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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1914
Page
2
A historical newspaper notice announces subscription terms: ten cents per week, two cents reduction per week, totaling three dollars per year. It outlines pricing changes and invites readers to subscribe for ongoing coverage.
Public notice for a commissioner sale in Putnam and Morgan counties Indiana from Ezra Cummings et al versus Samuel Colliver cause 8589. Auction June 25 1914 at 11 with parcels including Cummings farm. Payment terms one third cash one third in six months one third in twelve months with 6 percent interest secured by mortgage.
The Chicago White Sox aim to add strong hitters using the same method that built their young pitching. Jasper am Quarders is highlighted as a likely hitter target, noting his Wisconsin semi pro background and size. He compares favorably to Rob Russell's spring evaluation.
Mons Ad Jouve described ze rosilicon and silicon alloys as highly resistant to acids. Nitric vapor and sulfuric hydrochloric and acetic acids do not affect these alloys. Ferro-silicon offers a substitute for acid resisting vessels but is brittle and heavy.
The French League of Girls draws upper and middle class daughters to demand work rights either in business or as higher paid household workers. The movement, led from Paris, portrays emancipation from domestic dependence as a path to wages and independence, contrasting with practices in the United States and older European norms.
The oldest daughter in a family often becomes the Little Mother, toting younger siblings and nursing duties. She cares for aging parents with no own money, lacks wages or savings, and is honored in song yet paid little in life for years of labor.
The piece argues daughters deserve wages and status equal to sons when entering parental or household service. It criticizes lingering injustices in the home and defends the French League of Girls stance on justice and fairness for female domestic workers.
Removable pearl and porcelain buttons in linen like patterns are sold in sixes at low cost. Patent design allows easy removal for laundering by creating a simple eyelet and stitch. A slim metal back and spring mechanism holds the button in place once inserted.
Vanity bags for dancing parties are attractive when made of Dresden ribbon in colors matching the gown. A small circular mirror is glued to a cardboard base held by a narrow edge of ribbon. The reverse side is ribbon covered and scented with a sachet. The bag holds powder, puff, handkerchiefs, and rouge.
The guide advises making bodices two to three inches longer than needed and attaching them to the skirt bands. If the dress seems short, sew the skirt to the lower edge of the skirtband to gain length. This method is preferred over turning up hems or adding tucks.
Gooseberry catsup using ten pounds of large berries seven pounds of sugar and three pitts of cider vinegar cooks an hour and a half then cinnamon allspice and cloves boiled another half hour. Peach spongade uses ripe peaches to yield two and a half cups pulp with sugar and water boiled five minutes, fold in stiffly beaten egg whites, chill and freeze for serving.
Fragments show a casual exchange about being homeward bound and thinking of a girl. The dialogue hints at lingering thoughts and a personal mood at a beach setting.
Hartford City Indiana man Charles Inman describes a seven year illness that doctors said required Fort Wayne surgery costing up to 250 dollars. After taking Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy he returned to work in three weeks and credits the treatment with saving his life.
In Adelberg Suffolk England a town of fishermen and lodging-house keepers elected Mrs. Garrett as mayor. Anderson M. P. notes she is a woman in every sense and chose a London black bonnet over the cocked mayoral hat.
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