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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1920
Page
2
The notice explains subscription options for the Daily Herald by mail and single copies of the Weekly Herald Democrat. It lists charges for obituaries at one dollar each and cards of thanks at fifty cents, with an additional five cent per line for poetry.
Dr E M Dugger of Missouri University reports a new mushroom growing method that uses tissue from mushroom heads to yield crops as cheap as potatoes. After years of experiments officials say this could curb and end foreign imports by lowering production costs.
Instructions describe mixing six tablespoonfuls of sugar and two of flour in a bowl then coating damp fruit before filling a pie. Add remaining sugar and flour if needed, seal crust edges, and curl the top to allow expansion. Suitable for grapes cherries plums berries and even green apples if eaten warm.
One gallon vinegar one cup sugar one cup salt one teaspoonful of favorite spices to each two quarts of cucumbers. Pack small cucumbers in a large earthen jar cover with boiling water cover tightly and let steam four hours. Then remove from hot water place in fruit cans pour vinegar over and seal. They have a fine flavor and crisp. Peel very large cucumbers slice them salt and let stand over eight hours. In the morning drain dry cover with vinegar and let them come to a boil. Fill cans and seal.
Regular feeding and gentle daily exercise are vital for show sheep. An abundant supply of succulent rations and avoiding heat in foods help maintain health and performance.
More people drink Dr Carter's K and B Tea for liver stomach bowels and blood purification. The ad notes children also enjoy the tea, emphasizing its safety and effectiveness.
A long read on unseen lodgers who vanished from sight yet paid rent. Tales include a silent Bloomsbury recluse who never met his landlady and a legacy of secrecy where fear of detection shaped a hermit life and a fatal outcome.
A Chinese cook in Singapore addicted to gambling cut off the forefinger of his left hand in the kitchen as self punishment to quit gambling. He fainted from the pain but recovered a few minutes later.
Experiments with six snails moving ten feet between two points measured start to finish times. Data tabulated in feet yards and furlongs show a snail would take exactly fourteen days to travel one mile.
The term Modus Vivendi refers to a mutual arrangement allowing parties not in harmony to live together peacefully. It may apply to individuals, societies or peoples and literally means a manner of living.
A writer recalls a year in Bengal when a gentle elephant cared for a sleeping child on a veranda. The elephant, unchained and fed by the family, sheltered the infant with a banana leaf fan while a loyal chaprasi returned to tend his own offspring, and the creature remained watchful and calm throughout.
A classic medicine ad touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a proven remedy for cold cough grippe and croup. It claims long standing quality and growing popularity over fifty years with prices 60c and 1.20 a bottle at druggists.
An old advertisement touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as a remedy for sluggish bowels and liver, claiming they cleanse the system and improve bodily function. The copy urges readers to try the pills tonight at 25 cents at all druggists.
A heated social exchange centers on weight as Mrs. Connery resists being labeled fat while a friend insists on noting excess pounds. The conversation shifts to marital happiness, finances, and hostess duties as Mrs. Connery offers ironic hospitality and tongue in cheek advice while defending personal dignity.
A first class smoking carriage becomes the scene of a quarrel as a mother and her baby provoke a sharp complaint from a man who wishes for separate cars for noisy children. The mother retorts and insults fly until the train stops and the man leaves the scene.
In a Kansas town a hotel with no rooms offers travelers beds in a church pew. At 1 am the bell rings as pew 26 occupant requests a gin rickey, prompting the hotel keeper to send a porter to investigate.
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