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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1920
Page
4
At a New York ministers banquet Mr Johnston recounted a Morristown church member teaching his family that the collection is vital. His son Thomas, spotting a guest without money, offered his own coin and hid under a pew to cover the donation, preserving the family’s reputation.
In a playful dialogue, Mr Wise notes Lake Geneva and Lake Léman while Mr Bugby boasts wealth and travel in Switzerland. The exchange ponders which lake is more synonymous, with playful flippancy about names and fame.
A garbled anecdote attributes remarks to James A. Garfield as Oberlin College president about expediting a student’s course. The father seeks a shorter path for his son and Garfield claims a fast track can be arranged based on the goals. The passage contrasts length of study with outcomes.
A cartoonish exchange has an old man advising to provoke his wife to provoke a quarrel. He suggests discreet taunts and excuses to wear down her leverage for money. The wife’s reaction is implied as intended to escalate.
A South Chicago family finds cream in milk left overnight and the driver offers a fresh bottle after inspecting the odd display. The pleased servant shows the milk to the light and the driver proposes a replacement, sparing waste.
Pete agrees to guard a woodpile for sandwiches and coffee after asking what he must do. He says he is a watchman by profession and will watch all afternoon to prevent theft.
A section foreman on a southern railway overheard two Black laborers arguing over workplace protection. One says he will defend the other against a man who claims the worker is not fit for dogs, while the other confirms the defense. The overheard exchange hints at tensions over discipline and loyalty.
A campaign exchange outlines confidence and strategy. One side mocks rivals reliance on traditional handshakes while the other vows to adapt, noting learning to dance as a metaphor for modern campaigning. The dialogue hints at contrasting approaches and self assurance before voting begins.
County agents study farm management demonstrations across four thousand four hundred farms in nineteen states to compare profitable methods with less successful practices. Results reveal that top fifth earn about 1412 per year above average while the bottom fifth earns far less, underscoring the value of adopting effective practices and weeded herds as shown by the Baldwin example.
The leaf blister mite appears as red or green spots on young foliage in early spring and can cause premature fruit and leaf drop. Control includes lime sulfur washes or other sprays. avoid mistaking leaf spot disease and apply treatments in fall or spring for best results.
Focuses on misnamed fruit trees and the risk to orchardists when stock fails to match orders. Cites a New York appellate ruling awarding damages around 700 dollars for misfit varieties, noting contracts often cap liability at replacement value and may exclude broader losses.
The article explains that currant worms are hard to kill when grown, urging thorough spraying of bushes with arsenate of lead and water in early May, ensuring lower branches are covered where young worms feed. A repeat spray after six weeks or a final spray if needed is advised, with white hellebore as an alternative during picking time if spraying was missed.
A visiting woman finds Mrs. Brown in tears over the death of Tito. She offers consolation and a plan to summon Mr. Brown, noting the late pet Fido’s passing deepens the widow’s loneliness.
An old artisan explains he agreed to paint a barn for 312 to avoid underpayment by an unreliable owner. He notes that charging 23 would yield only 19, and 12 might bring in 9, so he chose 12 to minimize loss.
A Kansas man asked why his hens keeled over each morning. The editor simply answered that the hens were dead.
A humorous telegram style exchange reveals a wife warning of decline as she notes her dresses feel comfortable. The husband reacts with surprise asking what prompts the concern, illustrating a playful domestic scene from the period.
A witty exchange notes that men save by using one suit for many years while women feel pressure to have a new dress for every party. The humor critiques gendered fashion expectations through a concise dialogue.
A fragmented diary style note describes a day with conversations about secret gifts and exchanges. The speaker mentions offering a girl a bunch of items, a matinee ticket, and a box of caramels as part of an implied gift scheme within their social circle.
A brief comic note recalls how the girls reject a boastful suitor who “is all gas.” The line captures social slyness as he fails to win favor and is turned down.
A drain pipe can serve as a holder for brooms and garden tools. Decorated drain pipes become umbrella and fern stands for the hall. Cover the exterior with wallpaper and paste to create an attractive corner display in the kitchen or other suitable spot.
A side lad of our acquaintance offers a humorous explanation for the giraffe’s long neck noting the head is far from the body. The peers present do not dispute the playful remark.
A playful exchange about duck shooting opens with a quip on luck and targets. The speaker boasts shooting seventeen ducks in a day, while clarifying the birds were not wild but the farmer was.
A museum curator explains a hieroglyph covered stone while a visitor from upstate questions why the board of health did not exterminate them.
Garden specialists endorse arsenical sprays and hand removal of bagworm bags as effective control. A spray mixing arsenate of lead with water ranges from 5 to 50 gallons for varying tree numbers, with risks of foliage damage at higher strengths. Bagworms build leaf and twig casings on hosts, especially arborvitae, and hatch in spring to form protective bags before pupation and egg-laying by females.
The Apple Red Bug has caused deformities in apple orchards over several seasons, leaving fruit unfit for A grade due to puncture marks. Control relies on early spraying with liquids like Black Leaf 40, used at one part per thousand, or with lime sulfur and arsenic of lead, applied thoroughly after blossoms open and again after petals fall.
County agents in Din vis report a simple seed coating method to inoculate legume seeds. A glue solution is used to bind inoculated soil particles to seeds, then the seed mix is dusted with dry soil and dried before sowing. The process costs only a few cents per acre and follows Farmer’s Bulletin 704.
The article urges farmers to invest in poultry, estimating billions of eggs sold nationally and arguing the industry can be lucrative if properly managed. It stresses starting small, building proper houses with air and light, controlling drafts, preventing lice, and maintaining clean, disinfected housing to raise healthy birds and steady egg production.
The article advises confining fowls to small yards with narrow gates to prevent escapes while noting the need for horse drawn plows inside fences to turnover soil. It recommends two poultry yards, rotating pastures as greens grow, and planting oats, rape, and rye as forage crops for poultry.
Readers choosing old fashioned flowers should pick a few favorites and plant plenty of them. Perennials spread and require little care, allowing exchanges with neighbors. Notable picks include hellebores, larkspur, lupines, Canterbury bells, sweet William, columbine, iris, wallflowers, tulips, daffodils, and lavender among others.
A New York gardener fills a half barrel with poultry manure, soaks it with water to extract fertility, and pours the liquid around crops at night to avoid evaporation. Early results are encouraging.
University of Kansas chemistry professor recounts a con man who steals into a lab and swaps a packet for fool’s gold. The seeker asks value and laments marrying a widow after finding fool’s gold on her property.
A wealthy upper New Yorker with a famed but poor wine cellar suspects a servant is stealing, orders the butler to devise a solution. The butler suggests pairing the wine with something more drinkable to deter theft, a practical but sly approach.
An old Scottish gardener guides a tourist around a loch and village Dud ingston. As evening falls a crescent moon rises over the hill and the gardener concludes with a proud quip about a grand nation. The moment blends landscape, lore, and national pride.
In a wary exchange the newcomer states he follows the medical profession and names undertaker as his path. The remark lands as pompous and somber, casting a dreary tone over the conversation.
A gas company official proclaims that the meter measures the quantity of gas used while a skeptical local asks where the meter for charges is located. The exchange highlights concerns over billing and measurement.
Mary-l boast about a new watch outshining John with daily two hour gain. John retorts his watch runs faster overall. Both brag about features in playful exchange highlighting timing quirks.
In a witty exchange, Brown inspects a high gate post to glimpse a sign while returning from the club. The punchline reveals the sign simply reads We paint, eliciting laughter from the judge and bystanders.
In a humorous tale Pat Maher runs a grocery store and struggles to identify spaghetti when a customer asks for it. He searches shelves and mutters about remembering having it, revealing his ignorance of the familiar item. The incident blends mislabeling and language charm as he seeks the product.
A judge asks for reasons for the divorce and the response cites failure to support as the grounds. The dialogue notes that the spouse lives in apparent luxury and that support was withheld during a nomination the other party sought.
A clipped phrase praises enjoying a city while taking in sights, noting balance between cake and consumption as a playful reflection on experience. The remark echoes a casual, lighthearted tone about urban exploration and limits.
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