Berald Motere in Greencastle Post Office Notice
Second class mail matter notice appears for Berald Motere at the Greencastle Indiana post office.
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Motere
Greencastle, Ind
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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1920
Page
2
Obituary Policy Note
An obituary notice states charges of 1 dollar per obituary with an additional 5 cents per poetry usage. The policy applies to obituary listings and poetry elements within obituaries. This summary notes the pricing structure for readers and staff handling obituary notices.
Immigrants Fumigated at Hoffman Island Quarantine
Hoffmann Island detention station of the New York quarantine service reports a surge in daily arrivals, mainly Italian immigrants, with over 1,000 in transit. Doctors work without vacation as steamship companies are charged for fumigation, baths, and inspections before landfall.
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Hoffman Island
New York
United States
Ellis Island
Quick Correction Sparks Tense Home Visit Exchange
A fragmentary dialogue shows a sharp interruption as a character questions a timing. The male speaker confirms it is about ten minutes to nine, prompting further tension and reaction.
Woman Discovers Kissing Sparked by Curiosity
A New York Central Magazine excerpt notes a woman first learned about kissing and, as the text suggests, felt compelled to share the discovery. The playful exchange centers on gendered curiosity and secrecy.
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New York Central Magazine
How He Knew
A wry quip from Stray Stories about a man who believes he can alter his wife’s views. Weeks challenges him, and Meeks cites his wife’s direct remark as proof of the folly.
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Meeks
The Real Thing in a Shop Window Sketch
A humorous exchange shows a salesman touting science as he sells a dress suit to a man who came in seeking a celluloid collar. The dialogue riffs on authenticity versus gimmickry in consumer sales.
Overhauling an Airplane Motor at Montgomery Depot
A detailed, period account describes the overhaul process for aircraft engines at Montgomery Alabama. It covers dismantling, washing, inspection, parts salvaging, and triple logging, followed by assembly, testing, and final tagging as OK or rejected.
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Montgomery
Ala
Charles T. Mencher
Air Service
Motor Assembly Department
Noted Zionist Captain Hesorated by British
The article notes Capt. Alexander Agronsohn, a Zionist pioneer from Palestine, was awarded the D S O by King George for intelligence work against the Turks aiding General Allenby’s campaign. It details the Aaronsohn family’s wartime suffering, their secret organization, and Aaronsohn’s death in a plane crash en route to the Paris peace conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Agronsohn
Palestine
George
England
Aatonsohn
Allenby
Holy Land
Sarah, Alexander
Aaron Aaronsohn
Sarah Aronsohn
Cide
Aaronsohn
Roumania
Haifa
Aaron
Aaronsohns
London
Paris
Boulogne
Aaronsotins
Four-Year-Old Boy Fatally Shoots Mother in Greenville
Harold Graham, four, from Greenville Kentucky, turned a loaded shotgun on his mother as she attempted to stop him from leaving the home. The gun fired directly into her breast, killing her instantly.
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Harold Graham
Greenville
Self-Wedding Validated Under Pennsylvania Law
Judge Wilhelm at Pottsyithe, Pa. rules a man and woman may marry themselves without license or officiant. Mrs. Blanche Wagner, claiming to be Henry Wessner's legal widow, receives widow's exemption and $5,000 from Wessner's estate, which had no will.
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Wilhelm
Pottsyithe
Blanche Wagner
Henry Wessner
Farmers Break Ground Fast on Bingham Farm (Princeton Area)
E. B. Robinson and Oscar Rich of near Princeton Indiana using two tractors with two 14 inch plows and a calti packer broke 85 acres in 40 hours on the Bingham brothers' farm. They planted 35 acres in corn in 64 percent hours. Fuel cost totaled 63.44 dollars and wage cost 64.50 dollars, yielding a total cost of 127.95 dollars or 3.65 dollars per acre.
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Robinson
Oscar Rich
Princeton
Ind
Bingham Brothers
No Bath for 15 Years Sparks Release in London Workhouse
Two inmates in a London workhouse refused baths as routine humiliating practices. One man claimed fifteen years without a bath, prompting authorities to order his release amid the ongoing sanitation dispute.
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London
Eng
Farm Family Health Readiness and Rural Child Counts
A U S Department of Agriculture survey of about 9 580 rural homes shows average distances to medical care far from farms with 1.18 children under ten and 4 children aged ten to sixteen per home. Eastern farms are closer to doctors and nurses, while western farms are farthest, highlighting the need for better training and sanitation.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Red Cross Roll Call Opens for 1920 Membership
The American Red Cross charter outlines relief duties for war and peace times. Fourth Red Cross Roll Call runs November 11 to 25, 1920, with membership options from 1.00 to 100.00 and reminders to send dues to the nearest local chapter.
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RED Cross
First Aid Training For Men And Women Promoted
The American Red Cross offers First Aid training to men and women to treat injuries promptly when emergencies arise. Training supports community safety and does not replace physician care. Red Cross chapters provide classes and materials, with courses in schools and communities, and instruction is available nationwide.
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American Red Cross
Red Cross
Jealous husband attackers wife in bedroom razor incident
Afonio Laconi of Chicago used a razor on his wife Nellie while she slept, slashing her left cheek and injuring her arm. She survived, told neighbors he was jealous and threatened to maim or kill her, and fled after the attack.
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Afonio Laconi
Chicago
Nellie
Parrot Sparks Atlantic City Divorce Case
Matt Messick seeks a divorce from his Atlantic City wife claiming she taught a parrot to cuss him out. She allegedly trained the bird to swear so it could express her opinion of him when he returned home.
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Mattby Messick
Atlantic City
N. J
Laundry mix up leaves woman puzzled by dirty return
A woman sent washing to a laundress with strict orders to return it spotless but received dirty garments. The laundress confessed she washed her own clothes in the same water beforehand and found them clean, leaving the customer baffled.
Weather Is Influence by Washington Dams?
Forecasters note cooling Atlantic breezes weaken as they travel east. They suggest the warmer air over Washington alters the air mass, dampening the coastal wind patterns.
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Washington
Red Cross Extends Relief to Poland
The American Red Cross has spent over 5 million dollars aiding Poland. It runs four relief bases and eleven mobile units with nearly 200 workers in relief efforts. It has rebuilt refugee communities, aided war orphans, and battled typhus and cholera to prevent famine and disease.
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American Red Cross
Poland
Evolution Debate Says Man Reached Biological Plateau
The article cites J W Gidley of the National Museum arguing that human anatomy likely won’t change for about a million years. It disputes the popular idea of ongoing biological evolution while noting culture drives change. it reviews horse and dinosaur evolution and traces early humans from Pithecanthropus to modern Homo sapiens, ending with a forecast of racial blending over the next aeons.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Chicago Daily News
J. W. Gidley
National Museum
Gidley
Pithecanthropus
Darwin
Mr. Gidley
Tian
A. D
Earth
Farmer Josiah Botkins charged in beating death of boy
Police say Josiah Botkins a farmer near Defrance beat Arthur Bullock three years old causing death. Botkins left the unconscious child with Mrs Ida Bullock and fled with neighbor Peter Kintner. Brothers Earl and Jesse Bullock testify Botkins repeatedly beat them with a strap leaving scars and water damage noted on their heads.
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Josiah Botkins
Arthur
Ida May Bullock
Botkins
Peter Kintner
S Earl
Jesse
Earl
Notable Exchange On Mental Math Then and Now
A lively dialogue shows two speakers comparing mental calculation feats. They discuss budgeting and predicting remaining salary, noting limits to forecasting every cent. The exchange highlights confidence in quick math without full disclosure.
Drunken Hogs Revealed Still Site in Kentucky
Prohibition officers pursued a driven herd of hogs through a Kentucky headwaters to expose a large improvised still hidden near a dark ravine by the mountain. The incident centers on a rural crackdown and the discovery of an illicit operation.
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Prohibition
Kentucky
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Berald
Charles J. Arnold
S. Jackson Street
Greencastle
India
Whey Airplane Motor Basks
Hesorated
Alexander Aaronsohn
Department of Agriculture
Red
Geneva
Parrot
Bird
Hueband
National Mustum
Java
Walcott
Swith.sonian Institution
Babe
Farmer
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