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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1920
Page
2
Second class matter at Greencastle Indiana postoffice lists rates for cards of thanks and obituaries. Cards of thanks cost 50 cents each, obituaries cost 1 dollar each, and additional charges apply for poetry.
An ad promotes RAT-SNAP cakes for rodent control with no mixing or box. One cake claims to cover a pan or kitchen area, two cakes for a chicken coop, five cakes for large spaces. Sold and guaranteed by John Cook Sons and others.
Daniel O Connell born August 1776 at Mochem County Kerry Ireland. He promoted liberty without war and repealed anti Catholic laws in Ireland and Britain. He died May 15 1847 in Genoa Italy and was buried in Glasnevin Dublin. Also notes a debate on marking imported goods and a livestock grass consumption fact.
Old reliable RAT SNAP bait promises money back if it fails. Available in sizes 1 cake for pan or kitchen, 2 cakes for coops, and 5 cakes for farms and outbuildings. Sold by & Sons, J Sudranski & Co., and R P Mullins.
The writer questions if less gifted male birds can sing as well as their impressive mates. He cites bobolinks with defective songs and a rueh bird with similar issues, noting that even poorly singing birds may be content with their performance. The discussion touches on sexual selection and song battles among birds.
An old advertisement peddles RAT-SNAP as a guaranteed rodent killer with smells removed. It claims small cakes for kitchen or cellar, medium for coops, and larger sizes for factories. The seller is listed as J Sudranski & Co with contact details in Britain.
The Tribune notes Los Angeles County California has valuable roads driving growth and tourism. Since bond funding in the 1910s, 460 miles of highways were built with county and district funds, expanding to about 600 miles outside municipalities and over 700 countywide when including past six years of work. The road department adopted a cost accounting division to track expenditures in detail, replacing vague records.
A brief guide explains bridge grafting to save fruit trees damaged by mice. Steps include selecting scion and rootstock, making coordinated cuts, binding grafts, and protecting the union with wrapping and sheltering mulch. Farmers learn timing, materials, and care to ensure successful regrowth.
Farmers' Bulletin 710 issued by the department details bridge grafting to save trees damaged by blight, insects, or sunscald. It explains spring timing, wound preparation, scion selection, cambium alignment, securing methods, and wax sealing, plus an alternate two-tree graft method for large injuries.
Infertile eggs removed from the incubator may be fed raw to baby chicks when mixed with bran to form a mash. This method is cited as yielding better results than feeding the eggs sardine style, as it is more easily digested.
Milton Benner encounters a fivefooted heifer near Chippack and refuses significant offers from showmen, claiming pride in its oddity as a local curiosity.
The article explains that garden moles, though beneficial insect eaters, damage lawns and plant beds. It describes three main traps harpoon scissor jaw and choker and provides setup tips including aligning traps with burrow runs checking ridges and inspecting traps twice daily.
The article explains henequen fiber from Agave fourcreudes grown mainly in Yucatan supplies over 8 percent of world binder twine. It details cultivation, processing in mills, export to the United States, and compares fibers used in binder twine with abaca sisal and others.
The Toulouse and Embden geese are the main breeds, with weights of 25 20 pounds for ganders and geese. Geese thrive on low rough pasture with water, require a simple house, and pair one gander with up to three geese. Incubation runs 28 30 days and goslings need warm, covered care after hatching.
The conductor recalls a would be trickster on a car who tried to pass a small fare with four pennies and a fake $1 note. The man then reveals a roll of bills, but the conductor explains how he anticipated such schemes and seized the moment to expose the ruse.
The Rev Neville rector of the Episcopal church at Nevada Missouri escaped a brutal attack by natives during a New Guinea missionary journey about twenty years ago. He and a party of thirteen men were ambushed while most slept outside their tent. Neville was inside. The incident ended without fatality.
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