richmond,
Fredericksburg IL Potomac Railroad
afforded the best available facilities for
transporting the mails south Of Wash
ing, the Post ONCE Department. OF
course, was not TO blame for the delays.
But the completion Of the Orange a.
Alexandria and the Virginia Central
Railroads has afforded the Post ONCE
Department the means OF positive as
sIranee against future delays due TO
ice on the Potomac River. The POST
master General has promptly served
the business public, which is vitality In
terested In this matter by taking adj
vantage OF this opportunity. The APP
parent extra cost annually win be less
than $4,000 ).
Citizens of Washington have kind
feeling toward the Richmond, Fred
ericksburg g. Potomac Railroad Co,
the pioneer In railroad operation in the
Old Dominion, and business men here
hope that the increasing amount nf
travel win soon put into the Golfers OF
that company more than u loses by the
new mail arrangement, which the dc"
partment has felt called upon TO make
| in the interest of the public, The situ-
alton, of course, would be different. II
the older railroad extended It's lines W
point near Washington so that the
| long river Journey might be eliminated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-08
Everyday Psychology
BY DIR. JESSE W. SPRowLs.
Mental Radio.

Nothing in recent years has done SO
much as the perfection of the radio TO
renew the old superstition that 1t is
possible for a person to transfer" or
exchange thoughts with another. Men,
tai telepathy has taken on new life.
A noted novelist was, I believe.
among the first to suggest the possible
connection OF radio with occult psy-
chology. 1t seems SO natural to infer
that because things are similar they
must therefore be related In the eyes
Of visionary the two things look like
parts of an as yet unknown natural
force. Poor and fallacious as this sort
OF reasoning is, there seems to be moth
ing In science strong enough TO put 1t
down.
However all this may be, the year of
grace 1927 marks the date of a Seri-
ously intended book entitled Mental
Radio" In this volume the reader is
told IN detail just how to tune in.'
listen in" secure good reception. F."
"condense" and sign off," One is i'm
pressed with the amount of mental
eavesdropping that might 60 on should
mental radio prove to be reality.
Why all this foolish speculation about
the relationship of an artificial machine
ana natural machine? The answer
Is simple. Both the radio and the
human mind are mysterious, so far as
the average man is concerned. That
which is mysterious in them becomes
the basis for everyday reasoning about
them.
The point of this article Is: The
radio Is fact and can be explained by
science: mental telepathy is a super
stition and can never be explained.
(Conyrixhf fn1a \
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-08
DIET AND HEALTH
BY LULU HUNT PETERS, NJ. u.

especially for those who use coffee In
excess so read In one of the medical
journals
The article stated that chicory is moi
harmful: in fact, 1t has virtues. ii
stimulates the appetite and exerts some
power In preventing constipation and
does not cause nervousness or skin dis
orders.
The use of roasted chicory root DOW
der dates from the Napoleonic epoch oil
the continental blockade, during which
the American products, especially coffee
could not enter France. After the block
AIDE was lifted the use of chicory con-
tinued. sometimes for economy and
sometimes because taste was cult
waited for 1t.
Whey.
Mrs. T.--Whey is the water part OF
the milk left after cheese is made. AS
1t contains most of the milk sugar and
considerable OF the mineral elements
and some vitamins. 1t is still OF value
as an easily digested weak food. Its
caloric value is but seven calories per
ounce, as compared TO 90 calories per
ounce OF whole milk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-08
Increase in Cancer.

We know that chronic irritations
IN middle age may cause cancerous
changes For instance, smokers cancer
of the lip cancer of the tongue from
broken teeth or rough plate, etc. But
there must be some other factors be-
sides chronic irritation or even more
would have cancers. What these I'M
DERIVING factors are that cause the It's
sue cells to begin to multiply. Is not
fully known, but we know there must
be something wrong with the chemistry
of the body.
Before the Belgian Academy of Medi-
cine, Sloss and Reding recently present.
ed researches which showed that changes
In the sugar regulatory mechanism are
manifest In a pre-cancerous stage.
There was an over-amount OF sugar In
the blood of the cases studied. Other
experiments which have been carried
on in animals. show that cancer may
have some relationship to lack Of Vita
Minis: therefore a prolonged incorrect
diet probably has great deal Il do
with this changed chemistry of the
body.
Now, another factor was brought out
by DR. James Ewing at the conference
on cancer control. held at Lake Mohopk
N. Y, in 1927. 1t is that lack of
physical exercise tends to development
of cancer In discussing the question,
DR.. Handley of London said that the
lack OF physical exercise caused a chronic
Emphatic stagnation or obstruction and
this excess OF lymph overnourishes the
cells, thus giving them the tendency to
multiply. He pointed out that the fluid
that bathes our tissues requires to be
constantly changed, just as does the
water In which flowers are placed. And
this can be attained only by regular
exercise.
SO, then, when we understand and
practice exercise and correct diet and
avoid chronic irritation, we will prob
ably prevent cancer, as we'll as many
other disorders
We have an article ON exercise called
the Atomic Abdominal Wall, and one
on balanced diet which may interest YOU
more now that ] have given you this
little talk. The column rules for oh
tanning material we offer arc to inclose
2 cents in coin and fully self -ad-
dressed, stamped envelope for all ar
ttcles except the reducing and gaining
pamphlet, for which 10 cents In coin in
addition to the self-addressed, stamped
envelopes are necessary.
Chicory.
IT is usually believed that chicory il
used as cheapener of coffee, Maybe
1t is. but In reality coffee that is adal-
terated With chicory Is better mixture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-08
Your Baby and Mine
BY MYRTLE MEYER EIDRED.
Bands and Binders.

Mrs. q. A. S. writes: When my first
baby was born our physician advised
us to keep bands on to protect the
navel But mother. who visited us,
said this was old-fashioned and HARM
full to a child. AS our doctor was an
old timer, we thought she might be
right. Our present child had doctor,
just young graduate. and he also
insisted the baby wear bands for six
months. Mother is visiting us again
and insisting no bands What is the
consensus of opinion among doctors
and what is your opinion? Is there any
truth In the theory that bands will
cause colic?"
Answer: The main point Of argument
is in your Interpretation of bands. The
early band put on a child at birth and
left on until the navel is healed. which
is at about 6 weeks. is not called a
band, but binder, and this is removed
as soon as there is no further use
for 1t.
The fart-wool band is a light, cool.
knitted affair just like tiny shirt. 1t
isn't hot, and yet because it has a bit
of wool in 1t the temperature can
change from hot to cool without danger
that the body temperature of the baby
will go down too suddenly We all know
that cotton garments grow cold and
clammy after being soaked with per-
spiration and then blown upon by a
cool wind, and that the perspiration
evaporates from wooden garments with
out undue loss of body heat. We also
know that golfers wear wool hose and
sweaters: and ditch diggers wear flannel
shirts sometimes in the hottest weather
Now, why would tiny baby whose
body can be much more easily chilled
suffer for one minute In a tiny garment
with only enough wool in 1t to prevent
this chilling?
AS for WOODEN binder causing collie,
its one chance to do that would result
from the binder mot the band above
described) being put on so tightly that
the abdomen would be compressed. 1t
would probably make the baby horribly
uncomfortable. and cause him to spit
up. but otherwise imagine nothing
very awful would happen.
l am sure your mother had the early
binders in mind and am quite sure
the best doctors never advocate this
being left on after the navel is healed
The binder can bevaHnice, light weight
knitted affair. too. much more easily
put on than the straight flannel binder.
and l think is In much more common
use today among progressive mothers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-08
KEEPING MENTALLY FIT
BY JOSEPH JAsTRow.

insure against fire and theft, but you
can't insure against forgetting where
you put things or leaving them where
you did not intend to. Orderliness Is so
important a part Of mental fitness that
we do well to exaggerate its importance
bit, though some persons become
said that II you are disorderly. you can
never find anything. and If you are Or
derby, you can find everything except
the one thing you are looking for.
One is sometimes tempted to believe
in devil who takes special pleasure in
losing your things, but the real cufprit
is bad mental habit. Losing things
has an interesting psychology.
tcopyright. 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-08
THE DAILY
HOROSCOPE
Thursday, August 8.

Astrologers read tomorrow as rather
an unfavorable day In planetary govern
ment. for many stars are In adverse
aspect.
There Is one aspect OF promise which
presages good fortune for writers and
editors, who are TO profit greatly. News
papers and magazines will be In ire
mendous demand. 1t is foretold.
Contracts and leases may be signed
tomorrow with a fair possibility that
they will prove satisfactory
Women should be extremely cautious
tomorrow. for they may be easily de-
cefved in either love or business.
Weddings solemnized tomorrow may
preface partnership in which there Is
lack Of frankness and understanding.
Honesty is the best policy In even small
domestic affairs.
Persons interested in oil should take
! note that Neptune frowng tomorrow
warning against speculation.
There is warning In the stars against
| accidents. There may be serious
disaster early In the Autumn
While the aspects may have q ten
dency TO hinder action and TO cause
encouragement. they may, neyerthe-
less. cause extra effort, which will be
| remarkably successful.
While this configuration prevails
laxative persons may learn that silence
is golden through some sort Of q snuh
| or rebuke.
The sway fayors writer's rather than
| takers and brings better promise II
| newspapers than to radio service
| Ali the planetary conditions indicate
| tremendous expenditure Of physical en-
| ergy through the spoken word, which
may not be always effective.
Persons whose birth date is tomor-
! row should beware Of impulsive or emo
! tionaI decisions These subjects Of Lee
| are often too stubborn for their own
| good but they have extraordinary pos
si1iiitieg Of success ali through theii
! lives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-08
Plum Preserves.

Prick four quarts of green cages and
put into preserving kettle. Cover with
cold water. Heat TO the boiling point
and boil gently for five minutes. Train
well. Put the sugar and water in
preserving kettle. and stir over the fire
until the sugar Is dissolved. Boil for
five minutes. skimming we'll Put the
drained green cages in this strip and
cook gently for 20 minutes. Put in
steriiized jars. Other pluns may be
preserved In the same way. The skins
should be removed from white pluns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-08
HLuEBERRY PIE.

This recipe is for two pies. Have
two deep. good-sizeo plates greas-
ed and Toured.
Sift two cups 1eveI) pastry
-four and one scant teaspoon salt;
add one level cup lard, crumbled
into -four with fingertips; add ice
cold milk. first few drops at time,
until dough forms ball, but not
sticky: 10 must be dry and jus
coarse crumbs. Take up enough
for one crust. pat into bali and
roll out with -four on board Cover
plates for bottom crust. Fill
slightly rounding with blueberries.
over berries pour three-ouarter
cup sugar, with sprinkle of salt,
two or three daGiles nutmeg. one
teaspoon lemon extract and one
tablespoon -four on top of each
pie. Work over and through ber-
ries with fork. Place upper crust
on with slit In center TO allow
steam TO escape, press edges to
getner with tines Of silver fork,
then wet edge with cold water,
rub firmly with tips of fingers 10
seal. Place In cold oven, light
both gas burners. When edges be-
gin 10 turn yellow. turn of one
and bake very slowly till golden
brown. Do not let berries boil;
Just stir gently. When cool. frost
with one cup powdered sugar and
z teaspoons milk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-08

Make a white sauce Of three table
sponfuIs Of butter or other fat, three
tablespo0nfuis Of -four, one teagponful
Of salt, little pepper, and one enpful
Of milk, as follows. Melt the butter IN
a saucepan. add the -four, seasonings
and milk slowly. Bring 10 boil. stir
ring constantly. Cool. Separate the
yoiks and whites Of four eggs and beat
them until light Stir the white sauce
into the yoiks and cut and fold In the
whites. Pour into a creased baking
dish. Place in hot oven and bake for
20 minutes, or until II is pulled and
brown. Serve from the dish IN which
II L. baked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-08
NANCY PAGE
Little Children Enjoy Picnics
Better Than Parties.
BY FLORENCE la GANKE.

Joan and Jane and Jimmy were
going on a picnic. 1t was Jimmy's
birthday Instead of having In the
neighborhood children and making
them play games they didn't want to
play and giving them food they should
not have. but expected at party, Jims
mother showed her good sense in PLAN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-08

the cool pool of water. gathered some
flowers and heard the story of the way
the white daisy got its golden yellow
eye,
At 5 o'clock-their usual supper hour
--Jimmy's mother sent them to the ma
chine. Here they found three picnic
baskets of small size and one larger
one for Jimmy's mother and father.
When they unpacked the baskets they
found small sandwiches of entire wheat
bread and shredded lettuce There were
small round sandwiches which turned
out to be bacon rounds.
A bottle of milk for each child,
supply of straws and small cup cakes
marbled In chocolate and white were
eaten with enthusiasm. Then each
child found an orange They were
curiously light. Jimmy discovered he
could lift the flap Of his and there in
the followed interior he found small
hard candies wrapped in paraffine paper
and big. squashy marshmallows.
At $50 the picnic was over and the
children were ready for bed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-08
Harmonizing Dress and Sunburn
By MARY MARSHALL.

Poets have sung the praises of the
golden girls--women whose hair even
when not actually blond showed
Gteanis OF the precious metal. in whose
eyes OF brown or hazel there were glints
u pure gold. and whose smooth cool
mesh seemed like nothing else so much
as gilded ivory.
One might indeed have to be a poet
70 see so much gold in any woman, but
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-08

Tall, slender women (Whose figures
are so fashionable these days. have
taken great delight in the fashion of
tiers which has been prevalent for sew
eral seasons, first in dresses and then
in coats.
And the fiat fur coats can be tered,
as we'll as cloth ones. Several models
in broadtail and caracul which are be-
ing chosen by early buyers for this
Fall have two-tiered body.
(Copyright 1929
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-08
Lessons i'm English
BY W. L. GORDON.

Words often misused-Do not say II
do not know as 1 shall be there" Say
II do not know that shall be there"
Often mispronounced-Ghetto. Pro-
nounce get-o, first syllable as get" as
in mo"
Often misspelled-Lasso; two SIS.
Complain, grumble, growl,
repine, demonstrate, find fault.
Word study-"Use word three times
and it is yours" Let us increase cur
vocabulary by mastering one word each
day. Today's word: Tremendously: hold
ing fast or firmly; obstinately. I'VE Of
ten adhere too tenaciously to forms and
customs"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-08
MENU FOR A DAY.
BREAKFAST

BREAKFAST
Sliced Peaches
Rolled Oats with Cream
Corned Beef Hash, Chill Sauce
Graham Toast
Coffee.
LUNCHEON
Fresh Vegetable Salad
French Rolls
Brownies. Iced Tea.
DINNER
Cream of Pea Soup
Broiled Beef Steak
French Fried Potatoes
String Beans
Lettuce and Tomato Salad
Burberry Pie. Cheese
Coffee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-08

quisise polish, too the CLEAN of
newly manieured nails.
Sasel;', too - for Tri Calcium
Phosphate can't scratch or harm
the NOSE delicate enamel. Don { keep
beauty waiting, Dent ieopardi.e
health, Get a tube ofoRpaos TODAY
ormailcoupen below tor ao-rMRrurE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-08
coREED BEEF HASH WITH

Prepare potatoes and meat as
usual, mixing well, seasoning TO
taste. Dredge with bread crumbs.
dot with bits butter. Bake q light
brown Ia oven. Cut cheese into
small pieces, stir over fire In 2
tablespoons milk until melted.
Beat one egg, add one tablespoon
milk. mix wen and add TO cheese.
Season with cayenne. Stir few
minutes. Turn hash out on hot
platter and pour cheese mixture
over it. Garnish with parsley and
serve at once.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-08
Brownies.

Two eggs, one cup sugar, one
third cup butter, two squares cfoc-
olate. oE1e-half cup -four. one tea
spoon vanilla, three quarters cup
nuts fuse peanuts or coconut
IL you don't have walnutsl. Spread
thin In CREASED pan and cut in
squares while warm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-08

THIS SIMPLY DESIGNED GOWN OF
GOLD LAME Is TRIMMED WITH
A GOLD BUCKLE AT THE SIDE
AND A GOLDEN YELLOW SHOUIs-
DER FLOWER A GROUP OF
GOLD BRACELETS ARE THE
ONLY ORNAMENTS CHOSEN.
now that women have taken up the
practice of summing themselves for
health and fashions sake, there really
are many more women who might be
called golden.
Certain very fair skin never, never
takes on the golden hues. Nature
meant it to be white and In protest to
200 much summing she simply peeIs of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-08
MOTHERS
The Can Whistle.
AND THEIR CHILDREN.

One mother says:
Buy little whistle and hang it near
the kitchen door. and when the chill
dren are wanted. blow it instead of
straining your voice calling them. Be-
sides. the whistle carries much farther
than the voice. We have a code of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-08

OF Tri-Caicium
Phosphate" aud
now IL $ good bye to-
Yellow Mask"
Fos this substance is
what leading den
lists use TO remove
that unsightly yell
lowish tinge and
dangerous tartar.
The name of this
new and wonderful
dentifricc is oRpHos
TOOTH PasrR. How
swiftly il banishes
yellow Mask
What white beauty
it imparrs TO teeth
that beg for lowell
macs wk-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-08
Now enjoy
BETTER
Bran Flakes

TREAT yourself to the
best-Kellogg's Pep
Bran Flakes. They're so
much better. PEP gives
them the marvellous
flavor. The wheat makes
them nourishing. And
just enough bran makes
them mildly laxative.
The whole family -
children too - will love
hesebetter Bran Flakes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-08
Dentist saws: IL use IL in
preference to all others

make them sponey, soft and sore
and dig pus pocket. And eventually
pour poison into the system. Dan
gerous, this Yellow Mask"
Until recently there has been no
dentifrice that could remove yellow
Mask" But dental science, at last,
found how TO compose tooth paste
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-08

Asthma, similar in its symptoms to
hay fever. may be caused by the hair
of cats and other domestic animals. &C
cording to the theory Of some medical
men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-08

ALLOW yourself ABOUT Iouf minutes
a, which TO complete the list Of words
Scion. 2. Deny, g. Psalm, e.
Duel. s.. Fuel. 6. Cruel. z. Cruel B..
Air q. Anton. 10 Inion H. Onion.
IA. Union ~ Lynx. IA, Gross. IS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-08
BRAIN TESTS

The combinations Of letters that ap-
pear here are word endings One or
more letters have been left from the
beginning, the number Of letters being
Indicated by dash.
For example ~-oze. The missing
letter Is d., when IL is added, the
! word "doze" is formed.
when two or more words with the
came ending are given. different let
fers must be added 70 the beginning
Of each one Dc this in alphabetical
order. Example. &c, &c. Add IA
nad then Il" TO form ace" and ice"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-08
See what happens when that Yeio~ish Fell ON Lovely
White Teeth Creeps Under the Gums
Health cries: 'Do something's

TOOK in your mir
- ror, Does your
pretty white enamel
have a ycllowiSh
tingee
No true beauty for
you until it is
removed.
N or, in time
health either if
it remains.
For that yellow
ness lies in q thin,
glass-like mask en-
veloping your natur-
ally white teeth.
And biz by Bit il
ereeps up under the
gums TO cut them
irrifafe them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-08

IT Is usually believed that chicory Is
used as a cheapener of coffee. Maybe
1t is. but In reality coffee that is adaI-
terated with chicory Is better mixture.