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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1920
Page
2
Public notice from Greencastle Indiana urges readers to submit obituaries and thanks with fees listed. Proprietor Charles J Arnold publishes daily except Sundays from 17 and 19 S Jackson Street. Yard and obituary notices incur charges, with poetry lines priced at 5 cents.
From the North comes a call for seasoned cowboys to herd Alaska’s reindeer, a growing industry with a 200000 head herd valued at about 80 dollars each. Experts predict rapid growth, with shipments rising and several cold storage plants already in operation as Alaska eyes becoming a major meat supplier.
An AP correspondent reports extreme famine across Chihli Shandong Henan and Shansi with 25 to 30 million people at risk of starvation. In Hwain and Chi Chow districts families face starvation rates up to two in three. Prices soar, refugees crowd temples, and desperate families sell children to survive.
Eleven year old Walter Frantz of Detroit was severed by a switch engine and a second train as he played on a box car. One train cut off his legs while a parallel track train severed his hands, with the boy thrown under a car and dragged between two passing engines.
Morristown West Virginia Mayor William Tl. Glimore says laws rooted in the Bible are good enough for him. A motorist fined $3 for a taillight violation argued the law’s validity, but the mayor cited the Ten Virgins parable to insist divine-backed law applies.
Luther Ellison of Jonesboro Ark received two years at Fort Leavenworth and a $5000 fine after conviction in federal court for profiteering in sugar and dealing without a license.
A man named Joseph Gardner of Leesburg is held on $500 bond after allegedly trying to fire a shot at James Kelly, a 19 year old, while whistling popular airs. The case now proceeds to court.
A Philadelphia commuter while playing two handed pinochle at 25 cents a hand is interrupted by a telegram reporting a successful barrel gusher. He ignores it, muttering that the game matters more than the fortune, as the butler waits with the message.
A Nation's Business notes the camera saves millions for American industry. A one millionth of a second snapshot shows turbine wheel strain, helps defend patents, records stock, aids investigations, improves safety, and supports Americanization efforts in worker education programs.
At a late hour staff remain in the office. The firm head eyes a young man and asks about a complaint. The employee insists he does not want longer hours but questions the clock’s current length.
During an English exam a pupil lists curry pepper rice citron chillies and chutney as products of India then, pressed for more, another child quips Indingestion. The exchange highlights humor from a classroom moment.
A pupil writes a sketch describing Miss Brown with amber hair and green beads. The essay praises her intelligence and neat appearance while noting she dislikes those who are not smart.
A New York Sun item reports a man hailed as the world’s most economical, spotted on Broadway opposite Wanamaker’s. A friend offered a cigar but he stopped the waste, using a magnifying glass to focus sunlight on the cigar tip until smoke appeared.
A social worker remarks on a husband’s provision while a poor woman expresses mixed feelings about his reliability. The exchange highlights tension over financial support and family welfare in a humorous, household setting.
The article explains systematic air photogrammetry to create accurate large scale maps. It describes flying at 10 000 to 15 000 feet with 30 to 50 percent plate overlap, mosaicking enlargements, fixing trig points, and producing retraced maps by photogravure. It cites Damascus 1919 as a 1 1000 scale example and notes cost and speed benefits over traditional drawing.
Dr. Charlotte De Galliere Davepoort, mother of 11 sons, aged 75 among them, claimed people may live to 1000. The 95-year-old Davenport, long-time hygiene lecturer, urged nutrition and cleanliness to avert social unrest. She joked about food, hygiene, and the miseducation of men by women, noting a woman’s “food bust” over a developed mind.
In a New York City incident Mrs. Robert Johnson ordered firemen away as her husband climbed a burning roof to douse flames with water and salt. He allegedly started the fire by throwing a record into the stove during an argument.
The Creek county poor farm in Oklahoma, occupying 80 acres for paupers, is transformed by an oil discovery making the site a sources of wealth for the county and its residents.
Old Fred, one of Middletown Ohio’s last two fire horses, was euthanized after contracting lockjaw, and the city tolled the fire bells in tribute to the veteran steed.
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