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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1921
Page
3
A Wor dcs Magazine list outlines twenty five duties for a woman before she can be considered educated. It demands sewing cooking mending gentleness memory housekeeping temper control and moral duties. The piece condemns this rigid standard as outdated and asks how a modern woman can meet such pressures.
The London Chronicle reports a cheeky office prank. A clerk opened a brown paper wrapped parcel two feet square and shouted for Johny’s lunch. Later another straw exposed package arrived as the scene continued with the office boy announcing Mr. Jones’s lunch.
In Clinton, B C, a house has walls formed of bottles set in mud like brickwork with bottle necks facing outward. The roof uses poles covered with earth and shingled with tin and iron from coal cans. The owner is described as a Chinese man. the structure predates prohibition.
In a remote realm the Amir remains the last notable ruler of a Muslim state whose land sits at a geopolitical hinge. His influence stretches across the Motaimayedan world while his country’s borders stay tightly closed to foreigners.
A Conjecture column from the Chevelated News Leader describes Scottish swimming instructors using a rope and pulley setup to suspend pupils in water while an instructor on shore raises or lowers them and uses a long pole to prod for arm and leg correction. It cautions about potential danger if grip fails or temper is lost.
Rev. and Mrs. F. O. Fraley and family depart Greencastle for Rochester to establish their future home as Fraley takes a new appointment. The move ends a three and a half year residence and broad acquaintance in the community.
Raymond Weaver of Staunton John McCabe of Clinton township and son Harry were in Greencastle on business. Ray Larkin of Jefferson township also visited the city today on business. Prof Bundy’s teacher training class will meet at 6 30 this evening in the Locust Street Church Sunday school parlors.
Albert Shuey of Greencastle Township says he will run for the Democratic nomination for County Clerk, pending primary election results. The notice also advertises home based candy factory opportunities, fireplace wood sales, a Herald office job, and Ear Lane suburban property offered by Ford Lucas.
Albert Russell Coffin returns home to Coatesville after a week with aunt Mrs. Alva Gowin. Several families attend Greencastle carnival. visits include Fillmore, Bainbridge, Roachdale, and Groveland. Notables: Eva Hanks of Indianapolis records office visits. Scarlet fever affecting Roy Robert Hanks and Mrs. Clyde Metz daughter Lucille. many Sunday gatherings and farm work noted with neighbors including Gowin, Hanks, Petro, and Miller households.
Marion Chase Baker notes in the Survey that Mothercraft, started in Massachusetts, has become a standardized course for girls and young women. It has spread across most states and Canada under the Victorian Order of Nurses, with support from federated clubs, Red Cross workers, Girl Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, and others.
A composite kitchen guide describes preparing corned beef tongue with orange peel pectin, a rhubarb jelly method, iced cocoa assembly, and oatmeal cookies. It details seasoning, slicing, and baking tongue in a round casserole, plus steps for jelly thickening and a simple cocoa service.
Mariel Harris writes in the Manchester Guardian about the simple ferry crossing at Ticonderoga where New York and Vermont meet. A red punt with a side-launch and a tail board ferries travelers across Lake Champlain as a scenic gateway between the Green Mountains and Adirondacks with a white steamer to carry visitors to historic sites.
United States Steel plans to relocate the town of Hibbing Minnesota by six months moving the entire village a mile away from its original site. An engineer said a brief instruction from Judge Gary was to keep Hibbing in motion until it rests at the new site later renamed New Hibbing.
A fragmented OCR snippet lists numbers 100 46 2 16 alongside references to the Big Four Telephone line. The readable text provides no clear event, date, or named entities beyond these figures.
A terse entry lists T. H. I, E traction at telephone 823 with an unclear location Greem. The fragment hints at a public or utility notice but lacks full context or action details.
In a humorous reflection a floorwalker notes men’s shopping quirks in a department store. He argues men wander the aisles and rely on salesgirls, often failing to locate items efficiently, contrasting with women’s store navigation. The piece comments on gendered shopping behavior with a light tone.
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