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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1920
Page
3
A state tax board member or representative will be in Greencastle on Wednesday at 1 oclock to address township and county assessors in the county assessor office about next year s assessment beginning March 1. The report also notes local updates on residents illness travel and social events including funeral attendance and band practice.
It states that strength comes from digested food not quantity. It claims half as much food suffices when thoroughly chewed. For indigestion it recommends Chamberlain's Tablets after supper and suggests improved health in a day or two.
In White River South Dakota a sheriff and the town roundup clash as cow punchers rally to free an arrested range rider on liquor violations. The sheriff detains booze peddlers and arrests the rider amid a tense confrontation at a roundup celebration.
The War Department asks Congress to authorize expenditures for airplanes and aircraft to support military operations. The appeal urges funding approval for the procurement program.
Personal property to be sold at a public sale on the Dulin farm located one quarter mile west of Limedale School House. Sale details and terms to be announced at the site.
A sale on Thursday February 19 1920 at 10 30 am offers six year pig way geldings weight 1400 pounds sound a 10 year old driving mare a 2 year old unbroke, Jersey cows aged five six and six with freshening soon a yearling heifer and eight Duroc sow brood stock plus two purebred sows. Implements include Indiana wagon John Deere tools hay equipment and more. Hay and corn eight tons Timothy seed corn and assorted items. Terms six months eight percent after maturity two percent cash discount on notes property not moved until terms met.
Electric shop ads promote warming pads and heaters from Putnam Electric Co. Wanted girls and young men for general house work and office dictation. A livestock and farm gear combination sale is listed with Dobbs and Vestal as auctioneers. Real estate buyers seek modern properties through Putnam Realty Co. Inc. A fat corner for sale at ten dollars and a farm hand job with good housing is offered at the Herald office.
Moonshine manufacture and sale in southern West Virginia draw sustained action from prohibition commissioner W. S. Hallahan and deputies. The Panther Creek area near the Virginia border sees fierce resistance as officers raid known distillers, with two men killed, Preston Mullens and deputy John D. Kennedy, amid ongoing campaigns to dismantle hidden stills and shipments. Moonshiners from Buchanan County, Virginia, are noted for their renowned corn liquor and elusive operations as authorities pursue increasingly mobile operators across rugged, shifting valleys where sugar cane is grown to supply production.
Brooklyn woman Miss Lola Belle Smythe, crippled for twenty eight years, walks unaided after a prayer meeting where St James was read. She credits the Lord and vows to devote her life to gospel faith and missionary work.
Edmond Pillon, a French aviation ace, loops a small sport airplane twenty times in five minutes during a test flight, establishing a new record for the hazardous sport. The new aircraft was built for sport use and used in the record attempt.
Representative J. W. Dunbar of Indiana's Third district will not seek re election, saying Congress bores him.
A concise note explaining colds arise from bacterial germs in the throat and nose of healthy people. The text states that exposure to cold, fatigue, or overeating weakens resistance, allowing germs to take advantage and cause illness. The Herald subscription prompt follows.
Advice to treat a cold with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy following printed directions. Warns that neglect can lead to serious diseases, noting the remedy helps clear symptoms quickly.
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