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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1924
Page
2
The Greencastle Herald notes Chamel J. Arnold as proprietor and lists address at 17 19 St. Jackson Street Greencastle Indiana. It states Cards of Thanks are charged at five cents each.
The ticket lists Joan W. Avis for President and Charles W. Bryan as Vice President. Carleton McCulloch stands for Governor with Lew Bannon as Lieutenant Governor. Arthur Kamrick is named for Secretary of State and Robert Bracken for State Auditor.
Monday's quotations from Raven Brothers Poultry Company for Green Castle Herald list heavy hens at 13 to 19 cents, leghorn springs around 20 cents, roosters near 9 to 10 cents, with miscellaneous items and prices across the assortment. Prices shown are per unit and include several grade and weight variations.
In Levuka Fiji Islands natives observe strict Sunday blue laws, shutting drinking prices and public dances. Mehe-mele dancers are now paid tours, with proceeds aiding churches. Americans find villages deserted at church hour, then busy at lunch. A former cannibal king era is recalled. today 95 percent of 8,000 natives are Christian.
A nationwide athletics meet in Wuchang resembled a typical American college event with cheering crowds and familiar phrases. Spectators witnessed baseball, soccer, volleyball, tennis, and basketball events, plus a scout encampment. The three day meet drew over 15 000 attendees and featured girls basketball and volleyball as a notable innovation in north China.
A blue white diamond weighing more than half a pound was discovered in a Pike County mine near Little Rock. The 40 4 carat stone measures about two inches long, one inch wide, and a quarter inch thick. the largest previously found from the mine weighed 20 carats and sold for 2500 dollars.
Great Britain's coast will soon be patrolled by powerful seaplanes under construction for the navy. Each plane carries a pilot, navigator, two machine gunners and a torpedo. Larger planes are being built for longer flights and will carry five men each.
The United States bureau of public roads reports 8 582 persons killed at railroad grade crossings in 1923, a 20 percent rise from 1922. The agency urges elimination of grade crossings on federal aid projects and cites steel or concrete overpasses, underpasses, and rerouted highways as successful reductions.
A reflective piece blends zoo keeper talk from imaginary animal characters with social gossip. Animals like the One-Torned Rhinoceros and a Tawny Frog-Moth offer humorous self descriptions while the narrator muses on gossip, manners, and the role of newspapers as society’s chatter.
A reflective poem notes the lure of a perfect job offering fair talk short hours light and good pay, but acknowledges endless tradeoffs. It reflects on imperfect workers and workplaces where problems persist for both staff and management across many employments.
A USDA prepared report shows 730 active cow testing associations in the United States as of July 1 2024, up from 627 a year earlier, a rise of over 16 percent. Michigan leads with 88 new associations, while Minnesota and Wisconsin also show large gains, signaling broader use of yearly testing for economical dairy production benefiting producers and consumers.
Agricultural analysis shows dairy calves cannot be fed economically with whole milk over long periods. About 45 percent of US dairy cows are on farms producing whole milk for condensaries and market milk. Milk priced high, often $3 to $4 per hundred pounds, makes calf feeding costly as calves require around 15 pounds daily for four months.
A report notes milk priced at $3 per hundred weight with milk costs reaching $54 excluding hay and grain. It discusses farmers selling whole milk without skim milk for feed, and common practice of killing bull calves or selling them for real. Heifer calves are often disposed of, forcing herd replenishment by purchasing mature cows.
The Iowa State College of Agriculture recommends a fly spray mixture using coal tar dip coal oil whale oil and fish oil with soap dissolved in water to make eighty gallons. Cows should be sprayed twice daily after milking and in the afternoon during barn time for silage or green feed.
The guidance urges cooling cream promptly and shipping to the nearest creamery. It emphasizes testing butterfat between 30 and 40 percent, using fly repellant, and maintaining clean utensils. It also covers keeping cream near 50 degrees F, stirring every 15 minutes after cooling, and avoiding mixing warm and cool cream.
Notice to creditors heirs and legatees of Emily Harris deceased to appear at the Putnam Circuit Court in Green Castle Indiana on October 15 1924 to show cause why final settlement accounts with the estate should not be approved and to present proof of heirship and receive distributive shares Witness the Clerk Walter S Campbell Clerk Putnam Circuit Court September 18 1924.
Bids will be received by the Putnam County Auditor Indiana on Monday October 27th 1924 at 11 00 for furnishing asylum supplies for December 31st 1924 as directed by law. Bidders must file duplicates on blanks provided and supply samples for county use if successful.
Health officials from Chicago and New York warn that shared drinking glasses spread infectious diseases. They cite lamping germs in university, hotel, depot, and children's home cups and urge sterilization or single-use cups at all public venues to cut preventable sickness.
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