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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1921
Page
2
The Greencastle Herald lists rates for Cards of Thanks obituaries and poetry notices. Charges include 50 cents per Card of Thanks, one dollar per obituary, and an additional five cents per line for poetry. Published daily except Sunday at 17 and 19 South Jackson Street.
The reader lists varied trivia including June birthstones pearl and moonstone a high Yosemite reach 6525 feet above sea level first Atlantic cable message of 1857 eight Indian reservations in New York state averages Cuba temperature fluctuation 12 degrees Canadian wood pulp investment in 1917 186 million dollars US autos in 1920 7 904 271 in operation Biblical measure 125 pounds Troy water weight 62.5 pounds per cubic foot imperial bushel vs US bushel Vermont name origin Verd Mont green mountain 2431 men mentally deficient per million in Selective Draft 286 drug addicts per million army stats carnation chosen Indiana flower and other details.
A collection of humorous epigrams on marriage and photographs. It lampoons husbands and wives, noting how easy promises crumble, convalescence prompts romance with a nurse, and advice between women reveals preformed judgments about men. It highlights how women perceive luck in marriage and photographers’ demands to stay still.
The article notes asymmetries such as a longer left leg and larger right hand, with right nails growing faster and the right arm thicker. It cites 4 percent of children born left handed, facial symmetry rarely perfect, and eyebrows and shoulders often uneven. It claims experts find no exception to facial asymmetry.
Popular Science Monthly describes a gas powered one man road grader that replaces two teams of horses and two men. The operator controls cutting blades engine and all levers from an accessible console, cutting road work time in half and reducing labor for communities pooling to buy the machine.
Rural America faces a link between road access and infant care. The Concord Monitor argues that improving farm to hospital access enables nurses and physicians to reach mothers and newborns swiftly, reducing fatal delays and supporting rural health with existing skills of country doctors.
The article argues that thin light stone roads cannot handle growing motor truck traffic. It notes MacAdam ahead of his time yet behind current needs and compares road materials to railroad standards. It warns heavy five ton trucks will outpace oiled stone roads, urging durable construction and ample ballast like railroads.
Practically all vegetables grown in the spring garden can be grown in the fall garden. Seeds left over from spring plantings may be used in the fall.
There is no doubt about the need for more and better roads as automobiles and trucks remain the sole means of delivering food to the city or town.
A druggist mocks Twilliger’s bargain car purchase as risky, while a horse doctor jokes about the seven year itch and colic. Old Pete Pointer’s horse Dobbin brings chaos on a city drive, ripping a surrey and triggering a clumsy tumble that leaves Pete blaming the narrator.
The poem from the Washington Star argues that perpetual ease is impossible and progress requires constant work. It contrasts ideal quiet living with the reality of ongoing effort to maintain housing, climate resilience, and personal growth.
A housekeeper’s spoon sinks into peaches and is retrieved. German hausfrau offers a Scientific American inspired fix to keep spoons in place. The design makes the spoon rest against the dish side, resisting slips despite a smooth bottom.
Interesting girdles this season come in flat effects and rope forms. You can add matching bracelets and chains, or wear a long chain with a pendant draping down the back or in front. Sashes with rhinestone pins and a jeweled hatpin with a tiny floral basket complete the ensemble.
A Montreal Family Herald item reports a blind ox on an Alabama farm died after being separated from his guardian gander who could not follow. The loss notes the ox pined refused food and water and collapsed after the separation.
At a New York patriotism meeting T. P. O Connor urged Americans to meet sacrifices, likening the average citizen to a city clerk who prefers leisure over early work, only to face a farmer’s grueling schedule at harvest time.
A Jeannette Pennsylvania woman narrowly escaped with no injuries after a fast passenger train passed over her as she froze by glare from the headlamps. She then dived between the tracks and, though unnerved, walked home unhurt.
Hints describe crepe de chine frocks with ooped panels and ostrich armlets, mushroom hats with ribbons, gold latticework on brown tulle, Baroeche pearls on silk, two fabric looks with embroidery jackets, and white veiling in vogue. Afternoon bags of lace, white silk accordion plaits with duvetyn jackets, taffeta frocks in navy or black, and sheer fabrics like georgette and chiffon are noted. A steam hack restores creased tulle hats. tips outline care and styling trends for a white summer look.
A pig and pullet form a barnyard duo near Yarmouth Mass. Each morning the hen perches on the pig's back and lays an egg. The pig remains still until the farmer is alerted by the hen's cackling to collect the fresh addition to the family's meals.
A tall official questioned MacDonald about a fox terrier with a black patch over its eye. He claimed the dog followed MacDonald home and did not belong to him. The stranger said Mr. Smith accidentally shot the dog and offered $10 in settlement if it was not MacDonald’s.
An Alberta reader reports a gopher found in a flower bed chewing tobacco. The animal carried a plug between its paws and a dug up hole revealed the remainder of the plug.
An odd conservation idea from England suggests crushing or grinding wheat, softening it with superheated steam, and compressing into hard blocks for storage until needed. When required, a simple crushing would prepare flour.
A fragment recounts Mrs. Dix-I rebuking Ephraim for dusting a chair at Mrs. Henahan's while a boy watches. Dix-I confirms the boy’s presence, noting she is too old to be caught by such ploys.
A hen in Hants county North Carolina shed old brown plumage in October and grew new feathers with a white head and neck while white feathers spread through the rest of the body.
A London steeplejack working on an eighty foot chimney lost balance during the solar eclipse and fell to the ground, dying instantly. The accident underscores dangers faced by workers on tall structures during public events.
Printed chiffon dominates current fashion with many varieties of bright colors and quaint designs. Designers pair printed chiffon with plain chiffon in the same shade or in contrasting tones for dressy summer frocks.
Experiments aim to produce an inflammable distillate from molasses with a 375000 capital plant planned in Natal to yield 6000 gallons daily. Trials on a 22 HP car covered 500 miles using 30.59 gallons, averaging 16.4 miles per gallon, with clean valve components and easy starts.
More than 300 state forest camp site leases are active in Pennsylvania with 40 awaiting survey and rental payments and 16 more to be acted on. Officials estimate nearly 400 leases by year end and 3000 to 4000 people using forests regularly. Leases span log cabins to steel houses with location highlighting hunting and fishing areas in Huntingdon Clinton Pike Clearfield and other counties. Rentals range 3 to 15 dollars yearly. average about 5 dollars. camps may be occupied by any number of people without individual camping permits.
Dr. A A Pleyte explains a silent coughing method using a folded handkerchief held over the mouth to dampen sound. He says muffling with the handkerchief reduces air expelled and lessens irritation to lungs and air passages.
A Russian traveller reports Manchurian commerce operates as a cooperative system with no proprietors or employees. Workers are partners, receive small living allowances, and yearly profits are shared. He notes Chinese merchants are so honest that none of Russo-Chinese Bank notes in China have been protested since inception across ten branches.
A New York youngster visiting the country recalls that Farmer Jones used smoke to drive coons and woodchucks from their lairs amid an apparent scarlet fever scare. The boy insists his tale is true, despite teachers urging honesty.
A reflective note on Ptolemy Philadelphus and the creation of the Septuagint highlighting Greek linguistic blends of the era. The piece compares ancient Attic Greek with the broader vernacular used across Alexander's empire and anticipates future simplification of English.
A small classified item lists Greenca under HI and E traction telephone dialing code 8238. The short notice mirrors street directory style entries found in the era’s telephone book sections. Available details are limited to the numeric listing and brand naming.
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