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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1921
Page
4
The author warns gappy marriages and urges young couples to build on mutual respect and friendship. He stresses shared burdens, toleration, and the danger of familiarity breeding contempt, noting aging romance can endure through give and take and lived vows.
Instructional excerpt explains sealing jars for preservation. Boil jar lids in water, prepare fruit, fill jars, vent with a knife to release bubbles, then seal with sterilized tops and rubbers. Jars are cooled inverted for proper closure and stored in a dry place.
Evening fashions feature elaborate head dresses with tall aigrettes and ornaments. Velvet wraps and twisted fabrics create a regal look while many wear toque like turbans and few keep their coiffures plain. The straight fringe may return moderately.
Cherry Salad instructions describe removing stems washing cherries cutting them to fill with nut meats and serving on lettuce with French dressing and fresh cherries. A beach scene dialogue follows with inquiries about a girl and a reference to 264 olumke.
U S Department of Agriculture scientists report that adding cyanamid, acid phosphate and kainit to barnyard manure can stop fly maggot breeding while increasing fertilizer value. Open piles need higher rates. pit treated manure uses lower rates. Borax or hellebore offer cheaper alternatives with less impact on fertilizer value.
A survey from the Ohio Experiment Station shows osage orange posts last longest in soil while yellow locust and red cedar follow. Mulberry white cedar and cataipa rate lower, with chestnut oak and black ash further down the durability scale. Rapidly growing trees decay faster and heart wood proves more durable than sapwood.
A U.S. Department of Agriculture bulletin discusses earth, sand clay, and gravel roads. It covers materials, construction methods, maintenance, drainage, grading, and road drag techniques, with typical specifications and guidance for long term highway planning.
Ohio Experiment Station tests show spraying arsenate of lead with a soapy spreader and sticker as most effective against the plum curculio. Two to three pounds per 50 gallons with Bordeaux and soap, applied after blooming and two weeks later, can curb beetle damage and save marketable fruit.
Advice for farmers on choosing corn varieties, avoiding waterlogged stalks, and improving silo and feed efficiency. Emphasizes maturing well for grain, proper timing for silage, and selecting local, well cared for seed rather than relying on name variety.
Ohio Experimental Station warns anthracnose threatens raspberries blackberries dewberries and loganberries. Recommend disease-free stock four years land clean of disease, remove and burn infected canes, and apply Bordeaux mixture and ammonia copper carbonate spray at key growth stages with soap to improve spread.
The USDA Yearbook argues country dwellers must rigorously manage wastes as sewage can harbor disease. It notes transmission risks from dusty roadbeds to contaminated milk and water, and favors septic tanks as safest, while recommending investment in rural sewage to protect property values.
The article recalls 1839 to 1843 postal history wired to rail links, including Philadelphia to New York mail timing and $500 cost, and New Jersey Railroad rates for mail service. It notes debates over compensation, Europe inquiries, and the rise of private express firms undermining postal revenue before 1873 cost agreements.
The Navy Department conducts experiments with a new illumination device on a dummy to light up a target at night. This allows forces to strike in darkness and extend attack effectiveness.
A survey of familiar phrases traces origins from the Sparta wall of ten thousand bricks to saving bacon on Mississippi river races and bold war-time lines. It recalls the misattributed last words don’t give up the ship and the Allatoona story twisted for song.
Sir John Randles, speaking for England at a foreign steel magnates banquet in Chicago, lauds American business energy and alertness. He cites a overheard exchange between a manager and a clerk in an English water works, noting the clerk slept and snored loudly, a scene he says could not occur in America.
The article portrays Bokhara as a magnetic cultural and religious hub, a walled capital gate by gate. It contrasts vivid East Asian life with old punitive scenes once common there, now curbed by Russian rule. It notes the pool as city heart and recalls brutal past methods and chambers of horrors.
An Eden no tip barber shop contends with customers who insist on tipping, unsettling business as owners try to attract tipless patrons. One barber owner marches a banner through nearby streets bearing the message Strictly enforced to deter tipping.
An alcove off a doctor's office houses a curiosity shop where gifts for patients are collected. The doctor notes many charities rely on physicians, urges donors to consult him before sending donations, and laments useless junk in the room. A wooden leg from a donor who died six months ago is among the items.
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