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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1919
Page
2
The notice explains that obituary listings incur a base charge of one dollar per obituary with an additional surcharge of one line for poetry. The policy outlines billing by item and line and applies to all obituaries published in the newspaper.
A collage of home tips on cooking infused oils and fragrances, cleaning fabrics, and beauty routines followed by social commentary on professional men's wives. It covers cleaning ermine, silks, and skin, plus warnings about nosebleeds and managing children with calm guidance.
A pet owner's letter explains canaries suffer scales on feet from no sand in the cage. Sand aids exterior cleanliness and acts as a substitute for dust baths, reducing infection risk. Recommendations include sand on the cage floor, sun exposure, proper room conditions, green food, fresh water, a sulfur bag, and gentle handling.
An elderly resident in a ladies' home urges visitors to bring cheer and lighthearted entertainment rather than only prayer books. She notes the need for diversion, songs, games, and joking to ease the doleful mood and suggests sharing the idea publicly.
A recipe for a fast laundry routine claims to prepare a washing solution in a morning hour and a half. It details quantities for borax salts of tartar ammonia and potash, plus soap, with twenty four hours of steeping and enough for twenty washings.
Cream butter and sugar then whisk in yolks six eggs grated rind of one lemon juice of two lemons nutmeg a dash of brandy and stiff whites. Line patty pans with puff paste fill bake and serve cold. Oyster pie cooks onion in flour water and vinegar then adds oysters and seasonings fill casseroles bake and brown serve hot.
A home remedy suggests soaking faded children’s stockings in water with red mosquito netting from peach baskets instead of bluing. The method is said to restore color and can be tried on hair ribbons and cheesecloth items.
A tip advises rubbing irons with a flannel soaked in kerene to prevent sticking. It claims the method keeps irons rust free and stops starch from adhering.
Brief note mentions using ammonia nearly pure to address grease in carpet. The fragment references Boers and a technical paper by Sioliing, but context is unclear and details are sparse. The item reads as a house maintenance tip with outdated or garbled references.
Cleaning methods include using a paste of washing soda and fullers earth for tiled grates and grease stained marble. For carpet installation, wear goloshes to slide and stretch from center to corners. Papering whitewashed rooms benefits from skim milk paste. window mirrors polish with methylated spirits and powdered insig.
A 1910s style guide explains numerous potato recipes that replace flour in crusts and breads, creating moist textures. It covers Potato Pancakes, crusts for meat pies, Potato Muffins, Potato Roses, and a Potato Chocolate Cake, with detailed mixing, rising, and baking tips.
A young housewife shares methods to save a shrunken fine white sweater by stetching pockets before washing and air shaping on a dress form. She also lists a mashed potato stuffing for roast fowl and a tip to remove blood stains with soap and water.
In a tense sequence a detective suspects a woman linked to a marked bill from the Wicker Store. Mason confronts the truth as Cardell and Mrs Vicker are drawn into a debt scheme, ending with a vow of love after mercy from Vicker.
Practical home advice covers eye washes with boracic acid solution and rose water, bran baths for nervous tension and skin softening, care for kettles and knives, dyeing tips for even color, meat handling, preserving with glycerin, mildew removal with tomato juice, keeping fish fresh with salt, and stain removal by sun and soap.
Tips on preparing painting supplies with turpentine and paste for wall paper, a salt-based paste to deter mice, and a method to remove grass stains by applying alcohol to the stained area while fresh.
A light exchange questions how a fiancé with a small salary will support a future together. The response centers on economizing and living without many necessities, reflecting strain in household finances and budgeting.
A Farmer's Bulletin excerpt asks mothers to assess daily child nutrition including milk intake, fat quality, use of skim milk, cereal preparation, bread quality, fruit and vegetable variety, and proper serving manners. It emphasizes whole grains, balanced meals including eggs or meat, and avoiding excess sweets.
A confused instruction fragment describes making a green sauce by blending butter with crushed parsley and vinegar, and suggests kneading bread sponge with a sharp knife to save time, though many words are garbled and unclear.
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