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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1921
Page
2
A public notice states charges for Cards of Thanks at 50 cents each and Obituaries at 1 dollar per item. Additional lines for poetry are charged at five cents per line.
The account paints Iceland as self sufficient with no manufactories and each home a factory where shoes knitwear and breadcloth are made by families The population of 78000 reportedly has one policeman no jail nor local court crimes are so rare offenders are sent to Denmark for trial Women are portrayed as highly advanced and society morally exemplary
The bridal wreath varies by country with myrtle in Germany, orange blossoms in France, white roses in Italy and Switzerland, red roses and pinks in Spain, vine leaves in Greece, rosemary in Betemia, and a crown of artisan flowers in German Switzerland.
A carved stone globe ornament decorates the estate of an eccentric Englishman at Swanage overlooking the sea. The large sculpture invites visitors to walk around and study its plain ocean and land surfaces, which are etched with scriptural texts tied to the local area.
A southern cotton planter recalls a boy named Sam who points to a bottle on the master’s bureau and asks if it is hair oil. The planter explains it is glue, and Sam muses that is why his cap won’t come off.
The Mercure de France notes about 150 daily Paris papers with high circulations. The Petit Parisien sells 1,500,000 copies, Le Journal 750,000, Le Petit Journal 800,000, and Le Matin 400,000.
The note cites high egg production in diverse species: salmon up to 10,000,000 eggs in a season, female spiders around 2,900 eggs, a queen bee about 10,000 eggs in a season, and a pair of rabbits potentially multiplying to 1,250,000 within four years.
Tibetan houses are two to three stories high. In winter residents live with animals and fodder below. In summer they sleep in roof booths made of loosely built poplar branches.
Australian detectives use football to trap suspects. Criminals hide six days a week but must surface Saturday to watch the game as police stand by on patrol.
Mrs Clre of Pettapinghone Resex Conn reports owning a Boston dated April 24 1704 first newspaper printed in America. The find highlights early colonial press history and the dated issue in private hands.
A woman learns her marriage leaves her dependent on a spouse who cannot even pay the rent, revealing a grim truth about choosing a home over partnership.
A wife recounts a failed marriage built on laziness and dependence. After years of ruin from her husband’s unemployment, she supports him while she builds a dressmaking business into wealth, then reflects on whether she should have ejected him earlier to forge his manhood.
An argument on women's fitness for voting, contrasting domestic roles with political rights. It challenges notions of female unfitness, praising women's judgment and responsibility in family and finances while urging equal suffrage and recognizing enduring gender stereotypes.
Canning method describes scalding pitted cherries in batches then draining. It claims canning in rich syrup preserves best, and provides a spiced cherry variation with sour cherries sugar vinegar cinnamon cloves and nutmeg.
Four pounds rhubarb and sugar combine with three oranges one pound currants and one pound raisins. Slice and macerate overnight then cook an hour. Peel add oranges soak raisins currants in hot water, drain and mix. Seal or jar this simple delicious conserve.
A newspaper floor pad idea stacks two inches high for ironing. One side uses floor linen for summer and carpet for winter, offering unbelievable relief to tired feet.
Cracking jars tip uses a silver spoon placed in each jar before pouring boiling liquid to avoid cracking without preheating. Molasses cake mix combines molasses boiling water flour butter egg baking soda ginger and sugar for a dense batter.
A humorous dialogue contrasts suffragette influence with domestic life as a wife asks if her hat is straight before voting. The remark implies shared decision making and light gender role commentary. The tone resembles early 20th century social quips.
Butchers are described as the world’s best weight guessers due to their trade. In meat shops they routinely cut precise portions from large rounds of beef to match exact weights requested, in one piece, prompting buyers to rely on their remarkable ability.
A report describes fir trees in Oregon Washington Montana and British Columbia that drip copious amounts of clear water from leaf and branch ends. The phenomenon persists in all seasons and on various weather, attributed to condensation peculiar to the evergreen species.
The text states the Greenland ice sheet forms a block about 600,000 square miles in area and about a mile and a half thick. It is described as larger in volume than the Mediterranean and capable of covering the United Kingdom with a seven mile thick layer.
Professor Lassar demonstrates a controversial facial defect treatment using a toothbrush shaped instrument with forty platinum bristles and an electrical device. The procedure involves repeatedly hammering the insured nose until it bleeds, then pausing for a day before resuming.
The article outlines a practice where Chinese men, especially wealthy ones, purchase wives by measured feet. It notes that smaller foot size increases desirability and cost, with samples sent for evaluation and selections made within the buyer’s means. Variations of even a few inches can alter price by thousands of dollars.
Soldiers attach government issued death notice postcards to themselves before battle. After combat the notices are recovered from casualties, sent to regimental headquarters, and stamped to certify the death to notified persons.
A billposter cleaning a stone block on the Bowery near Rivington Street in New York uncovered an inscription reading One mile to city hall. The stone is an antique milestone from the early post road between New York and Boston.
The term halcyon days refers to the seven days around the winter solstice when the halcyon bird nests. Ancient lore links this period to unusually calm weather, giving rise to the proverb signifying peace and tranquility.
A Selden’s Magazine excerpt recounts Henry M. Stanley and Livingstone facing disbelief from British critics. Mounteney-Jephson recalls a tale of a promin ent figure who gave him minimal recognition after his first expedition, then more after later feats. The passage highlights chronic Grant-like grudging esteem from London savants toward explorers.
In the Adirondacks campers stored salt brine in an old tub, attracting Canadian porcupines that gnawed the tub and caused a winter nuisance. The animals fed all season, leaving questions about whether salt liking is learned or instinctive, as noted in St. Nicholas.
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