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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1919
Page
2
The notice lists subscription prices by mail and carrier including one year rates, monthly breakdowns, and shorter terms. It also states charges for cards of thanks obituaries and poetry with per item and per line prices.
A reader notes that worry is wasted with incompetent help and urges classifieds readers to expect strong material. The writer hints at a wealth of goods and opportunities available to those who explore the classified ads through the page.
The piece notes a mother’s death from starvation after cooking for a large brood and waiting hours to feed everyone. The doctor cites the cause as starvation and laments the mother’s sacrifice amid endless labor. The text contrasts such duties with animals and jokes about schools of purposes.
A New York Press piece notes Franklin at sixteen read a satirical work and formed a view on appetite and power. It cites his thoughts on eating big fish after observing bigger predators, and on the convenient use of reason as justification for actions.
The Red Cross outlines postwar plans to extend Home Service and civilian relief efforts to improve living conditions, conserve health, and promote welfare in rural areas. It stresses public participation, non charity framing, and support for health education and community betterment through local agency requests.
In a western Scottish town a public building rises while a bust of Toe Bruce takes shape. A bailie halts and teases the sculptor about the beard leaning left, but the artist notes the wind blowing up the street.
A quirky dialogue features a niece urging more soup to curb a famished uncle. The uncle asks why, and the niece replies to spare chicken portions from previous meals. A stray line “Fitegende Blatter” appears, adding an enigmatic note.
Dialog snippets reveal daily life chatter across cities. Jack-Hello and Tom seek a new flat, a folding toothbrush, and casual remarks on fashion and cleanliness amid urban workaday bustle. The Organ Grinder reports thriving business while a poor housewife questions labor prospects.
A terse quotation fragment notes that no one who seeks self improvement should waste time on personal confession and cites Lincoln. It then oddly mentions Frederick the Great with a remark about tender feet and a double breaking in new boots.
The new Rural Organisation Bureau of the Red Cross Civilian Relief plans county based activity to connect communities with non Red Cross aid. Prof E L Morgan named director from Massachusetts College of Agriculture outlines steps including county agency gatherings and annual program reviews to foster rural development.
The Civilian Relief office in Cleveland reports 357 Red Cross Home Service sections active in Ohio Indiana and Kentucky. They aided 40,709 families in the month with 10,716 informational instances and 30,624 tangible services.
A culinary authority provides a home made baking powder recipe. Mix two tablespoons of cream of tartar with one tablespoon of bicarbonate of soda and for each cup of the mixture add about one tablespoon of wheat flour. Combine thoroughly and store in a tight tin box.
Slice thirty six cucumbers and four onions, layer with salt, drain overnight. In the morning mix with half a cup of whole black pepper and one cup of mustard seed, then pack in a stone jar with vinegar. Cover lightly and store in a cool place.
A historical Virginia recipe combines brown sugar currants and spices. One pound brown sugar four pounds currants one tablespoon ground allspice two tablespoons cinnamon one teacup vinegar. Boil half an hour then jar and seal.
Instructions describe making fabric drying supports from newspapers or tubes to hang garments like waists and dresses without crushing. It advises hanging shirts by the lower portion, folding petticoats, and drying handkerchiefs near heat. Also includes a quick Gooseberry Food recipe with berries, water, sugar and cream.
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