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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1921
Page
4
A stylish survey of season hats and theater caps describes freakish chic and picturesque caps with metallic nets and fur accents. Facial framing frills in white or cream textures the look while nets, laces, ribbons, and silk flowers provide delicate ornament. Parisian wear uses real jewelry as cap or turban ornaments.
A royal Italian commission finds the Leaning Tower of Pisa, begun in 1176, deviates from physics due to weak foundations. Defects in the foundation, waterlogged soil, and earthquake shocks caused the tilt from 144 feet vertical in 1829 to 154 feet in 11 years, with collapse risk unless reinforced.
The excerpt discusses how individuals view their troubles as greater than others and contrasts youthful marriage decisions with heart versus reason. It notes promissory notes as a form of promise needing renewal and hints at employment risks when leaving a job.
A historical notice explains washing delicate fabrics by placing the item in a gasoline soak in a bucket in a dish pan with boiling water, covered by a quilt for six hours. It warns against doing this indoors due to fire risk.
The passage notes Bret Harte wrote famous poems and founded The Overland Monthly in 1868, contributing The Luck of Roaring Camp and other works. It details his Atlantic Monthly contributions, lectures, and service as U S consul at Crefell and Glasgow from 1878 to 1885 before settling in London.
An essay argues that fear of ghosts stems from the unknown while noting science has scrutinized spectral claims. It cites Cock Lane type phantoms as unfounded but acknowledges a wealth of testimony supporting some paranormal phenomena worth careful, curious study.
A Russian traveler describes Manchurian business houses with no proprietors or employees. Members share profits and receive sparse salaries, then year end profits are divided. He notes exceptional honesty among Chinese merchants with ten Russo-Chinese Bank branches in China having no protested notes since establishment.
Royal personages face money woes as wealth concentrates in the leading family branch. Generational excess and public disapproval burden heirs, showing that crowned heads endure financial stress and scandal much like commoners.
A fragmentary 19th century English description notes Koreans as omnivorous with a wide diet. It mentions pork, beef, fowl, game, fish both cooked and raw, dried seaweed, shrimps, vermicelli, pine seeds, herbs and vegetables. The text contains bias and errors but highlights diverse food practices.
A source states white animals lack a sense of smell and will eat poisonous plants, leading to death. It notes pure white pigs should not roam fields, white rhinoceroses in Africa poison themselves, and pure white sheep struggle to survive due to sensitive diets.
The piece argues that a clinical thermometer is essential to detect fever in dogs and should be routinely used by owners. It compares veterinary practice to human medicine, noting that a proper temperature reading guides diagnosis and treatment for sick dogs.
The Kokomo Times notes the weather bureau popularizing the term smog to describe smoke and fog. It jokes about coining snud and snoot style blends like snails and smud offerings in forecasts.
A married woman warns against eloping with a married man for happiness. She argues such acts ruin wives and children, destroy reputations, and lead to lasting misery. The essay emphasizes honor, responsibility, and the hollow nature of stolen passion.
Make a dessert by soaking nut bread slices in a mixture of two eggs and a pint of milk with two tablespoons sugar and a pinch of salt. Let stand twenty minutes, sprinkle with raisins and brown sugar, then bake thirty minutes in a moderate oven. Delicious.
A vain old man declares to his wife that he is forty five years old. She, skeptical, repeats the boast with light humor, noting he has claimed it for many years. The exchange reveals a playful dynamic and a simple domestic setting.
A columnist offers aphorisms on crime honor code and gendered behavior. Observations touch on jail for minor speed violations versus stealing hunger, feminine nerves versus masculine nerves, and political alignments with the minority. A brake man recalls a famed failure as a man who spends most of his time getting ready.
Red glass hastens vegetation while blue glass suppresses it. Sensive plants like the mimosa show greater growth under red light than blue.
A new foreman steps in to handle the wheelnar row as Rafferty offers his labor. The foreman insists on taking charge, signaling a shift in shop routine and leadership.
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