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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1921
Page
2
Obituaries Notice Charge Policy Update
The newspaper sets obituary charges at 1 dollar per obituary with an added 5 cent per line poetry surcharge. This policy reflects new billing practices for classified notices and literary verses published in obituaries.
Value of Chewing Food and Fatigue in Yale Study
Yale University researchers Horace Chittenden and Professor Irving Fisher report that thorough mastication boosts both physical work rate and mental capacity among nine students. The findings suggest reduced appetite for high protein foods as meals become better chewed and pace of eating steadier, potentially easing fatigue and poverty-related dietary costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace
Professor Chittenden
Yale University
Irving Fisher
Yale
Fisher
Investigaton
Asbestoe Slates Hit Market In Munich Firm's Fireproof Innovation
A Munich firm reports success with artificially produced asbestos waterproof slates marketed as as strong as natural slate. The slates promise fireproof interior and exterior wall coverings, easy workability, and potential uses from railway carriages to doors, ceilings, and insulation, protecting against fire, heat, dampness, germs, and vermin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
Senate
A Vair Exchange
A Normandy baker, a French peasant, bought butter from a neighbor farmer. He accused the farmer of short weight, appealing to a district magistrate. The farmer claimed he did not need weights, weighing the baker’s butter with the loaf he supplied each day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normandy
Norman
Siberian Rail Plan Aims to Open Amur Corridor
A proposed vast extension of the Siberian railroad along the Amur River gains strong approval from the Present ministry and is likely to be built. The project would open up about 400 million acres of fertile land for corn production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amur
The Long Alaska Tram Trail to Dawson
A gold seeker describes the Whitehorse to Dawson government road in mid May, noting 350 miles of timber, scarce wildlife, and daily traffic by four to six horse stages. He details roadhouse prices, cattle transport routes from Calgary to Dawson, feed costs, cattle values, and daily road expenses including a five day hunting stoppage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehorse
Dawson
Yukon River
Spokane
Manitoba
Calgary
Canada
Seattle
Wash
Fairbanks
The Rothschilds and a New Orleans Cotton Bet
A New Orleans agent for the Rothschilds defied their instruction to sell cotton, waiting four days for a higher price and earning $40,000 extra. The firm returned the profit to the agent with a cold note saying the gain was his, and that his successor sails for New Orleans today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Blank
Mexican Proverb Collection Highlights Sayings of Courage and Caution
The list compiles traditional Mexican proverbs. Topics include risk taking verses caution hard work perseverance and moral wisdom. Notable lines emphasize ventures crossing seas pain effort self control and consequences of actions.
Dining Late and Long in Early Society
Sir Algernon West recalls late dining habits of his era. A tale from Lord Clanwilliam describes a dinner at a villa near Putney that started at 38 o'clock and ended with the company spotting haymakers at 8 30 as they returned to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Algernon West
Lord Clanwillian
Putney
Clannu Mam
Civilized Indians at Gila River Show Peaceful Way
A description praises the Pima Indians living along the Gila River as the most civilized in North America. They reside in houses, make useful goods, and are noted for simplicity, peacefulness, and honesty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gila River
Lost Land Marks and the Vanishing Local Trades
A reflective verse lamenting vanished town figures like Justitia the customs screed and the tin peddler. The speaker notes the loss of landmarks from taxes to door to door sales and peddlers, claiming the world improves as these signs disappear and critiques past graft and deceit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justitia
Croft
Nevermore
Honest Judge Credit Denial in New Jersey Court Tale
A famed New York lawyer known for forceful oratory, unnamed in the piece, seeks influence over a New Jersey judge. The associate insists the judge is honest, and the orator boasts of his own dramatic rhetoric. During the trial the judge dismisses the theatrics as irrelevant to the case. The exchange ends with a biting quip: the judge is as crooked as a ram's horn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Jersey
Trenton
Salonica Tops Turkish Progress, Pearls Rise in Price
Notes from overseas claim Salonica is the most progressive city in Turkey. Pearls now cost three times their price a decade ago. Mexican tobacco remains cheap due to lack of taxes. Denmark is described as Europe’s dairy region with eighty five cattle per hundred people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salonica
Turkey
Mexico
Denmark
Europe
Edges of the German hen lighter than average
Short items report light weights for German hens with ten to the pound, a French physician’s method for planting artificial eyelashes and eyebrows, and claims about global nut supplies including Brazil nuts growing in abundance with waste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Reflections of a Bachelor
A humor sketch jokes about money faith engagement and married life. It contrasts a man lending on faith with borrowing on nerve and notes a wife and family dynamics with a playful critique of domestic routines. The piece highlights social quirks and male pride in relationships.
Investor urges costly public spending to sway voter belief
A political figure promises heavy spending to persuade the public that they can afford it. Critics warn the plan risks debt and misleads voters about fiscal reality.
As in Knighthood in Love Blurred by Daily Life
A Philadelphia Press quip shows a romance moment where a woman longs for brave knightly deeds while her fiancé complains about earning only $50 a week, highlighting tension between romance and budgeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Press
Finding's Keepings in a Lost Letters Lesson
An essay argues rewards for finders are gratuities not rights. It cites a Southern case where a waste paper employee was jailed for refusing to surrender letters he found in scraps bought from the firm. The incident warns against treating finding as a trade and highlights government custody of postal matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Not Improbable. Wandering Wilder No Teddy Liquor Quote
Fragmentary dialogue exchange presents a defiant speaker challenging an implied challenge to liquor use. The brief lines suggest a scene of personal restraint and confrontation without broader context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teddy
Puzzling Wordplay Clues Echo a Shakespearean Riddle
A fragmentary diary style note uses playful names Larry Denny Arrah and Phoy to hint at reviving King Henry the Eighth with a reference to a mop’s fate. The text reads like a cryptic puzzle with misdirected dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry
Henry the Eighth
Denny
Exchange Reveals Personal Claims in Conversation
In a published dialogue from After Years, Mrs. Meeker asks Mrs. Meeker-Huh if she thinks she knows everything. Meeker asserts no guilt and recalls a past belief about knowledge before marriage, prompting a light domestic reminiscence.
One Little Kiss Swapped for a Dime in Theft Ruse
A playful exchange weighs theft limits as a person contemplates stealing a kiss versus a larger amount. The other counters with a hypothetical burglar who would steal only a tenth of a hundred dollars if given the chance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viglar
Book Fight in a Passenger Car Over Seat Dispute
An argument erupts in a train car when a passenger refuses to move a book from a seat. The irate man threatens to throw it out the window. The book’s owner is unclear and the dispute ends without action as others search for the rightful owner.
A Novel Bottle in Calcutta Soft Drink Bottles
Consul General William H. Michael notes an improved bottle for Calcutta soft drinks. The neck contains a glass stopper ball that is forced upward by gas to seal, allowing partial use by shaking to raise the ball for resealing. A wooden cup device presses the ball down to limit gas release and foam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcutta
William H. Michael
Fleas Rats and Bubonic Plague Link
Medical science now treats fleas as a key bridge in plague transmission from rats to humans. Simond shows human infection is possible, yet far less common than rat to man transmission via fleas. Bombay experiments confirm fleas pass plague to healthy rats and reside in plague houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indica
Simond
Man
Plage Commission
Bombay
Neas
Quaker Theme Reflected in School Composition
A student wrote a piece on Quakers noting their pacifist stance and harmony at home. The line expresses doubt about his mother’s belief in the Quaker ethos, mentioning pets and personal expectations.
Treating Bruises with Old Time Remedies and Modern Advice
The article discusses bruise care including raw beef plaster to reduce discoloration, butter for swelling, and cold iced water compresses to prevent blood pooling. It notes rapid color fading with beef, swelling reduction with butter, and emphasizes frequent reapplication of cold compresses for hours after injury.
Filling floor cracks with homemade paste and ochre finish
Do it yourself guidance for repairing uneven boards using news paper pulp mixed with flour starch and sawdust as a filler. Soak paper scraps, macerate to pulp, blend with flour starch, insert into cracks, smooth, air dry, then apply yellow ochre filler and finish with floor varnish or paint to hide defects.
A New Candy Recipe From Old Kitchen Notes
A historic recipe describes making a candy by combining three cups of light brown sugar with one cup of boiling water and cooking to a thread. Remove from heat, stir in two whipped whites of eggs and essence as it cools, then fold in white raisins and chopped English walnuts. Knead lightly, cool, and break into pieces.
No Need to Bake Cake Too Long Bottom First
An experienced cook claims gas oven cakes need not burn on the bottom if the bottom sheet is cut out before lighting the gas and replaced when the cake is placed inside. This prevents overheating at the start and avoids early damage.
Fragmented Local Speaker Exchange Over Patrol Poles
A garbled dialogue describes plans to string poles near a house while an infant sleeps. The text references threats toward foreigners and a chaotic, coded exchange about utility work and a well paper, with scattered names and phrases.
Willie Eats Em Alive and the Worm Penny Lesson
The article recounts soap magnate W B Proctor attributing child cleanliness to his soap. A mother discovers her son selling small creatures to peers with a cardboard price list, illustrating enterprising and mercenary play among children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Proctor
Mr. Proctor
Cass
Where Eels Come From
Danish researchers report European eels spawn at about five thousand five hundred fathoms deep in the Atlantic near the British Isles and southwest of Europe. Leptocephalus larvae drift toward Western Europe, then transform into elvers and migrate in vast swarms along coastlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Ocean
British Isles
Europe
Elgin Butter Myths Versus Purdue Dairy Findings
Prof. O F Hunziker of Purdue Dairy Division debunks Elgin butter claims. He notes Elgin IL is a milk supply area with little local butter production and much butter wrapped in Elgin wrappers comes from outside creameries or merchants, misleading consumers about origin and quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. F. Hunziker
Purdue University
Elgin
Ilinois
Elgn
Sand as a versatile material across life and land
The passage extols sand’s wide utility from seashore seats to feeding deserts and farm lands. It notes sand in stages and strawberries, on building foundations, and as a weather influence, with wry remarks about its effects on people and creditors and even benefits for oculists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Dwarf Elephants on Malts Island Unearthed Skeletons Found
The Island of Malts yields remains of dwarf elephants with numerous leaf fossils and hundreds of skeletons recovered in whole or in part from several sites, highlighting a unique paleontological discovery.
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