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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1918
Page
4
A Paris exhibition showcases France produced goods once imported, highlighting a shift from German imports to domestic items. The first section features former foreign products now made in France, while the second shifts production from northern occupied areas to the south, underscoring national vitality amid war.
Two French researchers report producing living bacteria from a sterilized colloidal silica solution in a sealed glass tube. They heated the sample to sterilize it and kept it warm for two months, then found bacteria when opened. Objectors argue silica may shield initial bacteria from heat.
Lois Winters learns a lesson in loyalty and marriage through Grandma Winters amulet tale and a test of trust. When a flighty wife and a tempted husband threaten their home Lois discovers her husband Harvey defends a troubled maid Inez and engineers her escape.
Great iron mining companies on Lake Superior shore urged miners to cultivate gardens on company land. They provided land and seed, and furnished teams to prepare ground. Most miners planted crops and many produced good yields. Companies built frost proof vegetable banks with miner bins and a staffer to deliver vegetables on written orders drawn as checks against bank accounts.
Lyman Abbott argues religion begins in infancy through a child’s dependence on and love for his mother. He asserts maternal care shapes gratitude obedience and reverence, with faith toward parents forming the child's early religion before any theology or defined God.
The Christian Herald recounts a battle in Budapest where a shell destroyed a large crucifix but left Christ unscathed. The incident spurred a craze for miniature statues showing a broken cross and intact figure, circulating widely in Hungarian homes amid wartime reflections.
Dr Louise Stanley of the Missouri college of agriculture notes suet as a low cost fat source about 10 cents per pound yielding 14 ounces of fat for 12 cents. To mimic lard mix one part suet with two parts oil such as cottonseed or corn oil at 21 cents per pound to produce a usable fat at roughly 15 cents per pound.
Investigations into lighting for eye comfort assess contrast between objects and surroundings. Outdoors the common brightness contrast rarely exceeds 1 to 20 while the eye detects contrasts from 98 to 100. Indoor light contrasts reach 1 to 200 and a dark window frame against bright sky hits 1 to 10,000. Optimal eye suitable contrasts lie between 1 to 20 and 1 to 100.
The French government pledges support to depleted farmers and amateur agriculturists through a reading program and small experimental plots. The Union of Agricultural Syndicates runs the effort, appointing monitors to supervise pupils who file monthly exams and reports.
To reduce airplane explosions, research targets muzzle flame risk from machine guns. A young Florentine chemist reportedly demonstrated before an Italian military commission a new powder that burns without flame or smoke and does not flare on detonation, promising safer air combat.
A Paris observer describes Le Caquot, a French observation balloon that differs from others by its tadpole shape. It using a wicker car carries maps arms and a telephone for instruction while wind limits of 65 to 75 feet per second keep it airborne.
Surgeon General Fotheringham reports a magnet that sounds like a steamboat whistle when placed on the skin detects the position of bullets in wounded soldiers. Used in Canadian hospitals, it marks the skin at the nearest point to the projectile before extraction.
In the Lancet Captain J L Aymard describes an improved glass eye that can move. He uses living cartilage taken from the rib to create a globe placed in the eye socket, with an outer shell sewn over it to prevent sinking and allow limited movement.
The piece notes Kate Field predicted a vast expansion of women's roles by 1917, and cites the World War's impact. It highlights women now entering all work, including driving warplanes and running a Boston shoe-polishing parlor staffed entirely by women.
A London hearing described how British New Guinea natives were lured into work by gifts such as bends cloths dogs teeth and musical instruments. A longtime resident claimed to have solved a labor problem by paying with trinkets for a year and then recruiting others to continue the scheme.
The American consulate suggested shipping maize from Venezuela to the United States as New York prices exceed Venezuelan ones. Already 80 tons have been sent and more shipments may follow if current prices persist into the new crop season.
Mrs. J. E. Skelton of N Madison street reports a weak back and headaches from a kidney complaint. After using Doan’s Kidney Pills she found relief and hasn’t needed kidney medicine since. Price 60 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo NY.
The passage argues that fluency varies with content and word choice. It cites Swift noting that many men and most women speak slowly when ideas are scarce or vocabulary is limited, while skilled speakers with rich ideas speak more freely.
Description of making ink from saturated white blotting paper with aniline black. Sheets pasted to form thick paste, torn off, mixed with water to create writing ink. One square inch yields substantial writing, requiring only a few pads for an exploring party. Water availability enables easy preparation.
Matthew Grissom a New York life insurance solicitor was burned to death after a gasoline spill fumes saturated a room. A dog had been shut in the room the night before and caused the gasoline to ignite when Grissom, awakened by the dog, entered to free it.
Monroe Township trustee E R Denny will be at his store in Bainbridge on Tuesdays and Fridays to transact office business. Cloverdale Township trustee H C Morrison will be at his home each Wednesday afternoon and at Louis Morrison's store in Cloverdale each Saturday afternoon to transact office business.
Partially legible timetable lists East and West bound train times with limited trains. Notes stops at Greencastle and Highlandes and includes scattered odd letters and times.
North bound No 4 Chicago at 1 54 am No 6 Chicago to Lafayette accom 5 53 pm South bound No 3 Louisville and French 2 34 am No 11 French Lick accom 8 25 am No 5 Louisville and French L 2 38 pm All trains run daily Local freights do not cg ers Pullman sleepers on night trains parlor and dining cars on day trains For complete time cards and full information regard to fares through cars etc address ID ELIS Agent
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