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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1921
Page
2
Notices explain Cards of Thanks are charged at a rate of 50 cents per card. The notice clarifies payment expectations and how recipients should submit their acknowledgments.
Fifty farmers in the Aisne region receive agricultural implements and cash awards totaling 4 000 francs as prizes from Miss Anne Morgan and Mrs A Murray Dike. Winners include Albert Delan and his wife, and the elderly Thuillet couple, honored for rebuilding and working without wages after the war. The effort helped reclaim 25 000 acres and organize 32 agricultural syndicates with 40 tractors.
Wladimir Chessin former consulting lawyer to the Danish and Swedish legations in Petrograd and his wife an ex singer of the Imperial Opera relate a perilous escape from Russia. He claims Lenin’s regime is a terror noting long prison terms and starvation resulting in many deaths. cites mass demolition of homes for fuel.
Paris reports the Danube is now free as allied powers sign a convention placing river control under the International Danube Commission. The ICC will oversee all river matters per the Versailles treaty and received immediate notification of its new authority.
East St. Louis police report a burglar drank whisky and ate galmon in the residence of C. KE Dodson then carried a mattress bed clothing and an alarm clock to the basement for a nap. Neighbors saw a cellar door hole and alerted authorities while the Dodsons were away for the summer.
The Wesleyan Methodist Connexion received a gown claimed to have belonged to founder John Wesley and a pair of his slippers. Described as a worn black study gown with discolored patches, the item dates back over 130 years. The donor also contributed Charles Wesley's study chair for display at the Wesley museum, which attracts many overseas visitors keen on Methodism history.
A reader reports finding a plastered nest in ivy with two pale blue thrush eggs then discovering four bluish green blackbird eggs after a cat-like disturbance. The thrush eggs vanished and a hen blackbird seemed to guard the nest, raising the question of interspecific nest takeover.
A head waiter reports generous tipping trends among New York visitors. He recalls a spendthrift millionaire’s caution, a Holokus native’s belief in large tips, and a young man who left only two dollars on a twenty five dollar meal. He adds a caution about another diner’s five dollar tips and a half century note.
The Rome paper reported a survey where many Italian women chose Eve as the ideal wife over Mary Magdalene, arguing Eve has no competition since her husband stayed at home. Those who did not choose Eve mostly selected Mary Magdalene for a path from sin to sainthood and heaven.
Archaeologists uncover a major relics cache in the Dragon's Den cave near Mixnux Austria. Side cave 1000 yards from the entrance yields quartz tools utensils and human bones from ancient occupancy.
The London Times reports a medieval arch from the old London bridge is being uncovered during 1825 construction. Found near St Magnus church, the brickwork is Reigate stone with flat ribs, including a 1708 dated middle rib. The span is about 380 feet and the relic will be preserved.
The Hartford Courant notes reports of a sea serpent seen this season and hints at a mysterious Russian pirate ship near the coast. Credible witnesses may be outnumbered by reports of the enigmatic vessel submerged or resurfacing to menace ships.
Los Angeles artist William Spalding, former president of the Southern California Academy of Science, created a concrete reproduction of the saber-toothed tiger based on Brea fossil beds. He argues the 200,000 year old predator matched modern Bengals in size but with a long saber, and his reconstruction emphasizes skeleton proportions plus feline exterior traits.
Canon Henry Russell Talbot of the National Cathedral argues that World War I strengthened religion among GIs. As senior chaplain of the First Division, he describes soldiers as initially fearful of religion yet later devout, with wrecked kits showing crucifixes and prayerbooks. He notes wartime collectivism hid honesty under reverence for the Son of Man.
A London Tit-Bits article discusses herb farming as a growing horticultural field led by Mrs. M. Grieve at Chalfont St. Peter. It notes postwar training schools for amateurs and the cultivation of medicinal plants such as belladonna, henbane, fox-glove, aconite, datura, dandelion, chamomile, dill, fennel, valerian, and male fern.
The article notes how former soldiers exhibit discipline in civilian life, especially at the Brooklyn Central Y M C A during a hot spell. Ten thousand members queued for the swimming pool, with ex-service men forming orderly lines, stepping back for elevator loads, and forcing quicker entrants to yield.
English horticulturists paid ten thousand dollars for an American raised orchid Cattleya gigas alba. Flowered in 1910 and shown in the United States, it won a gold medal. Found in 1900 among other Cattleya gigas, it was saved from sale and later produced pure white flowers when potted anew. It was sold in London for perhaps the highest price ever paid for an orchid.
An Idaho Statesman report recalls a courtroom moment when an attorney addressing the Idaho Supreme Court said gentlemen. Chief Justice Rice quipped he hoped no mistake was made as laughter erupted briefly in the courtroom.
A New York Post writer says the British Museum has run out of storage space under the 1830 law requiring two copies of every English author’s book and every newspaper. A special barracks was built for newspapers and may be needed for books too.
Dr. Joseph A. Klein of New York City announces a coal tar chemical that provides complete local anesthesia in two to eight minutes when applied to gum tissue or tooth cavities. It remains effective for one to six hours, is safe for all ages, and is especially useful for children's extractions. The chemical acts locally with no after effects and allows recovery time before nerve sensation returns.
Wireless authorities in Lyons France after radio checks with standard time clocks cast doubt on Australia’s north south position on world maps. Early chart makers relied on the chronometer to set Greenwich time and map errors of about 100 yards may exist. Sydney wireless operators report a perceptible loss of time transmitting seconds over the cable, possibly affecting map corrections.
A New York Tribune summary notes that Turkish law rests on the Koran and Hadith with the sultan as the supreme interpreter. Each sultan had long enforced his own statutes, lasting until replaced by successors, making the sultan the closest thing to a Supreme Court justice in the Moslem state.
In Medicine Parts Dr A Cantonnet reports eyeless seeing tests by bandaging the eyes and focusing on light. He claims perception of light and large objects and finds similar results in many blind subjects attributing the ability to Ranvier's sensory cells linking to brain centers.
The New York Tribune recalls how the Supreme Court marked its 100 year celebration by changing the bench height after a lawyer named Henry Clay passed snuff to a justice. A snuffing incident led to a taller bench to prevent further breaches of court etiquette.
J H Kurlander notes from Edison lamp works testing that overlighting is rare and that many so called overlit places are under lighted. Readings range from open fields at 8000-foot candles to streets between buildings at 2000, shade under trees at 500, desk near south window at 110 to 50 in deeper offsets, and benches between two exposures at 20.
James R. Howard of the Farm Bureau cites a shift toward farmers selling direct. A comic reference follows about Cornelius Husk in New York, receiving directions to a seven mile walk from a policeman at Pennsylvania Station.
A bronze tablet will honor all Governor Baxter Maine dogs died since 1887 buried around a granite bowlder at his summer home on Mackworth Island Casco Bay. The dogs, all from one Irish setter line, include Glen Cora the great grandmother gifted in 1887 by James P. Baxter. About seventy five dogs were raised with many given to friends.
A Washington window into social chatter notes a child craving another Charlie Ross and mocks chic slang, chiroptracts, and mispronounced names. The piece lampoons nouveau riche manners and local landmarks like the Hotel Raleigh and Huyler’s.
Paris by way of London reports four men arrested in Limoges on counterfeiting small brown one franc notes. They printed £7,000 in notes and buried them for a fortnight to dirty them for realistic appearance. Some forged bundles of 50 were accepted at local banks in Paris due to silver shortages.
A simple whistle uses a lever inside the barrel linked to a small piston to alter tones. The lever ends at a triangular finger-piece on a slotted plate with markings for musical tones, producing varied pitches as it aligns with the marks.
A fifteen year old ever bearing orange tree found near Avon Park Florida is guarded by a twenty foot fence. Citrus growers have formed a syndicate to propagate the tree by badwood and plan to distribute up to 250000 trees by 1923. The origin remains a mystery and owners expect large profits.
A remote lake in British Columbia, 8,000 feet up, shows logs released at the east end drifting to the west end in hours. The report ponders whether the logs move themselves or are carried by the earth’s rotation west to east, noting the lake’s still waters and sealed inlet.
A wood metal paneling product made of thin boards between two metal layers shows moisture resistance abrasion resistance and minimal warping. Tests indicate a 5 16th inch panel is five times stronger than a solid wood panel of equal thickness and eighty times stronger than a sheet steel panel of equal weight.
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