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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1924
Page
3
An overheated furnace and defective flue caused a fire at the D B Johnson apartment house 410 South Jackson Street around 8 PM Sunday. City firemen extinguished the blaze in the John Jacobs occupied unit, with about $100 in damages.
An early 20th century bookstore feature highlights Narcissus bowls and bulbs for gift ideas. Hamilton's Book Store promotes seasonal selections and decorative arrangements for home gardens and indoor displays.
A mule belonging to Ford Lucas, coal dealer, escaped its wagon near the Bittles Handle factory on West Walnut Street. New to the area, the mule kicked loose and ran onto the Monon railroad tracks, changing its mind about the coal run.
Indiana Home Economics Association stages a strong Purdue University program January 15 during the Agricultural conference week. Miss Neva Stephenson and Mrs. Oscar M. Pittenger headline talks on girls clubs and better homes for Indiana with Dr. Carolyn Heger as principal speaker.
A small black and tan female hound with a bobbed tail is missing south and west of Green Castle. White Transfer Co. in Brazil, Indiana offers a liberal reward for information. Also listed are housekeeping rooms for rent at 611 Crown Street and immediate coal delivery by A. J. Duff Coal Sales Co. A notice announces changes to meal ticket policy with redemption by December 31 and a New Year Turkey Dinner at Johnson Bros Hotel Richardson Cafe. A ladies purse worth about $23.50 is lost near W A Cooper Grocery and Mullins Drug Store with reward offered.
The United States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Home Economics presents a vegetable soup developed to conserve minerals and vitamins. The apple blossom soup uses beets and milk with cream, balancing sugar and vinegar, serving six from one and a half quarts.
The article notes that tinting offers a temporary color boost for light silks and laces. It describes methods using blueing pinking and soap dyes, plus tinting water from colored papers inks or diluted dyes, and suggests tea as a way to revive cream or ecru lace. It warns tinting is less permanent than dyeing and hints at odor issues with coffee.
The department notes French fried onions pair well with pork chops. They are sliced across the grain, dusted with flour, and fried in deep fat until gold. Apple sauce or stewed dried apples also serve as good accompaniments.
Kitchen work tables should be plain and hard wearing with easy to clean surfaces. Drawers and bins aid storage. favored materials include zinc for tops though acids matter. linoleum and Olleloth offer durability. porcelain and glass tops are attractive but costly. marble tops for pastry work are now expensive.
A pie made with lemon juice and rind, cornstarch and sugar thickened with hot water, then folded with egg yolks and whites, butter, and a meringue topping. Bake crust first, fill, and finish with browned meringue for a complete lemon pie.
United States Department of Agriculture describes baked potatoes as acceptable with roast beef. Bake in a hot oven forty minutes until soft, scoop, mash with butter and seasonings, add a beaten egg, shape and brown. Browning method parboils then roasts at low heat for about forty minutes until tender.
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