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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1920
Page
2
The notice states obituary charges at 1 dollar per obituary and 5 cent Addi Bona poetry charge per instance. It outlines billing details for death notices and related literary items.
An exaggerated ad describes bed bug reproduction and urges use of P. D. Q. to kill eggs and insects. It touts hospital and hotel endorsements, claims rapid spread and elimination, and offers packages priced 35 cents and 2 dollars 50 cents with mail order options from Owl Chemical Co. in Terre Haute, Indiana.
A couple named the Smiths endure a strained honeymoon marked by monotony. Mrs. Smith withdraws, while Mr. Smith tries light humor over dinner plans. The exchange ends with a terse, stubborn remark signaling ongoing marital tension.
A young lawyer defended a foreign client in police court and achieved an acquittal after a fifteen minute argument about customs and ignorance. In celebration the lawyer shook the man’s hand and received a surprised benediction in a light hearted exchange.
An exchange in Yonkers highlights a speeding defense as a man explains his rush to catch a 5:15 train but jokes about killing time in town. The judge notes the chauffeur’s aim and ponders the need for speed versus timing.
In Collestrada Italy the Junior Red Cross school makes ossers and witches into colanders sieves market baskets and straw receptacles to supply local villages. The Umbria region crafts reed goods that replace metal by hand in wartime. The colony outputs about a hundred baskets weekly and teaches quick skilled weaving to orphans.
A thirty-five year old widow Clare meets Milton, her old college flame, in her hometown attic after finding a letter and a fraternity pin from youth. He confesses lifelong love and plans to write after grave changes in their lives, renewing a fragile hope as they confront time and memory.
In a 1920 Western Newspaper tale Billy, shy and devoted, pursues Roberta who favors Bobby. A perilous orchard rescue atop a tree ends with Billy proving himself a protector as Roberta sweetly confesses love, easing his timid resolve.
A Harbin dispatch quotes a western Siberia merchant describing Tomsk Novo-Nikolaevsk and Krasnoyarsk as decayed towns with empty streets and fires. Editors Adrianoff and Filimonoff have been executed at Yemsk, while Kolchak officers are reported dead. Peasants resist Reds and form five regiments near Minusinsk driving an offensive.
The Potomac yields the season's first man eating shark, eight and a half feet, caught at Piney Point Maryland north of the river’s saltwater area. A doctor in the party removed the shark’s teeth for souvenirs. Piney Point lies well up the river where water remains salty.
United States Geological Survey reports 1920 gold production likely between 345 and 350 million dollars, down from 581 million in 1918. In the first half of 1920 US output suggests under 50 million dollars, with placer mining hampered by water shortages and many stamp mills closed.
Mexico will export between 125 and 130 million barrels of oil in 1920, surpassing all other nations including the United States. Based on first five months production, 48,017,167 barrels were shipped in 1920 versus 28,235,039 in 1919, with total 1920 exports around 150 million barrels, about 72 percent above last year. About 100 million barrels may go to the United States.
Terry Miller persuades Norma Newton to marry him after buying a boxlike house with six rooms for their future. He deceives her by using a borrowed photo of Miss Buckingham from Texas, sparking jealousy, then drops the proposal as Norma learns the truth and agrees to wed.
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