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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1921
Page
2
Charlez J Arnold proprietor notes pages and charges for notices Cards of Thanks cost 0 cents each Obituaries priced at 1 dollar per obituary Poetry adds 5 cents per line Editorial includes address 17 end 19 S Jackson Street Greencastle Ind Daily publication except Sunday with telephone 65
Five year old Davey Mc Cluskey of Harlem stuck his left arm in a fire hydrant cap found loose by friends. He remained silent as six firemen freed him after the hydrant was dismantled. His father arrived as the rescue finished, drawing a different reward than the Dutch boy.
Paris reports that X ray laboratories pose little danger to nearby residents. A commission for the Academy of Medicine concluded modern equipment and room conditions protect all but operators. The claim that rays penetrate walls to injure others was found unfounded.
Irving Rabinowitz, 25, rushed into a police station claiming a brown dress wearing woman followed him. He warned she threatens self harm if he does not marry her, added he has changed his hiding places and fled in a taxicab.
Mrs. Melissa J. Woodington sues for 10000 dollars claiming flavoring extracts, intensified since prohibition, led her husband to neglect and beat her. She names grocer W. A. Roseman as the seller but does not specify the flavor.
Finland's climate is rigorous but healthful with long winters and short hot summers. The country experiences frequent cyclones and anticyclones moving eastward, causing seasonal wind shifts. Mean temperatures range 34 to 40 F from north to south, with January lows around single digits and July highs near 62 F. Prevalent winter winds come from the south and southwest. summers from the north and west. Rainfall varies from about 2 inches in the south to 100 inches in the north, peaking in August.
A reader recounts a Leghorn hen that stole a nest and hatched 25 chicks while laying an egg daily. Nearby, a hen seized quail eggs and raised seven fluffy babies, defying expectations and provoking a child’s sly remark about flying.
Mrs. Brown returns from the West lighter and Mrs. Smith feels jealous and defeated. The tale centers on weight loss boasting and the contrasting reactions of the two neighbors to Mrs. Brown’s apparent slimmer figure.
A large semi cylindrical aluminon coated 7 by 10 foot mirror at the Smithsonian solar observing station on Mount Wilson California focuses sun rays on a central 14 inch pipe. The heated fluid rises to an insulated reservoir with compartments for cooking foods for use on cloudy days or at night.
The writer describes Battery Park at dusk crowded with people seeking relief from the heat. Views include the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island beaches, bustling harbor craft, and a skyline of cloud pierced towers. Wealthy residents build sleeping porches on high mansions as Old Trinity bells toll. A lone visitor on Wall and Broad streets attracts wary glances.
A quirky natural history note describes the platypus as one of nature’s paradoxes. It details its duck bill, webbed feet, swimming ability, egg laying, and digging tunnels in Australian streams, noting its mole like fur and backward retreat.
The U S Department of Agriculture explains cowpeas offer multiple uses from hay and silage to pastures and green manure. Seed crops are risky but profitable where machinery and storage guard against pests. hay quality depends on harvest timing and weather. Cowpeas also improve soil humus and nitrogen content for subsequent crops.
The Board of Commissioners of Putnam County Indiana invites sealed bids for two gravel road improvements in Russell Township. Bids due by 11:00 AM August 20 1921 at the County Auditor's office in Greencastle. Bonds and noncollusion statements required with bids. The county reserves right to reject any or all bids and to determine low bid.
On August 1 1921 the Board of Commissioners of Putnam County Indiana witnessed the signing to complete an improvement agreement. Names Daggy Carver Skelton Knoll Auditor attest the act as posters indicate August 3 10 17.
The Marion Township School Trustee and Advisory Board invite sealed bids for a septic tank and sewage disposal system at the Fillmore Public School in Indiana. Bids due August 24 1921 by 10 AM. estimated total $1300 with specifications. Plans by Johnson Miller Miller are on file for inspection. bids may be rejected.
The text explains that pleasant emotions like love hope and happiness benefit heart activity digestion and appetite while negative feelings such as despair grief fear and anger impair performance of the brain and nerves, slow thinking, tense muscles and disrupt digestion.
The article notes that a bushel varies by product and state. It cites USDA experts explaining weight differences in sweet potatoes tomatoes and peas across Dakotas Maryland Oklahoma Virginia Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.
Air ministry announces a new 580 mile air corridor from Ramleh via Amman Easr Azrak to Ramadie on the Euphrates and Bagdad. Royal Air Force planes have completed the route, signaling rapid aerial traversal of regions long awaiting rail access.
Railway timetables for Greencastle dated June 1 1921 show listed passenger and freight departures and arrivals across Pennsylvania stations. Telegraph and telephone contacts provided for timetable inquiries.
Fragmentary telecommunication notices list times 3 35 a m 9 19 a m 1 39 p m 4 35 pm with references to West Boung and daily except Sunday items. Only partial data remain for full interpretation.
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