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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1915
Page
3
Harry Talbott announces daily office hours at the S. C. Buyers Book store in Greencastle during his term to conduct township business. Contact via phone 388 for Greencastle affairs.
Waterloo New York recalls William Hilkert of Romulus who vowed in 1896 to never shave until William Jennings Bryan was elected president. His beard and hair grew for years while Bryan's fortunes waxed and waned, with the tale tied to a Bryan painting and razor in Dempsey’s store window.
James Howard of Spring Grove Pennsylvania used a flute to calm a wild cat in the Bad Hills by playing Adeste Fidelis. The animal slowly descended from a tree and fled into the forest. The report recalls Will H. Harding who pacified a black snake with a mouth organ last summer.
In Appleton four prominent families discovered they had been occupying homes under pocket map descriptions for over thirty years. John Freude owns the Moyle residence across from his supposed home, while Moyle owns Freude’s house. Similar mix ups involve Peter Yonne and Edward Jennerjahn in adjoining properties.
Jane Eyre follows a shy governess who falls for Rochester amid mystery at his grim estate. After a perilous wedding and a blaze that blinds Rochester, she returns to him and marries him. Charlotte Bronte’s life and the era’s literary standing are outlined with notes on Jane Eyre’s 1847 debut.
A column offers frugal craft advice including lining patterns with light paper, pinning fabric remnants to saved garments, patching worn stockings with veil mesh for quick darning, reinforcing kitchen aprons by sewing a center seam to extend life, and placing pockets on the apron’s wrong side to avoid snagging.
A historic remedy advises removing corns with bread dipped in cider vinegar applied nightly. A split cranberry or raisin bound to the toe is also suggested. Castor oil is applied after paring the corn to soften it and restore flesh.
Use cold roast beef or cooked ham cut in one piece or in cubes. Cook with butter until crisp then add beaten eggs and stir till thickened. Serve hot with rolls. If cake sticks to pan, invert and press with a wet cloth. Tatting looks live when basted to a bath towel during laundering.
A fragment recalls a joke about a man who buys a horse cheap and another who sells the same horse, with laughter over the paradox. The brief exchange hints at curiosity and commerce in a rural or market setting, reflecting a lighthearted observation from the period.
A widow wed hastily after her daughter’s baby began talking, aiming to finish before the child learned to say grandma. The exchange notes the surprise timing and family instincts behind the rushed marriage.
A humorous exchange notes a Paris dressmaker solving the cost gap between divided skirts and traditional styles. The husband predicts wider adoption while the wife questions the lesson learned about price and practicality.
A playful poem where a centipede overthinks after a frog asks which leg follows which. The creature raises a paw and ponders, then lies in a ditch distracted by the confusion.
A domestic row reveals tension as the husband accuses disliking Mrs Sweetie and vows to kiss the woman once without asking after the baby, highlighting rocky relations and implied scandal.
Mrs Randall completes instruction of a new girl from an intelligence office. Her initial impression is that the entrant may be a prize acquisition. The mistress asks if the assistant must be called in the morning and the girl responds she is not required unless needed.
A brief exchange shows a speaker clarifying slang about not drinking, noting a muddled expression about not dropping a drink. The playful dialogue contrasts intention with wording as a social moment.
A small town figure hints at naming a new evening event or routine "Good Man" with plans to keep it low key and personal. The speaker jokes about their own restraint in presenting the idea.
Dialog reflects on Puritan youth with no theaters or music and mentions kissing games as a contrast to strict era norms. The exchange highlights social limitations and hinted entertainments of the time.
Cornell station study compares nitrogenous and carbonaceous rations in poultry. Nitrogenous feed produced fewer but larger eggs with disagreeable flavor and odor and poorer keeping quality, while cornbased rations yielded darker flesh and more succulent, tender meat.
An article argues planting plum cherry and crab apple trees in poultry yards to provide shade and improve soil, while boosting poultry welfare and adding fruit income. It cites small costs and quick training, noting birds fertilize the area and eat pests, with growers already endorsing the plan.
A traditional ointment recipe for cold and halting hen outbreaks uses vaseline carbolic acid boric acid zinc sulfate pine tar. Apply to swollen face and nostrils when first symptoms appear and isolate the sick bird, repeating twice daily to curb spread. Also claimed for forehead or chickenpox.
The article advises using hot water and shot to scour drinking fountains and suggests removable awnings for hen house windows to reduce heat in summer while noting sunlight is needed in winter. It includes a chemical breakdown of poultry manure with percentages of water organic matter and nutrients.
The average hen outlives her usefulness in two years and is sent to market for profit. Some hens remain productive into the third or fourth year, but the typical limit is two years. Older hens are more prone to disease than younger birds.
John Troth moved from Hazelwood to the Wallace property Monday. Mrs Rose returned home after several weeks at Hazelwood and Martinsville. Dr Hicks and family of Anno and Dr Hurst and wife of Cloverdale visited Gertrude Mills. Rev Brown to preach at the Christian church. Mrs George Englehart and daughter of Brazil visiting her parents. Mrs Gibbons and Hazel visited James Baldock's at Plainfield. Mrs Mary Webster visited Greencastle. Barbara Gentry broke her hip Saturday. Coatesville Dramatic Club play well attended. Ray and wife visited Jim Buis. Robert Ray entertained high school teachers at dinner. Truman Hubble opened a grocery and meat market in the McCammack store room. Ivan Ruark and family and others visited near Pecksburg. Everett Wooden and others attended the funeral of their aunt at Hall. Ernest Stout and wife moved back from Indianapolis. Commencement May 7. Dr OBrien and wife and Vermandes Hurst and wife in Indianapolis Thursday. Seniors and juniors will present Diamonds and Hearts in Belle Union Saturday evening May 1. Opal Dorsett guest of the OBrien Saturday night.
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