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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1920
Page
3
Local residents including Frank Meek Rev A M Hootman J O Cammack and G L Hurst were in Indianapolis Fillmore and Terre Haute on various business. City schools reopen after the holiday on Monday and DePauw students report for practice as the Star distribution setup changes hands.
The funeral of George Bunten was attended by C. C. Hurst Ott Webb W W B Vestal H R Sackson Paul Hurst and C O Talbott. Mr and Mrs F P Sawyer of Milford Pennsylvania visited their daughter Mrs Andrew Durham and returned home today.
The passage lists sickness causes in fowls from lice to poor housing and feeding. It highlights six week old young turkeys as capable of foraging, converting pests and stray grain into bone and muscle, making them farmers’ helpers.
A brief moral note declares that self-control wins with a single talent, while self-indulgence fails even with ten. It emphasizes discipline over excess and frames restraint as the key to success.
A testimonial touts Mayr's Wonderful Remedy for indigestion bloating and stomach troubles. It claims to cleanse catarrachal mucus in the intestinal tract reduce inflammation and aid liver and appendix issues with one dose offered money back. Sold by R P Mullins and druggists everywhere.
Classified item notes a strand of graduated amber beads lost with a finder’s reward at the Herald Office. Also lists a small lot of 100 lb cotton flour sacks at 15 cents each while stock lasts and sugar sacks at 10 cents from Louis F Hays Grocery and Bakery.
Samuel Hanna will take the Indianapolis Star agency for the city while ED Hamilton keeps the second edition during the week. Classifieds include farm for sale near Clinton Falls, farm wanted, auto license blanks, rental rooms, and a job offer at the Herald Office. A found pocket book requires owner to identify and pay costs.
Classified fragment listing requests for a girl for reporting and office tasks, plus ads for 40 to 50 bushels of new corn trade and a registered Duroc boar for sale. Local ads mention C. J. Arnold and W. H. Evans architect contractor and landscape gardening in Greencastle Indiana.
The article explains Egyptian theology viewing animals as sacred embodiments of deities. Priests identified Apis the Ptah Osiris bull by markings, tended him 40 days, and staged lavish funerals. Other revered animals included cows rams cats hawks and crocodiles with embalmings and legends tied to Bennu and the phoenix.
A guide on making boiled and raw starch for stiffening collars and cuffs, including proportions, weaving technique, and iron preparation. It covers drying, dipping, rubbing, rolling, and finishing with polishing, plus a brief party craft activity and butter handling advice.
A short note suggests drying potato peels for burning in stoves and claims they burn with great fury to carry soot from chimneys. It also recommends cranberries cooked with grapes as a good dessert or pie filling.
A historical survey shows paper made from banana stalks, esparto grass, bagasse, saw palmetto and other fibers long explored. It notes repeated trials, moisture and impurities hinder progress, and that in 9 percent of experiments the effort is deemed not worth the candle.
Thor Alfredson recovered jewels valued at $100000 in a street in Evanston Illinois. He sought help from Justice of the Peace Barsumian to locate the owner and learned the trinkets belonged to Mrs James Simpson who lost them in an automobile. A $100 reward went to Alfredson and another $100 was added to Barsumian’s library fund.
In France a prisoner named Martin claims overtime pay for extra days served after a release error at Sante prison. He seeks $10 a day, alleging the mistake led to additional time behind bars after another Martin was misidentified and released.
A sheep being shorn on an Australian farm yielded a starling nest containing one egg found within its wool. The odd discovery was reported to newspapers, highlighting a rare nesting moment connected to farm life.
A readable fragment lists various flour brands in 24 lb bags with prices around 1.30 to 1.25, canned fruits such as peaches apricots pumpkin kraut tomatoes and corn, early peas, tomato soup and spaghetti with multiple 2 can or per can deals, plus bulk coffee price. Names include Ivy Hard Wheat Flour White Lily Vandalia Big 4 and Heinz products.
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