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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1919
Page
4
The author notes a paradox in Japanese independence. An American with a goal observes the Japanese quietly during a trick, then receives a polite thank you before the Japanese departs to repeat the trick on their own, often with improvements. The piece mocks reliance and self reliance dynamics.
A compact reminder to relax when idle and avoid unnecessary restless actions. It urges conserving energy, discourages fidgeting, and highlights how much rest time is wasted when not truly at ease.
The national drink Pulque is made from macuey juice grown on large tracts near Mexico City. About eight hundred plants per acre are typical. Peons extract the juice and ship it into town in long trains resembling milk trains. The white liquid tastes like yeast and consumption runs to about two quarts daily per person.
A new metal called silverite blends aluminum with copper zinc and steel in varying proportions. The alloying of steel with aluminum is achieved and described as startling though proven feasible.
Chile has a long coastline from 18 to 56 degrees south. The continental section runs from 18 to 42 parallels while the insular section extends from 42 to 56 parallels. Along this extensive shore there are numerous ports.
The hermit thrush is hailed as the world’s most talented singer, surpassing even the nightingale. The bird has a reddish brown tail, bright back and head, and a breast heavily spotted with dark. It winters in the Gulf states.
The quote notes that minds rise and fall like a tide, swelling with strength then turning to emotion and weakness. It attributes this observation to Shakespeare while invoking Theophilus Parsons.
A child named Helen crawled on all fours during blind man's buff. The blind man tripped over her and she explained she played as a dog so he would mistake her for a canine.
To remove grease spots from wallpaper sprinkle blotting paper with carbonate of soda and press it against the wall with a moderately hot iron. The blotting paper absorbs the grease while the soda preserves the color of the paper.
The text asserts that right or wrong conduct in physical or spiritual terms will ultimately receive its due reward or punishment. It argues penalties may be delayed but are inevitable.
A Wilmington News line notes that while the world holds many kinds of people the belief they are all alike may arise at times. The remark reflects a general social reflection on diversity and similarity among individuals.
Jane complains about a spelling marking after school, saying she had all letters but arranged them wrong, and feels the mark was unfair. The remark reflects a student’s frustration with a minor spelling error.
A Toledo Blade snippet quotes a man on a car joking that bedding two heads would bring more trouble than keeping their feet in line, reflecting a humorous wartime or travel moment.
Foreign missionaries in Chefoo Shanghai Foeochow Amoy and Swa tow introduced lacemaking to Chinese women. Lace is exported occasionally using silk linen and cotton thread. Chefoo uses silk linen and cotton while the other towns use linen and cotton. The trade is cheap due to low Chinese wages but limited by a lack of pattern innovation to suit foreign tastes.
Reston or St Botolph's Town is a Lincolnshire seaport on the River Witham four miles from its mouth with 2530 feet of wharfage. In Plantagenet times it was a chief British port but river silting requires continual dredging to keep sea passage, even for small vessels. Its St Botolph's Church tower is a notable landmark used by mariners.
In the Bano Daily News the editor skips circulation worries and costly paper. He crafts a concise story in his editorial voice, then an office boy distributes it by tacking the slips in visible spots for readers to spot.
The passage reflects on good taste as the conscience of thought, noting its valued status yet vague rule-like meaning. It urges cultivation and admired exercise of taste, while acknowledging that the quality is often less analyzed than desired. Hartley Alexander.
A simple floor crack filler made by rubbing one pound of flour smooth in water, adding three quarts boiling water, stirring in a spoonful of powdered alum, then folding torn newspapers and cooking until thick like putty to fill gaps between floorboards.
The French island of Reunion changed its name four times from Bourbon to Reunion to Isle Bona Parte and back to Bourbon before finally becoming Reunion in 1848. The sequence spans 1795 to 1848 reflecting political shifts from republic to empire to restoration.
A historical reflection emphasizes that a nation's life-blood is not wealth or trade. It argues true revenues come from religion justice sobriety magnanimity and tasteful arts as essential civic goods.
In a light exchange the author recalls sending the first stanza to a Correspondence Column editor asking for someone to complete the poem. The author subsequently submitted the full poem in a second communication.
A sunny view of life rests on truth and fact while blending practical aspiration to improve things, people, and self. This cheerful outlook is framed as a steadfast, healthful poetry of existence.
A young patient Charles received a quarter from his doctor after vaccination. He thanked the doctor but joked that the shot was worth a dollar, showing sunny resilience in the face of minor pain.
A short quotation on honesty as the foundation of wisdom and safety for individuals and society. It emphasizes that no person is truly wise or safe without integrity.
A folk remedy advises mixing one teaspoon glycerin with a well beaten egg white plus the juice of one lemon and enough sugar to taste to ease hoarseness. The preparation is consumed as a home remedy rather than a medical treatment.
Diamonds show varied coloring but the most valuable are nearly colorless and described as bluewhite.
Quotation reflects on whether a man exceeds simple duty by taking a stand for what is right, and whether being in the right requires sacrifice. The sentiment questions moral courage and the cost of principle.
The Feast of the Cherry Blossom is observed across Japan with towns and villages honoring their own cherry trees. Kioto’s spectacle stands as the most famous, drawing rarely fewer than one million visitors in early April. Citizens feast, dance, and celebrate across the empire, attracting people from all regions.
The centipede is found worldwide with a common species in the United States. It was described over twenty years ago as active in killing house flies. An observer later saw one capture a butterfly larger than itself. The insect hides by day under doorsteps window frames or in crevices.
The term Methodist was first used for Charles Wesles not John Wesley, as a ridicule epithet. Wesles, a student at Oxford, began following the university study method and proudly used the word, noting it earned him the nickname in his letters.
The first safety bicycles appeared in 1880 with a large front wheel and a smaller rear wheel. By 1885 bicycles with equal wheel sizes emerged. Popularity surged in the early 1890s as prices fell, and the bicycle craze peaked when wheels became affordable for many.
A reflective piece argues that wise individuals win by wasting time judiciously. It says laying aside care and thoughts at the right moment renews effort when work resumes with fresh, strong energy. The idea that losing time profitably is an exquisite art is central.
The text notes water's specific gravity mirrors that of the human body. It explains that buoyant pressure supports a submerged body evenly, easing movement and reducing pain. Consequently, water therapy is recommended to help cripples exercise with less discomfort.
Jean recounts a city girl’s summer trip to the country as a train ride spurs a curious moment with a flock of blackbirds. Aunty checks the scene as the birds rise en masse, prompting Jean to remark on the birds’ large family.
The first railroad in New York state and among the earliest in the nation used wooden rails on a 17 mile line from Albany to Schenectady in 1831. A decade later the Erie line opened from Piermont to Goshen.
The essay extols wheat as the premier plant, noting its vital role in feeding the western world. It argues wheat sustains the majority of life and serves as the starting point for bread production across leading nations.
Miriam visits a neighbor to see the new baby and comments that she prefers them after ward, reflecting a child's blunt humor about newborns.
A wry note on daily annoyances as life pushes from task to task. It frames getting up from a chair to tackle a forgotten duty as the dominant small frustration of everyday work and reading.
A Beaconsfield aphorism urges readers to study a successful man in society to learn what makes him pleasing and, if possible, adopt his system for social achievement.
A report describes a man known as the meanest in the world who allegedly hid fishhooks in his change pocket while disrobing at night, presenting a curious anecdote about his infamous reputation.
The remark suggests skepticism about money value as plain currency seen by the public. It critiques how easily common people might be misled into doubting纸 currency stability and printed value.
The article describes coasting on cobbles as a thrill shaped by slope more than material. It imagines sledding down a steep cobble street on Madeira, Portugal, noting wind and cold give way to spring and summer breezes as speed rises. The Madeira slide ends as enjoyment diminishes with the ride.
Francis M. Leahy of Lawrence Massachusetts a former private who became an officer died in World War I after a shell struck nearby. While mortally wounded he steadied his company and ordered Lieutenant Hansen to move forward then fell. His final words drew the men onward.
Prince Ferdinand Radziwill presided as temporary president of the new Polish parliament by seniority. At eighty five he is the oldest member, with the youngest two members, a socialist and a Catholic priest, serving as vice presidents by custom and aiding the proceedings.
The article discusses how Royal Navy ships derive their names from a mix of places, schools, and even animals from a menagerie. It notes sponsors sourcing names from various origins including Uppingham Tonbridge Westminster Rugby Cheltenham Epsom and others, and mentions a destroyer named Windsor.
An interview with a Philadelphia locomotive builder compares old wooden passenger cars and newer steel cars with heavier weights. He cites 40,000 to 60,000 pounds for wooden cars, 90,000 for steel suburban, 110,000 for larger steel cars, 115,000 for parlor cars, 140,000 for sleeping cars, and notes heavy locomotives for passenger traffic reach 300,000 pounds.
Oriental epicures praise the birds nest as China's daintiest dish. The nest, built by sea swallows from a gelatinous sea moss, is soaked and boiled in milk until tender and served in clear soup. General Grant was feted with this dish during his trip to China.
The article urges maintaining physical balance to keep a steady temper. It cites weariness poor digestion fatigue and sudden demands as factors that unbalance mood and suggests managing body load and guarding against surprises to stabilize the mental state.
A five to eight inch creature dubbed the water dog is described as deadly to mosquitoes. Professor A C Chandler of Oregon Agricultural College reports a single specimen may consume 200 mosquito larvae in four hours and can thrive in pools and streams without fish.
The Romans introduced wheat to Great Britain after conquering Gaul where it was grown. Britons adopted wheat and the Saxons continued cultivation. In the Middle Ages the poorest fed themselves on flour from coarser grains.
The text argues that when one cannot control events, the sensible choice is to align with the current flow. Abrupt resistance isolates one from reality, offering only moral relief but cutting the individual off from influencing others or shaping character.
A concise reflection on using life’s powers properly. It asserts wealth lies in life and the nourishment of noble and happy people. It links richness to maximizing one’s own life functions and broad beneficial influence through personal actions and possessions.
Three Wesleys related to the Methodist movement, though only two helped found it. Sons of an English clergyman, they were educated and pious. The elder Samuel opposed Methodism, even calling it “a spreading delusion.”
A reflective meditation on birth, death, and fortune, arguing that life events are universal while personal character and choices carve each person's path through adversity and chance. The piece emphasizes self-fashioning as the key to enduring through changing fortunes.
A butcher, offered ten shillings for the Coverdale Bible in the British Museum, was astonished and delighted as he planned to use its pages to wrap meat, illustrating the remarkable bargains recorded in old books.
Dante Day Good, an eccentric Englishman, is credited with inventing pork and beans. He hosted a yearly July feast under an oak in the forest for friends, serving bacon and beans, which popularized the dish.
A comment on how an actress must craft a strong name from the start to build fame. The remark highlights the strategic choice of a stage name as essential for rising in the theater or screen world.
The article extols the World War I doughboy as a premier American citizen whose global experience enriches home life and national industry. It describes Colonel Arthur Woods leading a national employment machine to place returning soldiers in civil jobs, aiming to benefit both veterans and the United States.
A granite memorial to Nurse Edith Cavell is being carved in a North Cornwall quarry midway between Bodmin and Camelford. Guided by Sir George Frampton, the monument depicts a seated mother and child with a cross, symbolizing mercy and protection, with a separate lion sculpture showing triumph over a serpent. When complete the 170 ton, 40 foot high group may be erected near the British National Gallery.
The article explains taste as a complex that combines heat or coolness, mild pain, astringency or acridity, and especially smell. It notes how temperature alters perception and that even keen tasters can err when blindfolded and with the nose blocked while tasting substances.
The Diamond bar at the old Auzerais house in San Jose is being prepared as a grocery store. The 1868 built building hosted five U.S. presidents and royalty with Grant, Kalakau a, Hayes, Harrison, McKinley, and Roosevelt visiting.
A physician treating a young woman lacked pepsin to complete her medicine. He mixed two or three drugs then used the last of a jar of pepsin. With no spare jar found, he filled the bottle with water from the faucet to finish the dose.
English surgeon Sir Charles Wyndham, renowned actor, served as a medical officer during the American Civil War, providing care to wounded soldiers. He balanced public performances with battlefield duty, reflecting the era's theater and military crossover.
An ancient procession portrays Nerxes era grandeur with 865 youths in purple, 15 000 nobles, 10 000 immortals, 40 royal horses and 30 000 foot, 600 camels guarding the treasury, and a vast army marching to war as civilizations fear expansion.
An English literary debate centers on Shakespeare's alleged hand in the Sir Thomas More documents. A Times London essayist analyzes the letter B’s construction with nautical terms like keel and ram, dividing the script into sections to give scrivener artistry new dignity.
The article discusses Belgium and Germany contesting the black, red, and gold tricolors. Belgium cites 13th century princely colors of Flanders and Stabant, while Germany points to historic use in the Germanic empire. Both nations mobilize patriotic groups to defend their flag heritage.
A London market scene prompts debate over naming a labella variety and its impact on value. A vendor considers Emper or William and other christenings as buyers probe the stock, weighing prestige against tradition.
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