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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1881
Page
6
A Saint Nicholas magazine quote cautions children to avoid promising what they cannot fulfill. It presents a concise moral from Frank H. Stauffer, urging truthful commitments and reliable conduct.
Matt and Bob, sweating under a strict school rule and home life pressure, sneak a run for Exelsiors against Plumtown. Matt sacrifices himself for a win, taking a ball to the head and collapsing beside his devastated mother as the crowd watches in stunned silence.
Matt and Bob flee from a tense baseball moment after Matt collapses from an injured head, water restores him, and they decide to quit the game to go home. They joke about potato bugs and study soreness as they walk separate ways, ending with Matt seeking family comfort at the farm.
The piece argues for recreations that restore mental tone and bodily harmony. It favors active, competitive games like wrestling, archery, baseball, and foot races, but warns against coercion. It urges outdoor holidays, forest air, picnics, and camp-like experiences to enrich life beyond indoor urban routines.
A Broadway dealer recalls odd fashions and curiosities from history. He cites tales of spider silk garments, a Brazilian dress, and a Normandy fan made from her hair with nail tip crescents, then notes sunstroke deaths outpacing lightning fatalities and a rare 1804 silver dollar sold for 150 dollars.
A practical farmer argues for maximizing manure value through surface top dressing and fine pulverization, noting instant effects on wheat and soil, and endorsing hen manure for high ammonia content. He cites an 1879 experiment on three wheat plots, showing doubled yield with pulverized hen manure versus bone meal or stable manure, and urges farmers to value hen manure as a crop enhancer and soil conditioner.
An essay read before a country farmers club argued farmers must bolster town business by hiring local mechanics and avoiding DIY repairs. The speaker, not a farmer, contends that true public spirit requires supporting skilled trades rather than self reliance, noting farming income often fails to sustain large family needs.
Advice from Hall's Journal of Health on nail care urges trimming weekly with a margin, gentle cleaning, and careful separation of the skin from the nail. It warns against cutting to the quick and suggests a mild deterrent for nibbling nails, noting hygiene and natural nail structure.
Officials in Tokyo linked as many as 250 fires last winter to a large incendiary gang. Two men arrested at a fire confessed membership in a band of more than thirty, with plotting by lots to assign arson duties. They used lanterns, chests, carts, and feigned aid to evade police and escape after disturbances.
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