20 Jul 1911
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Newspaper
Coatesville Herald
Location
Coatesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1911
Page
1
As cold weather begins and food grows scarce, increase the grain ration for growing turkeys. Feed a sparing wheat and corn mix three times daily, allow free range, and avoid confinement to build a strong frame for later fattening. Grain-fed birds gain vigor with outdoor exercise and should receive a Mash of ground oats and corn meal with milk, plus full wheat and corn rations, with grit and water always available.
Farmers increasingly back the old hen, praising it as the finest bird in the world today and saying they never miss it. The declaration reflects strong support for hens among agricultural communities.
A New York Ethical Culture School faculty member proposes teaching children music at home using common items. He suggests mothers’ dishpans as keyboards, rubber hands as practice, and primitive instruments like triangles, xylophones, cuckoo clocks, water whistles, and ratamlan sounds. He envisions children tapping rhythms on windows, table edges, and cookware to build orchestral skills.
Palestine shows rapid arboreal growth with citrus and olive groves thriving on sand and chalk. Calyptuses reach height quickly. oranges command high prices before European rivals. olive groves spread from coast to Samaria. By 1912 Jewish ownership of olive and fruit trees reaches about 60,000.
A witty exchange frames demand versus desire as public and personal forces. The Public Demand boasts constant meetings, while the Long Felt Want jokes about continual belonging, underscoring perpetual human yearning and social recognition.
A severe late storm caused extensive damage across several counties. Hail knee deep at Otto Lydick’s farm ruined corn and oats while a barn at Alva Pruitt’s in Putnam county burned after a lightning strike. A Morton and Somerset wind event felled crops and timber. Lightning injured Otha Duckworth and struck a silo at Charles Kurtz farm. Multiple cattle losses near Danville and Bainbridge. A large Browning home suffered roof and chimney damage.
A unfamiliar bee, similar to a bumble bee yet smaller than it, has appeared in Putnam county over recent weeks. The yellow insect, about the size of the Italian honey bee, clusters on white clover along roadsides and shows up in large numbers, unlike nearby red or other clover varieties.
The Blaze defeated the Plainfield Athletics 14 to 5 with seven runs in the first inning. Warren pitched for the Blaze and Nichols caught, thwarting a steal attempt. The win improves the Blaze season record to 7 wins and 2 losses.
Three room house with lot and one half 40 by 150 feet near the business district. Potential buyers can purchase at a low price and arrangements include favorable terms. Interested parties may contact Kitty Davis and J. W. Prov in Danville for money needs. Wall paper offered at half price to clear stock for new arrivals.
Poem reflects on morning remarks that cause lasting pain within relationships. It contrasts careful thoughts for strangers with harsh tones toward loved ones. The speaker laments wasted chances to mend hurtful words before night returns.
A column blends a moral on hard work by Bob Burdette with local feeling as Miss Nelle Peck’s recital at Coatesville Assembly Hall draws a packed audience. The piece notes the value of labor for purpose and sleep, then shifts to local social items including students, Vern McAninch in Alaska, and Jacob Wolfe’s homefront domestic woes.
The Blaze, 5 wins 1 loss away, host fast teams July 23 at 2 45. They rank 6 2 this season and have scored 7 runs while opponents total 20. Lineup includes Bailey Pruitt Mahan Sullivan Johnson Bray Sullivan Marshall Warren Nichols Ballard Sands Mullen. They pursue the Hendricks county and Indiana championship.
A benefit concert and ice cream social for the Coatsville Citizens Band takes place Saturday evening July 22 1911 under Prof Rynerson. It is the band's first public appearance of the season with quality music and a moving picture show under canvas. Admission is 5 cents for all.
The May and June drought harms honey yields as white clover bloom is scarce and buckwheat sowing cannot compensate. A third quarterly meeting at the M Ks Church featured an Epworth League service and a male quartet. Rev Wright delivered a sermon and led prayers. Merchants install wire trap devices to reduce nuisance from pests invading buildings and screen doors.
The HeraLp notes a large consignment of mail order goods arrived in Coatesville last Saturday and argues spending at home supports local taxes, jobs, and services. It claims mail order pricing often hides poor service and poor post purchase options, urging residents to shop with local merchants who offer exchanges and comparable prices.
The U S population center sits about a quarter mile from the road from Bloomington to Columbus, near the W P Stephens farm in Salt Creek township Monroe county. It lies seven and a half miles from Bloomington and twelve miles west of Nashville, on the Bloomington to Nashville auto route popular for Brown county trips.
Marty reports J. H. Lee, a veteran Rockville businessman, has voluntary assigned for creditors. Indiana figures include disappearance of Pittsboro barber Lyle Strange and local incidents from Muncie to Bedford. Beardsley Institute to open at former Eastern Indiana Normal. Mussel pearls sold for $900. a 17 year old with $500 saved from a bicycle fall. a fatal mishap near Muncie. electrical storm at Elwood. a rare grafted skin case in Lagrange. a live Shetland colt in Muncie. and Shorthorn cow triple birth near Frankfort.
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