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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1915
Page
4
Miss Eugenia Marshall spends Wednesday in Terre Haute. Families travel to Roachdale for band concert while local meetings plan social events. Industrial and street work progress noted along with illness, visits, and upcoming travels.
Russell McCammack aged 79 of this city married 75 year old Mrs Lucy Dell Girton of Reelsville in a Civil War veteran groom's fifth ceremony. Justice Phillip Frank officiated at the groom's home this afternoon at 2 30 with friends and relatives attending. The couple will reside on Howard street.
A drone hen from Farm and Fireside proves fine in appearance but poor for egg production. She laid 78 eggs in a year after her first, while her full sister laid 203 in a year from four months old. Her mother laid 219 eggs. her father is rated for heavy egg production. The drone hen hatched March 14 1914 weighed 7 pounds 3 ounces and laid her first egg December 17 1913. She molted in October and did not lay again until spring 1914.
An American banker explains wartime finances and reveals Russia’s concealed gold stash. He notes a Moscow mint location at Irkutsk in Siberia where gold would be hard for attacking forces to seize, requiring about two thousand miles of travel across the steppes.
Farm and Fireside reports on a scarification machine by Professor H. D. Hughes of Iowa State College. The device scratches seed coats via air blast and sandpaper, dramatically improving germination. Treated seeds often sprout at higher rates and achieve earlier, stronger stands than untreated seeds.
Chicago humorist Ring Lardner writes about Christy Matthewson of the New York Giants. He portrays McGraw’s strain managing the star pitcher and jokes about Matty’s possible antics and temptations at hotels and homes.
The article quotes a Fireside contributor describing a manager’s insomnia over a star pitcher who struggles in key moments. It recalls a hen story where an owner performs a risky crop removal operation to save the bird, detailing a razor, peas, and a resulting week of recovery.
The text indicates a person doubting their surgical ability as life becomes unbearable, leading to a final decision amid emotional distress. No additional events or identifiable names are provided in the fragment.
A survey of wheat prices compares last year’s 50 cent per bushel level with this year’s near 1 dollar price amid a bumper crop. The piece argues farmers prosper under the Republican administration and accuses the Calamity Howler of ignoring wheat price facts while predicting disaster.
Mr and Mrs Grant Allen and daughter Hazel visited the Kecks on Sunday. A large crowd attended an ice cream supper at New Mays Saturday night. Norman Shalt and John McCloud families visited the Stewarts and chat varied visitors stopped by Chat Sheckles. Edith Blacketter spent Sunday with George Stewart and Katie Shorter dropped in. Carl Disney owns a new Ford.
Three nicely furnished rooms available for rent by Mrs. Briggs at 403 Es Walnut. Tenant to share common areas and utilities. Quiet residential block with easy access to shops and transit.
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