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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1918
Page
3
Notice under the 1917 proclamation requires German aliens in non urban Indiana to register at their nearest post office between February 4 and February 9 1918. Applicants must submit triplicate affidavits four 3x3 inch photos and provide fingerprints with the postmaster collecting details.
The Greencastle Branch AG A Conservation Corner invites housewives to share war recipes and tips to reduce wheat and meat use. Submit recipes or suggestions to Mrs Francis Calvin Tilden and allow use of the sender’s name. Rice croquettes offer a meat substitute with cream cheese sauce suggestion.
Tomorrow's Menu offers an oven dinner plan featuring baked fish or salmon loaf, scalloped potatoes with butter substitute and corn starch, Graham biscuit, lettuce with French dressing, and baked apples sweetened with corn syrup or blackberry jelly. It notes that if all twenty two million U.S. housekeepers save half a pound of meat daily, the nation would save about 11 million pounds per day.
Purdue University agricultural extension warns farmers to buy clover seed early due to a seed shortage. Government figures show the current crop at 64.5 percent of normal, down from 76.4 in 1916 and 69.8 in the ten year average, prompting price increases as farmers hold stock. A seed stocks survey of Indiana will determine exact needs February 4 to 9.
Local notices report several meetings this Friday including the Needle Crate Club at 2 PM hosted by Mrs. Eugene Hamrick on East Anderson Street and the Locust Street church prayer gathering at 7:30 PM led by Rev. W H Wylie.
Austin Biddle, formerly of DePauw, writes from France to Brazil Times readers about Battery A's first Christmas in France. He describes festive decorations, a program of music and boxing bouts, Christmas dinner with turkey and pies, and notes Red Cross and Y M C A. He recalls attending Mass in the open with Red Cross nurses and French guards nearby, reflecting on Peace on earth and the war. He closes with regards to his companions and signals gratitude for Liberty Loan support.
Hogs 14 000 receipts show general sales at 16 80 with hog prices steady. Cattle 1 000 receipts steady, calves 25 to 50 cents lower, sheep 50 head. Fresh supply large, outside buying softer but prices hold at the opening.
A boy’s composition lauds ships as means to reach distant lands and teach savages to dress. It notes museums showcase ship models, sailors as busy men chewing tobacco to stave seasickness, and poets earning a living writing about ships.
A brief clash between an inventor describing a range finder and a suburban resident mocking the idea. The man insists the world needs a cook finder that will stay when located by already ranged units.
A wry domestic quip about a husband returning home late with shoes in hand. The speaker notes his relief that neither his wife nor the furniture will bruise his body as he moves to the bedroom.
Lost or stolen two fifty dollar Liberty Bonds numbers 1302502 and 1302503. Reward for information leading to recovery. Notify Citizens National Bank. Lost little curly brown dog. Finder please phone 143.
A terse notice seeks fifteen soarpen ters for positions at American Zinc Products Company. The fragmentary text provides no other details about duties or deadlines.
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