Herald Greencastle Notices and Publication Details
The Greencastle Herald lists itself as a second class mail matter with Charles J. Arnold as proprietor. It announces its daily afternoon publication at 17 and 19 S Jackson Street and states obituary and card rates, including 50 cent thanks notices and $1 per obituary with an extra five cents per poetry line.
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Greencastle, Ind
Charles J. Arnold
S. Jackson Street
Greencastle
Ind
Putnam County Political Candidate Toast list May 4 1920
A list of Democratic primary political filings for Putnam County offices in 1920 including candidates for congress representatives and local sheriff. Names include Jacob E Cravin Hendricks County W E Gill Cloverdale Charles S Batt Vigo County Fay S Hamilton Otto G Webb Fred Lancaster Edward H Eitlejorge Allen Eggers Will Glidewen Jesse M Hamack BE (Lige) Wallace Harkins Jackson.
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Charles S. Batt
Vigo County
Putnam County
Jesse M. Hamack
Spcuifr
Lige
Wallace
Greencastle
Harkins L. Jackson
Commissioner Candidacies in Second and Third Districts
Reese R. Buis of Marion township and David J. Skelton of Washington township announce candidacies for county commissioner in the Second and Third districts respectively. Both entries note the Democratic primary election on May 4, 1920.
Third District Candidate Hendrix Faces Democratic Primary Decision
J. J. Hendrix of Washington town serves as Putnam County commissioner in the Third District and awaits the outcome of the Democratic primary election decision.
Day Announces Candidacy for Putnam Second District
A. O. Day of Marion township announces to Democratic voters in Putnam County his candidacy for commissioner of the Second district subject to the party convention and primary rules.
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Fay S. Hamilton
Putnam County
O. A. Day
Marion Township
Candidate L M Chamberlain Seeks Third District Commissioner
Cloverdale township resident L M Chamberlain announces candidacy for commissioner of the Third District, contingent on the Democratic primary decision on May 4, 1920. The notice frames the bid as subject to the primary outcome.
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David J. Skelton
Washington Township
L.M. Chamberlain
Cloverdale Township
Slavery Scandal Exposes Child Labor Ring in Tennessee
Investigators allege a long running system where jailed boys and other children were sold to planters and kept until age twenty one without schooling or pay. Magistrate T T McDonald and Judge Pittman linked to the abuse, with records destroyed and both races reported among the victims.
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Tennessee
J. E. Richards
Country Industrial School
Pittman
Alvin Lee Crawford
T.T. McDonald
McDonald
David's Hour Of Healing In A Blizzard Town
David faces competition from Doc Brereton and must prove himself in a blizzard epidemic. He treats Hillcrest patients, earns respect, and gains Carson's trust, while Nell opposes Brereton. David saves Carson and finds his moment to shine.
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David
Callum
Doe Wells
Doc Brereton
Cap
Tucker
Brereton
Dan
Helen Carson
Carson
Nell
Considens Brereton
St Tan
Hal Brereton
Hillcrest
Frereton
Davy
Boy Scout Hero Saves Mother and Canary From Fire
Fifteen year old Melvin Peterkin carried his hysterical mother from a burning home at 68 Dennington avenue Woodhaven Queens. He then re entered the blazing house to rescue her pet canary escaping the attic blaze. The boy, member of Troop 2 Woodhaven, woke to the fire and urged his mother to flee before rescuing the bird.
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New York
Melvin Peterkin
Dennington Avenue
Woodhaven
Queens
Canary
Melvin
Herbert Peterking
Woodhaven Boy Scouts
Protestant Increase Drops in 1919 Membership
New York reports the smallest Protestant membership increase in 30 years for 1919 in statistics by Dr. H. K. Carroll from the Christian Herald. The gain was 56 000 versus the ten year average of 7 710 947, with 1918 at 155 000. Causes include wartime disruption, suspensions, and pastors diverted to large fundraising drives.
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New York
H. K. Carroll
Christian Herald
Wild fowl frozen in ice on Goose Lake
Hundreds of waterfowl perished on Goose Lake in Chico California after a sudden cold snap. Dozens of birds were found on the windward shore so tightly iced they offered no resistance to being picked up. Mud hens geese and ducks were trapped by the rapid freezing and covered by a thick icy spray.
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Chico
Cal
Goose Lake
Walnut Now Cheap Des Moines School Furniture
Des Moines school officials switch from oak to American walnut for desks and furniture citing wartime scarcity. Walnut, originally for US propellers and later traded via France, was bought at 220 dollars per thousand feet, with purchases totaling ten thousand dollars. Wood is unseasoned, awaiting conversion by full‑year manual training staff, cutting manufacturing costs roughly in half. As word spreads, demand pushes prices higher.
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Des Moines
United States
France
Chicago
Board of School Commissioners
Board of Commissioners
Farmers Wives at School Study Dairying in Oregon
Fifty farmers and their wives from western Benton county Oregon attended a three days farmers and homemakers short course in Alsén held at the high school. Subjects included dairying crops rodent control stock judging and homemaking with daily community dinners. George W Kable county agent arranged the program through a cooperative Benton County Farm Bureau Alsen high school and the extension service of Oregon Agricultural College.
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Benton County
Ore
Alsen
George W. Kable
Benton County Farm Bureau
Alsen High School
Oregon Agricatteran Colege
Negrito Tribe Heads Shaved in Ethnographic Note
A National Geographic bulletin summarizes Negrito people of the Philippines as aborigines with dark skin, short stature, and sparse hair. It notes their ritual scar patterns, clothing choices, and frequent head shaving to expose scalp hair, reflecting cultural practices amid modernization.
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Philippines
United States
National Geographic Society
Islands
Bulletin
Dean C. Worcvester
Pacific
Wasteful Timber Use Prompts Call for Reform
A Scientific American article by R. G. Skerrett warns about high timber wastage from forest to finished products. It notes that 40 million feet of timber are cut yearly and only about 820 feet become marketable lumber per 1000 feet cut, urging better utilization of discarded material for paper resin alcohol and turpentine.
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R. G. Skerrett
Scientific American
Why Weeping Aids Eyes
An explanation of tears as eye wash describes how blinking releases tears that rinse the eyeball. The tears flow through channels and exit the eye, cleansing dust. Onions can trigger tears by releasing irritants that stimulate tear glands.
Why Leisure Is Important
The passage argues that leisure shapes character and future success. Time well used builds thrift, discipline, and a reliable mind. By mastering leisure, a person forms habits, meets difficult moments with confidence, and gains self belief for life's later stages.
Cartier’s 1534 voyage to Newfoundland and St. Lawrence Gulf
Jacques Cartier sailed from France on April ten nineteen thirty four with two ships and 122 men to found a North American colony. In May he reached Newfoundland and named the gulf St. Lawrence on the feast day of the patron saint.
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Saint’s Day
Jacques Cartier
France
North America
Newfoundland
Cartier
St. Lawrence
Gulf St. Lawrence
Why Living Cost Increased in the Philippines
A native observer cites rising costs tied to etiquette and imperial policy. He notes tribesmen once content in breech cloth are now required to wear trousers by order of Uncle Sam, as part of the cost of modern life.
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Philippines
Sam
Vocation Planned for Cyrilla in a Dressmaker Path
Cyrilla defies her aunts who seek to choose her path and ends up in an accident that leads to a hospital stay. A nurse and a brown eyed suitor named Mat Gray help her see love and a new vocation as she becomes Mrs. Mat Gray and finds a life making a home beautiful.
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Cyrilla
Phyllis
Deborah
Aunt Deborah
Council of Three
Deborah Meade
Aunt Phyllis
Cicely
Nurse Gray
Mat
Miss Dale
Gray
Mr. Gray
Cyrill
Mat Gray
The Story of Ruth and Naomi in Lesson Text
The lesson covers Ruth 1 with Ruth 24 and highlights Ruth's choice to follow Naomi and the true God. It traces Naomi's famine exile to Moab, Ruth's steadfastness, and Boaz's role, ending with Ruth's place in Israelite lineage and allegorical links to Christ.
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Ruth
Bethlehem-Judea
Naomi
Moab
Orpah
Lfe
Boaz
Israel
Faith in God Shapes Humble Tasks into Strength
A shortreflection quotes Phillips Brooks on faith empowering humble duties. It asserts faith in God grows when one seeks divine aid in everyday tasks, making life steadier and more complete through steady effort.
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God
Phillips Brooks
Loom of Life Quote on Perseverance by Beecher
A Beecher meditation on life saying the loom of existence never halts. The pattern woven as day ends continues to be woven with each dawn, urging persistence and continuity.
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Beecher
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Jacob E Cravin
Hendricks County
Fifth
W. E. Gill
Cloverdale
Otto G. Webb
Fred Lancaster
Madison Township
Edward H. Eitlejorge
Allen Eggers
Jackson Township
Will Glidewen
Warren Township
Reese R. Buis
J. J. Hendrix
Southland
Serbia
Erler
Monastir
Red Cross
Western Newspaper Union
Boy Scout
Mother
Pet Canary
California
P. B. Fitzwater
V. Gy
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
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