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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1920
Page
2
Public notice text from Greencastle Indiana publication outlining second class mail status, publisher Charles J. Arnold, publication schedule, address 17 and 19 S Jackson Street, rates for Cards of Thanks and obituaries, poetry surcharge applied.
A public appeal urges Americans to fund relief for 8.5 million hungry children in Eastern and Central Europe. Hoover and Lane lead a European Relief Council urging $25 million for food and $10 million for medical aid, with matching in-kind support from governments. Donations go to local committees or Franklin K. Lane in New York.
Five years of famine pushed Vienna's 1918 death rate to 15.3 per thousand rising to 22.5 per thousand an over forty seven percent increase. Doctors warn under nourished mothers and children face long term health risks as 54 849 children were examined with only 4 657 deemed healthy. American Relief Administration led feeds for 800 000 children last winter with kitchens in the city. European Relief Council chaired by Herbert Hoover coordinates aid with eight organizations to feed another 3 500 000 children this winter and seeks 33 million dollars.
Dr Harry Plotz reports dire medical conditions among Poland’s Jewish population to the European Relief Council. He cites high infant mortality from under nutrition and contagious disease, widespread tuberculosis, typhus, favus, smallpox, and extreme malnutrition in children and villages, with many crippled or beggaring in streets.
A charity drive solicits Christmas gifts for European relief. Donations should be sent to the local joint committee or directly to the European Relief Council at 42 Broadway New York City.
U S Department of Agriculture will produce and send motion pictures to Argentina and other parts of South America to promote American breeds of stock. The films cover farm to table handling, swine industry, packing houses, and American hog breeds. Buenos Aires firm and Buenos Aires Pacific Railway show strong interest in showcasing U S livestock methods.
In Newark New Jersey a funeral for Jimnie the canary of cobbler Emidio Russomanno drew about 10 000 onlookers. A 26 person band led the procession followed by a flowered hearse and a white coffin. The bird’s death came after choking on a watermelon seed and the event cost about 400 dollars funded by friends. The cobbler mourned deeply and planned a cross shaped tombstone near Branch Brook Park.
An extract discusses the quest for a life-extending elixir, weighing Brown-Sequard’s discoveries against later theories. It references Dr Allchin and Jacques Loeb, plus dietary regimens and Mrs Sage’s endowment. The piece signals ongoing speculation about life extension.
The Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz at Holkham with Thomas Coke boasted no man would dare shoot him. The next day at court a volley peppered his legs as William Coke fired, calmly offering another muzzle.
Putnam County Indiana Board of Finance invites written proposals from banks and trust companies for the receipt of public funds deposits. Proposals due January 8 1921 between 10 a m and 4 p m at Greencastle Court House. Bonds and collateral required. Attest: Secretary Knoll.
Payable on demand. Keep your money working.
The Sage foundation funds a local Institute of Pathology to probe longevity amid conflicting views from Metchnikoff and Osler. The program aims to identify forces behind aging vessels bones and nerves, weighing diet habit nerve states and occupation as it seeks scientific proof for extending usable life.
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