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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1922
Page
3
A man named Philg minthrow describes insomnia caused by money worries. He uses a self told tale of becoming comfortably rich to quiet his thoughts at night and drift to sleep. He builds a comforting fortune story and repeats it until sleep comes. The narrator notes the tactic often succeeds.
A Scientific American note reports wood wasp larvae boring through leaded walls in glass and sulfuric acid works in Vienne Nassdorf. The large black yellow giant wood wasp digs seven tenths inch holes as larvae form in tree trunks and later emerge, threatening building timbers and even metal walls if encased in lead.
An American speeding across Europe in a car scorns details as a chauffeur struggles to respond. In Paris the witness asks where they are and the reply cracks the scene with dust flying and terse military bravado.
Gasoline engines on farms replace horse and steam power saving fuel and space. Engines range from five to 100 horsepower for stationary and portable use with 60 000 sold to American farmers in two years. Portable threshing outfits in the Northwest and Canada speed harvests and ease the farm labor problem. Cars and runabouts help market returns with farmers earning extra profits, and women often operate and sell produce from the road.
The article explains candle power varies by region with several standards from Britain, the United States, France, Germany, and an international Hafner unit. It notes proposals for a single standard by the U S Bureau of Standards to reduce global measurement chaos and ease harmonization.
The Kern River-Los Angeles high tension line sees eagles and cranes killed while roosting under insulators. The Electrical World notes many carcasses around tower bases and calls for wire guards to protect roosting sites.
A ragged description notes a race of about 100000 hairy humans on Yerzo island near Japan. They are called Mos nos by the Japanese and are noted for full body hair with only women's faces typically bare though stained to resemble beards.
Moths avoid intense light but drift toward a candle as their eyes tolerate only small amounts of light. When close to the flame their vision becomes overwhelmed and they chase the light, often ending in entanglement.
Local notice: Maple Heights residents gather at Arthur Walker’s home on South Crown street at 7 30 this evening for an open meeting. Community groups report social and church activities while neighbors discuss local events and upcoming schedules.
Miss Dorothy Harriot of Franklin returns to her home Monday after visiting Mr. and Mrs. 8. C. Davis on Seminary street for New Year celebrations. Mrs. Earl Ellis of South Locust Street, a local short story writer, has a story in the January People Home Journal titled Tell It To Rhoda.
Hazel M. Lear notary public offers automobile and truck license blanks at the Herald Office. Orders for plates accepted ahead of busy period. Bring your certificate of registration when you visit.
Albert Shuey of Greencastle declares his bid for the Democratic nomination for County Clerk, subject to primary election decision.
Paul Coleman of Marion township enters the race as a candidate for the democratic nomination for county clerk. Also appears: clothing ads for suits and overcoats from C J Crews, quick service garage offering license plates free, and a recruiting note seeking a local Putnam County representative to sell Duesenberg stock with liberal commission.
The Washington township Farmers Institute will meet at Reelsville High School on Saturday January 7. Speakers include J P Prigg of Middletown and Mrs William Goldsmith of Spencerville. Music by the High School Glee club. Lunch by Domestic Science Class. Prigg lectures on Farm Management and Boy's and Girl's Clubs. Miss Goldsmith covers Economy Efficiency and Enjoyment in the Home and Factors Influencing Heavy Egg Production. Prize list prepared by W M Kirk and Everett Logan includes corn wheat bread fruit vegetables chickens cake candy and needlework.
Joseph B Hammond transfers 80 acres in Monroe township to Fay Hammond Morris for 2000 dollars. Amanda F Bartlett sells a Roachdale lot to Doris M and William N Shure for 700 dollars. Everett E Platt conveys 85 acres in Cloverdale township to Church G McKamey for 1 dollar. Minnie F Mccullough sells land in Washington township to Howard Neese for 2100 dollars. Robert E Crosby transfers land in Jackson to Jacob D Crosby for 1 dollar. Frank Edwards sells 2 Bainbridge lots to Roy Eastham for 464 dollars.
Hog prices opened steady to 50 cents lower with slow trading. The ton price reached 8.35 and 8.25 practical top. Pigs and mature hogs sold, sows at 6.00 down, heaviest hogs down to 7.80, few higher than 7.75, outside buyers about 1,000. Cattle steady, calves 65 cents lower at 12, lambs up to 12.00 for best.
A ninety seven year old inmate of the Wareham workhouse Dorsetshire England recited a Dr Watts poem without a break during an entertainment at the institution highlighting memory retention in old age.
A historical note describes 19th century Bay of Fundy fishing where tides formed riverlike channels and men used a lowered seine to trap shoals of shad and salmon. At low tide a weighted net formed a barrier, forcing fish to strand as the tide ebbed, allowing wholesale gathering with boots and baskets.
Ilas Memorized 40000 Dates. C Laston of England, a 23 year old, has memorized forty thousand dates of major events in world history since creation. He trained as an army officer before rheumatic fever redirected his path. He met the Zancigs in India who urged him to cultivate his gift. He studied Haydn's Dictionary of Dates and memorized dates by repeatedly writing sets of fifty to a hundred dates until mastery.
A school director recalls sand used as writing paper in New England. He describes sand kept in a perforated cruet as blotting and, in a New Hampshire country school, a master’s desk box filled with sand where children write with sticks, reawakening memories of scarce paper and slate eras.
Italian composer Donizetti relied on strong coffee to fuel inspiration. He locked himself with music paper pens and ink, drinking through pots of coffee as he wrote. The habit led to a yellow parchment complexion nervous system damage and eventual breakdown and death.
Testimonial extols Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy as curing stomach trouble and catarrhal mucus to relieve stomach liver and intestinal ailments. Claims progress in medical science and offers money back after one dose. Sold by leading druggists.
Mrs. W. A. Moser of Belle Union is critically ill. Dr Poff, a specialist from Indiana, was called this week for consultation on Mrs Moser’s condition.
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