Syracuse-Wawasee Journal, Volume 2, Number 36, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 11 August 1939 — Page 10

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I ,||, ■ .1 I ■■ Household Hints By BETTY WELLS

FAR be it from me to get into an argument with Mr. Shakespeare over his immortal question “What’s in a Name,” but I do beg to point out that there’s lots in certain names that we’d do well to know more about. Wedgwood, for instance, is a name we use with respect, but what really do we know about it? Not that the beautiful ware of this name would actually be any handsomer for knowing more about it? The perfection that Josiah Wedgwood achieved in his pottery is doubly remarkable when you consider that, at the time that he started his pottery, the majority of homes used wood or pewter utensils and the common oblong trencher, which preceded the plate, was still in use. Before Wedgwood’s time, there were potteries in his neighborhood in England —in fact he was apprenticed to one at the age of nine—but their wares had not yet developed to any high degree of refinement. Despite bad health and eventually the loss of a leg, Wedgwood was an amazingly active man. Not only was he responsible for the creation ‘ IS s*i M ttJL /S’i S' A popular Wedgwood pattern. of beautiful designs and very high quality of ware, but he invented innumerable new tools and methods of manufacture. Then he personally had to teach his men to work in the new ways. For up to this time, only the most primitive working methods were known. He’d have guaranteed his name and fame with posterity if he’d just confined his efforts to perfecting the i. quality of English pottery, developing methods of manufacture and new types of dishes. But he didn’t stop there. His designs are, in the final count, probably his greatest contribution. Inspired by Etruscan relics as well as by china from the Orient, he went ahead and evolved patterns that were equally distinctive in their own right. His most important pieces, perhaps, were the embossed designs of white on a jasper base of pale blue, pale green or pale lavender —the motifs are decidedly in the classic tradition. But he was very versatile ... he used realistic vine and floral sprays painted on bodies with embossed borders. A popular ntfbtif was the ivy leaf. But look up the subject of Wedgwood some day when you’re at the library and you’ll find yourself engrossed with the fascinating story of this energetic and talented potter. The more so because his factory is in operation to this day, continuing his tradition of fine pottery. Cost of Well Drilling The cost of drilling an oil well varies from $1 to sl2 per foot, depending upon the territory and other conditions. Garden Gives Own Fertilizer Leaves, lawn clippings and similar substances may be saved in a pile, allowed to rot, and used as a fertilizer for the garden soil. Bar Fixes Meter’s Length The length of the meter is permanently fixed by a bar of iridiumplatinum alloy, kept at Sevres, France. 60,000 Roses Grown in Day An English grower produced 5,000 dozen rose blooms a day. At his death he owned 16% acres of glass houses. Holmes Called Superstitious Oliver Wendell Holmes used to a horse chestnut in one pocket and a potato in another to ward off iheumatism. Canaries Long Lived Canaries commonly live years, sometimes 20.

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THE POCKETBOOK of KNOWLEDGE ■£. <fca. — I lip® o I ths first A»dTOßcycLe, u I V- 4 1 \ iNveNTEP ey w-w-austih, // of WINTHROP.AASS., IN 1868. I [ —&| WAS DRNRN BY STfAM/ ™ ) I TJ U— "~..r L 1930, THERE WERE / 7, 000, 000 / WASHING MACHINES / IN THIS COUNTRY. / W TODAY. TREKS to ARE > I MORE THAU /500 PATENTED INVENTIONS ARE ■ ZT U.RI IRC / I INCORPORATED IN THE MODERN AUTOMOBILE ■-AN ■ Z3.7-Q/,/OV Z I OF INDUSTRY'S EFFORTS TO BUILDA. | I CONSTANTLY BETTER PRODUCT J \ A, A J Cre.• "• tARRiNss enuuncs ma > p w n ni x ■ ■ww IM GERMANY. COFFER M M EAMIHGS A RATIONED OUT to Tur I—J ■■ L-J ■■ PUBLIC.— MANY STORES WILL SELL ONLY |( q |936 GOVERNMENT IN THE U S COLLECTED U™ Pound to sack ll* cents ™ dollar earned by 8 CUSTOMER/ ’TO'-. CORPORATE SNTERRISeS-. LATEST . / FIGURES SHQUIEP THE BURPEN HAP RISEN j j/ /

THE HANDCRAFT NEWS -■ Knitting—The substitution of silk chenille for Angora—in mere formal knits. The luscious shades and velvety texture insrare a garment of beauty. Weaving — The recent knitting of favorite wooly Bernat’s down has invaded the field of weaving. Four shades woven on the large weave-it frame makes an afghan of incredible softness and beauty. N. B. The new fall shades in The Theme Hosiery. These first fall shades are deeper tones of your pet summer; colors. They make the transition from summer to winter hose easy for you. Louise N. Hooper The Handcraft Shop (Over the theatre) (adv.) Bernarr MacFadden, 71-year-old publisher, led a party of 82 persons who walked from Philadelphia to the New York fair. MacFadden still pilots his own airplane in spite of his advanced age. ,

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COMMISSION APPROVES NIPSCO PETITION Public service commission approval of the petition of the Northern Indiana Public Service company to refund its bonds was announced Friday at Indianapolis. The commission granted the authority «to the utility to issue $45,000,000 in new bonds and 56,000,000 in serial notes or debentures, the proceeds to be used to retire outstanding bonds. Purpose of the refunding program is to effect savings through the lower interest rates which the new securities ’will bear. Stockholders of the company already have approved of the refunding. Dean H. /Mitchell, president of the company, said today on being informed of\the commission’s paling that the utility now would file an application for exemption from the provisions of the Public Utility Holding Act, which governs issuance of securities, and provides that such exemption may be grant if the state regulatory body has approved a proposed issue. Filing of this petition, together with a registration statement, is to be made with the Securities and exchange commission. , I TRY JQURNAL WANT ADS j i '■■■■ —g

22 PURDVE EXHIBITS AT IND. STATE FAIR Several hundred thousand persons are expected to enter the Purdue Building al this year’s Indiana State Fair, Sept. 1 to 8, to see the 22 colorful agricultural and home economics exhibits prepared by University specialists, G. M. Frier, in charge of the Purdue displays, said today. The exhibits, which concern practically every major agricultural and home economics problem facing Hoosiers, will be in charge of Purdue specialists who plan to make this an opprtunity to discuss with thousands farmers common farm and home problems. One of the new exhibits ibis year will concern frozen food locker, which are becoming increasingly popular throughout the state. The large refrigerator in the Purdue Building will be utilized in presenting this exhibit. Frier, with his assistants, W. F. Graham and Richard Chinn, and the Purdue subject-matter specialists have been working many months on the exhibits to make them the most colorful and “alive” with reliable farm and home information of any yet prepared for the State Fair. For the comfort of fair visitors will be a large number of chairs and benches in the large room of the Purdue Building. Here, Frier says, neighbors and friends rnay gather and rest from the heat, protected by the shade of the roof over the spacious bunding. Purdue’s educational radio station, WBAA, will have an exhibit in the building and will broadcast

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daily programs from the fair grounds. Opportunity will bq afforded fair visitors to hear farm programs from the radio booth in the Purdue Building. Other exhibits will include: animal husbandry, farm management, entomology, plant diseases, weeds, veterinary, farm electrification, dairy, poultry, horticulture, foretsry, agricultural chemistry, school of agriculture, agronomy, rodent control, barberry control, and home lighting. ■Stepping aside politely to allow two ladies to pass on a dark street, L. J. Hanna of Madison, Wis., fell into an open manhole and suffered minor losses of skin. - i Helen Hayes, tbe actress, has a private shooting gallery in which the targets bear liknesses of wellknown dramatic critics.

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