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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1920
Page
2
Charles J. Arnold proprietor announces published every afternoon except Sunday at 17 and 19 S Jackson Street Greencastle Indiana. Telephone 65. Cards of Thanks are charged at 50 cents each.
Household hints advise using tea or coffee to dye cream lace, with lemon juice and sunshine to remove mildew. For color setting use salt in rinse water and vinegar to revive color. sun exposure helps fade stains, while milk stiffens fabric when pressing on padded boards.
A sketch shows an improved wooden box with a top drawer and a bottom drawer for catching dirt. The upper drawer stores polishing materials while the lower drawer collects debris for easy removal and cleaning. The design aims to simplify cleaning by capturing refuse in drawers.
The text outlines that road surfaces should be crowned or rounded to create a center fall for rapid water runoff to side gutters. Side channels should discharge into larger open drains while preventing water crossing the road via culverts, tile drains, or box drains.
A fragment describes the Woolworth Building and an observation from a high tower. It notes the building’s height and a view extending from the thirty first story to a distant street level area. The text references structural details and measurements, though some words are garbled.
An exploration of head movements as a universal sign language. Nodding for yes links to opening lips during feeding in infancy, while shaking for no aligns with closing lips and teeth set. Researchers trace these gestures to primitive ancestors in trees and caves.
The text extols South American orchids as ideal for cross fertilization experiments, praising the bold colors and scents of Colombian Codontoglossum and jungle species. It mentions orchids with hour specific perfumes, scent-mimicking abilities, and warns about a deadly Venezuelan orchid whose perfume induces narcotic sleep among natives, inviting readers to investigate Worthley Undlewood in Asta.
An excerpt discusses aviation in convective wind: rising air currents create bumps and waves that jolt planes, surface roughness effects vary with wind speed, and cloudless interfaces can mask air layers. It notes aviator observations of layered air and the hazards of turbulence and updrafts. It also critiques certain public protests as misguided while highlighting cement hardening via calcium chloride speeding setting times by 30 to 100 percent.
A brief, unclear exchange shows two speakers discussing a host and a visitor. The dialogue hints at music, a casual setting, and a casual departure with lingering questions about available songs.
Pineapple leaves yield long white silky fibers noted for strength. China Philippines and Central Mexico lead production. Fiber extraction is manual, with steps of soaking washing drying and bleaching before spinning. Weaving varies: Chinese grass cloth, European novelty fabrics, and Mexican uses include ropes twine hammocks and bagging.
Scientists report every water drop stays in the ocean about 5 460 years. Each year 21 2460 of world water enters the sea. Evaporation lifts drops for about 14 days before returning as rain or seeping to inland basins, possibly looping for ages before the ocean.
The article notes large sums of early United States coins remain out of circulation including 40000 copper cents 500000 two cent pieces and substantial three cent pieces. Trade dollars minted for Eastern traders also remain unaccounted for and may fetch premiums. Most of this mystery money is presumed bartered or hoarded. Coin collectors hold many such pieces.
A large swarm of bees settled in a privet hedge around the courthouse yard drawing quiet fascination. G. B. Turner volunteered to handle the swarm after Bud Turner cut a limb containing the bees. Bud removed the bees and reportedly carried the swarm toward his house, joking that it was the easiest way to obtain a swarm.
A Department of Agriculture bulletin shows 1919 had 87 earthquakes in the United States, far fewer than typical 100 to 200 yearly. Most quakes struck the Pacific coast with activity also reported in southern Illinois Indiana western Kentucky and Tennessee. Missouri and areas near Wichita Kansas and Washington D C each had minor tremors.
The text describes the red desert wind from Africa that dominates the Mediterranean, drying the air and sand, causing coughing, eye irritation, and skin dryness. It notes sand can turn muddy with rain, intensifying thirst and discomfort, and even makes paper curl as if heated.
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