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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 28, 1923)
Keeps Family of Six on-$3.60 a Day and Buys Home By BEATRICE FAIRFAX. I think tt was your department which caused much agitation over the amount a laboring man might save and support a family In mean time. Yesterday I met a working man and asked him to account for him self. He said he had been working on a farm the last five years for three different farmers, but found it too hard a life so moved back to town. He has lived in town for a year and bought a house with two good rooms and two lots, less than a mile from postoffice and school fqr about $400 dollars. He had put in about $50 worth of material and his labor in repairing tt outside of his working hours and had it all paid for except $20 and had sup ported his family of six in the mean time. I asked him how he did It, he replied, "Sacrifice—sacrifice.” He said he preferred to sacrifice in such a manner fpr a few years and then expected to be rewarded proportional to the sacrifice made. Did some one want to know his wage? He draws $3.60 per day. He seemed happier over this record than his neighbors who call him a fool for missing so much sport. SACRIFICE. Twenty-one dollars a week certainly isn't much for a family of eight. In deed, he would have to sacrifice and sacrifice, and so would his wife and family. I am glad he has a home of his own even if it has only two rooms for six people. No doubt he lives in a small town where there are some advantages in the way of expense. -v. Comings and Goings of People You Know Mrs. E. A. Moore of I<os Angeles is visiting Mrs. Charles T. Neale for two weeks. Mrs. L. E. Bruce has moved from the Joyce to the Mount Vernon apart ments. George Benolken has left for Gandier, Ohio, where he will enter his junior year at Kenyon college. Mr. and Mrs. William Roller, who recently sold their home, are residing at 3831 Webster avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Spencer of Rush Hill, Mo., are visiting their son, A. L. Spencer, of Council Bluffs. Miss Aurora Browne is 111 at the home of her sister, Mrs. A. E. Browne. Col. W. L. Luhn, lieutenant colonel of the 6fith cavalry here, has taken an apartment at the Mount Vernon, Thirty-first and Dewey. Miss Jessie Witzell of Los Angeles, Cal., will arrive Friday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bushman. Miss Witzell Is en route to Mitchell, S. D. Mrs. Leonora Dietz Nelson will ar rive in Omaha Tiiesday morning after a year and a half abroad. She will remain here for a month at the C. N. Dietz home. Mrs. G. G. Weilage and sister. Mrs. A. T. Irvine, motored from Lincoln for a visit with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Brady. They will re main here for the Ak Sar-Ben festivi ties. Mrs. Allen Koch and sons, Allen and Harry, are moving to the Black stone to reside. Harry Koch has been in the east for two weeks and will remain that much longer. He has heen in New York and Boston and will visit his sister, Mrs. C. W. Slater at Cleveland on his way home. Miss Helen Morris of Ins Angeles, Calif., who was called to Omaha two pMPffieks ago by the death of her sister. Mrs. Forest Hamilton, left last evening, accompanied by her mother, Mrs. B. J. Morris. Miss Morris’ brother, Edgar Morris, of Salt Creek, Who., will accompany them as far as Cheyenne. State Officers Guests at Wo man’s Club Luncheon. Among those who have made reservations for the Omaha Woman's club luncheon to be given Monday noon, 12 o'clock, at the Burgess Nash tea room in honor of Mrs. Edgar Penny, president of the Nebraska Federation of Women's Clubs and Mrs. Ralph Brown of Crete, state chairman of applied education are Mesdames Phillip Potter, J. W. Gill, T. H. Tracy, J. W. Welch, Julius Steinberg, F. H.^ole, C. H. Hempel, A. J. Hasson, liu K. Motris, J. W. Campbell, R. Golden, J. M. Shively. All members of the club are welcome. Reservations may be made before Sat urday night to Mrs. George J. Hen derson, Harney 3199, Mrs. J. M. I.owe, Harney 5986, or Mrs. Joseph Bushman, Walnut 2676. Members will not be called individually. The first regular meeting of the club will be held in the auditorium of the store following the iuncheon. Two Girls Motor From Cali fornia to Maine Alone. Miss Maude Robbins and Miss Bess Dickinson of Eos Angeles, Miss Rob bins formerly of Stanton, Neb., ^id Miss Dickinson of Seward. Neb., ar rived Wednesday to stop at the Fon* tenelle and to be guests of Miss Ida Smith. Both girls were students at Brownell Hall in the class with Miss Marion Towle and are well known here. They are very slight, each weighing under 100 pounds; but start ing in June they have motored con tinually across the United States from Los Angeles to Portland via San Francisco without mishap. They are now en route home. Miss Dickinson and Miss Smith have a friendship which dates from days when both were residents at Seward. Meeting a year ago in Cali Ifornia, they renetved the acquain tance. This summer the three girls I met again in New Hampshire. Miss Charlotte Acer. Announcement la made today of the wedding date set for Wednesday, Octo ber J7, of Miss Charlotte Acer of New York to Sidney Cullingham of Omaha, son of Mrs. R. B. Howell, and Senator Howell. The wedding, which will be a very quiet affair, will be. solemnized at Miss Acer's home. Defi nite plans for the ceremony have not been completed as well ns the plans for their home afterwards. Senator and Mrs. Howell will go on for the wedding. Miss Acer is a most accomplished young woman, who will be widely welcomed here by the friends made when her engagement was announced on a visit in June. 1922. She is a graduate of Chicago university and for two years a student at Smith college. Mr. Cullingham has been gratuated frotn Lafayette college in Pennsylvania, where he was a mem ber of Delta Kappa Epsilon. Miss Acer is deeply interested in politics, of which she has first hand knowledge. During her visit of a year ago she and Mr. Cullingham accompanied Senator and Mrs. Howell on their primary campaign. Gertrude Stout Heads Y. W. C. A. Committee. Miss Gertrude Stout has been ap pointed chairman of the health educa tion committee of the Young Wom en's Christian association. Mrs. Cas per Offutt, former chairman, will re main on the committee. Other mem bers are Mrs, Conrad Young, Mrs. 8. S. Caldwell, Mrs. Charlotte Town send and Miss Erna Reed. Classes in this department will open next week under direction of Alta Bee Wolcott, assisted by Elizabeth II. Fry. n. A. R. Meeting Postponed. The meeting of Omaha chapter Daughters American Resolution, scheduled for October 9 at the home of Mrs. J. y„ Metcalf, has been post poned until October 16. Adele Garrison “My Husband’s Love” Why Should Dlrlty Be Angered by a Post-Card? Dicky grinned reluctantly at me when he had finished his breakfast. His sense of humor could not miss the divergence between the bountiful meal he had just discussed and his previous protests that he could not eat a thing. "I guess I can do as well with these few mouthfuls as some people could with a full meal," he quoted. "But I’ll radio the fourth dimension that you’re some cook, old girl!” He was so obviously sincere that, woman like, I felt my heart soften toward him despite the doubts of his loyalty to me engendered by the book Inscription and the mystery of his accident. Ironically, I commented to myself that if the surest road to a man’s heart is through his stomach, one of the most certain ways of disarming a woman's anger is to flatter her about her ability to prepare good food, llut tile knowledge made my response to his flattery less cordial. “Merei,' monsieur!" I swept him a deep obeisance. “It is the great pleas ure and privilege I have to cater to so distinguished and discriminating a patron!" lie raison his hands high above his head in mock surrender. "Don't shoot any more!" he Im- | plored. “I'll come down. But take my advice, my clear. Never try the writing game. They pay by the word, rot by the syllable, and yoifd starve to death!" Rven though I knew that the words were the idlest pleasantry, I could not help wincing at the remem brance of less good-natured strictures which Dicky had uttered concerning my undoubted predilection for un usual words. It is a result of my love for the study of words and their origins, and I realize as well as my keenest critic that It sometimes makes me appear pedantic when I have neither the right nor the inclination to be so considered. But I let no hint of my chargin escape me. “You underrate my miserliness," I -\ Rule No. 1 It’s the aim of our developing depart ment to deliver the best possible print from every exposure. Rule No. 1 was therefore laid down. It reads: "All prints j must be made on Ve/ox.” Eastman Kodak Co. n^RobtD—p—C.) ISIS Faraam 9*. Brmmrk 5lsn retorted. "I should work with a i theasaurus at either hand, and make it) words grow where one sprouted. But a truce to nonsense. How does your head feel?" "As if it were stuffed and trussed for roasting,” he responded with the sulky pessimism almost anything masculine involuntarily assumes when questioned concerning his health, and I uttered the expres sions of sympathy which I knew he expected, but which, characteristical ly, he dismissed with an irritable, "Oh, for the love of Mike, cut-out the condolences!”^ Characteristically, also, he apolo gized the next second in such royal fashion that I could not cherish against him any rancor for his rude ness. "And I will atone,” he chanted the famous line, though . incorrectly, as he finished. "I'll go to Doctor Wil liams right now, and set all your anxiety at rest.” "Shall I call a taxi?” I asked, ris ing and moving toward the tele hone. “Absolutely, also positively.” he re plied. "I've no desire to appear on Hie street in this decoration”—he touched the bandages around his head. I secured the promise of art early taxi call, and he made a hasty toilet for the street, then walked restlessly around the room. "Hello! what’s this—unopened let ters?” he queried, taking from the mantlepiece a package which I rec ognized with a start as the mail I had taken from the box upon my ar rival the preceding day. The ex citing whirl of getting Dicky's cloth ing ready for him. with Mrs. Marks' timely aid. hail given me no second to look sit them, and I had not thought of them since. “And the Third—" “One of them's I.tl's by the writ ing." he said, tantalizingly holding the packet away from me. “The sec ond's some club thing, and the third -“ his face darkened suddenly as he looked at the postalcard remain ing, and he temperlshly threw the letters and card on the tabic. “I see Faithful Fido Is still on the job.” he snarled. Australians Arrive. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Cornforth and 8 year-old daughter, Joan, of Mel bourne, Australia, arrived Wednes day to be the guests of Mrs. Corn forth's parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. R.van. Mrs. Cornforlh was formerly Miss Mary Ryan. Mr. Cornforth ,s director and manager of the Vaotjuin Oil company in Melbourne. He is in America on business and will go on to New York Friday. Later he will join his wife here and In De cember they will 'return to their home. Mr. Cornforth was born where the old postoffice in Omaha now stands. He likes Australia very much as a place to live. The climate Is about that of California. There are no winters and the heat Is not as in tense as It was coming abross Ne braska Wednesday, he said. The con tinent is larger in square miles than the United States and the population less than New York City, 5,500,000. Ninety-nine per cent of the people are Britlfh. The laws of the coun try exclude negroes and' Asiatic. Sale of Baby Carriages Sample Prices, V3 to V2 Off— Black enamel, yellow gears, ecru corduroy lined, artillery wheels, foot brake, adjustable back. Of full round reed, with heavy roll-edge. (As pic tured.) $53.00 regular; special.$26.50 Frosted black, split reed body, about as above described. $48.50 value.$27.50 Others in gray, ecru, natural, green and gold. $42.25 value, $21.00 $43.50 value, $24.00 $58.00 value, $27.50 Strollers and push carts. $18.00 value, $11.50 $25.00 value, $16.00 $12.50 value, $9.00 CORTE-ALDOUS-HUNT CO. There are about S00 Americana in Australia, affording !o Mr. l5>rn fortli. "Opportunities are there," he said. "While they have all the modern im provements of the states, j*et their stage of development is about that of our Own country following the Civil war. Australians are very hos pitable and cosmopolitan. The social life is quite the same as ours,” Mr. Cornforth said. They have no earth* quakes or other natural disturbances such as cyclones and tidal waves. Engagement Announced. Mr. and Mrs. Ben M. Homan an> nounce the engagement of theit daughter, Violette, to Edward Fehrs I The wedding will take place early in | October. Ill South 16th Street Every Nook and Corner of This Great New Store Is Tilled With Startling Bargains During This Opening Sale Join the crowds that are hourly responding to this dominant garment event. Get your shafe of the bargains. Wool and Silk Dresses, Canton Crepe, Poiret Twill, Twill Cord; new fall mod els; braid or e m broidered; bought to sell at $22.50. Fri day special— Other* from $24.50 to $49.50 Main Floor — New Fall Coats offered in Bolivia, Velour and Sport Plaids. Fur or plain trimmed. ' Regular value * $34.50. Friday special— Others ' from *24 50 to *49.50 Second Floor “ New Fall Millinery $3.95 and $5.95 Second Floor FREE A BeautifiH TorchieTe LAMP With a Purchase of . $25 or More Extra good® Gin; ham Aprons, all colors. Reg ular value *1. Friday, special— « A Vivid Demonstration of the “New Fashion” To I ndersell All Competition •Charge Purchases Made Friday Will Be Placed on October Sta ements Payable November 1 Oth« i » __ The Eighty-Eighth Division We Welcome You to Omaha and to the Burgess-Nash Company "EVERYBODY^ STORE” Cafeteria Menu, 35c Broiled White Fish Maitre D’Hotel or Breaded Veal Cutlet, Cream Sauce Roll Cup of Coffee German Apple Cake Bargain Bas*nmt _ _ • , _ Buy Everything for the Home On the Burgess-Nash Household Club Plan 1 Waffle Iron Griswold cast waffle iron in either high or low frame. Spe- d» | OQ cial Friday, at .aP 1 .OU Lunch Kit Black Japanned finished and fitted * with pint size vacuum >1Q bottle for .«P 1 Safety Boxes Black Japanned boxes in which bonds and deeds are safe, from fire, mice and similar destroy- EQ ers; two sizes, special.OJ/C Electric Heater Especially practical for first days, for this heater may be at tached to any socket. Special—* t $6.95 Wash Boilers Heavy Galvan ized boil ers with wooden handle! and tight fitting tin cover. Numbers » and 9. Regular *2.25 and *2.45 d* 1 QC values; Friday, at.1 \ Coal Hods Black Japanned finish coal hods, specially priced at— 49c f ourth Floor Now Forming Our Christmas Club By virtue of which gifts of a more expensive nature, such as Pianos Silverware Furniture Phonographs Rugs Lamps and all house furnishings may be selected and reserved now, and paid for all during the months between now andv Christmas. Ask for Details at the Office of the Household Club Plan. SiHtli Floor Special Factory Demonstration---Last 2 Days of the Tremendous Sale of Alcazar Gas Ranges Special for Friday and Saturday $69.50 Alcazar Quality CA Gas Ranges Aluminized oven and broiler. Three-wall con struction, ashestos..insola tion insures a distinct saving in gas consump- 1 tion. White porcelain splasher and oven side. White porcelain oven and broiler door panels. Oven 1 6x20x12 inches. Broiler, 16x20x9 inches. Cooking surface 2tI/4x21,/& inches. Body length 40 inches, end shelf 4 inches. Ex treme height 61 inches Gray enamel burner tray and broiler pan. Gas cocks with porcelain handles are all operated from the front. Two mica windows. All these ranges arc equipped with the Alcazar patented Spiral Spoke Burnera. New invention; made ao aa to obtain juat the proper mixture of air at each individual flame. Fourth Floor There is produced about four times as much heat at the outer ring as in the center ring, therefore, heating the Inrgrst vessel, skillet or griddle, evenly over their entire surface. Will not burn the food in the center of the pan be fore it is done around the edges. You will be delighted with the Alcasar Spiral Spoke Burner—it is more powerful, cooks quicker, properly distributes the heat, yet the cost for fuel is less because of its scientific construction. This Alcasar Gas Range Friday and Saturday, r*1*' $49.50 Stop Winding Bobbins Get an Eldredge Two Spool Rotary Sewing Machine The Mott Wonderful Sewing Ma chine in the World. The only REALLY UP-TO-DATE MACHINE. Thousands of women ara now doing their sew ing better, fastei and easier than ever before. ” No time it wait ed winding Bobbint You sew direct from two spools of thread. This machine is fully equipped with all the latest time and labor saving devices and yet costs no more than the old type of machines. $1.00 a Weak Putt This Machine in Your Home Dreaa forms are priced from $2.25 to $14.50. Hemstitching carefully and quick ly done on all kinds of materials. Second Floor China and Glassware 23-piece Tea Sett Consists of H plates, H cups and saucers, tea pot, creamer and sugar of luster ware. Either plain or oc tagon shapes in a variety of colors. Other sets up (4 1 /"srs to $25.00.«P* 1 eUU COLORED GLASSWARE Bowls, candlesticks, compotes and vases of colored glass ^ 4 are priced at, each .... W 1 «vHj Fourth Floor Baby Day Sp ecial White Sweater*, $1.00 Rabies almost always need the extra warmth of a soft little sweater. These that we offer so reasonably are white with dainty edge of pin)? or blue. They are made with cunning little turn-over collar, and tie at the neck with ribbon. Jiffy Pants, 39c These little water-proof pan ties of white or tan rubber are in dispensable to mothers who take babies visitinjr or shopping with them. All sizes. ‘Ideal* Panty Waists, 50c Made of fine quality muslin strongly taped to keep them shapely and perfect fitting. Sizes 4 to 10 years. Third Floor Infants’ Hose, 50c With the cominp of cooler weather babies will need the ad ditional warmth of silk and wool hose. These at 50c a pair are very fine quality. —--[ Notions~i4f Very Special Prices 10c Hooks and Eyes, card. Sc. 10c Snap Fasteners, card. 3c. Rick-rack Braid, at, yard, 2c. Pearl Ruttons, all sires, 2 cards. 5c. 5c Darning Cotton, 3 halls, tOc. $1 and $1.25 Scis sors, made ol best grade steel, at 69c._ 15c Shoulder Strap ping, pink or the white, yard, 10c. 60c Hickory Waists, sires 2 to 14, 37c. 36c Dressmakers* Pins, box, 27c. 26c Hair Pina, all kinds; pkg., 19c. 15c Bias Tape, all colors; sizes to 5; bolt, 10c. 10c Pot Cleaners, at, each, 7c. 50c Shinola Outfits, for 39c. 75c Household Ap rons; all rubber, each, 49c. $2.50 Lily Ann Shield Brassieres, all sizes, at $1.69. $2.00 Hickory Girdles at $1.69. 15c Sewinc Machine Oil. bottle, 10c. 65c Sanitary Belts, all elastic, each, at 49c. 35c Curad Sanitary Napkins, dozen, s', 27c. Muin Floor 25c Mayfield Hair Curler.*, for long or short hair. 17c. 25c Babv Bibs, 15c. $1.25 "Kleinerf* Silk Sanitary- Aprons, 89c. $1.00 Liberty Dress Form*. 85c. $1.25 Rubber Sheet ing; double faced; sq. yd., 79c. 10c Basting Thread, spool, 5c. Hair Nela—A spe c i a 1 purchase enables us to of fer atl shades, at, dozen. 17c. Girls’ Dresses $9.75 and Up Dresses of serge, jersey and trt cotine, made in the straight line basque effect, and coat styles, are trimmed with round collars, nar row belt and cuffs of self material: piped in the bright colors. IKiiH r Um From “Miss Co-Ed’s” Own Department We have selected separate skirt* -- blue, brown, gray or tan. fashioned of wool crepe. Pleated of course, box pleats, knife pleats, side pleats, all kinds and in all combina tions. These are good length and moderately priced - $12.50 H'ns/i RIouscs t'risp white blouses, fresh and dainty, are fashioned of dimity, batiste or madras, all beautifully made and fin ished with tucks, pleating* and embroideries Teter Pan or pointed neck lines are particularly becoming. Jl 9S TtfcirA Ftoar