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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1921
Page
4
Advice on locating a farm poultry house based on who cares for the flock. Consider proximity to residence or barn, avoid hog pens and granary, and provide a large feed bin with weekly replenishment. Encourage extensive range or yard space, using orchard for foraging, with notes on grain moisture and by products research by the U S Department of Agriculture.
A German professor in a classroom lesson on delirium tremens reveals a patient with heavy drinking habits. He notes the link between brass instruments and thirst and asks the patient what instrument he plays. The patient answers violoncello. The scene ends with a quip about French language use in Paris.
A 71 year old woman at Feltham, England faces charges of intoxication and disorderly conduct claiming she was keeping up her mother's birthday. Her mother, aged 98, was celebrating earlier this year.
Mahon argues that the sword as a gentlemanly accessory fell out of fashion and temptations to fight persist. He cites Byron Chandler duel of 1765 resulting in Chandler's death. He suggests nations share disarmament to maintain order and create an international force replacing rival armies for the benefit of all people.
Studies by the Office of Public Roads and Rural Engineering show varied maintenance approaches across eight counties. Mississippi uses a dedicated special tax for bond road upkeep, Lauderdale County improves under a separate maintenance fund, and Virginia mandates a minimum annual tax on bond issues to sustain roads. Spotsylvania County restricts narrow tires to limit road damage, promoting broader adoption of wider tires.
The article explains discarding infertile incubator eggs by day eight to improve fertile egg development and testing by day fourteen to remove nonviable eggs. It also discusses pumpkin origins, noting competing theories of Native American, Asiatic, and English cultivation, with European pumpkin culture cited. It ends with a note on alfalfa in semiarid regions and the three C’s for milk care: cold, covered, clean.
A young man Percival Yannaway pursues Maybelle Sweet but flubs speech. He uses a fashionably dressed dummy to practice love making, leading to mistaken proposals, a jealous chase, a dramatic fall of the dummy, and a quick, happy marriage approved by a bishop and policeman. A moving picture claims to be popular and suited for children.
A wife recalls a mean husband who borrows her pin money and refuses to repay it more than once.
A reconnaissance soil survey of Alaska, 202 pages with plates and maps, outlines climate and soil conditions for farming across three regions the Cook Inlet Susitna Yukon Tanana and Copper River areas. It notes vast inaccessible mountain areas and cautions gradual development tied to roads railways and mining population growth.
A Kansas Industrialist column urges farmers to weed and test seed quality at the Kansas State Agricultural College. The Topeka State Journal notes weed crops can become crude drug sources like burdock and dandelion, offering small income if seed is kept clean.
Arthur Masur a 16 year old in Brooklyn reportedly the tallest boy of his age at 6 feet 2 inches died after rapid growth left him unable to fend off tuberculosis that began earlier. The piece ends with a moral exhortation about not howling at the world.
Miss Josephine Goldmark argues fatigue is a chemical fact not sentiment. She says fatigue poisons the body with waste products and signals approaching capacity, warning before exhaustion from continued exertion.
President Eliot of Harvard argues against intercollegiate contests arguing they harm morals and health and urging that college sports be cleaned up. He cautions that emphasis on competition breeds cheating corruption and unequal benefits across colleges.
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