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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1912
Page
2
A fragment shows the Star-Democrat Publishing Co with address 17 and 19 South Jackson Street Greencastle Indiana and phone number 6, listing Charles J. Arnold and W T Sittington as associated persons.
Logan Mize of 908 Locust Street advocates Doan's Kidney Pills as a reliable kidney remedy. He bought them at Jones Stevens Co. Drug Store and, after years of use, reiterates strong public praise. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. is sole U.S. agent in Buffalo New York.
The ad notes Humphreys’ Medical Book sent free and claims public satisfaction with its specific remedies for over five decades.
Minerva Grigsby recounts three marriages and chooses a plain man Jeremiah Grigsby. Emily fears a dull life yet Minerva boasts happiness with a nonartist husband while a prior note insists on practical life over genius. The scene ends with the groom playing guitar under the kitchen tree as Minerva confronts unexpected domestic reality.
An elderly witness in England refused to remove her bonnet, asserting no law requires it. The magistrate retorted asking if she would teach the court. The woman replied that there are enough old women already in the room.
Wendell Phillips Dodge recalls a 1882 London meet between Robert Mantell and Sir Henry Irving over Romeo. Irving’s recipe for stage glory is silence behind the scenes, controlled light, and actors, with Mantell noting the theatrical atmosphere and effort.
The Malay house on posts or perched in a tree to stay out of tigers shows the danger posed by Malayan wildlife. A flimsy palm leaf and bamboo dwelling can be breached by a tiger, with historic cases of families mauled and killed, save one survivor who climbed to the roof.
The Boston Transcript notes German orchestral players earn about $380 yearly for a family of four, leaving under 25 cents a day for food. Germans accept free music with meals, looking down on high class musicians at night cafes and variety shows. Americans pay musicians ten times as much, but Germans view Americans as barbarians.
The London Spectator notes an unverified tale of Sydney Smith claiming 400 people fiddling about the children of Israel is degrading. It favors a cited Life quote praising music as an engrossing and innocent passion, while acknowledging Beethoven, Morvert, and others faced loneliness or tragedy.
The article catalogues famed kisses starting with Jacob pretending to be Esau to Isaac. It notes a famous exchange in the Beggar's Opera where Macheath kisses Jenny Diver and Petruchio's swooning kiss to his bride, highlighting the dramatic impact and witty lines surrounding each moment.
A physician narrates assisting an unknown caller to a wounded burglar, blindfolded rides, and multiple home visits under a confidentiality pledge. After learning the patient’s possible criminal role, he grapples with whether medical secrecy overrides the duty to report, with peers debating the right course.
A candle burning in a sealed setup weighs more after combustion due to oxygen from the air forming water and carbon dioxide which are absorbed by caustic soda as sodium carbonate and water. The demonstration shows matter changes but is not destroyed, echoing St. Thomas Aquinas and early Greek philosophy.
The piece contrasts grandmothers frugal style with today’s society woman. It notes beauty procedures and a host of grooming expenses from masseuse to hairdresser. It highlights multiple gowns for various occasions and high fashion costs, suggesting a year’s glove budget around a hundred dollars.
French biologists Dr Jadin and Dr Astrug report arsenic as a normal constituent in humans and animals may derive from edible plants. They tested thirty nine vegetable substances and found arsenic in all, from 0.08 ppm in leek to 0.25 ppm in almonds and beans.
The article recalls St George's day feasts and rose infused dishes. It describes pot ted roses made by pounding fragrant roses then mixing with boiled animal brains yolks oil cordial pepper and wine before slow cooking. It notes rosewater as a common seventeenth century flavoring.
A terse exchange shows a man smoking despite a prohibition on tobacco with a quip about smoking potato parings reflecting a sting of street life. The fragment hints at social tensions and resistance to rules in a public setting.
In Hamersham a sickroom is described with only two chairs for visitors and one for the nurse. The arrangement emphasizes a simple, functional space likely reflecting care practices of the period.
The article offers practical advice for home cooks and sewers. It covers flavoring methods using orange rind and vinegar to tenderize meat, proper garment care for laundry, outdoor sewing in June weather, and making viscogen to stabilize cream. It also describes preparing a soup bag spice mix, batch prepping for future meals, and a viscogen recipe with sugar water and quicklume.
A recipe collection describes desserts using sponge cakes with whipped cream and strawberry salad with mayonnaise. It outlines liver soup with liver, onion, butter, bread crumbs, stock, and egg yolk. It suggests rhubarb bake dessert with optional meringue and fruit soups made from berry juice with arrowroot, served with almonds and sieved fruit.
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