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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1921
Page
3
The Woman's Auxiliary of the American Legion will operate a pie stand during the 4th of July event. All members are asked to donate two pies, and others wishing to contribute should call Mrs. Julius Bryan.
Daggy & omff announces store will be closed on July 4th. Customers are advised to plan accordingly for the holiday.
A notice lists meat markets closing at 9 am Monday and names several vendors. It also warns water customers to pay by the 10th to avoid higher gross rates at Greencastle Water Works Co. The ad offers 30 acres of Blue Grass pasture for rent on the O'Brien farm near Hamrick Station with contact details for Mrs. John Thacker in Terre Haute Indiana.
Ladies urged to use Triumph Pills in proper cases with caution and free information from the National Medical Institute in Milwaukee. De Weese's Ice Cream advertises a Sunday three flavor brick at 50¢, with phone contact 548. Agents wanted for paints roofing cements and oils by Republic Products Co in Cleveland, Ohio.
Field and Farm notes methods to store salsify and parsnips for winter use. Tempered by frost roots differ from unfrosted roots, with freezing improving quality. Store in cellar sand or on ground in small piles covered with straw or matting to stay moist and accessible through winter.
A historical note explains that while literature speaks of broken hearts, actual heart rupture cases occur from shock or strain. It cites a captain who died after learning of an engagement, and a strong boy who collapsed while lifting, with autopsy finding a ventricle rupture and torn heart tissue.
The piece explains the sensation of an electric shock as a benign effect from electricity in the air. It notes shocks occur when the body's nerves meet electrical power, often near the spine or brain base, indicating a highly-strung temperament without harm.
An Austrian doctor publishes observations on reptile senses noting direct attraction to distant stimuli. Light influences reptiles independently of heat. vision is imperfect. Crocodiles are long and vision is limited. the boa sees only a short distance.
City of Greencastle Indiana invites sealed bids by 7 30 P M July 26 1921 for concrete sidewalks and gutters on Northwood Boulevard from Franklin Street to Hillsdale Avenue and from Highwood Avenue northward. Bids must include certified check 2 1 2 percent of engineer s estimate 4268 65 and are subject to rejection. Plans are on file with the city clerk.
A collection of pithy aphorisms on modesty, time, value, giving, honesty, and social satire. The quips cover gender, wealth, pride, love, and human folly with compact observations aimed at everyday behavior and moral judgments.
Silas Joshua Hiram Spruceby claims a goose lays golden eggs fed with gbid paint. Cyrus questions the method and Silas explains the feed as the reason.
In a London Tit-Bits anecdote Joseph Joachim recalls meeting Thomas Carlyle in Chelsea during the 1870s. A morning stroll in Hyde Park leads to wide-ranging talk on Germany and politics, ending with Carlyle’s blunt remark about musicians as a rule.
China has vast undeveloped silk resources and natural conditions favorable to production, yet relies on traditional methods. Experts predict that when China adopts modern, scientific practices, it could revolutionize global silk industry, per Amoy consul Mr. Anderson.
A T. P.'s Weekly note questions the standard derivation of Yankee. It cites an American paper claiming Yankee Doodle derives from a Persian phrase Yankt-Doontah meaning inhabitants of the New World and cites Layard’s Ninevah and Its Remains noting Yanghidunia as Persia’s name for America.
The largest nests are found in Australia where jungle fowl build great unds up to 15 feet high and 150 feet around. Bush turkeys use a similar but larger pyramid shaped nest. Nests are built in colonies and can require six or seven carts to remove. a single nest weighs over five tons.
Siam's king, an avid automobileist, alarms ministers who petition him to curb driving for safety. He replies with a marginal note that danger lies not in motors but in the hearts of men.
A flock of sheep drifted from uplands onto Gwithian Sands and was carried into St Ives Bay by the tide. Local fishing boats spotted the floating flock and mistook them for a new fish, attempting to capture them with hooks lines and nets. The washed ashore flock was brought home as a remarkable catch claiming superiority over pilchards.
At Egiingham in Northumberland a centuries old wedding custom endures. After the ceremony the newly married couple find a bench drawn across the doorway and must jump over it before leaving the parish church.
Thermometers have been placed in Chicago street cars to monitor temperature and seating and ventilating conditions for up to 91 passengers. Officials emphasize compliance with seating rules and air flow to ensure passenger comfort and safety.
In Winchester locals often fish via streams under High Street gratings feeding the River Itchen. A line is dropped through the grate tied to a small stick, then the line and stick are dropped as the fish pulls free, allowing the fisherman to recover the line and land the trout.
A scientist notes mental strain differs by occupation. Among 100000 soldiers and sailors 199 lunatics. liberal professions lead with artists, then lawyers, followed by doctors clergymen and civil servants. Domestic servants and laborers 155, mechanics 66. Commercial men least affected with 42 per 100000 going mad.
A farmer explains to a bank manager why money is deposited in joint names with his wife. The manager recalls his late wife and Pat’s reply hints at luck with women. The anecdote reflects customs in rural Ireland about survivorship bank accounts.
In Schava village near Ezareff Koksaka a bizarre event unfolds as earth sounds like cannons and whistles echo from a forest. The ground heaves, cracks open, water wells up and a new lake forms, drawing geologists to study the area.
In Central America the most remarkable gold beetles have polished head and wing cases with a gold like lustre. They resemble metal to sight and touch. A related species appears solid silver. These beetles carry market values from twenty five to fifty dollars each.
The excerpt discusses oleomargarine compared to creamery butter, noting chemical similarity. It describes composition as 442 pounds of butter, 120 pounds of milk and 37 percent butter from cream, plus 14 percent bicarbonate of soda. The mix is turned into a smooth mass, frozen in ice cream freezers, and worked over with boiled parsley water.
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