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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1914
Page
2
Prof. F. C. Tilden will speak on The Liquor Problem and Politics at 6 30 tonight in Meharry Hall as the final temperance lecture of the Intercollegiate Prohibition Association series. The Indiana state senator will base his discussion on his legislative experience, covering direct and indirect liquor influences. Greencastle residents are invited.
Delta Upsilon fraternity held an informal dinner at its East Seminary street chapter house on Saturday evening May 9. Forty four attended and were chaperoned by Dr. and Mrs. W. M. McGaughey. Alumni Russel Morin, class of 1915 from Chicago, attended.
The Interstate Oratorical Contest will be held at the Richmond Coliseum Friday night under Earlham College Oratorical Association auspices. Indiana’s representative is Lawrence Bridge of Butler College, chosen at the February state contest in Indianapolis. DePauw University has produced the most honored contestants since the association began in 1874. Earlham plans events around the visit including a Earlham Rose Polytechnic track meet and a Earlham Butler tennis match. Nine states entered originally Missouri Wisconsin Michigan Kansas Ohio Iowa Illinois Minnesota Indiana. Minnesota and Illinois were disqualified. Farnham College is promoting attendance for a homecoming day with extensive visitor and alumni arrangements.
The Academy nine will face Ladoga High School next Monday afternoon in Ladoga. The game was postponed from Saturday because Ladoga players had conflicting business engagements.
The hat is brushed inside and out to remove dust then damp cornmeal is rubbed into the straw for ten minutes to penetrate the fabric. Dry cornmeal is applied and worked in, then set aside for five to six hours before brushing out. If yellowed, sponge with peroxide and bleach in sun to restore color.
A straightforward recipe combines one cup sour cream and one cup brown sugar with butter four yolks two salt and vanilla to form a crust. Bake then top with a meringue made from two egg whites and four tablespoons sugar, bake until brown.
A tale about a woman who will not marry unless her partner matches her late husband. A suitor fails at delivering hot oysters by rail and later learns the true secret from the former husband who guards an iron train heat pipe. The rival pays $1,233,434 for the revelation and unions form.
A reader advises avoiding excessive beating and overhandling of cake batter to prevent failures. Proper mixing, measured ingredients, and careful oven handling are favored. The note also provides a tip for sore eyes using boric acid powder dissolved in warm water and cold eye baths.
An elderly summer girl jokes that kisses carry germs though she has never caught anything, asking a companion if he has ever experienced illness from such kisses. The banter underscores a playful, lighthearted tone.
Dialogue notes describe a reversible film titled My patent reversible film. The scene depicts Bulgars chasing Turks, with a proposed backward version to show Turks chasing Bulgars in Turkish territory. The exchange hints at a political or propogandistic use of film in different directional narratives.
The writer muses on obstacles that prove weak when challenged and on not overreacting to fate. Self analysis turns outward, luck lacks future promise, and opportunity detours the cautious. A German court case is cited as courage for American judges.
A sulphur yellow chiffon blouse with lace neck frill and black velvet ribbon casings is paired with a black cote-de-cheval skirt. The skirt features a plain side and a draped side with folds vanishing under the back panel and a black satin girdle completing the ensemble.
A delicate white voile blouse features a square yoke and beaded seams with a net vest front trimmed by tiny pearl buttons. An olive green bolero contrasts with black satin trim while an ivory crepe vest outlined in Chinese blue decorates a 66 pes top skirt with black silk tassels.
A ship Shyster sails from Barnegat Sound and wrecks on a cannibal island. Only the Mate and a Shanghaied Boston man survive the voyage. They plot to poison cannibals but turn the plan into a grim tale of fate and courage amid danger and starvation.
A captive recounts a startling incident where a cannibal group seized a substance he was daubed with and consumed it eagerly, calling the moment auspicious as they loudly praised the feast.
A cryptic note describes a calm meeting ending in a nonlethal outcome with a savory palm juice balm. The narrator escapes and reports a conspirator is bound in a cave by the Cannibal Sea, awaiting a hoped-for payoff linked to a kidnapped person.
A New York inventor introduces an improved putty knife with a pivoting scraper blade in a side slot. When folded flat, the scraper remains clean and ready. swung out, it strips excess putty along edges without reloading the knife. Painters and glaziers gain a convenient tool for smoother finishes.
A government engineer warns that high velocity water jets can form an ice like undertow in New York Harbor. The dangerous current can buck ferries and damage or break rudders of small craft, with potential harm to tender boats and paddlers near the speeding liner wake.
The article advises finishing most stomach work before bed with a two hour gap between last meal and sleep. It notes digestion improves with rest after meals and is hindered by sleep, while mental strain hurts digestion but pleasure and conversation aid it.
Louisiana Health Board to deploy president for parish visits and health lectures. Kansas allocates 10000 dollars annually to educate on public health and hygiene.
Throughout history empires fall to unseen threats as millions die from diseases carried by mosquitoes. The piece laments human failure to grasp simple preventive measures and the peril of ignorance.
A sweeping claim asserts Portugal carries the world’s largest admixtures of white and Negro blood, noting extensive blends and amalgamations across the population.
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