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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1921
Page
4
The White Leghorn remains popular and influential on large egg farms. Breeders emphasize long backs, low tails, snow white plumage, bright yellow legs, and a large comb. Size is debated as judges favor larger birds for better market appeal.
In Indian Summer a young man recalls Peg's schoolmates taking over a cottage next to his father's. While courting and entertaining eight girls aboard a motor boat, a stalled engine prompts a rescue shift and a confession of budding romance with Peg as the others gossip about their escapade.
Department bulletin discusses the value of highway bonds for non abutting property, arguing planned systems raise overall land values. debates over funding sharing between cities and counties are noted but deemed impractical to tie to bond proceeds.
Henry R. Lewis from the Plankinton says fashionable muskrat fur hats are helping protect Louisiana levees. Muskrats have caused breaches by burrowing in levees, and New Orleans stores now buy muskrat furs for turbans and hats. Hunters report large kills as the trade grows, potentially removing a long time levee threat.
A New York Evening Post note remarks on the conflict over proper seating order at elite dinners. It contrasts older simple hosting with modern expectations, noting Washington's past slips and the lack of objective precedence markers in New York society.
A French view argues the Sabbath persists for labor reasons as riots over Sunday openings show workers seek a weekly rest. The piece notes many choose alternate days off and warns against losing the restored rest day, urging preservation of the traditional rest day.
A Cassier's Magazine writer predicts London transport will shift from horse omnibuses to motor buses and subterranean tubes. The piece notes buses may outrun streetcars and threaten subway systems as streets experiment with open air riding and rooftop vehicles.
English papers review season results in London auction rooms noting American buyers outbid locals for books and art. They cite the Shakespeare folios at 50000 dollars and large sums for George Carrington library quartos, with fears England may lose rare works to market demand and limited supply.
In a Chicago divorce case a respected minister testified that if on the bench he would grant the divorce, noting the Scripture cannot force a union. The judge asked how this aligns with "Whom God hath joined," and the minister replied the Almighty never joined the couple.
Japanese agents in Dundee Scotland buy jute machinery to ship to Kobe where jute works already stand. Dundee supplies large jute shipments to the Japanese army. Greater New York consumes 1 388 000 quarts of milk daily with no locally seen cows.
The piece claims the Louisiana purchase and Alaska were grand investments for the United States. It attributes the success mainly to Jefferson’s vision and Napoleon's ignorance, noting 1,923,825 square miles bought for about $15 per mile. Today the area supports 14,706,563 people with farms worth $6,724,855 and manufacturing at $931,442,820.
The question asks where the vast funds come from to cover the publishing costs of books, newspapers, magazines, and pamphlets produced by presses worldwide. It implies readers, advertisers, sponsors, and market sales as the financial streams supporting publishing.
A New York man declares that a high percentage of women are utterly selfish, speaking from experience and hinting his wife refused to support the family by taking in washing.
A Harper's Magazine writer argues exclusivity harms personal growth and true friendship. The piece notes that strict social circles reduce life’s joys and compare exclusion to living in a monastery, asylum, or prison.
Philosophers poets and scientists struggle to explain the sea’s charm. The essay argues only direct exposure reveals its allure. For sailors and landlocked onlookers alike the sea evokes a strong desire to sail and a shared sense of wonder.
A short essay suggests fishing as a tranquil escape from international tensions. It recalls Isaak Walton’s counsel to be quiet, drop the hook, and let thoughts drift to a simpler world for rest and renewed optimism.
In Agea France a fire at a sawmill occurred as temperatures dropped ten degrees below freezing. A curl of artificial snow formed from water vapor rising in dry air while a bright night and a northwest wind produced a striking spectacle of snow above the blaze.
The New York News urges an amendment to curb insurers from buying real estate. It notes insurers cannot purchase property directly but can acquire exchanges for foreclosed holdings, a practice the paper calls a serious evil in the industry.
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