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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1927
Page
2
By mail in Putnam County rates are $3.00 per year while outside Putnam County it is $3.50 annually. In Greencastle by carrier the weekly rate is 10 cents per week, and the weekly edition costs $1.50 per year. Advertising rates are available on application.
GREENCASSLE KR notes 3 Mrs James Witt with son and daughter visiting Glenn Jones and family. Mr and Mrs Lee Bowen and family near Coatesville join D W Hursts for Sunday. Lorene Knauer hosts Epworth League. Mrs Jesse Jones visits Laura Hurst. Lackey Hurst sick. Lenna Call not improving.
Ken Priest is reported in poor health while George Busby mourns the loss of a horse last week. The brief notes a pair of recent events affecting local sports and farming communities.
Michigan political figure Chase S. Osborn predicts vacuum tube transport will surpass the airplane and mail coach within 50 years. He says the system overcomes friction and atmosphere and could move a trainload of passengers across the continent in about 15 minutes.
A Saturday afternoon recital in the Music Hall of the DePauw School of Music lists students performing pieces by Rogué Ganschals Orton Avardes Livsey and others. The program includes The Paris Doll Rain Song Carnival of Venice and The Tin-pan Guards Parade. notes indicate multiple solo and ensemble works.
December 10 inspection of exhibits invites the public to view county corn displays. Rib bons will be placed by then and a 2 30 P M meeting will be held in the assembly room of the Court House.
London swimmer Mercedes Gleitze plans to swim the Straits of Gibraltar next month. She sails from Southampton to Tangier, facing sharks with an escort, hotel hospitality, a gymnastic instructor, a pilot boat, a doctor, a companion, and a moving picture crew documenting the event.
A Ft. Wayne resident testifies Konjola cured four years of stomach trouble and liver disorder, ending sourness and nervousness and restoring sleep and health. The product is sold at Owl Drug Store in Greencastle and by major chemists in the area.
Samuel Jacobs of Patterson, New Jersey, deposits 25 dollars to reserve a seat on the R101 airship for the first New York to London crossing. Commander Burney, head of Airship Guarantee, aims for April demonstrations and possible passenger service if tests proceed. The trip would take about 48 hours with cabins, dining, a dancing floor, and 112 pounds of luggage.
A historical brief reports that over 4,000,000 people are enslaved worldwide, with Britain holding most of them. Lady Simon speaks in London advocating abolition, warning slavery fuels racial conflict and noting Jamaica freed slaves nearly a century ago with descendants now flourishing.
A cigar ad urges readers to try Havana Ribbon at only a nickel. It promises a full aroma and flavor, claiming high quality despite the low price. The copy encourages readers to visit a cigar store and test the product, asserting popularity and value.
The piece praises the progress of African Americans since emancipation and cites the successful enslaved population freed in Sierra Leone as proof that public opinion wields power in shaping opportunities for Black communities and their commercial efforts in fruit markets.
A drug store customer touts Lea's Hair Tonic for restoring color and vigor to hair and scalp. The testimonial claims the tonic cleanses the scalp, revives gray hair, and stimulates growth, with men noting a younger appearance and healthier, natural hair.
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