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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1911
Page
3
Advertisement offers at home treatment for piles using an absorption method. It promises relief and permanent cure with a free trial sample sent to the reader’s address. Readers are asked to write to M Summers in Notre Dame, Indiana, with no payment required.
Notices indicate several township trustees will hold office hours at homes or offices on specified days each week.Benjamin Walls Floyd Township Fred Todd Jefferson Township Oliver Stringer Marion Township Otto E Rector Madison Township Will Stroube Mill Creek Township Ernest Kivett
A South Carolina resident recalls nearly dying from consumption and a long cough. After exhaustive treatments in Georgetown and Harrelston, a friend recommended Dr. King New Die and the patient was fully cured. The ad promotes the remedy and a trial bottle for five cents for home vermin and kitchen cleanliness tips.
Lincoln Neb girl writes she had ailing digestion and stomach problems for some time. After taking Chamber 8 Stomach and Liver Tablets for three days she recovered and felt better, proclaiming herself the proudest girl in Lincoln for finding good medicine. For sale by all dealers.
The Jersey cattle breed is praised for gentleness and appealing fawn color. Jerseys require easy maintenance, produce rich milk, and have lean muscular frames with fine skin and a thick coat. Noted American sires include St Lambert and Golden Lad. cows weigh about 800 pounds and can serve 15 to 20 years in active duty.
The article explains that thinning accelerates coloration and size in later-picked apples, while unthinned trees yield more windfalls and poorer fruit due to vitality drain. It notes two pickings can result in half the fruit gaining color in a few weeks, with earlier thinning enhancing color. Thinning supports better grades and packing but cannot alter alternate bearing or single-handedly ensure annual crops.
Instructions describe a compact 8 by 10 foot fenced yard with chicken wire, a small hen house opening into the yard, no nests but ample roosts, and softly handled siting hens fed and cared for to encourage laying without brutal methods.
A comic tale centers on a grocer who cannot move a stubborn cider display. He fixes it with bread crackers and samples, prompting thirsty customers to crave more. The scene ends with a cheer like Boas.
Practical helps advise camphor with silver to prevent tarnish and sponges in umbrella stands to absorb water. An old black straw hat launders with alcohol, lemon sulfur paste brightens white straw hats, and brushing aids coverage. Baking beans and slicing butter use hot water for even cuts. salt on fat reduces burning when broiling.
Instructions describe selecting large berries for canning and juicing smaller fruit. Create syrup from water, sugar, and strawberry juice, then fill cans and process in a wash boiler with excelsior, sealing and cooling. The method emphasizes no cooking for preserved fruit and notes higher quality at greater cost.
A historical note on feeding hogs with young red clover to maximize green forage. It argues clover should be kept from flowering to maintain digestible feed, allowing hogs to graze from June to early fall when rains support continual growth.
A guide advises using hedges instead of fences where possible with vines such as honeysuckle and privet. It recommends pruning and plant protection, soap-suds treatment for scale on roses and other plants, and warns against transplanting tender plants too early. It also notes rotation of flower beds and suggests hardy blooms like pansies and phlox, mentioning Josephine de Marr.
A simple mint jelly recipe uses fresh mint leaves simmered in water with vinegar and sugar to extract flavor. Add salt paprika and soaked gelatine, then pour into molds and chill until firm. serve in cubes.
The article stresses a firm seed bed as essential for oats and other small grains. It recommends plowing, disk harrowing, lengthwise and crosswise harrowing, and smoothing harrow finish. Rolling is discouraged for certain soils as detrimental to the crop after planting.
A recipe guide describes shaping a fish loaf from minced cooked fish and mashed potatoes with cheese and butter, then topping with cheese and crumbs before baking. It suggests omitting potatoes to use the mixture as filling for pepper tomatoes or cucumber boats.
A historical recipe instructs cooking rice croquettes by boiling one cup rice in a pint of milk for 30 minutes, then folding in butter sugar and salt. After cooling, add two beaten egg yolks, shape into balls, dip in eggs and crumbs, and fry as doughnuts until hot.
Peel and pare the pineapple with a small pointed knife. Remove the core and weigh the fruit. Use three quarters of a pound of sugar per pound of fruit. Combine in a preserving kettle, stir, and rest overnight. In morning, bring to boil, skim, then cook slowly thirty minutes. Fill jars and seal.
A report from the eastern states tells of about 100 squirrels attacking a baker's wagon as it traveled a country road. Dozens of the animals were found nearby munching bread, pies, and cake while the driver had head and hand scratches and bread and pastries were spoiled.
Advice on horse care stresses daily exercise from eight to ten miles with half the distance at brisk walk and the remainder at a steady jog. Do not pamper the animal as it spoils usefulness and disposition. Emphasizes good feed thorough cleaning and regular exercise as key health rules with linseed oil cake weekly to improve coat.
A tall man in black stalks with a knife as Launcelot Russe and Clarice stroll, awaiting supper bell. The ominous figure hides behind a tree and contemplates a fatal stroke as the bell rings and supper ends.
A reader promotes using a clean stiff brush for washing dirty clothes on a board instead of knuckles. The brush eases scrubbing, saves hands, and can clean sinks with kerosene. For rugs, two basins of water with ammonia and rinse water are recommended, brushing surface by surface to restore look. The corset should also be washed with a stiff brush in the same manner.
A pair share tender flattery and a vow of meeting in the park at a stated hour. Mary assures Eustace she will be there, and he declares he has never failed such an appointment, expressing bliss and intense affection.
A vintage instruction describes grinding fresh green cucumbers in a meat grinder and saving the juice. The juice is measured and discarded while the same amount of vinegar is added back, then salted and peppered to taste. The mixture is bottled in airtight bottles without corking for indefinite preservation.
Instructions describe washing and hul ling small strawberries mashing with a wooden spoon, adding water and simmering for thirty minutes, then mixing in sugar heated in the oven and cooking until thick. The jam is ladled into small glass jars and sealed with paraffin after cooling.
A dish is prepared by buttering a pan, layering thin cheese slices, then pouring six eggs with cream or cream sauce and 1 2 cup grated cheese seasoned with salt and pepper. The top is sprinkled with crumbs and baked until brown.
A basic Graham short cake recipe uses two cups graham meal one cup flour one cup sweet milk two tablespoons butter a teaspoon soda a pinch of salt and either cream of tartar or baking powder. Mix stiff but do not knead.
A simple pastry mix uses one-half cup butter and one-half cup lard with two cups flour one-half cup milk one teaspoon cream of tartar and one-half teaspoon soda. This paste is described for making meat pies.
A simple fruit salad combines one pound dates with two sliced bananas and four oranges cut in small pieces. Add juice of one lemon and toss with mayonnaise dressing served on lettuce leaves.
E. S. Leper, a Manila New York carpenter, carries Bucklen's Arnica Salve and claims it heals any cut wound bruise or sore. He hails it as the greatest healer for burns boils scalds chapped skin fever sores eczema corns and piles. Sold for 25 cents at Owl Drug store.
For each quart of mixture, mix one pint hulled berries with juice of a half lemon and a half cup sugar. Crush fruit, add lemon juice and sugar, stand an hour with frequent stirring, rub through a sieve, then fold into the freezing can as you churn.
Two tablespoons finely crushed ice in a glass. Add two and a half tablespoons sirup one eye and two thirds of a cup milk. Shake thoroughly and strain into a glass for serving. A pinch of nutmeg or cinnamon may be added if desired.
A simple dessert mix combines one pint of whipped cream with one pound of marshmallows and a half pound of finely chopped English walnuts. Fold into the cream and serve on ice.
For summer diarrhoea in children always give Chamberlain's Coil Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and castor oil and a speedy cure is certain. For sale by all dealers.
Summer tourist fares to New York Boston Norfolk and Old Point Comfort on sale June 1 to Sept 30 with 30 or 60 day returns. Daily sale for Northwest Pacific Southwest Atlantic Coast Canada with return by Oct 31 3911. Vancouver Portland Seattle and other West Coast points on sale June 27 to July with return Sept 15. Homeseekers to Michigan on sale first and third Tuesday with 8 day return. Western points set third Tuesday return 25 days.
The Thomas Buggy Company advertises the Beat wagons as the cheapest option for buyers seeking affordable transportation. The notice emphasizes value and low cost without additional features or guarantees.
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