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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1920
Page
3
A barber narrator suspects a stranger with a triangular scar hides a notorious criminal. He recalls a long chase, the Wedgefield murder, and a reward, dreaming of capturing the killer while shaving the man who might be Ned. The tale blends obsession, memory, and a perilous plan.
On a quiet Cape re fon harbor evening Danny and rival Neil Lowther clash over Rachel. The couple sit nearby as the sea and wrecked Sally Prince loom, while Rachel calmly knits and plots a future as tension rises between lovers and a bold coastal backdrop.
Ernest Couster outlines twelve periscope types for submarines. From vertical tubes with prisms to panoramic ring eyepieces, variations aim to give clear images with less eye fatigue, varying in stereoscopic depth, brightness, and ease of horizon surveying.
Deputy Sheriff Fred Lancaster took Mrs. Charley Russell to the state hospital for the insane from Jackson township near Roachdale. Clarence Vestal and Otto Dobbs attended a Durec hog sale in Monrovia by McClelland and Wilhite. Warren D. Oakes of Indianapolis led a weekend sale of registered Poland hogs at the new pavilion. prices were disappointing for the class. Sheriff Hufford investigated a reportedly broken down car tied to Ralph McCoun, but repairs had been made. A. G. Brown returned from Battle Creek after three weeks away. Dean R. G. McCutchan finished the Bay View Music assembly season. Mr and Mrs Henry Smith welcomed a daughter born Monday. George R. Harney left for Twin Falls Idaho to oversee Greencastle Chamber of Commerce interests. he owns a ranch near Twin Falls.
Mrs. Jesse Green and daughter Norvetta visit relatives in Louisville and will tour several places before returning home. Miss Rebecca Cox returns to Decatur Illinois from Putnamville. Mr. and Mrs. Iwan Ruark go to Niagara Falls and other eastern spots. Russell F.E. Brown guests in Hartford City Sunday. Thomas H. Owens family depart for Kentucky by auto. Miss Bess Tucker visits Miss Madonna Thomas in Indianapolis. Harry Maxwell travels to Winchester for Randolph county teacher institute. Mrs. C W Stiles returns to Indianapolis after visiting here with her husband manager of Putnam Auto Company. Mr Stiles escorts wife home for the weekend.
FOR SALE three windows and frames and two doors on Hanna street. Phone 387. WANTED married man to work on farm by day or month. O M Thomas Bainbridge Indiana R R No 1. FARM LOANS Plenty of money. Brown and Moffett. Architect contractor and landscape gardening. W H Evans Greencastle Indiana.
Mr Vaughn Farmer recounts losing pedigreed seed corn after rats ruined a gunny sack hung from a roof rope. He notes the incident followed his purchase of five dead whoppers, and mentions RAT SNAP as the pest remedy. Also listed are sellers and contact details for seed, sales, and pear fruits.
Auditor R E Knoll announces a filed petition by C. W. Petro et al to grade bridge drain and macadamize a Monroe Township highway in Putnam County. Hearing before the Board of Commissioners is set for September 7 1920 with no election required. The road would be 45 feet wide gravel paving and connects to an improved gravel road at both ends.
The McKay sewing machine, based on Ly man H. Blake’s original concept, was financed and improved by McKay after 1859 and first used by William Porter & Sons in Lynn Massachusetts in 1861. It revolutionized shoe manufacturing by sewing uppers to soles though heels and toes posed initial challenges. A sand distributing device for automobiles has been patented in Massachusetts.
Advertises RAT SNAP as an attractant and killer for rats and mice claiming quick action no smell and internal drying. Asserts non attractiveness to cats or dogs and notes cake form with three sizes priced 25e 0e and $1.00. Sold and guaranteed by John Cook and Sons J. Sadranski and Co R. 2 Mullins.
Mrs Emily Shaw touts RAT SNAP after a trial where her husband spent two dollars on a trap and she used a fifty cent box. She reports twelve rats killed in a week while the trap caught three, and endorses RAT SNAP as essential for keeping poultry. The product is sold in three cake sizes priced at twenty five cents, fifty cents, and one dollar, guaranteed by Joan Cook and Sons, J Sudwanski Co and R P Mullins.
Local farmer N Windsor recounts hours of rat trouble after using rat poison on a watch dog and finds relief with RAT SNAP. The ad notes three sizes 25c 50c and 1.00 and lists sellers John Cook & Sons J Sudranski Co and R P Mullins. Also includes for sale notices a gas range John Eitel & Son and a note about Sunday office closings.
Miss Dorothy Hunt of Linden guests Miss Ethel Davis. Eva Bence visits Chicago relatives. Ed Hamilton and Will Graham return from Holly Bluff Mississippi with Lacy Stoner visiting his father John Stoner. A G Brown returns from Battle Creek Michigan. Rence Dagey guests in Plainfield. George Gibson recovering from weeks of illness. Harry Moore returns from a two week motor trip through Indiana with eight days at French Lick. James L. Randel of Central National Bank visits Hammond Indiana and George Cook family. An infant son ill for several days. Claire Bittles, operated on twice for skull abscess, report from Methodist Hospital Indianapolis.
An old dead tree beside the Commercial hotel was cut down today after dying. Workers removed the timber to prevent injury from falling branches.
Mrs. Arthur Hurst and her daughter Mildred plan a morning departure for a vacation trip to Niagara Falls. The rest of the text discusses a piano design using tuning forks and a humorous Q and A about a wind-related blowout joke.
In a fragmented exchange a speaker defends a girl unfairly judged, insisting she is not to blame though she faces harsh talk. The dialogue hints at judgment and personal pressure surrounding the subject.
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