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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 16, 1918)
?-, I r . r . : Conducted by Ella Fleishman Produce Prices Firm, With Some Prospect of Increase WAR. PUZZLES Any great depreciation in prices of foodstuffs is not predicted for the present, and in many cases it is freely predicted that prices may go higher if this country undertakes to relieve desperatefood conditions reported from the central powers. However, there is an abundance of produce in the market. Among the recent arrivals on the market are some nice, crisp break fast radishes, celery and choice green onions at 5 cents per bunch, and lettuce at three bunches for a dime. Louisiana shallots, parsnips and turnips are offered at . three pounds for 10 cents, and carrots at 5 cents per bunch. Cabbage is be ing offered at 2Vi cents and sweet potatoes at 5 cents per pound, and a fine lot of fresh cranberries at 12' i cents. Apples are plentiful, but the pric es rather high, ranging from $2.50 to $3.50 per hox. Lemons are see ing at 40 to 60 cents per dozen and oranges (small ones) at 40 cents per dozen, while grapefruit brings from 10 to 2lj cents each. Choice or anges are hard to eet at anv 'price. but when available are quoted from : $1 to $1.25 per dozen. Coffee, has taken another jump of about 5 cents on the pound and eggs are getting so high that they begin to taste like nuggets of 'real gold, 68 cents for the guaranteed fresh quality and 55 cents for packed ones. Butter and cheese are also up another notch, good creamery product bringing 65 cents and No. 2 quality 58 cents. Wisconsin cheese is quoted at 38 cents. New York at 40 cents and brick cheese at 45 cents. The prices of nuts of all kinds have shot Skyward and are almost beyond reach of the moderate imrse. They range from 30 to 45 cents per pound. DREAMLAND ADVENTURE By DADDY "The Haunted School" (The Birds fool Pegity and Billy Belgium Into Koine; to icliool after hours. Billy de clare the school la haunted and then they begin to hear strange noises. They find that the supposed "ghosts" are starv ing French orphans.) CHAPTER VI. The Orphan Finds a Home. PEGGY and Billy Belgium ex changed wondering glances. What could Heloise mean by saying,there were Germans in Amer ica? Then a light hit Billy. "I know what she means," he ex claimed, "They must have been in the train wrecked last week at the Dutch settlement. They thought the kindly Hollanders coming to aid . them were Germans." Heloise was immensely relieved when Billy assured her the Germans . hadn't invaded America and couldn't if they tried. Little Jean, when he heard this,v bravely waved a cookie and shouted, "Vive, l'Amerique! Vive la France! "We walked until I could drag Jean no farther," continued Heloise. "At dawn we found ourselves here. We icrept through a window. We c.imhed the ladder to the attic, and I pulled the ladder after us so, the Germans couldn't find us. Then) we slept and slept. "Long, long afterward we awoke to find the rooms below filled with children. We did not dare stir for hours and hours. "When the children went home we crept down. They had left scraps of food from the lunches. There were nuts under a tree. So we feasted on the scraps and the nuts." "Poor, poor kiddies," sobbed Teg gy when Billy Belgium translated the story. "It was rich fare after our starv ing in France," said Heloise simply. "Later we crept back to the attic. It was cold and dark, and we didn't know when the Germans would come after us. But we prayed and we prayed, and then we slept. "'The next day was the same, and so was the third. But yesterday the children left no scraps." "I bet you ihat was after the food conservation talks in the school," suggested Teggy. "And we couldn't find any more nuts," added Heloise. "That was after the boys and the Jays had their clean-up," declared ' Blue Jay. "So we went to bed hungry, as we hari done in France before," said Heloise. "Little Jean was so brave. He tried to cheer me by telling me i he had eaten enougty for a week. We woke up hungry and grew huu 1 grier every minute. We heard you here and we tried to keep quiet, for we thought you Germans. But Jean ' couldn't help sobbing. When we saw that awful figure in the tree a!! covered with camouflage we thought we were in the hands of the Huns." Billy ginned at th'9 description of his1 "fun" disguise. "Then every thing went dark. When I awoke and heard you talking my own be loved French, my heart nearly burst with joy.' . . -x "Vive l'Amerique," cried Jean, now all smiles. "Oh, how glad I was to find my self in America safe, even though homeless and friendless. I am sure we shall find here some kind foster parents." Heloise's eyes glowed at the thought. So did Peggy's. "I know just the person who will idopt you," she cried. "Mr. and Mrs. Pelton, our wealthy neighbors, Aere saying just yesterday that they would like to care for a little French girl and boy through the war, and ;ven afterward. I know you are the very ones they want." Peggy had seen a telephone in the school room. Filled with her grand idea she flew to it.- She rang up Mr. Pelton and poured out her story to him. In a minute she was back I "They want you. They ?ay to right away, sne cneu, nu8- u.l,;c onI Ipan in her iov. HIS HCiVl.TV ---- - bll'.ll .Vila frnino- tr School 10KC has been more fun than I thought it would be." hooted Judge Owl "I'ra learned not to fool Wltn ghost yarns," laughed Billy. Ana wc vc it""'u '''(III ' llw' i " I I -. 1 IMfem B V i" ii ii iii conomvic EJiieJ hy IbmA H GROSS ' HOUSEHOLD AXTS VSP'T CENTRAL H2QH SCHOOL "We walked until I could drag Jean no further. shrilled General Swallow. "One thing is not to run away from per sons in distress." "Another is to be brave when you are scared," added Peggy, remem bering how Billy had climbed into the window, not knowing whether j he was going to encounter spooks or l.idnapers. "Wouldn't it have been awful if we had left Heloise and Jean there to die!" "And our big lesson is that after FRENCH RECOVERED PRACTIC ALLY ALL GROUND Lost on September 15 and brought down six German airplanes, two years ago today, November 16, 1916. Find a prisoner. YESTERDAY'B ANSWER Left sidn down fjrehead (it shoulder. pain and sorrow our prayers will bring joy and happiness and peace," murmured Heloise. And then they all started down the road to take her and Jean to their new home. (In her next adventures. Peggy goes with the Birds to the sunny Southland, where they have a part In a pretty ro The Stock Pot Our sisters across the water, es pecially the French women, appre ciate a stock pot much more than i we do. Until the great war, many i American women were very impa- tient of saving smalf amounts of ; food, and the stock pot is most i valuable for utilizing these small j savings. i Most of the expensive meats, and ! some of the less expensive ones, have a considerable percentage of bone, which is only good for mak ing stock. Any steak, even round, can aid tne stocK pot as to Dones, while a roast bone can almost be the basis of a soup by itself. Head and feet of poultry, properly cleaned, are valuable additions In making stock from fresh or cooked bones and meatthey should be cov ered with cold water, allowed to soak 30 minutes, then brought to a slow boil. Simmer 'three or four hours. During the last hour of cook ing, add seasonings of vegetables, salt and pepper. The water in which vegetables have been cooked may be used in stead of plain water, and less sea soning added. An left-over .vege tables may be added toward the end of cooking. To increase the nourishment of a soup, cereals are excellent. Lett over rice, barley or even cooked breakfast food many be stirred in at the end (allowing time enough to heat the cereal), or a small amount of rice or barley may be put in the last hour of cooking. Allow about one-half cup of raw cereal to one quart of soup. If you have just .vegetable water and vegetables left an4 want the meat flavor, a small amount of beef extract or one or two bouillon cubes may be used instead. Vegetable Soup. 2 bouillon cubes. 14 c. uncooked rice. 2 c. cold water. 1 c. mined cooked Co-Operation Miss Gross will be very glad to receive suggestions for the home economics column or to answer, as far as she is able, any ques tions that her readers may ask. Why Not Buy the Bett? Advo Gold Medal Coffee. ..40c Quality Unchanged. Why Not! r ARE YOU ONE OF THE SATISFIED CUSTOMERS WHO TRADE AT THE WASHINGTON MARKET? IF NOT, WHY NOT BE ONE? Beef Tenderloin, per lb 32Vjc I'ork Tenderloin, per lb 47 Vie Beef Roast, per lb 17VaC or 20c Young Veal Roast, per lb 25c Spring Chickens, per lb 29Vjc Spring Ducks, per lb 35c Steer Boiing Beef, per lb 15c Round or Sirloin Steak, per lb....27Vc Shoulder Steak, per lb 20c All Brands of Creamery Butter, lb., 60c Fresh Oysters, per quart C'Oc Young Mutton Chops, per lb 15c Fancy Lamb-Chops, per lb 25c Fancy Apples, per basket 29c Michigan Celery, 8 stalks 10c Leaf Lettuce, 3 for 10c Visit Our Branch Market at McCrory 5c and 10c Store, in Basement SAME GOODS SAME PRICES SAME HONEST WEIGHT United States Food Administration License No. G-27634. The Washington Market 1407 DOUGLAS ST. 1307-1309 HOWARD ST. come ging lot too," Patriotic League Notes S O, S. girls will entertain Friday night at Hanscom park, giving a most successful dance for the soldiers. 4 V J Girls of The Patriots' club will give a soldier dance at Jacobs' hall Sat urday evening. t Five acts are now well under way for the girls' vaudeville. Dates have not yet been arranged with the Brandeis for giving the show. Not a large crowd attended drill in the court house lobby Thursday evening,, but it was an enthusiastic one. The young officers sent from Fort Omaha are putting the girls through their paces in true military style, N 3. HSfflZimaiZHIBIM!. I t (U. S. Food Administration No. G-18173.) 1608-10-12 Harney St. Tel. 1796. Haven't you ever come home after a long day down town just too tired to cook the evening meal and wished that someone would do it for you? Let us cook that meal for you. We do it every day for hundreds of people. Our delicatessen department offers you fifty different kinds of cooked and smoked meats ready to serve. Besides there is potato and cabbage salad made fresh every day by our expert chef. Step into the Central Market and take home a deliciously appetizing dinner with you. Come once and you will come always. Specials fot Saturday in Our Grocery Dept. 48-lb. sack Pure Wheat Flour, for $2.95 24-Ib. sack Pure Wheat Flour, for -. $1.50 24-lb. sack Pure Rye Flour. $1.55 10-lb. cans Karo Syrup 85c 10-lb. cans White Karo Syrup. for 95c No. 3 cans Solid Pack Tomatoes, for 15c Per Dozen $1.75 Fancy Sweet Corn, per can, for 16c-12,c Per Doien Sl.7S-Sl.45 Del Monte Black Cherries in heavy syrup, per can, 20c, per dozen $2.25 Fancy tall cans. Red Alaska Sal- ' mon, per can 27 Vic Tall can Fresh Salmon 20c Large bottles Monarch Ketchup, for 22c Butter Crackers, per lb 12Vic Iten's Fairy Wafers, per lb.. 20c Diamond -C, Beat 'Em All, Electric Spark, White Borax, Naphtha Soap, 10 bars 48c Iten's Graham Crackers, per lb., for 20c Tangier Pineapple, No. 3 cans, for .: 35c 3 cans for $1.00 J. M. Sliced Peaches, heavy syrup, per can, 35c, 3 for $1.00 No. 3 cans Sunkist Sliced Apri. cots or Peaches, per can 35c 3 cans for $1.00 Sunkist Plums, per can 25c Advo Jell, assorted pkgs 10c 8-ox. -"jar Pure Advo Preserves, for 15c 8-oi. jar Pure Jellies 15c 27-or. jar Grape Marmalade. .50c 5-lb. cans Rumford Baking Pow der $1.25 16-oz. cans Calumet Baking Pow der 25c 5-ot. cans Rumford Baking Pow der 95c 16-01. cans Rumford Baking Pow der 25c 16-ox. cans Armour's Veribest Milk, tall Elkhorn, tall Cottage Milk, per can, 14c; per dot., $1.65 I f MEATS Fancy Fresh Dressed Spring Chickens or Hens, per lb. 27 Young Mutton Stew, per lb. Fancy Veal Roast, per lb., 22c-20c Prime Rolled Rib Roast, per lb.. for . 27Vje Choice Pot Roast, per lb. 20c per lb. 12c Pig Pork Roast, per lb 25 Vie Morrell's or Swift's Lean Break fast Bacon, per lb SI Vie FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Fancy Cranberries, per quart, 10c; S quarts .! 25e Extra Fancy Green Peppers, er lb. 20e Extar Fancy Jersey Sweet Potatoes, per basket, $1.00; S lbs. for 25c Fancy Fruit and Vegetables of all kinds. BUTTER, EGGS, CHEESE AND OLEO. Lily 01eovand Jem Nut, per lb., for 32Vtc No. 1 Eggs, per doi 45c Large varieties of Imported and Domestic Fancy Cheese. Fancy Bulk Butter, per lb 58c Wisconsin Cream Cheese, per lot, ior 37e 5-lb. pails Swift's Snowf.ake Oleo, for $1.75 At Last we have received that beautiful Hawaiian Record, "Drowsy Waters" No. 17767 Price 85c and No. 18493, "When She Sang Hush -A -By-Baby' to Me" Then we still have No. 45155,' "SMILES" and No. 18507, " HINDUSTAN" M ickePi Phone 1973 15th and Harney or vegetables (chop- 2 c. meat stock. ped). , 2 c. vegetable water. Salt and pepper. Cook gently all except vegetables, salt and pepper for 20 to 30 minutes. Then add vegetables and season to taste. Vegetable Scotch Broth. 1 pottfto. substitute. 1 largo onion, H c. barley, chopped. 1 small carrot. 1 turnip. 2 sticks celery. 1 T. butter or butter Salt and pepper. Soak barley In cold water over night, put into S pints of boiling water or stuck ami simmer 1 hour. Melt fat in a skillet and brown onion In It. Chop other vege tables and add to barley with tho fried onion. Simmer till done, then season to taste. Medical Women Campaign for Funds Nov. 23 Nu Sigma Phi sorority girls of the University of Nebraska medical col lege, although a very busy group of women, have pledged themselves to undertake the direction of a cam paign to raise funds for the estab lishment of a medical dispensary in devastated France. Saturday, Nov. 23 is the date set for soliciting funds. Some of this group are practicing physicians. Several are interns in the local hospital, while others are completing their course at the medi cal college. The .call came to them through the war service committee of the National Medical Woman's association, known as the American Women's hospitals. v The plan is to equip a dispensary similar to one whicli Dr. Alice Brown is directing over there. Dr. Brown writes that Imt dispensary sends aid to six villages; that in two months they took care of 2,500 pa tients, many of these children who had been exposed to every danger physically and mentally during the past three years. Five thousand dol lars will establish such a dispensary, providing bare necessities. Omaha women who realized dur ing our recent influenza epidemia the hardships resulting fom scare ity of doctors and nurses will surely respond to a call for help of this sort, which will be needed in France, Serbia and Belgium for years to come. Dr. Olga Stastny, state chairman, Dr. Mary Sheldon and Miss Edna Gibbs have charge of the local campaign. Cooky Jar at Fot Omaha. So great has been the popularity of the cooky jar at the Army and Navy club that the National League for Women's Service has established one at Fort Omaha, which they will keep constantly filled. Among the latest war innovations in England are the barge women, who operate the canal boats be tween Hayes and Liverpool, a dis tance of some .100 miles. SRIRNER5 s. t: . 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