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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1920
Page
2
The notice explains obituary charges set at 1 dollar per obituary with an additional 5 cent line charge for poetry. It outlines the pricing for published memorial notices and the method of calculating total costs.
Airs. Benjamin Thaw of Pittsburgh returned from Paris with her son’s war dog Broncho. The dog belonged to Alexander Blair Thaw who was killed in 1918 at Toul while flying. Thaw Jr. had cared for the injured dog after the death.
Glass manufacturers market hollow glass bricks for walls, promising novel artistic uses. Lighter and stronger than clay bricks, they resist dampness, sound, heat and cold. Hermetically sealed when hot and set with a colorless spegia glass mortar, their bonding strength nearly matches the bricks.
The U S Department of Agriculture advises households to economize meat by buying cheaper cuts, grinding tougher meats, and using trimmings, bones, and leftovers. Techniques include pounding, slow cooking, casseroles, and combining meat with vegetables, grains, or pastry to stretch portions while preserving nutrition and flavor.
A historical guide details tender beef and veal preparations, including top round cut into two inch pieces, frying pork fat, simmering in water, and serving with a paprika tomato sauce. It covers casseroles, meat pies, turnovers, and veal or beef birds with stuffing and gravy, plus dumplings and slow cooking methods.
Dairy experts describe a method to turn skim milk into cottage cheese. Warm sweet milk to 75 degrees until clabbers, then cut curd, heat to 100 degrees for twenty minutes, strain, drain, and work until smooth. Salt to taste, add cream if desired, and use all skim milk to avoid waste.
Readers learn which wild and cultivated greens can substitute for bought vegetables in spring. Dandelion tops and roots are used for potherbs and salads, with methods for washing, boiling, canning, and salt curing. other wild plants such as purslane, chickweed, and peppergrass are noted for flavor or nutrition. The piece also cautions on hygiene for uncooked greens and mentions onions tops and nasturtium leaves as salad seasonings.
The article stresses when to expect milk and permanent teeth, and the crucial role of bite and jaw development. It advises mothers to brush a child’s teeth daily, teach self care early, rinse after meals, and use hard foods to aid cleaning. Regular dental visits are recommended once or twice yearly after the first set appears, with emphasis on preserving teeth and managing cavities.
The article argues that a child learns speech, manners, and values primarily through imitation of family members. It emphasizes that courteous behavior and kindness stem from daily home example, and that early lessons in conduct are enduring. It warns that living with quarrelsome or critical people yields lasting negative traits.
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