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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1920
Page
4
Auction starts 10 30 a m Thursday Feb 26 two miles west of Greencastle. Livestock include 6 horses 11 mules 26 cattle and 150 hogs plus dairy cows sheep corn grain and farm machinery. Terms cash for sums under five dollars and six months with bankable notes for larger purchases at 6 percent interest.
Beginning at 10 30 o clock SIPTEEN HEAD OF HORSES AND MULES Team of registered Percheron mares three and four year old dark grey and full sisters black grey team registered Per cheron mares well mated five years old registered five year old sorrel Percheron mare dapple grey eight year old regis tered Percheron mare These mares are all sound All close to ten mares All in foal and all extra quiet workers and reg ular breeders [Team of black Percheron uoldings half brothers three and four years old well matched team of four year old track mules 17 hands and extra good workers two year old Percheron filly three year old driving horse Registered Shropshire sheep one yearling ram REGISTERED DURCC HOGS-Males pred gits and sows Forty head feeding shoats HARNESS Two sets good work harness two farm wagons one nearly new ong dise tandem
Brown and Moffett report the Suaffford Baraker farm sale to Thomas Soloman of Lebanon. The 80 acre property brought 110 dollars per acre, adjusting total proceeds accordingly.
Dr John Van Denburgh of the California Academy of Sciences calls reports of live frogs trapped in rock for 1000 years or more a variation of an old myth. He suggests such stories stem from toads seen at fissure ends or burrows that resemble embedded specimens.
Mrs F Miller, well known writer and painter, long based in Rome, arrived in New York on business and to visit friends. During the war she served as a guide to American soldiers in Rome, was connected with the YMCA in Italy, and supported various Italian charities.
An ill starred diamond named Blaze of Glory, linked to ancient lovers and a chain of misfortune, supposedly travels from King Solomon to the Queen of Sheba and then through rulers of Prussia. The tale links the gem to the fall of the Hohenzollern dynasty, ending with Emperor William in Holland and a prophecy of ruin.
A grinding mechanism attached to a vehicle started without proper control, beheading a man and injuring another as a large grindstone shattered. Jamie Steelman, a wealthy Rentville farmer, initiated the engine while attempting to sharpen an ox, triggering the crash and the deadly outcome. The incident occurred in Rentville, North Carolina.
Dr John R Motts address urges unity without losing distinctiveness among denominations. Prairieville residents sought Interchurch World Movement help to form a single denominational church after decades of divided ministry. The group, about 1 000 people, pressed for a unified solution while rejecting federated arrangements and await a program from denominational officials.
Survey supervisors across the United States face pressure to prevent communities from forming federated or union churches without church affiliation. The trend appears in many central West regions, with a recent case noted in Prairieville, Mississippi Valley area, population about 200.
Henderson, residing in Patton, and Gayla moved their family 24 times over 30 years. A six year interval followed by a letter from Wd te conied up with him reflects long relocation.
A wartime passage quotes a commanding officer urging unity with the line No man alone can take a trencht. The excerpt reflects a rallying call to soldiers abroad to keep together and persevere in a shared effort.
Mrs A W Milne of St George Utah commends Chamberlain’s Tablets for biliousness and constipation. Available at the drug store for a quarter. Ad.
Director Lt. G. Cholmeley-Jones of the Bureau of War Risk Insurance warns against misinformation about the permanency of government life insurance. He notes that temporary wartime term insurance must be converted to a permanent form within five years after peace is proclaimed.
Esther M. Weaver, a 24 year old mother, was detained at Union Station Baltimore as she faced separation from her baby. Her first husband was reported killed in action, later returning, and she then married a second time. The case led to court intervention and the mother was briefly discharged.
An old remedy touts heat to relieve rheumatic pains, with Begg's Mustarine advertised as a hotter cheaper alternative to traditional plasters. It claims quick relief for lumbago pack pain bronchitis angina pleurisy and throat chest discomfort and is available at druggists or by mail from Co LeRoy NY.
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