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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1920
Page
2
W E Gill of Cloverdale announces candidacy for Putnam county representative. Fred Lancaster of Madison township, Allen Eggers of Jackson township, Edward H Eitle jorge, and Vermandes C Hurst of Greencastle announce Democratic bids for Putnam sheriff. Primary election set for May 4, 1920.
Will Glidewell of Warren township announces his candidacy for sheriff of Putnam County, subject to the Democratic primary election on May 4, 1920.
Notices urge voters to support Jesse Hamrick E S Lige Wallace and Harkins L Jackson in the Putnam county sheriff race ahead of the May 4 1920 Democratic primary. Each announces candidacy and urges participation in the primary election.
Reese R. Buis of Marion township seeks the Second district seat with Democratic primary on May 4 1920. David J. Skelton of Washington township runs for the Third district. O A Day of Marion township pursues the Second district nomination in Putnam County Democratic primary on May 4 1920.
Superior Judge Hunt of San Francisco reversed a justice court ruling, holding that two husbands cannot be responsible for a wife's debts. The case involved Isa B. Stringer and Samuel W. Stringer being charged for hats bought by Mrs Stringer while married to John Wemple. after divorce, Wemple was deemed responsible. The court found Mrs Stringer liable for the bill and costs, while Stringer won the costs.
A collage of wry maxims and worldly observations from an Indianapolis News page. Bits range from wary advice on friendship and enemies, to quips about mining Persia, railways, and a timid streetcar conductor who shorted a passenger. The tone blends humor with social commentary.
A string of aphorisms on gender roles, honesty, marriage, and politics, noting women’s influence in politics and society. It cites Abbie Whistler seeking a presidential nomination and comments on manners, vanity, and public perception with humorous, critical tone.
A father gives many gifts at Christmas and Helen expresses gratitude with kisses. After a belated present fails to thrill her, he asks for a kiss, and Helen jokes that he is spoiled to expect kisses with every gift.
A Harvard class of 1857 member, a Lawrence Scientific School graduate now part of the arts and sciences, sent 20 cents in stamps to the endowment fund. He notes at eighty three his education helped him do honest, painstaking work.
The Cozy Glow Electric heater is offered by the Putnam Electric Co to keep cold rooms comfortable. The electric shop markets the device for household and workshop use.
The peoples of Turkey and Kurdistan sustain a pastoral calling with extensive flocks and herds across mountains and deserts. Stock raising provides food clothing and export goods including hides and dairy products and supports central Asia Minor communities and nearby regions.
A watch often gains time because the wearer jitters while walking. Jarring moves can push hair spring coils between regulator pins, altering time. Each new movement may cause another coil to interfere, then time returns to normal.
Tradition twists Diogenes story. He did not live in a tub but in a pithos, a large earthen jar. Histories miscall wooden vessels tubs though some were as big as a hogshead.
Dr. George Parkin Atwater notes a layman from a large Eastern parish asks what the church needs most. The reply urges training lay leaders and directing funds to child life and education rather than bricks and mortar to reach parents through their children.
Steephill castle in Ventnor Isle of Wight was privately purchased by Sir Thomas Brooke-Hitching after an auction withdrawal when no bid reached 25 000. The stone mansion styled in Norman Tudor features embattled roof turrets and towers amid extensive grounds overlooking the sea, previously home to Mr and Mrs Morgan Richards parents of author Mrs Craigie John Oliver Hobbes.
The United States advances from third to second place among global coal exporters while British opinion debates America becoming the world’s permanent chief coal exporter.
A 14 year old Japanese youth becomes the first to reach America as an emigrant when shipwreck survivors are picked up by an American sailing vessel. The incident marks a notable early contact between Japan and the United States.
Two New York physicians treated 24 cataracts with radium. Reported improvements occurred in 50 percent, with some improvement in 87.5 percent. Treatment lasted from three months to a year with the radium placed just in front of the eyelid and the eye kept closed. No adverse eye effects were observed.
A medical note states eighty five percent of lame people are affected on the left side. The finding highlights a common pattern in locomotor impairment.
A moralizer argues that lessons heard in childhood are lasting while a counterpoint suggests some other ideas learned early endure as well. The dialogue reflects on memory and influence from early life.
A robust man knocks at a kitchen door asking for a meal but is sharply told by the woman that she has no time and is busy. Her sarcasm and quick retort underline her insistence on not helping him despite his request.
Fragmentary price list shows beef items around per pound and vegetables including sweet potatoes four pounds. Mentions Lennox Soap and Day Light Soap in unclear quantities.
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