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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1919
Page
2
Local newspaper page from Greencastle Indiana lists mailing and office details for the Daily Herald and subscription rates. It specifies delivery times and contact, with notices on obituaries and cards of thanks at fixed charges and poetry lines billed separately.
Fragmentary text discusses hardship and drudgery in pursuit of ambitions such as writing a book, noting the pull between poverty and creative dreams. It hints at social expectations and the strain of supporting dependents, with corrupted OCR rendering throughout.
A fragmentary verse item shows quirky lines about love and money with misspellings and ellipses. Names and clear action are absent, leaving a brief, idiosyncratic literary note in a historical paper.
The piece recounts Owen Conner’s New York Herald essay on 2000 cups of hot chocolate served daily to troops in France by Knights of Columbus workers. It covers the kitchen car's journeys from Baccarat to the front, the crews involved, and the Lost Battalion rescue moment, with Uncle Joe as Joseph Kernan of Utica.
An article reports on a massive warship project with details on tonnage and propulsion. It notes the ship’s size near 22 000 tons and advances in steam turbines and power systems.
A girl in St. Lowia tried on many hats in a store with Mrs. Llewelyn Rotebrough. After picking a $25 hat she bolted toward the door crying for her mother and did not return. The hat was later turned over to police as a lead.
John Pennington of Royalton Virginia reports an eel camp along the Juniata River yielding an unusual find. While cleaning eels he discovered a large eel stomach lining bearing a well-masticated wad of chewing gum with tooth marks.
In Sandusky Ohio Mrs. Charles J. Perry wife of the county sheriff used a broom to stop two prisoners from escaping the county jail one night recently. She joined the sheriff in battling the pair until the prisoners were restrained and placed under guard.
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