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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1914
Page
2
Household Hints White Fruit Cake and Cleaning Tips
A recipe for a white fruit cake uses butter sugar water flour baking powder relsine citron and eggs with beaten whites folded in, baked about 40 minutes. Also tips explain whitening satin collars by ether, advising quick cleansing and avoiding sponging to prevent rings.
The Burglar’s Grip a Stage Burglary Tale
A nutty novelette depicts Silas Frump burglar bound by code in a moonlit break in. Hamfat Merangue surprises him at the front door and, after a silent sign and a card handoff, the pair exit through a window as Merangue is hailed by critics as a robber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas Frump
Jimmy
Hamfat Merangue
Merangue
Banquet Joke About a Judge and a Pocketful of Bribes
A humorous tale from Lippincott's The Joke Mill describes a young attorney at a banquet slipping a half dollar to a head waiter and asking to sit near Judge Spink. The waiter explains the judge paid to keep him distant, exposing comic courtroom irony.
Absent-Minded William Patterson Among Vermont Nurserymen
The Boston Herald recalls William Patterson of Straford Vermont famed as a nurseryman and friend of the late Senator Justis Morrill. He once dropped his watch into sap while boiling for dinner and searched for the egg he held, mistaking timing for the task. On a rainy day he left with an umbrella and returned with a hoe, walking a quarter mile before noticing the mix up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Patterson
Straford
Justis Morrill
Bill Patterson
Boston Herald
Aberdeen court official faced with missing witness
In Aberdeen a court official known for canny Scottish wit faced a furious judge when a key witness failed to appear. The official coolly replied that the witness is dead, explaining his absence with deadpan humor. The anecdote, told by The Bystander, highlights courtroom irony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gollar
Lippincott
Aberdeen
Diplomacy in a Written Remark About a Ninety Eight Year Old
A newspaper writer is praised for tactfully describing an elderly woman’s literacy. He notes she can read the finest print as well as she ever could, avoiding any blunt admission about her learning. The piece highlights finesse in reporting and respect for the subject.
Dunkel Seeks Large Wills to Benefit Clerks After Death
Dunkel tells a lawyer he plans to leave clerks $25,000 each in his will and use the gifts to advertise his estate after death. The lawyer cautions it may be too liberal, but Dunkel argues none of the clerks have served him in a year, so it would still promote his name after his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heaven
Dunkel
Mrr
Busy Household Dispute Over Hats and Feathers
A lady scolds her cook for copying Miss Lacey in dress and hat. The cook retorts that the feather is real while Miss Lucy's is imitation, sparking a small domestic quarrel sparked by fashion and propriety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Hix Mistake Nippkins Blue Mood In Punch Cartoon
Cartoon caption from Punch lampoons a character named Hix and Nippkins arguing over finance and a typewriter. The dialogue mocks budgeting, servitude, and gendered salaries with comic quips.
Housework Talk Sparks Family Debate at Smith Home
Mrs Smith and Mrs Jones debate cleanliness and language used by James as he cleans the house. The exchange highlights expectations of neatness and behavior within the family setting.
London Truth Excerpt Highlights Lunacy and Delusion
An excerpt from Modern Society reports a secretary at a lunatic asylum seeking to send her husband home for care, a superintendent noting the man’s sanity, a hostess silencing Binks who cannot recite Tam o’ Shanter, and a story of disappointment as Binks dies for a recital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lunatic Asylum
Binksy
Binke
Binks
London
Egyptian Horses Speculation Sparks Wry Thought
A humorous note from the Chicago Record-Herald questions ancient use of horses, pondering if Egyptians wagered on their speed 1900 years before the Christian era while a young man searches his pockets for change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Record-Herald
Barn Plan From Farmers Advocate Of Manitoba Drawn For Mixed Use
The text describes a barn layout with cattle area, two large box stalls, horse stalls, a feed room, and a silo. It notes two 40 by 84 foot stalls and horse area with five stalls and two box stalls, along with root cellars under an embankment and drive doors. The plan aims to combine efficiencies and reduce costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Advocate
Manitoba
Danger In Corn Feeding Causes Sheep Losses
The article warns that unprocessed corn is hard for sheep to digest and can kill lambs. It urges moderation, gradual introduction, and mixing corn with oats, bran, or light grain to prevent stomach overload and death.
Feeding Young Horses on Marsh Lands Proved Less Nutritious
A horseman explains breeders must pasture young horses on swamp land where grasses lack full forage value. He notes that even bluegrass areas require daily grain such as oats and bran or corn and bran to keep young stock thrifty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
The Evolution of Horseshoes Through History
Ancient Greeks and Romans used cloth coverings for cold weather and mud. Nero shod his horses with gold and without nails, while England adopted nail through hoof shoeing after William the Conqueror.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nero
England
William the Conqueror
Protecting From Flies With Cloth Underjaw Technique
A historical tip explains securing a cloth under a horse’s jaw to deter chin flies. The cloth can be attached to the bridle and removed when not working, as flies do not follow horses into the barn. When pasturing, even aggressive horses stay cautious, lowering heads to avoid the flies.
Feed the Horse Well for Strength and Endurance
Article argues liberal feeding builds bone and muscle in horses to improve stamina symmetry and endurance. It emphasizes generous nutrition to enhance performance and health of the animal.
Once Refuge of Thieves Recalls Wexford County Outlaw Gang
Cadillac Michigan reports the Cummer Diggins Co cuts the largest timber tract in southern Ant och Township ending a seven year span of lawless activity by a historic gang. From 1870 to 1873 over 100 horses were stolen within fifty miles of Grand Rapids with raids reaching Ottawa and Allegan counties as the band hid in Antioch forest. About 12 000 acres of hardwood timber remain and a last sighting involved Rascellus McClain a surveyor and local preacher who encountered the gang guiding horses to Traverse City noted they declined his help to Bear settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antioch Woods
Michiga
Cadillac
Mich
Cummer-Diggins Co
Antoch
Wexford County
Manistee County
Grand Rapids
Ottawa
Allegan
Antioch Forest
Rascellus McClain
Traverse City
McClain
Tree scales seven thousand one hundred eleven broad feet
Marquette Michigan observer notes Andrew Bjork of Lion Mountain as the region’s largest logger with a season target of 10 000 000 feet of mixed logs and substantial yields including 15 000 cedar posts 12 000 cords of pulp wood and 3 000 cords of hardwood. Other operations include Warren Flannagan Iron Mountain camp expansion R F Gibbs Son cutting near Atkinson with fourteen forties hardwood land and Britton Cooperage Green Bay employing 200 near hubicon Ontonagon County. Torch Lake district white pine near Lake Linden felled by Oliver Dion. tract holds 200 000 feet and the largest tree measured 11 feet high and 7 11 broad feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquette, Mich
Andrew Bjorkman
Lion Mountain
Upper Michigan
Warren Flannagan
Iron Mountain
R. F. Gibbs & Son
Iron River
Atkinson
Britton Cooperage Company
Green Bay
Hubicon
Ontonagon County
Torch Lake
Houghton County
Oliver Dion
Lake Linden
Widow and son charged in cruelty to horse prisoner in Lafayette
In Lafayette Indiana a horse like animal kept confined in a barn by widow Sarah Moore and her son Wilbur Moore is taken to a livery stable by a deputy sheriff. Authorities cite cruelty in a case tied to a 14 year old death of contractor William H Moore and a runaway incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
Main Street
William H Moore
Sarah Mooore
Wilbur Moore
Humane A
Three-Footed Fox Captured Near Winslow
A local boy netted a fox measured at three feet in Winslow New Jersey. Authorities believe the animal was former captive life in the area and has escaped its enclosure.
Angora cat survives five-story fall in Boston
Mrs. Walter A Rich's Angora cat fell five stories to paving and, against a vet prediction it could not survive, is reported healthy with eight lives left. In Corpus Christi a work crew uncovered a man's skeleton beneath a city sidewalk, likely buried over 50 years ago, three feet under the surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Walter A Rich
Corpus Christi
Tex
Keleton
Photo in Mail Six Years Takes That Length of Time to Go a Distance
A photograph mailed to Miss May Murphey of Salina six years ago from Tescott twenty miles west of Salina finally reached her. She was living with her mother on Minneapolis avenue and has since married William Green. The delay shows postal service realities and adds personal surprise to a long-awaited greeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salina
Kas
United States Postal Department
Miss May Murphey
Tescott
Miss Murphey
Minneapolis Avenue
William ©. Green
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