Cards of Thanks Chargeable at a Rate
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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1920
Page
2
Obituaries in the Local News
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Worms Falling From Clouds Debunked by Michigan Professor
Lexington reports claimed angle worns two to five inches long fell from rainclouds, but Professor Petter Okkelberg of the University of Michigan says the tale is inaccurate. He suggests worms crawled up through soil due to rain and notes rare cases of creatures lifted by strong air currents in cyclones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Petter Okkelberg
Faculty
University of Michigan
Okkelberg
New Noiseless Coins May Replace Metal Money
Experiments at the royal factory in Neissen, at the ministry of finance request, aim to introduce 2 and 5 mark coins of a light durable material that is wash able and difficult to counterfeit. If successful, these coins could circulate widely in the twentieth century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neissen
Germany
Ministry of Finance
Westerly Captain Benjamin Franklin Dies on Wedding Anniversary
Captain Benjamin Franklin aged eighty one, veteran Republican activist in southern Rhode Island, died yesterday at his Westerly home on his sixty fourth wedding anniversary. He is survived by his widow six children and several grandchildren, with no prior family deaths in sixty four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin
Rhode Island
Westerly
Snowy Vaudeville Pitch Sparks Stage Offer
Amateur performer pushes a net gag at a show shop and bets a week in exchange. The manager counters with five thousand nine hundred dollars in currency to clinch the deal, per the Duffalo Express.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duffalo Express
No Chance Jazz Fragment Echoes Odd Dialogue
A fragmented OCR note presents a quirky exchange about jazz and a cowbell in a Louisville Coutier Journal style. Phrasing hints at a humorous, insular moment with mentions of a minster and misplacing a venue, but no clear news event or人物 is established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alent Minster
Louisville-Coutier Journal
Unbeatable golf quips and old-time jests mix
A collection of humor lines from a bygone era includes witty exchanges about golf strokes suits hair dye weather and secret societies. The quips feature personalities like Colfer and Becker delivering quick one liners and pithy insights on everyday life and society.
Smile Through Life With Song and Smile
A reflective note from the Baltimore Sun urges facing the world with cheer and song. It asserts a sunny attitude invites warmth in return, even as minor troubles persist, and tradition of optimism endures beyond hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Sun
Childless plea at blaze ends in comic tragedy
Onlookers recount a fire scene where all residents are safe. A young woman begs a fireman to save something from a second floor window. She reveals it was her baby’s bicycle bag accidentally mistaken for a child, then faints, leaving spectators stunned.
Dam Makes New Swiss Lake Near Bern Below Herne
The Aar river dam at Muhleberg will form a lake over eighty square miles, becoming a tourist spot. Pleasure boats may run within two months as the power station supplies electricity to the district. An eight turbine lift raises boats between Berne and Lake Biel, with a tunnel to empty the lake quickly if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aar
Herne
Muhleberg
Aumatten
Berne
Lake of Bienne
Penns Fail In Ground Rent Case In Philadelphia Court
In a Philadelphia court a legal fiction ended ground rents by presuming nonpayment for twenty one years. Judge Finletter invited John Penn Thomas Penn and Richard Penn to appear for payment but none answered. A jury thus ruled the Penns in default for the Beck estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Penn
Philadelphia
Charles F. Beck
Water, Spruce and
Pine Streets
Finletter
John Penn
Thomas Penn
Richard Penn
Beck
Direction Guide At A Street Corner
A man asks a young girl for directions to Mr. James Ordway's house. She explains that if he keeps going straight he will have a long way to go, but turning back toward the second house would shorten the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Ordway
Jessica
New York
Louisa
Slade Tremont
Deborah Boardman
Deborah
Slide Tremont
Slade
Ward
Richmond
Fat joke on hunger and food prices in dialogue
A child laments being fat as his father jokes that high food prices will soon change the situation. The exchange mirrors wartime scarcity and humor in a family scene.
Never Again After Sudden Move On Slippery Road
A driver swerves to avoid a ditch crossing a muddy road as a black cat darts from the roadside. The car ends in the ditch and a mile of trudging for aid follows, prompting the narrator to vow never to take risks on slick roads again.
Traffic Boom Dominates Modern Highways This Year
This year will see over a hundred million vehicles on highways, adding to twenty million horses and mules that once powered the nation. Most travel concentrates on main lines, with about 90 percent of traffic on less than 20 percent of road mileage.
Librarian Uses Book Covers for Public Library Poster Display
The Franklin high school library and Los Angeles public library deposit station arranged about two dozen new book covers as a poster row along the bulletin board in the main hall. The colorful display drew visitors, boosting interest in illustrated advertising art and increasing unsigned reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin High School
Los Angeles Public Library
Aunt Bertha Talks to Spirits on Ouija Board
Dorothy Parker recalls Aunt Bertha using a ouija board to reach Disraeli and Napoleon with the planchette moving instantly. She claims Aunt Bertha can make any spirit answer and may even contact Central with more practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aunt Bertha
Disraeli
Napoleon
Central
Dorothy Parker
Saturday Evening Post
Power shifts from horse to motor and candle to electric light
The piece notes the decline of the horse as a heavy hauler and the rise of motor trucks measured by pulling power. It contrasts measuring methods for electricity from tiny night lights to large street lamps with the old candle standard, highlighting how institutions around the world judge electric power by candle benchmarks.
Modest politician recalls self-doubt about ability
A quoted exchange shows a candidate reflecting on politics, noting he felt too modest to convince others and himself that he could do better than opponents. The banter hints at self-doubt in a political career.
Harness the River Jordan power for Palestine
The Palestine Weekly reports a plan to develop the water power of the Jordan River to generate electricity. With no coal or fuel, industrial progress would rely on harnessed water power to supply power light and heat and to drive pumps for irrigation of barren valley lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jordan
Palestine Weekly
Jerusalem
Palestine
The Letter that Won a Secretary for Jessica
Jessica boards a plan to hire a secretary but exchanges a bland reply for a life changing romance. Aunt Louisa tests suitors with a letter mix up revealing true character, and Slade Tremont declares love. Jessica accepts, then agrees to marry.
Dream of a Fraternity Pin Reshapes a Love Story
In a coastal town Clare, now thirty five, discovers old letters and a fraternity pin from a youthful romance. Milton, once her admirer, reveals he learned only years later his love and marriage have ended with death. He asks to stay for the next train, leaving her torn between memory and present life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
M. M
Clare
Marrie
Tolay
Tam
Milton
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