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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1919
Page
1
A canal boat couple in a London church near the wharf faced naming their child during baptism. With no reply to the curate’s question, the curate whispered John as a solution. After the service the woman scolded her husband, noting they already had two Jacks.
Women who have labored in Red Cross and relief work find common ground beyond birth and class. Kipling shows no difference between a colonel’s wife and Judy O’Grady, and this shared humanity the war has fostered will express itself widely.
After long months and likely years of readjustment and rebuilding following the war, communities confront ongoing efforts to restore services, housing, and infrastructure while adapting to postwar realities.
The Chicago Tribune recalls a cousin driving an armbulance with French and American wounded beneath shelling. A shell explodes near the vehicle forcing a detour. A French soldier shouts Pres and a doughboy misreads it as a prayer request.
A North Sea fish packing refuse is processed into fish meal, yielding 55 percent albumen and 12 percent fat. Swine readily eat it and some cattle accept it, providing a nutritious feed that reduces grain demand and utilizes waste.
Russia maintained strong oil output despite labor shortages and economic disruption. Ten months of 1916 saw 508.1 million poods raised, up from 476.1 million poods in 1915, indicating higher production year over year.
In a brief dialogue a patron denies sugar in coffee while recalling a past fondness for sugar. The head waiter’s potential reproach looms as a cautionary undertone in the exchange.
A professor lectured in a British village but spoke in lofty terms that baffled listeners. After an hour and a half he offered questions. An old villager asked for plain explanation, asking what the talk had been about in simple words.
An Australian Bulletin correspondent recalls plans to patent a singing recipe in Ingham Queensland during a corroboree. A local speaker mentions a renowned singer from Stone River who trains on frogs, hinting at a whimsical or humorous legend surrounding the event.
Dr R H Creel of the public health service reports on fumigants for shipboard rodents. Sulphur dioxide affected 62 vessels and hydrocyanic gas 182 vessels. Over a year exposure yielded 77 percent destruction with sulphur dioxide and about five percent with the larger method. Aborigine Caruso is mentioned in a separate, peculiar tale of a small brown frog and a beverage.
During the late actions in France the military cyclist units earned praise for endurance. They cover about 60 miles daily on average roads and remain fit at ride’s end. Bicycles do not tire as horses and require no food or drink.
A brief exchange recalls relatives guiding a trip to New York. They mention Keetor's, the Hippodrome, and the Winter Garden as notable stops. The dialogue hints at familiar city landmarks shared during a visit.
A lighthearted scene unfolds as the Rose comments on a noisy dog chasing a catnip scent, while the Orchid laments the fuss and the dogfenne persists in the corner. The exchange captures playful plant world tensions and urban garden life.
Florence Bulletin offers a cautionary note about relationships, warning men not to deceive women as they possess a sharp memory and can recall past conversations with precision.
A London Daily Chronicle writer argues that if coal shortages during the Napoleonic era had occurred, more women would have been recruited for mining. He notes women worked in mines until 1842, carrying coal in baskets up ladders, with a day’s work likened to transporting 112 pounds from sea level to Ben Lomond’s summit.
Ernest Tromberro of Steubenville Ohio fled a theft accusation and leaped onto the McGill building skylight. He fell through into a three story fall landing on a five and ten cent store counter, then quipped about feeling cheap before being arrested despite no injuries.
A patient recovering from the flu at a camp hospital asked for substantial food despite milk only. The nurse explained that the commissary department faced a $17,000 deficit and must diet until funds are replenished, highlighting the austerity in military food supplies.
Army tanks, an innovation from wartime, were used on the Marne Canal in France to haul a convoy of barges at about two miles per hour, outperforming animal power which moved under a mile an hour.
The Birmingham Age-Herald cites a dialogue debating whether a salaried man can carry a large bank balance. The exchange notes the impracticality of such a plan in modern times and treats the question as a hypothetical.
A lighthearted aside from the Boston Transcript noting the nickname Madam Moselle given to a French connection, with brief jokes about a young Doughboy and rumors of marriage within a large family.
A fragment recalls a Christmas gathering where a mother hosts guests and a visitor notes a feverish influenza outbreak among family and friends during the holiday season.
A provocative kitchen spoof stirs online chatter as a new singer nicknamed Mubby faces criticism for blunt lyrics. Crowds clash over performance style and workplace appropriateness amid ongoing debates about conduct.
The Eiffel Tower in Paris stands 986 feet tall followed by Blackpool Tower at 420 feet New Brighton Tower at 570 feet and the Woolworth Building in New York at 650 feet.
A fragment argues that suffering grants purity and shapes life as a stream meeting the rock of Jean Paul, washing it white. It suggests a moral transformation through hardship and intellectual influence from the author.
Mrs. Robert Allison of Mattoon Illinois says eight years ago she suffered indigestion constipation headaches dizziness and fatigue. One bottle of Cham berlain's Tablets cured her and she reports feeling like a different person since.
Mrs Annie M Mills Archbold widow of John D Archbold who inherited more than 12 000 000 of the 41 000 000 estate of her late husband and now wed Judge Charles W Dustin of Dayton Ohio Archbold a daughter of the late Major S M Mills was president of Standard Oil Company of New Jersey at his death
J H Shunk died of influenza in a Yakima hotel room leaving a note pinned to his shirt requesting the cheapest burial and that any remaining funds after debts be donated to the Red Cross. The note included a Wisconsin brother and sister address. Shunk had no known local relatives and had been saving money while working in an evaporator.
The five span 560 foot Bos ton and Maine railroad bridge over Green river at Greenfield Mass moved into place in 1 minute 20 seconds setting a rolling-bridge record. Weighing 2700 tons the structure replaces an 1876 bridge and ranks as the second largest moved by the method. Fog hid workers on opposite ends while 1000 spectators watched the feat.
Boston doctor Frederick de Lue warns to cut out fruits greasy foods shups and confectionery honey and fried foods to build immunity. He claims influenza bacillus thrives in rheumatic people and acids in the system cause colds with chocolate feeding the bacilli while boiled rice is a better ration.
A fragment quotes a tenant worried about a rent increase while the landlord asserts the rise will proceed, prompting questions about housing costs and stability for residents.
In a London Express piece a writer recalls Prince Max of Baden once hauled before King Eggwary and the prince and the late king pondering Marienbad. The prince criticizes the British constitution as repulsory with an hereditary president. Edward replies that power would tempt him to be viceroy of heaven and warns that his ideas could spark self destruction.
W. W. Scranton, a 30 year Knoxville Tennessee law office clerk, learned he inherited an estate valued at 100 000 from his great aunt who died near Galion Ohio. He plans to quit his job, practice law, and earn about 330 dollars monthly plus income from the estate to support his family. His sister in Galion inherited 1 500 000 from the same estate. the Scranton family hails from Copenhagen Denmark.
Miss Geneva Criswell of Vandalia Missouri received 85 dollars from the county circuit court for the loss of her graduating wardrobe after a theft by William Briscoe a negro. Briscoe burned the clothes to destroy evidence and was sentenced to prison but paroled to repay the amount at five dollars monthly until the final payment this week.
The Rotary club of San Francisco forms a visiting committee to call on sick members and provide comfort. President John Smith nominates Charles Truman, Fran Mahew, and Lawrence Moore, all prominent Oakland business leaders in undertaker, casket factory, and crematory management.
A motion to name a Pittsfield public park Whittlesey Park honors Lieut Col Charles W Whittlesey commander of the Lost Battalion. The idea arose from a Knight of Columbus council meeting and is now with park commissioners awaiting a favorable ruling.
A humorous remark suggests it is odd when a man does not run after catching a street car but his nose stops running after catching a cold. The quip plays on the idea of a nose running with a cold versus a man chasing a street car.
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