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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1921
Page
4
The New York Sun notes about half of city men wear society pins on lapels or waistcoats. Masons Elks Eagles Foresters and Knights of Columbus mingle with college fraternity marks and Civil War era emblems reflecting broad joining habits and status symbols.
A French market invention uses two ground plates with a movable upper plate. An object between the plates shifts the upper plate slightly, magnified by a reflected light ray onto a scale to measure minuscule thickness changes.
In the Himalayas facing India the snow line sits about 6500 feet higher than in the Alps leading to life at higher elevations. Ants thrive up to 10000 feet and four species exist at 12000 feet with potential to reach 13000 feet or more. Of 110 Himalayan ant forms, 60 are unique to the ranges.
The Muscat region is famed for smugglers and desert tribes supplying arins to sailors. In winter local cows reportedly eat dates and dried fish, and milk tastes unusual to outsiders. Calves are faked with skins stuffed with rags to calm the mother and prevent going dry.
Scholars debate Arch origin with Romana as earliest to apply the arch in architecture. Some credit Archimedes or Etruria, but historians note the Cloaca Maxima in Rome, built circa 58 percent B C by the Tarquin kings, as a monumental ancient achievement still in use after centuries.
An Ashtabula study finds concrete made with water charged by blast furnace leakage shows superior strength. Analysis reveals high siliceous and saline constituents including chlorid of sodium nitrate of sodium and thiosulphate of sodium. Compared to Allegheny River water, the former mix yields stronger resistance.
A. E. Chapman, Redlands inventor, created the first city office of a fly catcher. He set traps at intersections and near eateries using fruit, syrup, cinnamon, watermelon, or fresh meat as bait. About 14 to 15 million flies were counted or trapped in the first year, with a large parade display featuring a giant homemade fly trap.
The article notes that ancient Rome allowed wide lawyer choice and limited bar dominance in public trials. It describes magistratus judges judex arbiters and recuperators, the judicum hearing, and the al bum record of eligible judices. It argues judges were rarely drawn from the advocate class, even as roles merged over time.
William F. McDonald of Des Moines Iowa proposes to power autos with compressed air instead of gasoline. A gas tank would be replaced by compressed air storage tanks filled at supply stations. McDonald claims the car would generate half its power and has filed a patent application.
The text contrasts towns claiming moral superiority over New York and Bocker with self-flattering boasts, highlighting regional vanity and hypocrisy.
In a humorous exchange two women compare curious husbands who dismantle items from vacuum cleaners to steam rollers and razor sharpeners. Each tale ends with a playful jab about infatuation with gadgets, show windows, or a street faker selling a magnetic collar button.
A church verger bursts in to report a curate has married two couples and the two men to the wrong women. The vicar, after confirming no registrations were signed, plans a redo but arrives to find the brides and grooms have decided to stay as they are, and they do.
Flipson-Young Waggles staged a joke by insuring 500 cigars and claiming fire destruction. The Blazes Fire Insurance Company arrested him on arson charges after the claim.
Joe Jefferson once went with a friend to a new comedy show. The act proved inferior and the comedians were nervous. The friend quipped they need life, while Jefferson kept a grave face hiding a smile and replied that ten years would be enough.
A novelty automobile horn emits three tones by rotating the air bulb to different angles. A valve added to a new cooking kettle allows draining water from vegetables safely without risk to the user.
A Sioux Falls man named Jackson arrives in lower Kentucky to test locating oil by stomach pains. Blindfolded in a wagon, he reacts to ground contact with convulsions and pain, guiding operators to prospective wells. A Northern company plans to drill using his alleged powers.
A satirical explainer listing national waste and absurd savings ideas. It argues simple thrift could save vast sums by cutting luxuries like umbrellas and fine cutlery, noting large annual expenditures in daily life and commerce.
A Scotsman article notes lace grew from drawn work under papal and church patronage and later became essential in masculine dress. It highlights lace on altar vestments, ruffs, collars, sashes, garters, and shoetop decorations, and cites Stuart era court passion for lace collections alongside paintings and gems.
A dinner party for twelve faced a plate of scalloped oysters with broken shells leaving eleven intact. The mistress refused to eat any oysters. The butler, recalling a prior reminder from the doctor forbidding oysters, rushed in to prevent the planned bite and offered a shell to the mistress, saving her from eating.
A speculative remark about men avoiding frequent kisses to spare wives from detecting liquor on their breath, reflecting social etiquette and sobriety norms.
The King split log drag is a durable drag devised by D Ward King of Maitland Missouri. Construction uses two halves of a split log ten to twelve inches thick seven to nine feet long fastened thirty inches apart with stakes wedged through bored holes. A platform for the driver, a wire or chain hitch, and iron face plates complete the setup.
In Cleveland Ohio tests of a five ton truck show fuel use varies by road type. Concrete roads yield 11.78 mpg while earth roads deliver 5.78 mpg. With 8000 annual miles and 4000 over poor roads, fuel costs could rise 40 to 50 dollars compared with all concrete. Savings extend to tires springs and comfort.
The bureau of crop estimates reports 86 500 000 tons hauled on country roads in the average 1915 to 1919 period, about 27 tons per 100 acres harvested. Illinois leads with 8 855 000 tons, Iowa 6 590 000, Kansas 4 862 000, followed by Nebraska Indiana Ohio and Texas. Road conditions cause large cost swings in hauling this tonnage.
The state highway commission bought a four and one half mile toll road near Camden for 70000 dollars. Opened in 1850 the road marked the end of toll roads in New Jersey.
State highway inspectors weighed 4 076 trucks across Pennsylvania in the last year and found 1 156 overweight.
A Brooklyn man advises Shop Notes Quarterly on balance while standing in a car. He suggests feet seven to eight inches apart with one foot slightly back and toes out to reduce sway and keep strap use practical, citing businessmen who read papers while commuting.
The article notes how desert winds restored buried bodies, sparking beliefs that the dead could return. It explains mummification arose from imitation of nature and describes two Egyptian souls Ba and Ka, one returning to the gods and one lingering with the body.
In Mexico villagers use spider nests as fly traps during the rainy season. A nest hung from a ceiling nail enlarges after each capture, attracting flies irresistibly and filling with insects when opened. Paper nest copies fail to attract flies. the wasp suffers the most in encounters with the resident predator.
In San Rafael a bat infestation troubles the town and a hotel maid Miss Lillian Steadman at the Hotel Rafael fights them in the attic. A bat clings to her hair and shreds her tresses before she can escape.
The traveler Harry de Windt begins a Lapland reindeer journey with a private museum of curios. Objects include a Buddhist praying wheel a Dyak warrior skull Dyak shields with enemy scalp hair daggers spears a Russian convict dress chains from Siberian prisoner and an English cat o nine tails.
A discussion notes that certain adjectives are gendered with men rarely described as beautiful while women and children receive pretty lovely and other terms. Handsome remains a shared exception, while beauteous terms lack masculine counterparts and even beau diverges from personal look meaning.
Residents note the new neighbors settled in without audible signs of music or phonographs as their furniture arrived yesterday. The lack of a music box suggests a quiet household amid the street’s activities.
A Paris Theater des Champs Elysees event, the Black and White bell, drew lavish praise for its striking black and white decor and elegant outfits. A white organdie and black satin dress with frilled front and black ball buttons epitomized chic, while many top dresses favored round necks and short sleeves over strict high necks.
The Textile Color Card Association announces the fall palette with browns and related tones dominating, plus purples and blues. Evening wear features reds, roses, corals and greens, with many new shades derived from the seven primary tones. Prices are expected to be lower than last year, and fur neckpieces in gray tones are popular for suits and frocks.
Style notes hint at a fitted coat or wrap with a fitted bodice and flaring skirt. Fur wraps of this type were shown at a recent fur fashion show. Its popularity depends on en tasse acceptance and whether the belled circular skirt silhouette remains in vogue for next season.
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