11 May 1920
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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1920
Page
1
The Locust Street Methodist church held a reception for 125 new members. The congregation surprised Rev. and Mrs. H. C. Clippinger with a $100 gift to cover their Des Moines trip for the General Conference.
A homemaking guide describes turning worn stockings shirts and gloves into tiny drawers petticoats shirts and aprons for children. It offers detailed steps for cutting stitching and shaping fabric from old garments to save money and provide comfortable baby clothing.
Local troop hiked Monday afternoon at 4 30 PM with scouts cooking meals and completing two second class tests including fire making with two matches and cooking potatoes and meat. Scout master Carpenter and assistants Mr Friend and Mr Stephenson led the group returning at six after a meal in the open. On Mother's Day the troop attended church services at Locust Street M E Church by invitation of Rev Clippinger. Weekly meeting set for Wednesday at 7 in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. Mrs Carrie M Brown granted a divorce from Steve Brown on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment and failure to provide.
A historic kitchen note provides a meatless mince pie mixture using two cups cracker crumbs one cup hot water butter vinegar and brown sugar plus currants raisins chopped apples and spices. It keeps well in a covered jar and suits pies with upper and lower crusts.
In space tight apartments bags on closet doors provide storage for ironing needs and other everyday items. Useful bags include shoe bags on the door, a paper and string bag, laundry bags in the bathroom, duster bags for the hall, and various small bags for remnants, buttons, and notions near the sewing machine. Kitchen bags feature a strong ticking bag for ironing needs, a laundry bag for towels and napkins, and a flat oilcloth bag for lamp and polishing cloths kept separate from general laundry.
German physician Dr. Kuttner reported five anemia cases in a household where removing carpets cured the disease. He traced the illness to arsenic in carpet dyes, with traces also detected in the affected person's blood.
A household tip advises busy women to avoid frequent hand washing. Use almond meat or oatmeal to scrub dirt, apply cold cream and wrap, or rub with pumice or lemon to cleanse. Limit hot water and avoid overwashing, promoting dry clean habits.
Plans for Greencastle Rotary Club first function at Christian Church Thursday noon. Women of the Christian Church will serve the meal and committee reports from the organization meeting will be presented. Also notes a hospitalization of the daughter of Mr and Mrs Claude H Elrod in Indianapolis.
Dr S L Wiseman of England visiting Des Moines to address morning session at 10 o clock and return for an evening talk at 7 o clock. The public is invited to hear him in the university city venue during the Methodist General Conference week.
Instructions describe crafting a gas shade by using an asbestos mat with a ring, tying it to a burner with a bent wire hoop, and hanging the mat to it. The guide claims this design eliminates fire risk.
The article gives methods for easy linen writing with cold starch and a boiled egg wash to clean gilt frames. It suggests soaking linens before washing and urges repeated gentle strokes to remove stains.
Instructions urge keeping two inches of water in wooden buckets and washtubs when idle to prevent drying and leaks. The note explains joined wood dries and leaks if left dry. A remark contrasts divorce and marriage in Switzerland as a quip.
An article segment offers household guidance on oven maintenance using soda for shelves and periodic quicklime painting to avoid grease and odors. It also suggests vinegar to soften hands, and jokes about the all round man, misowners, and unrelated phrases.
DePauw University notes Reverend S L Wiseman of the British Methodist church will lecture in McHarry Hall on Friday evening with a morning chapel talk at 10. The death of Bishop John H Vincent is reported. he supported DePauw and preached at Bishop Bowman’s funeral. DePauw baseball hosted Wabash in a four game set, the series so far 1-1-1. David E Lilienthal’s DePauw 1920 article appears in Theatre MagazineJune issue with photos of plays by Duzer Du our fraternity.
High school students prepare for stunt night in the auditorium with acts from all four classes offering a fashion show moon beam dance minstrels boxing and running events. The track meet entries include multiple distance and field events with officials from DePauw and local schools. A funeral notice for William J Broad street Cloverdale age 68 is also listed along with Veronica Club meeting details.
Members and friends are asked to come to the Maple Heights M FE Church tomorrow at 9 o clock bearing dinners to spend the day cleaning the church and making it clean and comfortable.
El Paso May 10 reports from the Liberal Constitutionalist line claim Carranza was captured near Apizaco Hidalgo as revolutionaries seized most of Mexico. The bulletin also says generals Muraria Urquin and others were killed or wounded, and Carranza’s convoy was taken with him.
Agricultural guidance urges immediate spraying as the apple flowering petals fall to prevent worm damage. Lead arsenate mixtures with lime sulfur are recommended, with specified ratios for powdered and paste forms, to protect fruit from the codling moth.
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