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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1921
Page
2
The notice describes a per obituary fee of one dollar with an optional poetry line adder fee. It outlines how charges apply to obituaries and notes that additional poetry lines incur extra costs. The text uses formal notice language suitable for a newspaper billing section.
An editorial note extols improved refrigerator construction prioritizing crack and crevice elimination to prevent food lodging spots. It underscores care in maintaining this essential kitchen device and praises makers for advances in refrigeration schemes.
The description details a refrigerator interior lining made from a single pressed sheet metal piece that is enameled like porcelain bathtubs. The smooth interior allows easy cleaning with cloth or brush and is claimed to be leak resistant.
Butterflies valued by collectors vary greatly with rarity and acquisition cost. Some specimens fetch high prices, such as a winged giant valued at 7600 dollars, while others from places like Ceylon reach about 150 dollars per pair. A shopkeeper once flooded the market, lowering prices by oversupply.
An experimental note describes a half unspooled spool on a table pulled from its underside causing the spool to roll toward the hand. If the spool’s diameter around the wound thread exceeds the rolling diameter it rolls away from the hand. A pencil through a spoon setup demonstrates the effect.
The dasheen a root crop from Trinidad promoted by the U S Department of Agriculture gains favor among Southern farmers and truckers. It can be grown as far north as South Carolina, rivals potato in food value with higher protein and sugars, and can be prepared like potatoes or flour. Planting runs February to early April with harvest starting mid September. storage tops food use and shipping.
A historical note on the common cabbage worm as a major pest, its life cycle and identification, and recommended early spraying using arsenate formulations. It also urges community-wide action, including agreements among truckers to spray all season and to manage crop residues to trap the final generation of butterflies.
Carl Vrooman Assistant Secretary of Agriculture summarizes a shift from increasing production to making it profitable. He highlights the 1913 creation of the Office of Markets and Rural Organization, farm loan measures, the bonded warehouse act, the cotton futures act, and grain standards act as pivotal steps. A new agricultural epoch has begun with legislative support and modernized farm finance.
The USDA issues Farmers Bulletin 765 noting no single best swine breed. Farmers should select a breed type—lard or bacon—based on local conditions and existing regional breeds, then raise it to high standards. Lard types like Poland China and Berkshire dominate production. bacon types include Tamworth and Yorkshire, emphasizing side development for bacon.
The annual report from the Chief of the Bureau of Chemistry reviews recent work on plant composition to refine animal nutrition. It notes new proteins in kafir corn containing lysine and tryptophan, unavailable in maize, and discusses peanut nitrogen forms to improve cereal feeds.
The guide explains age estimation in horses from birth through old age using front teeth cups, wear patterns, and molar changes. It notes colt tooth development, daily wear cues, Cup disappearance timelines, and bishoping as a detectible practice in older animals.
Irregular clumps of hardy flowering shrubs greatly enhance lawns with modest care after year one. Initial costs are small and only light hoeing is needed early on. The Ohio Experiment Station recommends spirea Van Houttei, hydrangea paniculata grandiflora, Japan snowball, rugosa rose, lilac, Lady Stanley althea, honey suckle Morrows, Thunberg's harry, Thunberg's spirea, and spirea Antho Waterer as satisfactory choices.
Ohio Experiment Station findings show sweet clover’s roots reach nearly three feet, breaking up heavy soils and aiding drainage. The crop also enhances fertility, allowing more organic matter to be added when plowed down, and may become a valuable addition on Ohio farms.
Amy Kelley, a sharp waitress at the Climax, woos and wins Harry Ogden, Globe clothing emporium GM, by staging a discreet romantic advance. After a tense summer, Ogden misreads the signals until Amy delivers a wedding proposal in a front-page moment, and they plan to marry at once.
A writer argues modern rifles and field guns do not match ancient swords for precision. He cites high casualty rates in battles from Koniggratz to Liaoyang, noting many wounded and dead relative to total forces. Comparisons include Crecy, Waterloo, Albuera, Borodino, Gettysburg, and Gravelotte to illustrate changing rates of loss.
A Tibetan traveler notes native dress as a very wide gown about five feet long with long sleeves, cinched at the waist and gathered to ankles for men of rank or townsmen, and to the knees for peasants. The gown forms a large breast pocket and can be let down at night to cover from ears to feet. Tibetan women wear the same gown called ehuba, hanging to the ankles, with variation by locality.
Instructions describe treating collars and shirt bands by soaping the soiled side, then turning the piece to the opposite side on a board. The text notes it is easier to handle and jokes about a man who makes a scene on the street corner being dim at home.
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