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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1920
Page
2
Short clippings show light chatter and quips from Greencastle Indiana notices. Items include a joke about teeth and birth, a mock society to curb buying at current prices, and a rug versus blanket joke.
A Colorado sugar firm prepares for next spring by constructing 25 small framed buildings near Montrose to house Mexican beet workers this winter. The goal is to keep experienced labor from drifting to other districts and avoid importing new inexperienced workers next spring.
A French Oceanographic Society campaign from Douarnenez to Concarneau uses nets and poison tubes to hunt belugas, described as cream white and a pest to fishermen. A 1,100 yard net at Douarnenez and a Sardine boat crew deploying 4,000 poison tubes are noted. Also mentions Episcopal prayers for an eviction threatened by rent rise, led by Rev. Rufus D S Pitney.
A prosecuting counsel cross examines a defense witness until the witness nods instead of speaking. The lawyer insists on an answer and the witness claims he did answer by nodding. The exchange ends with the lawyer noting the nod could not reveal direction or meaning.
An exploration of how nodding for yes and head shaking for no likely originated from primitive ancestors. The text traces the behavior to early humans and even infant feeding, suggesting mouth openness with food led to acceptance and head shaking to avoid forced bites.
An Asia penned note praises South American orchids and their perfumes. It warns that a Venezuelan orchid perfume can cause death or narcotic sleep among Indians, while white men might be affected differently. The writer urges discovery and experimentation with cross fertilization.
The Weather Review outlines how daytime convection creates updrafts and waves that jolt airplanes, with hot days producing strong rising currents at high altitudes. Separate items criticize picketing protesters for hampering streets and a Utica Globe remark on activists. Also notes that calcium chloride speeds cement hardening, boosting strength 30 to 100 percent after a few days.
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