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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1921
Page
4
Fashion notes highlight jet trimmings revived from old wardrobes. A mid season dance frock features a black lace over satin overdress with antique jet bands, satin side inserts, and a short satin foundation. The lace overskirt is weighted by jet motifs and bold edge bands.
An old guide recommends bran infused water as a multipurpose wash. It claims bran water preserves color in colored goods, cleanses the scalp, and softens hands when used instead of soap. To prepare, place bran in a bag, submerge in boiling water, then steep.
A fashion note highlights cream white skirts paired with coats in various colors. A standout look features a cream white skirt with a Chinese blue coat and creamy lace waistcoat. Sleeveless canton crepe is used for both coat and skirt.
Lace bags and gowns form a fashion pair with foundations of gold or silver tissue and satin. The bags feature crystal frames and clasps chased with gold or silver filigree, reflecting lavish import trends.
A Westminster Gazette study lists six common story openings including modern society local color detective and John Driveller. The sample prose begins in the voice of John Driveller recounting past events with a wife offering commentary and hints at a lad and lass, noting the ease and risk of this opening type.
A religious weekly laments decline of 19th century politeness. It notes children drop curtseys and polite forms such as yes sir, no sir, mister, and gentlemen. The piece argues new courtesy favors hustle and self preservation over traditional deference.
The article notes growing public acceptance of early surgery as beneficial and credits medical progress for lower death rates. It also recounts the 1827 invention of pressed glass by a Sandwich Massachusetts carpenter who demonstrated molten glass could be forced into precise shapes, launching a key industry shift in the United States.
The piece argues for a congressional pension to every American mother with ten to sixteen children as a remedy for divorce. It praises motherhood as the greatest gift from God and urges policy to support large families.
The article discusses how English emphasizes home life and contrasts with languages that lack a word for home. It notes passion means to suffer and reflects on the weakness seen in those driven by a controlling impulse.
The passage argues money holds a large place yet cannot satisfy deeper human needs. Once a certain sum is reached it only fuels the craving for more, leaving life empty unless wealth is tempered by restraint and meaning.
The text argues that tuberculosis spreads by infection but originates in the body. It advocates improving chest health, and raising children in healthy surroundings to resist infection regardless of its source.
A reflection on work as a noble vocation, not drudgery, urging that true value comes from enthusiasm and personal growth. It condemns those who see labor as a burden and praises labor as a life university forging character, ambition, and resilience.
The article argues that birds protect crops by consuming insects and pests, citing economic losses without birds. It condemns exemptions like Rhode Island’s law permitting killing raptors and urges universal protection and licensing for gun ownership to halt bird destruction.
A Formosan trolley line twenty eight miles long uses a 2 feet 6 inch gauge. Cars carry one to four riders, with coolies propelling uphill and downhill. Traffic rules favor military service and politeness or wrangles decide passing. Speed up to thirty miles an hour downhill, brake is a post in the floor.
Ice masses along the Newfoundland coast become tar get practice targets for naval fleets during the fishery season. Cruisers retreat to sea to haul away drifting icebergs after firing for ammunition, turning the harbor into a theater of icebound spectacle as ships navigate the season.
The Manila and Philippine Islands public health report credits the army medical department for health gains, noting Manila's death rate around 64.34 per 1000 with infant mortality at 68 percent of deaths. Infant care gaps, native practices, and high infant deaths persist, while consumption remains a leading cause of mortality.
A Pittsburg Gazette note discusses nasography a new science linking nose shape to character. It cites Caesar and Napoleon as examples of military genius and groups criminals and pugilists as defining nose types, while acknowledging exceptions for pug-nosed infants.
The Brooklyn Eagle laments the destruction of forests and intrusion into Western parks by miners and smelter men. It warns such greed endangers national wealth and calls for a broad public education campaign to save forests, urging citizen awakenings beyond city life.
The passage recalls Benjamin Franklin's phrase about hanging together and adds Benjamin Harrison's retort about future fate. Harrison notes that some lighter signers may suffer longer after he is gone, illustrating wit about the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
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