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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1922
Page
2
The Herald notes that the Cards of Thanos Cares of Thanks are available for a fee at the water’s edge, with details on pricing and access.
Obituary notices incur a rate of one dollar per obituary with an extra charge for each additional line. The newspaper notes added power line fees may apply to lengthy notices.
An experienced farmer discusses using guinea fowl as a quail or pheasant substitute in hotels and menus. He notes meat texture and flavor resemble quail, offering a lower price, and that many hotels serve young guineas as partridge. Export to England is mentioned and early hatching reduces housing costs.
The article argues that Chinese music confounds occidental ears yet notes a growing global sensitivity to harmonies. It traces early Chinese advancement in octave systems and circle of fifths and cites shifting tastes as musicians become bolder, contrasting past skepticism with present openness to complex works like Faust.
In a Catskill village noon scene a rural mailman on a white horse arrives as farmers gather at the port office. A contrast then emerges with the city postman in a spruce gray uniform, highlighting faithful service in all weather. The rural carrier admits storm travel isn’t pleasant.
A columnist extols hair styling as a remedy for less favorable features citing soft gudridn (guardin) hair and the impact of hired hair with red tints. It argues that hair can soften a thin face sharp chin or flat nose and even freckles, saving a woman's looks with a lover's complexion.
The article explains how warehousing affects prices in wool and cotton markets. Higher warehouse demand supports prices while rising stocks depress them. Territorial wool growers plan large storage in Minneapolis and St Paul, with St Louis storage centers likely to join as the industry gains traction and cotton warehousing grows in influence if prices drop below current levels.
The General Electric Company at Schenectady runs an invention department with about 800 developers and spends around 2.5 million dollars yearly on new ideas. Other firms like Westinghouse, National Cash Register, Hoe Printing Press, United Shoe Machinery, and Bell Telephone maintain similar programs. Last year GE with 20 000 workers produced 1 412 patentable ideas, of which 797 were impractical or not new, and 15 were patented.
An 1890s style guide suggests weather durable furniture for verandas. Emphasizes large easy chairs, a settee with denim cushions, hammocks, bamboo screens, and a swinging couch. Proposes home made cushions and porch pillows filled with local natural materials for fragrance and comfort.
A lapidary cuts the tail from a tadpole shaped yellow diamond hoping it will turn white. The tail taint vanishes after the strike, leaving a uniform white stone and claiming the rarity of the miracle.
A concise proverb notes that striving for unreachable aims hinders progress. It urges practical, achievable goals and steady effort rather than lofty, unattainable targets. The message emphasizes patience, discipline, and incremental progress.
The article notes the influential role of mullahs in Afghanistan and the border tribes. It describes their sacred status, the green standard of Islam, and the threat they pose when preaching jihad. It mentions the Amir’s possible edict and the Ulima rule that injury to a mullah requires the death of the injurer.
The census report notes a higher birth to population ratio yet higher mortality in older ages. Infant mortality falls while old age death rises, with life expectancy shifting as stronger babies survive but stress and luxury affect longevity. Dr. John V. Shoemaker cites 1890 data and Washington updates.
A silk baby outfit in a glass case at the National Museum near Independence Hall attracts visitors. The tiny dress cap waist and handkerchiefs were made for the sixth US president by Mrs John Adams. John Quincy Adams was born in 1767 making the suit over 140 years old. Delicate cross stitches show maternal care preserved in the delicate fabric.
The text argues folding arms across the chest creates a flat chest and rounded back. It warns the body’s habit becomes its natural position and lists tips like tucking the neck, thrusting the chest forward, drawing in the abdomen, and taking repeated deep breaths daily.
Friday September 24 1869 witnesses a sudden 162 percent rise in gold price by speculators in New York triggering a market panic. The episode marks the term Black Friday for the era and reflects intense financial volatility of the period.
The best workers among the ent ron spinners of Manchester England receive from five to six dollars weekly.
A town authorities plan to photograph the retina of a murdered woman to locate the killer, a belief tied to an old superstition. The piece argues that the eye is a lens and that such claims reveal a lack of scientific education among officials.
A severe English storm wrecked windows and crops across villages. In Alnwick an old couple escaped injury when lightning struck their dining room and destroyed a gun, while a boy in another home survived as bricks fell on a dog and bricks and mortar scorched the room. The Rev. Hancock reports widespread destruction, with shattered panes and ruined crops including wheat and barley across Little Staglton.
The move follows a worldwide push to protect forests. Consul General James W. Ragsdale notes China suffers severe deforestation and floods from denuded mountains. The education initiative signals official effort to reform forestry scientifically.
The article describes an old belief in divine intervention through a bread and cheese trial. A condemned person ate blessed bread and cheese at church to prove innocence. choking meant guilt, swallowing ease meant acquittal, often harming innocent people.
The knitted tam o' shanter hats grow popular with women this season, taxing English producers. Dyers profit from vivid colors, and Nottingham hosiery firms add extra machinery to meet rising demand for this profitable headgear.
A reflective piece explores evolution from fins to flight and parallels it with height ambitions. It weighs how aspirations and physical changes affect military logistics, domestic life, and global balance, suggesting taller soldiers or populations would reshape warfare and economy. It cites Lafcadio Hearn on race and size, pondering economic implications of stature across nations.
An essay extols trust over suspicion shaping character from parental rearing. It argues trust breeds happiness and honesty, while suspicion corrupts perception. The author contends magnanimity and openness enable true living and that nature shows one cannot reap faith from distrust.
The Atlanta Georgian and News argues energy outweighs genius in achieving success. It notes many famed inventors seem rich yet are not true geniuses, stressing energy as a learned power of action that turns habit into sustained accomplishment.
The text argues that brilliant thinkers who cannot execute fail, while the energy to work an idea into commercial form yields success. The capable implementer, not the creator alone, is destined for a progressive career. Energy to produce is essential. without it, truth remains elusive.
A bluebird built a nest in a woman's hat in Swinefield New Jersey and a church visit sparked a local sensation. The tale notes a live bird appearing more becoming than dead ones in fashion and humor.
A garbled passage discusses people moving toward each other with visible delight while at least some declare unwillingness. The fragment is ambiguous and lacks clear proper nouns or events.
In remarks attributed to Lord Salisbury, he praised the U S Supreme Court for guarding constitutional limits and stability. The piece references Gladstone calling the U S Constitution the greatest work of its time and notes English calls for independent courts like those in the United States.
A Leslie's Weekly discussion warns thrift can harm character and public welfare. It cites New England dwellers and Puritanism, arguing excessive saving narrows life, weakens family focus, and risks social virtue while urging balanced saving and education.
The Luminaura of Madrid was printed with phosphorus ink to glow in the dark. The Regal used dough sheets as edible paper, offering nourishment and reading. La Bien Etre promised forty year subscribers a pension and free burial in the New York Evening Post.
A fragmentary note hints at a French forecast about living in glass Secses and hints at suppression of society papers and paving optics.
Excerpt from Lesle's Weekly extols US gold production with a sweeping imaginary ribbon of ten dollar pieces spanning North America from San Francisco to the Atlantic. It argues gold profits dwarf other industries, noting nearly half a billion dollars worldwide in 1507 and over $200 million distributed to thousands of people.
The Office of Public Roads in Washington seeks a dust free road surfacing cheap enough for general use as autos create dust by grinding and tossing road material with rubber tires. Efforts with oils, coal tar, and calcium chloride offer palliation, but scientists want an antidote to tire abrasion on both sides of the Atlantic.
Snake venom remains highly valued in medicine and science with Australia supplying much of the world. Sydney quotes range from five to one pound grain nine tenths, about thirty thousand dollars per troy pound, with tiger venom the deadliest and potent among types. Venom collection is risky, as snakes are often captured by hand and venom expressed via rubber band onto a glass plate.
An English scientist explains that the fat man's strut stems from stomach fullness drawing up the diaphragm and shortening the thorax base. The observer notes the fat man's perceived haughtiness but questions the connection to his posture.
A reader note observes that ordinary people mix up trends from China and Japan, noting the Chinese influence is mainly in hair fashion while the Japanese style appears in other trends, reflecting shifting popular tastes.
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