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The Washington times., 1934-01-24
BY NANCY CAREY

And now I'll dare take space
to tell you what I was thinking
yesterday when I dared not take
space in the column for chit
chat.
But this idea is not exactly
chit-chat. On the contrary 1t Is
an idea of proportions and some
thing to think about more than
for moments time.
When we first had this little
column to work with, you and
I, we had no wines with which
to cook. I was sometimes in
a quandary with the wine-in-
recipes question for I've many
really old and fine recipes
which have come down from
grandmother from her own
mother and they all, more or
less, call for wine or cordials
IN some form as a means OF
delicate and selective flavor.
ing. Well and good.
Substitutes
When these recipes were used
I had to put in the column,
knowing you could get none
other, 'uSe non-alcohoIic rhum
or sherry flavoring." And now
the time has come when we
may again use the recipes of
our grandmothers and turn out
her dishes as she used to dol
There will be some among
us, Of course, who will not
wish to buy the wines and
cordials to use in cookery.
I was in France, as you know,
last summer. Had I felt juSti-
fled I should have done then
The Washington times., 1934-01-24
Child Health
Questions
SOFT BRISTLES

SOFT BRISTLES
QueSti0n-My baby objects to
having his hair brushed. 1t is
very curly.
MRS. M. d.
Answer-Probably the brush is
too stiff. Get a softer one that
will not redden the scalp.
EYE DISEASE
Q.-What is xerOphthalmia?
Mrs. X. L.
At is an eye disease due
to lack of Vitamin A in the
diet. It will not develop if the
child is given sufficient milk,
butter, egg yolk or cod liver
oil.
Martha WinslOw is prepared
to assist in solving your child's
prObIemS-phySical or psyche
logical.
Send self-addressed, stamped
envelope to her, care of The
Washington Times, 1917 HI st.
N. w.
The Washington times., 1934-01-24
Pale Pink Pique

A perfect beauty for wear at
a Southern resort is a shirtwaist
frock in fine pale pink pique.
The square bosom is tucked.
and there is a row Of buttons Of
shell pink composition all the
way along the front fastening.
Inverted pleats are placed low
on the hemline.
The Washington times., 1934-01-24
Send Your Queries

II you have any beauty prob
lenas to be solved, write to Liza
DumOnt, The Washington Times,
1917 II st. N. W., enclosing self
addressed, stamped envelope,
and your questions will be
answered PERSONALLY.
The Washington times., 1934-01-24
First Time Mothers Want to Learn
Proper Way to Feed Baby
By MARTHA WINsLOW

The mother Of four five youngsters will laugh at
the idea Of anyone having be told how to feed young
baby.
But to the the first time is serious matter
And rightly for there is right way to give baby his
bottle as well a wrong
The Washington times., 1934-01-24

not only to your neck but to
your face. For if your neck is
short and fat you most likely
have a moon-shaped face.
Always be sure that your
necklace harmonizes in color
with the frock you are wearing.
II you are at a loss to know
what type necklace to wear,
you would be wise to select
pearls. They harmonic not
only with most gowns, but with
the usual skin coloring as well.
The Washington times., 1934-01-24

Choice Meets Uniform and Party
Demands and Can Also Be
Worn Later
By WILMA LAVILLE

In spite Of the fact that and gowns Tor
graduation of the local schools many Of the girls
prefer to buy graduation dress anyway
They may never graduate but once and why miss
single one of the thrills they have earned?
The Washington times., 1934-01-24
ASTRINGENT

QuestiOn-Can you tell me
the formula for a simple
astringent, one 1 can make At
home? M. X.
Answer-A good aStringent is
composed of equal parts of
roSe-water. glycerin and witch
hazel. If it proves too drying,
reduce the amount Of witch.
hazel used.
The Washington times., 1934-01-24
Beauty Queries
And Answers
NAIL BITING

Question: How can I over
come the habit Of biting my
nails? / cannot keep nice look
ing hands with this awful
trait. ]. Y.
Answer: Nail biting is a
habit that you will have to
overcome through your own
perseverance,. A bit of tincture
Of aloes applied to your finger
tips, however, will help you in
breaking yourself Of this habit.
The Washington times., 1934-01-24
MOUTH WASH

Question: Will you tell me
what to do to make q good
mouth wash? N. T.
Answer: An effective mouth
wash can be made by diSsolv-
ing one-fourth teaspoon Of
borax, one-fourth teaspoon of
peroxide and one-fourth tea
spoon Of salt in a glass of
warm water.
The Washington times., 1934-01-24
PLEASE!

VIII Mrs. J. S. S., M. B.
l., A. M. and T. r. kindly send
IN stamped, Self-addressed en-
velopeS for personal replies-and
don't forget to repeat your queS-
tions, please.
The Washington times., 1934-01-24

to women of all types and all
ages.
Entertainment at the ball will
be as all-American as the cos
tunes and decorations, the
Army, Navy and Marines being
represented by a corps of Ned
Wayburn'S dancers. And 50
debutanteS, each in flowing
white and holding a candle, will
form the candles on the huge
birthday cake.
At the opening OF the pro-
gram, President Roosevelt him.
self will broadcast his thanks
to the nation over the radio.
The Washington times., 1934-01-24
Thursdays Dinner

Steak en- Casserole
Buttered Carrot Straws
Lettuce Hearts with French
Dressing
Baked Apple DumplingS
Coffee
Evening star., 1934-03-09
CORRECT TEA. MAKING EASY
WITH QUALITY TWINS

Everyone can make a delicious CUP of
tea if these few simple directions are
followed.
Of course, to start with, you must
have a good grade of tea such as
Lipton's Yellow Label or Lipton's
Green Japan. Another essential is the
proper type of teapot. With this gen.
erous Upton offer you can get both
the best tea and the proper teapot at
a bargain price.
With these two essentials at hand,
put the kettle on to boil, and after
the water has boiled furiously for a
minute or so, pour little into the
teapot and swish it around so that
the pot gets warm. Then pour off the
water and put in the tea-one tea
spoonful for every cup and one for the
pot. After this, pour the boiling water
over the tea and allow it to brew for
about three minutes. Pour and serve
with cream or lemon, or plain, ac-
cording to your taste. You will enjoy
tea so much more if you follow this
simple method.
Evening star., 1934-03-09
PERI ECT SOUP TEAPOT
YOURS FOR ONLY Is CENT!
With purchase Of one pound Of
LIPTON'S tea

Here's an opportunity that's hard to
duplicate these days! It's your
chance to make fifteen cents do the
work of seventy-ive! ! Here's how to do
it. Purchase one pound of Lipton's
Tea from your grocer at special low
price, place on the counter one dime
and one fve-cent piece extra and pick
out a teapot in the color you like
best. You have yellow, light green,
cadet blue and black to choose from.
Evening star., 1934-03-09

with the kind of teapot that will
make good tea every time. Therefore
the cost is forgotten and the teapot
is offered to you at a price that
barely covers the cost of shipping and
handling. You must see these teapots
to appreciate them, your grocer has
wide choice of colors, see him today:
Evening star., 1934-03-09

Your pound of Lipton's Tea will be sold to
you in two half-pound containers. Packed in
air-tight packages, inner lined with both foil
and waxed paper, the delightful favor-the
garden freshness of Lipton's Tea is preserved
until you are ready to use it.
Evening star., 1934-03-09
HOW DO they DOT?

It's no secret. We want you to prove
to yourself that Lipton's Tea is the
finest in the world. We want you to
make your first cup of Lipton's Tea
Milford chronicle., 1934-09-14
THE TEXTILE STRIKE

Strikes are uncertain things when
it comes to predictions. A labor
trouble may look as if it would last
for months. And then some quick
shift of attitude on the part of one
party or both may terminate it in a
day. This is true of the strike called
short time ago for workers in the
textile trades. II may be over by
the time these lines are read, and
it may not be.
A strike usually represents feel
ings of social and class conflict
which have been stewing underneath
the surface for months or years. The
exterior appearances of industry
may seem quiet, but these resent
ments are there, just out of sight,
and it does not take much to create
an explosion.
A prolonged warfare between labor
and capital has been in progress in
all countries where there is modern
factory development. Industrial his
tory has seen so many instances
where capital has been harsh and
unfeeling, so many instances where
labor has been obstinate and un-
reasonable, that it is not usually
safe to express positive opinions
about such conflicts until all their
ins and outs have been investigated
in a judicial spirit.
The controversy pending as these
lines are written between labor and
capital in the textile field is a truly
leplOrable affair. 1t should be pos
sible to adjust these differences
without the interruption of prOduc-
ion. Somebody who should have
made reasonable concessions has
'ailed to do so.
When the mills stop, purchasing |
power disappears, and other fac
ories are forced to stop, and the
arms cant sell so many of their
products. May these differences
soon be adjusted. is the hope of every
American citizen.
Milford chronicle., 1934-09-14
THE TANG OF AUTUMN AIR

The airs OF summer are not very
conducive to effort. On hot days
people wilt down, and it is about all
they can do TO go through the ordi-
nary motions of life. They march
round and round the same routine,
and have no spirit for new efforts.
But as the sun sinks lower in the
horizon, as his fierce beams no longer
exhaust your vigor. the cooling airs
of Autumn flow in from the north.
There is no time Of the year when
nature gives such a vigorous ex-
hilaration. The breath OF the Au-
tumn brings strength. 1t should be
an inspiration to real work.
II we can't go out and do some
thing big in the stirring airs OF Sep
tember, we never can. 1t is the time
for the business man to plan new
campaigns. 1t is the time for the
worker to put in extra good licks.
1t is the time for the student to take
hold Of lessons with renewed zeal.
Let us all "get a move on" as the
old slang phrase had It.
Milford chronicle., 1934-09-14
Milford, Friday. September Il, 1884
SCHOOL DAYS

September brings for most chill
dren that great day when the school
house doors open, and those many
succeeding days when youth troops
into the school houses, and submits
to discipline, and begins the great
job of preparing for life.
1t is the nature OF early youth to
feel a certain irresponsibility. Youth
loves to wander in the fields and on
the streets, seeking pleasure like a
butterfly flying from flower to flower.
Up to the time of going to school,
youth is freed of all cares. Paren-
tai hands supply food and clothes,
and everything is done by good par
ents to make youth well and happy.
But when the school house doors
open for the first time, youth enters
upon new experience. The work
OF life begins at that time. Youth
discovers that it has duties and re-
1t is like the day when the young
colt of the pasture is broken to har-
ness. He may resist. when he finds
he can no longer kick up his heels
indefinitely. nor wander off into
strange fields and jump fences to
browse on every tempting clump of
green grass The time has come
when he must learn how to take his
part in the working world.
The youth of today wants its share
of the worlds good things, but it
can see that it must have education
to obtain that share SO whereas in
years past. youth was often listless
in school, the youth of today is as
rule willing to learn.
School days then are not kind
of curse visited upon youth, as many
young people used to believe in
former age. They are made happy,
for willing students at least by the |
social life and the games that go !
with it. May the school days Of 1884
and 1885 be good and successful
ones for our youth. is the earnest
wish of The Milford Chronicle.
Milford chronicle., 1934-09-14
EXCLUSION OF WOMEN

The complaint was made befor
the National Association Of Womel
Lawyers, that there is a world-wid
movement to force women back int
home life. The pressure for job
was said to be so great, that ther'
is said to be a disposition to dis
criminate against women. IL was
claimed that the NRA codes usually
make such determinations.
1t used to be the ideal for mar
ried women to attend to her home
duties, and spend her spare time in
social and club life. But many wO-
men feel that they must go out and
earn money, to obtain the things
they want for their homes and chill
dren.
Many families have found that
they. can not give the children the
education they desire, unless the
wives are able to earn some money.
So We have had more and more
married women who go into the edu-
cational or business world. Many
single women complain of this COM
petition, and say the husband OF
married woman should support her.
But many husbands are unable to
do that, and give their families the
advantages they should have.
1t has been a more or less hard
fight for women to make their way.
A woman is frequently turned down
just because she is a woman, even
when she is fully competent. Some
employers may feel that her sex is
a handicap. But in many employ
ments it would be an asset, and the
gracious manner which so many
women display are always helpful.
Some people think home cares
should take up all the time of mar
ried woman such cares may do so
when children are young. But there
are millions of women who could
find time to render the world some
service. Our economic life will not
be right, until they have their chance.
Milford chronicle., 1934-09-14
PATIENT ADVERTISING

Some business concerns like the
idea of spending a lot of money all
at once on advertising, and then
they retire from public view. and
make no effort to reach the public
for long time.
A big splurge in advertising once
in a while helps out a lot. But the
most effective kind of advertising is
the absolutely regular kind, that has
something new to say to the public
every few days. When a store re-
minds the public that it is doing
business and is alert and awake, it
has accomplished the first purpose
of advertising. If a concern does
some advertising every week, even if
it is not very much, the public is
constantly reminded of its service,
and that concern is not going TO be
forgotten when people have some
thing to buy.
Milford chronicle., 1934-09-14
HARVEST WORKERS

The harvest time for grain and
other crops, brings into the farm.
er's fields a host of transient work
ers. From all over the land they
flock out into these rural scenes,
gathering the cereals, picking the
fruit. digging the vegetables. Whence
do these men come from, and how
do they live during the rest OF the
year?
1t is difficult for working people
to adjust themselves to the needs
OF an industry which demands an
army Of wOrk-people at certain sea-
sons, and relatively few at others.
Some genius should evolve some
scheme by which these men can find
work at other times when the har-
vest fields do not call them.
In former years thousands Of these
harvest workers drifted from the
farms into northern cities in win
ter, where they depended upon odd
jobs like snow shoveling, but lived
largely on charity. The develop
ment of farms and gardens in south
ern localities has helped many of
them find winter work.
Milford chronicle., 1934-09-14
THE QUEST OF BEATTY

Women all over the world are said
to be spending a good deal more
money for cosmetics and other aids
to beauty. Women are told that they
should not depend ON beauty alone,
and that a girl who has a pretty
face and nothing behind it is headed
for disaster.
The ambitious girl will have to
put things inside her head as often
as she applies any treatment to the
outside. But when a woman has
both brains and beauty. she comes
pretty near getting what She wants.
The beautiful face is a kind of ad-
vertising that is sure to win atten-
tion, but to retain that favor, the
goods have to be delivered, in the
form of useful work and correct
Judgment.
Milford chronicle., 1934-09-14
YOUR OWN HANDS

There are many people who would
like to cooperate with the govern
ment home modernization plans, and
spend or borrow money for such i'm
provements on their property. But
many of them say they have no
money to use for such a purpose,
and they don't feel sure enough OF
their earning power to borrow.
What shall such folks do?
Well, if some of them would learn
to use their own hands more, they
could make useful improvements.
Our ancestors did not have to call in
some mechanic every time they
wanted repairs and improvements
on their homes. They learned to do
things themselves. You can of course
get much better work by calling in
competent mechanics. But if you
have no money to pay them with,
your property will run down, unless
you acquire some hand skill yourself,
and are willing to use it.
Milford chronicle., 1934-09-14
PREPARATION FOR WAR

Nearly 100000 regular army SOL
diers, national guardsmen, and re-
serves were called out for the war
games in New Jersey beginning Sep
tember End. It is a sign OF the i'm
perfect organization of the world.
and the deplorable lack of common
sense among the various peoples,
| that such preparation is still neces-
sary.
But with the world in its present
chaotic state. such defenses can not
be considered superfiuous. The world
is armed to the teeth, and the United
States can not stand aside indiffer-
ent.
1t is possible that Europe will
break out in a new war. If it does,
the American people have a very
serious problem to preserve their
own neutrality. But they can do so
If they will.
- oSNAAAo CuAUlC llldl any
force of land armies should attempt
to cross either the Atlantic or Pa
cific ocean, and attack the United
States. Modern war is a tremendous
ly complicated thing. The organ
ization of such a force able to ac-
complish anything worth while would
seem almost impossible. Not mere
ly would getting the troops safely
to our shores be an extremely diff
cult proposition, but the problem OF
providing them with munitions and
food and clothing and all the hun
dreds Of other things necessary, sup
piled from bases which could resist
attack, would seem beyond human
But there is possible chance that |
some great force of airplanes or of /
naval vessels might attack our |
shores. 1t seems a very remote pos
sibility, yet no doubt it should be |
guarded against. A powerful force
Of airplanes and a strong navy are
of such defense. 1t is par
-icularly necessary to encourage
aviation. so that there
shall always be plenty OF planes and
plenty of young men competent to
landla them
Milford chronicle., 1934-09-14
FOREST WORK PERMANENT

The Congress which will be elect
ed November 9Th will have to act
on the maintenance of the Civilian
Conservation Corps, that great body
of young men who have been i'm
proving the forests. 1t is said at
Washington that little objection will
be made to the renewal of this SER
vice, which is likely to be a perma-
nent institution.
The money spent on those forests
will bring returns some day. It
keeps forests from burning up, and
it makes their timber more valuable.
What is still more important, 1t
keeps many thousands OF restless
young men from becoming tramps.
That part of the work would pay,
even II the results on the forests
were not so valuable.
Milford chronicle., 1934-09-14
GRAVEL HILL

c. II. Powers had another spell Of
mastoiditis the past week and has
been under the care of DR.. MetZler
of Bridgeville.
G. H. Koeppel who has been till
ing a large acreage of land in the
neighbOrhOdhood, sold his farming
implements at public sale Tuesday
and expects to till only his own
farm in the future.
Mrs. Edith Barker of Harbeson
and Mrs. Daniel Kitchens of Har
ringtOm spent Thursday with Mrs.
Annie Steward.
Mrs. Andrew Mcdowell who was
operated upon three weeks ago at
the Milford Emergency Hospital,
was operated on again Sunday at
the same hospital.
Samuel Loockerman and Miss Mae
LOockerman of near Zion Church,
were the guests of Luke Clendaniel
and family Sunday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lewis of
Philadelphia are spending two
weeks with Mrs. Annie Steward.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Dodd of Nor
ris Mills were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis DOdd Sunday.
Milford chronicle., 1934-09-14
AROUND THE BIG PUMPKIN

With the coming of Autumn, come
also the big pumpkins and squashes
the luxuriant vegetables and low-
ers, the fat cattle and the grunting
hogs of the county fair. Great is the
annual cattle show among the in
stitutions of America. May it never
be less of a rural festival.
II is a pleasure to see the country
and city folks mingling at these oc-
casions. dressed up in their most
resplendent Sunday clothes. cheer
ing on the trotting horses. shaking
hands with the political candidates,
trying their mighty muscles on the
strength testers, stuffiing themselves
with popcorn and other eatables. The
country may be plagued with
drought, tormented with industrial
problems. But somehow all seems
serene at the annual cattle show.
The air seems full of social good
nature and hope for the future.
People may go to the cattle shows
primarily for a good time, but they
learn lessons of efficient production.
When a mediocre gardener sees the
noble pumpkins and grapes that
some nearby farmer has grown. he
inquiries how that man, located on
similar soils, could produce such
results. 1t is an incentive
to every backward grower of any
farm stock or produce to improve
his methods. and keep up with the
procession.
The agricultural colleges have
made good use of these gatherings
to spread their gospel. When the
back roads farmer who tills his
fields after the manner of grand
is shown how a scientifically
treated field produced twice the crop,
new ideas enter his conservative
head.
1t is a pleasure at these gather
ngs to see how alert and up-to-date
The country people look. The day
Of rural backwardness has forever
passed.
Milford chronicle., 1934-09-14
ENDING POVERTY CAMPAIGN

Upton Sinclair set out to run for
Governor of California on the plat
form of END Poverty in California.
The idea of ending poverty is some
thing that appeals to all elements of
people. though there are tremendous
differences of opinion as to how that
can be done.
Poverty is a terrible blot on the
nation and the world. Yet the Bible
says: "The poor ye have always
with you" Some people are poor
because they never had a fair chance,
others are poor because of their own
vices, Incidence. or extravaganza.
Poverty will never be ended so long
as there are many OF the latter ele-
ment, yet much could be done to pro-
vide a better chance for those who
are industrious and thrifty.