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Newspaper

Greencastle Herald

Location

Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jul 07, 1911

Page

3

Township Trustee Notices From Five Townships

Notices list trustees Benjamin Walls Floyd Township Fred Todd Jefferson Township Oliver Stringer Marion Township and Otto B Rector outlining weekly residence visits on Fridays and midweek days to transact official trustee business at their homes or local residences inJackson Floyd Jefferson Marion and Mer Townships with hours and locations as stated.

Marion Township Mer * Township Fillmore Otto B. Rector

Madison Township Trustee Office Hours Announced

Will Stroube lists Wednesday and Saturday office visits to transact Madison Township business at his office, inviting residents to attend with questions or concerns.

Madison Township Will Stroube

Trustee ERNEST XIVETT Announces Regular Office Hours

Mill Creek Township notes indicate Ernest Xivett Trustee will hold weekly office hours at his Mil k Township home on Wednesdays and Saturdays to conduct township business.

Milk Township Transac Ernest Xivett

Mothers and Daughters in the Reckoning of Freedom

A speaker urges mothers to treat grown daughters as adults not children. She argues daughters will seek beaux despite strict discipline, warns that rigid control breeds deceit, and advocates inviting boys home to know them. She cautions against tyrannical parenting and notes 17 is a risky, skittish age.

Papa Mamma Mary Sally Jennie Secret Service Gafest

Close shave helps angels reach heaven

A child asks if men go to heaven and why angels lack whiskers. The mother answers with a light joke, explaining angels arrive there by a close shave.

Why Husbands Rebel Against Sympathy

A man explains leaving home due to constant sympathy burdens from his wife and her family. He argues men crave a wife who creates happiness, kindness, and humor at home, while women should balance support for others with keeping their own household cheerful. He notes modern wives seek equality but urges steadiness and warmth at home.

Suggestions for Amateur Gardeners

Advice on soil quality and fertilization for small gardens. Recommends sheep fertilizer for quick results and bone meal as supplement. Warns against excess chemical fertilizers and too much lime from wood ashes. In poor soil, add rotted horse manure after digging, then loosen and plant later. Do not dig fresh manure before planting.

Asparagus Proper Prep and Cleaning Guide

The article explains trimming the dried end, soaking in cold water, snipping off triangular leaves from the tip, rinsing under cold running water, and rubbing to remove grit. It notes asparagus holds grit in the tight leaves and advises boiling for fifteen to twenty five minutes.

Rhubarb Sauce Tastes Like Cherry When Leaves Used

A home cook notes that adding a handful of washed cherry tree leaves during stewing rhubarb, then removing them before serving, yields a sauce that tastes very cherry like. The author claims repeated success in their household.

Use Fertilizer In Right Way In Field Practices

Farmers err when applying commercial fertilizer on the surface. Apply before final harrowing, mix 3 to 4 inches deep to prevent surface root growth that fails in dry weather. Well-incorporated fertilizer avoids crop burn and supports steady growth. For grassland, apply large quantities at seeding rather than frequent surface applications.

Different Rations for the Season in Animal Feeding

A historical note explains seasonal feeding strategies for livestock. It contrasts maintenance rations with growth and production aims, discusses balancing carbonaceous feeds with concentrates, and highlights nutritive ratios and mineral content in common feeds such as corn, wheat bran, cottonseed meal, and digester tankage for hogs and cattle.

Poultry Care Tips From a Pennsylvania Correspondent

A Pennsylvania poultry keeper who raised 3800 chickens last year shares practical advice on feeding space and clean quarters, using ducks as potato bug traps, and employing cow peas and grass to sustain free-range fowls. He advises disposing of runt chicks and discouraging broodiness with simple measures rather than drastic methods, stressing open air and cooling foods for healthy growth.

Pennsylvania

Safe containers for sulfate mixtures avoid metal vessels

Do not use iron or steel vessels for sulfate or bordeaux. These corrode and may injuriously affect the mixture. Tinned or galvanized pails are unsafe due to imperfect coatings. Use only wood copper earthenware or glass.

Bordeaux

Right Family Photo Fantasies and the Two-Child Dilemma

A humorous critique of parents who overindulge their few children with constant photo documentation from infancy through adulthood. Mrs. Lysander Appleton is highlighted for collecting pictures at every life stage and leveraging them to bolster her husband's political career, illustrating vanity and performance in family culture.

Lysander John Appleton Daysey Mayme Chauncey Devere Mrs. Appleton

Four Berwick Sponge Cake Recipes From an Old Cookbook

Four distinct Berwick sponge cake recipes are listed. No. 1 uses eggs, sugar, soda, cream of tartar, warm water, and flour with specific beating times. No. 2 adds sugar, cream of tartar, soda, and water with a note to beat repeatedly. No. 3 combines sugar, flour, baking powder, hot water, salt, and a method of cream, folding in beaten whites, then hot water. No. 4 uses eggs, sugar, flour, baking powder, lemon extract, and milk or cream, beaten thoroughly.

Berwick

Milk Tapioca Soup

Tapioca soaked in cold water then simmered until clear. Butter and onion with celery cooked soft, flour added then milk and seasonings stirred in. Simmer finished with tapioca and additional cook time.

Timely Hints for Laundry and Household Care

Wet garments should not go in the hamper as mildew spreads. dampness ruins basket contents. Spilled sweet on linen should be rinsed or rough dried to avoid roaches. A water bucket with washing soda boiled ten minutes, then sun dried, keeps items wholesome and lasts longer. repeat two to three times weekly.

Man’s Lobster and Terrapin Story Ends in Marriage Promise

A lighthearted tale centers on a man recounting a peculiar lobster and terrapin feast as part of a marriage proposal. The whimsical anecdote reflects courtship rituals and the couple’s expectations in a small town setting.

Beat of wagons offered by Thomas Buggy Co in sale

To New York Boston Norfolk and Old Point Comfort on sale June 1 to Sept 30 return 380 or 60 days. Thomas Buggy Co sells the Beat of wagons the cheapest.

New York Boston Eastern Resorts Norfolk Northwest Ontario Old Mexico Pennsylvania Broadway Atlantic City Ocean Resorts Washington North Michigan Colorado California Wee Weseire J. S. Dowling Greencastle Ind New York-Boston-Norfolk Old Point Comfort Pacific Qoast Southwest Atlantic Coast Canada Vancouver B. C Portland Ore Seattle Wash Oregon, Washington Homeseekers Michigan Western Points

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