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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1920
Page
4
A vintage ad urges readers to buy Dr Kings New Discovery to cure colds and grippe. It claims rapid relief for families and coughs with no aftertaste, noting it is available in 60c and 1.20 bottles at druggists.
An old advertisement-style plea urges readers to seek aid for digestive issues. It promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as a quick, mild relief, claiming they clean the bowels and prevent lingering discomfort. The message emphasizes ease of use and practical health improvement.
A Wisconsin bulletin notes cheese factories can make about 125 pounds of whey butter weekly. Skimming whey doubles fat value, while churning raises value less. Selling whey cream to ice cream makers or larger churners proves most profitable for small dairies.
Feeding hard boiled eggs can be a good food for young turkeys if done carefully. Crushed eggs with bread crumbs prevents choking and indigestion. overfeeding leads to diarrhea and related illnesses. Shares tips on mixing eggs with bread crumbs and cautionary notes for poultrymen.
A Department of Agriculture report suggests extending home project work through agricultural instructors to keep boys engaged in farming. It notes that many farmers start own farms late, and that linking sons of farmers with fathers via partnerships reduces tenancy shifts, especially where kinship exists.
An article promotes growing an herb garden in a small plot with thyme tarragon sage and chives to elevate salads sauces and fish dishes. It lists useful herbs including dill coriander caraway fennel lavender mint rosemary and saffron and notes soil preparation planting in shallow drills and spring start.
Guidance on lily cultivation notes that lilies prefer rich soils with good drainage and mulch protection. It describes deep soil preparation with manure and sand, bulb placement, and avoiding manure contact, plus best planting times and undisturbed beds after establishment.
In Syracuse, New York, mining engineer Donald Mack of Juneau Alaska credits a dreamt message from Miss Ethel Williams with guiding him to safety. He avoided open water on Lake Tagash by following her imagined directions, preventing disaster on a crossing where natives and a Frenchman were traveling.
Sam Buka of 209 Euclid Avenue faced police court after a wedding celebration ended with drunkenness and a clash over a woman who smiled. His wife Mary pursued the scene as a quarrel spilled from the hall to the sidewalk, ending with a punch and Sam’s arrest.
Four month old bull terrier Bill, owned by Miss Loretta Cody daughter of Police Lieutenant Frank Cody of New Rochelle, gained a reputation for fetching odd items from rubbish heaps. He brought home shoes cans a bag of rolls milk and a lady's hand bag containing $12.80 and cards identifying Mrs Stephen W Huntington. Mrs Huntington thanked Bill by buying him a new collar.
A reflective verse blurs the gallery of ancient jokers with modern jesters in journalism. Walt Mason laments press humorists battered by debt and demand, yet still crafting bright quips that lift readers from gloom and keep culture lively.
A sermon compares the burden of debt on a home with the peril of personal vice. It argues that the real mortgage harming character is nicotine and alcohol addiction, which enslaves the will and destroys ambition, far surpassing any financial mortgage. It emphasizes integrity and public respect as the true wealth.
Nine Los Angeles ministers tested a joint sermon plan by drafting one sermon for nine congregations to hear the following Sunday. The approach leverages diverse gifts from illustration to theology, yielding a strong unified message.
An ingenious cylindrical can mounted on a long forked handle lets pots and shelves reach high where watering is simplified. A small wire hook at the brim tilts the can forward to pour easily without a ladder. The piece notes other home farming ideas including pig clubs and egg preservation with waterglass.
The Consolidated School District of Greencastle City and Greencastle Township, Putnam County Indiana, will issue bonds totaling 37700 to fund real estate purchases and school improvements. Bonds of 500 each mature from 1921 through 1932 with interest at 5 or 6 percent, payable semiannually. Sale set for February 9, 1920, at the High School Building. approval by attorneys Smith Remster Hornbrook Smith accompanies the issue.
The article describes dandelions and several common plants acting as weather barometers. It notes that seed heads open in fair conditions and close with approaching rain, while leaves of clover, shamrock, and other species fold or stiffen in anticipation of wet weather.
On hot evenings townsfolk gather on Atchison porches sharing odd meals and strange habits. A woman recalls a hired girl eating lard by the spoon while another notes a friend who devoured toilet soap. A baby story ends with a doctor finding no ailment but noting twelve potato bugs swallowed. The talk turns to family visits and a relative planning a summer visit causing tension.
An excerpt describes a brutal log processing scene on the Pacific Coast quoted from Harper's Weekly. A reader is exposed to vivid, violent imagery of a spike raised by workers, illustrating the dangerous mechanics of timber labor in a harsh industrial setting.
A reader notes how long a cold lasts and suggests that Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy shortens recovery. The item promotes keeping a bottle at home as a winter and spring investment.
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