21 Jun 1917
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Newspaper
Greensburg New Era
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1917
Page
1
The writer discusses home food production on nearly two acres, canning limits due to tin and glass, and drying methods to preserve vegetables. A new dehydration process and reuse of tin can tops are described, alongside practical health and cleaning advice for household tasks and safe laundry handling.
A reader seeks medical guidance from Home Health Club in Chicago addressing a persistent stomach pain beneath the breastbone. The letter describes a hand-sized weak spot causing frequent sick spells and long periods of relief.
Mr and Mrs Albert Hornung visited Indianapolis Friday and toured Ft Harrison with Mrs Carl Hendricks and daughter. The return trip on the last traction car was uncomfortable due to chill and rain as Albert contracted a very bad cold.
Noted Dr John H Oliver fails physical exam and cannot lead the hospital unit he organized for France Edward R Clark assumes command Erne st Erdmann and Frank Russell may accompany the unit to sea in another move of assignment
Decatur IOOF and Philo Rebekah Lodges held a joint memorial last Sunday. They gathered at 9:30, proceeded to the cemetery to lay flowers on the graves, and then moved to the First ME Church where Rev Doddridge preached the sermon.
Marsh McCormack and Ernest Watson completed wiring the Goyett garage. The structure reflects well on the town and may attract attention for its quality.
Miss Ethel Crooks and Mr Staples wed privately long ago with only the bride’s mother and the minister aware. Mrs Staples will continue her job as reporter.
President Wilson proclaims industries must be more productive and efficient to support the nation. He praises workers on farms ships yards mines and factories and notes their service to peace and freedom equals battlefield sacrifice.
Miss Beulah Hlolcomb undertakes a land-office effort to boost meat supply. Starting May 1 she purchased three pigs weighing 35 to 39 pounds and, with liberal feeding of meat and drink, the pigs gained 65 and 57 pounds in one month. Her measured feeding of corn, shorts, hominy, tankage and milk paid off.
For almost a year Charles Gilmour's Burney farm has demonstrated milking by machine and John Schroeder nearby has adopted the method. The ecow, as the most interested party, approves the process which milks two cows in four minutes, a speed likely to please the herd.
Mrs Ida Ewing, long time Carnegie Library board member, will become assistant librarian upon Mrs Russell's resignation on July 1. She is a capable woman and should meet the position's requirements with satisfaction and benefit to the library and its patrons.
A newspaper picture shows General Pershing with his medical staff, noting all but one are women. The indoor fair for St Marys parish school dedication succeeded, with needlework and drawings by pupils drawing admiration and raising a good sum.
Mrs Delia Bowers fled domestic life with her partner and was rounded up and sentenced to six months in the womens prison. Wesley Levy received a suspended sentence and mandatory support payments of six dollars weekly for his wife and child.
A Kingston minister led a talk at the Baptist church urging improved relations among choir members to avoid intra church jealousies. Nine Greensburg young ladies contributed 16.85 toward Decatur county Red Cross funds, and local misadventure included a minor car crash involving Fred Kammerling.
Miss Catherine Sturgis and her companions Misses Gertrude Haas and Elizabeth Stevens were in a car that collided with a vehicle driven by Harry Schmitt of Indianapolis on East Main Street. The crash damaged property but caused no fatalities. The young ladies blame the other driver while noting both parties may have been less than careful.
Mrs Will Russell, assistant librarian at the Carnegie Library, will succeed Miss Rena Stevens who resigns due to ill health after several years as secretary to Prof. Jerman. Russell is praised for her pleasing personality, training, and accommodating ways.
Sam Littell, a sharp local grocer and businessman, notes a grim bread outlook as government estimates show the wheat crop at a thirteen year low. Allies expect 280 million bushels from the United States while domestic production may fall short of national needs. Consumers face higher prices and less wheat bread as reserves dwindle.
The line implies only three doctors remain to handle medical duties as demand surges, suggesting the Lakery must protect public health while the limited physicians are overwhelmed. It portrays a strain on healthcare resources during a time of high need.
Record of birthplaces ages marriages and parts of hundreds of motion picture stars advertised by Standard Press Boston with illustrated pages ten cents postpaid. Wanted three or four ladies in the city to represent us at their homes for good pay contact Lee and Herrick Saratoga Springs NY.
Mrs Maud Kincaid and her daughter Miss Bernice have gone back to their Indianapolis home following a brief visit with relatives.
Miss Ella Snively, a prominent Clinton schools educator, is spending the summer with Misses Anna and Addie Snively and has many friends in the city.
Mrs. Wirt Woodtill Mrs. C A Case and Mrs. Sam Austin sold the farm near Letts once owned by their mother Mrs Nancy Elliott to Lewis Rosencrans of Clifty in a local transfer.
Dr Lyda Leasure the sole woman county superintendent in Indiana who served De Kalb county with entire satisfaction retires due to ill health ending a long public school career in the county.
Mrs Ballard of St Paul mailed three dozen peonies, sent by her daughter Mrs T N Sims, to this city for sale to benefit the Red Cross fund.
Edwin S. Fee, long active in Berea College affairs and son of a founder, has been awarded the title Magister Artium by the institution marking an honor of scholarly distinction.
Miss Leone Woodward returns from an Indianapolis hospital where she has been treated for several weeks. Friends of the beloved young lady are glad to report she is decidedly improved and on the mend.
Floyd Osting of the Maxwell automobile plant at New Castle enjoys his first vacation in seven years. Friends and his wife Mrs Osting accompany him and make the trip pleasant as they enjoy their stay here.
George Abbott, a valued Rapid Repair employee, shifts from stable work to an IC motorman role. Friends wish his car stays on track and free of obstructions as he takes the new position.
At Rossburg Baptist church an all day meeting was marred by a near fatal accident during a baptismal service at a quarry pond. Rev Pavey and Mrs Sadie Clark stepped from a rock ledge into water believed twenty feet deep. Reports differ on whether Mrs Clark fell or was saved from a hole by the pastor's touch.
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