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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1920
Page
2
Local Greencastle Indiana newspaper reminds readers obituaries are billed at 1 per obituary with an additional charge of 0.05 per line for poetry. The item notes second class mail matter and post office handling.
A roster announces candidacies for Putnam county offices led by Congress hopefuls Jacob E Cravin and Charles S Bait with Vigo and Hendricks county ties. Other races list Fay S Hamilton for prosecuting attorney and Otto G Webb for treasurer as well as multiple sheriff contenders including Fred Lancaster Edward H Eitle jorge Allen Eggers Will Alidewen Lige Wallace Harkins Jackson and Jesse M Hamrick.
Reese R. Buis of Marion Township and David J. Skelton of Washington Township announce bids for county commissioner seats in the Second and Third districts ahead of the Democratic primary on May 4, 1920. Both filings urge party voters to consider their campaigns.
Announcements show J. J. Hendrix of Washington town and O A Day of Marion township seeking the Democratic nomination for Putnam county commissioner pending primary decision. The notices urge Democratic voters to consider these candidacies in the Third district race.
L M Chamberlain of Cloverdale township announces his candidacy for commissioner of the Third District subject to the Democratic primary on May 4 1920.
An advertisement from Eastman Rubber Works seeks county agents for a tire sales scheme offering $100 to $300 weekly earnings, no capital required, 40 percent off list to auto owners, plus large commissions. Territory closure imminent. address 218 W 40th St, New York City.
Edgar A. Prevo Henry J. Prevo and Gordon A. Prevo are the sole owners of the dry goods and men clothing business in Greencastle Indiana located at 16 and 18 Indiana Street. S. C. Prevo is not responsible for any debts after this notice and will not share profits or losses. The firm name includes S C Prevo only as founder and advertisement. Dated Greencastle Indiana March 25 1920.
Closing out sale of a farm four and one half miles south of Greencastle on the Greencastle and Manhattan road with possession to follow sale. Sale will feature farm equipment and livestock as the seller liquidates assets after selling the property.
Public sale on Thursday April 8 1920 at 10:30 am lists horses and mules including a 7 year old work mule and a 5 year old work mule. Also six year old Jersey cow ready to freshen in June, White broad sows and nine pigs plus two more sows. Three tons timothy hay and 29 to 50 bushels of corn. Farm wagon harrow cultivator breaking plow disc harrow and harness sets. Household goods and deferred payments with notes and cash discount terms. No property moves until settled and notes incur interest if unpaid.
J. F. Spurlock Dobbs and Vestal are listed in an auditor record with Paul Albin serving as clerk. The document notes the involvement of these named individuals in a filing for the court.
The article advises eighteen to nineteen year olds that arm shape depends on body weight and promotes regular exercise to sculpt arms. It suggests housework tasks like cleaning, baking, and beating as effective workouts, plus swimming and rowing for tone, and describes simple arm tightening routines to improve appearance of arms for sleeveless dresses.
Evan Reed, a former convict turned sculptor, is drawn into a web of danger as a blackmailer pressures him to reveal his past. His loyalty to Evaline Ward deepens until a street accident ends the blackmailer and Ward dies, leaving Reed guardian of Ward’s daughter and a quiet testament to gratitude. In Brampton a social rise story follows Mrs. Brown and the Parks family, with Althea Driscoll revealing integrity. a reforming attorney uncovers Brown’s improprieties and restructures guardianship, ending in a new, harmonious arrangement for Althea and Sidney Throop.
A reflective note on friendship and shared sorrows in a small community. The piece contrasts familiar faces with strangers, celebrating the idea that most people carry common joys and pains. Included are snippets from local notices and brief social items from nearby towns.
Dr. Abbott of the Smithsonian argues that Mars cold cannot rule out life. The piece contrasts polar bears in extreme cold with tigers in Korea and notes monkeys in Chicago parks living outdoors year round. The column entertains if life adapted to any climate could endure 300 degrees above or below zero.
The piece notes March 4 as the start for presidents including Washington and Monroe, with exceptions for years when March 4 fell on Sunday. It cites Hayes in 1877 and Wilson in 1917, and mentions legal debate sparked by John Quincy Adams on how to proceed if March 4 began on a Sunday.
Mount Holyoke college library houses a rare biblical collection with ancient Hebrew and Greek texts. The group includes the Sefer Torah, Syriac versions, Septuagint, Latin Vulgate in four editions, and a 1008 date Vulgate bearing Luther’s portrait and a Latin inscription about Bauther.
A short tale recalls a Latin fable quoted by Phaedrus from Aesop about a baldheaded man. A fly bites him and his slap backfires, prompting the fly to mock that he harms himself more than the insect.
Henry Van Dyke argues in Scribner's Magazine that capitalizing I in English reflects egoism and contrasts with the lowercase we. He notes this orthographic habit spans Americans Canadians Australians and New Zealanders, tied to individualism rather than insularity.
On a voyage south along the Ardyy ath the Sirio, an Italian historian notes four great empires fallen to lust for dominion and the Balkans as a cemetery of dynasties. He cites Austria Hungary Russia Britain Germany Turkey and the Osmanli house as wrecked by conquest and ambition.
In Philadelphia a police vetting rule requires a six foot height. Applicants cheat by raising heels, but an electric plate system detects fraud: feet on two plates complete a circuit to light a lamp, which goes out if either heel lifts, exposing the deception.
The article notes a boom in Russian art driven by government funding for works approved by officials. A seven member council governs the art scene with four aligned to futurism, standardizing payments at 10 rubles for all accepted pieces. Artists’ incomes rise as the number of painters grows rapidly under official encouragement.
The town of Moneta Wye sold for 10000 dollars with buyer John Goodman receiving title from A Kanson founder of Monet twenty years ago. The purchase includes one townsite of forty lots an eighteen room hotel a five room cellant a three room cottage two two route cottages a large livery barn a railroad eating house and various outbuildings. Chicago and Northwestern retains the right of way across the town site and a small depot building on it.
An enormous flawless black opal, claimed as the world’s largest, was found in this county and is now housed in a Washington government office. It measures about 21 cubic inches, weighs 2,672,382 carats, and sold for $250,000. The Viennese opal is noted as a comparison with flaws count.
A rural farmer voices relief that railroads are back in private hands, arguing it reduces government scrutiny of everyday speech with officials and station agents. The remark highlights tensions over public oversight and private ownership in transportation.
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