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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1915
Page
3
A caricatured tale follows an old miser who hoards wealth and exploits others until illness shocks him. He dies to save hospital costs, and his nephew inherits a fortune only to squander it on a limousine while mocking the grave. Moral warns against avarice.
A New York Sun note on saving time and money at home through systematizing housework, keeping knives sharp, and proper fire management. It argues modest daily forethought frees moments for embroidery, reading, or a short outing, and urges neatness to avoid wasted effort.
Practical guidance on nitrate of soda applications for celery and tomatoes, salt on asparagus, manure use by soil type, clover or rye catch crops, post harvest soil improvement, strawberry top-dressing, coal ashes limits, lawn enrichment with hardwood ashes and bone meal.
The passage recommends oiling new garden tools with linseed oil. Apply two hot coats to hoes forks spades and similar implements to improve durability and reduce breakage. The guidance stresses applying oil when first purchased.
Drumright Oklahoma Miss Frankie Lilly a 22 year old comely and muscular teamstress owns her team and wagon. She earns from 1 to 10 dollars a day and handles heavy oil pipes with ease. Lilly says she took up teaming for outdoor work and money, with no trouble in her job and favorable treatment. Her parents live in Alva Oklahoma and are well to do.
In Keokuk Iowa a bloodhound traced a clothing-robbery suspect eight to ten hours after the crime using a scent from a coat hanger. The dog led to the station and to a restaurant where the thief had paused for lunch. stolen items were found later in a Fort Madison hotel. The suspect remained at large.
A Minneapolis Journal snippet describes creating buttonholed loops from embroidery cotton to hold draw strings on a linen bag. Loops are placed around the bag neck at intervals with loose, long stitches to prevent concentrated strain, then buttonholed with heavy yarn for a strong decorative finish.
Instructions from the New York Sun describe sewing an oilcloth bath apron sized one yard and a quarter by binding edges with white tape to form a pocket. A belt with four buttons is created, plus a matching flannel apron with four buttonholes and belt buttons.
The New Haven Journal Courier notes that combining furniture from several periods can be harmonious if pieces are beautiful and share color unity. Some authorities advise matching one period, but thoughtful selection based on beauty and harmony suffices.
The text notes that lamp or gas smoke stubbornly stains a ceiling in one spot while the rest stays white. It advises rubbing the soiled area with dry whiting to make the stain less conspicuous.
A reader suggests using a small curtain rod threaded through a socket as a bag hanger instead of sewing rings. The method keeps bags hanging straight and provides greater firmness than rings.
A wooden wedding gift is shown with a meat pounder four mixing spoons a fruit masher a mint masher a butter pot and a smooth little board to aid cutting cake or bread A bag method for washing dishes uses scraps of soap placed in a small bag as a dishcloth and empty sugar bags or flour sacks serve as replacements.
Wichita street vender Joe Luben says a holding up man demanded all his cash but agreed to let him keep half. Luben claims he handed over $2.25 from $4.75, keeping $2.50, noting the robber was in a hurry and that the robber was left with a quarter short.
The New England Homestead notes decade long progress in shade grown cigar wrapper tobacco in the Connecticut valley and surrounding states. It argues that shade crops reclaim land, boost profits, and help industry recover amid rising duties on Sumatra leaf.
A misprint in Long Beach California's city charter led to a literal rule to regulate railway trains and cats. The erroneous text sparked a campaign against cats, interpreted as granting the city power to curb their travel and require fenders for public safety.
A cat was brought into police custody after allegedly traveling faster than the limit. The animal faces a test case, with witnesses prepared to testify against the feline offender.
The Toledo Blade relates a folk belief among rural children that certain birds become the parents of mice under certain conditions. Children would search nests in bushes or thorn trees and, if patient, find nests with a brood of mice, though they avoided waiting for the mother bird to return.
Canadian physician Dr. Frank D. W. Bates argues eye strain drains nerve force and vitality, creating a susceptible state for tuberculosis and other diseases. He cites a diabetes cure after eye surgery and notes influence from Chicago and New York physicians, and Dr. George M. Gould of Philadelphia.
New Knoxville in Auglaze county touts itself as Ohio’s prime village. It boasts artesian wells and abundant water, no paupers or public aid, an empty jail for over a decade, and the nation’s largest German Reformed church with 960 families. George W. Hall, a two-term county representative, seeks a third term with no Democratic opposition.
A compact guide presents potted eggs with a strict boil time and tempering steps, followed by a chocolate souffle method and a grape jelly procedure. It ends with Spanish Scrambled Eggs using butter, peppers, onion, tomato, eggs, stock, and cheese.
A New York Sun tip shows housekeepers how to revive a dull iron range. Let the range cool slightly, scrub with hot water and soap, dry, wear a lambs wool mitten, apply paraffin wax, rub in, then dust with stove blacking. Repeat lightly after use. The method promises a bright, long lasting finish.
A Japanese garden builder advocates a table garden using a square tree aged one hundred years. Older trees survive long shipments in winter, while younger ones risk dying on arrival. They require sun and fresh air, daily dew-like watering, and moist soil with short thick roots.
The New Haven Journal Courier says charcoal purifies musty spaces. Suspend in wet bags where odors gather, keep the air sweet. Once a week empty bags into a fire pot and beat very hot.
On Saturday August 7 1915 at 2 pm the Greencastle School Board will accept bids to install a complete heating plumbing and ventilating system for the Elm Street high school. Plans are on file at the city library. Bid bonds equal to bid amount required. Lowest responsible bidder to be awarded. The board may reject any bid.
Important notice for travelers to pack Chamberlain’s Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for journeys. The ad states it is often needed and highly affordable, advertised as worth many times its cost and obtainable everywhere.
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