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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1919
Page
4
In 1919, Selina visits Grandma Harvey at a country farmhouse seeking solace from loneliness. A gingerbread doll conjures memories of childhood as a lighted window reveals a family scene, yielding a hopeful connection with Harvey’s kindness and a nearby husbandly proposal.
An explorer from the English Royal Anthropological Institute recounts a village strike by paddlers who refused to paddle unless women joined the voyage. He offered a deal: one woman aboard for each man willing to paddle, securing roughly thirty women and enabling the expedition to continue.
The owner of the largest goat herd in the American Northwest plans a large dairy to sell goats milk. Seattle already consumes about a thousand quarts daily, aided by Cypress island goats. He offers five cents a day to cover a goat’s upkeep, with two to three quarts per animal.
Paris physician Doctor Berthier reports bone tissue diet helps tuberculous patients by supplying ossein and minerals to counter decalcification. He describes selecting spongy bones, processing with vegetables salt and meat, then patients eat the soft bony matter. The practice also aims to prevent tooth decay.
The text traces glass decorating as an early art form not limited to Bohemia. In 1726 Prague’s cathedral displayed windows with Old and New Testament scenes. Czech churches favored bright decorative windows and the University of Prague trained students in painting wood carving and glass ornamentation requiring proven glassmaking skill for graduation.
The Draggists Circular and Chemical Gazette recommends mucilage of trag nseapth as a satisfactory agent for sticking labels on glass. Make it by pouring water over the gum to cover it, letting it swell, then gradually adding more water as needed.
The text explains a six hour process to build a first class winter snow residence. Blocks three to four feet long two feet high and six to eight inches thick are piled in a spiral to form a hemispherical dome. An entrance, storage cubbies, a daylight window or ice window, and a cold air insulation layer keep the interior warm. A broad snow bench serves as a bed with deer skins and shrubs for a mattress and pillows, plus a single skin blanket for the family.
A Gaelic judge in a Dublin case delivers a memorable charge to the jury. He contrasts two paths for counsel, praising clarity when guilt is plain but mocking attempts to obfuscate when the evidence shows only one possible verdict.
Public outcry auction in Pike County Missouri dated September 25 1849 lists chattels including six yoke oxen two wagons and several enslaved people two fox and skunk skins and various tools and goods. gingerbread and hard cider offered on the grounds.
The Wilson warbler is described as the champion fly catcher of the United States. It darts from tree limbs to seize insects in flight and often hunts among apple blossoms. The male bears a black crown patch while the female’s cap is greenish. olive green and yellow plumage blends with leaves. Found across the eastern United States, it winters in Central America.
A fragmentary account recalls Semiramis as legendary Assyrian queen wife of Omaes and conqueror of a fortress during the siege of Bactria. It hints at her influence over King Ninus and a dramatic fate tied to royal power.
Many physicians advise complete isolation for anyone with a bad cold to prevent spreading the disease to family and associates. They say colds are highly catching and that quick relief matters, recommending Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to aid cure.
The passage argues that a person’s worth to society lies not only in achievements but in the inspirational vision they share. It highlights how ideals conveyed through words, art, and grand architecture influence others and define lasting impact.
The article warns against overhandling babies especially by mothers. It notes that excessive mauling and carrying can stunt growth and lead to illness or death in young infants. The tone urges restraint and gentleness in early care.
Notice states denatured alcohol is available for radiator use at Greencastle Battery Company on North Side Square.
A survey of natural and cultural whistlers from Australia to Nubia notes whistling spiders snakes moths and trees. Canaries natives converse by whistling while New Guinea snakes trigger instant deaths and Kansas wells warn of storms.
In reminiscence of 1907 exile, Chang Chau returns from Honolulu with a bought merry-go-round. He plans to set it up in Peking, promising a spectacle that mocks old orders as Chinese mandarins ride the gaudy horses in a dizzy circuit. Critics hint his homecoming bears a note of revenge.
The article traces the evolution of car terms from early portable sedans carried by two men in England to today’s seven‑seat enclosed sedans. It explains limousine origin from a French cloak, roadster’s tidal and bicycle history, and touring car as a open four‑door seven‑seat model used by motorists on long tours.
A report notes edible food fishes may lie at depths beyond 1,600 feet, with deeper waters offering new food supply potential. The North Sea remains shallow overall, limiting exploration but promising future fishing developments.
Amber, first used as a personal adornment by Romans, is praised for beauty and supposed medicinal powers. Homer cites a Phoenician queen’s amber necklace, Nero mentions amber in verse, and Romans believe amber wards off ague, aids deafness, and improves vision when prepared with honey, rose oil, and resin.
The piece notes dancing and card playing as main amusements for the court and fashionable world in the eighteenth century. It observes that cheating at cards was tolerated and admired, and dress balls were popular though less restrained than today.
Lucille pressures her father John Spencer and uncle Rob over Mr. Carter a former soldier courting her Carter admits he plans to join Spencer & Spencer by using a strategy learned in the trenches He warns that a house divided against itself will fall as he and Lucille prepare to marry and sign papers for a shared future
A vivid scene at a guildhall reception for Field Marshal Viscount Allenby features Prince Jeisal of Hedjaz misreading a high ranking English servant in ornate robes. The prince bows to the lord mayor’s flunky amid the formal crowd of soldiers and statesmen.
American oil companies are drilling in northern West Virginia and southern Pennsylvania, the deepest wells in U S history. One near Fairmont has reached 7579 feet with more to go, another in West Virginia aims for 8000 feet. The drill uses a steel column with a V beveled lower edge and oscillates at the end of a long cable, with the driller judging progress by hand feel.
New York state shows a potential population loss of 150 000 over 20 months because of exceptionally low birth rates and the influenza ravages last year. The death rate has fallen to 10.4 per thousand, the lowest in years, while the birth rate is at a record low with July and August rates at 18.7 and 18.8 per thousand, about 20 percent below 1915.
The article explains that hawks are targeted in wartime to protect carrier pigeons. Hawks prey on pigeons that carry messages, so soldiers mark and destroy hawks to keep the pigeons in active service and secure military communications.
Senator Sorghum faces difficulty drafting a hard speech as he admits he keeps finding arguments for the opposing side. The exchange reveals the challenge of presenting a firm stance while remaining mindful of counterpoints.
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