04 Aug 1909
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Newspaper
Greensburg New Era
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1909
Page
1
A horticultural note advises removing small weeds by hand to keep paths clear and using white onions over yellow for flavor. It warns seeds may mislead buyers, recommends sowing grass seed with four drills on light soils, and suggests arsenate of lead fails on sucking insects. It highlights benefits of legume roots in subsoil and cautions coal ash lacks fertilizer value while wood ashes are different.
An article notes American wheat averages about 14 bushels per acre while England yields about 3 bushels on long cultivated land. It mentions fall lettuce planting in mill climates and winter availability. Also reports Miss Clara Puttman visiting Newpoint friends and Wm Stewart visiting Kingston friends en route to Indianapolis.
A collection of practical household hints covering sewing, breading choppers, nibbing thread to avoid knots, feather bone safety, and child play area tips. Includes methods for cushioning with rice filled cushions, wrapping bone tips, stretching thread ends, and using a coarse blanket on the floor for toy play areas.
Landis Doles and wife welcome a baby girl. Mrs Mary Malorey visits relatives in Indianapolis. Hermans Zelts returns from a visit with daughter Mrs Albert Armstrong in Greensburg. Fred Keys travels from Greensburg to Cross Roads area. Mrs J B Ritchie to host Lone Tree Chapter D A R this afternoon. Wednesday marks the wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Kitchin and today is the anniversary of J W Turner and Regent Mrs Turner.
A frugal home remedy suggests placing ground coffee in a saucer with a camphor gum in the center. Light the gum to release vapors the article claims refresh and healthful for a sickroom.
County superintendent Charles EB Talkington says the district bears the burden as enrollments drop across townships including Totty and Jaskeson, with totals dwindling to seven in one area and five in another.
Overcrowded poultry houses risk disease. herd older birds with younger layers and ensure ample water. Break crushed eggshells for hens to prevent egg eating. Local health and social notes mention Mrs Elizabeth Manning ill, and a trio of visitors Jeannette Baker Naomi Baker Adalee Teany visiting Misses Baylor, with Emma Dashier en route from Grinnel Town.
Indianapolis officials outline a bustling 1911 schedule at the Speedway with balloon championships, military maneuvers, and aviation tournaments planned. A national championship may return, and efforts include new transit technology demos and potential Glidden tour coordination from the Speedway grounds.
The Santa Fe railroad laid out River Bank as a midvalley division point with a strict dry status. The district attorney calls it the first town planned by a railroad to exclude saloons, while noting it may not be the last.
German postal authorities reveal a plan to send letters by telegraph at low cost. A written telegraph form would be transmitted overnight and delivered by a letter carrier at the first morning delivery.
The author recounts tramping with heavy knee high leather boots and notes they protect the feet despite warmth. Wet leather causes skin wear, so change stockings or reposition the boot to avoid painful rubbing. He describes improvised sleeping setups using poncho and blanket, choosing pine needles or dry ground, and using a fir canopy for rain. A simple poncho bed can be made in minutes with safety pins and pinning edges. lacking poncho, a stick and a clergyman’s letter offered limited protection.
The article notes cereals like wheat and oats are more useful quickly for the body than rice or rye. Oatmeal is high in protein and better in winter than summer. Monte Walker moves household goods from East Wannington Street to East Hendricks as Mrs Walker, recently treated in Indianapolis, hopes to return home by week’s end. Monte rushes to the new place to be ready.
A concise editorial urges brief discourse and practical action. It argues long speeches waste time and encourages decisive, one-point thinking. The piece warns against delaying deals, noting repentance is for timing, not business.
Fragmentary quotation dense piece discusses creed motives and endurance. It reflects on daily duty weaving virtues and patience as paths to progress. The text evokes Emerson Lowell and Mary A Stafford with quotes on perseverance and rising toward cloudy summits.
Miss Balle Powers and Mrs Clar ence Taylor will leave Friday morning for New York City to spend several weeks. Mrs Douglas dleckburn and children returned to Kokomo Wednesday after two weeks with her parents James Keily and wife Mrs John Snedaker. Harry Morton under bond of 2000 for setting fire to his mother's home at Newpoint escaped from Constable Ketsham and fled to an unknown party. Mrs Jethro Meek hosts a thimble party at her home. Palace Theatre draws big crowds with music as the main attraction and hopes patrons enjoy the show and the chance to see better performances.
Antionette Berton surveys chorus girls from across the United States and the world. She notes a wide range of backgrounds from lively and scholarly to improvident and drudges, highlighting the hard work and varied lives of chorus girls.
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