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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1921
Page
4
Incomplete text from a periodical references prize fights and a debate over legitimacy or prize amounts. Mentions a response or quotation about never debutantes and a prior context, but many words are garbled.
John W McCammack farm near Belle Union hosts a public sale starting 10 30 am. Items include a school house, about 20 cattle, six work horses and mules, 30 sheep, 60 hogs, hay and grain, two wagons, harness, lumber and household goods. Terms announced day of sale. Dinner served. Auctioneers Brown and Rector.
The Great Western Railway in England tests an electric signaling system using a mid rail between the tracks connected to switches. An electric bell and whistle in the locomotive cab respond when the train crosses the rail, signaling safety or danger by different rail heights.
The article weighs Shakespeare’s top works and notes no single greatest play. It cites The Tempest Julius Caesar Hamlet Lear Macbeth and Othello as contenders with Hamlet and The Tempest most discussed. It observes taste and judgment drive rankings among readers and critics.
The caves of southern France hold the world’s oldest wall pictures made by prehistoric people. They carved and painted scenes of extinct animals like cave lions and bears, with a rhinoceros relief at Fonte Gaume showing two unequal horns. Artists mixed ocher pigments in mortars, and four phases of troglodyte art advances have been mapped by recent explorers.
A quotation by Anthony Donovan extols reading as a constant taste and comfort that supports happiness, cheer, and resilience when life misse and work frowns. It portrays reading as a shield against life’s ills.
A local guide lists cooling drinks and sweets for hot weather. Recipes include Cherry Punch Grape Nectar Ginger Ale and Pear Fritters with a simple fritter batter and pear sauce. Also notes practical baking pans and a rolled cookie technique for efficient oven use.
Grated young carrots are mixed into mayonnaise until the mixture takes on a distinct color. The preparation is then served atop a head set as a garnish or accompaniment.
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