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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 9, 1939)
MEMORIES• Delirium of 1918’s Armistice Remembered in Gloom of 1939 There’s irony in this year’s observance of Armistice day, the zero hour in 1918 when World war No. 1 ended. For the world is again at war, most of it hoping another armistice will come soon. In 1918 the end of hostilities brought delirium everywhere. At New York soldiers, sailors and their girls joined the celebration. Patriot ism, at a Twentieth century peak, shouted from every rooftop. lie Swiit Vt i>«« T«tW**W> flvt *VHT T*fc USA. ' Above: Fifth avenue in New York was a sea of humanity as Manhattan turned out to celebrate the news. rWNngl Left: They danced in New York's streets. Above: A soldier read the terms of armistice. The word spread swiftly across a land which was ready, because peace had been hinted several days. One correspondent actually “jumped the gun” with the announcement. Paris turned out to fete Americans and hang the effigy of ex Kaiser Wilhelm. In 1939, America is resolved never to enter Europe’s quarrels again. Yet, tvith Europe, it hopes and prays for another Armistice day like 1918’s. RENO MONEY 88 By PHYLLIS GALLAGHER (McClur* Syndicate—WNU 8«rvic«.) JEANNE pulled the dress over her golden curls and began the feminine ritual of primping, not proudly, but from a habit that had begun at sixteen, five years ago, when she had discovered the importance of makeup. She wondered about that now. It was important before marriage, but what about afterwards? Makeup or no makeup she was al ways beautiful to Ned. “Honey!” Ned would say. 'T’d love you if you were bald!” Ned always expected that to en rapture her. But it didn’t. It hurt her. Why select clothes with discrimi nation, work over lashes and com plexion when Ned wouldn’t notice? Jeanne rather slammed her face together now, for Ned wouldn’t care and she didn’t primp for other men. Not yet! Then she went over to the twin beds and with a struggle—she was only five feet and none too hefty— brought forth an envelope marked Reno Money which she had hidden from Ned. It bulged with frugal savings from the housekeeping budget. She hated cutting on Ned’s food. Mrs. Worthington, next door, had done that and for months afterwards told how thin Mr. Worthington got while she "was starving the Reno money out of him!” Monotonous? That was Itl Her life was monotonous! Ned was monotonous! He wasn’t like other women’s husbands, smoking, burn ing holes in the furniture, flashing a promiscuous eye—things to inspire arguments. Consequently, they had no blissful nights of reconciliation. Ned was handsome enough, at least she had once thought so. But was he? If he were handsome other women would flirt with him at par ties. True, Ned didn’t give them much encouragement. He always cornered some duffer, old as sin, for an economic discussion. Even if a dozen men rushed Jeanne. Ned wouldn’t notice. Jeal ousy was foreign to him. After one party she had probed, hopefully, "What do you really think of so many men rushing me, Ned?” “They've damn good taste!” he answered, yawning. And then, "Gosh! Two a. m.! My head’ll be an army blimp at dawn!” Jeanne thrust the Reno Money in her purse, slammed a pillbox hat over one determined blue eye and banged the door behind her. Walking rapidly in the clear gold noon, her rebellion rose. She didn’t know quite what she wanted; not other men. There were wives trying that pan acea but Jeanne Evans would use her Reno Money before she’d sink to that! She wanted only to feel on tip-toe again . . . thrilled with today.. . . uncertain of tomorrow! Suddenly, she found herself in Washington park near a bench that she and Ned had sat on one spring afternoon, two years ago. She stopped and stared at it, an aching lump in her throat. She was remembering a party where Ned had escorted ebony haired Eunice Walters, a visitor from Paris. Ned had acted with Eunice that night very much as he acted with the economic duffers. Jeanne had left early, and for five days she had nursed her wound and refused to see him. They had met, accidentally, at this very bench. She could imagine Ned beside her on it . . . “Jeanne! Eunice Walters means nothing to me!” His eyes had implored her to un derstand. She hadn’t been sure of Ned then. “I just wouldn’t marry a two timer, Ned!” It was silly remembering all that now. Ned Evans, two-timing! . . . Jeanne started off hurriedly. She couldn’t bear to think of that van ished Ned. On State street Jeanne paused be fore Marker cafeteria’s pastry dis play. Ned loved French brioche and when she started in to buy some, she stopped suddenly, her eyes di lated . . . Ned was at a lacquered table with the most ravishing brunette that Jeanne had ever beheld! In the brief second she stood doubting her eyes, she saw the woman reach over and touch Ned’s arm, possessively! And Ned chuckled! In a poignant revelation, Jeanne realized that she hadn’t tried (or a long while to make Ned chuckle! Jeanne backed out and leaned in ertly against the window-pane. Emotions conflicted. She wanted to rescue Ned (rom that Insolently beautiful hussy; she wanted to march off to Reno and never, never see him again! But she didn’t do either. Instead, she spent her Reno Mon ey, spent it all quickly for a finger wave, dresses, a Bruges lace negli gee that trailed over impudent satin i mules. When Ned came home that eve ning he stared at Jeanne with such dark eyes that her heart trembled beneath the new magenta dress, j He had stared like that once long ago . . . Did he look like that be cause he was remembering someone dark and lovely? She had to know about that woman . . . this minute! They were In the living room and Ned slouched to the divan. Jeanne cuddled near, a nervoua finger tucking in his breast pocket. "Have a trying day, angel?” "Sort of," Ned sighed. And then: "I hope dinner’s on time. I’m starved." "Gracious! You sound as if you hadn’t had lunch!" she said promptly. That opening! From heaven itself! Ned looked up quickly. When he kept staring, she wanted to cry out, panic-stricken, "Ned! Tell me about that woman!” "I had a rotten lunch,” Ned said, calmly. "Jim Walker and his wife were in Marker’s and that darned woman gabbed so much she forgot her milk and butter and . . . well, she kept Jim and me hopping back to the counter every minute for something. By the time she was all set, T was late for a client. Ever seen her, Jeanne?” Jeanne’s lids drooped with relief’ She believed Ned. No matter if she had heard that chuckle, if she hadn’t seen Jim Walker at all! She was thinking fast now. Even if what Ned had ex plained were true, and it probably was—or was it?—there were stenog raphers in Ned’s office just as lovely as Mrs. Walker, and unattached. Funny she hadn’t thought of that part of Ned's life, his temptations. Jeanne's jaw set. From now on life was full. Ned wouldn’t keep on loving her, if she were bald. Not in a world full of Mrs. WalkersI Why hadn't she realized before that holding a man was as thrilling as catching him! She sighed wanly. "No-o-o-o. I’ve never seen her, dearest. Is she pretty?" “Pretty?” Ned chuckled. "Gosh, no!” Ned wasn’t chuckling over Mrs. Walker not being pretty. He was chuckling because he was having one great time listening to Jeanne’s "dearests” and "angels” . names she hadn’t called him for one heck of a long time. When he drew her into his arm. her cheeks flushing bright at the contact, he thought he must be dreaming! And he wondered and puzzled over this change in Jeanne, he struck on a happy, irrelevant thought: “Guess It’ll be safe now to buy a new car with that dough I’ve been saving up to add to Jeanne’s Reno Money that she’s been hiding for months under the mattress.” Rabbit Fur Is Popular With American Women In touch with the times, rabbits— not the kind that run wild, but those that provide half the fur coats, neck-pieces and muffs for American women—are becoming streamlined. The American Rabbit and Cavy Breeders’ association believes the most attractive animal fur is the long, sleek “Havana Satin,” which featured a new and important de velopment—a glossy coat. Free of the rough guard hairs of the common domestic strain, this new type offered to furriers a pelt short, soft, uniform in texture, pos sessed of an unusual, natural sheen. Rabbit breeders are considered almost as important to furriers of this country as those men who pro vide sable, ermine and exotic brands. Although foreign furs are more expensive, the rabbit, simu lating other animal pelts, is offered to the fur-conscious public in great quantities. Nubian seal is one type rabbit fur. There are 21 other legal trade names. Annual shows are held to exhibit improvements and developments of old strains, and the origin of new ones, to commercial breeders. The fanciers, those who breed rabbits as a hobby, are “laboratory tech nicians” of the rabbit fur industry. With time for experiment and with out too many animals to occupy their attention, they are constantly introducing new fur or changing old style pelts. Regulations of the association re quire a new breed to be exhibited three successive years before gain ing recognition as a genuine "new model.” Then, the breeder must show proof of some characteristic to Justify this breeding innovation independent of other types. Most breeds can be traced to Europe, and the bulk of the show rabbits are descendants of rabbits prevalent as far away as Patagonia and India hundreds of years ago. A new line starts when a breeder sees a mutation, an unpredictable freak, in a litter. Always weak, the freak requires introduction of vital ity, then over a six-year period the strain is strengthened. A likely off spring is mated back to the parent. This is repeated for five generations, when a cross is made with another branch of the now very large fam ily. The six years, 12 generations, produces a true breed, a literal thoroughbred. Shocking Fish Story Catching and weighing a 12-pound carp was a shocking, to say noth ing of electrifying experience for Harold Alexander of Indiana. After landing the fish, Alexander decided to weigh it. He hung the scales on electric line conduit. The scales, fish and his hands were wet, and what is likely to happen under those ciroumstances is common knowl edge. Alexander’s brother. Frank, tore his brother loose from the scales and the fish. In doing so, the scale hook caught in Harold's finger, inflicting a deep wound. The fish appeared uninjured. Tonsillitis May I Have Harmful Heart Effects By DR. JAMES W. BARTON IT IS often a number of weeks after an attack of tonsillitis that rheumatic pains and perhaps heart symptoms ap pear so that the tonsils are not blamed for the rheumatism and heart dis TODAY’S HEALTH COLUMN ease. As so many attacks of tonsillitis are not followed by rheumatism, there may be many, including physicians, who doubt the statement that tonsillitis can affect the heart. It is interesting, therefore, to get some reliable informa tion from the medical clinic of the University of Zurich, Switzerland. Dr. H. W. Hotz, Basel, in the Swiss Medical Journal, states that during the first part of 1938 there was an epi demic of tonsillitis and many of the nursing staff contracted it. There were many with symp toms of rheumatism and disturbed hearts. It was decided to make electrocardiograph tests on all patients who had inflammatory dis orders of the tonsils, and abnor malities were observed in a sur prisingly large number. The sever ity of the tonsil symptoms did not always cause the same degree of disturbance ox the heart rate and rhythm, as severe tonsillitis sometimes caused very little heart disturbance and slight tonsillitis sometimes caused a great amount of heart disturbance. It is not to be won dered at, therefore, that a slight sore Dr. Barton throat is seldom sus pected of being the cause of heart trouble. Effect of Tonsil Removal. The investigations of Dr. Hotz and others showed that these changes of the rate and rhythm of the heart disappeared after the tonsils were removed. These disturbances of the heart occurred in about half the cases of tonsillitis due to poisoning of the heart muscle and the nerves controlling the heart action. While it is not recommended that every patient with tonsillitis should undergo the electrocardiograph tests, it is emphasized that physical exertion should be avoided during the first few days after the disap pearance of tonsillitis. Dr. Hotz recommends that cases of chronic tonsillitis—persistent sore throat—should, if possible, have electrocardiograph tests and if the tests show heart disturbances, the tonsils should be removed. • • • Thyroid Gland Affects Personality A strong, middle-aged foreman in a factory who had always'been alert about his work, a good mixer, and very exacting and particular about the work done by the employees, began to get a little heavy in body, slower on his feet, and not quite so careful or exacting about the work done. Then he began to forget things, miss appointments, and a vacant expression of face became noticeable. The superintendent final ly found it necessary to acquaint the general manager with the con ditions in this particular shop. After talking and reasoning with this foreman, the general manager came to the conclusion that perhaps he was overworked and suggested some holidays. The foreman sim ply spent the holidays sitting around home; he wasn’t interested in going away or in doing anything different. Up to this time the family physi cian had not been called in because there were no symptoms of illness no pain, indigestion or other symp tom. However, when he saw the man, the great amount of weight he had put on, and the slowness or sluggishness of mind and body, he suspected an inactive thyroid gland as being the trouble and a metab olism test showed that the thyroid gland in the neck was not manu facturing enough juice. It is this juice that speeds up mental and physical activity. Thyroid Tablets Dsed. By giving the man some thyroid tablets to take every day, almost immediately a great change oc curred. He became interested in his work, clear in his mind, mixed with the other men as in the old days, and began to lose the surplus fat. This condition is called hypo-thy roidism as "hypo” means "less,” just as the overactive thyroid condi tion is called hyperthyroidism, “hy per” meaning more! Just as the hypothyroid patient with his sluggishness of mind and body must be given some thyroid extract to speed up his processes, so must the hyperthyroid patient with overactivity of mind and body have part or all of his thyroid gland re moved so that there will be little or no thyroid juice manufactured. (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) N EXTREMELY new and very ** becoming dress fashion is yours in pattern No. 1848. It has the smart double swing skirt, is cut on a true princess line that whittles down your waist, and of fers a choice of two necklines— one with a tailored collar, the other high and collarless. Also, you can make it with long or short sleeves. The row of buttons down the front is very Victorian—there fore much in fashion. Velveteen, flat crepe, wool broadcloth and faille are smart materials for this. Sports Two-Piecer for Girls. If there’s a lively school-girl in your family, who loves to roller skate, ice skate and generally frolic around outdoors, you can 26,000-Year Clock One of the most wonderful clocks in the world is the work of a Belgian maker, Lodewyk Zim mer, of Lierre. The master move ment controls no fewer than 98 di als, which show the time in vari ous parts of the world, the loca tion and movement of the earth, sun, moon, planets, and stars, high and low tides at the principal ports, and other important infor mation. The many hands move, of course, at different speeds, the fastest revolving 100 times in one second, while the slowest will go round only once in 26,000 years! The clock has been on exhibition in New York. Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Is a tonic which has been helping women of all ages for nearly 70 years. Adv. Revealing Death Men may live fools, but fools they cannot die.—Young. make her feel very happy and look very cute, by means of No. 1825. It’s an excellent style for the classroom, too. Has a very full skirt, a nipped-in jacket blouse, and it’s finished with cuffs and becoming little collar. Vel veteen, wool plaid, corduroy and blanket wool are good fabrics for this. The Patterns. No. 1848 is designed for sizes 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 and 40. Size 14 requires 4% yards of 36 or 39-inch fabric, with long sleeves. With short sleeves, 4% yards; % yard contrasting for collar. No. 1825 is designed for sizes 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16 years. Size 10 requires 1 yard of 54-inch mate rial for jacket-blouse with long sleeves; lMe yards for skirt; yard for contrasting collar and cuffs; 1 Vz yards 39-inch material to line jacket-blouse; 2 yards to line skirt. New Fall Pattern Book. Special extra! 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