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Show o WHAT ONE FAMILY DID IN TWO WEEKS The Woman's Home Companion has set out to print such helpful things that the readers of the magazine maga-zine will be able to make nt least $1.50 from the magazine or enough to pay for the subscription. One woman wo-man writing to the editor says: "Dear Editor A country family, living on the automobile road between be-tween Charleston, South Carolina and Columbia, South Carolina, and Inspired In-spired by A Call to tho Colors, and Soldiers All to savo money, tlmo and food, decided to test tho Companion statement that every reader could inako or save at least $1.50 from help received from the August Issuo of tho Companion, Hero Is whnt thoy did iu two weeks of tlio summer vacation: "A son in high school sold ice-cold buttermilk to passing motorists, making mak-ing $4 In two weeks. "Tho eldest daughter, a kindergarten kindergar-ten teacher, and children's entertainer, entertain-er, used tho play, Tho Birthday Candles, Can-dles, at n child's party, and received for her work $ I. "The college daughter mndo twelve patriotic envolopo rompers and bonnets bon-nets which sho sold nt CO cents a suit, or $7.20. As the materials for all cost only $3. GO, sho cleared $3.00. "A daughter lu high school followed fol-lowed tho plan for All Fun nnd No Work, on tho Motorist rage, and mado on snap shots ? 1.C5. "A married daughter at homo for a visit copied tho embroidered night dress and corset covor, pago 37. Hor work brought hor $2.75. "Tho mother, who had already canned can-ned all tho foodstuff that sho could uso, decided to put up moro, rather than seo quantities of fruits, nnd of vegetables spoil or go to tlio hogs. With her daughters' help sho has put up during tho past two weeks 114 quarts of vegetables, fruits and berries, which sho values at 20 cents a quart or $22.80 for tho wholo. "Tho family has formed Itself Into In-to nn Hour a Day Club, connected Itself with tho Bed Cross in a neighboring neigh-boring city, nnd stands pledged to ollmlnnto wnsto in tho homo nnd to do everything posslblo for this country coun-try nnd Tor the men who nro fighting fight-ing for it. Tho August Companion was nn eyo opener here." |