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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1920
Page
3
Delegates from the Six Nations prepare a personal appeal to King George regarding their ancient rights. The Five Nations of the Iroquois, with Tuscaroras added in 1712, trace origins to pre Columbus times, later influenced by Utrecht treaties and colonial land claims.
Samples of hand woven cloth from banana fiber in East Africa have reached Australia via Captain Hydahl. Northern river growers show interest in banana by products for textiles. Experiments test commercial value of banana by products in cloth making rope silk and twine.
Australian rough opal from Queensland draws strong demand in France where a French lapidary offered 200,000 francs to equip a cutting factory. Percy Marks, NSW commissioner to Lyons, showcased gems that sparked intense interest in the gen trade and could affect Australian miners.
The Louisville Courier Journal hints at family tensions over a failing butler and the fear of exposing secrets. The dialogue suggests concern about financial strain and keeping matters private from friends and in the cellar.
Local items include visits and travels of Lucille Gillespie in Brazil and professors Mitchell and Moore from Chicago and Cambridge Ohio. Events mention Old Gold Day with Dr. Addison Moore, lectures postponed by Dr. Sherwood Eddy, plus multiple social visits, church services, and campus activities at DePauw University.
Bee Hive Rebecca Lodge will hold a regular session Monday at 8 00 PM all members urged to attend Nellie O Hair N G Fiona Crawley See y W R C No 23 meets Monday October 10 at 2 00 PM important business and a good attendance needed with district convention in two days Don Carpenter Ft Wayne Gladys Hinton Georgetown Ill and Van Carpenter DePauw University Greencastle arrive tomorrow to visit Mr and Mrs W E Carpenter on East National Avenue Brazil Review
Washington October 8 retail food prices in September declined in all but two of fourteen cities surveyed by the labor department. Decreases ranged from 1 to 2 percent, with Milwaukee Minneapolis Portland Me Atlanta Birmingham Cincinnati Little Rock Louisville Norfolk Philadelphia Salt Lake City showing drops. Overall average prices on September 15 stood about 25 percent below the prior year but still between 3 and 56 percent above the 1913 level.
Through error the premium offer by the Owl Drug Store was omitted from earlier lists. The Owl offers Best Can Blackberry Jam with a two year guarantee and a hot water bottle. Second prize is a hot water bottle with a one year guarantee.
Victor L. Raphael oversees a full church schedule with morning and evening worships, Sunday school, and sessions for union with the church. The DePauw Vocational Conference features Rev. Joseph Nate of the M E Education Board as guest speaker. The semi annual Church and Congregational Meeting invites all members to attend and stay for a social hour.
Prof R C Sloane directs music at Sunday school 9 30 with Mrs E R Bartley Supt J L Hamilton leading orchestra Classes for all ages Preaching 10 40 The Search for Life Special music C E 6 30 Evening service 7 30 Broken Plans All welcome
Carl Steiler Jr. arrives in Chicago after spending 45000 over two years tied to a 224000 Whiting Indiana mail robbery in 1919. He confesses to police detailing flight with a neighbor girl wife in Los Angeles and travels by airplane via Texas before ending up at his father’s door as the father calls law enforcement.
Albert Lawrence Tidrick, minister, leads Sunday school at 9 45. Grant Scott conducts morning worship at 10 45 on The Day of Miracles. Tomorrow is affiliation Day for University students. Young People meet at 6 30, Evening service at 7 30 with Dr Sherman speaking on vocational services.
Grace Black superintendent of Sunday School and pastor invites all to Maple Heights mission. Sunday School begins at 9 30 with church service to follow. Evening worship at 7 30. Everyone welcome.
ADDITIONAL FALL FESTIVAL PREMIUMS Most Perfect Pumpkin four dollars Best Pumpkin Pie two dollars in trade. LOST Pearl and diamond brooch on square near Seminary and Locust. Findercal Herald Office reward. All water bills due by the 10th to receive net rates. otherwise gross rates apply. GREENCAS TLE WATER WORKS COMPANY. FIRE PLACE WOOD four dollars a cord. Phone 65.
Locust Street M. E. Church schedules Sunday activities with Morning Worship at 10 40 led by Secretary Wm J Davidson special music at 2 pm Junior League at 6 30 pm and a Union Epworth League meeting at 7 30 pm with speaker Wm F Sheldon. Union Meeting at College Avenue M. E. Church features Bishop T S Henderson. Public welcome to all services.
Sunday School sessions at 9:45. Sunday morning service at 10:45. Wednesday evening testimonial and meeting at 7. Details reference the 4345 address.
Morgan county grand jury indicted six Indianapolis men for attempting to catch fish with a seine in White Lick creek at Brooklyn on August 10. The defendants are George N. Baker W. O. Fields Joseph Barnes Henry Beeler Roy Beeler and John Fields. Baker W O Fields and John Fields are members of the Indianapolis police department.
An advertisement urges ladies to use Triumph Pills for irregular or suppressed conditions and claims safety and dependability in proper cases. It warns against experimentation and notes the product is not sold at drug stores and to write for details at the National Medical Institute in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Classified notice seeking a young man or woman to perform reporting work at the Herald. Applicants should have clean background, basic writing ability, and readiness for field assignments. Training provided. apply with credentials to the Herald office.
Wabash Indiana prepares to host the third annual Indiana American Legion convention starting Monday. Flags and banners adorn the city as veterans arrive. a new feature is the first annual auxiliary convention for women relatives of service members. State Legion officials finalize details at Indiana hotel with district headquarters to open Sunday.
Miss Ruby Bachelder of the Putnam Electric Co. office takes a two week vacation while Constable Newt Plum reports fifty nine quarts of bottled whiskey found in a barn. Abe Martin notes Ike Sole’s car altered with painted wheels and a changed license.
A concise tip to readers that the Herald Classified Advertisements offer the best outcomes for various notices and listings. The column emphasizes practical guidance for placing ads efficiently and effectively.
Fragmentary office notice lists numbers and associations with telephones and exchanges. No clear event or date is shown.
Public notice from Greenes regarding T. H. I and E. traction services and a listed telephone number 323. The brief item presents a local industrial or utility reference with minimal context.
Build a hillside cottage with a distinct garden edge a tiered terrace design frames blue violet and heliotrope delphiniums, a lawn by the street, and boxwood bordered paths evoking venerable old-time gardens scented with lavender southern wood and herbs.
Steps taken to cultivate the chaulmoogra tree in the United States plant introduction garden near Chico. The tree’s oil has shown great benefit in treating leprosy in Hawaii. Native of India seeds have also been sent to Florida and Maryland.
Lady Surma, a leading Nestorian patri arch figure, governs the Assyrian empire centered in Mosul under British protection during the minority of her nephew Mar Simoon. She is described as brilliant and educated, steering state affairs in a time of transition.
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