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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1918
Page
3
A compact collection of quips on marriage and patriotism. A husband distracted by a furnace alarm, debates on casualty lists and polygamy, with reflections on parenting and domestic life in a humorous tone. The piece weaves social observations into light satire.
Haynes Starbuck of Kokomo with five year old son and guests visited Petoskey Michigan park with its small zoo. A monkey leaped into their car and caused chaos by pressing the horn and climbing the hood. Birds ducks and wolves joined the racket as the party left after an hour of disrupted peace.
Children invited to a matinee at College Avenue Church auditorium on Wednesday at 3 30. Tickets priced 25 and 35 cents. The program features Lyman Howe pictures for a family audience.
Maj W A Chapple of the British army medical corps describes a hollow fiber board artificial leg for below the knee and above the knee stumps. It weighs nineteen ounces in the below knee size and two pounds four and a half ounces for thigh stump size, and can be made and sold for less than a dollar.
A vintage recipe for cornmeal muffins with dates. Combine white cornmeal brown sugar salt butter milk flour baking powder and eggs. Cook the first five ingredients in a double boiler then mix in eggs dates and flour sifted with baking powder. Bake as muffins or loaf.
A compilation of varied statistics compares regions and nations. It cites Western Canada with 2,048,854 cattle, ancient Rome with 50 wine varieties, Australia with 100 snake varieties, and Japanese railways employing 4,000 women. It also notes the United States with 30,000,000 wageworkers and a yearly fire loss of $200,000,000, alongside France receiving 4,000,000 letters daily.
Miss Frances Coffman returns to Connersville after Christmas with parents Mr and Mrs Park Coffman and resumes studies there Ira Crask and Charles Bachman leave Wednesday for the Great Lakes Training Station in Chicago for three weeks before Navy entry Bachman formerly DePauw University physical director Crash is a mechanic at Smith Bros garage Century Club meets with Mrs G W Gorrell Gift of a paper on Prominent Men in English Life is planned for the meeting The Greencastle AAU branch meets Friday at Dougherty Hall Miss Katherine Jewell Everts to give a recital in Meharry hall as guest of the AA and their guests Everts, a friend of the Hoover family, comes from Washington DC to urge women to attend The Veronica Club meets at Mrs Nelson Tauiman’s on Olive street Wednesday afternoon Alice Thompson returns from Christmas in Chicago Howard Barnaby returns to Asheville NC to resume studies Dorothea Barnaby spends today in Indianapolis The death of Mrs Lawrence Ferrand near Brick Chapel is reported She is survived by husband and five children Funeral arrangements await arrival of Ferrands’ Colorado-based parents.
Indianapolis January 8 War wives with close ties to servicemen will form a state wide War Wives Club under Mrs Anne Studebaker Carlisle head of the women’s section of the Indiana State Council of Defense The plan seeks to include communities across the state to foster sacrifice and home front cooperation mirroring France where such groups served service and mutual comfort
February attendance by class shows Freshmen 61.1 percent Sophomores 68.7 Juniors 50.0 Seniors 74.36 and an overall 64.78 percent. Ticket sales for Roachdale game tally 766 tickets and $149.40. Freshmen lead in sales. Brazil game addsbleachers and a Brazil trip note. Local notices include health, club meetings and a Ford Roadster sale. Principal Rosenberg plans new basketball uniforms.
A simple kitchen tip suggests placing a stale or lightly toasted bread piece on the cover of the pot during cabbage boiling to eliminate the strong odor. The method is presented as an easy, practical odor control for cooking cabbage.
A tip notes milk moistened stove polish yields higher shine and longer lasting black compared to water or vinegar. The advice emphasizes using milk to extend the polish’s effectiveness and maintain a darker finish over time.
An engineer from Stavanger Norway claims to have built a machine powered by steam gas benzine or petroleum. The invention aims to offer flexible fuel options and could impact future propulsion if proven practical.
A simple dessert blends boiled rice with stewed figs or prunes and is served with cream. The dish combines soft grains, sweet fruit, and dairy to create a comforting, easy-to-make finish for meals.
A reader notes Howe pictures as the most wonderful and urges seeing them at College Avenue Church with showings on Wednesday evening at 7 30 and 3 30 in the afternoon.
WANT ADS. LABORERS WANTED Twenty five laborers wanted at the American Zinc Company plant. FOR RENT Two comfortable rooms furnished electric lights furnace heat bath convenient to Zinc Products works Reference required Corner Wood and Seminary streets Phone 623 ASTRAY One spotted Poland male hog Finder please notify Jones and Young feed store The owner will pay suitable reward for care and notice.
Help wanted notice from American Zine Products Company seeks fifteen carpenters. Apply in person or by mail to the company offices for employment opportunities and details on qualifications and wage rates.
A Greencastle soldier reports brushes with the enemy from the trench line and credits Mayr's Wonderful Remedy with curing indigestion and gas. He claims Army rations now digest like mother's. The ad touts the preparation as harmless and claims a money back guarantee after one dose.
The London Globe criticizes households that hire more servants than needed during the war. It urges the minister of national service to use powers to end the practice quickly, noting he has already warned offenders. The piece presses for rapid, decisive measures.
A jeweler notes a seasonal cycle of watch repairs. In spring, summer, and autumn tailors adapt pockets for watches, causing more breakages as items shift from waistcoat to trousers. In winter pocket use declines, reducing repairs and calls for first aid treatment.
A butter crate escaped from captivity around fifteen or sixteen years ago and fell into the well on the Pierce place near Auxvasse. During recent cleaning J Ed Mann recovered the crusted chunk. Removing the crust revealed butter still fresh and yellow as when it tumbled in.
A house-to-house salesman asked a young woman for a kiss. She accepted and later had him arrested after reconsidering the encounter. The case centers on alleged improper conduct in a doorstep transaction.
Reading from a nutrition note, corn bread made with skim milk has higher food value than with water because milk provides protein that builds tissue. The claim highlights milk as a richer ingredient for bread batter.
Hog receipts around 10 000 with prices rising 10 to 15 cents. General sales ranged from 16.60 to 16.75 for hogs. Cattle calves and sheep show strength while hogs lead the market with active buying. The Ladies Aid Society of the Lo cust street church meets at Mrs Toole’s home Wednesday at 2 30, inviting all members and guests.
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