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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1920
Page
2
The Greencastle Ind post office lists Herald E as second class main matter with owner Charles J Arnold. The paper publishes daily except Sunday at 17 and 19 S Jackson Street. Wards of Thanks cost 50c each. obituaries 1 each. poetry 5c per line.
A parade of local contenders announce for county and district offices in the May 4 1920 Democratic primaries. Jacob E Cravin W E Gill Charles S Batt Fay S Hamilton Otto G Webb Fred Lancaster Edward H Eitle jorge Allen Eggers Will Glidewen Jesse M Hamrick E S Lige Wallace Harkins L Jackson seek sheriff posts among others in Putnam and Vigo counties.
Reese R. Buis of Marion township and David J. Skelton of Washington township announce their candidacies for county commissioner seats in the Second and Third districts respectively. Both races hinge on the Democratic primary held May 4, 1920.
Washington town commissioner J J Hendrix of Putnam County seeks support in the Third District as the Democratic primary decision approaches.
A Marion township resident announces to Democratic voters in Putnam County his bid for commissioner of the Second district subject to party rules and primary requirements.
L M Chamberlain of Cloverdale township enters the race for commissioner in the Third District, subject to the Democratic primary decision on May 4 1920.
Professor Alessandro Giugi of Ferrara argues that humans are only partially master of nature. He warns that altering ecosystems invites parasites and microbial threats, and that benefits from biology depend on considering wide ecological repercussions. He cites U.S. insect control via native natural enemies as a modeled system.
A nostalgic look at a wedding kiss seen as a survival of ancient betrothal rites. The piece notes how suitors once kissed before witnesses when rings were unavailable, and explains why modern grooms keep the ritual as part of the wedding day.
The passage notes rising demand in China for waste foreign magazines and newspapers among hawkers who buy them at about one third of original price. Pictures in these periodicals supply visual knowledge of world affairs to people who cannot read or write, aiding poor families in education and sales efforts replacing Shines.
The piece outlines superstition around the number thirteen. It cites the Last Supper with thirteen present, a famine superstition about sowing on the thirteenth, and a Norse tale of Loki and Balder at Valhalla leading to fear of the number.
Frost injures fruit and expands when ice forms. Apples contract in freezing and barrel tops drop below the chine. thawing restores size. Some varieties resist damage if frost is drawn out gradually. Apples ride in refrigerating cars to 20 degrees below zero. Potatoes, mainly water, freeze easily and are ruined once touched by frost.
The New York Sun recalls March 25 as New Year in England and America before 1752 when leases and rent dates marked a fresh year. Parliament’s switch to January 1 dropped eleven days, triggering protests and fears of lost time among the public.
A prairie storm strands two strangers, Wilbur Norcross and Myra, along with Una and the Becklin family. John Becklin helps to rescue them, hospitality follows, and amid the drifted mountains a romance grows ending in plans for a double wedding as spring nears.
In Landsend Celeste Robins remains cheerful amid loneliness until a blizzard traps travelers and she drives through the night to aid stranded passengers. A brave rescue leads to Marion, a chance meeting, and Celeste marries her uncle, leaving the country parlor for a life in the city while keeping the country home as a reminder of her gran ma. Her quiet generosity proves a powerful beacon, proving happiness follows a good heart.
A recent calculation by M. Peron net presented before the French Academy of Science suggests the sun formed between 2.4 million and 6 million years ago. Using a model where a star’s mean temperature equals its original surface temperature and an internal temperature of 12 000 degrees Celsius, the method links sun mass to age and compares nebular formation times for stars with extreme surface temperatures.
.Detail shows Private Napoleon Booker Washington Simpson gaining leave to see a wounded buddy at a field hospital. An army nurse confirms a dark complected man named Johnson is there but convalescing, prompting Nap to ask for the TV set to wait.
An elderly woman asks the exortilseryman about the war’s worst sight. A soldier recalls locating a German machine gun nest of about 12 gunners and firing the first shot into the middle of the ferries. The shell was a dud, so no one was killed.
An Ohio man originated tree surgery and now runs a school to train workers who gain employment with the company after completing the course. The work is described as interesting scientific well paid and promoting a wholesome outdoor life.
A short dialogue shows Mrs. Torkins deciding to economize at meals with discretion to prevent Charley from spending all his money downtown during lunche. The exchange highlights frugal domestic planning and social pressures.
A brief exchange mocks age and worry with a witty line about seventy five years versus five. The remark is attributed to Meg Gendorfer Matter (Munteh) and framed as a lighthearted personal vignette.
Underground workers fear strange hobgoblins in mines including the ladder dwarf in dark shafts. In Germany gnomes Nickel and Kobold are said to fill or steal ore. miners appease them with bread cake and coins and through metal names nickel and cobalt.
A Living Age excerpt reports an English and Japanese agents plan to avoid a nondelivery indemnity by fabricating a factory strike. The letter mocks Mr E as pious yet urges forged statements to mislead creditors. The antic notes show tense cross cultural business ethics.
A. J. Jewett notes that in recent years only five to ten Europeans travel annually to Afghanistan. To enter, one must hold a firman signed by the army guaranteeing safe passage and arranging guards pack animals and tents. A permit from India’s secretary of state is issued after signing a disclaimer that the British Indian government bears no responsibility for the traveler or their venture.
A reflective piece on using self awareness to endure and grow. It argues only a few truly know their limits while many yield to circumstances. The wise person plans within constraints, conserves resources, and avoids the impossible, yet remains ready to recognize truth and strive higher.
Figures from the National Marine league show the American merchant marine expanding from four ships in deep sea commerce before the war to a fleet totaling 9,773,000 tons in ocean service. The Nation's Business reports this growth and notes the surge in maritime capacity.
South African gold mines experiment with blasting by electricity to isolate fine dust, believed to be the main cause of miners phthisis. The approach aims to reduce dust inhalation and improve worker health.
A French inventor's camera lens enables distant portraits to fill a plate. The device reportedly captures a man 600 yards away clearly for detailed viewing.
A compact survey of ideas shaping history notes two boys’ early bank clearing concept and eighteenth century trials with coal gas. It highlights the clearing house origin from cooperative exchanges and credits Dr Clayton and others for early coal gas experiments, ending with a quip about ideas as powerful hurricanes.
A fat couple boards a sleeping car in New York and soon settles in. The woman takes the lower berth, the man the upper. Night finds the car quiet until a siding stop brings it beside a car of loud hogs. A passenger groans, unable to switch turns as Hiram’s snoring continues.
A local tobacco salesman visited a grocery and tobacco shop run by a colored woman. He argued to win her business over a beard of chewing tobacco but she defers to a ouija board. The plan ends with the board deciding against it and the salesman leaves.
A schoolteacher tests spelling and a student defines fascinating in a humorous exchange. Michael finally answers with a vivid, if coarse, comparison about a vaccination method to prevent smallpox, illustrating the crowded classroom humor.
Official data from the director of the mint estimates the money stocks of fifty six major countries in U S dollars. The computation places the world money at about 4 056 558 000 dollars.
In Louisville, a flirtatious exchange hints that Georgette and Tricotine foresee a potential engagement with Algy. One character remarks of a certain gir about marrying Algy, while another asserts the speaker is the woman involved.
Dialogue exchange shows a judge and lawyer in a courtroom with a defendant. The attorney remarks the defendant previously taught the judge’s wife to sing in a grind op ern style, implying a prior encounter or reputation. No dates or locations are provided.
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