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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1919
Page
4
A travel note describes Berga, a Finnish town with red and yellow packhouses and a dominant medieval cathedral. It recalls the 16th century pulpit and crystal chandeliers, the old hourglass clock, and Alexander I’s oath in the cathedral. The old fortress ruins and Walter Runeberg’s inspiration add atmosphere.
The bureau of American ethnology reports a human skull found in concrete with hard breccia on Demere Key off Fort Myers. Collected by Samuel L. King of Bristol Tennessee, the skull is deemed prehistoric as it lies in an ancient strata with other bones dated 20 000 to 40 000 years old, suggesting ancient man lived during the glacial period.
Inventor William L. Barnard files a patent idea for an incandescent lamp with multiple filaments fed by a rotary switch. Each filament lights in sequence so that the lamp stays continuously lit while individual filaments heat and cool, reducing overall heat buildup.
A quip from London Tit-Bits travels through time recalling courtship rituals. The speaker compares past courtly chase with present homecoming affection, describing leaning over a fence to see a beloved through the curtain shadow and acting with the same shy ardor.
The Houston Post calls out a Connecticut figure for wanting to relive the old roe shad price of 20 cents each amid current times. The remark sparks public outrage and a call to "put him to stocks."
The piece notes how misers hide money in hidden caches, often in multiple spots, sometimes requiring tearing apart homes to recover wealth. It describes mice chewing banknotes, the difficulty of reassembling torn bills, and the Treasury’s repayment when recognizable, while some misers prefer saving in banks to gain interest and avoid theft.
Increasing demand for all American jewelry designed from ancient Aztec and Toltec models reveals striking similarities with Roman empire pieces. Both feature broad surfaces massive construction large stones and open-work ornament while differing from Greek and Etruscan styles. Monuments of power and luxury in both empires are reflected in Aztec and Toltec wear as Roman nobles flaunted similar jewelry in the same era.
John recalls a Sunday planned country visit with Mary that shifts after a swimming accident. At Broad Rippie pool a girl dives wrong and loses breath, a guard helps her to the bank as John assists. The girl greets him, reversing the planned outing and sparking renewed meetings between John and Mary.
A Philadelphia Ledger anecdote tells of a colored farmer who bought a hog for ten dollars and invested five more in corn. He sold the hog for eleven fifty, joking that the only real profit came from the hang.
In the wake of the great war many miss happiness by chasing tomorrow. People expect a new era of opportunity or dread peacemaking shocks while neglecting daily joy. The summer invites quiet living, appreciating nature, and restoring balance to return refreshed for work and world steadiness.
Paris writer M. Remery could imitate Rousseau who once wore wooden sabots kept by innkeeper Giard in Ermenonville. Fabre d Eglantine offered high sums for the shoes, but the innkeeper refused. Upon the granddaughter’s death the sabots passed to her nephew Paul Bleuze who sold or gave them to Remery.
British factories have produced exact reproductions of rare Eastern carpets during the war era. The show features seventeenth century coronation carpets for the shah of Persia, the Khorassan rug, and a piece once owned by Sheik Ismail now in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
County Judge Smith held a term of the Mineola county court in his automobile. Aviator Dunn Steele was charged with culpable carelessness for running down an officer with his airplane at Belmont Park, held for the grand jury by Justice Now. Judge Smith adjourned court from his car after arraignment and bonded the defendant at 2000, then sped to Oyster Bay.
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