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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1920
Page
4
A New South Wales farmer near Boree Creek traps a hawk raiding his chooks. He rigs it with gel explosive and a fuse to seek revenge. The bird refuses to fly, sits on the roof, and finally the roof and hawk blow up in a single blast. The farmer abandons such methods.
Professor W H Bragg at the British Royal Institution explains the sky’s blue color as caused by interception of blue rays in sunlight. He notes longer red and yellow waves dominate at sunrise and sunset and demonstrates with a light disc through water fog. He also discusses small whirlpools and wind sounds in nature.
The text muses on the moon as a source of superstition and beauty. It notes aging softens romance but preserves aesthetic awe. It reflects on fear without a known reason and suggests a balance between traditions and superstitions, ending with a hopeful claim to truth.
The Bay of Fundy exhibits very high tides with rises of 62 feet at its head and 25 feet in Pasamaquoddy Bay near New Brunswick. In St John tides range 20 to 27 feet while Moncton sees waves 6 to 8 feet high. Most tides rise gradually with each wave higher than the last and two high tides occur every 24 hours with daily shifts in timing.
A family letter from John Lima, great grandfather of Admiral Sues, dated Calontoy in October 1812, details modest living costs. It notes lodging for two at 00 per week, coal at 6 cents a bushel, chickens at 7 cents a dozen, beef 8 to 20 cents per pound, and butter around 12 to 46 cents per pound.
Bogota, Colombia, known for literature, art, science, and education, hosts museums, an observatory, and sculpture ranging from local heroes to Spanish history. Despite intellect and archaeology progress, the city remains more tradition than outcome with Spaniards as ruling class and mestizos as the majority. It sits near 9,900 feet, enjoying a fine climate.
The saying Let George Do It reportedly stems from Louis XII of France who relied on his capable prime minister George d'Amboise to handle delicate royal duties. As tasks proved successful under George, Louis allegedly adopted Que Georges le fusse meaning Let George do it.
The passage contrasts memory’s role in painting and writing, noting how memory sharpens the image and sparks original phrasing. It discusses how a painter or writer pauses to visualize concrete forms and moments, producing fresh, specific expressions.
The American Forestry Association of Washington notes that nutcrackers use tree bark crevices to wedge nuts and then pick them open with their bills. Nut hatches climb with tails raised while woodpeckers use their tails for support, and their calls resemble yank sounds.
Across the equatorial region motor trucks serve a west African coastal steamship network. Natives become chauffeurs within weeks, driving with cheerful abandon in improvised uniforms. Trucks number about 200, shuttling inland for supplies and returning with cocoa, palm oil, hides, and rubber.
A historical report describes tsutsugamushi a fever akin to typhus spread by the akamushi insect parasite of field mice. It notes June to October peak, high mortality, ineffective treatments, and says eradication of field mice is essential to stop the spread.
Lloyds Register shows total world tonnage launched at 7 144 540 with Britain holding 1 620 000 tons. The United States leads with 57 percent of global output, more than double UK tonnage. Japan launches 611 800 tons, building more ships in one year than in the 22 years to 1918.
A New York Sun piece notes Susan B. Anthony’s birth centennial and highlights her campaigns for abolition total abstinence and women’s suffrage. It observes slavery’s abolition occurred during her activist years and that many states later aligned with her prohibition views.
An advertisement invites readers to subscribe to the Herald and asks for relief and particulars from the National Medical Institute in Milwaukee Wisconsin. It promotes Triumph Pills as safe and dependable though not sold in drug stores and warns against experiments with other products.
An unreadable OCR fragment references baseball and Filipino fans with garbled text. It mentions the word play ball and a photo, but no clear names, dates, teams, places, or outcomes. The passage seems to discuss baseball enthusiasm and athletic sports in vague terms.
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