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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1921
Page
2
Avoiding Trouble With Chicks Through Careful Rearing
Guidance on preventing digestive troubles in chicks emphasizes comfortable housing, ample water and varied wholesome feed. It warns against forced feeding, outlines steps to recover from indigestion, and advises culling white diarrhoea broods while outlining proper weaning ages for brooder chicks.
Some Suggestions for Treatment of a Rundown Farm
Practical guidance from F. W. Culbertson for revitalizing a rundown farm. Emphasizes long term soil building with manure, alternating clover and cultivated crops, using alfalfa or peas, and extending legume rotation. Includes fruit planting, strawberry variety selection, and cost estimates for feedstuffs and silage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Culbertson
Inventor Sir Marc Brunel Created Block Machinery Powering Britain
The article reviews Sir Marc Isambard Brunel’s career highlighting his ship block machinery developed with Henry Maudslay, the 1803 government adoption, and 1806 completion at Portsmouth dockyard. It notes massive labor and cost savings, Brunel’s numerous patents, U.S. visit in 1792, Thames tunnel work, a December 12, 1849 death, and later steam navigation efforts including Ramsgate vessels on the Thames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marc Isambard Brunel
Brunel
Lord Spencer
Admiralty
Naval Works
Portsmouth
England
United States
New York
Thames Tunnel
France
Duke of York
Ramsgate
River Thames
Pittsburg
Electric device fools bass on glowing minnow
An inventive fisherman devised a tiny minnow with a miniature electric light powered by a copper wire from the fishing line. A contact button on the rod flashes the lamp to mimic glowworms, aiding catches by matching the insect’s light variations.
Phones In Their Helmets
Inventors create aviation helmets with wireless receivers fitted into ear flaps for pilots. This innovation promises hands free communication and clearer field coordination for flight crews.
Passing of Cottonwoods Along Missouri on Government Lands
The Leavenworth Times reports giant cottonwood trees once lining the Missouri River are nearly gone. A steamboat operator found only a 1000 acre government reserve opposite Fort Leavenworth preserves the last large trees. The trunks provided early building lumber, including for Leavenworth and the federal prison, but now the supply is exhausted though the government protects younger growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Missouri River
Leavenworth Times
Moline
Leavenworth
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Federal
Houses for large families in Paris spark housing movement
The Review of Reviews notes Parisian “Houses of the Children” aim to house large families including middle class workers. Branch projects offer airy apartments with gardens beyond central Paris, targeting tenants with many children. One family of nine supports themselves on $15 weekly, still paying rent reliably.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Les Maisons Des Enfants
Paris
France
Dejener
New York
Monsieur 8
Cleaning an Old Clock Remedy Described for Longevity
A reader shares a home remedy to revive aging clocks. Place cotton batting the size of a hen's egg soaked in kerosene inside the clock, close it, and wait three to four days. The fumes loosen dust and restore smooth ticking and accurate striking, revealing a dirty residue inside the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Nations Magazine
Waste Reduction as War Time Lesson for American Industry
William C. Redfield argues postwar competition will hinge on adopting European waste utilization. He cites Italian tomato canners turning waste into feed and oil, Germany's byproducts in coal and dyes, and American neglect of slag and sulfuric acid waste. He urges home preparedness to cut waste and boost by products amid foreign dumping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Redfield
Commerce
United States
Italy
Europe
Germany
Deutschland
Baltimore Harbor
America
Sweden
Norway
Machs
Desert Transport Through Time From Camels to Steam Engines
The Los Angeles Tribune traces desert travel from camels to traction engines, noting early camel experiments under Fort Mojave Washington plan and later decline due to feet, speed, and heat limits. It covers burro and mule use, wagon regiments, and the rise of gigantic steam traction engines weighing 20 000 to 80 000 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles Tribune
Washington
Pierce
Jefferson Davis
California
Smyrna
Fort Wilmington
Pacific
Fort
Yuma
Fort Mojave
Colorado River
Henry
Desert
Sonora
Arizona
Balancing Tips for Accountants and Postings
The notes advise checking balances as you post to catch errors quickly. Use dividing by two to spot a mismatch and search for the exact missed amount. Think through the process during posting rather than at the end of the mantle.
Prometheus Bound Binding Exchange
A shopper asks for a copy of Prometheus Bound and is offered binding options. The seller reassures no smoke disturbance and expresses a desire to keep the volume nearby.
Boy and Papa Debate Moths and Clothing
A brief exchange has a boy asking about moths in clothes and a Papa confirming it is moths. The dialogue suggests a simple home science moment about pests and fabric care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papa
Easily Mended
A wife confronts her husband about a broken promise. He reassures her not to cry and promises to make another. The exchange underscores reconciliation themes in domestic life.
Parcel mortgage ties up property in uncanny exchange
In a brisk dialogue, Hix explains the term parcel reflects ownership entanglements and a confessed mortgage. Dixs questions the implications while a lighter note comes from She and He about an elevator accident, linking tension to everyday misperceptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hix
Dixs
A Great Schemer Bets on the Valiant Victory
A playful dialogue from Brooklyn Life features a boast over a wager between Mrs. Sport-Ethel and Mrs. Sport-No, debating a bet on the Valiant securing a win. The mock wager references a new dress and five pounds of candy as stakes in a lighthearted social note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sport
Ethel
Mrs. Sport
Jack
Brooklyn
Central Trust Co of Greencastown Condensed Statement
A published financial statement for the Central Trust Co of Greencast, Indiana, listing assets such as cash on hand and trust securities, and liabilities including capital stock and various deposits as of June 20, 1921. Official sworn by secretary J. L. Randel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L O’hair
Presié. Hays
Central Trust
Greencastle
State of
Indiana
County of
I. J.L. Randel
Central Trust Co
Greencast
J. L. Randel
M J. Murphy
Notary Publicy Commission
Patrol Logs Note Irregular Intervals and Times
Fragmentary times show patrols at 2:32 am 8:25 am and 2:34 pm with unclear context. The text references routine checks and a designation M68 but provides no additional event details or identities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bevine
Fragmented Schedule Fragments and Time Clues
A garbled OCR fragment lists multiple numbers and times such as 3:35 a.m. and 1:39 p.m. with daily except Sunday notes and references to Cones 8:34 am and 1:12 p.m. The text suggests a broken timetable or schedule not fully readable.
T H I E Traction Timetable Interpreted
Schedule fragment shows East and West bound times for T H I E Traction with AM PM markers and note Greencastle and Highlander services. The legible items include specific departure and arrival times and a limited route indication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Bound
West Bound
Greencastle
Highlander
Also Mentioned on This Page
H. R. Smith
Animal Husbandman
Minnesota
Britain
Southwest
Glendor
A. J. Duff
Pennsylvania
MONON
West Boung
T. H. I. & E. Traction
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