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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1921
Page
4
Farm advisory column by William A. Radford explains building a 14 by 40 foot frame hog house with four farrowing pens, concrete foundation, raised plank flooring, and south facing windows for winter sun. It stresses cleanliness, warmth, ventilation, and timing of litters for profitable hog production.
The article advises small farmers with three to four sows to build a warm, clean concrete hog house laid in square sections with expansion joints. A feeding floor keeps feed from being wasted in the dirt and prevents frost heaving, improving efficiency for raising 20 to 30 pigs per sow group.
A Philadelphia Public Ledger report notes a new self winding electric clock in New Jersey uses wireless impulses from the Washington observatory to set time. At noon a radio switch activates the clock and if no signal arrives the switch still operates thirty seconds after noon, then again next day at noon.
The subject regulates its own wireless device through which it receives correction. This action establishes authority over the device and secures the correction flow within its operational framework.
Popular Mechanics describes an electrical system for automatic testing and control in industrial chemistry. The setup reports any deviation in process action and automatically corrects it, continuously recording strengths such as acidity and gas content on a distant chart while valves offset shortages or surpluses. It compensates for temperature, pressure, and reaction time changes and resolves issues from mixtures with the same resistance.
A New Albany Hope Lodge of Odd Fellows delegation traveled to Jeffersonville to confer Tabor Lodge work. They arrived at the interurban station and marched in Spring street. A remark about convicts heading north followed them as about 300 reformatory inmates were sent away. The visitors later recounted the tale and played a hazing ritual on newcomers.
Marcus sees Tony troubled after his engagement to Marcella Lennox. Tony frets over Marcella's shifting enthusiasms from causes to pets, wondering if she will pursue another idol instead of marriage.
A 1921 Western Newspaper Union recipe feature presents heart of palm and bamboo in two dishes. Heart of Palm Salad uses vinaigrette with garlic, chives, mustard, paprika, parsley, chili, vinegar and olive oil served on lettuce. Main dish combines pork or chops with heart of palm, celery, onions, figi sauce, paprika and rice.
Fruit health claims note lemon juice for skin whitening bites and dental care, oranges for digestion and biliousness, grapefruit like quinine, apples as nerve fruit and laxative, peaches for anaemia, cherries and plums for gastric juices and laxative effect, figs as high nutritive value and laxative.
In the woods, Grandpa Fox pretends to garden hides nuts and radishes. The Squirrel brothers Tommie Rabbit Billy steal the treats but are scared away by Grandpa's shouts. The tale ends with the thieves sneezing from consequences.
The piece traces Alberta from Teutonic roots to its rise in England through Albert and Victoria era usage, noting masculine form Aethelbryht and feminine forms Alberta and Albertine. It adds that Jade is Alberta's talisman stone, with Monday as a lucky day and a lucky number.
The Florida Times Union recalls how journals printed a compass head and later the letters N E W S to signify broad coverage. It notes a doctor named Strong praised as a top physician and mentions a humorous exchange about a wife being a dream as a contraries joke.
Mary Marshall Duffee offers etiquette guidance on dining manners and table behavior. The list covers posture, utensil use, napkin handling, lighting, and serving decorum to maintain decorum at formal meals and in households.
The article describes a throat microphone transmitter used in wartime. Placed against the throat, it transmits speech clearly without outside noise. A late model uses an ebonite handle and a small receiver, with a front microphone mounted to the headgear for long conversations.
The quotation from Izaak Walton extols health as the second blessing mortals can enjoy, beyond money. It urges readers to value health, praising it as a divine gift alongside a good conscience.
The article advises resting on porches or packing a lake day basket when heat makes work hard. It suggests preparing desserts and pies in advance, including a custard pie with milk eggs sugar nutmeg and a fast bottom bake, plus making jellies and gelatins that keep well for a day or two. It emphasizes out of doors turning work into play and convenience for busy housewives.
A playful exchange about romance features a man asking a woman to marry him and her frank reply that she is not the first she would have accepted, but the first he has asked. The dialogue hints at mutual curiosity and tentative commitment.
A playful exchange contrasts Roman etiquette with quirks of ostrich behavior in a humorous dialogue. The characters riff on cultural norms and travel mischief in a lighthearted, jokey tone.
A 1921 Western Newspaper Union excerpt offers simple farm kitchen ideas. Recipes include Fried Apples with onions, apples served around pork chops, Mustard greens with potatoes, Baked Bananas with citrus sugar, Spiced Carrots, and Flemish Apples With Onions. The tone is practical home cooking guidance with step by step prep.
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