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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1921
Page
4
The London Truth panels a new Englishman a product of thirty years shaped by American ideas and money obsessed values. He pursues wealth gambling for profits and displays unscrupulous conduct rather than manufacturing or trade. Responsibility is blamed on American women with long purses who marry titled men.
Dr. Wiley promotes longevity with a boastful Hundred Year Old club rule that any member dying before turning a century is disgraced. The piece questions the feasibility of living to a hundred and skeptical of the club’s authority.
A letter questions the rush to buy coats of arms for fifty dollars and argues home grown devices are as genuine as Paris pieces. It notes every first class stationer's shop carries kits and that cost keeps the fashion from catching on.
In Vienna zinc coffins remain common while copper models fetch up to 2500 dollars. A recently crafted bronze and copper coffin for a Rusetan Archduke exceeded 5000 dollars, highlighting lavish burial costs and social status.
The Michigan convention on July 6, 1854, led by Senator Jacob M. Howard and Zachariah Chandler, adopted the name Republican and nominated a full state ticket amid nationwide party formation. Similar events followed in Wisconsin, Vermont, and Massachusetts.
Tammany was formed in New York in 1789 led by William Mooney an upholsterer its first grand sachem and a political force in city state and national affairs The name is linked to a Delaware chief and the first meeting occurred May 12 1789 with incorporation in 1805 The grand sachem and 13 sachem symbolize the U S President and the 13 original governors
A backstage exchange reveals a modern production where two stars rehearse a scene. The first star plans to exit at the rear while the second stands front to cue the lines. The second replies that the audience’s look of satisfaction will cue the resumption.
Sylvia and Aunt Belle return from shopping with differing fortunes. Sylvia reports some success finding a ready-made suit, while Aunt Belle humorously notes she is so fat that only an umbrella could fit her.
Mrs. Catherine Sherwood bore triplets Franklin Francis and Frederick at age 52. All became sea captains and lived beyond seventy. In Charleston two barber shop visits showed their unusually rapid beard growth, one in morning noon and evening.
A writer portrays the lion as a nuisance in Africa noting havoc on cattle and little security for herds. The creature roams widely, roars loudly yet often harms by stealth while the male and female cooperate to drive prey. Only strength Clarence the kingly claim.
Dr. Rambsnd from the Pasteur Institute outlines ten progressive signs of rabies in dogs. Beginning with mood changes and attachment, the list proceeds through behavior shifts, bark loss, appetite decline, hallucinations, self-mressing, swallowing difficulty, hydrophobia absence, unsteady gait, paralysis of the jaw, and eventual death.
In the northern Indian mountains sheep are used as load animals on steep Himalayan paths. Lodging costs 16 to 20 pounds per sheep as they are driven village to village with wool on their backs. Farmers shear wool at each town and load grain purchased in exchange, sending the flock homeward with grain bags on the sheep.
Dr Clouston of Edinburgh described the grip’s long reach noting effects on nervous energy and mood. He cited melancholia neurasthenia premature senility paralysis neuralgic conditions and a general incapacity for work as sequelae.
A diner argues with a waiter about a menu listing green bluefish. The waiter explains it means fresh catch from the water and clarifies the seasonality with an air of enlightenment.
Poultry writers argue for revising standards to please both utility breeders and fanciers. They cite state tests and Mountain Grove contests showing the smallest birds win top egg records, while heavier birds lag in laying. A split in standards may be needed to satisfy both sides.
Buff Cochins, among the oldest poultry breeds, originate from Asia and include black white and buff varieties. Males weigh 10 to 15 pounds with females 8 to 10. they are hardy, good setters, and lay large brown eggs. First class specimens bring high prices, bred for length and soft feathers, suitable for backyards and confinement. The note ends with a stray line on calf rearing costs.
The article explains how ashes from wood and cottonseed hulls enrich soil with potash and phosphoric acid. Hardwood ashes provide better phosphorus and potash than softwoods. cotton hull ashes are highly concentrated but vary in composition and can harm crops if overused.
The author outlines reasons for preferring Rhode Island Reds in a small scale poultry business. Benefits include large size easy maintenance year round egg laying with minimal winter care good sitters rapid growth for marketable birds and strong foraging. Winter feeding is one square meal of corn wheat or oats daily and water should be warmed and not ice cold.
A central Michigan 500 acre farm ignored interest for ten years but after radical changes it paid all operating expenses and yielded 6 percent on a $60,000 investment. Changes included upgrading gear to four horses, selling unprofitable cows, building a silo, and a 10 percent foreman bonus.
Scientific American reports a new cork lined fabric from France named tissu liese. Cork is applied in thin flexible sheets to various woven fabrics forming a waterproof light material that can replace rubber cloth and resist deterioration with time.
On a rainy day children Mary Tommy Sarah and Dick play with fish ling string. Mary forms each name on the table using short string pieces and a dot over i. They enjoy letter craft and make sentences before supper honoring inventor W L Stoddard.
A guide for boarders to transform a rented room cheaply. It suggests adding pictures in plain frames, cheap lace curtains, white batiste for curtains, cretonne accents, refreshed dresser framing, hemmed linen on dresser and washstand, a small plant stand, a waste basket, and a few cushions to create a homelike, attractive space with only small weekly purchases.
A lyrical piece contrasts old wash day hardships with modern conveniences. It recalls a housewife’s dawn toil at the boiler and wringer, children hungry, and a hungry husband, then pivots to electric machines and quieter scenes of reading and leisure in a retrospective mood.
A reflective piece warns travelers about farewell dinners before voyages and the lure of ocean travel. It notes seasickness, smoking, drinking, and nervous disposition as factors, cites safety improvements in ships, and compares fire and maritime risks to reassure wanderlust readers.
In Nova Antologia Rome Italian railway expert extols American railways as the pinnacle of modern construction and productivity. He credits freedom from government restrictions and franchise-driven buildout, plus loose line administration, for success, while noting Europe trends toward government control may appear later and weather clues hint at possible shifts.
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